On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:18:22 +0100 Sturla Molden <stu...@molden.no> wrote: > > Obvious usecases for volatile are: > > - Implementation of a spinlock, where register allocation is detrimental. > - A buffer that is filled from the "outside" with some DMA mechanism. > - Real-time programs and games where order of execution and and timing > is critical, so optimization must be supressed.
- variables mutated from signal handlers Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
