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2009-01-09Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6Linus Torvalds1-2/+2
* 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6: [S390] update documentation for hvc_iucv kernel parameter. [S390] hvc_iucv: Special handling of IUCV HVC devices [S390] hvc_iucv: Refactor console and device initialization [S390] hvc_iucv: Update function documentation [S390] hvc_iucv: Limit rate of outgoing IUCV messages [S390] hvc_iucv: Change IUCV term id and use one device as default [S390] Use unsigned long long for u64 on 64bit. [S390] qdio: fix broken pointer in case of CONFIG_DEBUG_FS is disabled [S390] vdso: compile fix [S390] remove code for oldselect system call [S390] types: add/fix types.h include in header files [S390] dasd: add device attribute to disable blocking on lost paths [S390] dasd: send change uevents for dasd block devices [S390] tape block: fix dependencies [S390] asm-s390/posix_types.h: drop __USE_ALL usage [S390] gettimeofday.S: removed duplicated #includes [S390] ptrace: no extern declarations for userspace
2009-01-09[S390] update documentation for hvc_iucv kernel parameter.Hendrik Brueckner1-2/+2
Signed-off-by: Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
2009-01-09Merge branch 'linus' into releaseLen Brown1-10/+122
2009-01-09Merge branch 'suspend' into releaseLen Brown1-19/+26
2009-01-09ACPI : Use RSDT instead of XSDT by adding boot option of "acpi=rsdt"Zhao Yakui1-0/+1
On some boxes there exist both RSDT and XSDT table. But unfortunately sometimes there exists the following error when XSDT table is used: a. 32/64X address mismatch b. The 32/64X FACS address mismatch In such case the boot option of "acpi=rsdt" is provided so that RSDT is tried instead of XSDT table when the system can't work well. http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8246 Signed-off-by: Zhao Yakui <yakui.zhao@intel.com> cc:Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
2009-01-08memcg: mem+swap controller KconfigKAMEZAWA Hiroyuki1-0/+3
Config and control variable for mem+swap controller. This patch adds CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP (memory resource controller swap extension.) For accounting swap, it's obvious that we have to use additional memory to remember "who uses swap". This adds more overhead. So, it's better to offer "choice" to users. This patch adds 2 choices. This patch adds 2 parameters to enable swap extension or not. - CONFIG - boot option Reviewed-by: Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp> Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> Cc: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com> Cc: Balbir Singh <balbir@in.ibm.com> Cc: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@openvz.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-01-07Merge branch 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes/pci-2.6Linus Torvalds1-0/+4
* 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes/pci-2.6: (98 commits) PCI PM: Put PM callbacks in the order of execution PCI PM: Run default PM callbacks for all devices using new framework PCI PM: Register power state of devices during initialization PCI PM: Call pci_fixup_device from legacy routines PCI PM: Rearrange code in pci-driver.c PCI PM: Avoid touching devices behind bridges in unknown state PCI PM: Move pci_has_legacy_pm_support PCI PM: Power-manage devices without drivers during suspend-resume PCI PM: Add suspend counterpart of pci_reenable_device PCI PM: Fix poweroff and restore callbacks PCI: Use msleep instead of cpu_relax during ASPM link retraining PCI: PCIe portdrv: Add kerneldoc comments to remining core funtions PCI: PCIe portdrv: Rearrange code so that related things are together PCI: PCIe portdrv: Fix suspend and resume of PCI Express port services PCI: PCIe portdrv: Add kerneldoc comments to some core functions x86/PCI: Do not use interrupt links for devices using MSI-X net: sfc: Use pci_clear_master() to disable bus mastering PCI: Add pci_clear_master() as opposite of pci_set_master() PCI hotplug: remove redundant test in cpq hotplug PCI: pciehp: cleanup register and field definitions ...
2009-01-07resource: allow MMIO exclusivity for device driversArjan van de Ven1-0/+4
Device drivers that use pci_request_regions() (and similar APIs) have a reasonable expectation that they are the only ones accessing their device. As part of the e1000e hunt, we were afraid that some userland (X or some bootsplash stuff) was mapping the MMIO region that the driver thought it had exclusively via /dev/mem or via various sysfs resource mappings. This patch adds the option for device drivers to cause their reserved regions to the "banned from /dev/mem use" list, so now both kernel memory and device-exclusive MMIO regions are banned. NOTE: This is only active when CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is set. In addition to the config option, a kernel parameter iomem=relaxed is provided for the cases where developers want to diagnose, in the field, drivers issues from userspace. Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox <willy@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org>
2009-01-07USB: storage: make the "quirks=" module parameter writableAlan Stern1-0/+7
This patch (as1190) makes usb-storage's "quirks=" module parameter writable, so that users can add entries for their devices at runtime with no need to reboot or reload usb-storage. New codes are added for the SANE_SENSE, CAPACITY_HEURISTICS, and CAPACITY_OK flags. Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2009-01-07USB: usb-storage: add "quirks=" module parameterAlan Stern1-0/+29
This patch (as1163b) adds a "quirks=" module parameter to usb-storage. This will allow people to make short-term changes to their unusual_devs list without rebuilding the entire driver. Testing will become much easier, and less-sophisticated users will be able to access their buggy devices after a simple config-file change instead of having to wait for a new kernel release. The patch also adds a documentation entry for usb-storage's "delay_use" parameter, which has been around for years but but was never listed among the kernel parameters. Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2009-01-06coredump_filter: permit changing of the default filterHidehiro Kawai1-0/+5
Introduce a new kernel parameter `coredump_filter'. Setting a value to this parameter causes the default bitmask of coredump_filter to be changed. It is useful for users to change coredump_filter settings for the whole system at boot time. Without this parameter, users have to change coredump_filter settings for each /proc/<pid>/ in an initializing script. Signed-off-by: Hidehiro Kawai <hidehiro.kawai.ez@hitachi.com> Cc: Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com> Cc: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-01-06doc: reformat some long lines in kernel-parameters.txtRandy Dunlap1-7/+7
Reformat text to (mostly) stay within 80 columns of text. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-01-06docs: add more early params to kernel-parameters.txtRandy Dunlap1-0/+6
Add some (more) early_param boot options to kernel-parameters.txt. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-01-06documentation: update header file pathsRandy Dunlap1-2/+2
Update several Documentation/ files and a few sub-dir files (only one change in each) to reflect changed header files locations. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-12-28Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6Linus Torvalds1-0/+11
* 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6: (85 commits) [S390] provide documentation for hvc_iucv kernel parameter. [S390] convert ctcm printks to dev_xxx and pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert zfcp printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert vmlogrdr printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert zfcp dumper printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert cpu related printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert qeth printks to dev_xxx and pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert sclp printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert iucv printks to dev_xxx and pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert ap_bus printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert dcssblk and extmem printks messages to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert monwriter printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert s390 debug feature printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert monreader printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert appldata printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert setup printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert hypfs printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert time printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert cpacf printks to pr_xxx macros. [S390] convert cio printks to pr_xxx macros. ...
2008-12-28Merge branch 'tracing-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tipLinus Torvalds1-0/+12
* 'tracing-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (241 commits) sched, trace: update trace_sched_wakeup() tracing/ftrace: don't trace on early stage of a secondary cpu boot, v3 Revert "x86: disable X86_PTRACE_BTS" ring-buffer: prevent false positive warning ring-buffer: fix dangling commit race ftrace: enable format arguments checking x86, bts: memory accounting x86, bts: add fork and exit handling ftrace: introduce tracing_reset_online_cpus() helper tracing: fix warnings in kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c tracing: fix warning in kernel/trace/trace.c tracing/ring-buffer: remove unused ring_buffer size trace: fix task state printout ftrace: add not to regex on filtering functions trace: better use of stack_trace_enabled for boot up code trace: add a way to enable or disable the stack tracer x86: entry_64 - introduce FTRACE_ frame macro v2 tracing/ftrace: add the printk-msg-only option tracing/ftrace: use preempt_enable_no_resched_notrace in ring_buffer_time_stamp() x86, bts: correctly report invalid bts records ... Fixed up trivial conflict in scripts/recordmcount.pl due to SH bits being already partly merged by the SH merge.
2008-12-28Merge branch 'x86-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tipLinus Torvalds1-1/+32
* 'x86-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (246 commits) x86: traps.c replace #if CONFIG_X86_32 with #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32 x86: PAT: fix address types in track_pfn_vma_new() x86: prioritize the FPU traps for the error code x86: PAT: pfnmap documentation update changes x86: PAT: move track untrack pfnmap stubs to asm-generic x86: PAT: remove follow_pfnmap_pte in favor of follow_phys x86: PAT: modify follow_phys to return phys_addr prot and return value x86: PAT: clarify is_linear_pfn_mapping() interface x86: ia32_signal: remove unnecessary declaration x86: common.c boot_cpu_stack and boot_exception_stacks should be static x86: fix intel x86_64 llc_shared_map/cpu_llc_id anomolies x86: fix warning in arch/x86/kernel/microcode_amd.c x86: ia32.h: remove unused struct sigfram32 and rt_sigframe32 x86: asm-offset_64: use rt_sigframe_ia32 x86: sigframe.h: include headers for dependency x86: traps.c declare functions before they get used x86: PAT: update documentation to cover pgprot and remap_pfn related changes - v3 x86: PAT: add pgprot_writecombine() interface for drivers - v3 x86: PAT: change pgprot_noncached to uc_minus instead of strong uc - v3 x86: PAT: implement track/untrack of pfnmap regions for x86 - v3 ...
2008-12-25[S390] provide documentation for hvc_iucv kernel parameter.Hendrik Brueckner1-0/+3
Signed-off-by: Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
2008-12-25[S390] cpu topology: introduce kernel parameterHeiko Carstens1-0/+8
Introduce a topology=[on|off] kernel parameter which allows to switch cpu topology on/off. Default will be off, since it looks like that for some workloards this doesn't behave very well (on s390). Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
2008-12-25Merge branches 'x86/pat2' and 'x86/fpu'; commit 'v2.6.28' into x86/coreIngo Molnar1-4/+7
2008-12-25Merge branch 'next' into for-linusJames Morris1-0/+4
2008-12-24Merge branch 'linus' into tracing/hw-branch-tracingIngo Molnar1-4/+7
2008-12-23Merge branches 'x86/apic', 'x86/cleanups', 'x86/cpufeature', 'x86/crashdump', 'x86/debug', 'x86/defconfig', 'x86/detect-hyper', 'x86/doc', 'x86/dumpstack', 'x86/early-printk', 'x86/fpu', 'x86/idle', 'x86/io', 'x86/memory-corruption-check', 'x86/microcode', 'x86/mm', 'x86/mtrr', ↵Ingo Molnar1-1/+32
'x86/nmi-watchdog', 'x86/pat2', 'x86/pci-ioapic-boot-irq-quirks', 'x86/ptrace', 'x86/quirks', 'x86/reboot', 'x86/setup-memory', 'x86/signal', 'x86/sparse-fixes', 'x86/time', 'x86/uv' and 'x86/xen' into x86/core
2008-12-19doc: fix kernel-parameters.txt formattingRandy Dunlap1-18/+22
Spell out "wrt". I suspect plenty of people won't know what that means. Fix a '}' that should be a ']'. Reformat long lines into shorter lines. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
2008-12-19ACPI hibernate: Introduce new kernel parameter acpi_sleep=s4_nonvsRafael J. Wysocki1-1/+4
On some machines it may be necessary to disable the saving/restoring of the ACPI NVS memory region during hibernation/resume. For this purpose, introduce new ACPI kernel command line option acpi_sleep=s4_nonvs. Based on a patch by Zhang Rui. Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl> Acked-by: Nigel Cunningham <nigel@tuxonice.net> Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
2008-12-19ACPI: fix 2.6.28 acpi.debug_level regressionBjorn Helgaas1-4/+7
acpi_early_init() was changed to over-write the cmdline param, making it really inconvenient to set debug flags at boot-time. Also, This sets the default level to "info", which is what all the ACPI drivers use. So to enable messages from drivers, you only have to supply the "layer" (a.k.a. "component"). For non-"info" ACPI core and ACPI interpreter messages, you have to supply both level and layer masks, as before. Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
2008-12-18trace: add a way to enable or disable the stack tracerSteven Rostedt1-0/+4
Impact: enhancement to stack tracer The stack tracer currently is either on when configured in or off when it is not. It can not be disabled when it is configured on. (besides disabling the function tracer that it uses) This patch adds a way to enable or disable the stack tracer at run time. It defaults off on bootup, but a kernel parameter 'stacktrace' has been added to enable it on bootup. A new sysctl has been added "kernel.stack_tracer_enabled" to let the user enable or disable the stack tracer at run time. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-12-04Merge branch 'master' into nextJames Morris1-3/+8
Conflicts: fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c Manually fixed above to use new creds API functions, e.g. nfs4_save_creds(). Signed-off-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
2008-11-23Merge branches 'tracing/profiling', 'tracing/options' and 'tracing/urgent' into tracing/coreIngo Molnar1-3/+8
2008-11-19Merge branch 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tipLinus Torvalds1-1/+3
* 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: x86: more general identifier for Phoenix BIOS AMD IOMMU: check for next_bit also in unmapped area AMD IOMMU: fix fullflush comparison length AMD IOMMU: enable device isolation per default AMD IOMMU: add parameter to disable device isolation x86, PEBS/DS: fix code flow in ds_request() x86: add rdtsc barrier to TSC sync check xen: fix scrub_page() x86: fix es7000 compiling x86, bts: fix unlock problem in ds.c x86, voyager: fix smp generic helper voyager breakage x86: move iomap.h to the new include location
2008-11-19Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt: add min_addr, fix max_addrRandy Dunlap1-2/+5
Add "min_addr" documentation. For "max_addr", add nn before [KMG] since a number is needed and this is consistent with other uses of [KMG]. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-11-19Merge branches 'tracing/ftrace' and 'tracing/urgent' into tracing/coreIngo Molnar1-64/+47
Conflicts: kernel/trace/ftrace.c [ We conflicted here because we backported a few fixes to tracing/urgent - which has different internal APIs. ]
2008-11-18AMD IOMMU: enable device isolation per defaultJoerg Roedel1-1/+1
Impact: makes device isolation the default for AMD IOMMU Some device drivers showed double-free bugs of DMA memory while testing them with AMD IOMMU. If all devices share the same protection domain this can lead to data corruption and data loss. Prevent this by putting each device into its own protection domain per default. Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@amd.com>
2008-11-18AMD IOMMU: add parameter to disable device isolationJoerg Roedel1-0/+2
Impact: add a new AMD IOMMU kernel command line parameter Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@amd.com>
2008-11-18Merge branch 'master' into nextJames Morris1-12/+12
Conflicts: fs/cifs/misc.c Merge to resolve above, per the patch below. Signed-off-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> diff --cc fs/cifs/misc.c index ec36410,addd1dc..0000000 --- a/fs/cifs/misc.c +++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c @@@ -347,13 -338,13 +338,13 @@@ header_assemble(struct smb_hdr *buffer /* BB Add support for establishing new tCon and SMB Session */ /* with userid/password pairs found on the smb session */ /* for other target tcp/ip addresses BB */ - if (current->fsuid != treeCon->ses->linux_uid) { + if (current_fsuid() != treeCon->ses->linux_uid) { cFYI(1, ("Multiuser mode and UID " "did not match tcon uid")); - read_lock(&GlobalSMBSeslock); - list_for_each(temp_item, &GlobalSMBSessionList) { - ses = list_entry(temp_item, struct cifsSesInfo, cifsSessionList); + read_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock); + list_for_each(temp_item, &treeCon->ses->server->smb_ses_list) { + ses = list_entry(temp_item, struct cifsSesInfo, smb_ses_list); - if (ses->linux_uid == current->fsuid) { + if (ses->linux_uid == current_fsuid()) { if (ses->server == treeCon->ses->server) { cFYI(1, ("found matching uid substitute right smb_uid")); buffer->Uid = ses->Suid;
2008-11-14Create/use more directory structure in the Documentation/ tree.Randy Dunlap1-12/+12
Create Documentation/blockdev/ sub-directory and populate it. Populate the Documentation/serial/ sub-directory. Move MSI-HOWTO.txt to Documentation/PCI/. Move ioctl-number.txt to Documentation/ioctl/. Update all relevant 00-INDEX files. Update all relevant Kconfig files and source files. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
2008-11-14Merge branch 'master' into nextJames Morris1-57/+40
Conflicts: security/keys/internal.h security/keys/process_keys.c security/keys/request_key.c Fixed conflicts above by using the non 'tsk' versions. Signed-off-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
2008-11-11Merge branch 'video' into releaseLen Brown1-0/+12
Conflicts: Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
2008-11-11Merge branch 'misc' into releaseLen Brown1-52/+23
2008-11-11Merge branch 'tracing/urgent' into tracing/ftraceIngo Molnar1-5/+5
Conflicts: kernel/trace/trace.c
2008-11-07ACPI video: if no ACPI backlight support, use vendor driversThomas Renninger1-0/+12
If an ACPI graphics device supports backlight brightness functions (cmp. with latest ACPI spec Appendix B), let the ACPI video driver control backlight and switch backlight control off in vendor specific ACPI drivers (asus_acpi, thinkpad_acpi, eeepc, fujitsu_laptop, msi_laptop, sony_laptop, acer-wmi). Currently it is possible to load above drivers and let both poke on the brightness HW registers, the video and vendor specific ACPI drivers -> bad. This patch provides the basic support to check for BIOS capabilities before driver loading time. Driver specific modifications are in separate follow up patches. "acpi_backlight=vendor" Prever vendor driver over ACPI driver for backlight. "acpi_backlight=video" (default) Prever ACPI driver over vendor driver for backlight. Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de> Acked-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
2008-11-07ACPI: update debug parameter documentationBjorn Helgaas1-52/+23
Reformat acpi.debug_layer and acpi.debug_level documentation so it's more readable, add some clues about how to figure out the mask bits that enable a specific ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT statement, and include some useful examples. Move the list of masks to Documentation/acpi/debug.txt (these are copies of the authoritative values in acoutput.h and acpi_drivers.h). Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
2008-11-06Merge branch 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tipLinus Torvalds1-2/+0
* 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: Revert "x86: default to reboot via ACPI" x86: align DirectMap in /proc/meminfo AMD IOMMU: fix lazy IO/TLB flushing in unmap path x86: add smp_mb() before sending INVALIDATE_TLB_VECTOR x86: remove VISWS and PARAVIRT around NR_IRQS puzzle x86: mention ACPI in top-level Kconfig menu x86: size NR_IRQS on 32-bit systems the same way as 64-bit x86: don't allow nr_irqs > NR_IRQS x86/docs: remove noirqbalance param docs x86: don't use tsc_khz to calculate lpj if notsc is passed x86, voyager: fix smp_intr_init() compile breakage AMD IOMMU: fix detection of NP capable IOMMUs
2008-11-06Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt: update 'isolcpus' kernel optionLi Zefan1-3/+5
cpuset can be used to move a process onto or off an isolated CPU. Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-11-06file capabilities: add no_file_caps switch (v4)Serge E. Hallyn1-0/+4
Add a no_file_caps boot option when file capabilities are compiled into the kernel (CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES=y). This allows distributions to ship a kernel with file capabilities compiled in, without forcing users to use (and understand and trust) them. When no_file_caps is specified at boot, then when a process executes a file, any file capabilities stored with that file will not be used in the calculation of the process' new capability sets. This means that booting with the no_file_caps boot option will not be the same as booting a kernel with file capabilities compiled out - in particular a task with CAP_SETPCAP will not have any chance of passing capabilities to another task (which isn't "really" possible anyway, and which may soon by killed altogether by David Howells in any case), and it will instead be able to put new capabilities in its pI. However since fI will always be empty and pI is masked with fI, it gains the task nothing. We also support the extra prctl options, setting securebits and dropping capabilities from the per-process bounding set. The other remaining difference is that killpriv, task_setscheduler, setioprio, and setnice will continue to be hooked. That will be noticable in the case where a root task changed its uid while keeping some caps, and another task owned by the new uid tries to change settings for the more privileged task. Changelog: Nov 05 2008: (v4) trivial port on top of always-start-\ with-clear-caps patch Sep 23 2008: nixed file_caps_enabled when file caps are not compiled in as it isn't used. Document no_file_caps in kernel-parameters.txt. Signed-off-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@us.ibm.com> Acked-by: Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
2008-11-04x86/docs: remove noirqbalance param docsMark McLoughlin1-2/+0
Impact: documentation fix irqbalance was removed by: commit 8b8e8c1bf7275eca859fe551dfa484134eaf013b Author: Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@gmail.com> Date: Tue Aug 19 20:50:23 2008 -0700 Remove the associated documentation for noirqbalance. Signed-off-by: Mark McLoughlin <markmc@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-11-03x86: nmi - nmi_watchdog boot param docs cleanupCyrill Gorcunov1-1/+14
Impact: documentation update 1) nmi_watchdog boot parameter is common to 32/64 bit modes. So move it from Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt to Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt and integrate with. 2) Also fix [panic] keyword placement -- it ought to be at first position otherwise it will not be recognized. 3) Document lapic and ioapic keywords. Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-11-03ftrace: ftrace_dump_on_oops=[tracer]Peter Zijlstra1-0/+8
Impact: add new (optional) debug boot option In order to facilitate early boot trouble, allow one to specify a tracer on the kernel boot line. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-11-01x86: Skip verification by the watchdog for TSC clocksource.Alok Kataria1-0/+7
Impact: Changes timekeeping on Vmware (or with tsc=reliable). This is achieved by resetting the CLOCKSOURCE_MUST_VERIFY flag. We add a tsc=reliable commandline option to enable this. This enables legacy hardware without HPET, LAPIC, or ACPI timers to enter high-resolution timer mode. Along with that have extended this to be used in virtualization environement too. Now we also set this flag if the X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE bit is set. This is important since there is a wrap-around problem with the acpi_pm timer. The acpi_pm counter is just 24bits and this can overflow in ~4 seconds. With the NO_HZ kernels in virtualized environment, there can be situations when the guest is descheduled for longer duration, as a result we may miss the wrap of the acpi counter. When TSC is used as a clocksource and acpi_pm timer is being used as the watchdog clocksource this error in acpi_pm results in TSC being marked as unstable, and essentially results in time dropping in chunks of 4 seconds whenever this wrap is missed. Since the virtualized TSC is reliable on VMware, we should always use the TSCs clocksource on VMware, so we skip the verfication at runtime, by checking for the feature bit. Since we reset the flag for mgeode systems too, i have combined the mgeode case with the feature bit check. Signed-off-by: Jeff Hansen <jhansen@cardaccess-inc.com> Signed-off-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com> Signed-off-by: Dan Hecht <dhecht@vmware.com> Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
2008-10-28doc/x86: fix doc subdirsUwe Hermann1-6/+6
The Documentation/i386 and Documentation/x86_64 directories and their contents have been moved into Documentation/x86. Fix references to those files accordingly. Signed-off-by: Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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