Kernel

[PATCH] Staging: dream: smd: smd_qmi: fix code style issues
From: Chihau Chau <chihau(a)gmail.com> This fixes some code style issues detected with the checkpatch.pl script, like not necessary braces {} in some if and else statements and include a KERN_INFO facility level in a printk() function. Signed-off-by: Chihau Chau <chihau(a)gmail.com> --- drivers/staging/dream/smd... 15 Apr 2010 18:06

Stop tracing on a schedule bug
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:20:16PM -0400, Chase Douglas wrote: This change adds a tracing_off_event() call to stop tracing on schedule bugs unless tracing_off=none was specified on the commandline. Signed-off-by: Chase Douglas <chase.douglas(a)canonical.com> --- kernel/sched.c | 2 ++ 1 files ch... 20 Apr 2010 16:12

reiserfs locking
Hi Frederic! [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] 2.6.34-rc3-00410-gd620a7c #1 ------------------------------------------------------- conftest/3639 is trying to acquire lock: (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#5){+.+.+.}, at: [<c10f08fc>] reiserfs_file_release+0x4c/0x3c0 but task is already holdi... 15 Apr 2010 18:06

Add tracing_off_event() calls to BUG() and WARN() paths
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:20:15PM -0400, Chase Douglas wrote: This change adds tracing_off_event() calls, which stop debug tracing, when a BUG() or WARN() function is called. The stoppage depends on commandline paramenter tracing_off={bug,warn,none}. The default is "bug", so only the BUG() paths will stop ... 15 Apr 2010 20:22

pull request: wireless-2.6 2010-04-15
Dave, Another fix intended for 2.6.34...without it some firmware wierdness can induce the driver into hanging the box... :-( Please let me know if there are problems! Thanks, John --- The following changes since commit 4eaa0e3c869acd5dbc7c2e3818a9ae9cbf221d27: Eric Dumazet (1): fib: suppr... 15 Apr 2010 18:06

Add tracing_off_event() to stop tracing when a bug or warning occur
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:20:14PM -0400, Chase Douglas wrote: The tracing_off_event() function calls tracing_off() to stop tracing when an event occurs. By default, only BUG-type events stop tracing, while WARNING type events do not. This is controlled through the tracing_off={none,warn,bug} commandline pa... 15 Apr 2010 16:59

[PATCH tip/core/urgent] rcu: Make RCU lockdep check the lockdep_recursion variable
The lockdep facility temporarily disables lockdep checking by incrementing the current->lockdep_recursion variable. Such disabling happens in NMIs and in other situations where lockdep might expect to recurse on itself. This patch therefore checks current->lockdep_recursion, disabling RCU lockdep splats when this ... 15 Apr 2010 16:59

[PATCH] serial167: Kill unused variables
commits 638157bc1461f6718eeca06bedd9a09cf1f35c36 ("serial167: prepare to push BKL down into drivers") and 4165fe4ef7305609a96c7f248cefb9c414d0ede5 ("tty: Fix up char drivers request_room usage") removed code without removing the corresponding variables: | drivers/char/serial167.c: In function 'cd2401_rx_interrupt... 15 Apr 2010 15:52

[patch] ps3: Update platform maintainer
Update the PS3 entries in the MAINTAINERS file. Signed-off-by: Geoff Levand <geoff(a)infradead.org> --- MAINTAINERS | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) --- a/MAINTAINERS +++ b/MAINTAINERS @@ -4482,17 +4482,17 @@ S: Maintained F: drivers/ata/sata_promise.* PS3 NETWORK SUPPOR... 15 Apr 2010 15:51

2.6.34-rc4: acpi boot-time oops on FSC Amilo Pa 3553
On 04/15/2010 11:25 AM, Mikael Pettersson wrote: Kernels up to and including 2.6.34-rc3 boot fine on my Amilo Pa 3553, but 2.6.34-rc4 always oopses during boot in acpi. Without a serial port I cannot capture the entire oops, but it goes something like this: __driver_attach bus_for_each_dev driver_... 15 Apr 2010 16:59