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-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt | 12 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 9 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/ext2.txt | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/squashfs.txt | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/lm90 | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt | 35 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt | 101 |
8 files changed, 175 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt index 6e25340..accfe2f 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt @@ -298,3 +298,15 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome! Note that, rcu_assign_pointer() and rcu_dereference() relate to SRCU just as they do to other forms of RCU. + +15. The whole point of call_rcu(), synchronize_rcu(), and friends + is to wait until all pre-existing readers have finished before + carrying out some otherwise-destructive operation. It is + therefore critically important to -first- remove any path + that readers can follow that could be affected by the + destructive operation, and -only- -then- invoke call_rcu(), + synchronize_rcu(), or friends. + + Because these primitives only wait for pre-existing readers, + it is the caller's responsibility to guarantee safety to + any subsequent readers. diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 5ddbe35..20d3b94 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -335,3 +335,12 @@ Why: In 2.6.18 the Secmark concept was introduced to replace the "compat_net" Secmark, it is time to deprecate the older mechanism and start the process of removing the old code. Who: Paul Moore <paul.moore@hp.com> +--------------------------- + +What: sysfs ui for changing p4-clockmod parameters +When: September 2009 +Why: See commits 129f8ae9b1b5be94517da76009ea956e89104ce8 and + e088e4c9cdb618675874becb91b2fd581ee707e6. + Removal is subject to fixing any remaining bugs in ACPI which may + cause the thermal throttling not to happen at the right time. +Who: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>, Matthew Garrett <mjg@redhat.com> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ext2.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ext2.txt index 4333e83..2344855 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/ext2.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ext2.txt @@ -373,10 +373,10 @@ Filesystem Resizing http://ext2resize.sourceforge.net/ Compression (*) http://e2compr.sourceforge.net/ Implementations for: -Windows 95/98/NT/2000 http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/Explore2fs.htm -Windows 95 (*) http://www.yipton.demon.co.uk/content.html#FSDEXT2 +Windows 95/98/NT/2000 http://www.chrysocome.net/explore2fs +Windows 95 (*) http://www.yipton.net/content.html#FSDEXT2 DOS client (*) ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/filesystems/ext2/ -OS/2 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/matthieu.willm/ext2-os2/ -RISC OS client ftp://ftp.barnet.ac.uk/pub/acorn/armlinux/iscafs/ +OS/2 (*) ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/filesystems/ext2/ +RISC OS client http://www.esw-heim.tu-clausthal.de/~marco/smorbrod/IscaFS/ -(*) no longer actively developed/supported (as of Apr 2001) +(*) no longer actively developed/supported (as of Mar 2009) diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt index 9dd2a3bb..e5f3833 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt @@ -198,5 +198,5 @@ kernel source: <file:fs/ext3/> programs: http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/ http://ext2resize.sourceforge.net -useful links: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-fs7/ - http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-fs8/ +useful links: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-fs7.html + http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-fs8.html diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/squashfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/squashfs.txt index 3e79e4a..b324c03 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/squashfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/squashfs.txt @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Squashfs filesystem features versus Cramfs: Squashfs Cramfs -Max filesystem size: 2^64 16 MiB +Max filesystem size: 2^64 256 MiB Max file size: ~ 2 TiB 16 MiB Max files: unlimited unlimited Max directories: unlimited unlimited diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/lm90 b/Documentation/hwmon/lm90 index 0e84117..93d8e3d 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/lm90 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/lm90 @@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ Supported chips: Addresses scanned: I2C 0x4e Datasheet: Publicly available at the Maxim website http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/3497 + * Maxim MAX6648 + Prefix: 'max6646' + Addresses scanned: I2C 0x4c + Datasheet: Publicly available at the Maxim website + http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/3500 * Maxim MAX6649 Prefix: 'max6646' Addresses scanned: I2C 0x4c @@ -74,6 +79,11 @@ Supported chips: 0x4c, 0x4d and 0x4e Datasheet: Publicly available at the Maxim website http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/3370 + * Maxim MAX6692 + Prefix: 'max6646' + Addresses scanned: I2C 0x4c + Datasheet: Publicly available at the Maxim website + http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/3500 Author: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt b/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..268e5c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ + +Options for the ipv6 module are supplied as parameters at load time. + +Module options may be given as command line arguments to the insmod +or modprobe command, but are usually specified in either the +/etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf configuration file, or in a +distro-specific configuration file. + +The available ipv6 module parameters are listed below. If a parameter +is not specified the default value is used. + +The parameters are as follows: + +disable + + Specifies whether to load the IPv6 module, but disable all + its functionality. This might be used when another module + has a dependency on the IPv6 module being loaded, but no + IPv6 addresses or operations are desired. + + The possible values and their effects are: + + 0 + IPv6 is enabled. + + This is the default value. + + 1 + IPv6 is disabled. + + No IPv6 addresses will be added to interfaces, and + it will not be possible to open an IPv6 socket. + + A reboot is required to enable IPv6. + diff --git a/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt b/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..607b1a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ + +Mini-HOWTO for using the earlyprintk=dbgp boot option with a +USB2 Debug port key and a debug cable, on x86 systems. + +You need two computers, the 'USB debug key' special gadget and +and two USB cables, connected like this: + + [host/target] <-------> [USB debug key] <-------> [client/console] + +1. There are three specific hardware requirements: + + a.) Host/target system needs to have USB debug port capability. + + You can check this capability by looking at a 'Debug port' bit in + the lspci -vvv output: + + # lspci -vvv + ... + 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) + Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61 + Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- + Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- + Latency: 0 + Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 19 + Region 0: Memory at fe227000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] + Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 + Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) + Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME+ + Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0 + ^^^^^^^^^^^ <==================== [ HERE ] + Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd + Kernel modules: ehci-hcd + ... + +( If your system does not list a debug port capability then you probably + wont be able to use the USB debug key. ) + + b.) You also need a Netchip USB debug cable/key: + + http://www.plxtech.com/products/NET2000/NET20DC/default.asp + + This is a small blue plastic connector with two USB connections, + it draws power from its USB connections. + + c.) Thirdly, you need a second client/console system with a regular USB port. + +2. Software requirements: + + a.) On the host/target system: + + You need to enable the following kernel config option: + + CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK_DBGP=y + + And you need to add the boot command line: "earlyprintk=dbgp". + (If you are using Grub, append it to the 'kernel' line in + /etc/grub.conf) + + NOTE: normally earlyprintk console gets turned off once the + regular console is alive - use "earlyprintk=dbgp,keep" to keep + this channel open beyond early bootup. This can be useful for + debugging crashes under Xorg, etc. + + b.) On the client/console system: + + You should enable the following kernel config option: + + CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_DEBUG=y + + On the next bootup with the modified kernel you should + get a /dev/ttyUSBx device(s). + + Now this channel of kernel messages is ready to be used: start + your favorite terminal emulator (minicom, etc.) and set + it up to use /dev/ttyUSB0 - or use a raw 'cat /dev/ttyUSBx' to + see the raw output. + + c.) On Nvidia Southbridge based systems: the kernel will try to probe + and find out which port has debug device connected. + +3. Testing that it works fine: + + You can test the output by using earlyprintk=dbgp,keep and provoking + kernel messages on the host/target system. You can provoke a harmless + kernel message by for example doing: + + echo h > /proc/sysrq-trigger + + On the host/target system you should see this help line in "dmesg" output: + + SysRq : HELP : loglevel(0-9) reBoot Crashdump terminate-all-tasks(E) memory-full-oom-kill(F) kill-all-tasks(I) saK show-backtrace-all-active-cpus(L) show-memory-usage(M) nice-all-RT-tasks(N) powerOff show-registers(P) show-all-timers(Q) unRaw Sync show-task-states(T) Unmount show-blocked-tasks(W) dump-ftrace-buffer(Z) + + On the client/console system do: + + cat /dev/ttyUSB0 + + And you should see the help line above displayed shortly after you've + provoked it on the host system. + +If it does not work then please ask about it on the linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org +mailing list or contact the x86 maintainers. |