On 18/02/2019 16:43, Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
>> I propose to add an equivalent to unconstify() for volatile. When
>> working on this, I picked the name unvolatize() mostly as a joke, but it
>> appears it's a real word. Other ideas?
>
> Umm ... wouldn't this amount to papering over actual bugs? I can
> think of legitimate reasons to cast away const, but casting away
> volatile seems pretty dangerous, and not something to encourage
> by making it notationally easy.
>
I'd argue that it's not making it easier to do but rather easier to spot
(vs normal type casting) which is IMO a good thing from patch review
perspective.
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