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C programming/stdatomic.h
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Summary
The stdatomic.h header defines several macros and declares several types and functions for performing atomic operations on data shared between threads.
Function Overview
Initialization
atomic_init initializes an atomic object
Fences
atomic_thread_fence atomic_signal_fence
Lock-Free Property
atomic_is_lock_free indicates whether or not an atomic object is lock-free
Operations
atomic_store replaces the value of an atomic object atomic_load returns the value of an atomic object atomic_exchange replaces and returns the value of an atomic object atomic_compare_exchange_strong atomic_compare_exchange_weak atomic_fetch_key atomic_flag_test_and_set atomic_flag_clear