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-rw-r--r--Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt32
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt37
-rw-r--r--Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt63
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/tcp.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.saa71346
-rw-r--r--Documentation/video4linux/zr364xx.txt4
7 files changed, 102 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt b/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt
index 435e69e6e9a..f95166645d2 100644
--- a/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt
+++ b/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
Most (all) Intel-MP compliant SMP boards have the so-called 'IO-APIC',
-which is an enhanced interrupt controller, it enables us to route
-hardware interrupts to multiple CPUs, or to CPU groups.
+which is an enhanced interrupt controller. It enables us to route
+hardware interrupts to multiple CPUs, or to CPU groups. Without an
+IO-APIC, interrupts from hardware will be delivered only to the
+CPU which boots the operating system (usually CPU#0).
Linux supports all variants of compliant SMP boards, including ones with
-multiple IO-APICs. (multiple IO-APICs are used in high-end servers to
-distribute IRQ load further).
+multiple IO-APICs. Multiple IO-APICs are used in high-end servers to
+distribute IRQ load further.
-There are (a few) known breakages in certain older boards, which bugs are
+There are (a few) known breakages in certain older boards, such bugs are
usually worked around by the kernel. If your MP-compliant SMP board does
not boot Linux, then consult the linux-smp mailing list archives first.
@@ -28,18 +30,18 @@ If your box boots fine with enabled IO-APIC IRQs, then your
hell:~>
<----------------------------
-some interrupts are still listed as 'XT PIC', but this is not a problem,
+Some interrupts are still listed as 'XT PIC', but this is not a problem;
none of those IRQ sources is performance-critical.
-in the unlikely case that your board does not create a working mp-table,
+In the unlikely case that your board does not create a working mp-table,
you can use the pirq= boot parameter to 'hand-construct' IRQ entries. This
-is nontrivial though and cannot be automated. One sample /etc/lilo.conf
+is non-trivial though and cannot be automated. One sample /etc/lilo.conf
entry:
append="pirq=15,11,10"
-the actual numbers depend on your system, on your PCI cards and on their
+The actual numbers depend on your system, on your PCI cards and on their
PCI slot position. Usually PCI slots are 'daisy chained' before they are
connected to the PCI chipset IRQ routing facility (the incoming PIRQ1-4
lines):
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ lines):
PIRQ1 ----| |- `----| |- `----| |- `----| |--------| |
`-' `-' `-' `-' `-'
-every PCI card emits a PCI IRQ, which can be INTA,INTB,INTC,INTD:
+Every PCI card emits a PCI IRQ, which can be INTA, INTB, INTC or INTD:
,-.
INTD--| |
@@ -95,21 +97,21 @@ card (IRQ11) in Slot3, and have Slot1 empty:
[value '0' is a generic 'placeholder', reserved for empty (or non-IRQ emitting)
slots.]
-generally, it's always possible to find out the correct pirq= settings, just
+Generally, it's always possible to find out the correct pirq= settings, just
permute all IRQ numbers properly ... it will take some time though. An
'incorrect' pirq line will cause the booting process to hang, or a device
-won't function properly (if it's inserted as eg. a module).
+won't function properly (e.g. if it's inserted as a module).
-If you have 2 PCI buses, then you can use up to 8 pirq values. Although such
+If you have 2 PCI buses, then you can use up to 8 pirq values, although such
boards tend to have a good configuration.
Be prepared that it might happen that you need some strange pirq line:
append="pirq=0,0,0,0,0,0,9,11"
-use smart try-and-err techniques to find out the correct pirq line ...
+Use smart trial-and-error techniques to find out the correct pirq line ...
-good luck and mail to linux-smp@vger.kernel.org or
+Good luck and mail to linux-smp@vger.kernel.org or
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org if you have any problems that are not covered
by this document.
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index a4fc7fc2143..9a5b6658c65 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -950,6 +950,41 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
when set.
Format: <int>
+ libata.force= [LIBATA] Force configurations. The format is comma
+ separated list of "[ID:]VAL" where ID is
+ PORT[:DEVICE]. PORT and DEVICE are decimal numbers
+ matching port, link or device. Basically, it matches
+ the ATA ID string printed on console by libata. If
+ the whole ID part is omitted, the last PORT and DEVICE
+ values are used. If ID hasn't been specified yet, the
+ configuration applies to all ports, links and devices.
+
+ If only DEVICE is omitted, the parameter applies to
+ the port and all links and devices behind it. DEVICE
+ number of 0 either selects the first device or the
+ first fan-out link behind PMP device. It does not
+ select the host link. DEVICE number of 15 selects the
+ host link and device attached to it.
+
+ The VAL specifies the configuration to force. As long
+ as there's no ambiguity shortcut notation is allowed.
+ For example, both 1.5 and 1.5G would work for 1.5Gbps.
+ The following configurations can be forced.
+
+ * Cable type: 40c, 80c, short40c, unk, ign or sata.
+ Any ID with matching PORT is used.
+
+ * SATA link speed limit: 1.5Gbps or 3.0Gbps.
+
+ * Transfer mode: pio[0-7], mwdma[0-4] and udma[0-7].
+ udma[/][16,25,33,44,66,100,133] notation is also
+ allowed.
+
+ * [no]ncq: Turn on or off NCQ.
+
+ If there are multiple matching configurations changing
+ the same attribute, the last one is used.
+
load_ramdisk= [RAM] List of ramdisks to load from floppy
See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
@@ -1056,8 +1091,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
[SCSI] Maximum number of LUNs received.
Should be between 1 and 16384.
- mca-pentium [BUGS=X86-32]
-
mcatest= [IA-64]
mce [X86-32] Machine Check Exception
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
index 6c2477754a2..76cb428435d 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Hot keys
procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
sysfs device attribute: hotkey_*
-In a ThinkPad, the ACPI HKEY handler is responsible for comunicating
+In a ThinkPad, the ACPI HKEY handler is responsible for communicating
some important events and also keyboard hot key presses to the operating
system. Enabling the hotkey functionality of thinkpad-acpi signals the
firmware that such a driver is present, and modifies how the ThinkPad
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Not all bits in the mask can be modified. Not all bits that can be
modified do anything. Not all hot keys can be individually controlled
by the mask. Some models do not support the mask at all, and in those
models, hot keys cannot be controlled individually. The behaviour of
-the mask is, therefore, higly dependent on the ThinkPad model.
+the mask is, therefore, highly dependent on the ThinkPad model.
Note that unmasking some keys prevents their default behavior. For
example, if Fn+F5 is unmasked, that key will no longer enable/disable
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ sysfs notes:
in ACPI event mode, volume up/down/mute are reported as
separate events, but this behaviour may be corrected in
future releases of this driver, in which case the
- ThinkPad volume mixer user interface semanthics will be
+ ThinkPad volume mixer user interface semantics will be
enforced.
hotkey_poll_freq:
@@ -306,13 +306,20 @@ sysfs notes:
The recommended polling frequency is 10Hz.
hotkey_radio_sw:
- if the ThinkPad has a hardware radio switch, this
+ If the ThinkPad has a hardware radio switch, this
attribute will read 0 if the switch is in the "radios
- disabled" postition, and 1 if the switch is in the
+ disabled" position, and 1 if the switch is in the
"radios enabled" position.
This attribute has poll()/select() support.
+ hotkey_tablet_mode:
+ If the ThinkPad has tablet capabilities, this attribute
+ will read 0 if the ThinkPad is in normal mode, and
+ 1 if the ThinkPad is in tablet mode.
+
+ This attribute has poll()/select() support.
+
hotkey_report_mode:
Returns the state of the procfs ACPI event report mode
filter for hot keys. If it is set to 1 (the default),
@@ -339,7 +346,7 @@ sysfs notes:
wakeup_hotunplug_complete:
Set to 1 if the system was waken up because of an
undock or bay ejection request, and that request
- was sucessfully completed. At this point, it might
+ was successfully completed. At this point, it might
be useful to send the system back to sleep, at the
user's choice. Refer to HKEY events 0x4003 and
0x3003, below.
@@ -392,7 +399,7 @@ event code Key Notes
Lenovo: battery
0x1004 0x03 FN+F4 Sleep button (ACPI sleep button
- semanthics, i.e. sleep-to-RAM).
+ semantics, i.e. sleep-to-RAM).
It is always generate some kind
of event, either the hot key
event or a ACPI sleep button
@@ -403,12 +410,12 @@ event code Key Notes
time passes.
0x1005 0x04 FN+F5 Radio. Enables/disables
- the internal BlueTooth hardware
+ the internal Bluetooth hardware
and W-WAN card if left in control
of the firmware. Does not affect
the WLAN card.
Should be used to turn on/off all
- radios (bluetooth+W-WAN+WLAN),
+ radios (Bluetooth+W-WAN+WLAN),
really.
0x1006 0x05 FN+F6 -
@@ -417,7 +424,7 @@ event code Key Notes
Do you feel lucky today?
0x1008 0x07 FN+F8 IBM: toggle screen expand
- Lenovo: configure ultranav
+ Lenovo: configure UltraNav
0x1009 0x08 FN+F9 -
.. .. ..
@@ -447,7 +454,7 @@ event code Key Notes
0x1011 0x10 FN+END Brightness down. See brightness
up for details.
-0x1012 0x11 FN+PGUP Thinklight toggle. This key is
+0x1012 0x11 FN+PGUP ThinkLight toggle. This key is
always handled by the firmware,
even when unmasked.
@@ -469,7 +476,7 @@ event code Key Notes
key is always handled by the
firmware, even when unmasked.
-0x1018 0x17 THINKPAD Thinkpad/Access IBM/Lenovo key
+0x1018 0x17 THINKPAD ThinkPad/Access IBM/Lenovo key
0x1019 0x18 unknown
.. .. ..
@@ -488,9 +495,17 @@ If a key is mapped to KEY_UNKNOWN, it generates an input event that
includes an scan code. If a key is mapped to anything else, it will
generate input device EV_KEY events.
+In addition to the EV_KEY events, thinkpad-acpi may also issue EV_SW
+events for switches:
+
+SW_RADIO T60 and later hardare rfkill rocker switch
+SW_TABLET_MODE Tablet ThinkPads HKEY events 0x5009 and 0x500A
+
Non hot-key ACPI HKEY event map:
0x5001 Lid closed
0x5002 Lid opened
+0x5009 Tablet swivel: switched to tablet mode
+0x500A Tablet swivel: switched to normal mode
0x7000 Radio Switch may have changed state
The above events are not propagated by the driver, except for legacy
@@ -505,9 +520,7 @@ The above events are never propagated by the driver.
0x3003 Bay ejection (see 0x2x05) complete, can sleep again
0x4003 Undocked (see 0x2x04), can sleep again
-0x5009 Tablet swivel: switched to tablet mode
-0x500A Tablet swivel: switched to normal mode
-0x500B Tablet pen insterted into its storage bay
+0x500B Tablet pen inserted into its storage bay
0x500C Tablet pen removed from its storage bay
0x5010 Brightness level changed (newer Lenovo BIOSes)
@@ -539,7 +552,7 @@ sysfs (it is read-only).
If the hotkey_report_mode module parameter is set to 1 or 2, it cannot
be changed later through sysfs (any writes will return -EPERM to signal
that hotkey_report_mode was locked. On 2.6.23 and later, where
-hotkey_report_mode cannot be changed at all, writes will return -EACES).
+hotkey_report_mode cannot be changed at all, writes will return -EACCES).
hotkey_report_mode set to 1 makes the driver export through the procfs
ACPI event interface all hot key presses (which are *also* sent to the
@@ -584,7 +597,7 @@ Sysfs notes:
0: disables Bluetooth / Bluetooth is disabled
1: enables Bluetooth / Bluetooth is enabled.
- Note: this interface will be probably be superseeded by the
+ Note: this interface will be probably be superseded by the
generic rfkill class, so it is NOT to be considered stable yet.
Video output control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/video
@@ -791,12 +804,12 @@ on the X40 (tpb is the ThinkPad Buttons utility):
1 - Related to "Volume up" key press
2 - Related to "Mute on" key press
3 - Related to "Access IBM" key press
- 4 - Related to "LCD brightness up" key pess
+ 4 - Related to "LCD brightness up" key press
5 - Related to "LCD brightness down" key press
11 - Related to "toggle screen expansion" key press/function
12 - Related to "ThinkLight on"
13 - Related to "ThinkLight off"
- 14 - Related to "ThinkLight" key press (toggle thinklight)
+ 14 - Related to "ThinkLight" key press (toggle ThinkLight)
The cmos command interface is prone to firmware split-brain problems, as
in newer ThinkPads it is just a compatibility layer. Do not use it, it is
@@ -1024,7 +1037,7 @@ There are two interfaces to the firmware for direct brightness control,
EC and CMOS. To select which one should be used, use the
brightness_mode module parameter: brightness_mode=1 selects EC mode,
brightness_mode=2 selects CMOS mode, brightness_mode=3 selects both EC
-and CMOS. The driver tries to autodetect which interface to use.
+and CMOS. The driver tries to auto-detect which interface to use.
When display backlight brightness controls are available through the
standard ACPI interface, it is best to use it instead of this direct
@@ -1266,8 +1279,8 @@ experimental=1 parameter when loading the module.
This feature shows the presence and current state of a W-WAN (Sierra
Wireless EV-DO) device.
-It was tested on a Lenovo Thinkpad X60. It should probably work on other
-Thinkpad models which come with this module installed.
+It was tested on a Lenovo ThinkPad X60. It should probably work on other
+ThinkPad models which come with this module installed.
Procfs notes:
@@ -1286,7 +1299,7 @@ Sysfs notes:
0: disables WWAN card / WWAN card is disabled
1: enables WWAN card / WWAN card is enabled.
- Note: this interface will be probably be superseeded by the
+ Note: this interface will be probably be superseded by the
generic rfkill class, so it is NOT to be considered stable yet.
Multiple Commands, Module Parameters
@@ -1309,7 +1322,7 @@ Enabling debugging output
The module takes a debug parameter which can be used to selectively
enable various classes of debugging output, for example:
- modprobe ibm_acpi debug=0xffff
+ modprobe thinkpad_acpi debug=0xffff
will enable all debugging output classes. It takes a bitmask, so
to enable more than one output class, just add their values.
@@ -1356,7 +1369,7 @@ Sysfs interface changelog:
NVRAM is compiled out by the user because it is
unneeded/undesired in the first place).
0x020101: Marker for thinkpad-acpi with hot key NVRAM polling
- and proper hotkey_mask semanthics (version 8 of the
+ and proper hotkey_mask semantics (version 8 of the
NVRAM polling patch). Some development snapshots of
0.18 had an earlier version that did strange things
to hotkey_mask.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/tcp.txt b/Documentation/networking/tcp.txt
index 0121edc3ba0..7d11bb5dc30 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/tcp.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/tcp.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
TCP protocol
============
-Last updated: 21 June 2005
+Last updated: 9 February 2008
Contents
========
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ research and RFC's before developing new modules.
The method that is used to determine which congestion control mechanism is
determined by the setting of the sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control.
The default congestion control will be the last one registered (LIFO);
-so if you built everything as modules. the default will be reno. If you
-build with the default's from Kconfig, then BIC will be builtin (not a module)
-and it will end up the default.
+so if you built everything as modules, the default will be reno. If you
+build with the defaults from Kconfig, then CUBIC will be builtin (not a
+module) and it will end up the default.
If you really want a particular default value then you will need
to set it with the sysctl. If you use a sysctl, the module will be autoloaded
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx
index 6a8469f2bca..f40e09296f3 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
7 -> Leadtek Winfast USB II (em2800)
8 -> Kworld USB2800 (em2800)
9 -> Pinnacle Dazzle DVC 90/DVC 100 (em2820/em2840) [2304:0207,2304:021a]
- 10 -> Hauppauge WinTV HVR 900 (em2880) [2040:6500]
+ 10 -> Hauppauge WinTV HVR 900 (em2880) [2040:6500,2040:6502]
11 -> Terratec Hybrid XS (em2880) [0ccd:0042]
12 -> Kworld PVR TV 2800 RF (em2820/em2840)
13 -> Terratec Prodigy XS (em2880) [0ccd:0047]
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.saa7134 b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.saa7134
index 5d3b6b4d251..0424901ebc7 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.saa7134
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.saa7134
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@
91 -> AVerMedia A169 B [1461:7360]
92 -> AVerMedia A169 B1 [1461:6360]
93 -> Medion 7134 Bridge #2 [16be:0005]
- 94 -> LifeView FlyDVB-T Hybrid Cardbus/MSI TV @nywhere A/D NB [5168:3306,5168:3502,4e42:3502]
+ 94 -> LifeView FlyDVB-T Hybrid Cardbus/MSI TV @nywhere A/D NB [5168:3306,5168:3502,5168:3307,4e42:3502]
95 -> LifeView FlyVIDEO3000 (NTSC) [5169:0138]
- 96 -> Medion Md8800 Quadro [16be:0007,16be:0008]
+ 96 -> Medion Md8800 Quadro [16be:0007,16be:0008,16be:000d]
97 -> LifeView FlyDVB-S /Acorp TV134DS [5168:0300,4e42:0300]
98 -> Proteus Pro 2309 [0919:2003]
99 -> AVerMedia TV Hybrid A16AR [1461:2c00]
@@ -129,3 +129,5 @@
128 -> Beholder BeholdTV Columbus TVFM [0000:5201]
129 -> Beholder BeholdTV 607 / BeholdTV 609 [5ace:6070,5ace:6071,5ace:6072,5ace:6073,5ace:6090,5ace:6091,5ace:6092,5ace:6093]
130 -> Beholder BeholdTV M6 / BeholdTV M6 Extra [5ace:6190,5ace:6193]
+131 -> Twinhan Hybrid DTV-DVB 3056 PCI [1822:0022]
+132 -> Genius TVGO AM11MCE
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/zr364xx.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/zr364xx.txt
index 4d9a0c33f2f..5c81e3ae645 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/zr364xx.txt
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/zr364xx.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ modprobe zr364xx debug=X mode=Y
- debug : set to 1 to enable verbose debug messages
- mode : 0 = 320x240, 1 = 160x120, 2 = 640x480
You can then use the camera with V4L2 compatible applications, for example Ekiga.
-To capture a single image, try this: dd if=/dev/video0 of=test.jpg bs=1 count=1
+To capture a single image, try this: dd if=/dev/video0 of=test.jpg bs=1M count=1
links :
http://mxhaard.free.fr/ (support for many others cams including some Aiptek PocketDV)
@@ -63,3 +63,5 @@ Vendor Product Distributor Model
0x06d6 0x0034 Trust Powerc@m 750
0x0a17 0x0062 Pentax Optio 50L
0x06d6 0x003b Trust Powerc@m 970Z
+0x0a17 0x004e Pentax Optio 50
+0x041e 0x405d Creative DiVi CAM 516
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