Mojo function

load_volatile

load_volatile[type: DType, //, memory: Bool = True](ptr: UnsafePointer[SIMD[type, 1], address_space=address_space, alignment=alignment, mut=mut, origin=origin]) -> SIMD[type, 1]

Performs a volatile load operation that cannot be optimized away.

This function guarantees that the load operation will be performed exactly as specified, without being reordered or optimized away by the compiler.

Note:

Only supported on NVIDIA GPUs.
Maps directly to PTX ld.volatile instruction.
Prevents compiler optimization of the load operation.
Useful for memory-mapped I/O or synchronization primitives.
May have performance implications compared to regular loads.

Parameters:

type (DType): The data type to load.
memory (Bool): Whether to include memory side effects in constraints (default: True).

Args:

ptr (UnsafePointer[SIMD[type, 1], address_space=address_space, alignment=alignment, mut=mut, origin=origin]): Pointer to the memory location to load from.

Returns:

The loaded value.