Kernel

[RFC PATCH v3 1/5] irq: add tracepoint to softirq_raise
From: Lai Jiangshan <laijs(a)cn.fujitsu.com> Add a tracepoint for tracing when softirq action is raised. It and the existed tracepoints complete softirq's tracepoints: softirq_raise, softirq_entry and softirq_exit. And when this tracepoint is used in combination with the softirq_entry tracepoint we can determi... 19 Jul 2010 21:17

[RFC PATCH v3 3/5] netdev: add tracepoints to netdev layer
This patch adds tracepoint to dev_queue_xmit, dev_hard_start_xmit and netif_receive_skb. These tracepoints help you to monitor network driver's input/output. sshd-4445 [001] 241367.066046: net_dev_queue: dev=eth3 skbaddr=dd6b2538 len=114 sshd-4445 [001] 241367.066047: net_dev_xmit: dev=e... 19 Jul 2010 21:17

[PATCH 1/2] trace-cmd: Don't try to read unmapped memory (v2).
Under some circumstances, I'm not sure exactly which, a trace.dat file may contain a bunch of zeros at the end of one or more of the trace logs. This can lead to tracecmd_peek_data() attempting to read past the end of the mmaped log, causing SIGSEGV. This is a two part fix. 1) For 'new format' data, we always... 19 Jul 2010 21:17

[PATCH] add a arch specific delay calibration hook.
Hi, This patch adds a hook for architectures to specify their own delay calibration routine. VMware platform uses it to calculate the lpj value from the tsc_khz & HZ value for all the processors. Please note that this is a partial revert of - commit 3da757daf86e498872855f0b5e101f763ba79499 x86: use cpu_khz... 19 Jul 2010 21:17

[RFC PATCH v3 0/5] netdev: show a process of packets
CHANGE-LOG since v2: 1) let all tracepoints of softirq use DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS 2) let tracepoint of netdev_queue and netdev_receive use DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS 3) add tracepoint to skb_free_datagram_locked 4) show function and time when received packet is freed These patch-set adds tracepoints to sho... 19 Jul 2010 21:17

[PATCH 2/2] trace-cmd: Don't SIGSEGV in trace-graph.c:load_handle
This 'fixes' another crash I encountered. Don't try to dereference NULL records. Signed-off-by: David Daney <ddaney(a)caviumnetworks.com> --- trace-graph.c | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/trace-graph.c b/trace-graph.c index f940874..a53ab84 100644 --- a/trace-graph.c... 19 Jul 2010 21:17

using grub.efi on fedora13? [was: Re: [PATCH[RFC] Quirk macbook pro 6,2 into ahci mode]
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Jens Axboe <jaxboe(a)fusionio.com> wrote: On 07/19/2010 11:23 AM, Mike Snitzer wrote: On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Jens Axboe <jaxboe(a)fusionio.com> wrote: On 07/19/2010 09:53 AM, Tino Keitel wrote: On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 09:49:49 -0600, Jens Axboe wrote: ... 19 Jul 2010 21:17

[GIT PULL] Btrfs update for 2.6.35-rc
Hi everyone, This batch has changes I've been testing in the master branch of the btrfs-unstable repo git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mason/btrfs-unstable.git master The first deals with the balancing bug that Edward Shishkin found. The others are bugs that have turned up during the rc. Chr... 19 Jul 2010 21:17

[PATCH -next] staging: don't use default init_module/cleanup_module function names
Fromy: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap(a)oracle.com> Fix two staging drivers to use module_init()/module_exit() instead of default init_module() and cleanup_module() function names so that there are no name conflicts when both are built-in. drivers/staging/dt3155/built-in.o: In function `cleanup_module': (.text+0xc0)... 19 Jul 2010 21:17

[PATCH 06/49] memblock: Remove nid_range argument, arch provides memblock_nid_range() instead
From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh(a)kernel.crashing.org> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh(a)kernel.crashing.org> --- arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c | 16 ++++++---------- include/linux/memblock.h | 7 +++++-- mm/memblock.c | 13 ++++++++----- 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 17 deletions(... 19 Jul 2010 21:17