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[PATCH] Improve data-dependency memory barrier example in documentation

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In the memory barrier document, improve the example of the data dependency
barrier situation by:

 (1) showing the initial values of the variables involved; and

 (2) repeating the instruction sequence description, this time with the data
     dependency barrier actually shown to make it clear what the revised
     sequence actually is.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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David Howells 2006-04-10 22:54:24 -07:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
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@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ loads. Consider the following sequence of events:
CPU 1 CPU 2
======================= =======================
{ B = 7; X = 9; Y = 8; C = &Y }
STORE A = 1
STORE B = 2
<write barrier>
@ -651,7 +652,20 @@ In the above example, CPU 2 perceives that B is 7, despite the load of *C
(which would be B) coming after the the LOAD of C.
If, however, a data dependency barrier were to be placed between the load of C
and the load of *C (ie: B) on CPU 2, then the following will occur:
and the load of *C (ie: B) on CPU 2:
CPU 1 CPU 2
======================= =======================
{ B = 7; X = 9; Y = 8; C = &Y }
STORE A = 1
STORE B = 2
<write barrier>
STORE C = &B LOAD X
STORE D = 4 LOAD C (gets &B)
<data dependency barrier>
LOAD *C (reads B)
then the following will occur:
+-------+ : : : :
| | +------+ +-------+