c# - Volatile keyword usage vs lock

Question

I\'ve used volatile where I\'m not sure it is necessary. I was pretty sure a lock would be overkill in my situation. Reading this thread (Eric Lippert comment) make me anxio

Answer 1

The comparison and assignment in your InternalSave() method would not be thread safe with or without the volatile keyword. If you would like to avoid using locks, you could use the CompareExchange() and Increment() methods in your code from the framework's Interlocked class.