Re: [RFC/PATCH] doc: volatile considered evil

Randy Dunlap
2007-05-08T23:56:17Z

David Rientjes wrote:
> On Tue, 8 May 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>
>> It's already there, isn't it? <quote from original:>
>>
>> The only acceptable uses for "volatile" are:
>>
>> - in _code_, i.e., for things like the definition of "readb()" etc, where we
>> use it to force a particular access.
>> - with inline asms
>> - on "jiffies", for stupid legacy reasons
>>
>> </quote>
>>
>> or are you saying that you want to subject/header/title modified also?
>>
>
> I wasn't aware that you were considering the inclusion of Linus' entire
> email in the document. There exists a point where CodingStyle becomes so
> large that people choose not to read it in its entirety, so I was
> expecting only an addition that would explicit document the acceptable and
> unacceptable uses of 'volatile' in kernel code with perhaps a link to his
> email.

but I wouldn't put it into CodingStyle.

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~Randy
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