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Memory-model changes

Paul E. McKenney linux-arch lkml 1 version New

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1/17tools/memory-model: Rename link and rcu-path to rcu-link and rbtools/memory-model/Documentation/explanation.txt tools/memory-model/linux-kernel.cat+55 -540 replies
2/17tools/memory-model: Redefine rb in terms of rcu-fencetools/memory-model/Documentation/explanation.txt tools/memory-model/linux-kernel.cat+129 -720 replies
3/17docs/memory-barriers.txt: Fix broken DMA vs MMIO ordering exampleDocumentation/memory-barriers.txt+9 -80 replies
4/17locking: Document the semantics of spin_is_locked()include/linux/spinlock.h+18 -00 replies
5/17arm64: Remove smp_mb() from arch_spin_is_locked()arch/arm64/include/asm/spinlock.h+0 -50 replies
6/17locking: Clean up comment and #ifndef for {,queued_}spin_is_locked()include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h include/linux/mutex.h+0 -50 replies
7/17kokr/doc: READ_ONCE() now implies smp_barrier_depends()Documentation/translations/ko_KR/memory-barriers.txt+9 -60 replies
8/17kokr/doc: De-emphasize smp_read_barrier_dependsDocumentation/translations/ko_KR/memory-barriers.txt+5 -20 replies
9/17kokr/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt: Cross-reference "tools/memory-model/"Documentation/translations/ko_KR/memory-barriers.txt+3 -00 replies
10/17kokr/memory-barriers: Fix description of data dependency barriersDocumentation/translations/ko_KR/memory-barriers.txt+2 -20 replies
11/17kokr/locking/memory-barriers: De-emphasize smp_read_barrier_depends() some moreDocumentation/translations/ko_KR/memory-barriers.txt+18 -90 replies
12/17tools/memory-model: Update required version of herdtools7tools/memory-model/README+1 -10 replies
13/17memory-model: Fix cheat sheet typotools/memory-model/Documentation/cheatsheet.txt+1 -10 replies
14/17tools/memory-order: Improve key for SELF and SVtools/memory-model/Documentation/cheatsheet.txt+2 -10 replies
15/17tools/memory-order: smp_mb__after_atomic() orders later RMW operationstools/memory-model/Documentation/cheatsheet.txt+1 -10 replies
16/17tools/memory-model: Model 'smp_store_mb()'tools/memory-model/linux-kernel.def+1 -00 replies
17/17tools/memory-model: Fix coding style in 'linux-kernel.def'tools/memory-model/linux-kernel.def+14 -140 replies

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Cover letter [PATCH tools/memory-model 0/17] Memory-model changes

Hello!

This series contains changes to the memory model, including the formal model in tools/memory-model and documentation in memory-barriers.txt (plus the Korean translation). These changes are ready for inclusion in -tip.

1. Rename LKMM's "link" and "rcu-path" relations to "rcu-link"
and "rb", respectively, courtesy of Alan Stern.

2. Redefine LKMM's "rb" relation in terms of rcu-fence in order
to match the structure of LKMM's other strong fences, courtesy of Alan Stern.

3. Fix memory-barriers.txt's ordering example contrasting DMA to
MMIO, courtesy of Will Deacon.

4-6. Fixes related to spin_is_locked(), courtesy of Andrea Parri.

7-11. Updates to Korean translation of memory-barriers.txt, courtesy
of SeongJae Park.

12. Update required version of the herd7 tool, courtesy of Akira
Yokosawa.

13. Fix "RWM" typo in cheatsheet.txt, courtesy of Paolo Bonzini.

14. Improve cheatsheet.txt's key.

15. Fix cheatsheet.txt's ordering rules for smp_mb__after_atomic().

16. Add smp_store_mb() to LKMM, courtesy of Andrea Parri.

17. Use consistent coding style in linux-kernel.def, courtesy of
Andrea Parri.

Thanx, Paul

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 Documentation/memory-barriers.txt                    |   17 -
 Documentation/translations/ko_KR/memory-barriers.txt |   56 ++--
 arch/arm64/include/asm/spinlock.h                    |    5 
 include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h                      |    2 
 include/linux/mutex.h                                |    3 
 include/linux/spinlock.h                             |   18 +
 tools/memory-model/Documentation/cheatsheet.txt      |    7 
 tools/memory-model/Documentation/explanation.txt     |  261 +++++++++++--------
 tools/memory-model/README                            |    2 
 tools/memory-model/linux-kernel.cat                  |   49 ++-
 tools/memory-model/linux-kernel.def                  |   29 +-
 11 files changed, 268 insertions(+), 181 deletions(-)