linux/block, branch v3.11

block: delete __cpuinit usage from all block files

2013-07-14T23:36:59Z

The __cpuinit type of throwaway sections might have made sense some time ago when RAM was more constrained, but now the savings do not offset the cost and complications. For example, the fix in commit 5e427ec2d0 ("x86: Fix bit corruption at CPU resume time") is a good example of the nasty type of bugs that can be created with improper use of the various __init prefixes. After a discussion on LKML[1] it was decided that cpuinit should go the way of devinit and be phased out. Once all the users are gone, we can then finally remove the macros themselves from linux/init.h. This removes all the drivers/block uses of the __cpuinit macros from all C files. [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/5/20/589 Cc: Jens Axboe Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker

Merge branch 'for-3.11/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block

2013-07-11T20:03:24Z

Pull core block IO updates from Jens Axboe: "Here are the core IO block bits for 3.11. It contains: - A tweak to the reserved tag logic from Jan, for weirdo devices with just 3 free tags. But for those it improves things substantially for random writes. - Periodic writeback fix from Jan. Marked for stable as well. - Fix for a race condition in IO scheduler switching from Jianpeng. - The hierarchical blk-cgroup support from Tejun. This is the grunt of the series. - blk-throttle fix from Vivek. Just a note that I'm in the middle of a relocation, whole family is flying out tomorrow. Hence I will be awal the remainder of this week, but back at work again on Monday the 15th. CC'ing Tejun, since any potential "surprises" will most likely be from the blk-cgroup work. But it's been brewing for a while and sitting in my tree and linux-next for a long time, so should be solid." * 'for-3.11/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block: (36 commits) elevator: Fix a race in elevator switching block: Reserve only one queue tag for sync IO if only 3 tags are available writeback: Fix periodic writeback after fs mount blk-throttle: implement proper hierarchy support blk-throttle: implement throtl_grp->has_rules[] blk-throttle: Account for child group's start time in parent while bio climbs up blk-throttle: add throtl_qnode for dispatch fairness blk-throttle: make throtl_pending_timer_fn() ready for hierarchy blk-throttle: make tg_dispatch_one_bio() ready for hierarchy blk-throttle: make blk_throtl_bio() ready for hierarchy blk-throttle: make blk_throtl_drain() ready for hierarchy blk-throttle: dispatch from throtl_pending_timer_fn() blk-throttle: implement dispatch looping blk-throttle: separate out throtl_service_queue->pending_timer from throtl_data->dispatch_work blk-throttle: set REQ_THROTTLED from throtl_charge_bio() and gate stats update with it blk-throttle: implement sq_to_tg(), sq_to_td() and throtl_log() blk-throttle: add throtl_service_queue->parent_sq blk-throttle: generalize update_disptime optimization in blk_throtl_bio() blk-throttle: dispatch to throtl_data->service_queue.bio_lists[] blk-throttle: move bio_lists[] and friends to throtl_service_queue ...

partitions/msdos: enumerate also AIX LVM partitions

2013-07-09T17:33:28Z

Graft AIX partitions enumeration into partitions/msdos.c There is already a AIX disks detection logic in msdos.c. When an AIX disk has been found, and if configured to, call the aix partitions recognizer. This avoids removal of AIX disks protection from msdos.c, avoids code duplication, and ensures that AIX partitions enumeration is called before plain msdos partitions enumeration. Signed-off-by: Philippe De Muyter Cc: Karel Zak Cc: Jens Axboe Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

partitions: add aix lvm partition support files

2013-07-09T17:33:28Z

Add partitions/aix.h and partitions/aix.c. AIX LVM permits to make "logical volumes" which are made of multiple slices of multiple disks. The new code allows only access to the "logical volumes" which are made of one slice on the probed disk, a slice being a contiguous disk area. The code also detects "logical volumes" made of multiple slices on the probed disk, but can not describe them to the partition layer, because the partition layer generic code does not support that. When such non-contiguous "logical volumes" are detected, a diagnostic message is printed. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style fixes] Signed-off-by: Philippe De Muyter Cc: Karel Zak Cc: Jens Axboe Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

partitions/msdos.c: end-of-line whitespace and semicolon cleanup

2013-07-09T17:33:28Z

Signed-off-by: Philippe De Muyter Cc: Karel Zak Cc: Jens Axboe Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

Merge branch 'akpm' (updates from Andrew Morton)

2013-07-04T00:12:13Z

Merge first patch-bomb from Andrew Morton: - various misc bits - I'm been patchmonkeying ocfs2 for a while, as Joel and Mark have been distracted. There has been quite a bit of activity. - About half the MM queue - Some backlight bits - Various lib/ updates - checkpatch updates - zillions more little rtc patches - ptrace - signals - exec - procfs - rapidio - nbd - aoe - pps - memstick - tools/testing/selftests updates * emailed patches from Andrew Morton : (445 commits) tools/testing/selftests: don't assume the x bit is set on scripts selftests: add .gitignore for kcmp selftests: fix clean target in kcmp Makefile selftests: add .gitignore for vm selftests: add hugetlbfstest self-test: fix make clean selftests: exit 1 on failure kernel/resource.c: remove the unneeded assignment in function __find_resource aio: fix wrong comment in aio_complete() drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds2408.c: add magic sequence to disable P0 test mode drivers/memstick/host/r592.c: convert to module_pci_driver drivers/memstick/host/jmb38x_ms: convert to module_pci_driver pps-gpio: add device-tree binding and support drivers/pps/clients/pps-gpio.c: convert to module_platform_driver drivers/pps/clients/pps-gpio.c: convert to devm_* helpers drivers/parport/share.c: use kzalloc Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c: avoid strncpy in accounting tool aoe: update internal version number to v83 aoe: update copyright date aoe: perform I/O completions in parallel ...

block: do not pass disk names as format strings

2013-07-03T23:07:25Z

Disk names may contain arbitrary strings, so they must not be interpreted as format strings. It seems that only md allows arbitrary strings to be used for disk names, but this could allow for a local memory corruption from uid 0 into ring 0. CVE-2013-2851 Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Cc: Jens Axboe Cc: Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

block/compat_ioctl.c: do not leak info to user-space

2013-07-03T23:07:25Z

There is a hole in struct hd_geometry, so we have to zero the struct on stack before copying it to user-space. Signed-off-by: Cong Wang Cc: Jens Axboe Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux

2013-07-03T18:08:24Z

Pull s390 updates from Martin Schwidefsky: "This is the bulk of the s390 patches for the 3.11 merge window. Notable enhancements are: the block timeout patches for dasd from Hannes, and more work on the PCI support front. In addition some cleanup and the usual bug fixing." * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux: (42 commits) s390/dasd: Fail all requests when DASD_FLAG_ABORTIO is set s390/dasd: Add 'timeout' attribute block: check for timeout function in blk_rq_timed_out() block/dasd: detailed I/O errors s390/dasd: Reduce amount of messages for specific errors s390/dasd: Implement block timeout handling s390/dasd: process all requests in the device tasklet s390/dasd: make number of retries configurable s390/dasd: Clarify comment s390/hwsampler: Updated misleading member names in hws_data_entry s390/appldata_net_sum: do not use static data s390/appldata_mem: do not use static data s390/vmwatchdog: do not use static data s390/airq: simplify adapter interrupt code s390/pci: remove per device debug attribute s390/dma: remove gratuitous brackets s390/facility: decompose test_facility() s390/sclp: remove duplicated include from sclp_ctl.c s390/irq: store interrupt information in pt_regs s390/drivers: Cocci spatch "ptr_ret.spatch" ...

elevator: Fix a race in elevator switching

2013-07-03T11:25:24Z

There's a race between elevator switching and normal io operation. Because the allocation of struct elevator_queue and struct elevator_data don't in a atomic operation.So there are have chance to use NULL ->elevator_data. For example: Thread A: Thread B blk_queu_bio elevator_switch spin_lock_irq(q->queue_block) elevator_alloc elv_merge elevator_init_fn Because call elevator_alloc, it can't hold queue_lock and the ->elevator_data is NULL.So at the same time, threadA call elv_merge and nedd some info of elevator_data.So the crash happened. Move the elevator_alloc into func elevator_init_fn, it make the operations in a atomic operation. Using the follow method can easy reproduce this bug 1:dd if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/null 2:while true;do echo noop > scheduler;echo deadline > scheduler;done The test method also use this method. Signed-off-by: Jianpeng Ma Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe