Merge branch 'linus' into core/softlockup

Conflicts:
	kernel/sysctl.c

134 files changed, 17272 insertions, 5132 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index ae6565b3dce..42423665660 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_UID16) += uid16.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += module.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KALLSYMS) += kallsyms.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PM) += power/
+obj-$(CONFIG_FREEZER) += power/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT) += acct.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC) += kexec.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BACKTRACE_SELF_TEST) += backtracetest.o
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_GENERIC_DMA_COHERENT) += dma-coherent.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER) += trace/
 obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING) += trace/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += sched_cpupri.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SLOW_WORK) += slow-work.o
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_SCHED_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER),y)
 # According to Alan Modra <alan@linuxcare.com.au>, the -fno-omit-frame-pointer is
diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c
index f565891f2c9..968ef9457d4 100644
--- a/kernel/async.c
+++ b/kernel/async.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ asynchronous and synchronous parts of the kernel.
 */
 
 #include <linux/async.h>
+#include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
@@ -387,20 +388,11 @@ static int async_manager_thread(void *unused)
 
 static int __init async_init(void)
 {
-	if (async_enabled)
-		if (IS_ERR(kthread_run(async_manager_thread, NULL,
-				       "async/mgr")))
-			async_enabled = 0;
-	return 0;
-}
+	async_enabled =
+		!IS_ERR(kthread_run(async_manager_thread, NULL, "async/mgr"));
 
-static int __init setup_async(char *str)
-{
-	async_enabled = 1;
-	return 1;
+	WARN_ON(!async_enabled);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-__setup("fastboot", setup_async);
-
-
 core_initcall(async_init);
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index ce6d8ea3131..9442c3533ba 100644
--- a/