linux-kernel - [PATCH tools/memory-model 3/4] tools/memory-order: Add documentation of new litmus test

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Date:   Wed,  7 Mar 2018 09:27:39 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, stern@...land.harvard.edu,
        parri.andrea@...il.com, will.deacon@....com, peterz@...radead.org,
        boqun.feng@...il.com, npiggin@...il.com, dhowells@...hat.com,
        j.alglave@....ac.uk, luc.maranget@...ia.fr, akiyks@...il.com,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tools/memory-model 3/4] tools/memory-order: Add documentation of new litmus test

The litmus-tests/README file lacks any mention of the new litmus test
ISA2+pooncelock+pooncelock+pombonce.litmus.  This commit therefore
adds a description of this test.

Reported-by: Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 tools/memory-model/litmus-tests/README | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/memory-model/litmus-tests/README b/tools/memory-model/litmus-tests/README
index dca7d823ad57..04096fb8b8d9 100644
--- a/tools/memory-model/litmus-tests/README
+++ b/tools/memory-model/litmus-tests/README
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ IRIW+poonceonces+OnceOnce.litmus
 	order of a pair of writes, where each write is to a different
 	variable by a different process?
 
+ISA2+pooncelock+pooncelock+pombonce.litmus
+	Tests whether the ordering provided by a lock-protected S
+	litmus test is visible to an external process whose accesses are
+	separated by smp_mb().	This addition of an external process to
+	S is otherwise known as ISA2.
+
 ISA2+poonceonces.litmus
 	As below, but with store-release replaced with WRITE_ONCE()
 	and load-acquire replaced with READ_ONCE().
-- 
2.5.2