linux-kernel - [PATCH memory-model 0/3] Linux-kernel memory model updates for v6.1

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Date:   Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:23:50 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-team@...com, mingo@...nel.org
Cc:     stern@...land.harvard.edu, parri.andrea@...il.com, will@...nel.org,
        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: [PATCH memory-model 0/3] Linux-kernel memory model updates for v6.1

Hello!

This series provides a few updates and fixes for LKMM documentation:

1.	docs/memory-barriers.txt: Fix confusing name of 'data dependency
	barrier', courtesy of Akira Yokosawa.

2.	docs/memory-barriers.txt: Fixup long lines, courtesy of Akira
	Yokosawa.

3.	tools/memory-model: Clarify LKMM's limitations in
	litmus-tests.txt, courtesy of =?UTF-8?q?Paul=20Heidekr=C3=BCger?=.

						Thanx, Paul

------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Documentation/memory-barriers.txt                   |   93 ++++++++--------
 b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt                 |  116 +++++++++++---------
 b/tools/memory-model/Documentation/litmus-tests.txt |   37 ++++--
 3 files changed, 138 insertions(+), 108 deletions(-)