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# ATOMIC_*_LOCK_FREE

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< c‎ | atomic

Defined in header `<stdatomic.h>` |  |
#define ATOMIC_BOOL_LOCK_FREE /* implementation-defined */ #define ATOMIC_CHAR_LOCK_FREE /* implementation-defined */ #define ATOMIC_CHAR16_T_LOCK_FREE /* implementation-defined */ #define ATOMIC_CHAR32_T_LOCK_FREE /* implementation-defined */ #define ATOMIC_WCHAR_T_LOCK_FREE /* implementation-defined */ #define ATOMIC_SHORT_LOCK_FREE /* implementation-defined */ #define ATOMIC_INT_LOCK_FREE /* implementation-defined */ #define ATOMIC_LONG_LOCK_FREE /* implementation-defined */ #define ATOMIC_LLONG_LOCK_FREE /* implementation-defined */ #define ATOMIC_POINTER_LOCK_FREE /* implementation-defined */ |  | (since C11)

Expands to either `0`, `1` or `2` which indicate the lock-free property of the corresponding atomic types (both signed and unsigned).

Value | Explanation
`0` | The atomic type is never lock-free
`1` | The atomic type is sometimes lock-free
`2` | The atomic type is always lock-free

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