Re: JavaMemoryModel: Agreement to disagree: where things stand

From: Bill Pugh (pugh@cs.umd.edu)
Date: Mon Jul 28 2003 - 16:41:20 EDT


>
>Finally, I implore Bill and Jeremy not to use "consistency" and
>"causal consistency" as they do. "Consistency" is far too broad and
>overused, and "causal consistency" is a model defined by Ahamad, et
>al. I'm sure Sarita and others can attest to the confusion that
>ensued after the multiple definitions of "coherence", "processor
>consistency" and "release consistency". We'll forever have to say
>"causal consistency as defined by Pugh and Manson".
>
> Victor
>

OK, does anyone have suggestions for alternative names?

We could just call it the Manson/Pugh model, and say that it consists
of two properties, consistency or causality.

Or we can try to find synonyms for consistency and causality.

Thoughts?

        Bill
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