From: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-arch@vger.kernel.org,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Paul E . McKenney " <paulmck@kernel.org>,
Dan Lustig <dlustig@nvidia.com>, Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>,
Andrea Parri <parri.andrea@gmail.com>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@maine.edu>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>,
Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>,
palmer@dabbelt.com, paul.walmsley@sifive.com, mpe@ellerman.id.au,
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
Subject: [RFC v2 2/3] tools/memory-model: doc: Describe the requirement of the litmus-tests directory
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:54:15 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20211025145416.698183-3-boqun.feng@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20211025145416.698183-1-boqun.feng@gmail.com>
It's better that we have some "standard" about which test should be put
in the litmus-tests directory because it helps future contributors
understand whether they should work on litmus-tests in kernel or Paul's
GitHub repo. Therefore explain a little bit on what a "representative"
litmus test is.
Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
---
tools/memory-model/README | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/memory-model/README b/tools/memory-model/README
index 9a84c45504ab..9edd402704c4 100644
--- a/tools/memory-model/README
+++ b/tools/memory-model/README
@@ -195,6 +195,18 @@ litmus-tests
are listed in litmus-tests/README. A great deal more litmus
tests are available at https://github.com/paulmckrcu/litmus.
+ By "representative", it means the one in the litmus-tests
+ directory is:
+
+ 1) simple, the number of threads should be relatively
+ small and each thread function should be relatively
+ simple.
+ 2) orthogonal, there should be no two litmus tests
+ describing the same aspect of the memory model.
+ 3) textbook, developers can easily copy-paste-modify
+ the litmus tests to use the patterns on their own
+ code.
+
lock.cat
Provides a front-end analysis of lock acquisition and release,
for example, associating a lock acquisition with the preceding
--
2.33.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-10-25 14:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-10-25 14:54 [RFC v2 0/3] memory model: Make unlock(A)+lock(B) on the same CPU RCtso Boqun Feng
2021-10-25 14:54 ` [RFC v2 1/3] tools/memory-model: Provide extra ordering for unlock+lock pair on the same CPU Boqun Feng
2021-10-25 14:54 ` Boqun Feng [this message]
2021-10-25 14:54 ` [RFC v2 3/3] tools/memory-model: litmus: Add two tests for unlock(A)+lock(B) ordering Boqun Feng
2021-10-26 7:01 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-28 19:11 ` Paul E. McKenney
2021-10-28 23:51 ` Boqun Feng
2021-10-29 14:34 ` Alan Stern
2021-10-29 15:01 ` Paul E. McKenney
2021-10-26 6:59 ` [RFC v2 0/3] memory model: Make unlock(A)+lock(B) on the same CPU RCtso Peter Zijlstra
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