Function

GLibatomic_pointer_get

since: 2.4

Declaration

gpointer
g_atomic_pointer_get (
  void* atomic
)

Description

Gets the current value of atomic.

This call acts as a full compiler and hardware memory barrier (before the get).

While atomic has a volatile qualifier, this is a historical artifact and the pointer passed to it should not be volatile.

Available since: 2.4

Parameters

atomic

Type: void*

A pointer to a #gpointer-sized value.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.

Return value

Type: gpointer

The value of the pointer.

The data is owned by the called function.
The return value can be NULL.