A framework is provided for automatic inference of memory fences in concurrent programs. A method is provided for generating a set of ordering constraints that prevent executions of a program violating a specification. One or more incoming avoidable…
From: http://preshing.com/20120710/memory-barriers-are-like-source-control-operations/ If you use source control, you’re on your way towards understanding memory ordering, an important consideration when writing lock-free code in C, C++ and other l…
Linux has supported a large number of SMP systems based on a variety of CPUs since the 2.0 kernel. Linux has done an excellent job of abstracting away differences among these CPUs, even in kernel code. One important difference is how CPUs allow memor…