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-rw-r--r--Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt12
-rw-r--r--Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/ext2.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/squashfs.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/lm9010
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt35
-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt101
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.
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