linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] "volatile considered harmful", take 3

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Date:	Sat, 12 May 2007 03:45:48 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	jimmy bahuleyan <knight.camelot@...il.com>
CC:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
	Satyam Sharma <satyam.sharma@...il.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Johannes Stezenbach <js@...uxtv.org>,
	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Heikki Orsila <shdl@...alwe.fi>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] "volatile considered harmful", take 3

jimmy bahuleyan wrote:
> i believe, the doc here is pretty unambiguous regarding the fact that
> volatile should be avoided. And as Stefan pointed out, anyone who feels
> the need to use, must surely _know_ what he is doing & hence is in a
> position t make that decision

Honestly, the above quoted paragraph states the situation better than 
any long, complicated document.

	Jeff


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