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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-cciss | 28 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/arm/tcm.txt | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/connector/cn_test.c | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/connector/connector.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/ltc4215 | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245 | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/misc-devices/eeprom (renamed from Documentation/i2c/chips/eeprom) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/misc-devices/max6875 (renamed from Documentation/i2c/chips/max6875) | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/timestamping/timestamping.c | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sound/alsa/ControlNames.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482 | 6 |
17 files changed, 76 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-cciss b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-cciss index 0a92a7c93a6..4f29e5f1ebf 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-cciss +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-cciss @@ -31,3 +31,31 @@ Date: March 2009 Kernel Version: 2.6.30 Contact: iss_storagedev@hp.com Description: A symbolic link to /sys/block/cciss!cXdY + +Where: /sys/bus/pci/devices/<dev>/ccissX/rescan +Date: August 2009 +Kernel Version: 2.6.31 +Contact: iss_storagedev@hp.com +Description: Kicks of a rescan of the controller to discover logical + drive topology changes. + +Where: /sys/bus/pci/devices/<dev>/ccissX/cXdY/lunid +Date: August 2009 +Kernel Version: 2.6.31 +Contact: iss_storagedev@hp.com +Description: Displays the 8-byte LUN ID used to address logical + drive Y of controller X. + +Where: /sys/bus/pci/devices/<dev>/ccissX/cXdY/raid_level +Date: August 2009 +Kernel Version: 2.6.31 +Contact: iss_storagedev@hp.com +Description: Displays the RAID level of logical drive Y of + controller X. + +Where: /sys/bus/pci/devices/<dev>/ccissX/cXdY/usage_count +Date: August 2009 +Kernel Version: 2.6.31 +Contact: iss_storagedev@hp.com +Description: Displays the usage count (number of opens) of logical drive Y + of controller X. diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index b7f9d3b4bbf..72651f788f4 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ your e-mail client so that it sends your patches untouched. When sending patches to Linus, always follow step #7. Large changes are not appropriate for mailing lists, and some -maintainers. If your patch, uncompressed, exceeds 40 kB in size, +maintainers. If your patch, uncompressed, exceeds 300 kB in size, it is preferred that you store your patch on an Internet-accessible server, and provide instead a URL (link) pointing to your patch. diff --git a/Documentation/arm/tcm.txt b/Documentation/arm/tcm.txt index 074f4be6667..77fd9376e6d 100644 --- a/Documentation/arm/tcm.txt +++ b/Documentation/arm/tcm.txt @@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ TCM location and size. Notice that this is not a MMU table: you actually move the physical location of the TCM around. At the place you put it, it will mask any underlying RAM from the CPU so it is usually wise not to overlap any physical RAM with -the TCM. The TCM memory exists totally outside the MMU and will -override any MMU mappings. +the TCM. -Code executing inside the ITCM does not "see" any MMU mappings -and e.g. register accesses must be made to physical addresses. +The TCM memory can then be remapped to another address again using +the MMU, but notice that the TCM if often used in situations where +the MMU is turned off. To avoid confusion the current Linux +implementation will map the TCM 1 to 1 from physical to virtual +memory in the location specified by the machine. TCM is used for a few things: diff --git a/Documentation/connector/cn_test.c b/Documentation/connector/cn_test.c index 1711adc3337..b07add3467f 100644 --- a/Documentation/connector/cn_test.c +++ b/Documentation/connector/cn_test.c @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static char cn_test_name[] = "cn_test"; static struct sock *nls; static struct timer_list cn_test_timer; -static void cn_test_callback(struct cn_msg *msg) +static void cn_test_callback(struct cn_msg *msg, struct netlink_skb_parms *nsp) { pr_info("%s: %lu: idx=%x, val=%x, seq=%u, ack=%u, len=%d: %s.\n", __func__, jiffies, msg->id.idx, msg->id.val, diff --git a/Documentation/connector/connector.txt b/Documentation/connector/connector.txt index 81e6bf6ead5..78c9466a9aa 100644 --- a/Documentation/connector/connector.txt +++ b/Documentation/connector/connector.txt @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ handling, etc... The Connector driver allows any kernelspace agents to use netlink based networking for inter-process communication in a significantly easier way: -int cn_add_callback(struct cb_id *id, char *name, void (*callback) (void *)); +int cn_add_callback(struct cb_id *id, char *name, void (*callback) (struct cn_msg *, struct netlink_skb_parms *)); void cn_netlink_send(struct cn_msg *msg, u32 __group, int gfp_mask); struct cb_id @@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ struct cn_msg Connector interfaces. /*****************************************/ -int cn_add_callback(struct cb_id *id, char *name, void (*callback) (void *)); +int cn_add_callback(struct cb_id *id, char *name, void (*callback) (struct cn_msg *, struct netlink_skb_parms *)); Registers new callback with connector core. struct cb_id *id - unique connector's user identifier. It must be registered in connector.h for legal in-kernel users. char *name - connector's callback symbolic name. - void (*callback) (void *) - connector's callback. - Argument must be dereferenced to struct cn_msg *. + void (*callback) (struct cn..) - connector's callback. + cn_msg and the sender's credentials void cn_del_callback(struct cb_id *id); diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt index 18b5ec8cea4..bf4f4b7e11b 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt @@ -282,9 +282,16 @@ stripe=n Number of filesystem blocks that mballoc will try to use for allocation size and alignment. For RAID5/6 systems this should be the number of data disks * RAID chunk size in file system blocks. -delalloc (*) Deferring block allocation until write-out time. -nodelalloc Disable delayed allocation. Blocks are allocation - when data is copied from user to page cache. + +delalloc (*) Defer block allocation until just before ext4 + writes out the block(s) in question. This + allows ext4 to better allocation decisions + more efficiently. +nodelalloc Disable delayed allocation. Blocks are allocated + when the data is copied from userspace to the + page cache, either via the write(2) system call + or when an mmap'ed page which was previously + unallocated is written for the first time. max_batch_time=usec Maximum amount of time ext4 should wait for additional filesystem operations to be batch diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt index b5aee7838a0..2c48f945546 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt @@ -1113,7 +1113,6 @@ Table 1-12: Files in /proc/fs/ext4/<devname> .............................................................................. File Content mb_groups details of multiblock allocator buddy cache of free blocks - mb_history multiblock allocation history .............................................................................. diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt index b58b84b50fa..eed520fd0c8 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ shortname=lower|win95|winnt|mixed winnt: emulate the Windows NT rule for display/create. mixed: emulate the Windows NT rule for display, emulate the Windows 95 rule for create. - Default setting is `lower'. + Default setting is `mixed'. tz=UTC -- Interpret timestamps as UTC rather than local time. This option disables the conversion of timestamps diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4215 b/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4215 index 2e6a21eb656..c196a184625 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4215 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4215 @@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ Usage Notes ----------- This driver does not probe for LTC4215 devices, due to the fact that some -of the possible addresses are unfriendly to probing. You will need to use -the "force" parameter to tell the driver where to find the device. +of the possible addresses are unfriendly to probing. You will have to +instantiate the devices explicitly. Example: the following will load the driver for an LTC4215 at address 0x44 on I2C bus #0: -$ modprobe ltc4215 force=0,0x44 +$ modprobe ltc4215 +$ echo ltc4215 0x44 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0/new_device Sysfs entries diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245 b/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245 index bae7a3adc5d..02838a47d86 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245 @@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ Usage Notes ----------- This driver does not probe for LTC4245 devices, due to the fact that some -of the possible addresses are unfriendly to probing. You will need to use -the "force" parameter to tell the driver where to find the device. +of the possible addresses are unfriendly to probing. You will have to +instantiate the devices explicitly. Example: the following will load the driver for an LTC4245 at address 0x23 on I2C bus #1: -$ modprobe ltc4245 force=1,0x23 +$ modprobe ltc4245 +$ echo ltc4245 0x23 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-1/new_device Sysfs entries diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices b/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices index c740b7b4108..e89490270ab 100644 --- a/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices +++ b/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ segment, the address is sufficient to uniquely identify the device to be deleted. Example: -# echo eeprom 0x50 > /sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-3/new_device +# echo eeprom 0x50 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-3/new_device While this interface should only be used when in-kernel device declaration can't be done, there is a variety of cases where it can be helpful: diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/chips/eeprom b/Documentation/misc-devices/eeprom index f7e8104b576..f7e8104b576 100644 --- a/Documentation/i2c/chips/eeprom +++ b/Documentation/misc-devices/eeprom diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/chips/max6875 b/Documentation/misc-devices/max6875 index 10ca43cd1a7..1e89ee3ccc1 100644 --- a/Documentation/i2c/chips/max6875 +++ b/Documentation/misc-devices/max6875 @@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ General Remarks Valid addresses for the MAX6875 are 0x50 and 0x52. Valid addresses for the MAX6874 are 0x50, 0x52, 0x54 and 0x56. -The driver does not probe any address, so you must force the address. +The driver does not probe any address, so you explicitly instantiate the +devices. Example: -$ modprobe max6875 force=0,0x50 +$ modprobe max6875 +$ echo max6875 0x50 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0/new_device The MAX6874/MAX6875 ignores address bit 0, so this driver attaches to multiple addresses. For example, for address 0x50, it also reserves 0x51. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/timestamping/timestamping.c b/Documentation/networking/timestamping/timestamping.c index 43d14310421..a7936fe8444 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/timestamping/timestamping.c +++ b/Documentation/networking/timestamping/timestamping.c @@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) memset(&hwtstamp, 0, sizeof(hwtstamp)); strncpy(hwtstamp.ifr_name, interface, sizeof(hwtstamp.ifr_name)); hwtstamp.ifr_data = (void *)&hwconfig; - memset(&hwconfig, 0, sizeof(&hwconfig)); + memset(&hwconfig, 0, sizeof(hwconfig)); hwconfig.tx_type = (so_timestamping_flags & SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE) ? HWTSTAMP_TX_ON : HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF; diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt index 1c8eb4518ce..780c213c600 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt @@ -1454,6 +1454,7 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. Module for internal PC-Speaker. + nopcm - Disable PC-Speaker PCM sound. Only beeps remain. nforce_wa - enable NForce chipset workaround. Expect bad sound. This module supports system beeps, some kind of PCM playback and @@ -1631,7 +1632,7 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. Module snd-sscape ----------------- - Module for ENSONIQ SoundScape PnP cards. + Module for ENSONIQ SoundScape cards. port - Port # (PnP setup) wss_port - WSS Port # (PnP setup) @@ -1639,10 +1640,11 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (PnP setup) dma - DMA # (PnP setup) dma2 - 2nd DMA # (PnP setup, -1 to disable) + joystick - Enable gameport - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable + + This module supports multiple cards. - This module supports multiple cards. ISA PnP must be enabled. - You need sscape_ctl tool in alsa-tools package for loading - the microcode. + The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. Module snd-sun-amd7930 (on sparc only) -------------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ControlNames.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ControlNames.txt index 5b18298e949..fea65bb6269 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ControlNames.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ControlNames.txt @@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ SOURCE: Master Master Mono Hardware Master + Speaker (internal speaker) Headphone - PC Speaker + Beep (beep generator) Phone Phone Input Phone Output diff --git a/Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482 b/Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482 index 9210d6fa502..299b91c7609 100644 --- a/Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482 +++ b/Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482 @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ General Remarks Valid addresses are 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, and 0x1b. However, the device cannot be detected without writing to the i2c bus, so no -detection is done. -You should force the device address. +detection is done. You should instantiate the device explicitly. -$ modprobe ds2482 force=0,0x18 +$ modprobe ds2482 +$ echo ds2482 0x18 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0/new_device |