tools/memory-model: Add a simple entry point document
Current LKMM documentation assumes that the reader already understands
concurrency in the Linux kernel, which won't necessarily always be the
case. This commit supplies a simple.txt file that provides a starting
point for someone who is new to concurrency in the Linux kernel.
That said, this file might also useful as a reminder to experienced
developers of simpler approaches to dealing with concurrency.
Link: Link: https://lwn.net/Articles/827180/
[ paulmck: Apply feedback from Joel Fernandes. ]
Co-developed-by: Dave Chinner <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Dave Chinner <[email protected]>
Co-developed-by: Paul E. McKenney <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <[email protected]>
diff --git a/tools/memory-model/README b/tools/memory-model/README
index d2e03c4..c8144d4 100644
--- a/tools/memory-model/README
+++ b/tools/memory-model/README
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@
Documentation/references.txt
Provides background reading.
+Documentation/simple.txt
+ Starting point for someone new to Linux-kernel concurrency.
+ And also for those needing a reminder of the simpler approaches
+ to concurrency!
+
linux-kernel.bell
Categorizes the relevant instructions, including memory
references, memory barriers, atomic read-modify-write operations,
