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57 lines
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We have a set of n sequential processes $p_{1},...,p_n$ , that access $m$ concurrent objects $X_1,...,X_m$ by invoking operations on the form `Xi.op(args)(ret)`.
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When invoked by $p_j$, the invocation `Xi.op(args)(ret)` is modeled by two events: `inv[Xi.op(args) by pj]` and `res[Xi.op(ret) to pj]`.
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A **history** (or **trace**) is a pair $\hat{H}=(H, <_{H})$ where $H$ is a set of events and $<_{H}$ is a total order on them.
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The *semantics* (of systems and/or objects) will be given as the set of traces.
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A history is **sequential** if it is of the form `inv res inv res ... inv res inv inv inv ...`, where every res is the result of the immediately preceding inv. (The last invocations do not have a return).
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A sequential history can be represented as a sequence of operations.
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A history is **complete** if every inv is eventually followed by a corresponding res, it is **partial** otherwise.
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### Linearizability
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A complete history $\hat{H}$ is **linearizable** if there exists a sequential history $\hat{S}$ s.t.
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- $\forall X :\hat{S}|_{X} \in semantics(X)$
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- $\forall p:\hat{H}|_{p} = \hat{S}|_p$
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- cannot swap actions performed by the same process
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- If $res[op] <_{H} inv[op']$, then $res[op] <_{S} inv[op']$
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- can rearrange events only if they overlap
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Given an history $\hat{K}$, we can define a binary relation on events $⟶_{K}$ s.t. (op, op’) ∈ ⟶K if and only if res[op] <K inv[op’]. We write op ⟶K op’ for denoting (op, op’) ∈ ⟶K. Hence, condition 3 of the previous Def. requires that ⟶H ⊆ ⟶S.
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![[Pasted image 20250318090909.png]]But there is another linearization possible! I can also push a before if I pull it before c!
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Of course I have to respect the semantics of a Queue (if I push "a" first, I have to pop "a" first because it's a fucking FIFO)
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#### Compositionality theorem
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$\hat{H}$ is linearizable if $\hat{H}|_{X}$ is linearizable, for all X in H
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(it is good to linearize complex traces)
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For all X, let $\hat{S}_{X}$ be a linearization of $\hat{H}_{X}$
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- $\hat{S}_{X}$ defines a total order on the operations on X (call it $\to_{X}$)
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- a union of relations is a union of pairs!
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Let $\to$ denote $\to_{H} \cup \bigcup_{X \in H} \to _{X}$
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We now show that $\to$ is acyclic.
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1. It cannot have cycles with 1 edge (i.e. self loops): indeed, if $op \to op$, this would mean that $res(op) < inv(op)$, which of course does not make any sense.
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2. it cannot have cycles with 2 edges:
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- let's assume that $op \to op' \to op$
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- both arrows cannot be $\to_H$ nor $\to_X$ (for some X), otw. it won't be a total order (and would be cyclic)
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- it cannot be that one is $\to_X$ and the other $\to_Y$ (for some $X \neq Y$), otherwise op/op' would be on 2 different objects.
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- **So it must b**e $op \to_X op' \to_H op$ (or vice versa)
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- then, $op' \to op$ means that $res(op') <_H inv(op)$
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- Since $\hat{S}_X$ is a linearization of $\hat{H}|_X$ and op/op' are on X, this implies $res(op') <_X inv(op)$, which means that $op' \to_X op$, and so $\to_X$ would be cyclic.
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> [!PDF|red] class 6, p.6> we would have a cycle of length
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> we would contraddict op2 ->x op3
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