Subj : Re: double-checked locking in C
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Laurent Deniau
Date : Fri Jul 08 2005 03:03 pm

David Schwartz wrote:
> "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.

This is exactly what I say. So the 1st quoting above has no sens, 
implementation cannot force CPU, it uses it.

ld.

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