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2008-04-18Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6Linus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6: (137 commits) [SCSI] iscsi: bidi support for iscsi_tcp [SCSI] iscsi: bidi support at the generic libiscsi level [SCSI] iscsi: extended cdb support [SCSI] zfcp: Fix error handling for blocked unit for send FCP command [SCSI] zfcp: Remove zfcp_erp_wait from slave destory handler to fix deadlock [SCSI] zfcp: fix 31 bit compile warnings [SCSI] bsg: no need to set BSG_F_BLOCK bit in bsg_complete_all_commands [SCSI] bsg: remove minor in struct bsg_device [SCSI] bsg: use better helper list functions [SCSI] bsg: replace kobject_get with blk_get_queue [SCSI] bsg: takes a ref to struct device in fops->open [SCSI] qla1280: remove version check [SCSI] libsas: fix endianness bug in sas_ata [SCSI] zfcp: fix compiler warning caused by poking inside new semaphore (linux-next) [SCSI] aacraid: Do not describe check_reset parameter with its value [SCSI] aacraid: Fix down_interruptible() to check the return value [SCSI] sun3_scsi_vme: add MODULE_LICENSE [SCSI] st: rename flush_write_buffer() [SCSI] tgt: use KMEM_CACHE macro [SCSI] initio: fix big endian problems for auto request sense ...
2008-04-18Merge branch 'for-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ieee1394/linux1394-2.6 * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ieee1394/linux1394-2.6: (43 commits) firewire: cleanups firewire: fix synchronization of gap counts firewire: wait until PHY configuration packet was transmitted (fix bus reset loop) firewire: remove unused struct member firewire: use bitwise and to get reg in handle_registers firewire: replace more hex values with defined csr constants firewire: reread config ROM when device reset the bus firewire: replace static ROM cache by allocated cache firewire: fw-ohci: work around generation bug in TI controllers (fix AV/C and more) firewire: fw-ohci: extend logging of bus generations and node ID firewire: fw-ohci: conditionally log busReset interrupts firewire: fw-ohci: don't append to AT context when it's not active firewire: fw-ohci: log regAccessFail events firewire: fw-ohci: make sure HCControl register LPS bit is set firewire: fw-ohci: missing PPC PMac feature calls in failure path firewire: fw-ohci: untangle a mixed unsigned/signed expression firewire: debug interrupt events firewire: fw-ohci: catch self_id_count == 0 firewire: fw-ohci: add self ID error check firewire: fw-ohci: refactor probe, remove, suspend, resume ...
2008-04-18Merge branch 'upstream-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mfasheh/ocfs2 * 'upstream-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mfasheh/ocfs2: (64 commits) ocfs2/net: Add debug interface to o2net ocfs2: Only build ocfs2/dlm with the o2cb stack module ocfs2/cluster: Get rid of arguments to the timeout routines ocfs2: Put tree in MAINTAINERS ocfs2: Use BUG_ON ocfs2: Convert ocfs2 over to unlocked_ioctl ocfs2: Improve rename locking fs/ocfs2/aops.c: test for IS_ERR rather than 0 ocfs2: Add inode stealing for ocfs2_reserve_new_inode ocfs2: Add ac_alloc_slot in ocfs2_alloc_context ocfs2: Add a new parameter for ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits ocfs2: Enable cross extent block merge. ocfs2: Add support for cross extent block ocfs2: Move /sys/o2cb to /sys/fs/o2cb sysfs: Allow removal of symlinks in the sysfs root ocfs2: Reconnect after idle time out. ocfs2/dlm: Cleanup lockres print ocfs2/dlm: Fix lockname in lockres print function ocfs2/dlm: Move dlm_print_one_mle() from dlmmaster.c to dlmdebug.c ocfs2/dlm: Dumps the purgelist into a debugfs file ...
2008-04-18Merge branch 'release' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6 * 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6: (27 commits) [IA64] kdump: Add crash_save_vmcoreinfo for INIT [IA64] Fix NUMA configuration issue [IA64] Itanium Spec updates [IA64] Untangle sync_icache_dcache() page size determination [IA64] arch/ia64/kernel/: use time_* macros [IA64] remove redundant display of free swap space in show_mem() [IA64] make IOMMU respect the segment boundary limits [IA64] kprobes: kprobe-booster for ia64 [IA64] fix getpid and set_tid_address fast system calls for pid namespaces [IA64] Replace explicit jiffies tests with time_* macros. [IA64] use goto to jump out do/while_each_thread [IA64] Fix unlock ordering in smp_callin [IA64] pgd_offset() constfication. [IA64] kdump: crash.c coding style fix [IA64] kdump: add kdump_on_fatal_mca [IA64] Minimize per_cpu reservations. [IA64] Correct pernodesize calculation. [IA64] Kernel parameter for max number of concurrent global TLB purges [IA64] Multiple outstanding ptc.g instruction support [IA64] Implement smp_call_function_mask for ia64 ...
2008-04-18ocfs2: Move /sys/o2cb to /sys/fs/o2cbMark Fasheh
/sys/fs is where we really want file system specific sysfs objects. Ocfs2-tools has been updated to look in /sys/fs/o2cb. We can maintain backwards compatibility with old ocfs2-tools by using a sysfs symlink. After some time (2 years), the symlink can be safely removed. This patch also adds documentation to make it easier for people to figure out what /sys/fs/o2cb is used for. Signed-off-by: Mark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com>
2008-04-18ocfs2: Document /sys/fs/ocfs2Joel Becker
Add ABI documentation for these files: /sys/fs/ocfs2/max_locking_protocol /sys/fs/ocfs2/loaded_cluster_plugins /sys/fs/ocfs2/active_cluster_plugin /sys/fs/ocfs2/cluster_stack Signed-off-by: Joel Becker <joel.becker@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Mark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com>
2008-04-18firewire: fw-ohci: add option for remote debuggingStefan Richter
This way firewire-ohci can be used for remote debugging like ohci1394. Version with amendment from Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:08:08 +0200. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> Acked-by: Bernhard Kaindl <bk@suse.de>
2008-04-18Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://oss.sgi.com:8090/xfs/xfs-2.6Linus Torvalds
* 'for-linus' of git://oss.sgi.com:8090/xfs/xfs-2.6: (87 commits) [XFS] Fix merge failure [XFS] The forward declarations for the xfs_ioctl() helpers and the [XFS] Update XFS documentation for noikeep/ikeep. [XFS] Update XFS Documentation for ikeep and ihashsize [XFS] Remove unused HAVE_SPLICE macro. [XFS] Remove CONFIG_XFS_SECURITY. [XFS] xfs_bmap_compute_maxlevels should be based on di_forkoff [XFS] Always use di_forkoff when checking for attr space. [XFS] Ensure the inode is joined in xfs_itruncate_finish [XFS] Remove periodic logging of in-core superblock counters. [XFS] fix logic error in xfs_alloc_ag_vextent_near() [XFS] Don't error out on good I/Os. [XFS] Catch log unmount failures. [XFS] Sanitise xfs_log_force error checking. [XFS] Check for errors when changing buffer pointers. [XFS] Don't allow silent errors in xfs_inactive(). [XFS] Catch errors from xfs_imap(). [XFS] xfs_bulkstat_one_dinode() never returns an error. [XFS] xfs_iflush_fork() never returns an error. [XFS] Catch unwritten extent conversion errors. ...
2008-04-18Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bart/ide-2.6Linus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bart/ide-2.6: (58 commits) ide: remove ide_init_default_irq() macro ide: move default IDE ports setup to ide_generic host driver ide: remove obsoleted "idex=noprobe" kernel parameter (take 2) ide: remove needless hwif->irq check from ide_hwif_configure() ide: init hwif->{io_ports,irq} explicitly in legacy VLB host drivers ide: limit legacy VLB host drivers to alpha, x86 and mips cmd640: init hwif->{io_ports,irq} explicitly cmd640: cleanup setup_device_ptrs() ide: add ide-4drives host driver (take 3) ide: remove ppc ifdef from init_ide_data() ide: remove ide_default_io_ctl() macro ide: remove CONFIG_IDE_ARCH_OBSOLETE_INIT ide: add CONFIG_IDE_ARCH_OBSOLETE_DEFAULTS (take 2) ppc/pmac: remove no longer needed IDE quirk ppc: don't include <linux/ide.h> ppc: remove ppc_ide_md ppc/pplus: remove ppc_ide_md.ide_init_hwif hook ppc/sandpoint: remove ppc_ide_md hooks ppc/lopec: remove ppc_ide_md hooks ppc/mpc8xx: remove ppc_ide_md hooks ...
2008-04-18Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/linux-2.6-hrtLinus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/linux-2.6-hrt: clocksource: make clocksource watchdog cycle through online CPUs Documentation: move timer related documentation to a single place clockevents: optimise tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick() a bit locking: remove unused double_spin_lock() hrtimers: simplify lockdep handling timers: simplify lockdep handling posix-timers: fix shadowed variables timer_list: add annotations to workqueue.c hrtimer: use nanosleep specific restart_block fields hrtimer: add nanosleep specific restart_block member
2008-04-18Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mingo/linux-2.6-kgdbLinus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mingo/linux-2.6-kgdb: kgdb: always use icache flush for sw breakpoints kgdb: fix SMP NMI kgdb_handle_exception exit race kgdb: documentation fixes kgdb: allow static kgdbts boot configuration kgdb: add documentation kgdb: Kconfig fix kgdb: add kgdb internal test suite kgdb: fix several kgdb regressions kgdb: kgdboc pl011 I/O module kgdb: fix optional arch functions and probe_kernel_* kgdb: add x86 HW breakpoints kgdb: print breakpoint removed on exception kgdb: clocksource watchdog kgdb: fix NMI hangs kgdb: fix kgdboc dynamic module configuration kgdb: document parameters x86: kgdb support consoles: polling support, kgdboc kgdb: core uaccess: add probe_kernel_write()
2008-04-18Merge branch 'for-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/x86/linux-2.6-x86 * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/x86/linux-2.6-x86: (613 commits) x86: standalone trampoline code x86: move suspend wakeup code to C x86: coding style fixes to arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c x86: setup_trampoline() - fix section mismatch warning x86: section mismatch fixes, #1 x86: fix paranoia about using BIOS quickboot mechanism. x86: print out buggy mptable x86: use cpu_online() x86: use cpumask_of_cpu() x86: remove unnecessary tmp local variable x86: remove unnecessary memset() x86: use ioapic_read_entry() and ioapic_write_entry() x86: avoid redundant loop in io_apic_level_ack_pending() x86: remove superfluous initialisation in boot code. x86: merge mpparse_{32,64}.c x86: unify mp_register_gsi x86: unify mp_config_acpi_legacy_irqs x86: unify mp_register_ioapic x86: unify uniq_io_apic_id x86: unify smp_scan_config ...
2008-04-18[XFS] Update XFS documentation for noikeep/ikeep.Josef Sipek
Mention how DMAPI affects default for noikeep. Slightly modified since Josef's patch was based on an old xfs.txt prior to Dave's (dgc) checkin which missed going to oss. Signed-off-by: Josef Sipek <jeffpc@josefsipek.net> Signed-off-by: Tim Shimmin <tes@sgi.com>
2008-04-18[XFS] Update XFS Documentation for ikeep and ihashsizeDavid Chinner
Update xfs docs for: * In memory inode hashes has been removed. * noikeep is now the default. SGI-PV: 969561 SGI-Modid: 2.6.x-xfs-melb:linux:29481b Signed-off-by: David Chinner <dgc@sgi.com> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Signed-off-by: Tim Shimmin <tes@sgi.com>
2008-04-18ide: remove obsoleted "idex=noprobe" kernel parameter (take 2)Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
* Remove obsoleted "idex=noprobe" kernel parameter. * Remove no longer needed hwif->noprobe quirk from ide_hwif_configure() and hwif->noprobe checking from cmd640.c. v2: * "ide?=noprobe" -> "ide?=ata66" in Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt. Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
2008-04-18ide: add ide-4drives host driver (take 3)Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_4DRIVES deserves its own host driver: * Add drivers/ide/legacy/ide-4drives.c and move "4drives" support there. * Add ide-4drives.o in the link order after all other legacy host drivers enabled by "ide0=" options (they all are mutually exclusive). * Make ide-4drives host driver probe itself for IDE devices instead of indirectly depending on ide_generic host driver. * Add "probe" module parameter to ide-4drives and update documentation. v2: * s/paramater/parameter/ in ide.txt. (Noticed by Randy Dunlap) v3: * s/ide_4drives.probe/ide-4drives.probe/ in help entry. (Noticed by Sergei Shtylyov) Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
2008-04-18ide: remove obsoleted "idex=base[,ctl[,irq]]" kernel parameters (take 2)Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
* Remove obsoleted "idex=base[,ctl[,irq]]" kernel parameters and update Documentation/ide/ide.txt. * Remove no longer needed ide_forced chipset type. v2: * is_chipset_set[] -> is_chipset_set in ide.c. * Documentation/ide/ide.txt fix. Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
2008-04-18ide: remove CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE config option (take 2)Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
* Remove CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD hack from init_hwif_default() ("hda=noprobe hdb=noprobe" kernel parameters should be used instead if somebody wishes to use the old "hd" driver). * Make CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_ONLY config option available also when IDE subsystem is used and update help entry. * Remove no longer needed CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE config option. v2: * Update documentation to suggest "hda=noprobe hdb=noprobe" instead of obsoleted "ide0=noprobe". * Update Documentation/ide/ide.txt. Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
2008-04-18ide: add warm-plug support for IDE devices (take 2)Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
* Add 'struct class ide_port_class' ('ide_port' class) and a 'struct device *portdev' ('ide_port' class device) in ide_hwif_t. * Register 'ide_port' class in ide_init() and unregister it in cleanup_module(). * Create ->portdev in ide_register_port () and unregister it in ide_unregister(). * Add "delete_devices" class device attribute for unregistering IDE devices on a port and "scan" one for probing+registering IDE devices on a port. * Add ide_sysfs_register_port() helper for registering "delete_devices" and "scan" attributes with ->portdev. Call it in ide_device_add_all(). * Document IDE warm-plug support in Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt. v2: * Convert patch from using 'struct class_device' to use 'struct device'. (thanks to Kay Sievers for doing it) Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
2008-04-18IDE: remove ide=reverse IDE coreGreg Kroah-Hartman
This option is obsolete and can be removed safely. It allows us to remove the pci_get_device_reverse() function from the PCI core. Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
2008-04-17kgdb: documentation fixesJason Wessel
Minor cleanups to kgdb docs. Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-04-17kgdb: add documentationJason Wessel
Add in the kgdb documentation for kgdb. Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-04-17kgdb: document parametersJason Wessel
document the kgdboc module/boot parameter. Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com> Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-04-17Pull nptcg into release branchTony Luck
Conflicts: arch/ia64/mm/tlb.c
2008-04-17x86: extend the scheduled bzImage symlinks removalIngo Molnar
use of the bzImage symlinks in developer scripts is still widespread, so lets extend the removal period by 2 years. These symlinks cost us near nothing. Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-04-17x86: memtest bootparamYinghai Lu
Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-04-17x86: PAT documentationvenkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com
Documentation about PAT related interfaces, intended usage and memory attribute relationship. Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-04-17x86 iommu: add more documentationPavel Machek
Fix coding style in pci-dma_64.c and add stubs for documentation. I hope someone fills the rest, I understand maybe off and soft... Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-04-17x86: boot protocol updatesIan Campbell
Also update field names to simply payload_{offset,length} so as to not rule out uncompressed images. Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ijc@hellion.org.uk> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org> Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-04-17x86: add a crc32 checksum to the kernel image.Ian Campbell
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
2008-04-17x86: use ELF format in compressed images.Ian Campbell
Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ijc@hellion.org.uk> Cc: Ian Campbell <ijc@hellion.org.uk> Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org> Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org> Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
2008-04-17x86: add gbpages switchesIngo Molnar
These new controls toggle experimental support for a new CPU feature, the straightforward extension of largepages from the pmd level to the pud level, which allows 1GB (kernel) TLBs instead of 2MB TLBs. Turn it off by default, as this code has not been tested well enough yet. Use the CONFIG_DIRECT_GBPAGES=y .config option or gbpages on the boot line can be used to enable it. If enabled in the .config then nogbpages boot option disables it. Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
2008-04-17Documentation: move timer related documentation to a single placeThomas Gleixner
We have two directories with timer related information in Documentation/: hrtimers/ and hrtimer/. timer_stats are not restricted to hrtimers. Move all those files into Documentation/timers where we can pile up other timer related docs as well. Pointed-out-by: Randy Dunlap <randy@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
2008-04-17[S390] Add debug_register_mode() function to debug feature APIMichael Holzheu
The new function supports setting of permissions for the debugfs files created by the debug feature. In addition to that, the function provides uid and gid as parameters for future use. Currently only root is allowed for uid and gid. Signed-off-by: Michael Holzheu <holzheu@de.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>
2008-04-16Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6Linus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: [TCP]: Add return value indication to tcp_prune_ofo_queue(). PS3: gelic: fix the oops on the broken IE returned from the hypervisor b43legacy: fix DMA mapping leakage mac80211: remove message on receiving unexpected unencrypted frames Update rt2x00 MAINTAINERS entry Add rfkill to MAINTAINERS file rfkill: Fix device type check when toggling states b43legacy: Fix usage of struct device used for DMAing ssb: Fix usage of struct device used for DMAing MAINTAINERS: move to generic repository for iwlwifi b43legacy: fix initvals loading on bcm4303 rtl8187: Add missing priv->vif assignments netconsole: only set CON_PRINTBUFFER if the user specifies a netconsole [CAN]: Update documentation of struct sockaddr_can MAINTAINERS: isdn4linux@listserv.isdn4linux.de is subscribers-only [TCP]: Fix never pruned tcp out-of-order queue. [NET_SCHED] sch_api: fix qdisc_tree_decrease_qlen() loop
2008-04-15Documentation: correct overcommit caveat in hugetlbpage.txtNishanth Aravamudan
As shown by Gurudas Pai recently, we can put hugepages into the surplus state (by echo 0 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages), even when /proc/sys/vm/nr_overcommit_hugepages is 0. This is actually correct, to allow the original goal (shrink the static pool to 0) to succeed (we are converting hugepages to surplus because they are in use). However, the documentation does not accurately reflect this case. Update it. Signed-off-by: Nishanth Aravamudan <nacc@us.ibm.com> Acked-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-04-15Fix typos in Documentation/filesystems/seq_file.txtDmitri Vorobiev
A couple of typos crept into the newly added document about the seq_file interface. This patch corrects those typos and simultaneously deletes unnecessary trailing spaces. Signed-off-by: Dmitri Vorobiev <dmitri.vorobiev@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-04-15[CAN]: Update documentation of struct sockaddr_canOliver Hartkopp
The struct sockaddr_can has been simplified in the code review process. This patch updates this simplification also in the associated documentation in can.txt . Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <oliver@hartkopp.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2008-04-11Merge branch 'docs' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6Linus Torvalds
* 'docs' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6: Add additional examples in Documentation/spinlocks.txt Move sched-rt-group.txt to scheduler/ Documentation: move rpc-cache.txt to filesystems/ Documentation: move nfsroot.txt to filesystems/ Spell out behavior of atomic_dec_and_lock() in kerneldoc Fix a typo in highres.txt Fixes to the seq_file document Fill out information on patch tags in SubmittingPatches Add the seq_file documentation
2008-04-11Add additional examples in Documentation/spinlocks.txtMark Fasheh
Checkpatch will throw an error if code doesn't use the correct initializers for static spinlocks: ERROR: Use of SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED is deprecated: see Documentation/spinlocks.txt This is fine, but Documentation/spinlocks.txt isn't very clear on how to _use_ the new initializers for static variables. To save people time in the future, I added two small examples of how to fix old-style static initializers to be more lockdep friendly. Signed-off-by: Mark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2008-04-11Move sched-rt-group.txt to scheduler/J. Bruce Fields
Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2008-04-11Documentation: move rpc-cache.txt to filesystems/J. Bruce Fields
This file is nfs-related. (Maybe Documentation/filesystems/ would benefit from a separate nfs/ directory at some point.) Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2008-04-11Documentation: move nfsroot.txt to filesystems/J. Bruce Fields
Documentation/ is a little large, and filesystems/ seems an obvious place for this file. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2008-04-08spi: documentation tweaksDavid Brownell
Update SPI documentation to clarify some areas of recent confusion: clock polarity takes effect when chipselect goes active; and zero length buffers are OK in certain cases. Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-04-07[SCSI] st: show options currently set in sysfsKai Makisara
Show the current binary tape driver and mode options is sysfs. A file (options) is created in each directory in /sys/class/scsi_tape. The files contain masks showing the options. The mask bit definitions are the same as used when setting the options using the MTSETDRVBUFFER function in the MTIOCTOP ioctl (defined in include/linux/mtio.h). For example: > cat /sys/class/scsi_tape/nst0/options 0x00000d07 [jejb: updated doc with correction from Randy Dunlap] Signed-off-by: Kai Makisara <kai.makisara@kolumbus.fi> Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com>
2008-04-07[SCSI] st: add option to use SILI in variable block readsKai Makisara
Add new option MT_ST_SILI to enable setting the SILI bit in reads in variable block mode. If SILI is set, reading a block shorter than the byte count does not result in CHECK CONDITION. The length of the block is determined using the residual count from the HBA. Avoiding the REQUEST SENSE command for every block speeds up some real applications considerably. Signed-off-by: Kai Makisara <kai.makisara@kolumbus.fi> Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com>
2008-04-04cgroups: add cgroup support for enabling controllers at boot timePaul Menage
The effects of cgroup_disable=foo are: - foo isn't auto-mounted if you mount all cgroups in a single hierarchy - foo isn't visible as an individually mountable subsystem As a result there will only ever be one call to foo->create(), at init time; all processes will stay in this group, and the group will never be mounted on a visible hierarchy. Any additional effects (e.g. not allocating metadata) are up to the foo subsystem. This doesn't handle early_init subsystems (their "disabled" bit isn't set be, but it could easily be extended to do so if any of the early_init systems wanted it - I think it would just involve some nastier parameter processing since it would occur before the command-line argument parser had been run. Hugh said: Ballpark figures, I'm trying to get this question out rather than processing the exact numbers: CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR adds 15% overhead to the affected paths, booting with cgroup_disable=memory cuts that back to 1% overhead (due to slightly bigger struct page). I'm no expert on distros, they may have no interest whatever in CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR=y; and the rest of us can easily build with or without it, or apply the cgroup_disable=memory patches. Unix bench's execl test result on x86_64 was == just after boot without mounting any cgroup fs.== mem_cgorup=off : Execl Throughput 43.0 3150.1 732.6 mem_cgroup=on : Execl Throughput 43.0 2932.6 682.0 == [lizf@cn.fujitsu.com: fix boot option parsing] Signed-off-by: Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Paul Menage <menage@google.com> Cc: Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@openvz.org> Cc: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> Cc: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com> Cc: Sudhir Kumar <skumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamamoto@valinux.co.jp> Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com> Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-04-04[IA64] Kernel parameter for max number of concurrent global TLB purgesFenghua Yu
The patch defines kernel parameter "nptcg=". The parameter overrides max number of concurrent global TLB purges which is reported from either PAL_VM_SUMMARY or SAL PALO. Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
2008-04-02doc: fix typo in SubmittingPatchesJim Meyering
Signed-off-by: Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-04-02Fix typos in Documentation/unaligned-memory-access.txtDmitri Vorobiev
This patch deletes a couple of superfluous word occurrences in the document Documentation/unaligned-memory-access.txt. Thanks to Sebastien Dugue for the remark about English usage. Signed-off-by: Dmitri Vorobiev <dmitri.vorobiev@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>