Re: [PATCH 4/3] docs: litmus-tests: Clarify about the RCU pre-initialization test
From: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
Date: 2020-05-12 15:25:08
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On Wed, 13 May 2020, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
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From 7bb979aacd8788d174df8a56e9803ba9e5b7a381 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joel Fernandes (Google) <redacted> 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) <redacted> 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) <redacted> Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com> --- I said in the earlier message:quoted
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