Kernel

[PATCH -mm 1/4] cputimers: thread_group_cputime: cleanup rcu/signal stuff
- With the recent changes tsk->signal is stable, we can read it first and avoid the initialization from INIT_CPUTIME. - Even if tsk->signal is always valid, we still have to check it is safe to use next_thread() under rcu_read_lock(). Currently the code checks ->sighand != NULL, change it to use pid_alive()... 29 Mar 2010 14:44

[PATCH] dma-mapping: Remove WARN_ON in dma_free_coherent
BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/bugs/458201 Triggered by the following backtrace I was looking at the sym53c8xx_2 driver and in there whether it would be possible to avoid the WARN_ON. WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/include/asm/dma-mapping.h:154 ___free_dma_mem_cluster+0x102/0x110() ... 29 Mar 2010 14:44

[PATCH 09/17] pcmcia: update gfp/slab.h includes
Implicit slab.h inclusion via percpu.h is about to go away. Make sure gfp.h or slab.h is included as necessary. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj(a)kernel.org> Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr(a)canb.auug.org.au> Cc: Dominik Brodowski <linux(a)dominikbrodowski.net> --- drivers/isdn/hardware/avm/avm_cs.c | 1 - drivers/pcmc... 29 Mar 2010 14:44

[PATCH 07/17] usb: update gfp/slab.h includes
Implicit slab.h inclusion via percpu.h is about to go away. Make sure gfp.h or slab.h is included as necessary. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj(a)kernel.org> Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr(a)canb.auug.org.au> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh(a)suse.de> --- drivers/usb/musb/musb_debugfs.c | 1 - 1 files changed, 0 inserti... 29 Mar 2010 14:44

[PATCH 14/17] input: update gfp/slab.h includes
Implicit slab.h inclusion via percpu.h is about to go away. Make sure gfp.h or slab.h is included as necessary. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj(a)kernel.org> Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr(a)canb.auug.org.au> Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov(a)gmail.com> --- drivers/char/sysrq.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertion... 29 Mar 2010 14:44

[PATCH 12/17] mfd: update gfp/slab.h includes
Implicit slab.h inclusion via percpu.h is about to go away. Make sure gfp.h or slab.h is included as necessary. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj(a)kernel.org> Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr(a)canb.auug.org.au> Cc: Samuel Ortiz <sameo(a)linux.intel.com> --- drivers/gpio/rdc321x-gpio.c | 1 + drivers/mfd/davinci_voic... 29 Mar 2010 14:44

[PATCH 16/17] acpi: update gfp/slab.h includes
Implicit slab.h inclusion via percpu.h is about to go away. Make sure gfp.h or slab.h is included as necessary. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj(a)kernel.org> Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr(a)canb.auug.org.au> Cc: Len Brown <lenb(a)kernel.org> --- drivers/acpi/apei/apei-base.c | 1 + drivers/acpi/atomicio.c | 1... 29 Mar 2010 14:44

[PATCH 08/17] davinci: update gfp/slab.h includes
Implicit slab.h inclusion via percpu.h is about to go away. Make sure gfp.h or slab.h is included as necessary. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj(a)kernel.org> Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr(a)canb.auug.org.au> Cc: Kevin Hilman <khilman(a)deeprootsystems.com> --- drivers/rtc/rtc-davinci.c | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insert... 29 Mar 2010 14:44

[PATCH 15/17] libata: update gfp/slab.h includes
Implicit slab.h inclusion via percpu.h is about to go away. Make sure gfp.h or slab.h is included as necessary. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj(a)kernel.org> Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr(a)canb.auug.org.au> Cc: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik(a)pobox.com> --- drivers/ata/ahci_platform.c | 1 + drivers/ata/libahci.c | 1... 29 Mar 2010 14:44

[PATCH 05/17] staging: update gfp/slab.h includes
Implicit slab.h inclusion via percpu.h is about to go away. Make sure gfp.h or slab.h is included as necessary. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj(a)kernel.org> Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr(a)canb.auug.org.au> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh(a)suse.de> --- drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/quatech_daqp_cs.c | 1 + drivers/s... 29 Mar 2010 14:44