David Kelly wrote:
... because it was volatile it *had* to be fetched and stored each time.
Oh boy. That's a really interesting statement (to me anyway, but I have a volatile fetish). You're saying that having chosen to put the variable in memory, the compiler is obliged to fetch it prior to and store it after each increment. I can't disagree with that. But, does it explain the "horrid code"? Does the compiler *have* to put the variable in memory? It is declared as an automatic variable, right? That means that the compiler has complete freedom in deciding where to put it and a register is a perfectly good choice. The scope is local, so the variable can't be accessed outside the function. It isn't static, so its value isn't preserved when execution leaves the function. Is there a body of opinion that the volatile modifier obliges the compiler to put a variable in memory? I'm just interested. If this is too off-topic, feel free to ignore me. Actually, feel free to ignore me at any time.
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