On Thu, 6 Jul 2006, Chris Friesen wrote: > > But for someone coding to POSIX, is there any reason why they would use > barriers? If so, what API would they use? The POSIX thread api? Anyway, who cares? The final word on the kernel is that "volatile" is wrong. Arguing against that standpoint is pointless, especially since other real kernel developers have already stood up to back me up on this. In user programs, you can do whatever you damn well please. I don't care, it's not my problem. Linus - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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