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+// ============================================================================
+// Copyright (c) 2010 Faustino Frechilla
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+//
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+//
+/// @file atomic_ops.h
+/// @brief This file contains functions to wrap the built-in atomic operations
+/// defined for your compiler
+///
+/// @author Faustino Frechilla
+/// @history
+/// Ref Who When What
+/// Faustino Frechilla 11-Jul-2010 Original development. GCC support
+/// @endhistory
+///
+// ============================================================================
+
+#ifndef __ATOMIC_OPS_H
+#define __ATOMIC_OPS_H
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+// Atomic functions in GCC are present from version 4.1.0 on
+// http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.1.0/gcc/Atomic-Builtins.html
+
+// Test for GCC >= 4.1.0
+#if (__GNUC__ < 4) || \
+ ((__GNUC__ == 4) && ((__GNUC_MINOR__ < 1) || \
+ ((__GNUC_MINOR__ == 1) && \
+ (__GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ < 0))) )
+
+#error Atomic built-in functions are only available in GCC in versions >= 4.1.0
+#endif // end of check for GCC 4.1.0
+
+/// @brief atomically adds a_count to the variable pointed by a_ptr
+/// @return the value that had previously been in memory
+#define AtomicAdd(a_ptr,a_count) __sync_fetch_and_add (a_ptr, a_count)
+
+/// @brief atomically substracts a_count from the variable pointed by a_ptr
+/// @return the value that had previously been in memory
+#define AtomicSub(a_ptr,a_count) __sync_fetch_and_sub (a_ptr, a_count)
+
+/// @brief Compare And Swap
+/// If the current value of *a_ptr is a_oldVal, then write a_newVal into *a_ptr
+/// @return true if the comparison is successful and a_newVal was written
+#define CAS(a_ptr, a_oldVal, a_newVal) __sync_bool_compare_and_swap(a_ptr, a_oldVal, a_newVal)
+
+/// @brief Compare And Swap
+/// If the current value of *a_ptr is a_oldVal, then write a_newVal into *a_ptr
+/// @return the contents of *a_ptr before the operation
+#define CASVal(a_ptr, a_oldVal, a_newVal) __sync_val_compare_and_swap(a_ptr, a_oldVal, a_newVal)
+
+#else
+#error Atomic functions such as CAS or AtomicAdd are not defined for your compiler. Please add them in atomic_ops.h
+#endif // __GNUC__
+
+
+#endif // __ATOMIC_OPS_H