Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 12 May 2020 11:25:05 -0400 (EDT) | From | Alan Stern <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 4/3] docs: litmus-tests: Clarify about the RCU pre-initialization test |
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On Wed, 13 May 2020, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
> From 7bb979aacd8788d174df8a56e9803ba9e5b7a381 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org> > Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 22:06:46 -0400 > Subject: [PATCH 4/3] docs: litmus-tests: Clarify about the RCU pre-initialization test > > Since this test returned to tools/memory-model/, make sure that it is > at least referenced from Documentation/litmus-tests/'s README. > > Co-developed-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org> > Co-developed-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com> > [Alan: grammar nit] > Suggested-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> > Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org> > Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com> > --- > I said in the earlier message: > > > The explanation under tools/memory-model/litmus-tests/README also need the same > > rewording. > > , but obviously I was confused. It is good as is. > > This is on top of my earlier patch series. > > Joel, Alan, does this work with you? > > Thanks, Akira > -- > Documentation/litmus-tests/README | 4 ++++ > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/litmus-tests/README b/Documentation/litmus-tests/README > index ac0b270b456c..b79e640214b9 100644 > --- a/Documentation/litmus-tests/README > +++ b/Documentation/litmus-tests/README > @@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ Atomic-RMW-ops-are-atomic-WRT-atomic_set.litmus > RCU (/rcu directory) > -------------------- > > +MP+onceassign+derefonce.litmus (under tools/memory-model/litmus-tests/) > + Demonstrates the use of rcu_assign_pointer() and rcu_dereference() to > + ensure that an RCU reader will not see pre-initialization garbage. > + > RCU+sync+read.litmus > RCU+sync+free.litmus > Both the above litmus tests demonstrate the RCU grace period guarantee
That's fine with me.
Alan
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