Subj : Re: [x86] Reads/Writes
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : David Schwartz
Date : Mon Sep 26 2005 01:15 pm


"Cool Guy" <coolguy@abc.xyz> wrote in message 
news:1kcnxl9sobf1m$.dlg@cool.guy.abc.xyz...

> I've read (no pun intended) that all writes on x86 are effectively 
> volatile
> writes. So does that mean that on x86 only 'read' barriers are necessary?

    At what level are you talking? Are you assuming that a person is writing 
assembly language code? Or are you talking about to a C programmer?

    DS

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