Kernel

[PATCH 4/9] oom: oom_kill_process() need to check p is unkillable
When oom_kill_allocating_task is enabled, an argument task of oom_kill_process is not selected by select_bad_process(), It's just out_of_memory() caller task. It mean the task can be unkillable. check it first. Signed-off-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro(a)jp.fujitsu.com> --- mm/oom_kill.c | 3 ++- 1 fil... 16 Jun 2010 22:08

+ oom-select-task-from-tasklist-for-mempolicy-ooms-add-has_intersects_mems_allowed-uma-variant.patch added to -mm tree
> The patch titled oom: add has_intersects_mems_allowed UMA variant has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is oom-select-task-from-tasklist-for-mempolicy-ooms-add-has_intersects_mems_allowed-uma-variant.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else sho... 16 Jun 2010 22:08

[PATCH 9/9] oom: multi threaded process coredump don't make deadlock
Oleg pointed out current PF_EXITING check is wrong. Because PF_EXITING is per-thread flag, not per-process flag. He said, Two threads, group-leader L and its sub-thread T. T dumps the code. In this case both threads have ->mm != NULL, L has PF_EXITING. The first problem is, select_bad_process() alway... 16 Jun 2010 22:08

+ oom-select-task-from-tasklist-for-mempolicy-ooms-introduce-find_lock_task_mm-to-fix-mm-false-positives-fix.patch added to -mm tree
> The patch titled oom: introduce find_lock_task_mm to fix mm false positives fix has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is oom-select-task-from-tasklist-for-mempolicy-ooms-introduce-find_lock_task_mm-to-fix-mm-false-positives-fix.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: ... 16 Jun 2010 22:08

[PATCH 2/9] oom: oom_kill_process() doesn't select kthread child
Now, select_bad_process() have PF_KTHREAD check, but oom_kill_process doesn't. It mean oom_kill_process() may choose wrong task, especially, when the child are using use_mm(). Signed-off-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro(a)jp.fujitsu.com> --- mm/oom_kill.c | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 dele... 16 Jun 2010 22:08

oom: oom_kill_process() need to check p is unkillable
> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 08:32:45PM +0900, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote: When oom_kill_allocating_task is enabled, an argument of oom_kill_process is not selected by select_bad_process(), but just out_of_memory() caller task. It mean the task can be unkillable. check it first. Signed-off-by: KO... 30 Jun 2010 06:29

[PATCH 2/2] x86: ioremap: fix normal ram range check
Check for norma RAM in x86 ioremap() code seems to not work for the last page frame in the specified physical address range. Signed-off-by: Kenji Kaneshige <kaneshige.kenji(a)jp.fujitsu.com> --- arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) Index: linux-2.6.34/arch/x86/mm/ior... 16 Jun 2010 22:08

[BUG][PATCH 0/2 (v.2)] x86: ioremap() problem in X86_32 PAE
Hi, Here is a updated version (v.2) of patchset to fix ioremap() problem found in x86_32 PAE mode. The problem is that ioremap() maps wrong address for the devices to which phisical addresses higer than 32-bit are assigned (ioat device in my case). Changelog ---- v.1 => v.2: Thanks to the feedbacks, I found... 16 Jun 2010 22:08

bnx2 fails to compile on parisc because of missing get_dma_ops()
On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:13 PM, James Bottomley wrote: I'm not quite sure whose fault this one is. However, this code in bnx2.c: � � � � � � � �if (!get_dma_ops(&pdev->dev)->sync_single_for_cpu) { � � � � � � � � � � � �next_rx_buf = � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �&rxr->rx_buf_ring[ � � � � � �... 16 Jun 2010 22:08

linux-next: import failure of the rr quilt series
Hi Rusty, The import of the rr quilt series failed like this: misc:pci_msi_off.patch error: patch failed: drivers/pci/pci.c:2293 error: drivers/pci/pci.c: patch does not apply I have commented out that patch for today. -- Cheers, Stephen Rothwell sfr(a)canb.auug.org.au http://www.canb.a... 17 Jun 2010 22:17