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- =========================
- LINUX KERNEL MEMORY MODEL
- =========================
+ =====================================
+ LINUX KERNEL MEMORY CONSISTENCY MODEL
+ =====================================
============
INTRODUCTION
============
-This directory contains the memory model of the Linux kernel, written
-in the "cat" language and executable by the (externally provided)
-"herd7" simulator, which exhaustively explores the state space of
-small litmus tests.
+This directory contains the memory consistency model (memory model, for
+short) of the Linux kernel, written in the "cat" language and executable
+by the externally provided "herd7" simulator, which exhaustively explores
+the state space of small litmus tests.
In addition, the "klitmus7" tool (also externally provided) may be used
to convert a litmus test to a Linux kernel module, which in turn allows