Thread::VolatileRead Method (Int64%)
Reads the value of a field. The value is the latest written by any processor in a computer, regardless of the number of processors or the state of processor cache.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- address
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Type:
System::Int64%
The field to be read.
VolatileRead and VolatileWrite are for special cases of synchronization. Under normal circumstances, the C# lock statement, the Visual Basic SyncLock statement, and the Monitor class provide easier alternatives.
On a multiprocessor system, VolatileRead obtains the very latest value written to a memory location by any processor. This might require flushing processor caches.
Even on a uniprocessor system, VolatileRead and VolatileWrite ensure that a value is read or written to memory, and not cached (for example, in a processor register). Thus, you can use them to synchronize access to a field that can be updated by another thread, or by hardware.
Calling this method affects only a single memory access. To provide effective synchronization for a field, all access to the field must use VolatileRead or VolatileWrite.
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In C#, using the volatile modifier on a field guarantees that all access to that field uses VolatileRead or VolatileWrite. |
Available since 1.1
