Subj : Re: double-checked locking in C
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : David Schwartz
Date : Fri Jul 08 2005 05:58 am


"Laurent Deniau" <Laurent.Deniau@cern.ch> wrote in message 
news:daljpi$jt2$1@sunnews.cern.ch...

>>     No, the C implementation is designed to force the CPU to comply with 
>> the standard, and no more.

> And if the CPU is not able to do it?

    If it is literally impossible for the compiler to get the CPU to provide 
an implementation that conforms to the C standard, then it is not possible 
to implement C on that CPU. Full stop.

    DS

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