Kernel

[PATCH] slub: __kmalloc_node_track_caller should trace kmalloc_large_node case
commit 94b528d (kmemtrace: SLUB hooks for caller-tracking functions) missed tracing kmalloc_large_node in __kmalloc_node_track_caller. We should trace it same as __kmalloc_node. Signed-off-by: Xiaotian Feng <dfeng(a)redhat.com> Cc: Pekka Enberg <penberg(a)cs.helsinki.fi> Cc: Matt Mackall <mpm(a)selenic.com> Cc: David... 8 Apr 2010 06:09

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mtd: Replace the dangerous to_fsl_upm_nand macro with an inline function
On Tue, 2010-03-23 at 18:08 +0100, Ferenc Wagner wrote: The original macro worked only when applied to variables named 'mtd'. While this could have been fixed by simply renaming the macro argument, a more type-safe replacement is preferred. Signed-off-by: Ferenc Wagner <wferi(a)niif.hu> Pushed this and... 8 Apr 2010 05:04

mtdpart: memory accessor interface for MTD layer
On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 13:41 -0700, Kevin Hilman wrote: From: Sudhakar Rajashekhara <sudhakar....(a)ti.com> This patch implements memory accessor interface in the MTD layer which enables the kernel to access flash data. This patch adds two new members to the mtd_partition structure, a function handl... 8 Apr 2010 05:04

race condition between __purge_vmap_area_lazy() and free_unmap_vmap_area_noflush()
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Zhao, Leifu <leifu.zhao(a)intel.com> wrote: Hi all, I found a bug in 2.6.28 kernel and got the fix for it, see below bug description, log information and the patch. As I know this bug still exists in at least 2.6.32 kernel. I am new in the kernel development process, can someone t... 8 Apr 2010 02:54

[PATCH] race condition between __purge_vmap_area_lazy() and free_unmap_vmap_area_noflush()
Hi all, I found a bug in 2.6.28 kernel and got the fix for it, see below bug description, log information and the patch. As I know this bug still exists in at least 2.6.32 kernel. I am new in the kernel development process, can someone tell me what should proceed next? Bug description: There is race condition ... 8 Apr 2010 02:54

USB: testusb: imported David Brownell's USB testing application
On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 09:10:00AM +0300, Heikki Krogerus wrote: Hi, If this is going into kernel then.. On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 03:41:34PM +0200, ext Michal Nazarewicz wrote: ... + if ((c = open ("/proc/bus/usb/devices", O_RDONLY)) < 0) { + fputs ("usbfs files ... 14 Apr 2010 13:19

rmap: make anon_vma_prepare link in all the anon_vmas of a mergeable VMA
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds(a)linux-foundation.org> Date: Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 07:33:01PM -0700 Anyway, I think it might be interesting to test my anon_vma_prepare() locking change patch together with Rik's _first_ version of his "fix anon_vma_prepare" thing (the one without the spinlock). They should ap... 15 Apr 2010 03:44

BUG? boot failed with "crashkernel=256M@32M", but "crashkernel=256M@64M" can work
On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 11:58:17AM +0800, Ryan Wang wrote: Hi all, I have setup kdump on my box, but failed on booting with "crashkernel=256M(a)32M". Then I tried "crashkernel=256M(a)64M" and succeeded. Is it a bug of kernel? It could be. ... 8 Apr 2010 00:42

[PATCH 2/5] percpu: reorganize chunk creation and destruction
Reorganize alloc/free_pcpu_chunk() such that chunk struct alloc/free live in pcpu_alloc/free_chunk() and the rest in pcpu_create/destroy_chunk(). This patch doesn't cause any functional change. This is to allow alternate chunk management implementation for percpu nommu support. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj(a)ke... 8 Apr 2010 00:42