Re: Compilers and RCU readers: Once more unto the breach!

[David Howells]

Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I was thinking of "y" as a simple variable, but if it is something more
> complex, then the compiler could do this, right?
> 
> 	char *x;
> 
> 	y;
> 	x = z;

Yeah.  I presume it has to maintain the ordering, though.

David
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/