Merge tag 'v3.15-rc1' into patchwork

Linux 3.15-rc1

* tag 'v3.15-rc1': (12180 commits)
  Linux 3.15-rc1
  mm: Initialize error in shmem_file_aio_read()
  cifs: Use min_t() when comparing "size_t" and "unsigned long"
  sym53c8xx_2: Set DID_REQUEUE return code when aborting squeue
  powerpc: Don't try to set LPCR unless we're in hypervisor mode
  futex: update documentation for ordering guarantees
  ceph: fix pr_fmt() redefinition
  vti: don't allow to add the same tunnel twice
  gre: don't allow to add the same tunnel twice
  drivers: net: xen-netfront: fix array initialization bug
  missing bits of "splice: fix racy pipe->buffers uses"
  cifs: fix the race in cifs_writev()
  ceph_sync_{,direct_}write: fix an oops on ceph_osdc_new_request() failure
  pktgen: be friendly to LLTX devices
  r8152: check RTL8152_UNPLUG
  net: sun4i-emac: add promiscuous support
  net/apne: replace IS_ERR and PTR_ERR with PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO
  blackfin: cleanup board files
  bf609: clock: drop unused clock bit set/clear functions
  Blackfin: bf537: rename "CONFIG_ADT75"
  ...

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
index 765125dff20..8ebd9f88a6f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
@@ -351,14 +351,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_insert_flip_string_flags);
  *	Takes any pending buffers and transfers their ownership to the
  *	ldisc side of the queue. It then schedules those characters for
  *	processing by the line discipline.
- *	Note that this function can only be used when the low_latency flag
- *	is unset. Otherwise the workqueue won't be flushed.
  */
 
 void tty_schedule_flip(struct tty_port *port)
 {
 	struct tty_bufhead *buf = &port->buf;
-	WARN_ON(port->low_latency);
 
 	buf->tail->commit = buf->tail->used;
 	schedule_work(&buf->work);
@@ -482,17 +479,15 @@ static void flush_to_ldisc(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 void tty_flush_to_ldisc(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	if (!tty->port->low_latency)
-		flush_work(&tty->port->buf.work);
+	flush_work(&tty->port->buf.work);
 }
 
 /**
  *	tty_flip_buffer_push	-	terminal
  *	@port: tty port to push
  *
- *	Queue a push of the terminal flip buffers to the line discipline. This
- *	function must not be called from IRQ context if port->low_latency is
- *	set.
+ *	Queue a push of the terminal flip buffers to the line discipline.
+ *	Can be called from IRQ/atomic context.
  *
  *	In the event of the queue being busy for flipping the work will be
  *	held off and retried later.
@@ -500,14 +495,7 @@ void tty_flush_to_ldisc(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 void tty_flip_buffer_push(struct tty_port *port)
 {
-	struct tty_bufhead *buf = &port->buf;
-
-	buf->tail->commit = buf->tail->used;
-
-	if (port->low_latency)
-		flush_to_ldisc(&buf->work);
-	else
-		schedule_work(&buf->work);
+	tty_schedule_flip(port);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_flip_buffer_push);