1 It has been said that successful communication
2 what your audience knows and then building a b
3 knowledge to what they need to know. Unfortun
4 Linux-kernel memory model (LKMM) audience migh
5 to expert both in kernel hacking and in unders
6
7 This document therefore points out a number of
8 depending on what you know and what you would
9 that the documents later in this list assume t
10 the material provided by documents earlier in
11
12 o You are new to Linux-kernel concurrenc
13
14 o You have some background in Linux-kern
15 like an overview of the types of low-l
16 that the Linux kernel provides: order
17
18 Here, "low level" means atomic operati
19
20 o You are familiar with the Linux-kernel
21 that you need, and just want to get st
22 tests: litmus-tests.txt
23
24 o You are familiar with Linux-kernel con
25 like a detailed intuitive understandin
26 situations involving more than two thr
27
28 o You would like a detailed understandin
29 and cannot do to control dependencies:
30
31 o You are familiar with Linux-kernel con
32 LKMM, and would like a quick reference
33
34 o You are familiar with Linux-kernel con
35 of LKMM, and would like to learn about
36 rationale, and implementation: explan
37
38 o You are interested in the publications
39 hardware manuals, academic literature,
40 working papers, and LWN articles: ref
41
42
43 ====================
44 DESCRIPTION OF FILES
45 ====================
46
47 README
48 This file.
49
50 access-marking.txt
51 Guidelines for marking intentionally c
52 shared memory.
53
54 cheatsheet.txt
55 Quick-reference guide to the Linux-ker
56
57 control-dependencies.txt
58 Guide to preventing compiler optimizat
59 your control dependencies.
60
61 explanation.txt
62 Detailed description of the memory mod
63
64 litmus-tests.txt
65 The format, features, capabilities, an
66 tests that LKMM can evaluate.
67
68 ordering.txt
69 Overview of the Linux kernel's low-lev
70 primitives by category.
71
72 recipes.txt
73 Common memory-ordering patterns.
74
75 references.txt
76 Background information.
77
78 simple.txt
79 Starting point for someone new to Linu
80 And also a reminder of the simpler app
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