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diff --git a/Documentation/litmus-tests/README b/Documentation/litmus-tests/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7f5c6c3ed6c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/litmus-tests/README @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +============ +LITMUS TESTS +============ + +Each subdirectory contains litmus tests that are typical to describe the +semantics of respective kernel APIs. +For more information about how to "run" a litmus test or how to generate +a kernel test module based on a litmus test, please see +tools/memory-model/README. + + +atomic (/atomic derectory) +-------------------------- + +Atomic-RMW+mb__after_atomic-is-stronger-than-acquire.litmus + Test that an atomic RMW followed by a smp_mb__after_atomic() is + stronger than a normal acquire: both the read and write parts of + the RMW are ordered before the subsequential memory accesses. + +Atomic-RMW-ops-are-atomic-WRT-atomic_set.litmus + Test that atomic_set() cannot break the atomicity of atomic RMWs. + NOTE: Require herd7 7.56 or later which supports "(void)expr". + + +RCU (/rcu directory) +-------------------- + +MP+onceassign+derefonce.litmus (under tools/memory-model/litmus-tests/) + Demonstrates the use of rcu_assign_pointer() and rcu_dereference() to + ensure that an RCU reader will not see pre-initialization garbage. + +RCU+sync+read.litmus +RCU+sync+free.litmus + Both the above litmus tests demonstrate the RCU grace period guarantee + that an RCU read-side critical section can never span a grace period. |