_ReadBarrier

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Limits the compiler optimizations that can reorder memory access operations across the point of the call.

Caution
The _ReadBarrier, _WriteBarrier, and _ReadWriteBarrier compiler intrinsics and the MemoryBarrier macro are all deprecated and should not be used. For inter-thread communication, use mechanisms such as atomic_thread_fence and std::atomic<T> that are defined in the C++ Standard Library. For hardware access, use the /volatile:iso compiler option together with the volatile keyword.

void _ReadBarrier(void);  

Header file <intrin.h>

The _ReadBarrier intrinsic limits the compiler optimizations that can remove or reorder memory access operations across the point of the call.

Compiler Intrinsics
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