Re: [PATCH] "volatile considered harmful", take 2

[jimmy bahuleyan]

Jonathan Corbet wrote:
[snip..]
> +
> +  - The jiffies variable is special in that it can have a different value
> +    every time it is referenced, but it can be read without any special
> +    locking.  So jiffies can be volatile, but the addition of other
> +    variables of this type is strongly frowned upon.  Jiffies is considered
> +    to be a "stupid legacy" issue in this regard.

Why is it that you consider jiffies to be a "stupid legacy"? Isn't it
natural to have a externally modified variable which is only /read/ to
be volatile? (or is jiffies supposed to be replaced with something
smarter/better :)


-jb
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