Kernel

build error
hi On my PC "uname -a" prints Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE #1 SMP Wed May 27 17:28:22 EDT 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux 1)I tried to build many linux kernel versions. But I always end up error lik "file not recognized: File truncated" For example when I tried to build linux-2.6.34(c... 28 May 2010 00:42

Input updates for 2.6.35-rc0
On Thu, 20 May 2010, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: Dmitry Torokhov (17): Input: elantech - enforce common prefix on messages Input: elantech - relax signature checks These two commits (I _think_ - I didn't actually bisect it) seem to result in a Dell Inspiron bootup message changing from: ... 28 May 2010 11:32

Western Union Alert!
How are you today? I write to inform you that we have already sent you $5,000.00USD through Western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full compensation payment of $800,000.00USD via western union by our Government. I would have requested for your phone number to give you the i... 27 May 2010 22:32

linux-next: build failure after merge of the vfs tree
Hi Al, After merging the vfs tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc ppc64_defconfig) failed like this: arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c:1852: error: expected ';', ',' or ')' before 'int' arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c:1871: error: 'spufs_mfc_fsync' undeclared here (not in a function) Cause... 27 May 2010 22:32

linux-next: manual merge of the vfs tree with Linus' tree
Hi Al, Today's linux-next merge of the vfs tree got a conflict in include/linux/fs.h between commit facd07b07d2a7988f5ce849558838cc953847637 ("direct-io: add a hook for the fs to provide its own submit_bio function") from Linus' tree and commit 42e0df712d6a3573268d6be6bc97d113579e258c ("fs: introduce new truncat... 27 May 2010 22:32

linux-next: manual merge of the vfs tree with the ext3 tree
Hi Al, Today's linux-next merge of the vfs tree got a conflict in fs/ufs/file.c between commit 8f45c33decf62e1aaaa9411aae8fef6a38f95845 ("ufs: Remove dead quota code") from the ext3 tree and commit 8f1edffdb5a76f205cf45070e1552ee8b2239a2b ("rename the generic fsync implementations") from the vfs tree. Just co... 27 May 2010 22:32

linux-next: manual merge of the vfs tree with the logfs tree
Hi Al, Today's linux-next merge of the vfs tree got a conflict in fs/logfs/logfs.h between commit ddbb5dd99c40a695d5d75645b5a18bef394acb16 ("logfs: kill BKL") from the logfs tree and commit 05b2fc7d1f1046fef1199e1a4d2f63df998ef3aa ("drop unused dentry argument to ->fsync") from the vfs tree. Just context chan... 27 May 2010 22:32

linux-next: manual merge of the vfs tree with Linus' tree
Hi Al, Today's linux-next merge of the vfs tree got a conflict in fs/ext4/fsync.c between commit 14ece1028b3ed53ffec1b1213ffc6acaf79ad77c ("ext4: Make fsync sync new parent directories in no-journal mode") from Linus' tree and commits 05b2fc7d1f1046fef1199e1a4d2f63df998ef3aa ("drop unused dentry argument to ->fs... 27 May 2010 22:32

linux-next: build warning in Linus' tree
Hi Kevin, Today's linux-next build (x86_64 allmodconfig) produced this warning: drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c: In function 'ads7846_probe': drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c:1167: warning: format '%ld' expects type 'long int', but argument 4 has type 'int' Introduced by commit 067fb2f648543894ce775082... 27 May 2010 21:27

[PATCH] MFD: AB8500 mask off irrelevant bits from the SPI message
The registers on the AB8500 are only 8 bits wide, so the content of the remaining bits is undefined. Let's mask off the undefined stuff when returning a register in an SPI read. Acked-by: Rabin Vincent <rabin.vincent(a)stericsson.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij(a)stericsson.com> --- drivers/mfd/ab... 27 May 2010 21:27