DIP62: Volatile type qualifier for unoptimizable variables in embedded programming

[Dominikus Dittes Scherkl via Digitalmars-d]

On Wednesday, 16 July 2014 at 13:04:37 UTC, Johannes Pfau wrote:
> I experimented a little more with Volatile!T and I don't think 
> you can make this example work:
>
> struct Timer
> {
>     uint control;
>     uint data;
> }
>
> enum timerA = (Volatile!Timer)* = cast()0xDEADBEAF;
>
> timerA.control |= 0b1;

How about

struct VolatileTimer
{
    Volatile!uint control;
    Volatile!uint data;
}

enum timerA = cast(VolatileTimer*)0xDEADBEAF;

timerA.control |= 0b1;