Re: [PATCH] doc: volatile considered evil

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On 5/9/07, Randy Dunlap <[email protected]> wrote:
On Wed, 09 May 2007 10:50:21 +0200 Stefan Richter wrote:

> Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > Add information on the problems with the C-language "volatile" keyword
> > and why it should not be used (most of the time).
>
> I like Jonathan's article http://lwn.net/Articles/233479/ a lot.
> It puts as much emphasis on the DOs as on the DON'Ts, which I find helpful.

Yep.  I expect to drop my patch in favor of Jon's writeup.

Yeah, that article was both comprehensive and to-the-point indeed. I
was trying my hand at re-organizing your original mail, but Jon's
version is nicer.
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