linux-kernel - [PATCH lkmm 1/2] tools/memory-model: Add locking.txt and glossary.txt to README

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Message-ID: <acea86e9-757e-482d-a693-e6c4e85a38af@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:10:17 +0900
From: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>
To: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>, Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
 Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
 David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, Jade Alglave <j.alglave@....ac.uk>,
 Luc Maranget <luc.maranget@...ia.fr>, Daniel Lustig <dlustig@...dia.com>,
 Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, Andrea Parri <parri.andrea@...il.com>,
 Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>, Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH lkmm 1/2] tools/memory-model: Add locking.txt and glossary.txt
 to README

locking.txt and glossary.txt have been in LKMM's documentation for
quite a while.

Add them in README's introduction of docs and the list of docs at the
bottom.  Add access-marking.txt in the former as well.

Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>
Cc: Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>
---
 tools/memory-model/Documentation/README | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/memory-model/Documentation/README b/tools/memory-model/Documentation/README
index 44e7dae73b29..08be2140a0fa 100644
--- a/tools/memory-model/Documentation/README
+++ b/tools/memory-model/Documentation/README
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ depending on what you know and what you would like to learn.  Please note
 that the documents later in this list assume that the reader understands
 the material provided by documents earlier in this list.
 
+If LKMM-specific terms lost you, glossary.txt might help you.
+
 o	You are new to Linux-kernel concurrency: simple.txt
 
 o	You have some background in Linux-kernel concurrency, and would
@@ -21,6 +23,9 @@ o	You are familiar with the Linux-kernel concurrency primitives
 	that you need, and just want to get started with LKMM litmus
 	tests:  litmus-tests.txt
 
+o	You would like to access lock-protected shared variables without
+	having their corresponding locks held:  locking.txt
+
 o	You are familiar with Linux-kernel concurrency, and would
 	like a detailed intuitive understanding of LKMM, including
 	situations involving more than two threads:  recipes.txt
@@ -28,6 +33,11 @@ o	You are familiar with Linux-kernel concurrency, and would
 o	You would like a detailed understanding of what your compiler can
 	and cannot do to control dependencies:  control-dependencies.txt
 
+o	You would like to mark concurrent normal accesses to shared
+	variables so that intentional "racy" accesses can be properly
+	documented, especially when you are responding to complaints
+	from KCSAN:  access-marking.txt
+
 o	You are familiar with Linux-kernel concurrency and the use of
 	LKMM, and would like a quick reference:  cheatsheet.txt
 
@@ -62,6 +72,9 @@ control-dependencies.txt
 explanation.txt
 	Detailed description of the memory model.
 
+glossary.txt
+	Brief definitions of LKMM-related terms.	
+
 herd-representation.txt
 	The (abstract) representation of the Linux-kernel concurrency
 	primitives in terms of events.
@@ -70,6 +83,10 @@ litmus-tests.txt
 	The format, features, capabilities, and limitations of the litmus
 	tests that LKMM can evaluate.
 
+locking.txt
+	Rules for accessing lock-protected shared variables outside of
+	their corresponding critical sections.
+
 ordering.txt
 	Overview of the Linux kernel's low-level memory-ordering
 	primitives by category.
-- 
2.34.1