Bill Pugh <pugh@cs.umd.edu> writes:
> V1
> // Does a volatile read always have to be done from main memory?
> Initially:
> volatile boolean a = false;
>
> Thread 1:
> a = true;
>
> Thread 2:
> while (!a);
>
> Question: Is it possible that thread 2 will never terminate?
I haven't been following all of this, but there seem to be two reasons
why thread 2 might not terminate. This code will not distinguish
between the two.
1. Thread 1 doesn't write to main memory.
2. Thread 2 doesn't read from main memory.
Tom.
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