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Interlocked.MemoryBarrier Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Synchronizes memory access as follows: The processor that executes the current thread cannot reorder instructions in such a way that memory accesses before the call to MemoryBarrier execute after memory accesses that follow the call to MemoryBarrier.

Namespace:  System.Threading
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public static void MemoryBarrier()

This method was added to the Interlocked class in the .NET Framework 4.5 as a convenience; it's a wrapper for the Thread.MemoryBarrier method.

MemoryBarrier is required only on multiprocessor systems that have weak memory ordering (for example, a system that employs multiple Intel Itanium processors).

For most purposes, the C# lock statement, the Visual Basic SyncLock statement, or the Monitor class provide easier ways to synchronize data.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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