Kernel

[PATCH] ieee802154: Fix oops during ieee802154_sock_ioctl
From: Stefan Schmidt <stefan(a)datenfreihafen.org> Trying to run izlisten (from lowpan-tools tests) on a device that does not exists I got the oops below. The problem is that we are using get_dev_by_name without checking if we really get a device back. We don't in this case and writing to dev->type generates this o... 26 Apr 2010 11:22

drm/radeon: Fix sparc regression in r300_scratch()
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 5:55 AM, David Miller <davem(a)davemloft.net> wrote: Commit b4fe945405e477cded91772b4fec854705443dd5 ("drm/radeon: Fix memory allocation failures in the preKMS command stream checking.") added a regression in that it completely tossed the get_unaligned() done by r300_scratch() which... 26 Apr 2010 11:22

[PATCH] perf: Fix libdw-dev package name in error message
The headers required for DWARF support are provided by the libdw-dev package in Debian-based distros. This patch corrects the elfutils-dev package name to libdw-dev in the Makefile error message when libdw.h is not found. Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com> --- I don't think any distro... 26 Apr 2010 11:22

x86: Do not write into VGA memory space if there is no VGA device in the system
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 05:36:05AM -0400, Pekka Enberg wrote: Guenter Roeck kirjoitti: Ensure that early_printk() does not write into VGA memory space if there is not VGA device in the system. Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck(a)ericsson.com> --- v3: Changes are now limite... 26 Apr 2010 11:22

[PATCH] Missmatch between source and Kconfig for ACPI && !PM
Hi all! As part of the VAMOS[0] research project at the University of Erlangen we are looking at multiple integrity errors in linux' configuration system. There's a check for CONFIG_PM inside a block that is only compiled if CONFIG_ACPI is set. As CONFIG_ACPI depends on CONFIG_PM the check is currently redu... 26 Apr 2010 11:22

[PATCH] Doublecheck for CONFIG_64
Hi all! As part of the VAMOS[0] research project at the University of Erlangen we are looking at multiple integrity errors in linux' configuration system. The following patch removes a unnecessary conditional. Inside a block making sure CONFIG_64 isn't set the option is checked again and based on that some ... 26 Apr 2010 10:15

[BUGFIX] perf tools: Initialize dso->node member in dso__new
Em Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 03:56:16PM -0400, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu: If dso->node member is not initilized, it causes a segmentation fault when adding to other lists. It should be initilized in dso__new(). Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat(a)redhat.com> Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme(a)redhat... 26 Apr 2010 10:15

[PATCH] Doublecheck for CONFIG_MMU
Hi all! As part of the VAMOS[0] research project at the University of Erlangen we are looking at multiple integrity errors in linux' configuration system. The following patch removes a unnecessary conditional. Inside a block making sure CONFIG_MMU isn't set the option is checked again and based on that some... 26 Apr 2010 10:15

perf probe: Fix to use symtab only if no debuginfo
Em Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 03:56:24PM -0400, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu: Fix perf probe to use symtab only if there is no debuginfo, because debuginfo has more precise information than symtab. "more precise"? Wouldn't it be "more expressive", i.e. with more information (parameter list with types, return type, loc... 26 Apr 2010 16:04

USB: sisusbvga: Remove the BKL from open
Am Sonntag, 25. April 2010 12:37:10 schrieb Alessio Igor Bogani: BKL is not needed here because necessary locking is already provided by mutex sisusb->lock. Have you checked the fb layer doesn't need it? Regards Oliver -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the ... 26 Apr 2010 10:15