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author | Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> | 2008-10-15 11:31:54 +1100 |
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committer | Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> | 2008-10-15 11:31:54 +1100 |
commit | 6dc6472581f693b5fc95aebedf67b4960fb85cf0 (patch) | |
tree | 06a5a9a08519950575505273eabced331ed51405 /Documentation | |
parent | ee673eaa72d8d185012b1027a05e25aba18c267f (diff) | |
parent | 8acd3a60bcca17c6d89c73cee3ad6057eb83ba1e (diff) |
Merge commit 'origin'
Manual fixup of conflicts on:
arch/powerpc/include/asm/dcr-regs.h
drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.h
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
65 files changed, 2016 insertions, 943 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/00-INDEX b/Documentation/00-INDEX index 5b5aba404aa..43827780010 100644 --- a/Documentation/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/00-INDEX @@ -159,8 +159,6 @@ hayes-esp.txt - info on using the Hayes ESP serial driver. highuid.txt - notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs. -hpet.txt - - High Precision Event Timer Driver for Linux. timers/ - info on the timer related topics hw_random.txt @@ -251,8 +249,6 @@ mono.txt - how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC. moxa-smartio - file with info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver. -mtrr.txt - - how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance. mutex-design.txt - info on the generic mutex subsystem. namespaces/ diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator index 79a4a75b2d2..3731f6f29bc 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ What: /sys/class/regulator/.../state Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called state. This holds the regulator output state. @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../type Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called type. This holds the regulator type. @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../microvolts Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called microvolts. This holds the regulator output voltage setting @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../microamps Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called microamps. This holds the regulator output current limit @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../opmode Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called opmode. This holds the regulator operating mode setting. @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../min_microvolts Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called min_microvolts. This holds the minimum safe working regulator @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../max_microvolts Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called max_microvolts. This holds the maximum safe working regulator @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../min_microamps Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called min_microamps. This holds the minimum safe working regulator @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../max_microamps Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called max_microamps. This holds the maximum safe working regulator @@ -157,10 +157,23 @@ Description: platform code. +What: /sys/class/regulator/.../name +Date: October 2008 +KernelVersion: 2.6.28 +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> +Description: + Each regulator directory will contain a field called + name. This holds a string identifying the regulator for + display purposes. + + NOTE: this will be empty if no suitable name is provided + by platform or regulator drivers. + + What: /sys/class/regulator/.../num_users Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called num_users. This holds the number of consumer devices that @@ -170,7 +183,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../requested_microamps Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called requested_microamps. This holds the total requested load @@ -181,7 +194,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../parent Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Some regulator directories will contain a link called parent. This points to the parent or supply regulator if one exists. @@ -189,7 +202,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_mem_microvolts Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called suspend_mem_microvolts. This holds the regulator output @@ -203,7 +216,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_disk_microvolts Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called suspend_disk_microvolts. This holds the regulator output @@ -217,7 +230,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_standby_microvolts Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called suspend_standby_microvolts. This holds the regulator output @@ -231,7 +244,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_mem_mode Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called suspend_mem_mode. This holds the regulator operating mode @@ -245,7 +258,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_disk_mode Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called suspend_disk_mode. This holds the regulator operating mode @@ -258,7 +271,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_standby_mode Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called suspend_standby_mode. This holds the regulator operating mode @@ -272,7 +285,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_mem_state Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called suspend_mem_state. This holds the regulator operating state @@ -287,7 +300,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_disk_state Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called suspend_disk_state. This holds the regulator operating state @@ -302,7 +315,7 @@ Description: What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_standby_state Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 -Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: Each regulator directory will contain a field called suspend_standby_state. This holds the regulator operating diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..8aab8092ad3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +What: /sys/class/gpio/ +Date: July 2008 +KernelVersion: 2.6.27 +Contact: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net> +Description: + + As a Kconfig option, individual GPIO signals may be accessed from + userspace. GPIOs are only made available to userspace by an explicit + "export" operation. If a given GPIO is not claimed for use by + kernel code, it may be exported by userspace (and unexported later). + Kernel code may export it for complete or partial access. + + GPIOs are identified as they are inside the kernel, using integers in + the range 0..INT_MAX. See Documentation/gpio.txt for more information. + + /sys/class/gpio + /export ... asks the kernel to export a GPIO to userspace + /unexport ... to return a GPIO to the kernel + /gpioN ... for each exported GPIO #N + /value ... always readable, writes fail for input GPIOs + /direction ... r/w as: in, out (default low); write: high, low + /gpiochipN ... for each gpiochip; #N is its first GPIO + /base ... (r/o) same as N + /label ... (r/o) descriptive, not necessarily unique + /ngpio ... (r/o) number of GPIOs; numbered N to N + (ngpio - 1) + diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-API.txt b/Documentation/DMA-API.txt index d8b63d164e4..b8e86460046 100644 --- a/Documentation/DMA-API.txt +++ b/Documentation/DMA-API.txt @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ With scatterlists, you use the resulting mapping like this: int i, count = dma_map_sg(dev, sglist, nents, direction); struct scatterlist *sg; - for (i = 0, sg = sglist; i < count; i++, sg++) { + for_each_sg(sglist, sg, count, i) { hw_address[i] = sg_dma_address(sg); hw_len[i] = sg_dma_len(sg); } diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt b/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt index b463ecd0c7c..c74fec8c235 100644 --- a/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt +++ b/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt @@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ failure can be determined by: dma_addr_t dma_handle; dma_handle = pci_map_single(pdev, addr, size, direction); - if (pci_dma_mapping_error(dma_handle)) { + if (pci_dma_mapping_error(pdev, dma_handle)) { /* * reduce current DMA mapping usage, * delay and try again later or diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl index b7b1482f6e0..9d0058e788e 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl @@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ X!Earch/x86/kernel/mca_32.c <chapter id="security"> <title>Security Framework</title> !Isecurity/security.c +!Esecurity/inode.c </chapter> <chapter id="audit"> @@ -364,6 +365,10 @@ X!Edrivers/pnp/system.c !Eblock/blk-barrier.c !Eblock/blk-tag.c !Iblock/blk-tag.c +!Eblock/blk-integrity.c +!Iblock/blktrace.c +!Iblock/genhd.c +!Eblock/genhd.c </chapter> <chapter id="chrdev"> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl index b651e0a4b1c..77c3c202991 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/mac80211.tmpl @@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ usage should require reading the full document. this though and the recommendation to allow only a single interface in STA mode at first! </para> -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_if_types !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_if_init_conf !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_if_conf </chapter> @@ -177,8 +176,7 @@ usage should require reading the full document. <title>functions/definitions</title> !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx_status !Finclude/net/mac80211.h mac80211_rx_flags -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_control -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_status_flags +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_info !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_rx_irqsafe !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_status @@ -189,12 +187,11 @@ usage should require reading the full document. !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_ctstoself_duration !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_generic_frame_duration !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_get_hdrlen +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_hdrlen !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_wake_queue !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_stop_queue -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_start_queues -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_stop_queues !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_wake_queues +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_stop_queues </sect1> </chapter> @@ -230,8 +227,7 @@ usage should require reading the full document. <title>Multiple queues and QoS support</title> <para>TBD</para> !Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_queue_params -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_queue_stats_data -!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_queue +!Finclude/net/mac80211.h ieee80211_tx_queue_stats </chapter> <chapter id="AP"> diff --git a/Documentation/HOWTO b/Documentation/HOWTO index c2371c5a98f..48a3955f05f 100644 --- a/Documentation/HOWTO +++ b/Documentation/HOWTO @@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ documentation files are also added which explain how to use the feature. When a kernel change causes the interface that the kernel exposes to userspace to change, it is recommended that you send the information or a patch to the manual pages explaining the change to the manual pages -maintainer at mtk.manpages@gmail.com. +maintainer at mtk.manpages@gmail.com, and CC the list +linux-api@vger.kernel.org. Here is a list of files that are in the kernel source tree that are required reading: diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt index cf5562cbe35..6e253407b3d 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome! number of updates per grace period. 9. All RCU list-traversal primitives, which include - rcu_dereference(), list_for_each_rcu(), list_for_each_entry_rcu(), + rcu_dereference(), list_for_each_entry_rcu(), list_for_each_continue_rcu(), and list_for_each_safe_rcu(), must be either within an RCU read-side critical section or must be protected by appropriate update-side locks. RCU diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt b/Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt index 451de2ad832..4202ad09313 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt @@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ release_referenced() delete() } If this list/array is made lock free using RCU as in changing the -write_lock() in add() and delete() to spin_lock and changing read_lock -in search_and_reference to rcu_read_lock(), the atomic_get in -search_and_reference could potentially hold reference to an element which +write_lock() in add() and delete() to spin_lock() and changing read_lock() +in search_and_reference() to rcu_read_lock(), the atomic_inc() in +search_and_reference() could potentially hold reference to an element which has already been deleted from the list/array. Use atomic_inc_not_zero() in this scenario as follows: @@ -40,20 +40,20 @@ add() search_and_reference() { { alloc_object rcu_read_lock(); ... search_for_element - atomic_set(&el->rc, 1); if (atomic_inc_not_zero(&el->rc)) { - write_lock(&list_lock); rcu_read_unlock(); + atomic_set(&el->rc, 1); if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&el->rc)) { + spin_lock(&list_lock); rcu_read_unlock(); return FAIL; add_element } ... ... - write_unlock(&list_lock); rcu_read_unlock(); + spin_unlock(&list_lock); rcu_read_unlock(); } } 3. 4. release_referenced() delete() { { - ... write_lock(&list_lock); + ... spin_lock(&list_lock); if (atomic_dec_and_test(&el->rc)) ... call_rcu(&el->head, el_free); delete_element - ... write_unlock(&list_lock); + ... spin_unlock(&list_lock); } ... if (atomic_dec_and_test(&el->rc)) call_rcu(&el->head, el_free); diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt index e04d643a9f5..96170824a71 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt @@ -786,8 +786,6 @@ RCU pointer/list traversal: list_for_each_entry_rcu hlist_for_each_entry_rcu - list_for_each_rcu (to be deprecated in favor of - list_for_each_entry_rcu) list_for_each_continue_rcu (to be deprecated in favor of new list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu) diff --git a/Documentation/SELinux.txt b/Documentation/SELinux.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..07eae00f331 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/SELinux.txt @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +If you want to use SELinux, chances are you will want +to use the distro-provided policies, or inst |