考虑这样一种场景:2个线程共同访问一个全局变量,一个线程只读取它,一个线程只修改它,是否需要对该全局变量加volatile修饰符?
根据wikipedia的解释wiki/Volatile_(computer_programming),结论是:不需要。
In C and C++[edit]
In C, and consequently C++, the volatile
keyword was intended to[1]
- allow access to memory mapped devices
- allow uses of variables between
setjmp
andlongjmp
- allow uses of
sig_atomic_t
variables in signal handlers.
Operations on volatile
variables are not atomic, nor do they establish a proper happens-before relationship for threading. This is according to the relevant standards (C, C++, POSIX, WIN32),[1] and this is the matter of fact for the vast majority of current implementations. Thus, the usage of volatile
keyword as a portable synchronization mechanism is discouraged by many C/C++ groups.[2][3][4]
实际开发中,如果真的有必要我们可以通过gcc -S 查看汇编代码来验证。