From 292e0041c3b22c5347092152504d814119554b57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Frysinger Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 06:56:40 -0500 Subject: [CPUFREQ] fix default value for ondemand governor Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger Signed-off-by: Dave Jones --- Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt index aed082f..737988f 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt @@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ show_sampling_rate_max: THIS INTERFACE IS DEPRECATED, DON'T USE IT. up_threshold: defines what the average CPU usage between the samplings of 'sampling_rate' needs to be for the kernel to make a decision on whether it should increase the frequency. For example when it is set -to its default value of '80' it means that between the checking -intervals the CPU needs to be on average more than 80% in use to then +to its default value of '95' it means that between the checking +intervals the CPU needs to be on average more than 95% in use to then decide that the CPU frequency needs to be increased. ignore_nice_load: this parameter takes a value of '0' or '1'. When -- cgit v1.1 From 6993b1bb1e62367f500789835a1f747e12259f07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yang Hongyang Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:10:32 +0800 Subject: tracing/documentation: Fix a typo in ftrace.txt 'ftrace' is no longer the name of the function tracer, to activate the function trace 'echo function > current_tracer' is to be used instead of 'echo ftrace > current_tracer'. Update the documentation to reflect the current implementation. Signed-off-by: Yang Hongyang LKML-Reference: <4B5D0BA8.20106@cn.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt --- Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt index 8179692..bab3040 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt @@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ If I am only interested in sys_nanosleep and hrtimer_interrupt: # echo sys_nanosleep hrtimer_interrupt \ > set_ftrace_filter - # echo ftrace > current_tracer + # echo function > current_tracer # echo 1 > tracing_enabled # usleep 1 # echo 0 > tracing_enabled -- cgit v1.1 From 03688970347bfea32823953a7ce5886d1713205f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Frysinger Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:12:47 -0500 Subject: tracing/documentation: Cover new frame pointer semantics Update the graph tracer examples to cover the new frame pointer semantics (in terms of passing it along). Move the HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FP_TEST docs out of the Kconfig, into the right place, and expand on the details. Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger LKML-Reference: <1264165967-18938-1-git-send-email-vapier@gentoo.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt --- Documentation/trace/ftrace-design.txt | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace-design.txt b/Documentation/trace/ftrace-design.txt index 239f14b..6a5a579 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace-design.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace-design.txt @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ function tracer guts ==================== + By Mike Frysinger Introduction ------------ @@ -173,14 +174,16 @@ void ftrace_graph_caller(void) unsigned long *frompc = &...; unsigned long selfpc = - MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE; - prepare_ftrace_return(frompc, selfpc); + /* passing frame pointer up is optional -- see below */ + prepare_ftrace_return(frompc, selfpc, frame_pointer); /* restore all state needed by the ABI */ } #endif -For information on how to implement prepare_ftrace_return(), simply look at -the x86 version. The only architecture-specific piece in it is the setup of +For information on how to implement prepare_ftrace_return(), simply look at the +x86 version (the frame pointer passing is optional; see the next section for +more information). The only architecture-specific piece in it is the setup of the fault recovery table (the asm(...) code). The rest should be the same across architectures. @@ -205,6 +208,23 @@ void return_to_handler(void) #endif +HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FP_TEST +--------------------------- + +An arch may pass in a unique value (frame pointer) to both the entering and +exiting of a function. On exit, the value is compared and if it does not +match, then it will panic the kernel. This is largely a sanity check for bad +code generation with gcc. If gcc for your port sanely updates the frame +pointer under different opitmization levels, then ignore this option. + +However, adding support for it isn't terribly difficult. In your assembly code +that calls prepare_ftrace_return(), pass the frame pointer as the 3rd argument. +Then in the C version of that function, do what the x86 port does and pass it +along to ftrace_push_return_trace() instead of a stub value of 0. + +Similarly, when you call ftrace_return_to_handler(), pass it the frame pointer. + + HAVE_FTRACE_NMI_ENTER --------------------- -- cgit v1.1 From f6bdc2303da6786cc22a7d24b6790e9f75b4cfdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henrik Rydberg Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:28:28 -0800 Subject: Input: update multi-touch protocol documentation This patch documents a new ABS_MT parameter and adds further text to clarify some points around the MT protocol. Requested-by: Yoonyoung Shim Requested-by: Mika Kuoppala Requested-by: Peter Hutterer Signed-off-by: Henrik Rydberg Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov --- Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt b/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt index a12ea3b..8490480 100644 --- a/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt +++ b/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt @@ -27,12 +27,30 @@ set of events/packets. A set of ABS_MT events with the desired properties is defined. The events are divided into categories, to allow for partial implementation. The -minimum set consists of ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR, ABS_MT_POSITION_X and -ABS_MT_POSITION_Y, which allows for multiple fingers to be tracked. If the -device supports it, the ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR may be used to provide the size -of the approaching finger. Anisotropy and direction may be specified with -ABS_MT_TOUCH_MINOR, ABS_MT_WIDTH_MINOR and ABS_MT_ORIENTATION. The -ABS_MT_TOOL_TYPE may be used to specify whether the touching tool is a +minimum set consists of ABS_MT_POSITION_X and ABS_MT_POSITION_Y, which +allows for multiple fingers to be tracked. If the device supports it, the +ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR and ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR may be used to provide the size +of the contact area and approaching finger, respectively. + +The TOUCH and WIDTH parameters have a geometrical interpretation; imagine +looking through a window at someone gently holding a finger against the +glass. You will see two regions, one inner region consisting of the part +of the finger actually touching the glass, and one outer region formed by +the perimeter of the finger. The diameter of the inner region is the +ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR, the diameter of the outer region is +ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR. Now imagine the person pressing the finger harder +against the glass. The inner region will increase, and in general, the +ratio ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR / ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR, which is always smaller than +unity, is related to the finger pressure. For pressure-based devices, +ABS_MT_PRESSURE may be used to provide the pressure on the contact area +instead. + +In addition to the MAJOR parameters, the oval shape of the finger can be +described by adding the MINOR parameters, such that MAJOR and MINOR are the +major and minor axis of an ellipse. Finally, the orientation of the oval +shape can be describe with the ORIENTATION parameter. + +The ABS_MT_TOOL_TYPE may be used to specify whether the touching tool is a finger or a pen or something else. Devices with more granular information may specify general shapes as blobs, i.e., as a sequence of rectangular shapes grouped together by an ABS_MT_BLOB_ID. Finally, for the few devices @@ -42,11 +60,9 @@ report finger tracking from hardware [5]. Here is what a minimal event sequence for a two-finger touch would look like: - ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR ABS_MT_POSITION_X ABS_MT_POSITION_Y SYN_MT_REPORT - ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR ABS_MT_POSITION_X ABS_MT_POSITION_Y SYN_MT_REPORT @@ -87,6 +103,12 @@ the contact. The ratio ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR / ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR approximates the notion of pressure. The fingers of the hand and the palm all have different characteristic widths [1]. +ABS_MT_PRESSURE + +The pressure, in arbitrary units, on the contact area. May be used instead +of TOUCH and WIDTH for pressure-based devices or any device with a spatial +signal intensity distribution. + ABS_MT_ORIENTATION The orientation of the ellipse. The value should describe a signed quarter @@ -170,6 +192,16 @@ There are a few devices that support trackingID in hardware. User space can make use of these native identifiers to reduce bandwidth and cpu usage. +Gestures +-------- + +In the specific application of creating gesture events, the TOUCH and WIDTH +parameters can be used to, e.g., approximate finger pressure or distinguish +between index finger and thumb. With the addition of the MINOR parameters, +one can also distinguish between a sweeping finger and a pointing finger, +and with ORIENTATION, one can detect twisting of fingers. + + Notes ----- -- cgit v1.1 From a225a5cc2c25e1217e68ee2ab8dd4454573fa308 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anton Blanchard Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:44:15 -0800 Subject: fault injection: correct function names in documentation init_fault_attr_entries() should be init_fault_attr_dentries(). cleanup_fault_attr_entries() should be cleanup_fault_attr_dentries(). Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard Acked-by: Akinobu Mita Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.txt b/Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.txt index 0793056..7be15e4 100644 --- a/Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.txt +++ b/Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.txt @@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ o provide a way to configure fault attributes failslab, fail_page_alloc, and fail_make_request use this way. Helper functions: - init_fault_attr_entries(entries, attr, name); - void cleanup_fault_attr_entries(entries); + init_fault_attr_dentries(entries, attr, name); + void cleanup_fault_attr_dentries(entries); - module parameters -- cgit v1.1 From 1e93d0052d9a6b3d0b382eedceb18b519d603baf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mimi Zohar Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:02:41 -0500 Subject: ima: rename PATH_CHECK to FILE_CHECK With the movement of the ima hooks functions were renamed from *path* to *file* since they always deal with struct file. This patch renames some of the ima internal flags to make them consistent with the rest of the code. Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar Signed-off-by: Eric Paris Signed-off-by: Al Viro --- Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy b/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy index 6434f0d..6cd6dae 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Description: lsm: [[subj_user=] [subj_role=] [subj_type=] [obj_user=] [obj_role=] [obj_type=]] - base: func:= [BPRM_CHECK][FILE_MMAP][INODE_PERMISSION] + base: func:= [BPRM_CHECK][FILE_MMAP][FILE_CHECK] mask:= [MAY_READ] [MAY_WRITE] [MAY_APPEND] [MAY_EXEC] fsmagic:= hex value uid:= decimal value @@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ Description: measure func=BPRM_CHECK measure func=FILE_MMAP mask=MAY_EXEC - measure func=INODE_PERM mask=MAY_READ uid=0 + measure func=FILE_CHECK mask=MAY_READ uid=0 The default policy measures all executables in bprm_check, all files mmapped executable in file_mmap, and all files - open for read by root in inode_permission. + open for read by root in do_filp_open. Examples of LSM specific definitions: @@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ Description: dont_measure obj_type=var_log_t dont_measure obj_type=auditd_log_t - measure subj_user=system_u func=INODE_PERM mask=MAY_READ - measure subj_role=system_r func=INODE_PERM mask=MAY_READ + measure subj_user=system_u func=FILE_CHECK mask=MAY_READ + measure subj_role=system_r func=FILE_CHECK mask=MAY_READ Smack: - measure subj_user=_ func=INODE_PERM mask=MAY_READ + measure subj_user=_ func=FILE_CHECK mask=MAY_READ -- cgit v1.1