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2006-10-03Fix typos in Documentation/: 'H'-'M'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'H'-'M'. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Fix typos in Documentation/: 'F'-'G'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'F'-'G'. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Fix typos in Documentation/: 'D'-'E'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. This patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'D'-'E'. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Fix typos in Documentation/: 'B'-'C'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. This patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'B'-'C'. There are also a few grammar fixes thrown in for Randy. ;) Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Fix some typos in Documentation/: 'A'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. This patch addresses some words starting with the letter 'A'. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03remove mentionings of devfs in documentationAdrian Bunk
Now that devfs is removed, there's no longer any need to document how to do this or that with devfs. This patch includes some improvements by Joe Perches. Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03input: remove obsolete contact informationAdrian Bunk
This patch removes some obsolete contact information from Documentation/input/input.txt Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Merge branch 'upstream' of git://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/upstream-linusLinus Torvalds
* 'upstream' of git://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/upstream-linus: [MIPS] Fix wreckage after removal of tickadj; convert to GENERIC_TIME. [MIPS] DECstation defconfig update [MIPS] Fix size of zones_size and zholes_size array [MIPS] BCM1480: Mask pending interrupts against c0_status.im. [MIPS] SB1250: Interrupt handler fixes [MIPS] Remove IT8172-based platforms, ITE 8172G and Globespan IVR support. [MIPS] Remove Atlas and SEAD from feature-removal-schedule. [MIPS] Remove Jaguar and Ocelot family from feature list. [MIPS] BCM1250: TRDY timeout tweaks for Broadcom SiByte systems [MIPS] Remove dead DECstation boot code [MIPS] Let gcc align 'struct pt_regs' on 8 bytes boundary
2006-10-03V4L/DVB (4689): Adding support for Nova-T-PCI PCI ID 0070:9000Steven Toth
Adding support for Nova-T-PCI PCI ID 0070:9000 Signed-off-by: Steven Toth <stoth@hauppauge.com> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
2006-10-03V4L/DVB (4671): Support for SAA7134-based AVerTV Hybrid A16ARPetr Baudis
This adds support for a hybrid PAL/DVB/FM card. Unfortunately I tested only the DVB since I don't have any proper antenna available and I can receive even the DVB just barely so; I can hear noise in the FM part but I couldn't catch any station, then again I don't have an FM antenna either. The PAL/FM and IR control data are based on what I harvested on the 'net. Perhaps I or someone else will fix them if they turn out to be wrong. Signed-off-by: Petr Baudis <pasky@ucw.cz> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
2006-10-03V4L/DVB (4669): Cx88: autodetect Club3D Zap TV2100 by subsystem id 12ab:2300Michael Krufky
The Club3D Zap TV2100 has been reported to be a clone of the Yuan PG300 and KWorld/VStream XPert DVB-T with cx22702 Signed-off-by: Michael Krufky <mkrufky@linuxtv.org> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
2006-10-03[MIPS] Remove IT8172-based platforms, ITE 8172G and Globespan IVR support.Yoichi Yuasa
As per feature-removal-schedule.txt. Signed-off-by: Yoichi Yuasa <yoichi_yuasa@tripeaks.co.jp> Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
2006-10-03[MIPS] Remove Atlas and SEAD from feature-removal-schedule.Ralf Baechle
Maciej has started fixing the code for these platforms. Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
2006-10-03[MIPS] Remove Jaguar and Ocelot family from feature list.Ralf Baechle
There are remaining users with interest in the platform after all. Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
2006-10-03Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sam/kbuildLinus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sam/kbuild: kbuild: trivial documentation fixes kconfig: fix saving alternate kconfig file in parent dir kbuild: make modpost processing configurable kconfig/menuconfig: do not let ncurses clutter screen on exit kconfig/lxdialog: clear long menu lines kbuild: do not build mconf & lxdialog unless needed kconfig/lxdialog: fix make mrproper kconfig/lxdialog: support resize kconfig/lxdialog: let <ESC><ESC> behave as expected kconfig/menuconfig: lxdialog is now built-in kconfig/lxdialog: add a new theme bluetitle which is now default kconfig/lxdialog: add support for color themes and add blackbg theme kconfig/lxdialog: refactor color support
2006-10-03[PATCH] md: fix duplicity of levels in md.txtNeilBrown
md.txt has two sections describing the 'level' sysfs attribute, and some of the text is out-of-date. So make just one section, and make it right. Cc: Christian Kujau <evil@g-house.de> Signed-off-by: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-03[PATCH] md: new sysfs interface for setting bits in the write-intent-bitmapPaul Clements
Add a new sysfs interface that allows the bitmap of an array to be dirtied. The interface is write-only, and is used as follows: echo "1000" > /sys/block/md2/md/bitmap (dirty the bit for chunk 1000 [offset 0] in the in-memory and on-disk bitmaps of array md2) echo "1000-2000" > /sys/block/md1/md/bitmap (dirty the bits for chunks 1000-2000 in md1's bitmap) This is useful, for example, in cluster environments where you may need to combine two disjoint bitmaps into one (following a server failure, after a secondary server has taken over the array). By combining the bitmaps on the two servers, a full resync can be avoided (This was discussed on the list back on March 18, 2005, "[PATCH 1/2] md bitmap bug fixes" thread). Signed-off-by: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-03[PATCH] md: the scheduled removal of the START_ARRAY ioctl for mdAdrian Bunk
This patch contains the scheduled removal of the START_ARRAY ioctl for md. Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> Signed-off-by: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-03[PATCH] Documentation fixes in intel810.txtReiner Herrmann
Signed-off-by: Reiner Herrmann <reiner@reiner-h.de> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Cc: "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@pol.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-03[PATCH] intelfb: Documentation updatePh. Marek
Correct sample boot line and add a remark on mode setting. Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-03[PATCH] ia64: note requirement for 8250_pnp, now that 8250_acpi is goneBjorn Helgaas
We removed 8250_acpi in 2.6.17. If we don't have PNPACPI turned on, we won't find any ACPI serial devices, so mention this requirement in the troubleshooting part of the documentation. CONFIG_PNPACPI is already turned on in all the relevant defconfigs. Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com> Acked-by: "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-03[PATCH] IPMI: allow user to override the kernel IPMI daemon enableCorey Minyard
After the previous patch to disable the kernel IPMI daemon if interrupts were available, the issue of broken hardware was raised, and a reasonable request to add an override was mode. So here it is. Allow the user to force the kernel ipmi daemon on or off. This way, hardware with broken interrupts or users that are not concerned with performance can turn it on or off to their liking. [akpm@osdl.org: save 4 bytes in vmlinux] Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-03[PATCH] schedule ftape removalJeff Garzik
Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-03[PATCH] kernel-doc for kernel/resource.cRandy Dunlap
Add kernel-doc function headers in kernel/resource.c and use them in DocBook. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-03[PATCH] kernel-doc for kernel/dma.cRandy Dunlap
Add kernel-doc function headers in kernel/dma.c and use it in DocBook. Clean up kernel-doc in mca_dma.h (the colon (':') represents a section header). Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-02Merge 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: (35 commits) Input: wistron - add support for Acer TravelMate 2424NWXCi Input: wistron - fix setting up special buttons Input: add KEY_BLUETOOTH and KEY_WLAN definitions Input: add new BUS_VIRTUAL bus type Input: add driver for stowaway serial keyboards Input: make input_register_handler() return error codes Input: remove cruft that was needed for transition to sysfs Input: fix input module refcounting Input: constify input core Input: libps2 - rearrange exports Input: atkbd - support Microsoft Natural Elite Pro keyboards Input: i8042 - disable MUX mode on Toshiba Equium A110 Input: i8042 - get rid of polling timer Input: send key up events at disconnect Input: constify psmouse driver Input: i8042 - add Amoi to the MUX blacklist Input: logips2pp - add sugnature 56 (Cordless MouseMan Wheel), cleanup Input: add driver for Touchwin serial touchscreens Input: add driver for Touchright serial touchscreens Input: add driver for Penmount serial touchscreens ...
2006-10-02[PATCH] Update Documentation/kprobes.txtAnanth N Mavinakayanahalli
Documentation/kprobes.txt updated to reflect: o In-kernel symbol resolution o CONFIG_KALLSYMS dependency o Usage of JPROBE_ENTRY o Addition of regs_return_value() Also update the references list and usage examples to use correct module interfaces. Signed-off-by: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@in.ibm.com> Acked-by: Jim Keniston <jkenisto@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-02Merge branch 'master' into gfs2Steven Whitehouse
2006-10-01kbuild: trivial documentation fixesRobert P. J. Day
Signed-off-by: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@mindspring.com> Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] csa accounting taskstats updateJay Lan
ChangeLog: Feedbacks from Andrew Morton: - define TS_COMM_LEN to 32 - change acct_stimexpd field of task_struct to be of cputime_t, which is to be used to save the tsk->stime of last timer interrupt update. - a new Documentation/accounting/taskstats-struct.txt to describe fields of taskstats struct. Feedback from Balbir Singh: - keep the stime of a task to be zero when both stime and utime are zero as recoreded in task_struct. Misc: - convert accumulated RSS/VM from platform dependent pages-ticks to MBytes-usecs in the kernel Cc: Shailabh Nagar <nagar@watson.ibm.com> Cc: Balbir Singh <balbir@in.ibm.com> Cc: Jes Sorensen <jes@sgi.com> Cc: Chris Sturtivant <csturtiv@sgi.com> Cc: Tony Ernst <tee@sgi.com> Cc: Guillaume Thouvenin <guillaume.thouvenin@bull.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] Fix getdelays.c - cpumask length and error reportingBalbir Singh
Fix the length passed while (un)registering cpumask. We were passing sizeof the array, make it strlen(). Error value printed in fatal errors should be derived from the message. The message contains an nlmsgerr embedded with an error value. We must report that value to the user. Signed-off-by: Balbir Singh <balbir@in.ibm.com> Cc: Jamal Hadi <hadi@cyberus.ca> Cc: Shailabh Nagar <nagar@watson.ibm.com> Cc: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net> Cc: Jay Lan <jlan@engr.sgi.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] Vectorize aio_read/aio_write fileop methodsBadari Pulavarty
This patch vectorizes aio_read() and aio_write() methods to prepare for collapsing all aio & vectored operations into one interface - which is aio_read()/aio_write(). Signed-off-by: Badari Pulavarty <pbadari@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Cc: Michael Holzheu <HOLZHEU@de.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] typo fixes for rt-mutex-design.txtJan Altenberg
Address some simple typos in rt-mutex-design.txt It also changes the indentation of the cmpxchg example (the cmpxchg example was indented by spaces, while all other code snippets were indented by tabs). Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> Signed-off-by: Jan Altenberg <tb10alj@tglx.de> Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] IPMI: per-channel command registrationCorey Minyard
This patch adds the ability to register for a command per-channel in the IPMI driver. If your BMC supports multiple channels, incoming messages can be useful to have the ability to register to receive commands on a specific channel instead the current behaviour of all channels. Signed-off-by: David Barksdale <amatus@ocgnet.org> Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] HOWTO: mention bughuntingDiego Calleja
Signed-off-by: Diego Calleja <diegocg@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] Doc/lockdep-design: explain display of {state-bits}Jim Cromie
Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] submit checklist: mention headers_checkAndrew Morton
Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-30Merge branch 'master' into upstreamJeff Garzik
2006-09-30Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/v4l-dvbLinus Torvalds
* master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/v4l-dvb: (180 commits) V4L/DVB (4641): Trivial: use lowercase letters in hex subsystem ids V4L/DVB (4639): Cx88: add autodetection for alternate revision of Leadtek PVR V4L/DVB (4638): Basic DVB-T and analog TV support for the HVR1300. V4L/DVB (4637): Add a default method for VIDIOC_G_PARM V4L/DVB (4635): Extend bttv and saa7134 to check for both AGP and PCI PCI failure case V4L/DVB (4634): Zr36120: implement pcipci checks V4L/DVB (4632): Zoran: Implement pcipci failure check V4L/DVB (4631): Av7110: remove V4L2_CAP_VBI_CAPTURE flag V4L/DVB (4630): Av7110: FW_LOADER depemdency fixed V4L/DVB (4629): Saa7134: add card support for Proteus Pro 2309 V4L/DVB (4628): Fix VIDIOC_ENUMSTD ioctl in videodev.c V4L/DVB (4627): Vivi crashes with mplayer V4L/DVB (4626): On saa7111/7113, LUMA_CTRL need a different value V4L/DVB (4624): Tvaudio: Replaced kernel_thread() with kthread_run() V4L/DVB (4622): Copy-paste bug in videodev.c V4L/DVB (4620): Fix AGC configuration for MOD3000P-based boards V4L/DVB (4619): Fixes some I2C dependencies on V4L devices V4L/DVB (4617): Problem with dibusb-mb.c USB IDs V4L/DVB (4616): [PATCH] Nebula DigiTV USB RC support V4L/DVB (4614): Export symbol saa7134_tvaudio_setmute from saa7134 for saa7134-alsa ...
2006-09-30Merge branch 'upstream-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ieee1394/linux1394-2.6 * 'upstream-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ieee1394/linux1394-2.6: (48 commits) ieee1394: raw1394: arm functions slept in atomic context ieee1394: sbp2: enable auto spin-up for all SBP-2 devices MAINTAINERS: updates to IEEE 1394 subsystem maintainership ieee1394: ohci1394: check for errors in suspend or resume set power state of firewire host during suspend ieee1394: ohci1394: more obvious endianess handling ieee1394: ohci1394: fix endianess bug in debug message ieee1394: sbp2: don't prefer MODE SENSE 10 ieee1394: nodemgr: grab class.subsys.rwsem in nodemgr_resume_ne ieee1394: nodemgr: fix rwsem recursion ieee1394: sbp2: more help in Kconfig ieee1394: sbp2: prevent rare deadlock in shutdown ieee1394: sbp2: update includes ieee1394: sbp2: better handling of transport errors ieee1394: sbp2: recheck node generation in sbp2_update ieee1394: sbp2: safer agent reset in error handlers ieee1394: sbp2: handle "sbp2util_node_write_no_wait failed" CONFIG_PM=n slim: drivers/ieee1394/ohci1394.c ieee1394: safer definition of empty macros video1394: add poll file operation support ...
2006-09-30Merge branch 'intelfb-patches' of ↵Linus Torvalds
master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/airlied/intelfb-2.6 * 'intelfb-patches' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/airlied/intelfb-2.6: intelfbhw.c: intelfbhw_get_p1p2 defined but not used intelfb: fix mtrr_reg signedness intelfb: update doc and Kconfig (supported devices) intelfb: add preliminary i2c support intelfb: add preliminary i2c support intelfb: add preliminary i2c support intelfb: add preliminary i2c support intelfb: add preliminary i2c support intelfb: add preliminary i2c support intelfb: add preliminary i2c support intelfb: add preliminary i2c support intelfb: add vsync interrupt support intelfb: add vsync interrupt support intelfb: add vsync interrupt support intelfb: add vsync interrupt support intelfb: add vsync interrupt support
2006-09-30[PATCH] Document iommu=panicAndi Kleen
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
2006-09-30[PATCH] Allow disabling DAC using command line optionsAndi Kleen
Might or might not work around some reported bugs on VIA systems. Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
2006-09-29[PATCH] SubmittingPatches: add a note about "format=flowed" when sending patchesKirill Korotaev
Add a note about "format=flowed" when sending patches and explain how to fix mozilla. Thunderbird has the similar options. Signed-off-by: Kirill Korotaev <dev@openvz.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-29[PATCH] Documentation/SubmittingDrivers: minor updateAlexey Dobriyan
* fix copright typo * remove trailing whitespace * remove Kernel Traffic from Resources. Zack, it was great reading! * Name Arjan by name and fix URL of "How to NOT" paper. * Remove "Last updated" tag. Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-29[PATCH] SubmittingPatches cleanupsPavel Machek
This cleans up SubmittingPatches a bit. Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-29[PATCH] Mention Documenation/ABI/ requirements in Documentation/SubmitChecklistRandy Dunlap
Mention Documenation/ABI/ requirements in Documentation/SubmitChecklist. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-29[PATCH] Add section on function return values to CodingStyleAlan Stern
This patch (as776) adds a new chapter to Documentation/CodingStyle, explaining the circumstances under which a function should return 0 for failure and non-zero for success as opposed to a negative error code for failure and 0 for success. Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-29[PATCH] cpuset: top_cpuset tracks hotplug changes to node_online_mapPaul Jackson
Change the list of memory nodes allowed to tasks in the top (root) nodeset to dynamically track what cpus are online, using a call to a cpuset hook from the memory hotplug code. Make this top cpus file read-only. On systems that have cpusets configured in their kernel, but that aren't actively using cpusets (for some distros, this covers the majority of systems) all tasks end up in the top cpuset. If that system does support memory hotplug, then these tasks cannot make use of memory nodes that are added after system boot, because the memory nodes are not allowed in the top cpuset. This is a surprising regression over earlier kernels that didn't have cpusets enabled. One key motivation for this change is to remain consistent with the behaviour for the top_cpuset's 'cpus', which is also read-only, and which automatically tracks the cpu_online_map. This change also has the minor benefit that it fixes a long standing, little noticed, minor bug in cpusets. The cpuset performance tweak to short circuit the cpuset_zone_allowed() check on systems with just a single cpuset (see 'number_of_cpusets', in linux/cpuset.h) meant that simply changing the 'mems' of the top_cpuset had no affect, even though the change (the write system call) appeared to succeed. With the following change, that write to the 'mems' file fails -EACCES, and the 'mems' file stubbornly refuses to be changed via user space writes. Thus no one should be mislead into thinking they've changed the top_cpusets's 'mems' when in affect they haven't. In order to keep the behaviour of cpusets consistent between systems actively making use of them and systems not using them, this patch changes the behaviour of the 'mems' file in the top (root) cpuset, making it read only, and making it automatically track the value of node_online_map. Thus tasks in the top cpuset will have automatic use of hot plugged memory nodes allowed by their cpuset. [akpm@osdl.org: build fix] [bunk@stusta.de: build fix] Signed-off-by: Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-29[PATCH] doc: fix kernel-parameters 'quiet'Randy Dunlap
Fix "quiet" parameter doc. No trailing '=' sign, no value after it. And it disables "most" kernel messages, not all of them. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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