[RFC v2 2/3] tools/memory-model: doc: Describe the requirement of the litmus-tests directory

From: Boqun Feng
Date: Mon Oct 25 2021 - 10:55:15 EST


It's better that we have some "standard" about which test should be put
in the litmus-tests directory because it helps future contributors
understand whether they should work on litmus-tests in kernel or Paul's
GitHub repo. Therefore explain a little bit on what a "representative"
litmus test is.

Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@xxxxxxxxx>
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tools/memory-model/README | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/memory-model/README b/tools/memory-model/README
index 9a84c45504ab..9edd402704c4 100644
--- a/tools/memory-model/README
+++ b/tools/memory-model/README
@@ -195,6 +195,18 @@ litmus-tests
are listed in litmus-tests/README. A great deal more litmus
tests are available at https://github.com/paulmckrcu/litmus.

+ By "representative", it means the one in the litmus-tests
+ directory is:
+
+ 1) simple, the number of threads should be relatively
+ small and each thread function should be relatively
+ simple.
+ 2) orthogonal, there should be no two litmus tests
+ describing the same aspect of the memory model.
+ 3) textbook, developers can easily copy-paste-modify
+ the litmus tests to use the patterns on their own
+ code.
+
lock.cat
Provides a front-end analysis of lock acquisition and release,
for example, associating a lock acquisition with the preceding
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