Subj : Re: [.NET] Volatile Fields [correction]
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Sean Kelly
Date : Mon Sep 19 2005 05:51 pm

Cool Guy wrote:
> 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?

More than two processors, yes.


Sean

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