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On Tue, 8 May 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote:

> It's already there, isn't it?  <quote from original:>
> 
> The only acceptable uses for "volatile" are:
> 
>  - in _code_, i.e., for things like the definition of "readb()" etc, where we
>    use it to force a particular access.
>  - with inline asms
>  - on "jiffies", for stupid legacy reasons
> 
> </quote>
> 
> or are you saying that you want to subject/header/title modified also?
> 

I wasn't aware that you were considering the inclusion of Linus' entire 
email in the document.  There exists a point where CodingStyle becomes so 
large that people choose not to read it in its entirety, so I was 
expecting only an addition that would explicit document the acceptable and
unacceptable uses of 'volatile' in kernel code with perhaps a link to his 
email.
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