tools/memory-model: Remove lock-final checking in lock.cat
PATCH 1/1 tools/memory-model: Remove lock-final checking in lock.cat
In commit 30b795df11a1 ("tools/memory-model: Improve mixed-access checking in lock.cat"), we have added the checking to disallow any normal memory access to lock variables, and this checking is stronger than lock-final. So remove the lock-final checking as it's unnecessary now.
--- tools/memory-model/lock.cat | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
tools/memory-model/lock.cat +0 -3
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ flag ~empty LKR \ domain(lk-rmw) as unpaired-LKR *) empty ([LKW] ; po-loc ; [LKR]) \ (po-loc ; [UL] ; po-loc) as lock-nest -(* The final value of a spinlock should not be tested *) -flag ~empty [FW] ; loc ; [ALL-LOCKS] as lock-final - (* * Put lock operations in their appropriate classes, but leave UL out of W * until after the co relation has been generated.
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Alan Stern
maintainerQuoted 5 lines · Boqun Feng
In commit
30b795df11a1("tools/memory-model: Improve mixed-access checking in lock.cat"), we have added the checking to disallow any normal memory access to lock variables, and this checking is stronger than lock-final. So remove the lock-final checking as it's unnecessary now.
I don't understand this description. Why do you say that the normal-access checking is stronger than the lock-final check?
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Signed-off-by Boqun Feng <[email protected]>--- tools/memory-model/lock.cat | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)tools/memory-model/lock.cat +0
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tools/memory-model/lock.cat flag ~empty LKR \ domain(lk-rmw) as unpaired-LKR · line 59
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tools/memory-model/lock.cat +0
-3@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ flag ~empty LKR \ domain(lk-rmw) as unpaired-LKR *) empty ([LKW] ; po-loc ; [LKR]) \ (po-loc ; [UL] ; po-loc) as lock-nest -(* The final value of a spinlock should not be tested *) -flag ~empty [FW] ; loc ; [ALL-LOCKS] as lock-final - (* * Put lock operations in their appropriate classes, but leave UL out of W * until after the co relation has been generated.
With this check removed, what will prevent people from writing litmus tests like this?
C test
{
spinlock_t s;
}...
exists (s=0)
Alan
Quoted 24 lines · Alan Stern
Quoted 5 lines · Boqun Feng
In commit
30b795df11a1("tools/memory-model: Improve mixed-access checking in lock.cat"), we have added the checking to disallow any normal memory access to lock variables, and this checking is stronger than lock-final. So remove the lock-final checking as it's unnecessary now.I don't understand this description. Why do you say that the normal-access checking is stronger than the lock-final check?
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Signed-off-by Boqun Feng <[email protected]>--- tools/memory-model/lock.cat | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)tools/memory-model/lock.cat +0
-0@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ flag ~empty LKR \ domain(lk-rmw) as unpaired-LKR *) empty ([LKW] ; po-loc ; [LKR]) \ (po-loc ; [UL] ; po-loc) as lock-nest
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tools/memory-model/lock.cat flag ~empty LKR \ domain(lk-rmw) as unpaired-LKR · line 59
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tools/memory-model/lock.cat +0
-3-(* The final value of a spinlock should not be tested *) -flag ~empty [FW] ; loc ; [ALL-LOCKS] as lock-final - (* * Put lock operations in their appropriate classes, but leave UL out of W * until after the co relation has been generated.With this check removed, what will prevent people from writing litmus tests like this?
You are right, one thing I was missing is although FW is a subset of M, however FW & IW is not empty. Thanks! I will drop this.
Regards,
Boqun
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C test
{ spinlock_t s; }...
exists (s=0)
Alan