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Date:      Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:45:13 -0500 (EST)
From:      Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net>
To:        "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: volatile question
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9903171444300.47550-100000@picnic.mat.net>
In-Reply-To: <36EFF74A.F42597F4@newsguy.com>

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On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Daniel C. Sobral wrote:

> >From aio.h:
> 
> typedef struct aiocb {
>         int     aio_fildes;             /* File descriptor */
>         off_t   aio_offset;             /* File offset for I/O */
>         volatile void *aio_buf;         /* I/O buffer in process
> space */
>         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>         size_t  aio_nbytes;             /* Number of bytes for I/O
> */
>         struct  sigevent aio_sigevent;  /* Signal to deliver */
>         int     aio_lio_opcode;         /* LIO opcode */
>         int     aio_reqprio;            /* Request priority --
> ignored */
>         struct  __aiocb_private _aiocb_private;
> } aiocb_t;
> 
> Is the volatile keyword in the right position? Shouldn't it be void*
> volatile aio_buf?

H&S pages 74-75:  that code is right.


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