[PATCH memory-model 07/19] tools/memory-model: Model 'smp_store_mb()'

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Mon May 14 2018 - 19:33:48 EST


From: Andrea Parri <andrea.parri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

This commit models 'smp_store_mb(x, val);' to be semantically equivalent
to 'WRITE_ONCE(x, val); smp_mb();'.

Suggested-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrea Parri <andrea.parri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/memory-model/linux-kernel.def | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tools/memory-model/linux-kernel.def b/tools/memory-model/linux-kernel.def
index 397e4e67e8c8..acf86f6f360a 100644
--- a/tools/memory-model/linux-kernel.def
+++ b/tools/memory-model/linux-kernel.def
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ smp_store_release(X,V) { __store{release}(*X,V); }
smp_load_acquire(X) __load{acquire}(*X)
rcu_assign_pointer(X,V) { __store{release}(X,V); }
rcu_dereference(X) __load{once}(X)
+smp_store_mb(X,V) { __store{once}(X,V); __fence{mb}; }

// Fences
smp_mb() { __fence{mb} ; }
--
2.5.2