Kernel

swiotlb v0.6: seperation of physical/virtual address translation
> > Since the last posting I've: - Made the exported functions/variables have the 'swiotlb_bk' prefix instead of the 'do_[map|unmap]*' and 'io_tlb_*' combination. Why can't we use more simpler names such as 'swiotlb_tbl_index'? Much better. I was trying to come up with a name and the one I came ... 7 Apr 2010 15:46

swiotlb: Make swiotlb bookkeeping functions visible in the header file.
> > +extern char *swiotlb_bk_start; +extern char *swiotlb_bk_end; +extern unsigned long swiotlb_bk_nslabs; exporting swiotlb_bk_start and swiotlb_bk_nslabs aren't enough? It is. +extern void *swiotlb_bk_overflow_buffer; +extern unsigned long swiotlb_bk_overflow; +extern int... 7 Apr 2010 15:46

[rt: PATCH - resend] Fix-up boot-up warnings surrounding CONFIG_STACK_TRACER
Thomas I respun this against 2.6.33.2-rt13 and combined the two original patches into one as suggested by Steven Rostedt, and added his Acked-by. Please consider this patch for the next -rt release. Thanks John Kacur (1): rt: This fixes the boot-up messages related to CONFIG_STACK_TRACER init/main.c... 7 Apr 2010 15:46

arch/mips/kernel: Use set_cpus_allowed_ptr
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 11:03:07PM +0100, Julia Lawall wrote: From: Julia Lawall <julia(a)diku.dk> Use set_cpus_allowed_ptr rather than set_cpus_allowed. Thanks Julia, queued for 2.6.35. Ralf -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majo... 7 Apr 2010 14:38

[GIT PULL] vhost-net fix for 2.6.34-rc3
David, The following tree includes a patch fixing an issue with vhost-net in 2.6.34-rc3. Please pull for 2.6.34. Thanks! The following changes since commit 2eaa9cfdf33b8d7fb7aff27792192e0019ae8fc6: Linux 2.6.34-rc3 (2010-03-30 09:24:39 -0700) are available in the git repository at: git://git.kernel... 7 Apr 2010 14:38

linux-next: Tree for April 7 (net/core/dev_addr_lists)
On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 17:41:23 +1000 Stephen Rothwell wrote: Hi all, Changes since 20100401: when CONFIG_PROC_FS is disabled: linux-next-20100407/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c: In function 'dev_mc_net_init': linux-next-20100407/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:722: error: implicit declaration of function 'proc_n... 7 Apr 2010 20:18

[GIT PULL] davinci fixes for 2.6.34-rc
Linus, Please pull the following fixes for 2.6.34-rc. Thanks, Kevin The following changes since commit 2eaa9cfdf33b8d7fb7aff27792192e0019ae8fc6: Linus Torvalds (1): Linux 2.6.34-rc3 are available in the git repository at: ssh://master.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/khilman/linux-d... 7 Apr 2010 13:30

[PATCH] RCU: Better explain the condition parameter of rcu_dereference_check()
Better explain the condition parameter of rcu_dereference_check() that describes the conditions under which the dereference is permitted to take place. This condition is only checked under lockdep proving. Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells(a)redhat.com> --- include/linux/rcupdate.h | 28 ++++++++++++++++... 7 Apr 2010 13:30

USB: f_fs: the FunctionFS driver
On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:41:30 +0200, Michal Nazarewicz <m.nazarewicz(a)samsung.com> wrote: +static ssize_t __ffs_ep0_read_events(struct ffs_data *ffs, char __user *buf, + size_t n) +{ + /* We are holding ffs->ev.waitq.lock and ffs->mutex and we need + * to release them. */ + + struct usb_func... 7 Apr 2010 13:30

linux-next: Tree for April 7 (other build fixes)
On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 17:41:23 +1000 Stephen Rothwell wrote: Hi all, Changes since 20100401: My fixes tree contains: a patch for a pktcdvd build error from Arnd Bergmann a fix for the commit that broke virtual consoles on PowerPC My fixes series (not-a-tree) contains: .. build fix for gspc... 7 Apr 2010 13:30