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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/Changes | 43 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/CodingStyle | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/spinlocks.txt | 45 |
8 files changed, 78 insertions, 71 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes index 5f4828a034e..b1758088527 100644 --- a/Documentation/Changes +++ b/Documentation/Changes @@ -2,13 +2,7 @@ Intro ===== This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of -software necessary to run the 2.6 kernels, as well as provide brief -instructions regarding any other "Gotchas" users may encounter when -trying life on the Bleeding Edge. If upgrading from a pre-2.4.x -kernel, please consult the Changes file included with 2.4.x kernels for -additional information; most of that information will not be repeated -here. Basically, this document assumes that your system is already -functional and running at least 2.4.x kernels. +software necessary to run the 3.0 kernels. This document is originally based on my "Changes" file for 2.0.x kernels and therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch, @@ -22,11 +16,10 @@ Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've encountered a bug! If you're unsure what version you're currently running, the suggested command should tell you. -Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already -functionally running a Linux 2.4 kernel. Also, not all tools are -necessary on all systems; obviously, if you don't have any ISDN -hardware, for example, you probably needn't concern yourself with -isdn4k-utils. +Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already functionally +running a Linux kernel. Also, not all tools are necessary on all +systems; obviously, if you don't have any ISDN hardware, for example, +you probably needn't concern yourself with isdn4k-utils. o Gnu C 3.2 # gcc --version o Gnu make 3.80 # make --version @@ -114,12 +107,12 @@ Ksymoops If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oopses, you may need the ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases you don't. -In the 2.6 kernel it is generally preferred to build the kernel with -CONFIG_KALLSYMS so that it produces readable dumps that can be used as-is -(this also produces better output than ksymoops). -If for some reason your kernel is not build with CONFIG_KALLSYMS and -you have no way to rebuild and reproduce the Oops with that option, then -you can still decode that Oops with ksymoops. +It is generally preferred to build the kernel with CONFIG_KALLSYMS so +that it produces readable dumps that can be used as-is (this also +produces better output than ksymoops). If for some reason your kernel +is not build with CONFIG_KALLSYMS and you have no way to rebuild and +reproduce the Oops with that option, then you can still decode that Oops +with ksymoops. Module-Init-Tools ----------------- @@ -261,8 +254,8 @@ needs to be recompiled or (preferably) upgraded. NFS-utils --------- -In 2.4 and earlier kernels, the nfs server needed to know about any -client that expected to be able to access files via NFS. This +In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs server needed to know +about any client that expected to be able to access files via NFS. This information would be given to the kernel by "mountd" when the client mounted the filesystem, or by "exportfs" at system startup. exportfs would take information about active clients from /var/lib/nfs/rmtab. @@ -272,11 +265,11 @@ which is not always easy, particularly when trying to implement fail-over. Even when the system is working well, rmtab suffers from getting lots of old entries that never get removed. -With 2.6 we have the option of having the kernel tell mountd when it -gets a request from an unknown host, and mountd can give appropriate -export information to the kernel. This removes the dependency on -rmtab and means that the kernel only needs to know about currently -active clients. +With modern kernels we have the option of having the kernel tell mountd +when it gets a request from an unknown host, and mountd can give +appropriate export information to the kernel. This removes the +dependency on rmtab and means that the kernel only needs to know about +currently active clients. To enable this new functionality, you need to: diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle index 58b0bf91783..fa6e25b94a5 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle @@ -680,8 +680,8 @@ ones already enabled by DEBUG. Chapter 14: Allocating memory The kernel provides the following general purpose memory allocators: -kmalloc(), kzalloc(), kcalloc(), and vmalloc(). Please refer to the API -documentation for further information about them. +kmalloc(), kzalloc(), kcalloc(), vmalloc(), and vzalloc(). Please refer to +the API documentation for further information about them. The preferred form for passing a size of a struct is the following: diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt index cd45c8ea746..84f0a15fc21 100644 --- a/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt +++ b/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Throttling/Upper Limit policy - Specify a bandwidth rate on particular device for root group. The format for policy is "<major>:<minor> <byes_per_second>". - echo "8:16 1048576" > /sys/fs/cgroup/blkio/blkio.read_bps_device + echo "8:16 1048576" > /sys/fs/cgroup/blkio/blkio.throttle.read_bps_device Above will put a limit of 1MB/second on reads happening for root group on device having major/minor number 8:16. @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Throttling/Upper Limit policy 1024+0 records out 4194304 bytes (4.2 MB) copied, 4.0001 s, 1.0 MB/s - Limits for writes can be put using blkio.write_bps_device file. + Limits for writes can be put using blkio.throttle.write_bps_device file. Hierarchical Cgroups ==================== @@ -286,28 +286,28 @@ Throttling/Upper limit policy files specified in bytes per second. Rules are per deivce. Following is the format. - echo "<major>:<minor> <rate_bytes_per_second>" > /cgrp/blkio.read_bps_device + echo "<major>:<minor> <rate_bytes_per_second>" > /cgrp/blkio.throttle.read_bps_device - blkio.throttle.write_bps_device - Specifies upper limit on WRITE rate to the device. IO rate is specified in bytes per second. Rules are per deivce. Following is the format. - echo "<major>:<minor> <rate_bytes_per_second>" > /cgrp/blkio.write_bps_device + echo "<major>:<minor> <rate_bytes_per_second>" > /cgrp/blkio.throttle.write_bps_device - blkio.throttle.read_iops_device - Specifies upper limit on READ rate from the device. IO rate is specified in IO per second. Rules are per deivce. Following is the format. - echo "<major>:<minor> <rate_io_per_second>" > /cgrp/blkio.read_iops_device + echo "<major>:<minor> <rate_io_per_second>" > /cgrp/blkio.throttle.read_iops_device - blkio.throttle.write_iops_device - Specifies upper limit on WRITE rate to the device. IO rate is specified in io per second. Rules are per deivce. Following is the format. - echo "<major>:<minor> <rate_io_per_second>" > /cgrp/blkio.write_iops_device + echo "<major>:<minor> <rate_io_per_second>" > /cgrp/blkio.throttle.write_iops_device Note: If both BW and IOPS rules are specified for a device, then IO is subjectd to both the constraints. diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 72e238465b0..b1c921c2751 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -583,3 +583,25 @@ Why: Superseded by the UVCIOC_CTRL_QUERY ioctl. Who: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com> ---------------------------- + +What: For VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY the type field must match the device node's type. + If not, return -EINVAL. +When: 3.2 +Why: It makes no sense to switch the tuner to radio mode by calling + VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY on a video node, or to switch the tuner to tv mode by + calling VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY on a radio node. This is the first step of a + move to more consistent handling of tv and radio tuners. +Who: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@cisco.com> + +---------------------------- + +What: Opening a radio device node will no longer automatically switch the + tuner mode from tv to radio. +When: 3.3 +Why: Just opening a V4L device should not change the state of the hardware + like that. It's very unexpected and against the V4L spec. Instead, you + switch to radio mode by calling VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY. This is the second + and last step of the move to consistent handling of tv and radio tuners. +Who: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@cisco.com> + +---------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt index a167ab876c3..7cc6bf2871e 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt @@ -673,6 +673,22 @@ storage request to complete, or it may attempt to cancel the storage request - in which case the page will not be stored in the cache this time. +BULK INODE PAGE UNCACHE +----------------------- + +A convenience routine is provided to perform an uncache on all the pages +attached to an inode. This assumes that the pages on the inode correspond on a +1:1 basis with the pages in the cache. + + void fscache_uncache_all_inode_pages(struct fscache_cookie *cookie, + struct inode *inode); + +This takes the netfs cookie that the pages were cached with and the inode that +the pages are attached to. This function will wait for pages to finish being +written to the cache and for the cache to finish with the page generally. No +error is returned. + + ========================== INDEX AND DATA FILE UPDATE ========================== diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index fd248a31821..aa47be71df4 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -2015,6 +2015,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. the default. off: Turn ECRC off on: Turn ECRC on. + realloc reallocate PCI resources if allocations done by BIOS + are erroneous. pcie_aspm= [PCIE] Forcibly enable or disable PCIe Active State Power Management. diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt index 1565eefd6fd..61815483efa 100644 --- a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt +++ b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt @@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ Events that are never propagated by the driver: 0x2404 System is waking up from hibernation to undock 0x2405 System is waking up from hibernation to eject bay 0x5010 Brightness level changed/control event +0x6000 KEYBOARD: Numlock key pressed +0x6005 KEYBOARD: Fn key pressed (TO BE VERIFIED) Events that are propagated by the driver to userspace: @@ -545,6 +547,8 @@ Events that are propagated by the driver to userspace: 0x3006 Bay hotplug request (hint to power up SATA link when the optical drive tray is ejected) 0x4003 Undocked (see 0x2x04), can sleep again +0x4010 Docked into hotplug port replicator (non-ACPI dock) +0x4011 Undocked from hotplug port replicator (non-ACPI dock) 0x500B Tablet pen inserted into its storage bay 0x500C Tablet pen removed from its storage bay 0x6011 ALARM: battery is too hot @@ -552,6 +556,7 @@ Events that are propagated by the driver to userspace: 0x6021 ALARM: a sensor is too hot 0x6022 ALARM: a sensor is extremely hot 0x6030 System thermal table changed +0x6040 Nvidia Optimus/AC adapter related (TO BE VERIFIED) Battery nearly empty alarms are a last resort attempt to get the operating system to hibernate or shutdown cleanly (0x2313), or shutdown diff --git a/Documentation/spinlocks.txt b/Documentation/spinlocks.txt index 2e3c64b1a6a..9dbe885ecd8 100644 --- a/Documentation/spinlocks.txt +++ b/Documentation/spinlocks.txt @@ -13,18 +13,8 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(xxx_lock); The above is always safe. It will disable interrupts _locally_, but the spinlock itself will guarantee the global lock, so it will guarantee that there is only one thread-of-control within the region(s) protected by that -lock. This works well even under UP. The above sequence under UP -essentially is just the same as doing - - unsigned long flags; - - save_flags(flags); cli(); - ... critical section ... - restore_flags(flags); - -so the code does _not_ need to worry about UP vs SMP issues: the spinlocks -work correctly under both (and spinlocks are actually more efficient on -architectures that allow doing the "save_flags + cli" in one operation). +lock. This works well even under UP also, so the code does _not_ need to +worry about UP vs SMP issues: the spinlocks work correctly under both. NOTE! Implications of spin_locks for memory are further described in: @@ -36,27 +26,7 @@ The above is usually pretty simple (you usually need and want only one spinlock for most things - using more than one spinlock can make things a lot more complex and even slower and is usually worth it only for sequences that you _know_ need to be split up: avoid it at all cost if you -aren't sure). HOWEVER, it _does_ mean that if you have some code that does - - cli(); - .. critical section .. - sti(); - -and another sequence that does - - spin_lock_irqsave(flags); - .. critical section .. - spin_unlock_irqrestore(flags); - -then they are NOT mutually exclusive, and the critical regions can happen -at the same time on two different CPU's. That's fine per se, but the -critical regions had better be critical for different things (ie they -can't stomp on each other). - -The above is a problem mainly if you end up mixing code - for example the -routines in ll_rw_block() tend to use cli/sti to protect the atomicity of -their actions, and if a driver uses spinlocks instead then you should -think about issues like the above. +aren't sure). This is really the only really hard part about spinlocks: once you start using spinlocks they tend to expand to areas you might not have noticed @@ -120,11 +90,10 @@ Lesson 3: spinlocks revisited. The single spin-lock primitives above are by no means the only ones. They are the most safe ones, and the ones that work under all circumstances, -but partly _because_ they are safe they are also fairly slow. They are -much faster than a generic global cli/sti pair, but slower than they'd -need to be, because they do have to disable interrupts (which is just a -single instruction on a x86, but it's an expensive one - and on other -architectures it can be worse). +but partly _because_ they are safe they are also fairly slow. They are slower +than they'd need to be, because they do have to disable interrupts +(which is just a single instruction on a x86, but it's an expensive one - +and on other architectures it can be worse). If you have a case where you have to protect a data structure across several CPU's and you want to use spinlocks you can potentially use |