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   Michael Sanders to Scott Lurndal   
   Re: function pointer question   
   06 Jan 26 16:45:25   
   
   From: porkchop@invalid.foo   
      
   On Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:41:59 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:   
      
   > Perhaps the access has side effects[*].   Software might only care   
   > about the side effect of the access, not the result returned.   
   >   
   > [*] For example, an access to a memory mapped control register.   
      
   That's a good candidate too!   
      
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   Mike Sanders   
      
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