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SubjectRe: [PATCH] doc: volatile considered evil
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.

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