Subj : Re: [.NET] Volatile Fields [correction]
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Alexander Terekhov
Date : Tue Sep 20 2005 11:05 am


Sean Kelly wrote:
[...]
> of the operation.  Hardware folks may argue that this is an
> implementation detail however (as Andy Glew did), so future x86 CPUs
> may not guarantee the same behavior.

Some processor implementation details may change at mercy of things 
like BIOS update or even an OS install or patching. Hence, according 
to Glew's stance, you can't even count on it with respect to existing
(not only future) processors.

regards,
alexander.

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