Kernel

[RFC PATCH v4 1/2] lmb: seperate region array from lmb_region struct
lmb_init() connect them back. also add nr_regions in lmb_region to tack the region array size. -v3: seperate lmb core change to seperated patch -v4: according to Ingo, change >= x -1 to > x change region_array_size to nr_regions Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yinghai(a)kernel.org> --- include/linux/lmb... 24 Mar 2010 02:14

[PATCH 0/2] Two patches for fs/super.c
Two patches. The second removes S_BIAS which is unnecessary and so potentially confusing. The first I found the need for while preparing the second patch. It seems that get_active_super doesn't follow the pattern of all other code that walks the super_blocks list. NeilBrown --- NeilBrown (2): ... 24 Mar 2010 02:14

[PATCH 1/2] VFS: use __put_super_and_need_restart in get_active_super.
The recently-added get_active_super() walks the super_blocks list but unlike all other code that walks this list it does not use __put_super_and_need_restart(). I believe this is an omission that should be fixed. cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch(a)lst.de> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb(a)suse.de> --- fs/super.c | 4... 24 Mar 2010 02:14

linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (wireless tree related)
Hi John, After merging the final tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc allyesconfig) failed like this: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.o: In function `.ath9k_debug_remove_root': (.text+0xc1cc): multiple definition of `.ath9k_debug_remove_root' drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.o:(.text+0x1b7ec): ... 24 Mar 2010 01:08

[PATCH] Replace old style lock initializer
I seem to be on some deprecated thing. So after searching the kernel I found: SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED is deprecated, and that __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED should be used. My finding's have found this, so hopefully it's legit.(the kernel compiles, but if anything else breaks am unsure due to not having this arch). Sign... 24 Mar 2010 01:08

[PATCH 1/2] sis-agp: Remove SIS 760, handled by amd64-agp
SIS 760 is listed in the device tables for both amd64-agp and sis-agp. amd64-agp is apparently preferable since it has workarounds for some BIOS misconfigurations that sis-agp doesn't handle. Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben(a)decadent.org.uk> --- drivers/char/agp/sis-agp.c | 8 -------- 1 files changed, 0 i... 24 Mar 2010 00:02

[PATCH 2/3] sysfs: make s_count a kref
s_count in sysfs behaves exactly like a kref, so change it to be one. This requires adding a KREF_INIT macro to kref.h Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb(a)suse.de> --- fs/sysfs/dir.c | 12 +++++++++--- fs/sysfs/mount.c | 2 +- fs/sysfs/sysfs.h | 15 +++++++-------- include/linux/kref.h | ... 24 Mar 2010 00:01

[PATCH 1/3] sysfs: simplify handling for s_active refcount
s_active counts the number of active references to a 'sysfs_direct'. When we wish to deactivate a sysfs_direct, we subtract a large number for the refcount so it will always appear negative. When it is negative, new references will not be taken. After that subtraction, we wait for all the active references to dra... 24 Mar 2010 00:01

[PATCH 0/3] refcounting improvements in sysfs.
This series tidies up the refcount of sysfs_dirents in sysfs, using kref where appropriate and a new karef for s_active. This achieves significant code simplification, especially the first patch. This is in part inspired by http://lwn.net/Articles/336224/ :-) NeilBrown --- NeilBrown (3): sysfs: si... 24 Mar 2010 00:01

qla2xxx: Fix documentation of ql2xfdmienable module parameter
On 3/23/10 10:14 AM, "Ferenc Wagner" <wferi(a)niif.hu> wrote: The default is enabled since 7e47e5ca184548341a82eeb2238ee3622c43cae1. Signed-off-by: Ferenc Wagner <wferi(a)niif.hu> --- drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c | 4 ++-- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/... 31 Mar 2010 13:14