From 0a39c2ce576547e66fec1570382e9ec28444380d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eisenwave <me@eisenwave.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:29:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [intro.races] Clarify conflicts for the case where no bits
 are changed

---
 source/basic.tex | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/source/basic.tex b/source/basic.tex
index 9524265f81..bd670465a5 100644
--- a/source/basic.tex
+++ b/source/basic.tex
@@ -6169,9 +6169,13 @@
 \end{note}
 
 \pnum
-Two expression evaluations \defn{conflict} if one of them modifies a memory
+Two expression evaluations \defn{conflict} if one of them modifies\iref{defns.access} a memory
 location\iref{intro.memory} and the other one reads or modifies the same
 memory location.
+\begin{note}
+A modification can still conflict
+even if it does not alter the value of any bits.
+\end{note}
 
 \pnum
 The library defines a number of atomic operations\iref{atomics} and