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0 pointsjqpabc1234y ago0 comments

What if your function takes a pointer that might be pointing to an "atomic" variable?

Pointers can be used to circumvent most safety measures. If you obscure the access, you should assume responsibility for the result.

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At least in C++, atomicity is part of the type system, and you would have to explicitly reinterpret cast it away.

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0 pointsjqpabc1234y ago0 comments

What if your function takes a pointer that might be pointing to an "atomic" variable?

Pointers can be used to circumvent most safety measures. If you obscure the access, you should assume responsibility for the result.

At least in C++, atomicity is part of the type system, and you would have to explicitly reinterpret cast it away.

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