On Thu, Apr 17, 2025 at 11:02:02AM +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> With regard to "memory consistency" and "memory model", currently,
> Index of Terms pages have the following:
>
> - Consistency
> - memory
> - process
> - sequential
> - weak
>
> - Memory consistency -> Consistency, memory
>
> , and
>
> - Linux kernel memory consistency model (LKMM)
>
> , which comes from markings for acronym of "LKMM".
>
> The redirection to "Consistency, memory" looks strange to me, as
>
> - Process consistency
> - Sequential consistency
> - Weak consistency
>
> are about "memory consistency".
>
> So, I'm thinking of reorganizing them into something like, including
> additional markers for "memory model":
>
> - Memory consistency
> - process
> - sequential
> - weak
>
> - Memory model
> - Linux kernel
> - Armv7
> - Armv8
> - etc.
>
> - Memory consistency model -> Memory model
>
> - Linux kernel memory consistency model (LKMM) -> Memory model, Linux kernel
>
> How does the above sound to you?
That works for me, and thank you for going through this!
Thanx, Paul
