Kernel

[PATCH] streamline_config.pl: use references rather than copied data structures
IMHO there's no need for a copy-by-value Signed-off-by: Toralf Foerster <toralf.foerster(a)gmx.de> --- scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl | 6 +++--- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl b/scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl index afbd54a..5... 27 May 2010 08:09

[PATCH] i2c-imx: do not allow interruptions when waiting for I2C to complete
The i2c_imx_trx_complete() function is using wait_event_interruptible_timeout() to wait for the I2C controller to signal that it has completed an I2C bus operation. If the process that causes the I2C operation receives a signal, the wait will be interrupted, returning an error. It is better to let the I2C operation... 27 May 2010 08:09

arch/x86/kernel: Add missing spin_unlock
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 11:55:59AM -0400, Julia Lawall wrote: From: Julia Lawall <julia(a)diku.dk> Add a spin_unlock missing on the error path. The locks and unlocks are balanced in other functions, so it seems that the same should be the case here. The semantic match that finds this problem is as... 2 Jun 2010 05:28

Fix SVM longmode guests
On 05/27/2010 04:09 AM, Zachary Amsden wrote: In recent testing, I discovered guests failed to boot on my AMD box. Bisecting revealed an EFER related change caused the problem; here is the fix. Yikes, applied, thanks. -- error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function -- To unsubs... 27 May 2010 05:58

[PATCH] gconfig: fix build failure on fedora 13
Making gconfig fails on fedora 13 as the linker cannot resolve dlsym. Adding libdl to the link command fixes this. make shows this error :- /usr/bin/ld: scripts/kconfig/kconfig_load.o: undefined reference to symbol 'dlsym@@GLIBC_2.2.5' /usr/bin/ld: note: 'dlsym@@GLIBC_2.2.5' is defined in DSO /l... 27 May 2010 05:58

issue about virtio-net driver to suppoprt vhost mergeable buffer with zero-copy to support PS mode
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 09:21:02AM +0800, Xin, Xiaohui wrote: Michael, I'm now looking into the vhost mergeable buffer, and I tried to use it to support PS mode with zero-copy. And I found an issue there that I have to modify the guest virito-net driver. When guest virtio-net driver submits mergeable buffe... 27 May 2010 21:28

[PATCH] ext3: fix non-update ctime when changing the file's permission by setfacl
ext3 didn't update the ctime of the file when its permission was changed. Steps to reproduce: # touch aaa # stat -c %Z aaa 1275289822 # setfacl -m 'u::x,g::x,o::x' aaa # stat -c %Z aaa 1275289822 <- unchanged But, according to the spec of the ctime, ext3 must update it. Signed-off-by: Miao Xie ... 27 May 2010 04:54

sound: Add missing spin_unlock
At Wed, 26 May 2010 17:59:27 +0200 (CEST), Julia Lawall wrote: From: Julia Lawall <julia(a)diku.dk> Add a spin_unlock missing on the error path. The semantic match that finds this problem is as follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/) // <smpl> @@ expression E1; @@ * spin_lock... 27 May 2010 04:54

drivers/staging/vme/bridges: Add missing unlocks
Julia Lawall wrote: From: Julia Lawall <julia(a)diku.dk> Add a spin_unlock and mutex_unlock missing on the error path. The semantic match that finds this problem is as follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/) // <smpl> @@ expression E1; @@ * spin_lock(E1,...); <+... when != E1 ... 27 May 2010 04:54

cxgb4i_v3: main driver files
On 05/27/2010 02:38 AM, Mike Christie wrote: On 05/15/2010 12:24 PM, Rakesh Ranjan wrote: From: Rakesh Ranjan<rranjan(a)chelsio.com> Signed-off-by: Rakesh Ranjan<rakesh(a)chelsio.com> --- drivers/scsi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.h | 101 ++ drivers/scsi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i_ddp.c | 678 +++++++++++++ drivers/sc... 27 May 2010 03:49