</p>

    <p><!-- CL 541015 -->
      On Windows, passing <a href="/pkg/os#O_SYNC"><code>O_SYNC</code></a> to <a href="/pkg/os#OpenFile"><code>OpenFile</code></a> now causes write operations to go directly to disk, equivalent to <code>O_SYNC</code> on Unix platforms.
    </p>

    <p><!-- CL 452995 -->
      On Windows, the <a href="/pkg/os#ReadDir"><code>ReadDir</code></a>,

and <i>w'</i> happens before <i>r</i>.
That is, each read must observe a value written by a preceding or concurrent write.
</p>

<p>
Additionally, observation of acausal and “out of thin air” writes is disallowed.
</p>

<p>
Reads of memory locations larger than a single machine word
are encouraged but not required to meet the same semantics
as word-sized memory locations,

to by <code>x</code>.
If <code>x</code> is <code>nil</code>, an attempt to evaluate <code>*x</code>
will cause a <a href="#Run_time_panics">run-time panic</a>.
</p>

<pre>
&amp;x
&amp;a[f(2)]
&amp;Point{2, 3}
*p
*pf(x)

var x *int = nil
*x   // causes a run-time panic
&amp;*x  // causes a run-time panic
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<h3 id="Receive_operator">Receive operator</h3>

<p>

to by <code>x</code>.
If <code>x</code> is <code>nil</code>, an attempt to evaluate <code>*x</code>
will cause a <a href="#Run_time_panics">run-time panic</a>.
</p>

<pre>
&amp;x
&amp;a[f(2)]
&amp;Point{2, 3}
*p
*pf(x)

var x *int = nil
*x   // causes a run-time panic
&amp;*x  // causes a run-time panic
</pre>


<h3 id="Receive_operator">Receive operator</h3>

<p>