From: Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@linux.dev>
To: perfbook@vger.kernel.org
Cc: paulmck@kernel.org, Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH] memorder: Reconcile Figure 15.15 notation with W+RWC z-flow semantics
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:48:13 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260311084813.969200-1-kunwu.chan@linux.dev> (raw)
State explicitly that Figure 15.15 uses x as a schematic variable name, while the surrounding W+RWC analysis in Listing 15.18 follows the concrete z-flow (P2 -> z -> P1). This eliminates notation drift across cross-references and preserves propagation-argument fidelity.
Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@linux.dev>
---
memorder/memorder.tex | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/memorder/memorder.tex b/memorder/memorder.tex
index 2357e7ea..8eb14a29 100644
--- a/memorder/memorder.tex
+++ b/memorder/memorder.tex
@@ -2760,6 +2760,8 @@ that \co{P1()}'s read from \co{z} happens much later in time, but
nevertheless still sees the old value of zero.
This situation is depicted in
\cref{fig:memorder:Load-to-Store is Counter-Temporal}:
+The figure uses \co{x} as a generic variable name for the same
+counter-temporal pattern.
Just because a load sees the old value does \emph{not} mean that
this load executed at an earlier time than did the store of the
new value.
--
2.25.1
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-11 8:48 Kunwu Chan [this message]
2026-03-11 14:39 ` [PATCH] memorder: Reconcile Figure 15.15 notation with W+RWC z-flow semantics Paul E. McKenney
2026-03-12 2:00 ` Kunwu Chan
2026-03-12 21:15 ` Paul E. McKenney
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