Re: [PATCH] "volatile considered harmful", take 3

[Heikki Orsila]

On Sat, May 12, 2007 at 09:53:03AM +0200, Stefan Richter wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> [slightly off topic: GCCisms in Linux kernel]
> > It contains *many* constructs that are not defined in, for
> > example, C99, and it would in fact be impossible to write the Linux
> > kernel using only C99-compliant constructs.
> 
> True.  On the other hand, it is possible to keep large parts of the
> kernel independent of compiler implementation details.  And it is not
> only possible but also beneficial, e.g. because the compiler's
> implementation changes over time.

I think the most important reason for portable code is that new readers 
are more familiar with effects of the code.

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