Kernel

perf probe: Support DW_OP_call_frame_cfa in debuginfo
On 15.04.10 07:29:18, tip-bot for Masami Hiramatsu wrote: diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h index 2a27132..310ce89 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct probe_finder { struct list_head lcac... 7 May 2010 16:44

c/r (ipc): allow allocation of a desired ipc identifier
Hi Oren, On 05/01/2010 04:15 PM, Oren Laadan wrote: @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void shm_init_ns(struct ipc_namespace *ns) * Called with shm_ids.rw_mutex (writer) and the shp structure locked. * Only shm_ids.rw_mutex remains locked on exit. */ -static void do_shm_rmid(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct... 7 May 2010 13:22

ext2/ext3:useless code for return value
> When rsv is the right hand side of goal, we should return NULL, because now rsv's prev is NULL, or we return rsv. Signed-off-by: Peter Pan(潘卫平) <wppan(a)redflag-linux.com> --- fs/ext2/balloc.c | 6 +----- fs/ext3/balloc.c | 6 +----- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) ... 9 May 2010 23:04

ext4 is faster with LVM than without, and other filesystem benchmarks
In article <20100507142310.GF13143(a)lh.kyla.fi> you wrote: I think the most surprising result of the benchmarks is that ext4 seems to be significantly faster under LVM than on the raw /dev/sdd1 partition. Without LVM the variance in run times is much larger. Sounds like the syncs/barriers never reach the dis... 7 May 2010 14:30

Device driver for DA9052 PMIC IC
On Fri, May 07, 2010 at 12:43:27PM +0100, David Dajun Chen wrote: Dear all, It is device driver for DA9052 Power Management IC from Dialog Semiconductor. What are we supposed to do with this? Please read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for how to submit a patch (hint, you need to break it up, and provi... 7 May 2010 13:22

hp_accel: Fix race in device removal
On Fri 2010-05-07 18:04:20, Oliver Neukum wrote: From 505056649f5ecb1ebb086981243b9870ce961a87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Neukum <oliver(a)neukum.org> Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 18:02:07 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] hp_accel: Fix race in device removal The work queue has to be flushed after the device ... 11 May 2010 02:27

Deadlock in NFSv4 in all kernels
Hi, I encountered the following problem. We use short expiration time for kerberos contexts created by rpc.gssd (some patches were included in mainline nfs-utils). In particular, we use 120secs expiration time. Now, I run application that eats 80% of available RAM. Then I run 10 parallel dd processes that writ... 25 May 2010 13:32

[patch]hp_accel: Fix race in device removal
From 64a9e0d8e585c65526248e6cf1659a13fb01a93a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Neukum <oliver(a)neukum.org> Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 17:41:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] hp_accel: Fix race in device removal The work queue has to be flushed after the device has been made inaccessible. Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <... 7 May 2010 12:15

[PATCH] uml: Convert to unlocked_ioctls to remove implicit BKL
Convert to hostaudio_ioctl and hostmixer_ioctl_mixdev to unlocked_ioctl Signed-off-by: John Kacur <jkacur(a)redhat.com> --- arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c | 8 ++++---- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c index 3... 7 May 2010 12:15

[RFC PATCHv2 6/7] HSI: Add HSI API documentation
Add an entry for HSI in the device-drivers section of the kernel documentation. Signed-off-by: Carlos Chinea <carlos.chinea(a)nokia.com> --- Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tm... 7 May 2010 12:15