[llvm] [AMDGPU][Doc] GFX12.5 Barrier Execution Model (PR #185632)
Sameer Sahasrabuddhe via llvm-commits
llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org
Wed Mar 11 22:01:56 PDT 2026
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@@ -6767,117 +6789,155 @@ Execution Barriers
.. note::
- This specification is a work-in-progress (see lines annotated with :sup:`WIP`), and is not complete for GFX12.5.
+ The barrier execution model is experimental and subject to change.
Threads can synchronize execution by performing barrier operations on barrier *objects* as described below:
* Each barrier *object* has the following state:
- * An unsigned positive integer *expected count*: counts the number of *signal* operations
+ * An unsigned positive integer *expected count*: counts the number of *arrive* operations
expected for this barrier *object*.
- * An unsigned non-negative integer *signal count*: counts the number of *signal* operations
+ * An unsigned non-negative integer *arrive count*: counts the number of *arrive* operations
already performed on this barrier *object*.
- * The initial value of *signal count* is zero.
- * When an operation causes *signal count* to be equal to *expected count*, the barrier is completed,
- and the *signal count* is reset to zero.
+ * The initial value of *arrive count* is zero.
+ * When an operation causes *arrive count* to be equal to *expected count*, the barrier is completed,
+ and the *arrive count* is reset to zero.
+* *Barrier-mutually-exclusive* is a symmetric relation between barrier *objects* that represents barrier
+ *objects* that share resources in a way that prevents a thread from using them at the same time.
* Barrier operations are performed on barrier *objects*. A barrier operation is a dynamic instance
of one of the following:
- * Barrier *init*.
+ * Barrier *init*
+
+ * Barrier *init* takes an additional unsigned positive integer argument *k*.
+ * Sets the *expected count* of the *barrier object* to *k*.
+ * Resets the *arrive count* of the *barrier object* to zero.
+
* Barrier *join*.
- * Barrier *leave*.
+ * Barrier *drop*.
* Decrements *expected count* of the barrier *object* by one.
- * Barrier *signal*.
+ * Barrier *arrive*.
- * Increments *signal count* of the barrier *object* by one.
+ * Increments the *arrive count* of the barrier *object* by one.
+ * Depending on the implementation, *arrive* can also update the *expected count* of the
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ssahasra wrote:
```suggestion
* If supported, an additional argument to *arrive* can also be used to update the *expected count* of the
```
https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/185632
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