At 5:30 AM +1000 7/23/02, David Holmes wrote:
> > Figure 3 is part of a theorem showing that some reorderings are
>> valid. Figure 3 is derived from the memory model, it isn't a part of
>> the memory model.
>>
>> Does this clarify the issue?
>
>You mean the document is about describing the memory model, it does not
>define the memory model? If so where is the definition of the memory model
>on which the document is based.
>
>Sorry if I'm being obtuse. ;-)
>
>David
Section 2 (Overview of the semantics) defines the semantics.
Section 4 (Theorems), which contains Figure 3, proves properties of
the semantics defined in Section 2.
Better?
Bill
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