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2007-10-239p: add virtio transportEric Van Hensbergen
This adds a transport to 9p for communicating between guests and a host using a virtio based transport. Signed-off-by: Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@gmail.com>
2007-10-23Use "struct boot_params" in example launcherRusty Russell
Now that the "struct boot_params" is userspace accessible, we don't need magic numbers. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-23Loading bzImage directly.Rusty Russell
Now arch/i386/boot/compressed/head.S understands the hardware_platform field, we can directly execute bzImages. No more horrific unpacking code. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-23Revert lguest magic and use hook in head.SRusty Russell
Version 2.07 of the boot protocol uses 0x23C for the hardware_subarch field, that for lguest is "1". This allows us to use the standard boot entry point rather than the "GenuineLguest" string hack. The standard entry point also clears the BSS and copies the boot parameters and commandline for us, saving more code. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-23Update lguest documentation to reflect the new virtual block device name.Chris Malley
Signed-off-by: Chris Malley <mail@chrismalley.co.uk> Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-23Example launcher handle guests not being ready for inputRusty Russell
We currently discard console and network input when the guest has no input buffers. This patch changes that, so that we simply stop listening to that fd until the guest refills its input buffers. This is particularly important because hvc_console without interrupts does backoff polling and so often lose characters if we discard. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-23Update example launcher for virtioRusty Russell
Implements virtio-based console, network and block servers. The block server uses a thread so it's async, which is an improvement over the old synchronous implementation (but a little more complex). Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-23Boot with virtual == physical to get closer to native Linux.Rusty Russell
1) This allows us to get alot closer to booting bzImages. 2) It means we don't have to know page_offset. 3) The Guest needs to modify the boot pagetables to create the PAGE_OFFSET mapping before jumping to C code. 4) guest_pa() walks the page tables rather than using page_offset. 5) We don't use page_offset to figure out whether to emulate: it was always kinda quesationable, and won't work for instructions done before remapping (bzImage unpacking in particular). 6) We still want the kernel address for tlb flushing: have the initial hypercall give us that, too. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-23Change example launcher to use unsigned long not u32Jes Sorensen
Apply Clue 2x4 to lguest userland<->kernel handling code and the lguest launcher. Pointers are not to be passed in u32's! Basic rule of thumb: Anything passing u32's back and forth should be passing unsigned longs to be portable to 64 bit archs. For those who forgotten already, I repeat: NO POINTERS IN u32! Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen <jes@sgi.com> Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-23Introduce guest mem offset, static link example launcherRusty Russell
In order to avoid problematic special linking of the Launcher, we give the Host an offset: this means we can use any memory region in the Launcher as Guest memory rather than insisting on mmap() at 0. The result is quite pleasing: a number of casts are replaced with simple additions. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-23Accept elf files that are valid but have sections that can not be mmap'ed ↵Ronald G. Minnich
for some reason. Plan9 kernel binaries don't neatly align their ELF sections to our page boundaries. Signed-off-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-23Make lguest_launcher.h types userspace-friendlyRusty Russell
lguest_launcher.h uses "u32" not "__u32", which sets a bad example. Fix that, and include <linux/types.h>. This means we need to use -I on the Launcher build line so types.h is found. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-23lguest.txt updateRusty Russell
o Describe the new split configurations o Highlight code documentation in drivers/lguest/README o Point out necessity of having a getty on /dev/hvc0 o Remove gratuitous "m" in example o Don't discuss I/O model here, stick to user documentation. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-23turn err into errx in lguest call sitesGlauber de Oliveira Costa
These two callsites should really be errx instead of err, since there is no errno associated with them in the moment they are issued. Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Cc: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
2007-10-23Make asm-x86/bootparam.h includable from userspace.Rusty Russell
To actually write a bootloader (or, say, the lguest launcher) currently requires duplication of these structures. Making them includable from userspace is much nicer. We merge the common userspace-required definitions of e820_32/64.h into e820.h for export. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
2007-10-22Merge branch 'master' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulus/powerpc * 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulus/powerpc: [POWERPC] Enable restart support for lite5200 board [POWERPC] Add restart support for mpc52xx based platforms [POWERPC] Update device tree binding for mpc5200 gpt [POWERPC] Add mpc52xx_find_and_map_path(), refactor utility functions [POWERPC] bestcomm: Restrict bus prefetch bugfix to original mpc5200 silicon.
2007-10-22Merge branch 'master' of ↵Linus Torvalds
ssh://master.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/v4l-dvb * 'master' of ssh://master.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/v4l-dvb: (37 commits) V4L/DVB (6382): saa7134: fix NULL dereference at suspend time for cards without IR receiver V4L/DVB (6380): ivtvfb: Removal of the 'osd_compat' module option V4L/DVB (6379): patch which improves GotView Saa7135 remote control V4L/DVB (6378b): Updates info about the removal of V4L1 at feature-removal-schedule.txt V4L/DVB (6378a): Removal of VIDIOC_[G|S]_MPEGCOMP from feature-removal-schedule.txt V4L/DVB (6378): DiB0700-device: Using 1.10 firmware V4L/DVB (6357): pvrusb2: Improve encoder chip health tracking V4L/DVB (6356): "while (!ca->wakeup)" breaks the CAM initialisation V4L/DVB (6352): ir-kbd-i2c: Missing break statement V4L/DVB (6350): V4L: possible leak in em28xx_init_isoc V4L/DVB (6348): ivtv: undo video mute when closing the radio V4L/DVB (6347): ivtv: fix video mute when radio is used V4L/DVB (6346): ivtvfb: YUV output size fix when ivtvfb is not loaded V4L/DVB (6345): ivtvfb: YUV handling of an image which is not visible in the display area V4L/DVB (6343): ivtvfb: check return value of unregister_framebuffer V4L/DVB (6342): ivtv: fix circular locking (bug 9037) V4L/DVB (6341): ivtv: fix resizing MPEG1 streams V4L/DVB (6340): ivtvfb: screen mode change sometimes goes wrong V4L/DVB (6339): ivtv: set the video color to black instead of green when capturing from the radio V4L/DVB (6338): ivtv: fix incorrect EBUSY return ...
2007-10-22Merge ssh://master.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sam/kbuildLinus Torvalds
* ssh://master.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sam/kbuild: kbuild: cc-cross-prefix spelling kbuild: allow depmod in cross builds again kbuild: fix modules_install after a 'make vmlinux'
2007-10-22kbuild: cc-cross-prefix spellingGeert Uytterhoeven
Spelling fixes for cc-cross-prefix documentation Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
2007-10-22exportfs: update documentationChristoph Hellwig
Update documentation to the current state of affairs. Remove duplicated method descruptions in exportfs.h and point to Documentation/filesystems/ Exporting instead. Add a little file header comment in expfs.c describing what's going on and mentioning Neils and my copyright [1]. Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Cc: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de> Cc: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@fieldses.org> Cc: <linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org> Cc: Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@austin.ibm.com> Cc: Anton Altaparmakov <aia21@cantab.net> Cc: David Chinner <dgc@sgi.com> Cc: Timothy Shimmin <tes@sgi.com> Cc: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp> Cc: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com> Cc: Chris Mason <mason@suse.com> Cc: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com> Cc: "Vladimir V. Saveliev" <vs@namesys.com> Cc: Steven Whitehouse <swhiteho@redhat.com> Cc: Mark Fasheh <mark.fasheh@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-22Intel IOMMU: Iommu Gfx workaroundKeshavamurthy, Anil S
When we fix all the opensource gfx drivers to use the DMA api's, at that time we can yank this config options out. [jengelh@computergmbh.de: Kconfig fixes] Signed-off-by: Anil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@intel.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Muli Ben-Yehuda <muli@il.ibm.com> Cc: "Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com> Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> Cc: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net> Cc: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-22Intel IOMMU: DMAR fault handling supportKeshavamurthy, Anil S
MSI interrupt handler registrations and fault handling support for Intel-IOMMU hadrware. This patch enables the MSI interrupts for the DMA remapping units and in the interrupt handler read the fault cause and outputs the same on to the console. Signed-off-by: Anil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@intel.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Muli Ben-Yehuda <muli@il.ibm.com> Cc: "Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com> Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> Cc: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net> Cc: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-22Intel IOMMU: Intel iommu cmdline option - forcedacKeshavamurthy, Anil S
Introduce intel_iommu=forcedac commandline option. This option is helpful to verify the pci device capability of handling physical dma'able address greater than 4G. Signed-off-by: Anil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@intel.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Muli Ben-Yehuda <muli@il.ibm.com> Cc: "Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com> Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> Cc: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net> Cc: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-22Intel IOMMU: Intel IOMMU driverKeshavamurthy, Anil S
Actual intel IOMMU driver. Hardware spec can be found at: http://www.intel.com/technology/virtualization This driver sets X86_64 'dma_ops', so hook into standard DMA APIs. In this way, PCI driver will get virtual DMA address. This change is transparent to PCI drivers. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: remove unneeded cast] [akpm@linux-foundation.org: build fix] [bunk@stusta.de: fix duplicate CONFIG_DMAR Makefile line] Signed-off-by: Anil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@intel.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Muli Ben-Yehuda <muli@il.ibm.com> Cc: "Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com> Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> Cc: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net> Cc: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-22memory hotplug: document the memory hotplug notifierYasunori Goto
Add description about event notification callback routine to the document Signed-off-by: Yasunori Goto <y-goto@jp.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-22update boot spec to 2.07Rusty Russell
Updates for version 2.07 of the boot protocol. This includes: load_flags.KEEP_SEGMENTS- flag to request/inhibit segment reloads hardware_subarch - what subarchitecture we're booting under hardware_subarch_data - per-architecture data The intention of these changes is to make booting a paravirtualized kernel work via the normal Linux boot protocol. Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xensource.com> Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com> Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-22V4L/DVB (6378b): Updates info about the removal of V4L1 at ↵Mauro Carvalho Chehab
feature-removal-schedule.txt Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
2007-10-22V4L/DVB (6378a): Removal of VIDIOC_[G|S]_MPEGCOMP from ↵Mauro Carvalho Chehab
feature-removal-schedule.txt Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
2007-10-21[POWERPC] Update device tree binding for mpc5200 gptMarian Balakowicz
Add 'fsl,' prefix to 'compatible' property for gpt nodes. Add 'fsl,' prefix to empty, GPT0 specific 'has-wdt' property. The fsl, prefix is being added to better match the convention of prefixing manufacturer specific properties and values with the vendors name. Signed-off-by: Marian Balakowicz <m8@semihalf.com> Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>
2007-10-19Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivialLinus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial: (74 commits) fix do_sys_open() prototype sysfs: trivial: fix sysfs_create_file kerneldoc spelling mistake Documentation: Fix typo in SubmitChecklist. Typo: depricated -> deprecated Add missing profile=kvm option to Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt fix typo about TBI in e1000 comment proc.txt: Add /proc/stat field small documentation fixes Fix compiler warning in smount example program from sharedsubtree.txt docs/sysfs: add missing word to sysfs attribute explanation documentation/ext3: grammar fixes Documentation/java.txt: typo and grammar fixes Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt: typo fix include/asm-*/system.h: remove unused set_rmb(), set_wmb() macros trivial copy_data_pages() tidy up Fix typo in arch/x86/kernel/tsc_32.c file link fix for Pegasus USB net driver help remove unused return within void return function Typo fixes retrun -> return x86 hpet.h: remove broken links ...
2007-10-20Documentation: Fix typo in SubmitChecklist.James Bowes
Signed-off-by: James Bowes <jbowes@dangerouslyinc.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20Add missing profile=kvm option to Documentation/kernel-parameters.txtDave Jones
Whilst looking up what profile=sleep did, I noticed that we missed adding docs for the most recent addition to the profiler. Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20proc.txt: Add /proc/stat fieldLeonardo Chiquitto
This patch updates the "cat /proc/stat" output found in Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt. Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20dm: uevent generate eventsMike Anderson
This patch adds support for the dm_path_event dm_send_event functions which create and send udev events. Signed-off-by: Mike Anderson <andmike@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
2007-10-20Fix compiler warning in smount example program from sharedsubtree.txtJesper Juhl
If one compiles the example smount program, found in Documentation/sharedsubtree.txt, with -Wall then there's a small compiler warning rearing its ugly head : smount.c: In function 'main': smount.c:45: warning: implicit declaration of function 'strcmp' Easily fixed by just including string.h Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20docs/sysfs: add missing word to sysfs attribute explanationShaun Zinck
Add the obvious missing word. Signed-off-by: Shaun Zinck <shaun.zinck@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20documentation/ext3: grammar fixesShaun Zinck
Fix some grammar in the explanation of the Journal Block Device layer. Signed-off-by: Shaun Zinck <shaun.zinck@gmail.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20Documentation/java.txt: typo and grammar fixesShaun Zinck
This fixes a typo and rearranges the sentence to make more sense. Signed-off-by: Shaun Zinck <shaun.zinck@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt: typo fixShaun Zinck
Signed-off-by: Shaun Zinck <shaun.zinck@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20Typo fixes retrun -> returnGabriel Craciunescu
Typo fixes retrun -> return Signed-off-by: Gabriel Craciunescu <nix.or.die@googlemail.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20Update 2.4 maintainer in documentLi Yang
Update the maintainer of 2.4 kernel in Documentations/SubmittingPatches. Signed-off-by: Li Yang <leo@zh-kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20Documentation/filesystems/files.txt: remove rcuref_inc_lf() reverencesEric Dumazet
rcuref_inc_lf() is not used anymore. Replace it by atomic_inc_not_zero() Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20typo fixesMatt LaPlante
Most of these fixes were already submitted for old kernel versions, and were approved, but for some reason they never made it into the releases. Because this is a consolidation of a couple old missed patches, it touches both Kconfigs and documentation texts. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20spelling fixes: Documentation/Simon Arlott
Spelling fixes in Documentation/. Signed-off-by: Simon Arlott <simon@fire.lp0.eu> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20changed emailJohann Deneux
Changed email address of Johann Deneux (myself) Also removed CVS tags in comments (no longer using cvs) Signed-off-by: Johann Deneux <johann.deneux@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20Documentation: Remove unreferenced "blkmtd_*" parmsRobert P. J. Day
Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@mindspring.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20Documentation: Add nested versions of mutex locks to docsRobert P. J. Day
Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@mindspring.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20Documentation: Remove reference to non-existent "unwind_debug" kernel parmRobert P. J. Day
Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@mindspring.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-20Documentation: Fix erroneous "dmascc=" documentationRobert P. J. Day
Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@mindspring.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-19Merge ssh://master.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/linux-2.6-x86Linus Torvalds
* ssh://master.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/linux-2.6-x86: (33 commits) x86: convert cpuinfo_x86 array to a per_cpu array x86: introduce frame_pointer() and stack_pointer() x86 & generic: change to __builtin_prefetch() i386: do not BUG_ON() when MSR is unknown x86: acpi use cpu_physical_id x86: convert cpu_llc_id to be a per cpu variable x86: convert cpu_to_apicid to be a per cpu variable i386: introduce "used_vectors" bitmap which can be used to reserve vectors. x86: use raw locks during oopses x86: honor _PAGE_PSE bit on page walks i386: do cpuid_device_create() in CPU_UP_PREPARE instead of CPU_ONLINE. x86: implement missing x86_64 function smp_call_function_mask() x86: use descriptor's functions instead of inline assembly i386: consolidate show_regs and show_registers for i386 i386: make callgraph use dump_trace() on i386/x86_64 x86: enable iommu_merge by default i386: i386 add AMD64 Barcelona PMU MSR definitions to msr.h x86: Unify i386 and x86-64 early quirks x86: enable HPET on ICH3 and ICH4 x86: force enable HPET on VT8235/8237 chipsets ... Manually fix trivial conflict with task pid container helper changes in arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
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