InterlockedCompareExchangeAcquire routine
The InterlockedCompareExchangeAcquire routine uses acquire semantics to atomically update the value of a variable if that variable is equal to a specified value.
Syntax
LONG InterlockedCompareExchangeAcquire(
_Inout_ LONG volatile *Destination,
_In_ LONG Exchange,
_In_ LONG Comparand
);
Parameters
Destination [in, out]
A pointer to the variable to compare with Comparand. If the variable is equal to Comparand, the variable receives the value of Exchange; otherwise, the variable remains unchanged.Exchange [in]
Specifies the value that *Destination receives if *Destination == Comparand.Comparand [in]
Specifies the value to compare to *Destination.
Return value
InterlockedCompareExchangeAcquire returns the original value of *Destination.
Remarks
The InterlockedCompareExchangeAcquire routine performs the same operation as InterlockedCompareExchange, except that the former guarantees only acquire semantics whereas the latter guarantees both acquire and release semantics. For more information about acquire and release semantics, see Acquire and Release Semantics.
On processors that do not support acquire-semantics operations, InterlockedCompareExchangeAcquire is identical to InterlockedCompareExchange. On processors such as Intel Itanium-based processors, which do support these operations, InterlockedCompareExchangeAcquire runs faster.
Interlocked operations cannot be used on non-cached memory.
Requirements
Target platform |
Desktop |
Version |
Available only on Windows Server 2003 and later versions of the Windows operating system. |
Header |
Wdm.h (include Wdm.h, Ntddk.h, or Ntifs.h) |
IRQL |
Any level |
See also
InterlockedCompareExchangeRelease