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-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-backlight36
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-lcd23
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led28
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop52
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-eeepc-laptop50
-rw-r--r--Documentation/Intel-IOMMU.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c12
-rw-r--r--Documentation/auxdisplay/cfag12864b-example.c23
-rw-r--r--Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt32
-rw-r--r--Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt41
-rw-r--r--Documentation/fb/ep93xx-fb.txt135
-rw-r--r--Documentation/fb/matroxfb.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt40
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/ncpfs.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/sharedsubtree.txt220
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/gpio.txt17
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/acpi_power_meter51
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/coretemp4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/fscher169
-rw-r--r--Documentation/i2c/busses/i2c-piix42
-rw-r--r--Documentation/i2c/chips/pca953958
-rw-r--r--Documentation/i2c/chips/pcf857465
-rw-r--r--Documentation/i2c/chips/pcf857569
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ia64/aliasing-test.c8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt16
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt20
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/laptops/asus-laptop.txt258
-rw-r--r--Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/leds-class.txt9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/lguest/lguest.c26
-rw-r--r--Documentation/pcmcia/crc32hash.c2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/power_supply_class.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/regulator/design.txt33
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/regulator/overview.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/regulator/regulator.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/esdhc.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/mtd-physmap.txt42
-rw-r--r--Documentation/rtc.txt26
-rw-r--r--Documentation/spi/spi-summary2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/spi/spidev_test.c4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt17
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt30
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt41
-rw-r--r--Documentation/usb/authorization.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/usb/usbmon.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/video4linux/v4lgrab.c2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/vm/.gitignore1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/vm/page-types.c248
-rw-r--r--Documentation/vm/slabinfo.c68
-rw-r--r--Documentation/watchdog/src/watchdog-test.c2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt39
58 files changed, 1370 insertions, 739 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-backlight b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-backlight
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d637e1c4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-backlight
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/bl_power
+Date: April 2005
+KernelVersion: 2.6.12
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Control BACKLIGHT power, values are FB_BLANK_* from fb.h
+ - FB_BLANK_UNBLANK (0) : power on.
+ - FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN (4) : power off
+Users: HAL
+
+What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/brightness
+Date: April 2005
+KernelVersion: 2.6.12
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Control the brightness for this <backlight>. Values
+ are between 0 and max_brightness. This file will also
+ show the brightness level stored in the driver, which
+ may not be the actual brightness (see actual_brightness).
+Users: HAL
+
+What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/actual_brightness
+Date: March 2006
+KernelVersion: 2.6.17
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Show the actual brightness by querying the hardware.
+Users: HAL
+
+What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/max_brightness
+Date: April 2005
+KernelVersion: 2.6.12
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Maximum brightness for <backlight>.
+Users: HAL
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-lcd b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-lcd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35906bf7aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-lcd
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+What: /sys/class/lcd/<lcd>/lcd_power
+Date: April 2005
+KernelVersion: 2.6.12
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Control LCD power, values are FB_BLANK_* from fb.h
+ - FB_BLANK_UNBLANK (0) : power on.
+ - FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN (4) : power off
+
+What: /sys/class/lcd/<lcd>/contrast
+Date: April 2005
+KernelVersion: 2.6.12
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Current contrast of this LCD device. Value is between 0 and
+ /sys/class/lcd/<lcd>/max_contrast.
+
+What: /sys/class/lcd/<lcd>/max_contrast
+Date: April 2005
+KernelVersion: 2.6.12
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Maximum contrast for this LCD device.
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e4541d71cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+What: /sys/class/leds/<led>/brightness
+Date: March 2006
+KernelVersion: 2.6.17
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Set the brightness of the LED. Most LEDs don't
+ have hardware brightness support so will just be turned on for
+ non-zero brightness settings. The value is between 0 and
+ /sys/class/leds/<led>/max_brightness.
+
+What: /sys/class/leds/<led>/max_brightness
+Date: March 2006
+KernelVersion: 2.6.17
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Maximum brightness level for this led, default is 255 (LED_FULL).
+
+What: /sys/class/leds/<led>/trigger
+Date: March 2006
+KernelVersion: 2.6.17
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Set the trigger for this LED. A trigger is a kernel based source
+ of led events.
+ You can change triggers in a similar manner to the way an IO
+ scheduler is chosen. Trigger specific parameters can appear in
+ /sys/class/leds/<led> once a given trigger is selected.
+
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio
index 8aab8092ad3..80f4c94c7be 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Description:
/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
+ /edge ... r/w as: none, falling, rising, both
/gpiochipN ... for each gpiochip; #N is its first GPIO
/base ... (r/o) same as N
/label ... (r/o) descriptive, not necessarily unique
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1cb660c50c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+What: /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/display
+Date: January 2007
+KernelVersion: 2.6.20
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ This file allows display switching. The value
+ is composed by 4 bits and defined as follow:
+ 4321
+ |||`- LCD
+ ||`-- CRT
+ |`--- TV
+ `---- DVI
+ Ex: - 0 (0000b) means no display
+ - 3 (0011b) CRT+LCD.
+
+What: /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/gps
+Date: January 2007
+KernelVersion: 2.6.20
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Control the gps device. 1 means on, 0 means off.
+Users: Lapsus
+
+What: /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/ledd
+Date: January 2007
+KernelVersion: 2.6.20
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Some models like the W1N have a LED display that can be
+ used to display several informations.
+ To control the LED display, use the following :
+ echo 0x0T000DDD > /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/
+ where T control the 3 letters display, and DDD the 3 digits display.
+ The DDD table can be found in Documentation/laptops/asus-laptop.txt
+
+What: /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/bluetooth
+Date: January 2007
+KernelVersion: 2.6.20
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Control the bluetooth device. 1 means on, 0 means off.
+ This may control the led, the device or both.
+Users: Lapsus
+
+What: /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop/wlan
+Date: January 2007
+KernelVersion: 2.6.20
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Control the bluetooth device. 1 means on, 0 means off.
+ This may control the led, the device or both.
+Users: Lapsus
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-eeepc-laptop b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-eeepc-laptop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7445dfb321b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-eeepc-laptop
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+What: /sys/devices/platform/eeepc-laptop/disp
+Date: May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ This file allows display switching.
+ - 1 = LCD
+ - 2 = CRT
+ - 3 = LCD+CRT
+ If you run X11, you should use xrandr instead.
+
+What: /sys/devices/platform/eeepc-laptop/camera
+Date: May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Control the camera. 1 means on, 0 means off.
+
+What: /sys/devices/platform/eeepc-laptop/cardr
+Date: May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Control the card reader. 1 means on, 0 means off.
+
+What: /sys/devices/platform/eeepc-laptop/cpufv
+Date: Jun 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.31
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Change CPU clock configuration.
+ On the Eee PC 1000H there are three available clock configuration:
+ * 0 -> Super Performance Mode
+ * 1 -> High Performance Mode
+ * 2 -> Power Saving Mode
+ On Eee PC 701 there is only 2 available clock configurations.
+ Available configuration are listed in available_cpufv file.
+ Reading this file will show the raw hexadecimal value which
+ is defined as follow:
+ | 8 bit | 8 bit |
+ | `---- Current mode
+ `------------ Availables modes
+ For example, 0x301 means: mode 1 selected, 3 available modes.
+
+What: /sys/devices/platform/eeepc-laptop/available_cpufv
+Date: Jun 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.31
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ List available cpufv modes.
diff --git a/Documentation/Intel-IOMMU.txt b/Documentation/Intel-IOMMU.txt
index 21bc416d887..cf9431db873 100644
--- a/Documentation/Intel-IOMMU.txt
+++ b/Documentation/Intel-IOMMU.txt
@@ -56,11 +56,7 @@ Graphics Problems?
------------------
If you encounter issues with graphics devices, you can try adding
option intel_iommu=igfx_off to turn off the integrated graphics engine.
-
-If it happens to be a PCI device included in the INCLUDE_ALL Engine,
-then try enabling CONFIG_DMAR_GFX_WA to setup a 1-1 map. We hear
-graphics drivers may be in process of using DMA api's in the near
-future and at that time this option can be yanked out.
+If this fixes anything, please ensure you file a bug reporting the problem.
Some exceptions to IOVA
-----------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c b/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c
index aa73e72fd79..6e25c2659e0 100644
--- a/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c
+++ b/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ error:
}
-int send_cmd(int sd, __u16 nlmsg_type, __u32 nlmsg_pid,
+static int send_cmd(int sd, __u16 nlmsg_type, __u32 nlmsg_pid,
__u8 genl_cmd, __u16 nla_type,
void *nla_data, int nla_len)
{
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int send_cmd(int sd, __u16 nlmsg_type, __u32 nlmsg_pid,
* Probe the controller in genetlink to find the family id
* for the TASKSTATS family
*/
-int get_family_id(int sd)
+static int get_family_id(int sd)
{
struct {
struct nlmsghdr n;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ int get_family_id(int sd)
return id;
}
-void print_delayacct(struct taskstats *t)
+static void print_delayacct(struct taskstats *t)
{
printf("\n\nCPU %15s%15s%15s%15s\n"
" %15llu%15llu%15llu%15llu\n"
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void print_delayacct(struct taskstats *t)
(unsigned long long)t->freepages_delay_total);
}
-void task_context_switch_counts(struct taskstats *t)
+static void task_context_switch_counts(struct taskstats *t)
{
printf("\n\nTask %15s%15s\n"
" %15llu%15llu\n",
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void task_context_switch_counts(struct taskstats *t)
(unsigned long long)t->nvcsw, (unsigned long long)t->nivcsw);
}
-void print_cgroupstats(struct cgroupstats *c)
+static void print_cgroupstats(struct cgroupstats *c)
{
printf("sleeping %llu, blocked %llu, running %llu, stopped %llu, "
"uninterruptible %llu\n", (unsigned long long)c->nr_sleeping,
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void print_cgroupstats(struct cgroupstats *c)
}
-void print_ioacct(struct taskstats *t)
+static void print_ioacct(struct taskstats *t)
{
printf("%s: read=%llu, write=%llu, cancelled_write=%llu\n",
t->ac_comm,
diff --git a/Documentation/auxdisplay/cfag12864b-example.c b/Documentation/auxdisplay/cfag12864b-example.c
index 2caeea5e499..e7823ffb1ca 100644
--- a/Documentation/auxdisplay/cfag12864b-example.c
+++ b/Documentation/auxdisplay/cfag12864b-example.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ unsigned char cfag12864b_buffer[CFAG12864B_SIZE];
* Unable to open: return = -1
* Unable to mmap: return = -2
*/
-int cfag12864b_init(char *path)
+static int cfag12864b_init(char *path)
{
cfag12864b_fd = open(path, O_RDWR);
if (cfag12864b_fd == -1)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int cfag12864b_init(char *path)
/*
* exit a cfag12864b framebuffer device
*/
-void cfag12864b_exit(void)
+static void cfag12864b_exit(void)
{
munmap(cfag12864b_mem, CFAG12864B_SIZE);
close(cfag12864b_fd);
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void cfag12864b_exit(void)
/*
* set (x, y) pixel
*/
-void cfag12864b_set(unsigned char x, unsigned char y)
+static void cfag12864b_set(unsigned char x, unsigned char y)
{
if (CFAG12864B_CHECK(x, y))
cfag12864b_buffer[CFAG12864B_ADDRESS(x, y)] |=
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void cfag12864b_set(unsigned char x, unsigned char y)
/*
* unset (x, y) pixel
*/
-void cfag12864b_unset(unsigned char x, unsigned char y)
+static void cfag12864b_unset(unsigned char x, unsigned char y)
{
if (CFAG12864B_CHECK(x, y))
cfag12864b_buffer[CFAG12864B_ADDRESS(x, y)] &=
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void cfag12864b_unset(unsigned char x, unsigned char y)
* Pixel off: return = 0
* Pixel on: return = 1
*/
-unsigned char cfag12864b_isset(unsigned char x, unsigned char y)
+static unsigned char cfag12864b_isset(unsigned char x, unsigned char y)
{
if (CFAG12864B_CHECK(x, y))
if (cfag12864b_buffer[CFAG12864B_ADDRESS(x, y)] &
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ unsigned char cfag12864b_isset(unsigned char x, unsigned char y)
/*
* not (x, y) pixel
*/
-void cfag12864b_not(unsigned char x, unsigned char y)
+static void cfag12864b_not(unsigned char x, unsigned char y)
{
if (cfag12864b_isset(x, y))
cfag12864b_unset(x, y);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void cfag12864b_not(unsigned char x, unsigned char y)
/*
* fill (set all pixels)
*/
-void cfag12864b_fill(void)
+static void cfag12864b_fill(void)
{
unsigned short i;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void cfag12864b_fill(void)
/*
* clear (unset all pixels)
*/
-void cfag12864b_clear(void)
+static void cfag12864b_clear(void)
{
unsigned short i;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void cfag12864b_clear(void)
* Pixel off: src[i] = 0
* Pixel on: src[i] > 0
*/
-void cfag12864b_format(unsigned char * matrix)
+static void cfag12864b_format(unsigned char * matrix)
{
unsigned char i, j, n;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void cfag12864b_format(unsigned char * matrix)
/*
* blit buffer to lcd
*/
-void cfag12864b_blit(void)
+static void cfag12864b_blit(void)
{
memcpy(cfag12864b_mem, cfag12864b_buffer, CFAG12864B_SIZE);
}
@@ -194,11 +194,10 @@ void cfag12864b_blit(void)
*/
#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
#define EXAMPLES 6
-void example(unsigned char n)
+static void example(unsigned char n)
{
unsigned short i, j;
unsigned char matrix[CFAG12864B_WIDTH * CFAG12864B_HEIGHT];
diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt
index 6eb1a97e88c..455d4e6d346 100644
--- a/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt
@@ -408,6 +408,26 @@ You can attach the current shell task by echoing 0:
# echo 0 > tasks
+2.3 Mounting hierarchies by name
+--------------------------------
+
+Passing the name=<x> option when mounting a cgroups hierarchy
+associates the given name with the hierarchy. This can be used when
+mounting a pre-existing hierarchy, in order to refer to it by name
+rather than by its set of active subsystems. Each hierarchy is either
+nameless, or has a unique name.
+
+The name should match [\w.-]+
+
+When passing a name=<x> option for a new hierarchy, you need to
+specify subsystems manually; the legacy behaviour of mounting all
+subsystems when none are explicitly specified is not supported when
+you give a subsystem a name.
+
+The name of the subsystem appears as part of the hierarchy description
+in /proc/mounts and /proc/<pid>/cgroups.
+
+
3. Kernel API
=============
@@ -501,7 +521,7 @@ rmdir() will fail with it. From this behavior, pre_destroy() can be
called multiple times against a cgroup.
int can_attach(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cgrp,
- struct task_struct *task)
+ struct task_struct *task, bool threadgroup)
(cgroup_mutex held by caller)
Called prior to moving a task into a cgroup; if the subsystem
@@ -509,14 +529,20 @@ returns an error, this will abort the attach operation. If a NULL
task is passed, then a successful result indicates that *any*
unspecified task can be moved into the cgroup. Note that this isn't
called on a fork. If this method returns 0 (success) then this should
-remain valid while the caller holds cgroup_mutex.
+remain valid while the caller holds cgroup_mutex. If threadgroup is
+true, then a successful result indicates that all threads in the given
+thread's threadgroup can be moved together.
void attach(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cgrp,
- struct cgroup *old_cgrp, struct task_struct *task)
+ struct cgroup *old_cgrp, struct task_struct *task,
+ bool threadgroup)
(cgroup_mutex held by caller)
Called after the task has been attached to the cgroup, to allow any
post-attachment activity that requires memory allocations or blocking.
+If threadgroup is true, the subsystem should take care of all threads
+in the specified thread's threadgroup. Currently does not support any
+subsystem that might need the old_cgrp for every thread in the group.
void fork(struct cgroup_subsy *ss, struct task_struct *task)
diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt
index 23d1262c077..b871f2552b4 100644
--- a/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ The reclaim algorithm has not been modified for cgroups, except that
pages that are selected for reclaiming come from the per cgroup LRU
list.
+NOTE: Reclaim does not work for the root cgroup, since we cannot set any
+limits on the root cgroup.
+
2. Locking
The memory controller uses the following hierarchy
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ We can alter the memory limit:
NOTE: We can use a suffix (k, K, m, M, g or G) to indicate values in kilo,
mega or gigabytes.
NOTE: We can write "-1" to reset the *.limit_in_bytes(unlimited).
+NOTE: We cannot set limits on the root cgroup any more.
# cat /cgroups/0/memory.limit_in_bytes
4194304
@@ -375,7 +379,42 @@ cgroups created below it.
NOTE2: This feature can be enabled/disabled per subtree.
-7. TODO
+7. Soft limits
+
+Soft limits allow for greater sharing of memory. The idea behind soft limits
+is to allow control groups to use as much of the memory as needed, provided
+
+a. There is no memory contention
+b. They do not exceed their hard limit
+
+When the system detects memory contention or low memory control groups
+are pushed back to their soft limits. If the soft limit of each control
+group is very high, they are pushed back as much as possible to make
+sure that one control group does not starve the others of memory.
+
+Please note that soft limits is a best effort feature, it comes with
+no guarantees, but it does its best to make sure that when memory is
+heavily contended for, memory is allocated based on the soft limit
+hints/setup. Currently soft limit based reclaim is setup such that
+it gets invoked from balance_pgdat (kswapd).
+
+7.1 Interface
+
+Soft limits can be setup by using the following commands (in this example we
+assume a soft limit of 256 megabytes)
+
+# echo 256M > memory.soft_limit_in_bytes
+
+If we want to change this to 1G, we can at any time use
+
+# echo 1G > memory.soft_limit_in_bytes
+
+NOTE1: Soft limits take effect over a long period of time, since they involve