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From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
To:     Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] tools/memory-model: Provide extra ordering for
 unlock+lock pair on the same CPU
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Date:   Fri, 08 Oct 2021 16:30:37 +1100
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Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> writes:
> (Add linux-arch in Cc list)
>
> Architecture maintainers, this patch is about strengthening our memory
> model a little bit, your inputs (confirmation, ack/nack, etc.) are
> appreciated.

Hi Boqun,

I don't feel like I'm really qualified to give an ack here, you and the
other memory model folk know this stuff much better than me.

But I have reviewed it and it matches my understanding of how our
barriers work, so it looks OK to me.

Reviewed-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> (powerpc)

cheers