Merge branch 'akpm' (patches from Andrew)

Merge yet more updates from Andrew Morton:

 - a pile of minor fs fixes and cleanups

 - kexec updates

 - random misc fixes in various places: vmcore, rbtree, eventfd, ipc, seccomp.

 - a series of python-based kgdb helper scripts

* emailed patches from Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>: (58 commits)
  seccomp: cap SECCOMP_RET_ERRNO data to MAX_ERRNO
  samples/seccomp: improve label helper
  ipc,sem: use current->state helpers
  scripts/gdb: disable pagination while printing from breakpoint handler
  scripts/gdb: define maintainer
  scripts/gdb: convert CpuList to generator function
  scripts/gdb: convert ModuleList to generator function
  scripts/gdb: use a generator instead of iterator for task list
  scripts/gdb: ignore byte-compiled python files
  scripts/gdb: port to python3 / gdb7.7
  scripts/gdb: add basic documentation
  scripts/gdb: add lx-lsmod command
  scripts/gdb: add class to iterate over CPU masks
  scripts/gdb: add lx_current convenience function
  scripts/gdb: add internal helper and convenience function for per-cpu lookup
  scripts/gdb: add get_gdbserver_type helper
  scripts/gdb: add internal helper and convenience function to retrieve thread_info
  scripts/gdb: add is_target_arch helper
  scripts/gdb: add helper and convenience function to look up tasks
  scripts/gdb: add task iteration class
  ...

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diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py
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+#
+# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
+#
+#  kernel log buffer dump
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2011, 2012
+#
+# Authors:
+#  Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
+#
+
+import gdb
+import string
+
+from linux import utils
+
+
+class LxDmesg(gdb.Command):
+    """Print Linux kernel log buffer."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(LxDmesg, self).__init__("lx-dmesg", gdb.COMMAND_DATA)
+
+    def invoke(self, arg, from_tty):
+        log_buf_addr = int(str(gdb.parse_and_eval("log_buf")).split()[0], 16)
+        log_first_idx = int(gdb.parse_and_eval("log_first_idx"))
+        log_next_idx = int(gdb.parse_and_eval("log_next_idx"))
+        log_buf_len = int(gdb.parse_and_eval("log_buf_len"))
+
+        inf = gdb.inferiors()[0]
+        start = log_buf_addr + log_first_idx
+        if log_first_idx < log_next_idx:
+            log_buf_2nd_half = -1
+            length = log_next_idx - log_first_idx
+            log_buf = inf.read_memory(start, length)
+        else:
+            log_buf_2nd_half = log_buf_len - log_first_idx
+            log_buf = inf.read_memory(start, log_buf_2nd_half) + \
+                inf.read_memory(log_buf_addr, log_next_idx)
+
+        pos = 0
+        while pos < log_buf.__len__():
+            length = utils.read_u16(log_buf[pos + 8:pos + 10])
+            if length == 0:
+                if log_buf_2nd_half == -1:
+                    gdb.write("Corrupted log buffer!\n")
+                    break
+                pos = log_buf_2nd_half
+                continue
+
+            text_len = utils.read_u16(log_buf[pos + 10:pos + 12])
+            text = log_buf[pos + 16:pos + 16 + text_len]
+            time_stamp = utils.read_u64(log_buf[pos:pos + 8])
+
+            for line in memoryview(text).tobytes().splitlines():
+                gdb.write("[{time:12.6f}] {line}\n".format(
+                    time=time_stamp / 1000000000.0,
+                    line=line))
+
+            pos += length
+
+
+LxDmesg()