linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC LKMM 7/7] EXP tools/memory-model: Add .cfg and .cat files for s390

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Message-Id: <20180901170854.GM4225@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:   Sat, 1 Sep 2018 10:08:54 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        mingo@...nel.org, stern@...land.harvard.edu,
        parri.andrea@...il.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
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC LKMM 7/7] EXP tools/memory-model: Add .cfg and .cat
 files for s390

On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 05:06:30PM +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> 
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 02:10:53PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > This commit adds s390.cat and s390.cfg files to allow users to check
> > litmus tests for s390-specific code.  Note that this change only enables
> > herd7 checking of C-language litmus tests.  Larger changes are required
> > to enable the litmus7 and klitmus7 tools to check litmus tests on real
> > hardare.
> > 
> > Suggested-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
> > Suggested-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > [ paulmck: Add fixes suggested by Alan Stern. ]
> > ---
> >  tools/memory-model/s390.cat | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> >  tools/memory-model/s390.cfg | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
> >  2 files changed, 39 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 tools/memory-model/s390.cat
> >  create mode 100644 tools/memory-model/s390.cfg
> 
> As I said before, I'd *much* prefer this to be part of the upstream
> herdtools7 repository. It's not really anything to do with the Linux
> kernel, so I don't think it belongs in the source tree.

Agreed.  As the cover letter says, "Add .cfg and .cat files for s390,
which is a not-for-mainline placeholder."

							Thanx, Paul