mention C11 in case someone wonders

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Ralf Jung 5 years ago
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@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ this model is quite complex and known to have [several flaws][C11-busted].
Rather, it is a pragmatic concession to the fact that *everyone* is pretty bad Rather, it is a pragmatic concession to the fact that *everyone* is pretty bad
at modeling atomics. At very least, we can benefit from existing tooling and at modeling atomics. At very least, we can benefit from existing tooling and
research around the C/C++ memory model. research around the C/C++ memory model.
(You'll often see this model referred to as "C11" or "C/C++11". C and C++ share their
memory model and those were the first versions but they have received some bugfixes
since then.)
Trying to fully explain the model in this book is fairly hopeless. It's defined Trying to fully explain the model in this book is fairly hopeless. It's defined
in terms of madness-inducing causality graphs that require a full book to in terms of madness-inducing causality graphs that require a full book to

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