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2007-06-08USB: cxacru: add Documentation fileSimon Arlott
The sysfs attributes for exposing cxacru statistics/status information with possible values is now explained in Documentation/networking/cxacru.txt including information on the writable adsl_state attribute's commands and a sample of the kernel log format. Signed-off-by: Simon Arlott <simon@fire.lp0.eu> Cc: Duncan Sands <duncan.sands@math.u-psud.fr> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-06-08firmware: remove orphaned EmailMarkus Rechberger
Manuel Estrada Sainz passed away on May 9th 2004, his email account got deactivated. He was in charge of the firmware_class code, and still got CC'ed in recent discussions about it. Signed-off-by: Markus Rechberger <markus.rechberger@amd.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-06-08update Documentation/driver-model/platform.txtDavid Brownell
Make note of the legacy "probe-the-hardware" drivers, and some APIs that are mostly unused except by such drivers. We probably can't escape having legacy drivers for a while (e.g. old ISA drivers), but we can at least discourage this style code for new drivers, and unless it's unavoidable. Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net> Cc: Andres Salomon <dilinger@debian.org> Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@mail.ru> Cc: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-06-07[POWERPC] Add table of contents to booting-without-of.txtStuart Yoder
Add table of contents. Signed-off-by: Stuart Yoder <stuart.yoder@freescale.com> Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
2007-06-07[POWERPC] Fix typo in booting-without-of-txt section numberingStuart Yoder
Fix typo in section numbering. Signed-off-by: Stuart Yoder <stuart.yoder@freescale.com> Acked-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au> Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
2007-06-03Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wim/linux-2.6-watchdogLinus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wim/linux-2.6-watchdog: [WATCHDOG] clean-up watchdog documentation [WATCHDOG] ks8695_wdt.c - new KS8695 watchdog driver
2007-06-02Pull osi-now into release branchLen Brown
2007-06-02Pull now into release branchLen Brown
2007-06-01timer stats: speedupsIngo Molnar
Make timer-stats have almost zero overhead when enabled in the config but not used. (this way distros can enable it more easily) Also update the documentation about overhead of timer_stats - it was written for the first version which had a global lock and a linear list walk based lookup ;-) Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-06-01Documentation: How to use GDB to decode OOPSesPekka Enberg
Adds instructions how to use GDB to figure out the exact location of an OOPS to Documentation/BUG-HUNTING. Signed-off-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-06-01add a trivial patch style checkerAndy Whitcroft
We are seeing increasing levels of minor patch style violations in submissions to the mailing lists as well as making it into the tree. These detract from the quality of the submission and cause unnessary work for reviewers. As a first step package up the current state of the patch style checker and include it in the kernel tree. Add instructions suggesting running it on submissions. This adds version v0.01 of the checkpatch.pl script. Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org> Signed-off-by: Joel Schopp <jschopp@austin.ibm.com> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Cc: Dave Jones <davej@codemonkey.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-06-01parse errors in ifdefsYoann Padioleau
Fix various bits of obviously-busted code which we're not happening to compile, due to ifdefs. Cc: "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@intel.com> Cc: Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru> Cc: Richard Henderson <rth@twiddle.net> Cc: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk> Cc: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> Cc: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> Cc: Jan Kara <jack@ucw.cz> Cc: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@steeleye.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-31ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: do not use named sysfs groupsHenrique de Moraes Holschuh
The initial version of the thinkpad-acpi sysfs interface (not yet released in any stable mainline kernel) made liberal use of named sysfs groups, in order to get the attributes more organized. This proved to be a really bad design decision. Maybe if attribute groups were as flexible as a real directory, and if binary attributes were not second-class citizens, the idea of subdirs and named groups would not have been so bad. This patch makes all the thinkpad-acpi sysfs groups anonymous (thus removing the subdirs), adds the former group names as a prefix (so that hotkey/enable becomes hotkey_enable for example), and updates the documentation. These changes will make the thinkpad-acpi sysfs ABI a lot easier to maintain. Signed-off-by: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
2007-05-31Merge 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: [ALSA] version 1.0.14 [ALSA] hda-codec - Fix STAC922x capture boost level [ALSA] hda-codec - Fix input with STAC92xx [ALSA] hda-codec - Fix pin configs for Gateway MX6453 [ALSA] hda-codec - Add support for MSI K9N Ultra [ALSA] hda-codec - Add quirk for Supermicro PDSBA to alc883_cfg_tbl[] [ALSA] hda-codec - Add quirk for MSI S420 [ALSA] Fix ASoC s3c24xx-pcm spinlock bug [ALSA] hda-intel: fix ASUS M2V detection [ALSA] ali5451 - Fix possible NULL dereference [ALSA] hda-codec - Add support for ASUS A8J modem [ALSA] HDA: Fix headphone mute issue on non-eapd Conexant systems [ALSA] HDA: Add more systems to Sigmatel codec [ALSA] HDA: Add support for Gateway NX860
2007-05-31Merge branch 'master' of ↵Linus Torvalds
master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 * 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: (24 commits) [IPSEC]: Add xfrm_sysctl.txt. [BRIDGE]: Round off STP perodic timers. [BRIDGE]: Reduce frequency of forwarding cleanup timer in bridge. [TCP] tcp_probe: use GCC printf attribute [TCP] tcp_probe: a trivial fix for mismatched number of printl arguments. [IPV6] ADDRCONF: Fix conflicts in DEVCONF_xxx constant. [NET] napi: Call __netif_rx_complete in netif_rx_complete [TCP]: Consolidate checking for tcp orphan count being too big. [SOCK]: Shrink struct sock by 8 bytes on 64-bit. [AF_PACKET]: Kill CONFIG_PACKET_SOCKET. [IPV6]: Fix build warning. [AF_PACKET]: Kill bogus CONFIG_PACKET_MULTICAST [IPV4]: Kill references to bogus non-existent CONFIG_IP_NOSIOCRT [IPSEC]: Fix panic when using inter address familiy IPsec on loopback. [NET]: parse ip:port strings correctly in in4_pton [IPV6] ROUTE: No longer handle ::/0 specially. [IPSEC]: Fix IPv6 AH calculation in outbound [XFRM]: xfrm_larval_drop sysctl should be __read_mostly. [XFRM]: Allow XFRM_ACQ_EXPIRES to be tunable via sysctl. [CASSINI]: Fix printk message typo. ...
2007-05-31SLUB: More documentationChristoph Lameter
Update documentation to describe how to read a SLUB error report. Add slub parameters to Documentation/kernel-parameters. Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> Cc: "Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-31[IPSEC]: Add xfrm_sysctl.txt.David S. Miller
And use it to document new xfrm_acq_expires sysctl. Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-05-31[ALSA] HDA: Add support for Gateway NX860Tobin Davis
This patch adds support for the Gateway NX860 system. 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>
2007-05-30[SCSI] Merge up to linux-2.6 headJames Bottomley
Conflicts: drivers/scsi/jazz_esp.c Same changes made by both SCSI and SPARC trees: problem with UTF-8 conversion in the copyright. Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
2007-05-29ACPI: extend "acpi_osi=" boot optionLen Brown
The boot option "acpi_osi=" has always disabled Linux _OSI support, thus disabling all OS Interface strings which are advertised by Linux to the BIOS. Now... acpi_osi="string" adds the interface string, and acpi_osi="!string" invalidates the pre-defined interface string eg. acpi_osi="!Windows 2006" would disable Linux's claim of Vista compatibility. Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
2007-05-29Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-rc-fixes-2.6Linus Torvalds
* master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-rc-fixes-2.6: [SCSI] megaraid_sas: intercept cmd timeout and throttle io [SCSI] fusion: Fix |/|| confusion [SCSI] aic94xx: asd_clear_nexus should fail if the cleared task does not complete [SCSI] aic7xxx: fix aicasm build failure with gcc-3.4.6 [SCSI] aacraid: apply commit config for reset_devices flag [SCSI] sd: fix refcounting regression in suspend/resume routines [SCSI] aacraid: fix panic on short Inquiry [SCSI] aacraid: Correct sa platform support. (Was: [Bug 8469] Bad EIP value on pentium3 SMP kernel-2.6.21.1) [SCSI] NCR53C9x: correct spelling mistake in deprecation notice [SCSI] tgt: fix a rdma indirect transfer error bug [SCSI] MegaRAID: Update MAINTAINERS email-id [SCSI] stex: minor cleanup and version update [SCSI] stex: fix reset recovery for console device [SCSI] stex: extend hard reset wait time [SCSI] stex: fix id mapping issue [SCSI] ipr: Proper return codes for eh_dev_reset for SATA devices [SCSI] zfcp: IO stall after deleting and path checker changes after reenabling zfcp devices [SCSI] zfcp: avoid clutter in erp_dbf
2007-05-26[SCSI] fc_transport: fix sysfs deadlock on vport deleteJames Smart
When the vport attribute "delete" is used to delete the vport, sysfs deadlocks waiting for the write to complete, which is waiting for the sysfs teardown to complete. Moved this effort to a work_q element. Took the opportunity to make some other cosmetic changes: - removed tabs in Doc file - replaced with expanded spaces - minor copyright text and author text updates - removed a bunch of trailing whitespace Signed-off-by: James Smart <James.Smart@emulex.com> Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
2007-05-24[WATCHDOG] clean-up watchdog documentationAlan Cox
Random sampling of some URLs in the Documentation tree to see how many were stale found that one watchdog driver was now a porn site. In fact if the watchdogs document directory was any older it would be written in latin Clean it up somewhat and add Last reviewed headers, something all the Documentation could do with IMHO. Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
2007-05-24Documentation: Fix up docs still talking about i_semJosef 'Jeff' Sipek
.. it got changed to 'i_mutex' some time ago. Signed-off-by: Josef 'Jeff' Sipek <jsipek@cs.sunysb.edu> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-24Revert "HOWTO: bug report addition" (or "HOWTO: mention bughunting")Linus Torvalds
This reverts commit 722385f75efd82d9f480f0765a1e97a4d83cac0d (or commit 3f27100872b21e4cc70d07b96eeb3611b30bce63, it's your choice ;), since the same patch to Documentation/HOWTO got added twice because it just kept applying cleanly. Noted by Qi Yong. Cc: Qi Yong <qiyong@fc-cn.com> Acked-by: Diego Calleja <diegocg@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-23boot documentation: clarificationsH. Peter Anvin
Textual clarifications (and fix an off-by-one error) based on feedback mostly from Jeremy Fitzhardinge. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-23Documentation/memory-barriers.txt: various fixesJarek Poplawski
Fix various grammatical issues in Documentation/memory-barriers.txt. Cc: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@mindspring.com> Signed-off-by: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@o2.pl> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-23document clocksourcesRandy Dunlap
Document the available clocksources per platform and move clocksource= into the correct (alpha) location in the file. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Acked-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-23documentation: Documentation/initrd.txtDomenico Andreoli
Final clearification of the pivot_root mechanism, which brings this document really up-to-date. Signed-off-by: Domenico Andreoli <cavok@dandreoli.com> Cc: "Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-23update dontdiff fileRandy Dunlap
Update dontdiff file by adding entries from many .gitignore files. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-23Documentation: fix the explanation of Kconfig filesRobert P. J. Day
Fix the obvious errors in the explanation of Kconfig files. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@mindspring.com> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-23genhd: expose AN to user spaceKristen Carlson Accardi
Allow user space to determine if a disk supports Asynchronous Notification of media changes. This is done by adding a new sysfs file "capability_flags", which is documented in (insert file name). This sysfs file will export all disk capabilities flags to user space. We also define a new flag to define the media change notification capability. Signed-off-by: Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen.c.accardi@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-23spi doc update: describe clock mode bitsDavid Brownell
Update the SPI documentation to cover a few points that have proven to be confusing or unclear; most notably the two clock mode bits. Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-22USB: remove usb DocBook warningsDavid Brownell
This just removes some warnings generated by the Docbook tools when turning USB (host and peripheral side) kerneldoc into HTML; they're all about missing ID attributes. Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2007-05-21Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6Linus Torvalds
* 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6: [S390] More verbose show_mem() like other architectures. [S390] Make use of kretprobe_assert. [S390] Wire up signald, timerfd and eventfd syscalls. [S390] Wire up sys_utimensat. [S390] cio: Update documentation.
2007-05-21LDM: Fix for Windows Vista dynamic disksAnton Altaparmakov
This fixes the LDM driver so that it works with Windows Vista dynamic disks which are subtly different to Windows 2000/XP ones. The patch was needed to get a Vista formatted dynamic disk to be recognized and parsed successfully. Thanks go to Chris Teachworth for the report and testing. Cc: Richard Russon <ldm@flatcap.org> Signed-off-by: Anton Altaparmakov <aia21@cantab.net> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-21[S390] cio: Update documentation.Cornelia Huck
- read_dev_chars()/read_conf_data() are deprecated. Don't document them, but advise to issue the channel program from the driver itself. - Remove some really obsolete and incorrect stuff. Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
2007-05-18Further update of the i386 boot documentationH. Peter Anvin
A number of items in the i386 boot documentation have been either vague, outdated or hard to read. This text revision adds several more examples, including a memory map for a modern kernel load. It also adds a field-by-field detailed description of the setup header, and a bootloader ID for Qemu. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-18slub: another slabinfo fixChristoph Lameter
The slab manipulation functions should not be triggered by slabs that are unresovable in the subset of slabs selected on the command line. Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-17Merge 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: sata_via: pcim_iomap_regions() conversion missed BAR5 libata: remove libata.spindown_compat sata_nv: fix fallout of devres conversion drivers/ata: remove the wildcard from sata_nv driver
2007-05-17libata: remove libata.spindown_compatTejun Heo
With STANDBYDOWN tracking added, libata.spindown_compat isn't necessary anymore. If userspace shutdown(8) issues STANDBYNOW, libata warns. If userspace shutdown(8) doesn't issue STANDBYNOW, libata does the right thing. Userspace can tell whether kernel supports spindown by testing whether sysfs node manage_start_stop exists as before. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2007-05-17small netdevices.txt fixChristoph Hellwig
Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2007-05-17gpio interface loosens call restrictionsDavid Brownell
Loosen gpio_{request,free}() and gpio_direction_{in,out}put() call context restrictions slightly, so a common idiom is no longer an error: board init code setting up spinlock-safe GPIOs before tasking is enabled. The issue was caught by some paranoid code with might_sleep() checks. The legacy platform-specific GPIO interfaces stick to spinlock-safe GPIOs, so this change reflects current implementations and won't break anything. Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-17docbook: make kernel-locking table readableRandy Dunlap
Andi Kleen pointed out to me that the kernel locking cheat sheet table entries are unreadable. Make table entries smaller so that pdf and ps output is readable (columns were being overwritten and garbled) by using abbreviations. This allows the tables to fit on one page cleanly. Add a Legend for the abbreviations: SLIS: spin_lock_irqsave SLI: spin_lock_irq SL: spin_lock SLBH: spin_lock_bh DI: down_interruptible Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-17SLUB: slabinfo fixesChristoph Lameter
Align the output of % with K/M/G of sizes. Check for empty NUMA information to avoid segfault on !NUMA. -r should work directly not only if we match a single slab without additional options. Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-16[SCSI] NCR53C9x: correct spelling mistake in deprecation noticeChristoph Hellwig
On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 03:16:39PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > +What: old NCR53C9x driver > > +When: October 2007 > > +Why: Replaced by the much better esp_scsi driver. Actual low-level > > + driver can ported over almost trivially. > ^ > be current linus' tree still has my spelling mistake. Here's a patch to update it Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
2007-05-16[SCSI] FC Transport support for vports based on NPIVJames Smart
This patch provides support for FC virtual ports based on NPIV. For information on the interfaces and design, please read the Documentation/scsi/scsi_fc_transport.txt file enclosed within the patch. The RFC was originally posted here: http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=117226959918393&w=2 Changes from the initial RFC: - Bug fix: needed a transport_class_unregister() for the vport class - Create a symlink to the vport in the shost device if it is not the parent of the vport. - Made symbolic name writable so it can be set after creation - Made the temporary fc_vport_identifiers struct private to the transport. - Deleted the vport_id field from the vport. I couldn't find any good use for it (and symname is a good replacement). - Made the vport_state and vport_last_state "private" attributes. Added the fc_vport_set_state() helper function to manage state transitions - Updated vport_create() to allow a vport to be created in a disabled state. - Added INITIALIZING and FAILED vport states - Added VPCERR_xxx defines for errors to be returned from vport_create() - Created a Documentation/scsi/scsi_fc_transport.txt file that describes the interfaces and expected LLDD behaviors. Signed-off-by: James Smart <James.Smart@emulex.com> Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
2007-05-11libata: implement libata.spindown_compatTejun Heo
Now that libata uses sd->manage_start_stop, libata spins down disk on shutdown. In an attempt to compensate libata's previous shortcoming, some distros sync and spin down disks attached via libata in their shutdown(8). Some disks spin back up just to spin down again on STANDBYNOW1 if the command is issued when the disk is spun down, so this double spinning down causes problem. This patch implements module parameter libata.spindown_compat which, when set to one (default value), prevents libata from spinning down disks on shutdown thus avoiding double spinning down. Note that libata spins down disks for suspend to mem and disk, so with libata.spindown_compat set to one, disks should be properly spun down in all cases without modifying shutdown(8). shutdown(8) should be fixed eventually. Some drive do spin up on SYNCHRONZE_CACHE even when their cache is clean. Those disks currently spin up briefly when sd tries to shutdown the device and then the machine powers off immediately, which can't be good for the head. We can't skip SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE during shudown as it can be dangerous data integrity-wise. So, this spindown_compat parameter is already scheduled for removal by the end of the next year and here's what shutdown(8) should do. * Check whether /sys/modules/libata/parameters/spindown_compat exists. If it does, write 0 to it. * For each libata harddisk { * Check whether /sys/class/scsi_disk/h:c:i:l/manage_start_stop exists. Iff it doesn't, synchronize cache and spin the disk down as before. } The above procedure will make shutdown(8) work properly with kernels before this change, ones with this workaround and later ones without it. To accelerate shutdown(8) updates, if the compat mode is in use, this patch prints BIG FAT warning for five seconds during shutdown (the optimal interval to annoy the user just the right amount discovered by hours of tireless usability testing). Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
2007-05-11Merge 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: (122 commits) [ALSA] version 1.0.14rc4 [ALSA] Add speaker pin sequencing to hda_codec.c:snd_hda_parse_pin_def_config() [ALSA] hda-codec - Add ALC861VD Lenovo support [ALSA] hda-codec - Fix connection list in generic parser [ALSA] usb-audio: work around wrong wMaxPacketSize on ESI M4U [ALSA] usb-audio: work around broken M-Audio MidiSport Uno firmware [ALSA] usb-audio: explicitly match Logitech QuickCam [ALSA] hda-codec - Fix a typo [ALSA] hda-codec - Fix ALC880 uniwill auto-mutes [ALSA] hda-codec - Fix AD1988 SPDIF playback route control [ALSA] wm8750 typo fix [ALSA] wavefront: only declare isapnp on CONFIG_PNP [ALSA] hda-codec - bug fixes for stac92xx HDA codecs. [ALSA] add MODULE_FIRMWARE entries [ALSA] do not depend on FW_LOADER when internal firmware images are used [ALSA] hda-codec - Fix resume of STAC92xx codecs [ALSA] usbaudio - Revert the minimal period size fix patch [ALSA] hda-codec - Add support for new HP DV series laptops [ALSA] usb-audio - Fix the minimum period size per transfer mode [ALSA] sound/pcmcia/vx/vxpocket.c: fix an if() condition ...
2007-05-11Merge 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: (44 commits) V4L/DVB (5571): V4l1-compat: Make VIDIOCSPICT return errors in a useful way V4L/DVB (5624): Radio-maestro.c cleanup V4L/DVB (5623): Dsbr100.c Replace usb_dsbr100_do_ioctl to use video_ioctl2 V4L/DVB (5622): Radio-zoltrix.c cleanup V4L/DVB (5621): Radio-cadet.c Replace cadet_do_ioctl to use video_ioctl2 V4L/DVB (5619): Dvb-usb: fix typo V4L/DVB (5618): Cx88: Drop the generic i2c client from cx88-vp3054-i2c V4L/DVB (5617): V4L2: videodev, allow debugging V4L/DVB (5614): M920x: Disable second adapter on LifeView TV Walker Twin V4L/DVB (5613): M920x: loosen up 80-col limit V4L/DVB (5612): M920x: rename function prefixes from m9206_foo to m920x_foo V4L/DVB (5611): M920x: replace deb_rc with deb V4L/DVB (5610): M920x: remove duplicated code V4L/DVB (5609): M920x: group like functions together V4L/DVB (5608): M920x: various whitespace cleanups V4L/DVB (5607): M920x: Initial support for devices likely manufactured by Dposh V4L/DVB (5606): M920x: add "c-basic-offset: 8" to help emacs to enforce tabbing V4L/DVB (5605): M920x: Add support for LifeView TV Walker Twin V4L/DVB (5603): V4L: Prevent queueing queued buffers. V4L/DVB (5602): Enable DiSEqC in Starbox II (vp7021a) ...