For this particular case since we only set the variable once and then only do get operations I totally agree. No misconception here. I will add it as an atomic so that all concerns are addressed - the target of this patch was the initialization bit. Thanks for your input @bbockelm. --- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/pull/251#issuecomment-121635754 ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-DEV list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-DEV&A=1