> In other words, we're asked to agree that the type of an object > changes depending on how it is accessed. > For the benefit of readers, only the first sentence of this para is > the language of the standard; the rest isn't. > > That an object referred to through a volatile pointer must > "temporarily" be treated as though it were declared volatile is the > crux of this argument.
Again, you could say the same about const, restrict, or any other qualifier then, making them more or less useless as qualifiers.