Subj : Re: double-checked locking in C To : comp.programming.threads From : Markus Elfring Date : Thu Jul 07 2005 10:46 pm > You're mistaken; processors can reorder memory accesses across jumps. Would anybody like to point to the possible reorderings that are described in a CPU design manual? How much does it have in common with the technique "out-of-order execution"? Regards, Markus .