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2007-10-16fs: introduce write_begin, write_end, and perform_write aopsNick Piggin
These are intended to replace prepare_write and commit_write with more flexible alternatives that are also able to avoid the buffered write deadlock problems efficiently (which prepare_write is unable to do). [mark.fasheh@oracle.com: API design contributions, code review and fixes] [akpm@linux-foundation.org: various fixes] [dmonakhov@sw.ru: new aop block_write_begin fix] Signed-off-by: Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Mark Fasheh <mark.fasheh@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Dmitriy Monakhov <dmonakhov@openvz.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-16Mem Policy: add MPOL_F_MEMS_ALLOWED get_mempolicy() flagLee Schermerhorn
Allow an application to query the memories allowed by its context. Updated numa_memory_policy.txt to mention that applications can use this to obtain allowed memories for constructing valid policies. TODO: update out-of-tree libnuma wrapper[s], or maybe add a new wrapper--e.g., numa_get_mems_allowed() ? Also, update numa syscall man pages. Tested with memtoy V>=0.13. Signed-off-by: Lee Schermerhorn <lee.schermerhorn@hp.com> Acked-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-16x86_64: SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP 2M page size supportChristoph Lameter
x86_64 uses 2M page table entries to map its 1-1 kernel space. We also implement the virtual memmap using 2M page table entries. So there is no additional runtime overhead over FLATMEM, initialisation is slightly more complex. As FLATMEM still references memory to obtain the mem_map pointer and SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP uses a compile time constant, SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP should be superior. With this SPARSEMEM becomes the most efficient way of handling virt_to_page, pfn_to_page and friends for UP, SMP and NUMA on x86_64. [apw@shadowen.org: code resplit, style fixups] [apw@shadowen.org: vmemmap x86_64: ensure end of section memmap is initialised] Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org> Acked-by: Mel Gorman <mel@csn.ul.ie> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Cc: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-16slow down printk during bootRandy Dunlap
Optionally add a boot delay after each kernel printk() call, crudely measured in milliseconds, with a maximum delay of 10 seconds per printk. Enable CONFIG_BOOT_PRINTK_DELAY=y and then add (e.g.): "lpj=loops_per_jiffy boot_delay=100" to the kernel command line. It has been useful in cases like "during boot, my machine just reboots or the screen goes black" by slowing down printk, (and adding initcall_debug), we can usually see the last thing that happened before the lights went out which is usually a valuable clue. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: not all architectures implement CONFIG_HZ] [akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix lots of stuff] [bunk@stusta.de: kernel/printk.c: make 2 variables static] [heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com: fix slow down printk on boot compile error] Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-15Merge branch 'devel' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-armLinus Torvalds
* 'devel' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm: (95 commits) [ARM] 4578/1: CM-x270: PCMCIA support [ARM] 4577/1: ITE 8152 PCI bridge support [ARM] 4576/1: CM-X270 machine support [ARM] pxa: Avoid pxa_gpio_mode() in gpio_direction_{in,out}put() [ARM] pxa: move pxa_set_mode() from pxa2xx_mainstone.c to mainstone.c [ARM] pxa: move pxa_set_mode() from pxa2xx_lubbock.c to lubbock.c [ARM] pxa: Make cpu_is_pxaXXX dependent on configuration symbols [ARM] pxa: PXA3xx base support [NET] smc91x: fix PXA DMA support code [SERIAL] Fix console initialisation ordering [ARM] pxa: tidy up arch/arm/mach-pxa/Makefile [ARM] Update arch/arm/Kconfig for drivers/Kconfig changes [ARM] 4600/1: fix kernel build failure with build-id-supporting binutils [ARM] 4599/1: Preserve ATAG list for use with kexec (2.6.23) [ARM] Rename consistent_sync() as dma_cache_maint() [ARM] 4572/1: ep93xx: add cirrus logic edb9307 support [ARM] 4596/1: S3C2412: Correct IRQs for SDI+CF and add decoding support [ARM] 4595/1: ns9xxx: define registers as void __iomem * instead of volatile u32 [ARM] 4594/1: ns9xxx: use the new gpio functions [ARM] 4593/1: ns9xxx: implement generic clockevents ...
2007-10-15Merge branch 'locks' of git://linux-nfs.org/~bfields/linuxLinus Torvalds
* 'locks' of git://linux-nfs.org/~bfields/linux: nfsd: remove IS_ISMNDLCK macro Rework /proc/locks via seq_files and seq_list helpers fs/locks.c: use list_for_each_entry() instead of list_for_each() NFS: clean up explicit check for mandatory locks AFS: clean up explicit check for mandatory locks 9PFS: clean up explicit check for mandatory locks GFS2: clean up explicit check for mandatory locks Cleanup macros for distinguishing mandatory locks Documentation: move locks.txt in filesystems/ locks: add warning about mandatory locking races Documentation: move mandatory locking documentation to filesystems/ locks: Fix potential OOPS in generic_setlease() Use list_first_entry in locks_wake_up_blocks locks: fix flock_lock_file() comment Memory shortage can result in inconsistent flocks state locks: kill redundant local variable locks: reverse order of posix_locks_conflict() arguments
2007-10-15Merge branch 'master' of ↵Linus Torvalds
master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 * 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: (42 commits) [IPV6]: Consolidate the ip6_pol_route_(input|output) pair [TCP]: Make snd_cwnd_cnt 32-bit [TCP]: Update the /proc/net/tcp documentation [NETNS]: Don't panic on creating the namespace's loopback [NEIGH]: Ensure that pneigh_lookup is protected with RTNL [INET]: kmalloc+memset -> kzalloc in frag_alloc_queue [ISDN]: Fix compile with CONFIG_ISDN_X25 disabled. [IPV6]: Replace sk_buff ** with sk_buff * in input handlers [SELINUX]: Update for netfilter ->hook() arg changes. [INET]: Consolidate the xxx_put [INET]: Small cleanup for xxx_put after evictor consolidation [INET]: Consolidate the xxx_evictor [INET]: Consolidate the xxx_frag_destroy [INET]: Consolidate xxx_the secret_rebuild [INET]: Consolidate the xxx_frag_kill [INET]: Collect common frag sysctl variables together [INET]: Collect frag queues management objects together [INET]: Move common fields from frag_queues in one place. [TG3]: Fix performance regression on 5705. [ISDN]: Remove local copy of device name to make sure renames work. ...
2007-10-15Merge branch 'for-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input: (40 commits) Input: use full RCU API Input: remove tsdev interface Input: add support for Blackfin BF54x Keypad controller Input: appletouch - another fix for idle reset logic HWMON: hdaps - switch to using input-polldev Input: add support for SEGA Dreamcast keyboard Input: omap-keyboard - don't pretend we support changing keymap Input: lifebook - fix X and Y axis range Input: usbtouchscreen - add support for GeneralTouch devices Input: fix open count handling in input interfaces Input: keyboard - add CapsShift lock Input: adbhid - produce all CapsLock key events Input: ALPS - add signature for ThinkPad R61 Input: jornada720_kbd - send MSC_SCAN events Input: add support for the HP Jornada 7xx (710/720/728) touchscreen Input: add support for HP Jornada 7xx onboard keyboard Input: add support for HP Jornada onboard keyboard (HP6XX) Input: ucb1400_ts - use schedule_timeout_uninterruptible Input: xpad - fix dependancy on LEDS class Input: auto-select INPUT for MAC_EMUMOUSEBTN option ... Resolved conflicts manually in drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c: converting from a class device to a device and converting to use input-polldev created a few apparently trivial clashes..
2007-10-15[TCP]: Update the /proc/net/tcp documentationJean Delvare
* Say that this interface is deprecated. * Update function name references to match the current code. Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-10-15net/bonding: Optionally allow ethernet slaves to keep own MACJay Vosburgh
Update the "don't change MAC of slaves" functionality added in previous changes to be a generic option, rather than something tied to IB devices, as it's occasionally useful for regular ethernet devices as well. Adds "fail_over_mac" option (which is automatically enabled for IB slaves), applicable only to active-backup mode. Includes documentation update. Updates bonding driver version to 3.2.0. Signed-off-by: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2007-10-15Merge git://git.linux-nfs.org/pub/linux/nfs-2.6Linus Torvalds
* git://git.linux-nfs.org/pub/linux/nfs-2.6: (131 commits) NFSv4: Fix a typo in nfs_inode_reclaim_delegation NFS: Add a boot parameter to disable 64 bit inode numbers NFS: nfs_refresh_inode should clear cache_validity flags on success NFS: Fix a connectathon regression in NFSv3 and NFSv4 NFS: Use nfs_refresh_inode() in ops that aren't expected to change the inode SUNRPC: Don't call xprt_release in call refresh SUNRPC: Don't call xprt_release() if call_allocate fails SUNRPC: Fix buggy UDP transmission [23/37] Clean up duplicate includes in [2.6 patch] net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c: make struct rpcb_program static SUNRPC: Use correct type in buffer length calculations SUNRPC: Fix default hostname created in rpc_create() nfs: add server port to rpc_pipe info file NFS: Get rid of some obsolete macros NFS: Simplify filehandle revalidation NFS: Ensure that nfs_link() returns a hashed dentry NFS: Be strict about dentry revalidation when doing exclusive create NFS: Don't zap the readdir caches upon error NFS: Remove the redundant nfs_reval_fsid() NFSv3: Always use directory post-op attributes in nfs3_proc_lookup ... Fix up trivial conflict due to sock_owned_by_user() cleanup manually in net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
2007-10-15Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mingo/linux-2.6-schedLinus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mingo/linux-2.6-sched: (140 commits) sched: sync wakeups preempt too sched: affine sync wakeups sched: guest CPU accounting: maintain guest state in KVM sched: guest CPU accounting: maintain stats in account_system_time() sched: guest CPU accounting: add guest-CPU /proc/<pid>/stat fields sched: guest CPU accounting: add guest-CPU /proc/stat field sched: domain sysctl fixes: add terminator comment sched: domain sysctl fixes: do not crash on allocation failure sched: domain sysctl fixes: unregister the sysctl table before domains sched: domain sysctl fixes: use for_each_online_cpu() sched: domain sysctl fixes: use kcalloc() Make scheduler debug file operations const sched: enable wake-idle on CONFIG_SCHED_MC=y sched: reintroduce topology.h tunings sched: allow the immediate migration of cache-cold tasks sched: debug, improve migration statistics sched: debug: increase width of debug line sched: activate task_hot() only on fair-scheduled tasks sched: reintroduce cache-hot affinity sched: speed up context-switches a bit ...
2007-10-15Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6Linus Torvalds
* master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6: (207 commits) [SCSI] gdth: fix CONFIG_ISA build failure [SCSI] esp_scsi: remove __dev{init,exit} [SCSI] gdth: !use_sg cleanup and use of scsi accessors [SCSI] gdth: Move members from SCp to gdth_cmndinfo, stage 2 [SCSI] gdth: Setup proper per-command private data [SCSI] gdth: Remove gdth_ctr_tab[] [SCSI] gdth: switch to modern scsi host registration [SCSI] gdth: gdth_interrupt() gdth_get_status() & gdth_wait() fixes [SCSI] gdth: clean up host private data [SCSI] gdth: Remove virt hosts [SCSI] gdth: Reorder scsi_host_template intitializers [SCSI] gdth: kill gdth_{read,write}[bwl] wrappers [SCSI] gdth: Remove 2.4.x support, in-kernel changelog [SCSI] gdth: split out pci probing [SCSI] gdth: split out eisa probing [SCSI] gdth: split out isa probing gdth: Make one abuse of scsi_cmnd less obvious [SCSI] NCR5380: Use scsi_eh API for REQUEST_SENSE invocation [SCSI] usb storage: use scsi_eh API in REQUEST_SENSE execution [SCSI] scsi_error: Refactoring scsi_error to facilitate in synchronous REQUEST_SENSE ...
2007-10-15sched: group scheduling, sysfs tunablesDhaval Giani
Add tunables in sysfs to modify a user's cpu share. A directory is created in sysfs for each new user in the system. /sys/kernel/uids/<uid>/cpu_share Reading this file returns the cpu shares granted for the user. Writing into this file modifies the cpu share for the user. Only an administrator is allowed to modify a user's cpu share. Ex: # cd /sys/kernel/uids/ # cat 512/cpu_share 1024 # echo 2048 > 512/cpu_share # cat 512/cpu_share 2048 # Signed-off-by: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Dhaval Giani <dhaval@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2007-10-14Merge branch 'release' of git://lm-sensors.org/kernel/mhoffman/hwmon-2.6Linus Torvalds
* 'release' of git://lm-sensors.org/kernel/mhoffman/hwmon-2.6: (53 commits) hwmon: (vt8231) fix sparse warning hwmon: (sis5595) fix sparse warning hwmon: (w83627hf) don't assume bank 0 hwmon: (w83627hf) Fix setting fan min right after driver load hwmon: (w83627hf) De-macro sysfs callback functions hwmon: Add new combined driver for FSC chips hwmon: (ibmpex) Release IPMI user if hwmon registration fails hwmon: (dme1737) Add sch311x support hwmon: (dme1737) group functions logically hwmon: (dme1737) cleanups hwmon: IBM power meter driver hwmon: (coretemp) Add support for Celeron 4xx hwmon: (lm87) Disable VID when it should be hwmon: (w83781d) Add individual alarm and beep files hwmon: VRM is not read from registers MAINTAINERS: update hwmon subsystem git trees hwmon: Fix the code examples in documentation hwmon: update sysfs interface document - error handling hwmon: (thmc50) Fix a debug message hwmon: (thmc50) Don't create temp3 if not enabled ...
2007-10-13[SPARC/64]: Prepare to remove of_platform_driver name.Stephen Rothwell
The name field of of_platform_driver is just copied into the included device_driver. By not overriding an already initialised device_driver name, we can convert the drivers over time to stop using the of_platform_driver name. Also we were not copying the owner field from of_platform_driver, so do the same with it. Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-10-13i2c: Rename the PEC functionality bitDavid Brownell
Rename I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_HWPEC_CALC as I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_PEC, and list that functionality as always available through the software implementation. Update documentation accordingly (and list similar requirements). The way it's currently packaged doesn't present the capability in a useful way. Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net> Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
2007-10-13i2c-stub: Support multiple chipsJean Delvare
Add support for multiple chips to i2c-stub. I've changed the memory allocation scheme from static to dynamic, so that we don't waste too much memory. Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> Acked-by: Mark M. Hoffman <mhoffman@lightlink.com>
2007-10-13i2c-i801: Add support for the Intel Tolapai SMBusJason Gaston
Add the Intel Tolapai SMBus Controller DID. Signed-off-by: Jason Gaston <jason.d.gaston@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
2007-10-13i2c/pcf8574: No arbitrary initializationJean Delvare
Do not initialize the PCF8574 with an arbitrary value. Users will have to write the initial value to sysfs themselves. Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> Acked-by: Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>
2007-10-13Merge git://git.infradead.org/mtd-2.6Linus Torvalds
* git://git.infradead.org/mtd-2.6: (91 commits) [MTD] [NAND] Blackfin on-chip NAND Flash Controller driver [MTD] [NOR] fix ctrl-alt-del can't reboot for intel flash bug [MTD] [NAND] Fix compiler warning in Alauda driver [JFFS2] Remove stray debugging printk [JFFS2] Handle dirents on the flash with embedded zero bytes in names. [JFFS2] Check for creation of dirents with embedded zero bytes in name. [JFFS2] Don't count all 'very dirty' blocks except in debug mode [JFFS2] Check whether garbage-collection actually obsoleted its victim. [JFFS2] Relax threshold for triggering GC due to dirty blocks. [MTD] [OneNAND] Fix typo related with recent commit [JFFS2] Trigger garbage collection when very_dirty_list size becomes excessive [MTD] [NAND] Avoid deadlock in erase callback; release chip lock first. [MTD] [NAND] Resume method for CAFÉ NAND controller [MTD] [NAND] Fix PCI ident table for CAFÉ NAND controller. [MTD] [NAND] s3c2410: fix arch moves [MTD] [OneNAND] fix numerous races [MTD] map driver for NOR flash on the Intel Vermilion Range chipset [JFFS2] Fix unpoint length [MTD] fix CFI point method for discontiguous maps [MTD] MAPS: Merge Lubbock and Mainstone drivers into common PXA2xx driver ...
2007-10-13docbook/mcabook: fixup x86 path/file namesRandy Dunlap
Fix docbook templates for new x86 path/filenames: docproc: linux-2.6.23-git2/include/asm-i386/mca_dma.h: No such file or directory Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-13docbook/kernel-api: fixup x86 path/file namesRandy Dunlap
Fix docbook templates for new x86 path/filenames. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-13docbook/kernel-hacking: fixup x86 path/file namesRandy Dunlap
Fix docbook templates for modified x86 path/filenames. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-13docbook/deviceiobook: fixup x86 path/file namesRandy Dunlap
Fix docbook templates for new x86 path/filenames: docproc: linux-2.6.23-git2/include/asm-i386/io.h: No such file or directory Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-13Merge branch 'master' of ↵David Woodhouse
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6
2007-10-13Merge Linux 2.6.23David Woodhouse
2007-10-13Input: remove tsdev interfaceRichard Purdie
Remove the obsolete tsdev.c driver as scheduled. Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@mail.ru>
2007-10-12Merge branch 'upstream' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev * 'upstream' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev: (119 commits) [libata] struct pci_dev related cleanups libata: use ata_exec_internal() for PMP register access libata: implement ATA_PFLAG_RESETTING libata: add @timeout to ata_exec_internal[_sg]() ahci: fix notification handling ahci: clean up PORT_IRQ_BAD_PMP enabling ahci: kill leftover from enabling NCQ over PMP libata: wrap schedule_timeout_uninterruptible() in loop libata: skip suppress reporting if ATA_EHI_QUIET libata: clear ehi description after initial host report pata_jmicron: match vendor and class code only libata: add ST9160821AS / 3.ALD to NCQ blacklist pata_acpi: ACPI driver support libata-core: Expose gtm methods for driver use libata: add HDT722516DLA380 to NCQ blacklist libata: blacklist NCQ on Seagate Barracuda ST380817AS [libata] Turn on ACPI by default libata_scsi: Fix ATAPI transfer lengths libata: correct handling of SRST reset sequences libata: Integrate ACPI-based PATA/SATA hotplug - version 5 ...
2007-10-12Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/pci-2.6Linus Torvalds
* master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/pci-2.6: (37 commits) PCI: merge almost all of pci_32.h and pci_64.h together PCI: X86: Introduce and enable PCI domain support PCI: Add 'nodomains' boot option, and pci_domains_supported global PCI: modify PCI bridge control ISA flag for clarity PCI: use _CRS for PCI resource allocation PCI: avoid P2P prefetch window for expansion ROMs PCI: skip ISA ioresource alignment on some systems PCI: remove transparent bridge sizing pci: write file size to inode on proc bus file write pci: use size stored in proc_dir_entry for proc bus files pci: implement "pci=noaer" PCI: fix IDE legacy mode resources MSI: Use correct data offset for 32-bit MSI in read_msi_msg() PCI: Fix incorrect argument order to list_add_tail() in PCI dynamic ID code PCI: i386: Compaq EVO N800c needs PCI bus renumbering PCI: Remove no longer correct documentation regarding MSI vector assignment PCI: re-enable onboard sound on "MSI K8T Neo2-FIR" PCI: quirk_vt82c586_acpi: Omit reading PCI revision ID PCI: quirk amd_8131_mmrbc: Omit reading pci revision ID cpqphp: Use PCI_CLASS_REVISION instead of PCI_REVISION_ID for read ...
2007-10-12Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-2.6Linus Torvalds
* master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-2.6: (75 commits) PM: merge device power-management source files sysfs: add copyrights kobject: update the copyrights kset: add some kerneldoc to help describe what these strange things are Driver core: rename ktype_edd and ktype_efivar Driver core: rename ktype_driver Driver core: rename ktype_device Driver core: rename ktype_class driver core: remove subsystem_init() sysfs: move sysfs file poll implementation to sysfs_open_dirent sysfs: implement sysfs_open_dirent sysfs: move sysfs_dirent->s_children into sysfs_dirent->s_dir sysfs: make sysfs_root a regular directory dirent sysfs: open code sysfs_attach_dentry() sysfs: make s_elem an anonymous union sysfs: make bin attr open get active reference of parent too sysfs: kill unnecessary NULL pointer check in sysfs_release() sysfs: kill unnecessary sysfs_get() in open paths sysfs: reposition sysfs_dirent->s_mode. sysfs: kill sysfs_update_file() ...
2007-10-12Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb-2.6Linus Torvalds
* master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb-2.6: (142 commits) USB: fix race in autosuspend reschedule atmel_usba_udc: Keep track of the device status USB: Nikon D40X unusual_devs entry USB: serial core should respect driver requirements USB: documentation for USB power management USB: skip autosuspended devices during system resume USB: mutual exclusion for EHCI init and port resets USB: allow usbstorage to have LUNS greater than 2Tb USB: Adding support for SHARP WS011SH to ipaq.c USB: add atmel_usba_udc driver USB: ohci SSB bus glue USB: ehci build fixes on au1xxx, ppc-soc USB: add runtime frame_no quirk for big-endian OHCI USB: funsoft: Fix termios USB: visor: termios bits USB: unusual_devs entry for Nikon DSC D2Xs USB: re-remove <linux/usb_sl811.h> USB: move <linux/usb_gadget.h> to <linux/usb/gadget.h> USB: Export URB statistics for powertop USB: serial gadget: Disable endpoints on unload ...
2007-10-12[ARM] Add missing entries to Documentation/arm/00-INDEXRob Landley
Add several missing entries to Documentation/arm/00-INDEX Signed-off-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
2007-10-12Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/linux-2.6-x86Linus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/linux-2.6-x86: (40 commits) x86: HPET add another ICH7 PCI id x86: HPET force enable ICH5 suspend/resume fix x86: HPET force enable for ICH5 x86: HPET try to activate force detected hpet x86: HPET force enable o ICH7 and later x86: HPET restructure hpet code for hpet force enable clock events: allow replacement of broadcast timer i386/x8664: cleanup the shared hpet code i386: Remove the useless #ifdef in i8253.h ACPI: remove the now unused ifdef code jiffies: remove unused macros x86_64: cleanup apic.c after clock events switch x86_64: remove now unused code x86: unify timex.h variants x86: kill 8253pit.h x86: disable apic timer for AMD C1E enabled CPUs x86: Fix irq0 / local apic timer accounting x86_64: convert to clock events x86_64: Add (not yet used) clock event functions x86_64: prepare idle loop for dynamic ticks ...
2007-10-12PCI: Add 'nodomains' boot option, and pci_domains_supported globalJeff Garzik
* Introduce pci_domains_supported global, hardcoded to zero if !CONFIG_PCI_DOMAINS. * Introduce 'nodomains' boot option, which clears pci_domains_supported on platforms that enable it by default (x86, x86-64, and others when they are converted to use this). Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@redhat.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12PCI: use _CRS for PCI resource allocationGary Hade
Use _CRS for PCI resource allocation This patch resolves an issue where incorrect PCI memory and i/o ranges are being assigned to hotplugged PCI devices on some IBM systems. The resource mis-allocation not only makes the PCI device unuseable but often makes the entire system unuseable due to resulting machine checks. The hotplug capable PCI slots on the affected systems are not located under a standard P2P bridge but are instead located under PCI root bridges or subtractive decode P2P bridges. For example, the IBM x3850 contains 2 hotplug capable PCI-X slots and 4 hotplug capable PCIe slots with the PCI-X slots each located under a PCI root bridge and the PCIe slots each located under a subtractive decode P2P bridge. The current i386/x86_64 PCI resource allocation code does not use _CRS returned resource information. No other resource information source is available for slots that are not below a standard P2P bridge so incorrect ranges are being allocated from e820 hole causing the bad result. This patch causes the kernel to use _CRS returned resource info. It is roughly based on a change provided by Matthew Wilcox for the ia64 kernel in 2005. Due to possible buggy BIOS factor and possible yet to be discovered kernel issues the function is disabled by default and can be enabled with pci=use_crs. Signed-off-by: Gary Hade <gary.hade@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12pci: implement "pci=noaer"Randy Dunlap
For cases in which CONFIG_PCIEAER=y (such as distro kernels), allow users to disable PCIE Advanced Error Reporting by using "pci=noaer" on the kernel command line. This can be used to work around hardware or (kernel) software problems. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12PCI: Remove no longer correct documentation regarding MSI vector assignmentMichael Ellerman
The MSI vector reservation system described in Documentation/MSI-HOWTO.txt was removed by Eric in 92db6d10bc1bc43330a4c540fa5b64c83d9d865f. Remove the references to it in the documentation. While we're here § 5.5.1 refers to x86 hardware requirements, so make that clear. Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <michael@ellerman.id.au> Cc: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12dma_free_coherent() needs irqs enabled (sigh)David Brownell
On at least ARM (and I'm told MIPS too) dma_free_coherent() has a newish call context requirement: unlike its dma_alloc_coherent() sibling, it may not be called with IRQs disabled. (This was new behavior on ARM as of late 2005, caused by ARM SMP updates.) This little surprise can be annoyingly driver-visible. Since it looks like that restriction won't be removed, this patch changes the definition of the API to include that requirement. Also, to help catch nonportable drivers, it updates the x86 and swiotlb versions to include the relevant warnings. (I already observed that it trips on the bus_reset_tasklet of the new firewire_ohci driver.) Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net> Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Acked-by: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12USB: documentation for USB power managementAlan Stern
This patch (as998) adds documentation on how USB power management works and how to use it. Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12USB: Driver for CH341 USB-serial adaptorFrank A Kingswood
This patch implements a USB serial port driver for the Winchiphead CH341 USB-RS232 Converter. This chip also implements an IEEE 1284 parallel port, I2C and SPI, but that is not supported by the driver. Signed-off-by: Frank A Kingswood <frank@kingswood-consulting.co.uk> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12USB: usbmon doc update - mention new wildcard ('0') busPaolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso
Update usbmon documentation, mentioning the "zero" (wildcard) bus. Possibly, in my first hunk, the 'either ... or ...' should be rephrased a bit to be expressed better. Signed-off-by: Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso <blaisorblade@yahoo.it> Cc: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com> Cc: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12usb: document device authorizationInaky Perez-Gonzalez
Signed-off-by: Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12driver core: remove subsystem_init()Greg Kroah-Hartman
There is only one user of it, and it is only a wrapper for kset_init(). Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12PTY: add kernel parameter to overwrite legacy pty countKay Sievers
Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12Driver core: clean up removed functions from the documentationCornelia Huck
Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12HOWTO: update ja_JP/HOWTO with latest changesTsugikazu Shibata
Here is another sync patch of Documentation/ja_JP/HOWTO Japanese developer sent me some cosmetic changes and also follow changes of HOWTO Cross reference URL (sosdg.org/qiyong/lxr) known_regression explanations on kernel dev. process Signed-off-by: Tsugikazu Shibata <tshibata@ab.jp.nec.com> Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-10-12x86: Geode MFGPT clock event device supportAndres Salomon
Add support for an MFGPT clock event device; this allows us to use MFGPTs as the basis for high-resolution timers. Signed-off-by: Jordan Crouse <jordan.crouse@amd.com> Signed-off-by: Andres Salomon <dilinger@debian.org> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
2007-10-12x86: Geode Multi-Function General Purpose Timers supportAndres Salomon
This adds support for Multi-Function General Purpose Timers. It detects the available timers during southbridge init, and provides an API for allocating and setting the timers. They're higher resolution than the standard PIT, so the MFGPTs come in handy for quite a few things. Note that we never clobber the timers that the BIOS might have opted to use; we just check for unused timers. Signed-off-by: Jordan Crouse <jordan.crouse@amd.com> Signed-off-by: Andres Salomon <dilinger@debian.org> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
2007-10-12libata: correct kernel parameter in documentation.Dave Jones
'noacpi' isn't a standalone parameter, give it its prefix. Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>