linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] tools/memory-model: Add write ordering by release-acquire and by locks

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Message-ID: <20180705150945.GA3699@andrea>
Date:   Thu, 5 Jul 2018 17:09:45 +0200
From:   Andrea Parri <andrea.parri@...rulasolutions.com>
To:     Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:     Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        LKMM Maintainers -- Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Jade Alglave <j.alglave@....ac.uk>,
        Luc Maranget <luc.maranget@...ia.fr>,
        Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Kernel development list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        dlustig@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] tools/memory-model: Add write ordering by
 release-acquire and by locks

> At any rate, it looks like instead of strengthening the relation, I
> should write a patch that removes it entirely.  I also will add new,
> stronger relations for use with locking, essentially making spin_lock
> and spin_unlock be RCsc.

Thank you.

Ah let me put this forward: please keep an eye on the (generic)

  queued_spin_lock()
  queued_spin_unlock()

(just to point out an example). Their implementation (in part.,
the fast-path) suggests that if we will stick to RCsc lock then
we should also stick to RCsc acq. load from RMW and rel. store.

  Andrea


> 
> Alan
>