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+#ifndef _ASM_X86_ATOMIC_H
+#define _ASM_X86_ATOMIC_H
+
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <asm/processor.h>
+
+typedef struct { volatile int counter; } atomic_t;
+
+/*
+ * Atomic operations that C can't guarantee us. Useful for
+ * resource counting etc..
+ */
+
+#define ATOMIC_INIT(i) { (i) }
+
+/**
+ * atomic_read - read atomic variable
+ * @v: pointer of type atomic_t
+ *
+ * Atomically reads the value of @v.
+ */
+static inline int atomic_read(const atomic_t *v)
+{
+ return ACCESS_ONCE((v)->counter);
+}
+
+/**
+ * atomic_set - set atomic variable
+ * @v: pointer of type atomic_t
+ * @i: required value
+ *
+ * Atomically sets the value of @v to @i.
+ */
+static inline void atomic_set(atomic_t *v, int i)
+{
+ v->counter = i;
+}
+
+/**
+ * atomic_add - add integer to atomic variable
+ * @i: integer value to add
+ * @v: pointer of type atomic_t
+ *
+ * Atomically adds @i to @v.
+ */
+static inline void atomic_add(int i, atomic_t *v)
+{
+ asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX "addl %1,%0"
+ : "+m" (v->counter)
+ : "ir" (i));
+}
+
+/**
+ * atomic_sub - subtract integer from atomic variable
+ * @i: integer value to subtract
+ * @v: pointer of type atomic_t
+ *
+ * Atomically subtracts @i from @v.
+ */
+static inline void atomic_sub(int i, atomic_t *v)
+{
+ asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX "subl %1,%0"
+ : "+m" (v->counter)
+ : "ir" (i));
+}
+
+/**
+ * atomic_inc - increment atomic variable
+ * @v: pointer of type atomic_t
+ *
+ * Atomically increments @v by 1.
+ */
+static inline void atomic_inc(atomic_t *v)
+{
+ asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX "incl %0"
+ : "+m" (v->counter));
+}
+
+/**
+ * atomic_dec - decrement atomic variable
+ * @v: pointer of type atomic_t
+ *
+ * Atomically decrements @v by 1.
+ */
+static inline void atomic_dec(atomic_t *v)
+{
+ asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX "decl %0"
+ : "+m" (v->counter));
+}
+
+/**
+ * atomic_inc_short - increment of a short integer
+ * @v: pointer to type int
+ *
+ * Atomically adds 1 to @v
+ * Returns the new value of @u
+ */
+static inline short int atomic_inc_short(short int *v)
+{
+ asm(LOCK_PREFIX "addw $1, %0" : "+m" (*v));
+ return *v;
+}
+
+/* These are x86-specific, used by some header files */
+#define atomic_clear_mask(mask, addr) \
+ asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX "andl %0,%1" \
+ : : "r" (~(mask)), "m" (*(addr)) : "memory")
+
+#define atomic_set_mask(mask, addr) \
+ asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX "orl %0,%1" \
+ : : "r" ((unsigned)(mask)), "m" (*(addr)) \
+ : "memory")
+
+#endif /* _ASM_X86_ATOMIC_H */