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[Walter Bright]

Sean Kelly wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> Sean Kelly wrote:
>>> Walter Bright wrote:
>>>> Sean Kelly wrote:
>>>>> I suppose the obvious question here is: what if I want to create a 
>>>>> mutex
>>>>> in D?
>>>>
>>>> Why do you need volatile for that?
>>>
>>> To restrict compiler optimizations performed on the code.
>>
>> The optimizer won't move global or pointer references across a 
>> function call boundary.
> 
> Even if the function is inlined?

No, but a mutex involves an OS call. Inlining is also easily prevented.