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diff --git a/Documentation/00-INDEX b/Documentation/00-INDEX index 5b5aba4..7306081 100644 --- a/Documentation/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/00-INDEX @@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ mono.txt - how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC. moxa-smartio - file with info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver. -mtrr.txt - - how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance. mutex-design.txt - info on the generic mutex subsystem. namespaces/ diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8aab809 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +What: /sys/class/gpio/ +Date: July 2008 +KernelVersion: 2.6.27 +Contact: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net> +Description: + + As a Kconfig option, individual GPIO signals may be accessed from + userspace. GPIOs are only made available to userspace by an explicit + "export" operation. If a given GPIO is not claimed for use by + kernel code, it may be exported by userspace (and unexported later). + Kernel code may export it for complete or partial access. + + GPIOs are identified as they are inside the kernel, using integers in + the range 0..INT_MAX. See Documentation/gpio.txt for more information. + + /sys/class/gpio + /export ... asks the kernel to export a GPIO to userspace + /unexport ... to return a GPIO to the kernel + /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 + /gpiochipN ... for each gpiochip; #N is its first GPIO + /base ... (r/o) same as N + /label ... (r/o) descriptive, not necessarily unique + /ngpio ... (r/o) number of GPIOs; numbered N to N + (ngpio - 1) + diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt b/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt index b463ecd..c74fec8 100644 --- a/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt +++ b/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt @@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ failure can be determined by: dma_addr_t dma_handle; dma_handle = pci_map_single(pdev, addr, size, direction); - if (pci_dma_mapping_error(dma_handle)) { + if (pci_dma_mapping_error(pdev, dma_handle)) { /* * reduce current DMA mapping usage, * delay and try again later or diff --git a/Documentation/HOWTO b/Documentation/HOWTO index c2371c5..48a3955 100644 --- a/Documentation/HOWTO +++ b/Documentation/HOWTO @@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ documentation files are also added which explain how to use the feature. When a kernel change causes the interface that the kernel exposes to userspace to change, it is recommended that you send the information or a patch to the manual pages explaining the change to the manual pages -maintainer at mtk.manpages@gmail.com. +maintainer at mtk.manpages@gmail.com, and CC the list +linux-api@vger.kernel.org. Here is a list of files that are in the kernel source tree that are required reading: diff --git a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist index da10e07..21f0795 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist +++ b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist @@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ kernel patches. 19: All new userspace interfaces are documented in Documentation/ABI/. See Documentation/ABI/README for more information. + Patches that change userspace interfaces should be CCed to + linux-api@vger.kernel.org. 20: Check that it all passes `make headers_check'. diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/index.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/index.txt index ffdb532..3d0b915 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/index.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/index.txt @@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ Mailing List ------------ There is a CPU frequency changing CVS commit and general list where you can report bugs, problems or submit patches. To post a message, -send an email to cpufreq@lists.linux.org.uk, to subscribe go to -http://lists.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cpufreq. Previous post to the -mailing list are available to subscribers at -http://lists.linux.org.uk/mailman/private/cpufreq/. - +send an email to cpufreq@vger.kernel.org, to subscribe go to +http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#cpufreq and follow the +instructions there. Links ----- @@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ how to access the CVS repository: * http://cvs.arm.linux.org.uk/ the CPUFreq Mailing list: -* http://lists.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cpufreq +* http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#cpufreq Clock and voltage scaling for the SA-1100: * http://www.lartmaker.nl/projects/scaling diff --git a/Documentation/cpusets.txt b/Documentation/cpusets.txt index 1f5a924..47e568a 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpusets.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpusets.txt @@ -635,14 +635,16 @@ prior 'mems' setting, will not be moved. There is an exception to the above. If hotplug functionality is used to remove all the CPUs that are currently assigned to a cpuset, -then the kernel will automatically update the cpus_allowed of all -tasks attached to CPUs in that cpuset to allow all CPUs. When memory -hotplug functionality for removing Memory Nodes is available, a -similar exception is expected to apply there as well. In general, -the kernel prefers to violate cpuset placement, over starving a task -that has had all its allowed CPUs or Memory Nodes taken offline. User -code should reconfigure cpusets to only refer to online CPUs and Memory -Nodes when using hotplug to add or remove such resources. +then all the tasks in that cpuset will be moved to the nearest ancestor +with non-empty cpus. But the moving of some (or all) tasks might fail if +cpuset is bound with another cgroup subsystem which has some restrictions +on task attaching. In this failing case, those tasks will stay +in the original cpuset, and the kernel will automatically update +their cpus_allowed to allow all online CPUs. When memory hotplug +functionality for removing Memory Nodes is available, a similar exception +is expected to apply there as well. In general, the kernel prefers to +violate cpuset placement, over starving a task that has had all +its allowed CPUs or Memory Nodes taken offline. There is a second exception to the above. GFP_ATOMIC requests are kernel internal allocations that must be satisfied, immediately. diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index eb1a47b..83c88ca 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -322,3 +322,11 @@ Why: Accounting can now be enabled/disabled without kernel recompilation. controlled by a kernel/module/sysfs/sysctl parameter. Who: Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@ans.pl> +--------------------------- + +What: ide-scsi (BLK_DEV_IDESCSI) +When: 2.6.29 +Why: The 2.6 kernel supports direct writing to ide CD drives, which + eliminates the need for ide-scsi. The new method is more + efficient in every way. +Who: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt index 394eb2c..f566ad9 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt @@ -2413,6 +2413,8 @@ The following 4 memory types are supported: - (bit 1) anonymous shared memory - (bit 2) file-backed private memory - (bit 3) file-backed shared memory + - (bit 4) ELF header pages in file-backed private memory areas (it is + effective only if the bit 2 is cleared) Note that MMIO pages such as frame buffer are never dumped and vDSO pages are always dumped regardless of the bitmask status. diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473 b/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473 index 2126de3..1cbf671 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473 @@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ Description This driver implements support for the Analog Devices ADT7473 chip family. -The LM85 uses the 2-wire interface compatible with the SMBUS 2.0 +The ADT7473 uses the 2-wire interface compatible with the SMBUS 2.0 specification. Using an analog to digital converter it measures three (3) -temperatures and two (2) voltages. It has three (3) 16-bit counters for +temperatures and two (2) voltages. It has four (4) 16-bit counters for measuring fan speed. There are three (3) PWM outputs that can be used to control fan speed. A sophisticated control system for the PWM outputs is designed into the -LM85 that allows fan speed to be adjusted automatically based on any of the +ADT7473 that allows fan speed to be adjusted automatically based on any of the three temperature sensors. Each PWM output is individually adjustable and programmable. Once configured, the ADT7473 will adjust the PWM outputs in response to the measured temperatures without further host intervention. @@ -46,14 +46,6 @@ from the raw value to get the temperature value. The Analog Devices datasheet is very detailed and describes a procedure for determining an optimal configuration for the automatic PWM control. -Hardware Configurations ------------------------ - -The ADT7473 chips have an optional SMBALERT output that can be used to -signal the chipset in case a limit is exceeded or the temperature sensors -fail. Individual sensor interrupts can be masked so they won't trigger -SMBALERT. The SMBALERT output if configured replaces the PWM2 function. - Configuration Notes ------------------- @@ -61,8 +53,8 @@ Besides standard interfaces driver adds the following: * PWM Control -* pwm#_auto_point1_pwm and pwm#_auto_point1_temp and -* pwm#_auto_point2_pwm and pwm#_auto_point2_temp - +* pwm#_auto_point1_pwm and temp#_auto_point1_temp and +* pwm#_auto_point2_pwm and temp#_auto_point2_temp - point1: Set the pwm speed at a lower temperature bound. point2: Set the pwm speed at a higher temperature bound. diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface index 2d84573..6dbfd5e 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface @@ -329,6 +329,10 @@ power[1-*]_average Average power use Unit: microWatt RO +power[1-*]_average_interval Power use averaging interval + Unit: milliseconds + RW + power[1-*]_average_highest Historical average maximum power use Unit: microWatt RO @@ -354,6 +358,14 @@ power[1-*]_reset_history Reset input_highest, input_lowest, WO ********** +* Energy * +********** + +energy[1-*]_input Cumulative energy use + Unit: microJoule + RO + +********** * Alarms * ********** diff --git a/Documentation/ioctl/cdrom.txt b/Documentation/ioctl/cdrom.txt index 62d4af4..59df81c 100644 --- a/Documentation/ioctl/cdrom.txt +++ b/Documentation/ioctl/cdrom.txt @@ -271,14 +271,14 @@ CDROMCLOSETRAY pendant of CDROMEJECT usage: - ioctl(fd, CDROMEJECT, 0); + ioctl(fd, CDROMCLOSETRAY, 0); inputs: none outputs: none error returns: - ENOSYS cd drive not capable of ejecting + ENOSYS cd drive not capable of closing the tray EBUSY other processes are accessing drive, or door is locked notes: diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 1150444..329dcab 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -463,12 +463,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file Range: 0 - 8192 Default: 64 - disable_8254_timer - enable_8254_timer - [IA32/X86_64] Disable/Enable interrupt 0 timer routing - over the 8254 in addition to over the IO-APIC. The - kernel tries to set a sensible default. - hpet= [X86-32,HPET] option to control HPET usage Format: { enable (default) | disable | force } disable: disable HPET and use PIT instead @@ -1882,6 +1876,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file shapers= [NET] Maximal number of shapers. + show_msr= [x86] show boot-time MSR settings + Format: { <integer> } + Show boot-time (BIOS-initialized) MSR settings. + The parameter means the number of CPUs to show, + for example 1 means boot CPU only. + sim710= [SCSI,HW] See header of drivers/scsi/sim710.c. diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index 276a7e6..e1ff0d9 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -351,9 +351,10 @@ kernel. This value defaults to SHMMAX. softlockup_thresh: -This value can be used to lower the softlockup tolerance -threshold. The default threshold is 10s. If a cpu is locked up -for 10s, the kernel complains. Valid values are 1-60s. +This value can be used to lower the softlockup tolerance threshold. The +default threshold is 60 seconds. If a cpu is locked up for 60 seconds, +the kernel complains. Valid values are 1-60 seconds. Setting this +tunable to zero will disable the softlockup detection altogether. ============================================================== diff --git a/Documentation/usb/anchors.txt b/Documentation/usb/anchors.txt index 7304bcf..5e6b64c 100644 --- a/Documentation/usb/anchors.txt +++ b/Documentation/usb/anchors.txt @@ -42,9 +42,21 @@ This function kills all URBs associated with an anchor. The URBs are called in the reverse temporal order they were submitted. This way no data can be reordered. +usb_unlink_anchored_urbs() +-------------------------- + +This function unlinks all URBs associated with an anchor. The URBs +are processed in the reverse temporal order they were submitted. +This is similar to usb_kill_anchored_urbs(), but it will not sleep. +Therefore no guarantee is made that the URBs have been unlinked when +the call returns. They may be unlinked later but will be unlinked in +finite time. + usb_wait_anchor_empty_timeout() ------------------------------- This function waits for all URBs associated with an anchor to finish or a timeout, whichever comes first. Its return value will tell you whether the timeout was reached. + + diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx index 89c7f32..53449cb 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ 45 -> Pinnacle PCTV DVB-T (em2870) 46 -> Compro, VideoMate U3 (em2870) [185b:2870] 47 -> KWorld DVB-T 305U (em2880) [eb1a:e305] - 48 -> KWorld DVB-T 310U (em2880) + 48 -> KWorld DVB-T 310U (em2880) [eb1a:e310] 49 -> MSI DigiVox A/D (em2880) [eb1a:e310] 50 -> MSI DigiVox A/D II (em2880) [eb1a:e320] 51 -> Terratec Hybrid XS Secam (em2880) [0ccd:004c] diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt index 0f03900..9a3e4d7 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt @@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ pac7311 093a:260f SnakeCam pac7311 093a:2621 PAC731x pac7311 093a:2624 PAC7302 pac7311 093a:2626 Labtec 2200 +pac7311 093a:262a Webcam 300k zc3xx 0ac8:0302 Z-star Vimicro zc0302 vc032x 0ac8:0321 Vimicro generic vc0321 vc032x 0ac8:0323 Vimicro Vc0323 diff --git a/Documentation/x86/00-INDEX b/Documentation/x86/00-INDEX new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dbe3377 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/x86/00-INDEX @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +00-INDEX + - this file +mtrr.txt + - how to use x86 Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance diff --git a/Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt index 147bfe5..83c0033 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ Protocol: 2.00+ Field name: start_sys Type: read -Offset/size: 0x20c/4 +Offset/size: 0x20c/2 Protocol: 2.00+ The load low segment (0x1000). Obsolete. diff --git a/Documentation/mtrr.txt b/Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt index c39ac39..cc071dc 100644 --- a/Documentation/mtrr.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Richard Gooch The AMD K6-2 (stepping 8 and above) and K6-3 processors have two MTRRs. These are supported. The AMD Athlon family provide 8 Intel style MTRRs. - + The Centaur C6 (WinChip) has 8 MCRs, allowing write-combining. These are supported. @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ reg00: base=0x00000000 ( 0MB), size= 64MB: write-back, count=1 reg01: base=0xfb000000 (4016MB), size= 16MB: write-combining, count=1 reg02: base=0xfb000000 (4016MB), size= 4kB: uncachable, count=1 -Some cards (especially Voodoo Graphics boards) need this 4 kB area +Some cards (especially Voodoo Graphics boards) need this 4 kB area excluded from the beginning of the region because it is used for registers. diff --git a/Documentation/x86/pat.txt b/Documentation/x86/pat.txt index 17965f9..c93ff5f 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/pat.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/pat.txt @@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ PAT allows for different types of memory attributes. The most commonly used ones that will be supported at this time are Write-back, Uncached, Write-combined and Uncached Minus. + +PAT APIs +-------- + There are many different APIs in the kernel that allows setting of memory attributes at the page level. In order to avoid aliasing, these interfaces should be used thoughtfully. Below is a table of interfaces available, @@ -26,38 +30,38 @@ address range to avoid any aliasing. API | RAM | ACPI,... | Reserved/Holes | -----------------------|----------|------------|------------------| | | | | -ioremap | -- | UC | UC | +ioremap | -- | UC- | UC- | | | | | ioremap_cache | -- | WB | WB | | | | | -ioremap_nocache | -- | UC | UC | +ioremap_nocache | -- | UC- | UC- | | | | | ioremap_wc | -- | -- | WC | | | | | -set_memory_uc | UC | -- | -- | +set_memory_uc | UC- | -- | -- | set_memory_wb | | | | | | | | set_memory_wc | WC | -- | -- | set_memory_wb | | | | | | | | -pci sysfs resource | -- | -- | UC | +pci sysfs resource | -- | -- | UC- | | | | | pci sysfs resource_wc | -- | -- | WC | is IORESOURCE_PREFETCH| | | | | | | | -pci proc | -- | -- | UC | +pci proc | -- | -- | UC- | !PCIIOC_WRITE_COMBINE | | | | | | | | pci proc | -- | -- | WC | PCIIOC_WRITE_COMBINE | | | | | | | | -/dev/mem | -- | UC | UC | +/dev/mem | -- | WB/WC/UC- | WB/WC/UC- | read-write | | | | | | | | -/dev/mem | -- | UC | UC | +/dev/mem | -- | UC- | UC- | mmap SYNC flag | | | | | | | | -/dev/mem | -- | WB/WC/UC | WB/WC/UC | +/dev/mem | -- | WB/WC/UC- | WB/WC/UC- | mmap !SYNC flag | |(from exist-| (from exist- | and | | ing alias)| ing alias) | any alias to this area| | | | @@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ pci proc | -- | -- | WC | and | | | | MTRR says WB | | | | | | | | -/dev/mem | -- | -- | UC_MINUS | +/dev/mem | -- | -- | UC- | mmap !SYNC flag | | | | no alias to this area | | | | and | | | | @@ -98,3 +102,35 @@ types. Drivers should use set_memory_[uc|wc] to set access type for RAM ranges. + +PAT debugging +------------- + +With CONFIG_DEBUG_FS enabled, PAT memtype list can be examined by + +# mount -t debugfs debugfs /sys/kernel/debug +# cat /sys/kernel/debug/x86/pat_memtype_list +PAT memtype list: +uncached-minus @ 0x7fadf000-0x7fae0000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb19000-0x7fb1a000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb1a000-0x7fb1b000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb1b000-0x7fb1c000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb1c000-0x7fb1d000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb1d000-0x7fb1e000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb1e000-0x7fb25000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb25000-0x7fb26000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb26000-0x7fb27000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb27000-0x7fb28000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb28000-0x7fb2e000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb2e000-0x7fb2f000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb2f000-0x7fb30000 +uncached-minus @ 0x7fb31000-0x7fb32000 +uncached-minus @ 0x80000000-0x90000000 + +This list shows physical address ranges and various PAT settings used to +access those physical address ranges. + +Another, more verbose way of getting PAT related debug messages is with +"debugpat" boot parameter. With this parameter, various debug messages are +printed to dmesg log. + diff --git a/Documentation/x86/i386/usb-legacy-support.txt b/Documentation/x86/usb-legacy-support.txt index 1894cdf..1894cdf 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/i386/usb-legacy-support.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/usb-legacy-support.txt diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt index b0c7b6c..72ffb53 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt @@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ APICs apicmaintimer. Useful when your PIT timer is totally broken. - disable_8254_timer / enable_8254_timer - Enable interrupt 0 timer routing over the 8254 in addition to over - the IO-APIC. The kernel tries to set a sensible default. - Early Console syntax: earlyprintk=vga diff --git a/Documentation/x86/i386/zero-page.txt b/Documentation/x86/zero-page.txt index 169ad42..169ad42 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/i386/zero-page.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/zero-page.txt |
