Re: Multi-Threading Question

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"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <skeet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> That's certainly true. However, if the local variable is a reference to
> an object which is also being used and potentially changed on another
> thread, you need to use locks, volatile variables or explicit memory
> barriers to ensure safety.

In this case it's never being changed, although it is being used on another
thread.

Will the locking I'm already doing suffice here?
.

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