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2006-09-26[PATCH] PM: Add pm_trace switchRafael J. Wysocki
Add the pm_trace attribute in /sys/power which has to be explicitly set to one to really enable the "PM tracing" code compiled in when CONFIG_PM_TRACE is set (which modifies the machine's CMOS clock in unpredictable ways). Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl> Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-26[PATCH] x86: add a bootparameter to reserve high linear address spaceZachary Amsden
Add a boot parameter to reserve high linear address space for hypervisors. This is necessary to allow dynamically loaded hypervisor modules, which might not happen until userspace is already running, and also provides a useful tool to benchmark the performance impact of reduced lowmem address space. Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-26[PATCH] zone_reclaim: dynamic slab reclaimChristoph Lameter
Currently one can enable slab reclaim by setting an explicit option in /proc/sys/vm/zone_reclaim_mode. Slab reclaim is then used as a final option if the freeing of unmapped file backed pages is not enough to free enough pages to allow a local allocation. However, that means that the slab can grow excessively and that most memory of a node may be used by slabs. We have had a case where a machine with 46GB of memory was using 40-42GB for slab. Zone reclaim was effective in dealing with pagecache pages. However, slab reclaim was only done during global reclaim (which is a bit rare on NUMA systems). This patch implements slab reclaim during zone reclaim. Zone reclaim occurs if there is a danger of an off node allocation. At that point we 1. Shrink the per node page cache if the number of pagecache pages is more than min_unmapped_ratio percent of pages in a zone. 2. Shrink the slab cache if the number of the nodes reclaimable slab pages (patch depends on earlier one that implements that counter) are more than min_slab_ratio (a new /proc/sys/vm tunable). The shrinking of the slab cache is a bit problematic since it is not node specific. So we simply calculate what point in the slab we want to reach (current per node slab use minus the number of pages that neeed to be allocated) and then repeately run the global reclaim until that is unsuccessful or we have reached the limit. I hope we will have zone based slab reclaim at some point which will make that easier. The default for the min_slab_ratio is 5% Also remove the slab option from /proc/sys/vm/zone_reclaim_mode. [akpm@osdl.org: cleanups] Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-24Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/acme/net-2.6David S. Miller
2006-09-24Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sam/kbuildLinus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sam/kbuild: (28 commits) kbuild: add distclean info to 'make help' and more details for 'clean' dontdiff: add utsrelease.h kbuild: fix "mkdir -p" usage in scripts/package/mkspec kbuild: correct and clarify versioning info in Makefile kbuild: fixup Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt kbuild: Extend kbuild/defconfig tags support to exuberant ctags kbuild: fix for some typos in Documentation/makefiles.txt kbuild: clarify "make C=" build option Documentaion: update Documentation/Changes with minimum versions kbuild: update help in top level Makefile kbuild: fail kernel compilation in case of unresolved module symbols kbuild: remove debug left-over from Makefile.host kbuild: create output directory for hostprogs with O=.. build kbuild: add missing return statement in modpost.c:secref_whitelist() kbuild: preperly align SYSMAP output kbuild: make -rR is now default kbuild: make V=2 tell why a target is rebuild kbuild: modpost on vmlinux regardless of CONFIG_MODULES kbuild: ignore references from ".pci_fixup" to ".init.text" kbuild: linguistic fixes for Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt ...
2006-09-25dontdiff: add utsrelease.hRandy Dunlap
Add auto-generated utsrelease.h to dontdiff file. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
2006-09-25kbuild: fixup Documentation/kbuild/modules.txtRobert P. J. Day
Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
2006-09-25kbuild: fix for some typos in Documentation/makefiles.txtBryce Harrington
I noticed a few typos while reading makefiles.txt to learn about the kbuild system. Attached is a patch against 2.6.18 to fix them. Remove trailing whitespace while we are there.. Signed-off-by: Bryce Harrington <bryce@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
2006-09-25kbuild: clarify "make C=" build optionRobert P. J. Day
Clarify the use of "make C=" in the top-level Makefile, and fix a typo in the Documentation file. Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
2006-09-25Documentaion: update Documentation/Changes with minimum versionsRobert P. J. Day
Based on conversations with greg kh (and noticing a simple typo), these are the actual minimal versions for 2.6.18. Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
2006-09-25kbuild: linguistic fixes for Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txtJan Engelhardt
I have done a look-through through Documentation/kbuild/ and my corrections (proposed) are attached. Cc'ed are original author Michael (responsible for comitting changes to these files?), Sam (kbuild maintainer), Adrian (-trivial maintainer). Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
2006-09-25kbuild: linguistic fixes for Documentation/kbuild/modules.txtJan Engelhardt
I have done a look-through through Documentation/kbuild/ and my corrections (proposed) are attached. Cc'ed are original author Michael (responsible for comitting changes to these files?), Sam (kbuild maintainer), Adrian (-trivial maintainer). Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
2006-09-25kconfig: linguistic fixes for Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txtJan Engelhardt
I have done a look-through through Documentation/kbuild/ and my corrections (proposed) are attached. Cc'ed are original author Michael (responsible for comitting changes to these files?), Sam (kbuild maintainer), Adrian (-trivial maintainer). Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
2006-09-24[DCCP]: Allow default/fallback service code.Gerrit Renker
This has been discussed on dccp@vger and removes the necessity for applications to supply service codes in each and every case. If an application does not want to provide a service code, that's fine, it will be given 0. Otherwise, service codes can be set via socket options as before. This patch has been tested using various client/server configurations (including listening on multiple service codes). Signed-off-by: Gerrit Renker <gerrit@erg.abdn.ac.uk> Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@mandriva.com>
2006-09-24Merge branch 'upstream-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds
master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev * 'upstream-linus' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev: (50 commits) [libata] Delete pata_it8172 driver [PATCH] libata: improve handling of diagostic fail (and hardware that misreports it) [PATCH] libata: fix non-uniform ports handling Fix libata resource conflict for legacy mode [libata] ata_piix: build fix [PATCH] pata_amd: Check enable bits on Nvidia [PATCH] Update SiS PATA [libata] Add pata_jmicron driver to Kconfig, Makefile [libata #pata-drivers] Trim trailing whitespace. [libata] Trim trailing whitespace. [libata] Add a bunch of PATA drivers. Rename libata-bmdma.c to libata-sff.c. libata: Grand renaming. Clean up drivers/ata/Kconfig a bit. [PATCH] CONFIG_PM=n slim: drivers/scsi/sata_sil* [PATCH] sata_via: Add SATA support for vt8237a [PATCH] libata: change path to libata in libata.tmpl [PATCH] libata: s/CONFIG_SCSI_SATA/CONFIG_[S]ATA/g in pci/quirks.c libata: Make sure drivers/ata is a separate Kconfig menu [libata] ata_piix: add missing kfree() ...
2006-09-24Merge branch 'upstream-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds
master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/netdev-2.6 * 'upstream-linus' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/netdev-2.6: (217 commits) net/ieee80211: fix more crypto-related build breakage [PATCH] Spidernet: add ethtool -S (show statistics) [NET] GT96100: Delete bitrotting ethernet driver [PATCH] mv643xx_eth: restrict to 32-bit PPC_MULTIPLATFORM [PATCH] Cirrus Logic ep93xx ethernet driver r8169: the MMIO region of the 8167 stands behin BAR#1 e1000, ixgb: Remove pointless wrappers [PATCH] Remove powerpc specific parts of 3c509 driver [PATCH] s2io: Switch to pci_get_device [PATCH] gt96100: move to pci_get_device API [PATCH] ehea: bugfix for register access functions [PATCH] e1000 disable device on PCI error drivers/net/phy/fixed: #if 0 some incomplete code drivers/net: const-ify ethtool_ops declarations [PATCH] ethtool: allow const ethtool_ops [PATCH] sky2: big endian [PATCH] sky2: fiber support [PATCH] sky2: tx pause bug fix drivers/net: Trim trailing whitespace [PATCH] ehea: IBM eHEA Ethernet Device Driver ... Manually resolved conflicts in drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c and drivers/net/sky2.c related to CHECKSUM_HW/CHECKSUM_PARTIAL changes by commit 84fa7933a33f806bbbaae6775e87459b1ec584c0 that just happened to be next to unrelated changes in this update.
2006-09-24Merge branch 'master' into upstreamJeff Garzik
2006-09-23Merge mulgrave-w:git/linux-2.6James Bottomley
Conflicts: include/linux/blkdev.h Trivial merge to incorporate tag prototypes.
2006-09-23[SCSI] aacraid: README updateMark Haverkamp
Received from Mark Salyzyn: This patch to the driver's documentation adds a few new product entries, sorts the entries on OEM lines first for easy searching, followed by product id order to make it easier to compare against the open source pci list. The driver has 'family match' so is somewhat future proof, no code changes are required to recognize the new products. Signed-off-by: Mark Haverkamp <markh@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
2006-09-23Merge branch 'linus' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/perex/alsaLinus Torvalds
* 'linus' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/perex/alsa: (148 commits) [ALSA] intel8x0m - Free irq in suspend [ALSA] Move CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE to pci/Kconfig [ALSA] usb-audio: add mixer control names for the Aureon 5.1 MkII [ALSA] ES1938: remove duplicate field initialization [ALSA] usb-audio: increase number of packets per URB [ALSA] hda-codec - Fix headphone auto-toggle on sigmatel codec [ALSA] hda-intel - A slight cleanup of timeout check in azx_get_response() [ALSA] hda-codec - Fix mic input with STAC92xx codecs [ALSA] mixart: Use SEEK_{SET,CUR,END} instead of hardcoded values [ALSA] gus: Use SEEK_{SET,CUR,END} instead of hardcoded values [ALSA] opl4: Use SEEK_{SET,CUR,END} instead of hardcoded values [ALSA] sound core: Use SEEK_{SET,CUR,END} instead of hardcoded values [ALSA] hda-codec - Support multiple headphone pins [ALSA] hda_intel prefer 24bit instead of 20bit [ALSA] hda-codec - Add vendor ids for Motorola and Conexant [ALSA] hda-codec - Add device id for Motorola si3054-compatible codec [ALSA] Add missing compat ioctls for ALSA control API [ALSA] powermac - Fix Oops when conflicting with aoa driver [ALSA] aoa: add locking to tas codec [ALSA] hda-intel - Fix suspend/resume with MSI ...
2006-09-23Merge mulgrave-w:git/scsi-misc-2.6James Bottomley
Conflicts: drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.h Pretty horrible merge between crypto hash consolidation and crypto_digest_...->crypto_hash_... conversion Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
2006-09-23[ALSA] hda-intel - Fix pci_disable_msi() callTakashi Iwai
Fix the order to call pci_disable_msi() to be after free_irq(). (Otherwise pci_disable_msi() bugs you.) Also, added a description of disable_msi option to documentation. Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-23[ALSA] hda-codec - Add support for LG LW25 laptopTakashi Iwai
Added the support for LG LW25 laptop with ALC880 codec. It's the same codec model as LG LW20 (model=lg-lw). Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-23[ALSA] hda-codec - Add 5 stack audio support for Intel 965 systemsTobin Davis
This patch renames the 965_2112 function ids to 965_3ST, and adds functional support for 965_5ST (5 stack 7.1 surround). Signed-off-by: Tobin Davis <tdavis@dsl-only.net> Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-23[ALSA] hda-codec - Support for SigmaTel 9872Guillaume Munch
- AR11M and AR11S uses the same chip hence we claim to support the AR Series. - Added commentary about STAC9225s which shares the same id as CXD9872RD. - Added entry for 7662 but won't work automatically until pci_subdevice is known. - 'vaio' model now corresponds to CXD9872RD_VAIO for backward compat. - Replaced STAC766x_VAIO with CXD9872RD_VAIO, STAC9872AK_VAIO, STAC9872K_VAIO and CXD9872AKD_VAIO - Added 'vaio-ar' model for potential future modifications. Signed-off-by: Guillaume Munch <diabo@free.fr> Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-23[ALSA] hda-codec - Fix for Acer laptops with ALC883 codecVladimir Avdonin
Patch enables the internal speaker on acer laptops with ALC883. Signed-off-by: Vladimir Avdonin <vldmrrr@yahoo.com> Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-23[ALSA] Add support for Sony Vaio AR 11BGuillaume Munch
This patch adds automatic detection for Sigmatel ID 7664, the sound chip in Sony Vaio AR 11B (european name). - patch_stac7661 becomes patch_stac766x - .id = 0x83847664 is added Signed-off-by: Guillaume Munch <diabo@free.fr> Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-23[ALSA] Added model for Uniwill laptop with ALC861Takashi Iwai
Added a new model 'uniwill-m31' for Uniwill laptops with ALC861 codec chip. The patch is taken from ALSA bug#2035, and modifeid. Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-23[ALSA] Misc fixes for Realtek HD-audio codecsTakashi Iwai
- Added model=arima for Arima W820Di1 with ALC882 codec chip - Added EAPD-control verbs to TCL S700 init verbs - Added missing model strings for Realtek codecs (to be specified via module option explicitly for testing/debugging) Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-23[ALSA] Add snd-mts64 driver for ESI Miditerminal 4140Matthias Koenig
Added snd-mts64 driver for Ego Systems (ESI) Miditerminal 4140 by Matthias Koenig <mk@phasorlab.de>. The driver requires parport (CONFIG_PARPORT). Signed-off-by: Matthias Koenig <mk@phasorlab.de> Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-23[ALSA] Add support of Benq laptop with ALC262Takashi Iwai
Added the support of Benq laptop with ALC262 codec. A model string 'benq' is added, too. Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-23[ALSA] Add hp-bpc model type for HP laptopsTakashi Iwai
Added 'hp-bpc' model type for HP xw4400-compatible laptops. Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-23[ALSA] Add model entry for Clevo m665n laptopTakashi Iwai
Added the proper model entry for Clevo m665n laptop with ALC880 codec. Also, added a model string 'clevo' to enable the clevo-type model option. Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-23[ALSA] Deprecate snd_card_free_in_thread()Takashi Iwai
Deprecated snd_card_free_in_thread(), replaced with snd_card_free_when_closed(). Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
2006-09-22Merge branch 'master' into upstreamJeff Garzik
Conflicts: net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
2006-09-22[IPV6] NDISC: Add proxy_ndp sysctl.YOSHIFUJI Hideaki
We do not always need proxy NDP functionality even we enable forwarding. Signed-off-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[NetLabel]: documentationPaul Moore
Documentation for the NetLabel system, this includes a basic overview of how NetLabel works, how LSM developers can integrate it into their favorite LSM, as well as documentation on the CIPSO related sysctl variables. Also, due to the difficulty of finding expired IETF drafts, I am including the IETF CIPSO draft that is the basis of the NetLabel CIPSO implementation. Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul.moore@hp.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[MLSXFRM]: Add security sid to flowiVenkat Yekkirala
This adds security to flow key for labeling of flows as also to allow for making flow cache lookups based on the security label seemless. Signed-off-by: Venkat Yekkirala <vyekkirala@TrustedCS.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-21[CRYPTO] doc: Update documentation for hash and meHerbert Xu
This patch updates the documentation to reflect the switch from digest to hash. It also replaces notes about emailing James Morris to refer to me instead. Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
2006-09-20Merge branch 'master' into upstreamJeff Garzik
2006-09-19Merge branch 'master' into upstreamJeff Garzik
2006-09-19Revert mmiocfg heuristics and blacklist changesLinus Torvalds
This reverts commits 11012d419cfc0e0f78ca356aca03674217910124 and 40dd2d20f220eda1cd0da8ea3f0f9db8971ba237, which allowed us to use the MMIO accesses for PCI config cycles even without the area being marked reserved in the e820 memory tables. Those changes were needed for EFI-environment Intel macs, but broke some newer Intel 965 boards, so for now it's better to revert to our old 2.6.17 behaviour and at least avoid introducing any new breakage. Andi Kleen has a set of patches that work with both EFI and the broken Intel 965 boards, which will be applied once they get wider testing. Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> Cc: Edgar Hucek <hostmaster@ed-soft.at> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-19Merge branch 'master' into upstreamJeff Garzik
2006-09-17[NET]: Mark frame diverter for future removal.Stephen Hemminger
The code for frame diverter is unmaintained and has bitrotted. The number of users is very small and the code has lots of problems. If anyone is using it, they maybe exposing themselves to bad packet attacks. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-17[IPVS]: Document the ports option to ip_vs_ftp in kernel-parameters.txtSimon Horman
I'm not sure if documenting this here is appropriate, but if it is, here is some text to put there. Signed-Off-By: Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-17[TCP]: Turn ABC off.Stephen Hemminger
Turn Appropriate Byte Count off by default because it unfairly penalizes applications that do small writes. Add better documentation to describe what it is so users will understand why they might want to turn it on. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-17Merge branch 'upstream-fixes' into upstreamJeff Garzik
2006-09-13[PATCH] cciss: version update, new hwMike Miller
Add support for new hardware and bumps the version to 3.6.10. It seems there were several changes introduced including soft_irq. I decided to bump the major number to reflect these changes. Since we're still supporting older vendor kernels I need some way differentiate between kernel versions <=2.6.10 and newer kernels >=2.6.16. Signed-off-by: Mike Miller <mike.miller@hp.com> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-13[PATCH] x86: reserve a boot-loader ID number for XenJeremy Fitzhardinge
Claim an ID number for Xen in the LOADER_TYPE field. Also, keep the table in zero-page.txt consistent with boot.txt. [hpa says: 6 was skipped because I couldn't rule out that it hadn't been unofficially used. It seemed easier to skip it for now.] Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xensource.com> Acked-by: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-13[PATCH] We can not allow anonymous contributions to the kernelGreg KH
The DCO does not mean anything if we allow anonymous contributors to the kernel. As this is an open source project, we need to do everything in the open. Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>