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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Also, it should be made opaque such that any kind of cast to a normal
12C integer type will fail. Something like the following should 12C integer type will fail. Something like the following should
13suffice: 13suffice:
14 14
15 typedef struct { volatile int counter; } atomic_t; 15 typedef struct { int counter; } atomic_t;
16 16
17Historically, counter has been declared volatile. This is now discouraged. 17Historically, counter has been declared volatile. This is now discouraged.
18See Documentation/volatile-considered-harmful.txt for the complete rationale. 18See Documentation/volatile-considered-harmful.txt for the complete rationale.