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Documentation changes for wait_parity/try_wait_parity #190

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@wmaxey wmaxey commented Jul 29, 2021

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__global__ void example_kernel(cuda::barrier<cuda::thread_scope_block>& bar) {
bar.wait_parity(false);
}
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It would be good to have an example that shows how to use these APIs to accomplish something minimally useful.

It might not be clear to the user what these APIs are for, what the parity of the barrier is initially, how to get the parity of a phase, etc.

__host__ __device__ bool cuda::std::barrier::try_wait_parity(bool phase);
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`barrier::wait_parity` stalls execution while the barrier is not at the specified parity.
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atomic::wait(value) "waits until the value is no longer value".

Here, wait_parity(value) "waits until the value becomes value" which is the opposite.

Is this intended? Seems subtly different.

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We should swap it to match atomic wait. Also make sense as we are waiting for phase to change

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@wmaxey is this still relevant? Are these APIs still around?

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