>From dd1379033d25ea29bb922a5bafcd8366e18249ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 17:44:41 +0900 Subject: [RFC PATCH 4/7] advsync: Add footnote on transitivity Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@xxxxxxxxx> --- advsync/memorybarriers.tex | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/advsync/memorybarriers.tex b/advsync/memorybarriers.tex index c26e931..9b8c4c5 100644 --- a/advsync/memorybarriers.tex +++ b/advsync/memorybarriers.tex @@ -2162,7 +2162,9 @@ The following list of rules summarizes the lessons of this section: \item Control dependencies pair normally with other types of barriers. -\item Control dependencies do \emph{not} provide transitivity. +\item Control dependencies do \emph{not} provide transitivity.\footnote{ + Refer to Section~\ref{sec:advsync:Transitivity} for + the meaning of transitivity.} If you need transitivity, use \co{smp_mb()}. \end{enumerate} -- 2.7.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe perfbook" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html