On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 12:18:09PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote: > This patch adds data-race detection to the Linux-Kernel Memory Model. > As part of this effort, support is added for: > > compiler barriers (the barrier() function), and > > a new Preserved Program Order term: (addr ; [Plain] ; wmb) > > Data races are marked with a special Flag warning in herd. It is > not guaranteed that the model will provide accurate predictions when a > data race is present. > > The patch does not include documentation for the data-race detection > facility. The basic design has been explained in various emails, and > a separate documentation patch will be submitted later. > > This work is based on an earlier formulation of data races for the > LKMM by Andrea Parri. > > Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <[email protected]>
For the entire series, Reviewed-by: Andrea Parri <[email protected]> Thanks, Andrea
