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Why are we worried about memory access semantics? Full barriers should be enough for anybody

28 · Raymond Chen · Dec. 26, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Old New Thing [Other] memory access semantics software development programming techniques Performance Optimization
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The blog post discusses the concerns around memory access semantics, suggesting that full barriers should suffice for ensuring proper memory access in programming. The author encourages developers to find faster approaches to memory handling.
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