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Thu, 2008-05-22 05:05 — Tobias (not verified)

When is volatile needed?

Why isn't volatile needed for the m_fibonacci_values STL vector? Can I be really sure that the compiler will not do any register optimization to some part of the vector?

I understand why it is needed for simple types but how should I think for more complex types?

Tobias

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