Linux | Kernel Mailing List Archive by Gossamer Threads http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/ en-us (c) Gossamer Threads Inc. All rights reserved. 08 Nov 2009 04:58:04 -0800 120 Gossamer Threads | Linux | Kernel 75 23 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/ http://www.gossamer-threads.com/images/lists/rss_logo.jpg [PATCH 00/23] Removal of binary sysctl support This patchset reimplements sys_sysctl as a compatibility wrapper around /proc/sys. After which it removes all of the code to all over the kernel that 08 Nov 2009 04:15:26 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150800 [PATCH] Please get this committed, _NOW_ (preferrably 5 years ago), thanks. Hi guys, boy am I angry about this... When trying to get my ASUS WL-500gP v2 to boot (via the very nice OpenWrt infrastructure) from external media 08 Nov 2009 04:00:08 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150795 [tip:x86/mm] x86: k8.h: Add struct bootnode Commit-ID: 0420101c075530c65ba00b6fe7291b126fbfc5d2 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/0420101c075530c65ba00b6fe7291b126fbfc5d2 Author: Randy 08 Nov 2009 03:57:36 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150794 [tip:x86/urgent] x86: Fix error return sequence in __ioremap_caller() Commit-ID: 3b83171ef258627a91f60419f503b9b10e25f3fe Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/3b83171ef258627a91f60419f503b9b10e25f3fe Author: Xiaoti 08 Nov 2009 03:18:42 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150783 [PATCH, v3] x86: Adjust GFP mask handling for coherent allocations * Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> wrote: > At Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:28:39 +0000, > Jan Beulich wrote: > > > > Rather than forcing GFP flags and DMA mask 08 Nov 2009 03:12:14 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150781 [tip:x86/urgent] x86: Add back _end symbol that is missing from Symbol.map Commit-ID: d1e4d37b79e944f6351ae38eb1ca7c9f7b506e76 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/d1e4d37b79e944f6351ae38eb1ca7c9f7b506e76 Author: Hannes 08 Nov 2009 03:07:12 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150778 [tip:x86/cpu] x86, msr, cpumask: Use struct cpumask rather than the deprecated cpumask_t Commit-ID: 0d0fbbddcc27c062815732b38c44b544e656c799 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/0d0fbbddcc27c062815732b38c44b544e656c799 Author: Rusty 08 Nov 2009 03:06:56 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150777 [tip:x86/asm] x86: Remove unused thread_return label from switch_to() Commit-ID: c12a229bc5971534537a7d0e49e44f9f1f5d0336 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/c12a229bc5971534537a7d0e49e44f9f1f5d0336 Author: Masami 08 Nov 2009 03:06:41 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150779 [tip:sched/urgent] sched: Fix kernel-doc function parameter name Commit-ID: 968c86458a5975efa7a95f832a4ec9fb21471137 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/968c86458a5975efa7a95f832a4ec9fb21471137 Author: Randy 08 Nov 2009 02:27:35 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150771 [tip:perf/core] perf symbols: Use the buildids if present Commit-ID: 8d06367fa79c053a4a56a2ce0bb9e840f5da1236 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/8d06367fa79c053a4a56a2ce0bb9e840f5da1236 Author: Arnald 08 Nov 2009 02:03:34 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150767 [PATCH] zlib: Optimize inffast when copying direct from output JFFS2 uses lesser compression ratio and inflate always ends up in "copy direct from output" case. This patch tries to optimize the copy procedure for 08 Nov 2009 01:53:14 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150766 [tip:perf/probes] tracing, perf_events: Protect the buffer from recursion in perf Commit-ID: 444a2a3bcd6d5bed5c823136f68fcc93c0fe283f Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/444a2a3bcd6d5bed5c823136f68fcc93c0fe283f Author: Freder 08 Nov 2009 01:40:14 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150762 [tip:perf/bench] perf bench: Add subcommand 'bench' to the Makefile Commit-ID: bfde82ef51e3ea6ab8634d0fdbf5adcdd1b429cb Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/bfde82ef51e3ea6ab8634d0fdbf5adcdd1b429cb Author: Hitosh 08 Nov 2009 01:26:29 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150759 [tip:perf/bench] perf bench: Add new subcommand 'bench' to perf.c Commit-ID: dcba8848d3bc83ec9ee0858b9ae6e4f1c1fa7fa3 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/dcba8848d3bc83ec9ee0858b9ae6e4f1c1fa7fa3 Author: Hitosh 08 Nov 2009 01:26:13 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150758 [tip:perf/bench] perf bench: Modify builtin.h for new prototype Commit-ID: 11bd341c043348ecb7462d3bd8e1ad6d00f6892a Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/11bd341c043348ecb7462d3bd8e1ad6d00f6892a Author: Hitosh 08 Nov 2009 01:25:55 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150757 [tip:perf/bench] perf bench: Add builtin-bench.c: General framework for benchmark suites Commit-ID: 629cc356653719c206a05f4dee5c5e242edb6546 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/629cc356653719c206a05f4dee5c5e242edb6546 Author: Hitosh 08 Nov 2009 01:25:38 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150756 [tip:perf/bench] perf bench: Add sched-pipe.c: Benchmark for pipe() system call Commit-ID: c7d9300f367f480aee4663a0e3695c5b48859a1a Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/c7d9300f367f480aee4663a0e3695c5b48859a1a Author: Hitosh 08 Nov 2009 01:25:21 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150754 [tip:perf/bench] perf bench: Add sched-messaging.c: Benchmark for scheduler and IPC mechanisms based on hackbench Commit-ID: e27454cc6352c4226ddc76f5e3a5dedd7dff456a Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/e27454cc6352c4226ddc76f5e3a5dedd7dff456a Author: Hitosh 08 Nov 2009 01:25:03 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150755 [tip:perf/bench] perf bench: Add new directory and header for new subcommand 'bench' Commit-ID: c426bba069e65ea438880a04aa4e7c5b880e1728 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/c426bba069e65ea438880a04aa4e7c5b880e1728 Author: Hitosh 08 Nov 2009 01:24:45 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150753 [GIT PULL] sound fixes for 2.6.32-rc7 Linus, please pull sound fixes for v2.6.32-rc7 from: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git for-linus containing the f 08 Nov 2009 00:32:32 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150749 [PATCH] drivers/net/wireless: correct check on CCS_START_NETWORK From: Julia Lawall <julia@diku.dk> CCS_START_NETWORK is declared in drivers/net/wireless/rayctl.h with the comment Values for cmd. status is previou 08 Nov 2009 00:23:07 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150744 [PATCH 15/15] sysfs: Protect sysfs_refresh_inode with inode mutex. From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@maxwell.aristanetworks.com> In general everything that writes to vfs inodes holds the inode mutex, so hold the inod 07 Nov 2009 23:27:13 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150731 [PATCH 14/15] sysfs: sysfs_setattr remove unnecessary permission check. From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@maxwell.aristanetworks.com> inode_change_ok already clears the SGID bit when necessary so there is no reason for sy 07 Nov 2009 23:27:12 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150729 [PATCH 13/15] sysfs: Factor out sysfs_rename from sysfs_rename_dir and sysfs_move_dir From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com> These two functions do 90% of the same work and it doesn't significantly obfuscate the function to al 07 Nov 2009 23:27:11 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150733 [PATCH 12/15] sysfs: Propagate renames to the vfs on demand From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com> By teaching sysfs_revalidate to hide a dentry for a sysfs_dirent if the sysfs_dirent has been renamed 07 Nov 2009 23:27:10 -0800 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1150732