Re: [PATCH 1/2] tools/memory-model: clarify the origin/scope of the tool name

2018-02-02 Thread Andrea Parri
On Fri, Feb 02, 2018 at 03:19:22PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > On Fri, Feb 02, 2018 at 11:44:21AM +0100, Andrea Parri wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 03:09:41PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 10:26:50AM -0500, Alan Stern wrote: > > > > On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Andre

Re: [PATCH 1/2] tools/memory-model: clarify the origin/scope of the tool name

2018-02-02 Thread Paul E. McKenney
On Fri, Feb 02, 2018 at 03:17:53PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > On Fri, Feb 02, 2018 at 09:54:27AM +0100, Andrea Parri wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 03:09:41PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 10:26:50AM -0500, Alan Stern wrote: > > > > On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Andre

Re: [PATCH 1/2] tools/memory-model: clarify the origin/scope of the tool name

2018-02-02 Thread Paul E. McKenney
On Fri, Feb 02, 2018 at 11:44:21AM +0100, Andrea Parri wrote: > On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 03:09:41PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 10:26:50AM -0500, Alan Stern wrote: > > > On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Andrea Parri wrote: > > > > > > > Ingo pointed out that: > > > > > > > > "T

Re: [PATCH 1/2] tools/memory-model: clarify the origin/scope of the tool name

2018-02-02 Thread Paul E. McKenney
On Fri, Feb 02, 2018 at 09:54:27AM +0100, Andrea Parri wrote: > On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 03:09:41PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 10:26:50AM -0500, Alan Stern wrote: > > > On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Andrea Parri wrote: > > > > > > > Ingo pointed out that: > > > > > > > > "T

Re: [PATCH 1/2] tools/memory-model: clarify the origin/scope of the tool name

2018-02-02 Thread Andrea Parri
On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 03:09:41PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 10:26:50AM -0500, Alan Stern wrote: > > On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Andrea Parri wrote: > > > > > Ingo pointed out that: > > > > > > "The "memory model" name is overly generic, ambiguous and somewhat > > >mi

Re: [PATCH 1/2] tools/memory-model: clarify the origin/scope of the tool name

2018-02-02 Thread Andrea Parri
On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 03:09:41PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 10:26:50AM -0500, Alan Stern wrote: > > On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Andrea Parri wrote: > > > > > Ingo pointed out that: > > > > > > "The "memory model" name is overly generic, ambiguous and somewhat > > >mi

Re: [PATCH 1/2] tools/memory-model: clarify the origin/scope of the tool name

2018-02-02 Thread Paul E. McKenney
On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 10:26:50AM -0500, Alan Stern wrote: > On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Andrea Parri wrote: > > > Ingo pointed out that: > > > > "The "memory model" name is overly generic, ambiguous and somewhat > >misleading, as we usually mean the virtual memory layout/model > >when we say

Re: [PATCH 1/2] tools/memory-model: clarify the origin/scope of the tool name

2018-02-01 Thread Alan Stern
On Thu, 1 Feb 2018, Andrea Parri wrote: > Ingo pointed out that: > > "The "memory model" name is overly generic, ambiguous and somewhat >misleading, as we usually mean the virtual memory layout/model >when we say "memory model". GCC too uses it in that sense [...]" > > Make it clearer

Re: [PATCH 1/2] tools/memory-model: clarify the origin/scope of the tool name

2018-02-01 Thread Will Deacon
On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 01:03:29PM +0100, Andrea Parri wrote: > Ingo pointed out that: > > "The "memory model" name is overly generic, ambiguous and somewhat >misleading, as we usually mean the virtual memory layout/model >when we say "memory model". GCC too uses it in that sense [...]"