Etienne M. Gagnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Fri, 15 Feb 2002 09:33:04 -0500:
> The "synchronize" will force the "current processor" to update its data > cache. Without the synchronize keyword, [another] processor could read > an obsolete value from its local cache, even though all other methods are > synchronized. Thanks for the explanations -- I've learnt something. Also, chapter 8 of the Java Virtual Machine Specification helped me understanding the issue. So, please forget my patch suggestion for java.util.Hashtable. -- Sascha _______________________________________________ Classpath mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/classpath
