On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Chris Snook wrote: > This patchset makes the behavior of atomic_read uniform by removing the > volatile keyword from all atomic_t and atomic64_t definitions that currently > have it, and instead explicitly casts the variable as volatile in > atomic_read(). This leaves little room for creative optimization by the > compiler, and is in keeping with the principles behind "volatile considered > harmful".
volatile is generally harmful even in atomic_read(). Barriers control visibility and AFAICT things are fine. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
