InterlockedDecrement16
InterlockedDecrement16 decrements (decreases by one) the value of the specified 16-bit variable as an atomic operation.
To operate on 32-bit values, use the InterlockedDecrement function.
To operate on 64-bit values, use the InterlockedDecrement64 function.
Syntax
short InterlockedDecrement16( short volatile *Addend );
Parameters
Addend
A pointer to the variable to be decremented.
Return Value
The function returns the resulting decremented value.
Remarks
The variable pointed to by the Addend parameter must be aligned on a 16-bit boundary; otherwise, this function will behave unpredictably on multiprocessor x86 systems and any non-x86 systems.
The interlocked functions provide a simple mechanism for synchronizing access to a variable that is shared by multiple threads. This function is atomic with respect to calls to other interlocked functions.
This function is implemented using a compiler intrinsic where possible. For more information, see the WinBase.h header file and _InterlockedDecrement16.
This function generates a full memory barrier (or fence) to ensure that memory operations are completed in order.
Requirements
Minimum Supported Version | RTX64 3.1 |
Header | windows.h |
Library | Rtx_Rtss.lib |
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