TAPSET::ATOMIC(3stap) TAPSET::ATOMIC(3stap)

# [NAME](#NAME)

tapset::atomic - systemtap atomic tapset

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

[**atomic\_read**](#atomic_read)

Retrieves an atomic variable from kernel memory

See [*function::atomic\_read*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::atomic_read.3stap)  
for details.

[**atomic\_long\_read**](#atomic_long_read)

Retrieves an atomic long variable from kernel memory

See [*function::atomic\_long\_read*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::atomic_long_read.3stap)  
for details.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[*function::atomic\_read*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::atomic_read.3stap), [*function::atomic\_long\_read*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::atomic_long_read.3stap), [*stap*(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/stap.1), [*stapprobes*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/stapprobes.3stap)

September 2026 SystemTap Tapset Reference

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Document: tapset::atomic(3stap) from systemtap 5.6-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://sourceware.org/git/systemtap.git