Re: [PATCH] tools/memory-model: remove rb-dep, smp_read_barrier_depends, and lockless_dereference

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 12:14:45PM -0500, Alan Stern wrote:
> This leaves us with a question: Do we want to change the kernel by
> adding memory barriers after unsuccessful RMW operations on Alpha, or
> do we want to change the model by excluding such operations from
> address dependencies?

I think we want to put all the 'pain and weirdness' in Alpha.