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diff --git a/Documentation/litmus-tests/README b/Documentation/litmus-tests/README index c4307ea9f996..ac0b270b456c 100644 --- a/Documentation/litmus-tests/README +++ b/Documentation/litmus-tests/README @@ -2,6 +2,25 @@ LITMUS TESTS ============ +Each subdirectory contains litmus tests that are typical to describe the +semantics of respective kernel APIs. +For more information about how to "run" a litmus test or how to generate +a kernel test module based on a litmus test, please see +tools/memory-model/README. + + +atomic (/atomic derectory) +-------------------------- + +Atomic-RMW+mb__after_atomic-is-stronger-than-acquire.litmus + Test that an atomic RMW followed by a smp_mb__after_atomic() is + stronger than a normal acquire: both the read and write parts of + the RMW are ordered before the subsequential memory accesses. + +Atomic-RMW-ops-are-atomic-WRT-atomic_set.litmus + Test that atomic_set() cannot break the atomicity of atomic RMWs. + + RCU (/rcu directory) -------------------- |