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v6.8
 1C LB+fencembonceonce+ctrlonceonce
 2
 3(*
 4 * Result: Never
 5 *
 6 * This litmus test demonstrates that lightweight ordering suffices for
 7 * the load-buffering pattern, in other words, preventing all processes
 8 * reading from the preceding process's write.  In this example, the
 9 * combination of a control dependency and a full memory barrier are enough
10 * to do the trick.  (But the full memory barrier could be replaced with
11 * another control dependency and order would still be maintained.)
12 *)
13
14{}
15
16P0(int *x, int *y)
17{
18	int r0;
19
20	r0 = READ_ONCE(*x);
21	if (r0)
22		WRITE_ONCE(*y, 1);
23}
24
25P1(int *x, int *y)
26{
27	int r0;
28
29	r0 = READ_ONCE(*y);
30	smp_mb();
31	WRITE_ONCE(*x, 1);
32}
33
34exists (0:r0=1 /\ 1:r0=1)
v6.2
 1C LB+fencembonceonce+ctrlonceonce
 2
 3(*
 4 * Result: Never
 5 *
 6 * This litmus test demonstrates that lightweight ordering suffices for
 7 * the load-buffering pattern, in other words, preventing all processes
 8 * reading from the preceding process's write.  In this example, the
 9 * combination of a control dependency and a full memory barrier are enough
10 * to do the trick.  (But the full memory barrier could be replaced with
11 * another control dependency and order would still be maintained.)
12 *)
13
14{}
15
16P0(int *x, int *y)
17{
18	int r0;
19
20	r0 = READ_ONCE(*x);
21	if (r0)
22		WRITE_ONCE(*y, 1);
23}
24
25P1(int *x, int *y)
26{
27	int r0;
28
29	r0 = READ_ONCE(*y);
30	smp_mb();
31	WRITE_ONCE(*x, 1);
32}
33
34exists (0:r0=1 /\ 1:r0=1)