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Re: Doubts regarding the _Dependent_ptr keyword

On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 1:38 PM Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.ibm.com> wrote:

>
> Once a user-created non-dependent pointer is assigned to, it is OK to
> break the dependency.

Ok, that's good.
>
> Or am I missing the point here?

I was just trying to make sure we were on the same page. I wonder if
marking this volatile would be sufficient for prototyping. I suspect
we would need another flag somewhere which someone with gimple
knowledge might be able to help us with.

regards
Ramana

>
>                                                         Thanx, Paul
>
> > Ramana
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > Does this sounds like a workable plan for ? Let me know your thoughts. If this sounds good then, we can do this for all the optimizations that may kill the dependencies at somepoint.
> > >> >
> > >> > -Akshat
> >
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