Subj : Re: [.NET] Volatile Fields [correction]
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Cool Guy
Date : Mon Sep 19 2005 07:47 pm

Chris Thomasson <_no_spam_cristom@no_spam_comcast._net> wrote:

>> So it's impossible to make such code thread-safe, then?
> 
> This should do it for x86:
> 
> Processor 1:  Y = 1; L = 1;
> Processor 2:  if (L == 1) { Z = 1; L = 2; }
> Processor 3:  if (L == 2) { assert(Y == 1); }

So this is only when three processors are involved, right?

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