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Documentation/litmus-tests: Cite an RCU litmus test 

This commit cites a pertinent RCU-related litmus test.

Co-developed-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
Co-developed-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com>
[Alan: grammar nit]
[ paulmck: Update commit log and title per Akira feedback. ]
Suggested-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
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RCU (/rcu directory)
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MP+onceassign+derefonce.litmus (under tools/memory-model/litmus-tests/)
Demonstrates the use of rcu_assign_pointer() and rcu_dereference() to
ensure that an RCU reader will not see pre-initialization garbage.
RCU+sync+read.litmus
RCU+sync+free.litmus
Both the above litmus tests demonstrate the RCU grace period guarantee