Atomic and pointer manipulation
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Atomic and pointer manipulation

atomic_read — read atomic variable
atomic_set — set atomic variable
atomic_add — add integer to atomic variable
atomic_sub — subtract integer from atomic variable
atomic_sub_and_test — subtract value from variable and test result
atomic_inc — increment atomic variable
atomic_dec — decrement atomic variable
atomic_dec_and_test — decrement and test
atomic_inc_and_test — increment and test
atomic_add_negative — add and test if negative
atomic_add_return — add integer and return
atomic_sub_return — subtract integer and return
atomic_add_unless — add unless the number is already a given value
atomic_inc_short — increment of a short integer
atomic_or_long — OR of two long integers
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