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tools/memory-model: Add locking.txt and glossary.txt to README

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locking.txt and glossary.txt have been in LKMM's documentation for
quite a while.

Add them in README's introduction of docs and the list of docs at the
bottom.  Add access-marking.txt in the former as well.

Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Andrea Parri <parri.andrea@gmail.com>
Cc: Marco Elver <elver@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
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@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ depending on what you know and what you would like to learn. Please note
that the documents later in this list assume that the reader understands
the material provided by documents earlier in this list.
If LKMM-specific terms lost you, glossary.txt might help you.
o You are new to Linux-kernel concurrency: simple.txt
o You have some background in Linux-kernel concurrency, and would
@ -21,6 +23,9 @@ o You are familiar with the Linux-kernel concurrency primitives
that you need, and just want to get started with LKMM litmus
tests: litmus-tests.txt
o You would like to access lock-protected shared variables without
having their corresponding locks held: locking.txt
o You are familiar with Linux-kernel concurrency, and would
like a detailed intuitive understanding of LKMM, including
situations involving more than two threads: recipes.txt
@ -28,6 +33,11 @@ o You are familiar with Linux-kernel concurrency, and would
o You would like a detailed understanding of what your compiler can
and cannot do to control dependencies: control-dependencies.txt
o You would like to mark concurrent normal accesses to shared
variables so that intentional "racy" accesses can be properly
documented, especially when you are responding to complaints
from KCSAN: access-marking.txt
o You are familiar with Linux-kernel concurrency and the use of
LKMM, and would like a quick reference: cheatsheet.txt
@ -62,6 +72,9 @@ control-dependencies.txt
explanation.txt
Detailed description of the memory model.
glossary.txt
Brief definitions of LKMM-related terms.
herd-representation.txt
The (abstract) representation of the Linux-kernel concurrency
primitives in terms of events.
@ -70,6 +83,10 @@ litmus-tests.txt
The format, features, capabilities, and limitations of the litmus
tests that LKMM can evaluate.
locking.txt
Rules for accessing lock-protected shared variables outside of
their corresponding critical sections.
ordering.txt
Overview of the Linux kernel's low-level memory-ordering
primitives by category.