Changes in kernel/generic/include/atomic.h [31e15be:174156fd] in mainline

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• kernel/generic/include/atomic.h (modified) (1 diff)

kernel/generic/include/atomic.h

@@ -40 +40 @@
 #include <stdatomic.h>
 
+// TODO: Remove.
+// Before <stdatomic.h> was available, there was only one atomic type
+// equivalent to atomic_size_t. This means that in some places, atomic_t can
+// be replaced with a more appropriate type (e.g. atomic_bool for flags or
+// a signed type for potentially signed values).
+// So atomic_t should be replaced with the most appropriate type on a case by
+// case basis, and after there are no more uses, remove this type.
+typedef atomic_size_t atomic_t;
+
 #define atomic_predec(val) \
         (atomic_fetch_sub((val), 1) - 1)