Kernel

extend KSM refcounts to the anon_vma root
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 01:41:11PM -0400, Rik van Riel wrote: Subject: extend KSM refcounts to the anon_vma root KSM reference counts can cause an anon_vma to exist after the processe it belongs to have already exited. Because the anon_vma lock now lives in the root anon_vma, we need to ensure that the... 9 Jun 2010 07:31

[RFC PATCH] init: boot to device-mapper targets without an initr*
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 03:30:54PM -0500, Will Drewry wrote: The format is dm=minor,rwmode,begin,length,target,target,params,with,commas 1. If we go down this route, pick a format that gives access to the full set of allowed table formats (or which can be extended trivially to do so in future). So cope with mu... 12 May 2010 18:05

backlight: fix adp8860_bl build errors
Randy Dunlap wrote on 2010-05-12: From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap(a)oracle.com> Add slab.h to fix part of build. Add a parameter in backlight_device_register() call to fix part of build. drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c:215: error: implicit declaration of function 'kzalloc' drivers/video/back... 12 May 2010 18:05

misc: fix ad525X_dpot build
Randy Dunlap wrote on 2010-05-12: From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap(a)oracle.com> Add slab.h to fix build: drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c:609: error: implicit declaration of function 'kzalloc' drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c:609: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast drivers/misc/... 12 May 2010 18:05

mm,migration: Avoid race between shift_arg_pages() and rmap_walk() during migration by not migrating temporary stacks
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:54:27PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: On Wed, 12 May 2010 09:23:44 +0900 (JST) KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro(a)jp.fujitsu.com> wrote: diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c index 725d7ef..13f8e7f 100644 --- a/fs/exec.c +++ b/fs/exec.c @@ -242,9 +242,10 ... 12 May 2010 18:05

[PATCH -mmotm] misc: fix ad525X_dpot build
From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap(a)oracle.com> Add slab.h to fix build: drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c:609: error: implicit declaration of function 'kzalloc' drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c:609: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c:656: error: implicit declaration of fun... 12 May 2010 16:59

[PATCH -mmotm] backlight: fix adp8860_bl build errors
From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap(a)oracle.com> Add slab.h to fix part of build. Add a parameter in backlight_device_register() call to fix part of build. drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c:215: error: implicit declaration of function 'kzalloc' drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c:215: warning: assignment makes ... 12 May 2010 16:59

[PATCH 1/4] fs: allow short direct-io reads to be completed via buffered IO V2
V1->V2: Check to see if our current ppos is >= i_size after a short DIO read, just in case it was actually a short read and we need to just return. This is similar to what already happens in the write case. If we have a short read while doing O_DIRECT, instead of just returning, fallthrough and try to read the r... 12 May 2010 16:59

[nmi watchdog] touch_softlockup cleanups and softlockup_tick removal
On Fri, May 07, 2010 at 05:11:45PM -0400, Don Zickus wrote: Just some code cleanup to make touch_softlockup clearer and remove the softlockup_tick function as it is no longer needed. Also remove the /proc softlockup_thres call as it has been changed to watchdog_thres. Signed-off-by: Don Zickus <d... 13 May 2010 12:42

[GIT PULL] RCU lockdep splat fix for new perf code
Hello, Ingo, Recent code added an RCU lockdep splat. This pull request contains a single commit that fixes this splat. Please note that pull is based off of the point in the -tip tree where the splat was detected, as the offending code is not present at the usual tip/core/urgent or tip/core/rcu locations. ... 12 May 2010 16:58