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linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (input tree related)
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 05:54:56PM +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote: Hi Dmitry, After merging the final tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc ppc44x_defconfig) failed like this: drivers/built-in.o: In function `sysrq_filter': sysrq.c:(.text+0x224da): undefined reference to `fg_console' sysrq.c:... 23 Mar 2010 04:32

linux-cr: nested pid namespaces (v3)
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:18:39AM -0500, Serge E. Hallyn wrote: Support checkpoint and restart of tasks in nested pid namespaces. We keep the original single pids_array to minimize memory allocations. The pids array entries are augmented with a pidns depth (relative to the container init's pidns, and an "... 24 Mar 2010 06:35

linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (input tree related)
Hi Dmitry, After merging the final tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc ppc44x_defconfig) failed like this: drivers/built-in.o: In function `sysrq_filter': sysrq.c:(.text+0x224da): undefined reference to `fg_console' sysrq.c:(.text+0x224e2): undefined reference to `fg_console' sysrq.c:(.text+0x224f2): unde... 23 Mar 2010 03:27

pci/dmar: Combine the BIOS DMAR table warning messages
The patches seem reasonable. I reordered them thusly: panic-allow-taint-flag-for-warnings-to-be-changed-from-taint_warn.patch panic-add-taint-flag-taint_firmware_workaround-i.patch pci-dmar-combine-the-bios-dmar-table-warning-messages.patch pci-dmar-tone-down-warnings-about-invalid-bios-dmar-tables.patch so... 23 Mar 2010 02:21

Regression: my systems can no longer boot from an ide hard drive
Three identical known good opteron systems can no longer boot freshly installed distros from an ide hard drive. The systems have one ide drive and eight sata drives. If distro is installed to ide drive, Ubuntu 9.10 server moves cursor down the screen twice, then hangs while Fedora 12 grub loads but then claims it... 23 Mar 2010 01:14

ACPI / ACPICA: Do not check reference counters in acpi_ev_enable_gpe()
applied thanks, Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo(a)vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ ... 23 Mar 2010 01:14

[git pull] m68knommu arch fixes
Hi Linus, Please pull to get some m68knommu fixes. Nothing too major in here, adding QSPI platform support and some minor fixes. Thanks Greg The following changes since commit 6ebdc661b608671e9ca572af8bb42d58108cc008: Linus Torvalds (1): Merge branch 'next-devicetree' of git://git.secretlab.c... 23 Mar 2010 01:14

ixgbe: Set IXGBE_RSC_CB(skb)->DMA field to zero after unmapping the address
On Mon, 2010-03-22 at 17:59 +0000, Linux Kernel Mailing List wrote: Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/linus/fd3686a842717b890fbe3024b83a616c54d5dba0 Commit: fd3686a842717b890fbe3024b83a616c54d5dba0 Parent: 936332b8e00103fc20eb7e915c9a3bcb2835a11a Author: Mallikarjuna R Chilakala <mallikarjuna.ch... 23 Mar 2010 20:37

Allow different tracers to be compiled independently
On Mar 22, 2010, at 9:04 PM, Frederic Weisbecker wrote: I don't know. Yeah this first looks like a good idea but once CONFIG_EVENT_TRACING is enabled, each tracepoint is a lightweight thing and induce a tiny overhead, probably hard to notice, and this is going to be even more the case after the jmp la... 23 Mar 2010 04:32

linux-next: manual merge of the kgdb tree with the input tree
Hi Jason, Today's linux-next merge of the kgdb tree got a conflict in drivers/char/keyboard.c between commit edc6e384f9d96e54a6d03068d3b03fa5b56b6449 ("Input: implement SysRq as a separate input handler") from the input tree and commit 4e4b600bf7160c11893bc3f4f8da8a70777b23ba ("When issuing an alt-sysrq-KEY seq... 23 Mar 2010 19:29