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diff --git a/Documentation/aoe/udev.txt b/Documentation/aoe/udev.txt index 8686e789542..1f06daf03f5 100644 --- a/Documentation/aoe/udev.txt +++ b/Documentation/aoe/udev.txt @@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ SUBSYSTEM=="aoe", KERNEL=="revalidate", NAME="etherd/%k", GROUP="disk", MODE="02 SUBSYSTEM=="aoe", KERNEL=="flush", NAME="etherd/%k", GROUP="disk", MODE="0220" # aoe block devices -KERNEL=="etherd*", NAME="%k", GROUP="disk" +KERNEL=="etherd*", GROUP="disk" diff --git a/Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.txt b/Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2bbf4cc40c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.txt @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +Embedded device command line partition +===================================================================== + +Read block device partition table from command line. +The partition used for fixed block device (eMMC) embedded device. +It is no MBR, save storage space. Bootloader can be easily accessed +by absolute address of data on the block device. +Users can easily change the partition. + +The format for the command line is just like mtdparts: + +blkdevparts=<blkdev-def>[;<blkdev-def>] + <blkdev-def> := <blkdev-id>:<partdef>[,<partdef>] + <partdef> := <size>[@<offset>](part-name) + +<blkdev-id> + block device disk name, embedded device used fixed block device, + it's disk name also fixed. such as: mmcblk0, mmcblk1, mmcblk0boot0. + +<size> + partition size, in bytes, such as: 512, 1m, 1G. + +<offset> + partition start address, in bytes. + +(part-name) + partition name, kernel send uevent with "PARTNAME". application can create + a link to block device partition with the name "PARTNAME". + user space application can access partition by partition name. + +Example: + eMMC disk name is "mmcblk0" and "mmcblk0boot0" + + bootargs: + 'blkdevparts=mmcblk0:1G(data0),1G(data1),-;mmcblk0boot0:1m(boot),-(kernel)' + + dmesg: + mmcblk0: p1(data0) p2(data1) p3() + mmcblk0boot0: p1(boot) p2(kernel) diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt index e8cdf7241b6..33d45ee0b73 100644 --- a/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt @@ -50,14 +50,16 @@ other parameters detailed later): which are dirty, and extra hints for use by the policy object. This information could be put on the cache device, but having it separate allows the volume manager to configure it differently, - e.g. as a mirror for extra robustness. + e.g. as a mirror for extra robustness. This metadata device may only + be used by a single cache device. Fixed block size ---------------- The origin is divided up into blocks of a fixed size. This block size is configurable when you first create the cache. Typically we've been -using block sizes of 256k - 1024k. +using block sizes of 256KB - 1024KB. The block size must be between 64 +(32KB) and 2097152 (1GB) and a multiple of 64 (32KB). Having a fixed block size simplifies the target a lot. But it is something of a compromise. For instance, a small part of a block may be diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/statistics.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/statistics.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2a1673adc20 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/statistics.txt @@ -0,0 +1,186 @@ +DM statistics +============= + +Device Mapper supports the collection of I/O statistics on user-defined +regions of a DM device. If no regions are defined no statistics are +collected so there isn't any performance impact. Only bio-based DM +devices are currently supported. + +Each user-defined region specifies a starting sector, length and step. +Individual statistics will be collected for each step-sized area within +the range specified. + +The I/O statistics counters for each step-sized area of a region are +in the same format as /sys/block/*/stat or /proc/diskstats (see: +Documentation/iostats.txt). But two extra counters (12 and 13) are +provided: total time spent reading and writing in milliseconds. All +these counters may be accessed by sending the @stats_print message to +the appropriate DM device via dmsetup. + +Each region has a corresponding unique identifier, which we call a +region_id, that is assigned when the region is created. The region_id +must be supplied when querying statistics about the region, deleting the +region, etc. Unique region_ids enable multiple userspace programs to +request and process statistics for the same DM device without stepping +on each other's data. + +The creation of DM statistics will allocate memory via kmalloc or +fallback to using vmalloc space. At most, 1/4 of the overall system +memory may be allocated by DM statistics. The admin can see how much +memory is used by reading +/sys/module/dm_mod/parameters/stats_current_allocated_bytes + +Messages +======== + + @stats_create <range> <step> [<program_id> [<aux_data>]] + + Create a new region and return the region_id. + + <range> + "-" - whole device + "<start_sector>+<length>" - a range of <length> 512-byte sectors + starting with <start_sector>. + + <step> + "<area_size>" - the range is subdivided into areas each containing + <area_size> sectors. + "/<number_of_areas>" - the range is subdivided into the specified + number of areas. + + <program_id> + An optional parameter. A name that uniquely identifies + the userspace owner of the range. This groups ranges together + so that userspace programs can identify the ranges they + created and ignore those created by others. + The kernel returns this string back in the output of + @stats_list message, but it doesn't use it for anything else. + + <aux_data> + An optional parameter. A word that provides auxiliary data + that is useful to the client program that created the range. + The kernel returns this string back in the output of + @stats_list message, but it doesn't use this value for anything. + + @stats_delete <region_id> + + Delete the region with the specified id. + + <region_id> + region_id returned from @stats_create + + @stats_clear <region_id> + + Clear all the counters except the in-flight i/o counters. + + <region_id> + region_id returned from @stats_create + + @stats_list [<program_id>] + + List all regions registered with @stats_create. + + <program_id> + An optional parameter. + If this parameter is specified, only matching regions + are returned. + If it is not specified, all regions are returned. + + Output format: + <region_id>: <start_sector>+<length> <step> <program_id> <aux_data> + + @stats_print <region_id> [<starting_line> <number_of_lines>] + + Print counters for each step-sized area of a region. + + <region_id> + region_id returned from @stats_create + + <starting_line> + The index of the starting line in the output. + If omitted, all lines are returned. + + <number_of_lines> + The number of lines to include in the output. + If omitted, all lines are returned. + + Output format for each step-sized area of a region: + + <start_sector>+<length> counters + + The first 11 counters have the same meaning as + /sys/block/*/stat or /proc/diskstats. + + Please refer to Documentation/iostats.txt for details. + + 1. the number of reads completed + 2. the number of reads merged + 3. the number of sectors read + 4. the number of milliseconds spent reading + 5. the number of writes completed + 6. the number of writes merged + 7. the number of sectors written + 8. the number of milliseconds spent writing + 9. the number of I/Os currently in progress + 10. the number of milliseconds spent doing I/Os + 11. the weighted number of milliseconds spent doing I/Os + + Additional counters: + 12. the total time spent reading in milliseconds + 13. the total time spent writing in milliseconds + + @stats_print_clear <region_id> [<starting_line> <number_of_lines>] + + Atomically print and then clear all the counters except the + in-flight i/o counters. Useful when the client consuming the + statistics does not want to lose any statistics (those updated + between printing and clearing). + + <region_id> + region_id returned from @stats_create + + <starting_line> + The index of the starting line in the output. + If omitted, all lines are printed and then cleared. + + <number_of_lines> + The number of lines to process. + If omitted, all lines are printed and then cleared. + + @stats_set_aux <region_id> <aux_data> + + Store auxiliary data aux_data for the specified region. + + <region_id> + region_id returned from @stats_create + + <aux_data> + The string that identifies data which is useful to the client + program that created the range. The kernel returns this + string back in the output of @stats_list message, but it + doesn't use this value for anything. + +Examples +======== + +Subdivide the DM device 'vol' into 100 pieces and start collecting +statistics on them: + + dmsetup message vol 0 @stats_create - /100 + +Set the auxillary data string to "foo bar baz" (the escape for each +space must also be escaped, otherwise the shell will consume them): + + dmsetup message vol 0 @stats_set_aux 0 foo\\ bar\\ baz + +List the statistics: + + dmsetup message vol 0 @stats_list + +Print the statistics: + + dmsetup message vol 0 @stats_print 0 + +Delete the statistics: + + dmsetup message vol 0 @stats_delete 0 diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.txt index 30b8b83bd33..50c44cf79b0 100644 --- a/Documentation/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.txt +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.txt @@ -99,13 +99,14 @@ Using an existing pool device $data_block_size $low_water_mark" $data_block_size gives the smallest unit of disk space that can be -allocated at a time expressed in units of 512-byte sectors. People -primarily interested in thin provisioning may want to use a value such -as 1024 (512KB). People doing lots of snapshotting may want a smaller value -such as 128 (64KB). If you are not zeroing newly-allocated data, -a larger $data_block_size in the region of 256000 (128MB) is suggested. -$data_block_size must be the same for the lifetime of the -metadata device. +allocated at a time expressed in units of 512-byte sectors. +$data_block_size must be between 128 (64KB) and 2097152 (1GB) and a +multiple of 128 (64KB). $data_block_size cannot be changed after the +thin-pool is created. People primarily interested in thin provisioning +may want to use a value such as 1024 (512KB). People doing lots of +snapshotting may want a smaller value such as 128 (64KB). If you are +not zeroing newly-allocated data, a larger $data_block_size in the +region of 256000 (128MB) is suggested. $low_water_mark is expressed in blocks of size $data_block_size. If free space on the data device drops below this level then a dm event diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/fsl-imx-sdma.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/fsl-imx-sdma.txt index 68cee4f5539..4fa814d3832 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/fsl-imx-sdma.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/fsl-imx-sdma.txt @@ -1,7 +1,12 @@ * Freescale Smart Direct Memory Access (SDMA) Controller for i.MX Required properties: -- compatible : Should be "fsl,<chip>-sdma" +- compatible : Should be "fsl,imx31-sdma", "fsl,imx31-to1-sdma", + "fsl,imx31-to2-sdma", "fsl,imx35-sdma", "fsl,imx35-to1-sdma", + "fsl,imx35-to2-sdma", "fsl,imx51-sdma", "fsl,imx53-sdma" or + "fsl,imx6q-sdma". The -to variants should be preferred since they + allow to determnine the correct ROM script addresses needed for + the driver to work without additional firmware. - reg : Should contain SDMA registers location and length - interrupts : Should contain SDMA interrupt - #dma-cells : Must be <3>. diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/k3dma.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/k3dma.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..23f8d712c3c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/k3dma.txt @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +* Hisilicon K3 DMA controller + +See dma.txt first + +Required properties: +- compatible: Should be "hisilicon,k3-dma-1.0" +- reg: Should contain DMA registers location and length. +- interrupts: Should contain one interrupt shared by all channel +- #dma-cells: see dma.txt, should be 1, para number +- dma-channels: physical channels supported +- dma-requests: virtual channels supported, each virtual channel + have specific request line +- clocks: clock required + +Example: + +Controller: + dma0: dma@fcd02000 { + compatible = "hisilicon,k3-dma-1.0"; + reg = <0xfcd02000 0x1000>; + #dma-cells = <1>; + dma-channels = <16>; + dma-requests = <27>; + interrupts = <0 12 4>; + clocks = <&pclk>; + status = "disable"; + }; + +Client: +Use specific request line passing from dmax +For example, i2c0 read channel request line is 18, while write channel use 19 + + i2c0: i2c@fcb08000 { + compatible = "snps,designware-i2c"; + dmas = <&dma0 18 /* read channel */ + &dma0 19>; /* write channel */ + dma-names = "rx", "tx"; + }; + + i2c1: i2c@fcb09000 { + compatible = "snps,designware-i2c"; + dmas = <&dma0 20 /* read channel */ + &dma0 21>; /* write channel */ + dma-names = "rx", "tx"; + }; + diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/shdma.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/shdma.txt index c15994aa193..2a3f3b8946b 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/shdma.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/shdma.txt @@ -22,42 +22,51 @@ Optional properties (currently unused): * DMA controller Required properties: -- compatible: should be "renesas,shdma" +- compatible: should be of the form "renesas,shdma-<soc>", where <soc> should + be replaced with the desired SoC model, e.g. + "renesas,shdma-r8a73a4" for the system DMAC on r8a73a4 SoC Example: - dmac: dma-mux0 { + dmac: dma-multiplexer@0 { compatible = "renesas,shdma-mux"; #dma-cells = <1>; - dma-channels = <6>; + dma-channels = <20>; dma-requests = <256>; - reg = <0 0>; /* Needed for AUXDATA */ - #address-cells = <1>; - #size-cells = <1>; + #address-cells = <2>; + #size-cells = <2>; ranges; - dma0: shdma@fe008020 { - compatible = "renesas,shdma"; - reg = <0xfe008020 0x270>, - <0xfe009000 0xc>; + dma0: dma-controller@e6700020 { + compatible = "renesas,shdma-r8a73a4"; + reg = <0 0xe6700020 0 0x89e0>; interrupt-parent = <&gic>; - interrupts = <0 34 4 - 0 28 4 - 0 29 4 - 0 30 4 - 0 31 4 - 0 32 4 - 0 33 4>; + interrupts = <0 220 4 + 0 200 4 + 0 201 4 + 0 202 4 + 0 203 4 + 0 204 4 + 0 205 4 + 0 206 4 + 0 207 4 + 0 208 4 + 0 209 4 + 0 210 4 + 0 211 4 + 0 212 4 + 0 213 4 + 0 214 4 + 0 215 4 + 0 216 4 + 0 217 4 + 0 218 4 + 0 219 4>; interrupt-names = "error", "ch0", "ch1", "ch2", "ch3", - "ch4", "ch5"; - }; - - dma1: shdma@fe018020 { - ... - }; - - dma2: shdma@fe028020 { - ... + "ch4", "ch5", "ch6", "ch7", + "ch8", "ch9", "ch10", "ch11", + "ch12", "ch13", "ch14", "ch15", + "ch16", "ch17", "ch18", "ch19"; }; }; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/fsl-esdhc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/fsl-esdhc.txt index bd9be0b5bc2..b7943f3f999 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/fsl-esdhc.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/fsl-esdhc.txt @@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Optional properties: "bus-width = <1>" property. - sdhci,auto-cmd12: specifies that a controller can only handle auto CMD12. + - voltage-ranges : two cells are required, first cell specifies minimum + slot voltage (mV), second cell specifies maximum slot voltage (mV). + Several ranges could be specified. Example: @@ -29,4 +32,5 @@ sdhci@2e000 { interrupt-parent = <&ipic>; /* Filled in by U-Boot */ clock-frequency = <0>; + voltage-ranges = <3300 3300>; }; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/sja1000.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/sja1000.txt index c2dbcec0ee3..f2105a47ec8 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/sja1000.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/sja1000.txt @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Optional properties: If not specified or if the specified value is 0, the CLKOUT pin will be disabled. -- nxp,no-comparator-bypass : Allows to disable the CAN input comperator. +- nxp,no-comparator-bypass : Allows to disable the CAN input comparator. For further information, please have a look to the SJA1000 data sheet. diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power_supply/msm-poweroff.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power_supply/msm-poweroff.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ce44ad35756 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power_supply/msm-poweroff.txt @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +MSM Restart Driver + +A power supply hold (ps-hold) bit is set to power the msm chipsets. +Clearing that bit allows us to restart/poweroff. The difference +between poweroff and restart is determined by unique power manager IC +settings. + +Required Properties: +-compatible: "qcom,pshold" +-reg: Specifies the physical address of the ps-hold register + +Example: + + restart@fc4ab000 { + compatible = "qcom,pshold"; + reg = <0xfc4ab000 0x4>; + }; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/moxa,moxart-rtc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/moxa,moxart-rtc.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c9d3ac1477f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/moxa,moxart-rtc.txt @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +MOXA ART real-time clock + +Required properties: + +- compatible : Should be "moxa,moxart-rtc" +- gpio-rtc-sclk : RTC sclk gpio, with zero flags +- gpio-rtc-data : RTC data gpio, with zero flags +- gpio-rtc-reset : RTC reset gpio, with zero flags + +Example: + + rtc: rtc { + compatible = "moxa,moxart-rtc"; + gpio-rtc-sclk = <&gpio 5 0>; + gpio-rtc-data = <&gpio 6 0>; + gpio-rtc-reset = <&gpio 7 0>; + }; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/rtc-omap.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/rtc-omap.txt index b47aa415c82..5a0f02d34d9 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/rtc-omap.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/rtc-omap.txt @@ -1,7 +1,11 @@ TI Real Time Clock Required properties: -- compatible: "ti,da830-rtc" +- compatible: + - "ti,da830-rtc" - for RTC IP used similar to that on DA8xx SoC family. + - "ti,am3352-rtc" - for RTC IP used similar to that on AM335x SoC family. + This RTC IP has special WAKE-EN Register to enable + Wakeup generation for event Alarm. - reg: Address range of rtc register set - interrupts: rtc timer, alarm interrupts in order - interrupt-parent: phandle for the interrupt controller diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/rtc-palmas.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/rtc-palmas.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..adbccc0a51e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/rtc-palmas.txt @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +Palmas RTC controller bindings + +Required properties: +- compatible: + - "ti,palmas-rtc" for palma series of the RTC controller +- interrupt-parent: Parent interrupt device, must be handle of palmas node. +- interrupts: Interrupt number of RTC submodule on device. + +Optional properties: + +- ti,backup-battery-chargeable: The Palmas series device like TPS65913 or + TPS80036 supports the backup battery for powering the RTC when main + battery is removed or in very low power state. The backup battery + can be chargeable or non-chargeable. This flag will tells whether + battery is chargeable or not. If charging battery then driver can + enable the charging. +- ti,backup-battery-charge-high-current: Enable high current charging in + backup battery. Device supports the < 100mA and > 100mA charging. + The high current will be > 100mA. Absence of this property will + charge battery to lower current i.e. < 100mA. + +Example: + palmas: tps65913@58 { + ... + palmas_rtc: rtc { + compatible = "ti,palmas-rtc"; + interrupt-parent = <&palmas>; + interrupts = <8 0>; + ti,backup-battery-chargeable; + ti,backup-battery-charge-high-current; + }; + ... + }; diff --git a/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt b/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt index fb57d85e731..fcb34a5697e 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt +++ b/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt @@ -299,3 +299,6 @@ PWM PHY devm_usb_get_phy() devm_usb_put_phy() + +SLAVE DMA ENGINE + devm_acpi_dma_controller_register() diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt index fcc22c982a2..823c95faebd 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt @@ -854,16 +854,15 @@ Committed_AS: The amount of memory presently allocated on the system. The committed memory is a sum of all of the memory which has been allocated by processes, even if it has not been "used" by them as of yet. A process which malloc()'s 1G - of memory, but only touches 300M of it will only show up - as using 300M of memory even if it has the address space - allocated for the entire 1G. This 1G is memory which has - been "committed" to by the VM and can be used at any time - by the allocating application. With strict overcommit - enabled on the system (mode 2 in 'vm.overcommit_memory'), - allocations which would exceed the CommitLimit (detailed - above) will not be permitted. This is useful if one needs - to guarantee that processes will not fail due to lack of - memory once that memory has been successfully allocated. + of memory, but only touches 300M of it will show up as + using 1G. This 1G is memory which has been "committed" to + by the VM and can be used at any time by the allocating + application. With strict overcommit enabled on the system + (mode 2 in 'vm.overcommit_memory'),allocations which would + exceed the CommitLimit (detailed above) will not be permitted. + This is useful if one needs to guarantee that processes will + not fail due to lack of memory once that memory has been + successfully allocated. VmallocTotal: total size of vmalloc memory area VmallocUsed: amount of vmalloc area which is used VmallocChunk: largest contiguous block of vmalloc area which is free diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt index 59b4a0962e0..b176928e696 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt @@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ to just make sure certain lists can't become empty. Most systems just mount another filesystem over rootfs and ignore it. The amount of space an empty instance of ramfs takes up is tiny. +If CONFIG_TMPFS is enabled, rootfs will use tmpfs instead of ramfs by +default. To force ramfs, add "rootfstype=ramfs" to the kernel command +line. + What is initramfs? ------------------ diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt index c858f8419eb..c420676c6fe 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt @@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax). - "modules" This declares the symbol to be used as the MODULES symbol, which enables the third modular state for all config symbols. + At most one symbol may have the "modules" option set. - "env"=<value> This imports the environment variable into Kconfig. It behaves like diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt index e349f293cc9..8ef6dbb6a46 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt @@ -175,11 +175,9 @@ Searching in menuconfig: /^hotplug When searching, symbols are sorted thus: - - exact match first: an exact match is when the search matches - the complete symbol name; - - alphabetical order: when two symbols do not match exactly, - they are sorted in alphabetical order (in the user's current - locale). + - first, exact matches, sorted alphabetically (an exact match + is when the search matches the complete symbol name); + - then, other matches, sorted alphabetically. For example: ^ATH.K matches: ATH5K ATH9K ATH5K_AHB ATH5K_DEBUG [...] ATH6KL ATH6KL_DEBUG [...] ATH9K_AHB ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT ATH9K_COMMON [...] diff --git a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX index 18b64b2b8a6..f11580f8719 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX @@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ generic_netlink.txt - info on Generic Netlink gianfar.txt - Gianfar Ethernet Driver. +i40e.txt + - README for the Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 Driver (i40e). ieee802154.txt - Linux IEEE 802.15.4 implementation, API and drivers igb.txt diff --git a/Documentation/networking/i40e.txt b/Documentation/networking/i40e.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f737273c6dc --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/i40e.txt @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +Linux Base Driver for the Intel(R) Ethernet Controller XL710 Family +=================================================================== + +Intel i40e Linux driver. +Copyright(c) 2013 Intel Corporation. + +Contents +======== + +- Identifying Your Adapter +- Additional Configurations +- Performance Tuning +- Known Issues +- Support + + +Identifying Your Adapter +======================== + +The driver in this release is compatible with the Intel Ethernet +Controller XL710 Family. + +For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & +Driver ID Guide at: + + http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-012904.htm + + +Enabling the driver +=================== + +The driver is enabled via the standard kernel configuration system, +using the make command: + + Make oldconfig/silentoldconfig/menuconfig/etc. + +The driver is located in the menu structure at: + + -> Device Drivers + -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y]) + -> Ethernet driver support + -> Intel devices + -> Intel(R) Ethernet Controller XL710 Family + +Additional Configurations +========================= + + Generic Receive Offload (GRO) + ----------------------------- + The driver supports the in-kernel software implementation of GRO. GRO has + shown that by coalescing Rx traffic into larger chunks of data, CPU + utilization can be significantly reduced when under large Rx load. GRO is + an evolution of the previously-used LRO interface. GRO is able to coalesce + other protocols besides TCP. It's also safe to use with configurations that + are problematic for LRO, namely bridging and iSCSI. + + Ethtool + ------- + The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and + diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The latest + ethtool version is required for this functionality. + + The latest release of ethtool can be found from + https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool + + Data Center Bridging (DCB) + -------------------------- + DCB configuration is not currently supported. + + FCoE + ---- + Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) hardware offload is not currently + supported. + + MAC and VLAN anti-spoofing feature + ---------------------------------- + When a malicious driver attempts to send a spoofed packet, it is dropped by + the hardware and not transmitted. An interrupt is sent to the PF driver + notifying it of the spoof attempt. + + When a spoofed packet is detected the PF driver will send the following + message to the system log (displayed by the "dmesg" command): + + Spoof event(s) detected on VF (n) + + Where n=the VF that attempted to do the spoofing. + + +Performance Tuning +================== + +An excellent article on performance tuning can be found at: + +http://www.redhat.com/promo/summit/2008/downloads/pdf/Thursday/Mark_Wagner.pdf + + +Known Issues +============ + + +Support +======= + +For general information, go to the Intel support website at: + + http://support.intel.com + +or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at: + + http://e1000.sourceforge.net + +If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported +kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related +to the issue to e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net and copy +netdev@vger.kernel.org. diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index ab7d16efa96..9d4c1d18ad4 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ core_pattern is used to specify a core dumpfile pattern name. %<NUL> '%' is dropped %% output one '%' %p pid + %P global pid (init PID namespace) %u uid %g gid %d dump mode, matches PR_SET_DUMPABLE and diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt index 36ecc26c743..79a797eb3e8 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt @@ -200,17 +200,25 @@ fragmentation index is <= extfrag_threshold. The default value is 500. hugepages_treat_as_movable -This parameter is only useful when kernelcore= is specified at boot time to -create ZONE_MOVABLE for pages that may be reclaimed or migrated. Huge pages -are not movable so are not normally allocated from ZONE_MOVABLE. A non-zero -value written to hugepages_treat_as_movable allows huge pages to be allocated -from ZONE_MOVABLE. - -Once enabled, the ZONE_MOVABLE is treated as an area of memory the huge -pages pool can easily grow or shrink within. Assuming that applications are -not running that mlock() a lot of memory, it is likely the huge pages pool -can grow to the size of ZONE_MOVABLE by repeatedly entering the desired value -into nr_hugepages and triggering page reclaim. +This parameter controls whether we can allocate hugepages from ZONE_MOVABLE +or not. If set to non-zero, hugepages can be allocated from ZONE_MOVABLE. +ZONE_MOVABLE is created when kernel boot parameter kernelcore= is specified, +so this parameter has no effect if used without kernelcore=. + +Hugepage migration is now available in some situations which depend on the +architecture and/or the hugepage size. If a hugepage supports migration, +allocation from ZONE_MOVABLE is always enabled for the hugepage regardless +of the value of this parameter. +IOW, this parameter affects only non-migratable hugepages. + +Assuming that hugepages are not migratable in your system, one usecase of +this parameter is that users can make hugepage pool more extensible by +enabling the allocation from ZONE_MOVABLE. This is because on ZONE_MOVABLE +page reclaim/migration/compaction work more and you can get contiguous +memory more likely. Note that using ZONE_MOVABLE for non-migratable +hugepages can do harm to other features like memory hotremove (because +memory hotremove expects that memory blocks on ZONE_MOVABLE are always +removable,) so it's a trade-off responsible for the users. ============================================================== diff --git a/Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt b/Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt index 4ac359b7aa1..bdd4bb97fff 100644 --- a/Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt +++ b/Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt @@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ which function as described above for the default huge page-sized case. Interaction of Task Memory Policy with Huge Page Allocation/Freeing +=================================================================== Whether huge pages are allocated and freed via the /proc interface or the /sysfs interface using the nr_hugepages_mempolicy attribute, the NUMA @@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ resulting effect on persistent huge page allocation is as follows: of huge pages over all on-lines nodes with memory. Per Node Hugepages Attributes +============================= A subset of the contents of the root huge page control directory in sysfs, described above, will be replicated under each the system device of each @@ -258,6 +260,7 @@ applied, from which node the huge page allocation will be attempted. Using Huge Pages +================ If the user applications are going to request huge pages using mmap system call, then it is required that system administrator mount a file system of @@ -296,20 +299,16 @@ calls, though the mount of filesystem will be required for using mmap calls without MAP_HUGETLB. For an example of how to use mmap with MAP_HUGETLB see map_hugetlb.c. -******************************************************************* +Examples +======== -/* - * map_hugetlb: see tools/testing/selftests/vm/map_hugetlb.c - */ +1) map_hugetlb: see tools/testing/selftests/vm/map_hugetlb.c -******************************************************************* +2) hugepage-shm: see tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugepage-shm.c -/* - * hugepage-shm: see tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugepage-shm.c - */ +3) hugepage-mmap: see tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugepage-mmap.c -******************************************************************* - -/* - * hugepage-mmap: see tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugepage-mmap.c - */ +4) The libhugetlbfs (http://libhugetlbfs.sourceforge.net) library provides a + wide range of userspace tools to help with huge page usability, environment + setup, and control. Furthermore it provides useful test cases that should be + used when modifying code to ensure no regressions are introduced. diff --git a/Documentation/vm/soft-dirty.txt b/Documentation/vm/soft-dirty.txt index 9a12a5956bc..55684d11a1e 100644 --- a/Documentation/vm/soft-dirty.txt +++ b/Documentation/vm/soft-dirty.txt @@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ This is so, since the pages are still mapped to physical memory, and thus all the kernel does is finds this fact out and puts both writable and soft-dirty bits on the PTE. + While in most cases tracking memory changes by #PF-s is more than enough +there is still a scenario when we can lose soft dirty bits -- a task +unmaps a previously mapped memory region and then maps a new one at exactly +the same place. When unmap is called, the kernel internally clears PTE values +including soft dirty bits. To notify user space application about such +memory region renewal the kernel always marks new memory regions (and +expanded regions) as soft dirty. This feature is actively used by the checkpoint-restore project. You can find more details about it on http://criu.org |