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-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop16
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-eeepc-wmi10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/Locking7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/trace/postprocess/trace-vmscan-postprocess.pl11
8 files changed, 51 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop
index 1d775390e85..41ff8ae4dee 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop
@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ Date: January 2007
KernelVersion: 2.6.20
Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
Description:
- Control the bluetooth device. 1 means on, 0 means off.
+ Control the wlan device. 1 means on, 0 means off.
This may control the led, the device or both.
Users: Lapsus
+
+What: /sys/devices/platform/asus_laptop/wimax
+Date: October 2010
+KernelVersion: 2.6.37
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Control the wimax device. 1 means on, 0 means off.
+
+What: /sys/devices/platform/asus_laptop/wwan
+Date: October 2010
+KernelVersion: 2.6.37
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Control the wwan (3G) device. 1 means on, 0 means off.
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-eeepc-wmi b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-eeepc-wmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4b5fef5fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-eeepc-wmi
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+What: /sys/devices/platform/eeepc-wmi/cpufv
+Date: Oct 2010
+KernelVersion: 2.6.37
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Change CPU clock configuration (write-only).
+ There are three available clock configuration:
+ * 0 -> Super Performance Mode
+ * 1 -> High Performance Mode
+ * 2 -> Power Saving Mode
diff --git a/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c b/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c
index a2976a6de03..e9c77788a39 100644
--- a/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c
+++ b/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
default:
fprintf(stderr, "Unknown nla_type %d\n",
na->nla_type);
+ case TASKSTATS_TYPE_NULL:
break;
}
na = (struct nlattr *) (GENLMSG_DATA(&msg) + len);
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
index a91f3089001..b6426f15b4a 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
@@ -173,12 +173,13 @@ prototypes:
sector_t (*bmap)(struct address_space *, sector_t);
int (*invalidatepage) (struct page *, unsigned long);
int (*releasepage) (struct page *, int);
+ void (*freepage)(struct page *);
int (*direct_IO)(int, struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *iov,
loff_t offset, unsigned long nr_segs);
int (*launder_page) (struct page *);
locking rules:
- All except set_page_dirty may block
+ All except set_page_dirty and freepage may block
BKL PageLocked(page) i_mutex
writepage: no yes, unlocks (see below)
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ perform_write: no n/a yes
bmap: no
invalidatepage: no yes
releasepage: no yes
+freepage: no yes
direct_IO: no
launder_page: no yes
@@ -288,6 +290,9 @@ buffers from the page in preparation for freeing it. It returns zero to
indicate that the buffers are (or may be) freeable. If ->releasepage is zero,
the kernel assumes that the fs has no private interest in the buffers.
+ ->freepage() is called when the kernel is done dropping the page
+from the page cache.
+
->launder_page() may be called prior to releasing a page if
it is still found to be dirty. It returns zero if the page was successfully
cleaned, or an error value if not. Note that in order to prevent the page
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
index 55c28b79d8d..20899e095e7 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ struct address_space_operations {
sector_t (*bmap)(struct address_space *, sector_t);
int (*invalidatepage) (struct page *, unsigned long);
int (*releasepage) (struct page *, int);
+ void (*freepage)(struct page *);
ssize_t (*direct_IO)(int, struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *iov,
loff_t offset, unsigned long nr_segs);
struct page* (*get_xip_page)(struct address_space *, sector_t,
@@ -678,6 +679,12 @@ struct address_space_operations {
need to ensure this. Possibly it can clear the PageUptodate
bit if it cannot free private data yet.
+ freepage: freepage is called once the page is no longer visible in
+ the page cache in order to allow the cleanup of any private
+ data. Since it may be called by the memory reclaimer, it
+ should not assume that the original address_space mapping still
+ exists, and it should not block.
+
direct_IO: called by the generic read/write routines to perform
direct_IO - that is IO requests which bypass the page cache
and transfer data directly between the storage and the
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index cdd2a6e8a3b..8b61c936099 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2175,11 +2175,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
reset_devices [KNL] Force drivers to reset the underlying device
during initialization.
- resource_alloc_from_bottom
- Allocate new resources from the beginning of available
- space, not the end. If you need to use this, please
- report a bug.
-
resume= [SWSUSP]
Specify the partition device for software suspend
diff --git a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
index 489e9bacd16..41cc7b30d7d 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ drivers/base/power/runtime.c and include/linux/pm_runtime.h:
zero)
bool pm_runtime_suspended(struct device *dev);
- - return true if the device's runtime PM status is 'suspended', or false
- otherwise
+ - return true if the device's runtime PM status is 'suspended' and its
+ 'power.disable_depth' field is equal to zero, or false otherwise
void pm_runtime_allow(struct device *dev);
- set the power.runtime_auto flag for the device and decrease its usage
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/postprocess/trace-vmscan-postprocess.pl b/Documentation/trace/postprocess/trace-vmscan-postprocess.pl
index b3e73ddb156..12cecc83cd9 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/postprocess/trace-vmscan-postprocess.pl
+++ b/Documentation/trace/postprocess/trace-vmscan-postprocess.pl
@@ -373,9 +373,18 @@ EVENT_PROCESS:
print " $regex_lru_isolate/o\n";
next;
}
+ my $isolate_mode = $1;
my $nr_scanned = $4;
my $nr_contig_dirty = $7;
- $perprocesspid{$process_pid}->{HIGH_NR_SCANNED} += $nr_scanned;
+
+ # To closer match vmstat scanning statistics, only count isolate_both
+ # and isolate_inactive as scanning. isolate_active is rotation
+ # isolate_inactive == 0
+ # isolate_active == 1
+ # isolate_both == 2
+ if ($isolate_mode != 1) {
+ $perprocesspid{$process_pid}->{HIGH_NR_SCANNED} += $nr_scanned;
+ }
$perprocesspid{$process_pid}->{HIGH_NR_CONTIG_DIRTY} += $nr_contig_dirty;
} elsif ($tracepoint eq "mm_vmscan_lru_shrink_inactive") {
$details = $5;