NAME

       SDL_AtomicInt - A type representing an atomic integer value.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <SDL3/SDL_atomic.h>

       typedef struct SDL_AtomicInt { int value; } SDL_AtomicInt;

DESCRIPTION

       This  can  be  used to manage a value that is synchronized across multiple CPUs without a race condition;
       when an app sets a value with SDL_SetAtomicInt all other threads, regardless of the CPU it is running on,
       will see that value when retrieved with SDL_GetAtomicInt, regardless of CPU caches, etc.

       This is also useful for atomic compare-and-swap operations: a thread can change the value as long as  its
       current  value  matches  expectations.  When  done  in  a loop, one can guarantee data consistency across
       threads without a lock (but the usual warnings apply: if you don't know what you're doing, or  you  don't
       do  it  carefully,  you  can  confidently  cause any number of disasters with this, so in most cases, you
       _should_ use a mutex instead of this!).

       This is a struct so people don't accidentally use numeric operations on it directly. You have to use  SDL
       atomic functions.

AVAILABILITY

       This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO

       SDL_CompareAndSwapAtomicInt(3), SDL_GetAtomicInt(3), SDL_SetAtomicInt(3), SDL_AddAtomicInt(3)

Simple Directmedia Layer                           SDL 3.2.26                               SDL_AtomicInt(3type)