src/basic/refcnt.h

/*-*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-*/

#pragma once

/***
  This file is part of systemd.

  Copyright 2013 Lennart Poettering

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***/

/* A type-safe atomic refcounter.
 *
 * DO NOT USE THIS UNLESS YOU ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THREAD SAFETY! */

typedef struct {
        volatile unsigned _value;
} RefCount;

#define REFCNT_GET(r) ((r)._value)
#define REFCNT_INC(r) (__sync_add_and_fetch(&(r)._value, 1))
#define REFCNT_DEC(r) (__sync_sub_and_fetch(&(r)._value, 1))

#define REFCNT_INIT ((RefCount) { ._value = 1 })