Re: JavaMemoryModel: Final and Volatile array classes

From: Doug Lea (dl@cs.oswego.edu)
Date: Fri Mar 24 2000 - 12:30:04 EST

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> The important point is that many people assume it is legal to busy
> wait on a volatile field.

More than an assumption. The current JLS semantics very clearly allow it,
and many programs rely on it.

-Doug
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