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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci index ceddcff4082..e638e15a889 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci @@ -1,3 +1,46 @@ +What: /sys/bus/pci/drivers/.../bind +Date: December 2003 +Contact: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Writing a device location to this file will cause + the driver to attempt to bind to the device found at + this location. This is useful for overriding default + bindings. The format for the location is: DDDD:BB:DD.F. + That is Domain:Bus:Device.Function and is the same as + found in /sys/bus/pci/devices/. For example: + # echo 0000:00:19.0 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/foo/bind + (Note: kernels before 2.6.28 may require echo -n). + +What: /sys/bus/pci/drivers/.../unbind +Date: December 2003 +Contact: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Writing a device location to this file will cause the + driver to attempt to unbind from the device found at + this location. This may be useful when overriding default + bindings. The format for the location is: DDDD:BB:DD.F. + That is Domain:Bus:Device.Function and is the same as + found in /sys/bus/pci/devices/. For example: + # echo 0000:00:19.0 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/foo/unbind + (Note: kernels before 2.6.28 may require echo -n). + +What: /sys/bus/pci/drivers/.../new_id +Date: December 2003 +Contact: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Writing a device ID to this file will attempt to + dynamically add a new device ID to a PCI device driver. + This may allow the driver to support more hardware than + was included in the driver's static device ID support + table at compile time. The format for the device ID is: + VVVV DDDD SVVV SDDD CCCC MMMM PPPP. That is Vendor ID, + Device ID, Subsystem Vendor ID, Subsystem Device ID, + Class, Class Mask, and Private Driver Data. The Vendor ID + and Device ID fields are required, the rest are optional. + Upon successfully adding an ID, the driver will probe + for the device and attempt to bind to it. For example: + # echo "8086 10f5" > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/foo/new_id + What: /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../vpd Date: February 2008 Contact: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-memmap b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-memmap index 0d99ee6ae02..eca0d65087d 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-memmap +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-memmap @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ What: /sys/firmware/memmap/ Date: June 2008 -Contact: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de> +Contact: Bernhard Walle <bernhard.walle@gmx.de> Description: On all platforms, the firmware provides a memory map which the kernel reads. The resources from that memory map are registered diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes index cb2b141b1c3..b95082be4d5 100644 --- a/Documentation/Changes +++ b/Documentation/Changes @@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ o Gnu make 3.79.1 # make --version o binutils 2.12 # ld -v o util-linux 2.10o # fdformat --version o module-init-tools 0.9.10 # depmod -V -o e2fsprogs 1.29 # tune2fs +o e2fsprogs 1.41.4 # e2fsck -V o jfsutils 1.1.3 # fsck.jfs -V o reiserfsprogs 3.6.3 # reiserfsck -V 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs o xfsprogs 2.6.0 # xfs_db -V +o squashfs-tools 4.0 # mksquashfs -version +o btrfs-progs 0.18 # btrfsck o pcmciautils 004 # pccardctl -V o quota-tools 3.09 # quota -V o PPP 2.4.0 # pppd --version diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle index 1875e502f87..72968cd5eaf 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle @@ -483,17 +483,25 @@ values. To do the latter, you can stick the following in your .emacs file: (* (max steps 1) c-basic-offset))) +(add-hook 'c-mode-common-hook + (lambda () + ;; Add kernel style + (c-add-style + "linux-tabs-only" + '("linux" (c-offsets-alist + (arglist-cont-nonempty + c-lineup-gcc-asm-reg + c-lineup-arglist-tabs-only)))))) + (add-hook 'c-mode-hook (lambda () (let ((filename (buffer-file-name))) ;; Enable kernel mode for the appropriate files (when (and filename - (string-match "~/src/linux-trees" filename)) + (string-match (expand-file-name "~/src/linux-trees") + filename)) (setq indent-tabs-mode t) - (c-set-style "linux") - (c-set-offset 'arglist-cont-nonempty - '(c-lineup-gcc-asm-reg - c-lineup-arglist-tabs-only)))))) + (c-set-style "linux-tabs-only"))))) This will make emacs go better with the kernel coding style for C files below ~/src/linux-trees. diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-API.txt b/Documentation/DMA-API.txt index b462bb14954..2a3fcc55e98 100644 --- a/Documentation/DMA-API.txt +++ b/Documentation/DMA-API.txt @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This document describes the DMA API. For a more gentle introduction phrased in terms of the pci_ equivalents (and actual examples) see -DMA-mapping.txt +Documentation/PCI/PCI-DMA-mapping.txt. This API is split into two pieces. Part I describes the API and the corresponding pci_ API. Part II describes the extensions to the API @@ -170,16 +170,15 @@ Returns: 0 if successful and a negative error if not. u64 dma_get_required_mask(struct device *dev) -After setting the mask with dma_set_mask(), this API returns the -actual mask (within that already set) that the platform actually -requires to operate efficiently. Usually this means the returned mask +This API returns the mask that the platform requires to +operate efficiently. Usually this means the returned mask is the minimum required to cover all of memory. Examining the required mask gives drivers with variable descriptor sizes the opportunity to use smaller descriptors as necessary. Requesting the required mask does not alter the current mask. If you -wish to take advantage of it, you should issue another dma_set_mask() -call to lower the mask again. +wish to take advantage of it, you should issue a dma_set_mask() +call to set the mask to the value returned. Part Id - Streaming DMA mappings diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile index dc3154e4927..a3a83d38f96 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile @@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ # To add a new book the only step required is to add the book to the # list of DOCBOOKS. -DOCBOOKS := z8530book.xml mcabook.xml \ +DOCBOOKS := z8530book.xml mcabook.xml device-drivers.xml \ kernel-hacking.xml kernel-locking.xml deviceiobook.xml \ procfs-guide.xml writing_usb_driver.xml networking.xml \ kernel-api.xml filesystems.xml lsm.xml usb.xml kgdb.xml \ gadget.xml libata.xml mtdnand.xml librs.xml rapidio.xml \ genericirq.xml s390-drivers.xml uio-howto.xml scsi.xml \ - mac80211.xml debugobjects.xml sh.xml regulator.xml + mac80211.xml debugobjects.xml sh.xml regulator.xml \ + alsa-driver-api.xml writing-an-alsa-driver.xml ### # The build process is as follows (targets): diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/alsa-driver-api.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/alsa-driver-api.tmpl index 9d644f7e241..0230a96f056 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/alsa-driver-api.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/alsa-driver-api.tmpl @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN"> - -<book> -<?dbhtml filename="index.html"> +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" []> <!-- ****************************************************** --> <!-- Header --> <!-- ****************************************************** --> +<book id="ALSA-Driver-API"> <bookinfo> <title>The ALSA Driver API</title> @@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ </bookinfo> +<toc></toc> + <chapter><title>Management of Cards and Devices</title> <sect1><title>Card Management</title> !Esound/core/init.c @@ -71,6 +73,10 @@ !Esound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c !Esound/pci/ac97/ac97_pcm.c </sect1> + <sect1><title>Virtual Master Control API</title> +!Esound/core/vmaster.c +!Iinclude/sound/control.h + </sect1> </chapter> <chapter><title>MIDI API</title> <sect1><title>Raw MIDI API</title> @@ -89,6 +95,9 @@ <sect1><title>Hardware-Dependent Devices API</title> !Esound/core/hwdep.c </sect1> + <sect1><title>Jack Abstraction Layer API</title> +!Esound/core/jack.c + </sect1> <sect1><title>ISA DMA Helpers</title> !Esound/core/isadma.c </sect1> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..94a20fe8fed --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl @@ -0,0 +1,418 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" []> + +<book id="LinuxDriversAPI"> + <bookinfo> + <title>Linux Device Drivers</title> + + <legalnotice> + <para> + This documentation is free software; you can redistribute + it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later + version. + </para> + + <para> + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be + useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied + warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + See the GNU General Public License for more details. + </para> + + <para> + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public + License along with this program; if not, write to the Free + Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, + MA 02111-1307 USA + </para> + + <para> + For more details see the file COPYING in the source + distribution of Linux. + </para> + </legalnotice> + </bookinfo> + +<toc></toc> + + <chapter id="Basics"> + <title>Driver Basics</title> + <sect1><title>Driver Entry and Exit points</title> +!Iinclude/linux/init.h + </sect1> + + <sect1><title>Atomic and pointer manipulation</title> +!Iarch/x86/include/asm/atomic_32.h +!Iarch/x86/include/asm/unaligned.h + </sect1> + + <sect1><title>Delaying, scheduling, and timer routines</title> +!Iinclude/linux/sched.h +!Ekernel/sched.c +!Ekernel/timer.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>High-resolution timers</title> +!Iinclude/linux/ktime.h +!Iinclude/linux/hrtimer.h +!Ekernel/hrtimer.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Workqueues and Kevents</title> +!Ekernel/workqueue.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Internal Functions</title> +!Ikernel/exit.c +!Ikernel/signal.c +!Iinclude/linux/kthread.h +!Ekernel/kthread.c + </sect1> + + <sect1><title>Kernel objects manipulation</title> +<!-- +X!Iinclude/linux/kobject.h +--> +!Elib/kobject.c + </sect1> + + <sect1><title>Kernel utility functions</title> +!Iinclude/linux/kernel.h +!Ekernel/printk.c +!Ekernel/panic.c +!Ekernel/sys.c +!Ekernel/rcupdate.c + </sect1> + + <sect1><title>Device Resource Management</title> +!Edrivers/base/devres.c + </sect1> + + </chapter> + + <chapter id="devdrivers"> + <title>Device drivers infrastructure</title> + <sect1><title>Device Drivers Base</title> +<!-- +X!Iinclude/linux/device.h +--> +!Edrivers/base/driver.c +!Edrivers/base/core.c +!Edrivers/base/class.c +!Edrivers/base/firmware_class.c +!Edrivers/base/transport_class.c +<!-- Cannot be included, because + attribute_container_add_class_device_adapter + and attribute_container_classdev_to_container + exceed allowed 44 characters maximum +X!Edrivers/base/attribute_container.c +--> +!Edrivers/base/sys.c +<!-- +X!Edrivers/base/interface.c +--> +!Edrivers/base/platform.c +!Edrivers/base/bus.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Device Drivers Power Management</title> +!Edrivers/base/power/main.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Device Drivers ACPI Support</title> +<!-- Internal functions only +X!Edrivers/acpi/sleep/main.c +X!Edrivers/acpi/sleep/wakeup.c +X!Edrivers/acpi/motherboard.c +X!Edrivers/acpi/bus.c +--> +!Edrivers/acpi/scan.c +!Idrivers/acpi/scan.c +<!-- No correct structured comments +X!Edrivers/acpi/pci_bind.c +--> + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Device drivers PnP support</title> +!Idrivers/pnp/core.c +<!-- No correct structured comments +X!Edrivers/pnp/system.c + --> +!Edrivers/pnp/card.c +!Idrivers/pnp/driver.c +!Edrivers/pnp/manager.c +!Edrivers/pnp/support.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>Userspace IO devices</title> +!Edrivers/uio/uio.c +!Iinclude/linux/uio_driver.h + </sect1> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="parportdev"> + <title>Parallel Port Devices</title> +!Iinclude/linux/parport.h +!Edrivers/parport/ieee1284.c +!Edrivers/parport/share.c +!Idrivers/parport/daisy.c + </chapter> + + <chapter id="message_devices"> + <title>Message-based devices</title> + <sect1><title>Fusion message devices</title> +!Edrivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c +!Idrivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c +!Edrivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c +!Idrivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c +!Idrivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c +!Idrivers/message/fusion/mptspi.c +!Idrivers/message/fusion/mptfc.c +!Idrivers/message/fusion/mptlan.c + </sect1> + <sect1><title>I2O message devices</title> +!Iinclude/linux/i2o.h +!Idrivers/message/i2o/core.h +!Edrivers/message/i2o/iop.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/iop.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/config-osm.c +!Edrivers/message/i2o/exec-osm.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/exec-osm.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/bus-osm.c +!Edrivers/message/i2o/device.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/device.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/driver.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/pci.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c +!Idrivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c + </sect1> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="snddev"> + <title>Sound Devices</title> +!Iinclude/sound/core.h +!Esound/sound_core.c +!Iinclude/sound/pcm.h +!Esound/core/pcm.c +!Esound/core/device.c |