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[roddomi]

Hi,

How can I write volatile LDS operations in IL? In other words, I have the following IL:

lds_store_id(1) r1, r2

lds_load_id(1) r3, r1

I want to make sure the CAL compiler actually emits both LDS memory accesses instead of optimizing it by passing the value in a register.

Thank you.

[MicahVillmow]

Insert a memory fence instruction. This instruction tells the compiler not to move load/stores around the instruction.

'fence_lds'

[roddomi]

Hi Micah,

'fence_lds' also makes sure lds writes are visible to other threads, which my code doesn't require. I guess I can use it for now but isn't it a bit of an overkill?

Thank you.