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From: "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Can someone please verify the execution trace of this?
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 21:00:42 -0700
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On 5/20/2024 4:21 PM, Sam wrote:
> olcott writes:
> 
>> On 5/20/2024 5:59 PM, Sam wrote:
>>>
>>> Big deal. You were hoping to impress someone? I've got about a decade 
>>> on you, and I wrote my own K&R C compiler, long before Y2K. I don't 
>>> brag about it. Sit down, kid.
>>>
>>
>> People were acting like I was totally clueless.
> 
> Well, there's a name for this phenomenon. It's called "No shit, Sherlock?".
> 
>>> Of course. A copyright statement. How impressive.
>>>
>>> Your delusions of self-grandeur are only your delusions, not shared 
>>> by anyone else.
>>>
>>
>> I am only asking about the behavior of a single
>> C function template.
> 
> Well, I don't know how to break the news to you, buddy. You better be 
> prepared to continue asking, for the foreseeable future. Mastering the 
> art of copy/paste is highly recommended.
> 

I am still not sure what olcott is asking. Will this halt? Not if the 
system has infinite time and energy...
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#include <stdio.h>

void foobar(unsigned int volatile* a)
{
    for (;;)
    {
       ++(*a);
    }
}

int main() {
     unsigned int a = 0;

     foobar(&a);

     printf("a = %u", a);

     return 0;
}
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What is his point?