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<title>Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6</title>
<updated>2009-01-09T21:56:06+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
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<published>2009-01-09T21:56:06+00:00</published>
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* 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6:
  [S390] update documentation for hvc_iucv kernel parameter.
  [S390] hvc_iucv: Special handling of IUCV HVC devices
  [S390] hvc_iucv: Refactor console and device initialization
  [S390] hvc_iucv: Update function documentation
  [S390] hvc_iucv: Limit rate of outgoing IUCV messages
  [S390] hvc_iucv: Change IUCV term id and use one device as default
  [S390] Use unsigned long long for u64 on 64bit.
  [S390] qdio: fix broken pointer in case of CONFIG_DEBUG_FS is disabled
  [S390] vdso: compile fix
  [S390] remove code for oldselect system call
  [S390] types: add/fix types.h include in header files
  [S390] dasd: add device attribute to disable blocking on lost paths
  [S390] dasd: send change uevents for dasd block devices
  [S390] tape block: fix dependencies
  [S390] asm-s390/posix_types.h: drop __USE_ALL usage
  [S390] gettimeofday.S: removed duplicated #includes
  [S390] ptrace: no extern declarations for userspace
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* 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6:
  [S390] update documentation for hvc_iucv kernel parameter.
  [S390] hvc_iucv: Special handling of IUCV HVC devices
  [S390] hvc_iucv: Refactor console and device initialization
  [S390] hvc_iucv: Update function documentation
  [S390] hvc_iucv: Limit rate of outgoing IUCV messages
  [S390] hvc_iucv: Change IUCV term id and use one device as default
  [S390] Use unsigned long long for u64 on 64bit.
  [S390] qdio: fix broken pointer in case of CONFIG_DEBUG_FS is disabled
  [S390] vdso: compile fix
  [S390] remove code for oldselect system call
  [S390] types: add/fix types.h include in header files
  [S390] dasd: add device attribute to disable blocking on lost paths
  [S390] dasd: send change uevents for dasd block devices
  [S390] tape block: fix dependencies
  [S390] asm-s390/posix_types.h: drop __USE_ALL usage
  [S390] gettimeofday.S: removed duplicated #includes
  [S390] ptrace: no extern declarations for userspace
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<title>[S390] update documentation for hvc_iucv kernel parameter.</title>
<updated>2009-01-09T11:15:10+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Hendrik Brueckner</name>
<email>brueckner@linux.vnet.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-01-09T11:15:02+00:00</published>
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Signed-off-by: Hendrik Brueckner &lt;brueckner@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky &lt;schwidefsky@de.ibm.com&gt;
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Signed-off-by: Hendrik Brueckner &lt;brueckner@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky &lt;schwidefsky@de.ibm.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'linus' into release</title>
<updated>2009-01-09T08:39:43+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Len Brown</name>
<email>len.brown@intel.com</email>
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<published>2009-01-09T08:39:43+00:00</published>
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<title>Merge branch 'suspend' into release</title>
<updated>2009-01-09T08:38:15+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Len Brown</name>
<email>len.brown@intel.com</email>
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<published>2009-01-09T08:38:15+00:00</published>
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<title>ACPI : Use RSDT instead of XSDT by adding boot option of "acpi=rsdt"</title>
<updated>2009-01-09T06:41:58+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Zhao Yakui</name>
<email>yakui.zhao@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2008-12-17T08:55:18+00:00</published>
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On some boxes there exist both RSDT and XSDT table. But unfortunately
sometimes there exists the following error when XSDT table is used:
   a. 32/64X address mismatch
   b. The 32/64X FACS address mismatch

   In such case the boot option of "acpi=rsdt" is provided so that
RSDT is tried instead of XSDT table when the system can't work well.

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8246

Signed-off-by: Zhao Yakui &lt;yakui.zhao@intel.com&gt;
cc:Thomas Renninger &lt;trenn@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Len Brown &lt;len.brown@intel.com&gt;
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On some boxes there exist both RSDT and XSDT table. But unfortunately
sometimes there exists the following error when XSDT table is used:
   a. 32/64X address mismatch
   b. The 32/64X FACS address mismatch

   In such case the boot option of "acpi=rsdt" is provided so that
RSDT is tried instead of XSDT table when the system can't work well.

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8246

Signed-off-by: Zhao Yakui &lt;yakui.zhao@intel.com&gt;
cc:Thomas Renninger &lt;trenn@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Len Brown &lt;len.brown@intel.com&gt;
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<title>memcg: mem+swap controller Kconfig</title>
<updated>2009-01-08T16:31:05+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki</name>
<email>kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-01-08T02:07:57+00:00</published>
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Config and control variable for mem+swap controller.

This patch adds CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP
(memory resource controller swap extension.)

For accounting swap, it's obvious that we have to use additional memory to
remember "who uses swap".  This adds more overhead.  So, it's better to
offer "choice" to users.  This patch adds 2 choices.

This patch adds 2 parameters to enable swap extension or not.
  - CONFIG
  - boot option

Reviewed-by: Daisuke Nishimura &lt;nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp&gt;
Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki &lt;kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com&gt;
Cc: Li Zefan &lt;lizf@cn.fujitsu.com&gt;
Cc: Balbir Singh &lt;balbir@in.ibm.com&gt;
Cc: Pavel Emelyanov &lt;xemul@openvz.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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Config and control variable for mem+swap controller.

This patch adds CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP
(memory resource controller swap extension.)

For accounting swap, it's obvious that we have to use additional memory to
remember "who uses swap".  This adds more overhead.  So, it's better to
offer "choice" to users.  This patch adds 2 choices.

This patch adds 2 parameters to enable swap extension or not.
  - CONFIG
  - boot option

Reviewed-by: Daisuke Nishimura &lt;nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp&gt;
Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki &lt;kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com&gt;
Cc: Li Zefan &lt;lizf@cn.fujitsu.com&gt;
Cc: Balbir Singh &lt;balbir@in.ibm.com&gt;
Cc: Pavel Emelyanov &lt;xemul@openvz.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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<title>Merge branch 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes/pci-2.6</title>
<updated>2009-01-07T23:41:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2009-01-07T23:41:01+00:00</published>
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* 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes/pci-2.6: (98 commits)
  PCI PM: Put PM callbacks in the order of execution
  PCI PM: Run default PM callbacks for all devices using new framework
  PCI PM: Register power state of devices during initialization
  PCI PM: Call pci_fixup_device from legacy routines
  PCI PM: Rearrange code in pci-driver.c
  PCI PM: Avoid touching devices behind bridges in unknown state
  PCI PM: Move pci_has_legacy_pm_support
  PCI PM: Power-manage devices without drivers during suspend-resume
  PCI PM: Add suspend counterpart of pci_reenable_device
  PCI PM: Fix poweroff and restore callbacks
  PCI: Use msleep instead of cpu_relax during ASPM link retraining
  PCI: PCIe portdrv: Add kerneldoc comments to remining core funtions
  PCI: PCIe portdrv: Rearrange code so that related things are together
  PCI: PCIe portdrv: Fix suspend and resume of PCI Express port services
  PCI: PCIe portdrv: Add kerneldoc comments to some core functions
  x86/PCI: Do not use interrupt links for devices using MSI-X
  net: sfc: Use pci_clear_master() to disable bus mastering
  PCI: Add pci_clear_master() as opposite of pci_set_master()
  PCI hotplug: remove redundant test in cpq hotplug
  PCI: pciehp: cleanup register and field definitions
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* 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes/pci-2.6: (98 commits)
  PCI PM: Put PM callbacks in the order of execution
  PCI PM: Run default PM callbacks for all devices using new framework
  PCI PM: Register power state of devices during initialization
  PCI PM: Call pci_fixup_device from legacy routines
  PCI PM: Rearrange code in pci-driver.c
  PCI PM: Avoid touching devices behind bridges in unknown state
  PCI PM: Move pci_has_legacy_pm_support
  PCI PM: Power-manage devices without drivers during suspend-resume
  PCI PM: Add suspend counterpart of pci_reenable_device
  PCI PM: Fix poweroff and restore callbacks
  PCI: Use msleep instead of cpu_relax during ASPM link retraining
  PCI: PCIe portdrv: Add kerneldoc comments to remining core funtions
  PCI: PCIe portdrv: Rearrange code so that related things are together
  PCI: PCIe portdrv: Fix suspend and resume of PCI Express port services
  PCI: PCIe portdrv: Add kerneldoc comments to some core functions
  x86/PCI: Do not use interrupt links for devices using MSI-X
  net: sfc: Use pci_clear_master() to disable bus mastering
  PCI: Add pci_clear_master() as opposite of pci_set_master()
  PCI hotplug: remove redundant test in cpq hotplug
  PCI: pciehp: cleanup register and field definitions
  ...
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<title>resource: allow MMIO exclusivity for device drivers</title>
<updated>2009-01-07T19:12:32+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Arjan van de Ven</name>
<email>arjan@linux.intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2008-10-23T02:55:31+00:00</published>
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Device drivers that use pci_request_regions() (and similar APIs) have a
reasonable expectation that they are the only ones accessing their device.
As part of the e1000e hunt, we were afraid that some userland (X or some
bootsplash stuff) was mapping the MMIO region that the driver thought it
had exclusively via /dev/mem or via various sysfs resource mappings.

This patch adds the option for device drivers to cause their reserved
regions to the "banned from /dev/mem use" list, so now both kernel memory
and device-exclusive MMIO regions are banned.
NOTE: This is only active when CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is set.

In addition to the config option, a kernel parameter iomem=relaxed is
provided for the cases where developers want to diagnose, in the field,
drivers issues from userspace.

Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox &lt;willy@linux.intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven &lt;arjan@linux.intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Jesse Barnes &lt;jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org&gt;
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Device drivers that use pci_request_regions() (and similar APIs) have a
reasonable expectation that they are the only ones accessing their device.
As part of the e1000e hunt, we were afraid that some userland (X or some
bootsplash stuff) was mapping the MMIO region that the driver thought it
had exclusively via /dev/mem or via various sysfs resource mappings.

This patch adds the option for device drivers to cause their reserved
regions to the "banned from /dev/mem use" list, so now both kernel memory
and device-exclusive MMIO regions are banned.
NOTE: This is only active when CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is set.

In addition to the config option, a kernel parameter iomem=relaxed is
provided for the cases where developers want to diagnose, in the field,
drivers issues from userspace.

Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox &lt;willy@linux.intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven &lt;arjan@linux.intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Jesse Barnes &lt;jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>USB: storage: make the "quirks=" module parameter writable</title>
<updated>2009-01-07T18:00:12+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Alan Stern</name>
<email>stern@rowland.harvard.edu</email>
</author>
<published>2008-12-15T15:40:06+00:00</published>
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This patch (as1190) makes usb-storage's "quirks=" module parameter
writable, so that users can add entries for their devices at runtime
with no need to reboot or reload usb-storage.

New codes are added for the SANE_SENSE, CAPACITY_HEURISTICS, and
CAPACITY_OK flags.

Signed-off-by: Alan Stern &lt;stern@rowland.harvard.edu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@suse.de&gt;

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This patch (as1190) makes usb-storage's "quirks=" module parameter
writable, so that users can add entries for their devices at runtime
with no need to reboot or reload usb-storage.

New codes are added for the SANE_SENSE, CAPACITY_HEURISTICS, and
CAPACITY_OK flags.

Signed-off-by: Alan Stern &lt;stern@rowland.harvard.edu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@suse.de&gt;

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<title>USB: usb-storage: add "quirks=" module parameter</title>
<updated>2009-01-07T17:59:53+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Alan Stern</name>
<email>stern@rowland.harvard.edu</email>
</author>
<published>2008-11-10T19:07:45+00:00</published>
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This patch (as1163b) adds a "quirks=" module parameter to usb-storage.
This will allow people to make short-term changes to their
unusual_devs list without rebuilding the entire driver.  Testing will
become much easier, and less-sophisticated users will be able to
access their buggy devices after a simple config-file change instead
of having to wait for a new kernel release.

The patch also adds a documentation entry for usb-storage's
"delay_use" parameter, which has been around for years but but was
never listed among the kernel parameters.

Signed-off-by: Alan Stern &lt;stern@rowland.harvard.edu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@suse.de&gt;

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This patch (as1163b) adds a "quirks=" module parameter to usb-storage.
This will allow people to make short-term changes to their
unusual_devs list without rebuilding the entire driver.  Testing will
become much easier, and less-sophisticated users will be able to
access their buggy devices after a simple config-file change instead
of having to wait for a new kernel release.

The patch also adds a documentation entry for usb-storage's
"delay_use" parameter, which has been around for years but but was
never listed among the kernel parameters.

Signed-off-by: Alan Stern &lt;stern@rowland.harvard.edu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@suse.de&gt;

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