Re: Difference between atomic operations and memory barriers

[Michael Schnell]

Leonidas . wrote:
> 
> any_t *ptr = something;
> 
> is always atomic even on SMPs without using locks, barriers then my
> doubt is cleared. Thanks.

I assume that this only holds if the pointer (not the thing it points
to) is denoted as volatile.

-Michael
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