promise: rename check_promise() -> has_failed()

[model-checker.git] / promise.cc

diff --git a/promise.cc b/promise.cc
index c3aee517338d7225621cfbc581281552b99b92aa..7b110020cd869514c0f958055fea357f9f3c42ba 100644 (file)
--- a/promise.cc
+++ b/promise.cc
@@ -19,10 +19,16 @@ bool Promise::eliminate_thread(thread_id_t tid)
                return false;
 
        synced_thread[id] = true;
-       return check_promise();
+       return has_failed();
 }
 
-bool Promise::check_promise() const
+/**
+ * Check if this promise has failed. A promise can fail when all threads which
+ * could possibly satisfy the promise have been eliminated.
+ *
+ * @return True, if this promise has failed; false otherwise
+ */
+bool Promise::has_failed() const
 {
        unsigned int sync_size = synced_thread.size();
        int promise_tid = id_to_int(read->get_tid());