[quote user="strcmp"]you have to declare the variables volatile for that to happen[/quote] How do you know they aren't declared volatile in that snippet?

WTF-y possible workaround for #3: when your code is called, move some of the 3rd party data off-chip and use that memory. Just re-load that data before returning. Depending on how much memory access your function does, it might well be faster than putting your stuff off-chip.

... What? In what way does your title refer to the post?

Maybe they are betting on the fact that most of thier customers don't understand that 200p is £2.00

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