2.6.16-rc5-mm2

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Fri Mar 03 2006 - 07:55:55 EST



ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.16-rc5/2.6.16-rc5-mm2/


- Should be a bit better than 2.6.16-rc5-mm1, but I still had to fix a ton
of things to get this to compile and boot. We're not being careful enough.

- The procfs rework is getting there, but some problems probably still remain.

- There will be a number of new warnings at boot time when initcalls fail.
Generally that's OK: it usually indicates that you linked something into
vmlinux which you're not actually using. But sometimes it can indicate
kernel bugs.

- The (much-shrunk) audit git tree is back.



Boilerplate:

- See the `hot-fixes' directory for any important updates to this patchset.

- To fetch an -mm tree using git, use (for example)

git fetch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/smurf/linux-trees.git v2.6.16-rc2-mm1

- -mm kernel commit activity can be reviewed by subscribing to the
mm-commits mailing list.

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- If you hit a bug in -mm and it's not obvious which patch caused it, it is
most valuable if you can perform a bisection search to identify which patch
introduced the bug. Instructions for this process are at

http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/bisecting-mm-trees.txt

But beware that this process takes some time (around ten rebuilds and
reboots), so consider reporting the bug first and if we cannot immediately
identify the faulty patch, then perform the bisection search.

- When reporting bugs, please try to Cc: the relevant maintainer and mailing
list on any email.



Changes since 2.6.16-rc5-mm1:


linus.patch
git-acpi.patch
git-agpgart.patch
git-alsa.patch
git-audit-master.patch
git-blktrace.patch
git-cfq.patch
git-cifs.patch
git-cpufreq.patch
git-drm.patch
git-dvb.patch
git-ia64.patch
git-ieee1394.patch
git-infiniband.patch
git-input.patch
git-jfs.patch
git-kbuild.patch
git-libata-all.patch
git-netdev-all.patch
git-net.patch
git-nfs.patch
git-ocfs2.patch
git-powerpc.patch
git-sym2.patch
git-pcmcia.patch
git-scsi-misc.patch
git-sas-jg.patch
git-sparc64.patch
git-watchdog.patch
git-xfs.patch
git-cryptodev.patch
git-viro-bird-m32r.patch
git-viro-bird-m68k.patch
git-viro-bird-xfs.patch
git-viro-bird-uml.patch
git-viro-bird-frv.patch
git-viro-bird-misc.patch
git-viro-bird-upf.patch
git-viro-bird-volatile.patch

git trees

+git-audit-fixes.patch
+git-audit-master-build-fix.patch
+git-infiniband-build-fix.patch
+git-net-vs-remove-module_parm.patch

Fix things in them.

-move-pci_dev_put-outside-a-spinlock.patch
-x86-microcode-driver-vs-hotplug-cpus.patch
-x86-microcode-driver-vs-hotplug-cpus-fix.patch
-fix-sys_migrate_pages-move-all-pages-when-invoked-from-root.patch
-powerpc-vdso-64bits-gettimeofday-bug.patch
-fuse-fix-bug-in-negative-lookup.patch
-s390-multiple-subchannel-sets-support-fix.patch
-drives-mtd-redbootc-recognise-a-foreign-byte-sex-partition-table.patch
-altix-more-ioc3-cleanups.patch
-pnp-bus-type-fix.patch
-video1394-fix-return-e-typo.patch
-tty-buffering-comment-out-debug-code.patch
-remove_from_swap-fix-locking.patch
-nommu-implement-vmalloc_node.patch
-mips-only-include-iomap-on-systems-with-pci.patch
-add-mm-task_size-and-fix-powerpc-vdso.patch
-let-ipw21200-select-ieee80211.patch
-ipw2200-restrict-wep-fix.patch
-via-velocity-massive-memory-corruption-with-jumbo-frames.patch
-git-net-fixup.patch
-git-pcmcia-bt3c_cs-fix.patch
-add-support-for-possio-gcc-aka-pcmcia-siemens-mc45.patch
-axnet_cs-support-amb8110.patch
-git-scsi-rc-fixes-fixup.patch
-gregkh-usb-usb-unusual_devs-entry-for-lyra-rca-rd1080.patch
-gregkh-usb-usb-lh7a40x-gadget-driver-fixed-a-dead-lock.patch
-gregkh-usb-usb-gadget-rndis-fix-alloc-bug.patch
-gregkh-usb-usb-fix-masking-bug-initialization-of-freescale-ehci-controller.patch
-gregkh-usb-usb-visor.c-id-for-gspda-smartphone.patch
-x86_64-fix-string-fix.patch
-usb-fix-ehci-bios-handshake.patch
-time_interpolator-use-readq_relaxed-instead-of-readq.patch

Merged

+powerpc-restore-eeh_add_device_late-prototype.patch

powerpc fix

+serial-core-work-around-sub-driver-bugs.patch

serial driver bug avoidance

+i386-port-ati-timer-fix-from-x86_64-to-i386-ii.patch
+i386-port-ati-timer-fix-from-x86_64-to-i386-ii-fixes.patch

ATI timer fix for x86

+cramfs-mounts-provide-corrupted-content-since-2615.patch

cramfs fix

+i4l-add-new-pci-ids-for-hfc-s-pci.patch
+i4l-fix-refcounting-problem-with-ttyix-devices.patch
+i4l-fix-compatiblity-issue-with-big-endian-systems.patch

i4l fixes

+x86-fix-potential-jiffies-overflow-in-timer_resume.patch

timer resume fix

+acpi-remove-__init-__exit-from-asus-add-remove-methods.patch
+serial-remove-8250_acpi-replaced-by-8250_pnp-and-pnpacpi.patch
+acpi-remove-__init-__exit-from-sony-add-remove-methods.patch

ACPi fixes

+revert-gregkh-driver-fix-up-the-sysfs-pollable-patch.patch
+revert-gregkh-driver-allow-sysfs-attribute-files-to-be-pollable.patch

Drop a few driver tree patches

+sysfs_h-cleanup.patch

cleanup

+get_cpu_sysdev-signedness-fix.patch
+topologyc-tweaks.patch
+cpuc-section-fixes.patch

Various little fixes

+ia64-update-hp-csr-space-discovery-via-acpi.patch

ia64 fix

+nfs-permit-filesystem-to-override-root-dentry-on-mount.patch
+nfs-apply-mount-root-dentry-override-to-filesystems.patch
+nfs-apply-mount-root-dentry-override-to-filesystems-v9fs-fix.patch
+nfs-abstract-out-namespace-initialisation.patch
+nfs-add-dentry-materialisation-op.patch
+nfs-unify-nfs-superblocks-per-protocol-per-server.patch
+nfs-unify-nfs-superblocks-per-protocol-per-server-fix.patch

Share nfs superblocks between mounts from the same server.

+powerpc-fix-pud_error-message.patch

powerpc fixlet

+gregkh-usb-usb-fix-masking-bug-initialization-of-freescale-ehci-controller.patch
+gregkh-usb-usb-kzalloc-conversion-for-rest-of-drivers-usb.patch
+gregkh-usb-usb-kzalloc-conversion-in-drivers-usb-gadget.patch
+gregkh-usb-usb-sn9c10x-driver-updates.patch
+gregkh-usb-usb-et61x51-driver-updates.patch
+gregkh-usb-usb-zc0301-driver-updates-2.patch
+gregkh-usb-cypress_m8-add-support-for-the-nokia-ca42-version-2-cable.patch
+gregkh-usb-usb-pl2303-and-tiocmiwait.patch
+gregkh-usb-usb-support-for-usb-to-serial-cable-from-speed-dragon-multimedia.patch
+gregkh-usb-usb-uhci-increase-port-reset-completion-delay-for-hp-controllers.patch
+gregkh-usb-omninet_debug.patch

USB tree updates

+gregkh-usb-usbfs2-vs-nfs-apply-mount-root-dentry-override-to-filesystems.patch

Fix usbfs for the NFS patches

+x86_64-mm-blk-bounce.patch
+x86_64-mm-floppy-dma.patch
+x86_64-mm-iommu-noretry.patch
+x86_64-mm-disable-8254-timer-by-default.patch
+x86_64-mm-basic-reorder-infrastructure.patch
+x86_64-mm-microcode-quiet.patch

x86_64 tree updates

+x86_64-mm-blk-bounce-ia64-fix.patch

Fix it.

+hugepage-strict-page-reservation-for-hugepage-inodes-fix.patch
+hugepage-make-allocfree_huge_page-local.patch
+hugepage-fix-hugepage-logic-in-free_pgtables.patch
+hugepage-fix-hugepage-logic-in-free_pgtables-harder.patch

hugetlbpage fixes

+mm-implement-swap-prefetching-fix.patch

Fix mm-implement-swap-prefetching.patch

+powerpc-tidy-up-of_register_driver-driver_register-return-values.patch
+macintosh-tidy-up-driver_register-return-values.patch

powerpc fixes

+remove-entries-in-sys-firmware-acpi-for-processor-also.patch
+remove-unnecessary-lapic-definition-from-acpidefh.patch
+support-physical-cpu-hotplug-for-x86_64.patch
+support-physical-cpu-hotplug-for-x86_64-fix-2.patch
+patch-to-limit-present-cpus-to-fake-cpu-hot-add-testing.patch
+enable-sci_emulate-to-manually-simulate-physical-hotplug-testing.patch

x86_64 CPU hotplug

-x86_64-clean-up-timer-messages.patch

Dropped

+add-s2ram-pointer-to-suspend-documentation.patch

Docs

+strndup_user.patch
+strndup_user-convert-module.patch
+strndup_user-convert-keyctl.patch

Add and use strndup_user().

-keys-deal-properly-with-strnlen_user.patch

No longer needed

+reiserfs-handle-trans_id-overflow.patch
+reiserfs-reiserfs_file_write-will-lose-error-code-when-a-0-length-write-occurs-w-o_sync.patch
+reiserfs-use-balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited_nr-in-reiserfs_file_write.patch
+reiserfs-fix-unaligned-bitmap-usage.patch

reiserfs3 fixes

+inotify-lock-avoidance-with-parent-watch-status-in-dentry-fix-2.patch

Fix inotify-lock-avoidance-with-parent-watch-status-in-dentry.patch

+reiserfs-cleanups.patch

reiserfs cleanup

+initcall-failure-reporting.patch

Print warning when an initcall fails

+hp300-fix-driver_register-return-handling-remove-dio_module_init.patch
+eisa-tidy-up-driver_register-return-value.patch
+amiga-fix-driver_register-return-handling-remove-zorro_module_init.patch

Fix driver_register() return value handling

+change-buffer_headb_size-to-size_t.patch
+pass-b_size-to-get_block.patch
+pass-b_size-to-get_block-speedup.patch
+pass-b_size-to-get_block-remove-unneeded-assignments.patch
+map-multiple-blocks-for-mpage_readpages.patch
+map-multiple-blocks-for-mpage_readpages-tidy.patch
+remove-get_blocks-support.patch

Extend the filesystem get_block() callback, use it in mpage_readpages().

+fix-next_timer_interrupt-for-hrtimer.patch

hrtimer fix

+x86-kprobes-booster-fix.patch

Fix x86-kprobes-booster.patch

+kprobe-handler-discard-user-space-trap-fix.patch

Fix kprobe-handler-discard-user-space-trap.patch

+edac-switch-to-kthread_-api.patch
+edac-switch-to-kthread_-api-tidy.patch
+edac-printk-cleanup.patch
+edac-name-cleanup-remove-old-bluesmoke-stuff.patch
+edac-amd76x-pci_dev_get-pci_dev_put-fixes.patch
+edac-e752x-cleanup.patch
+edac-i82860-cleanup.patch
+edac-i82875p-cleanup.patch
+edac-fix-minor-logic-bug-in-e7xxx_remove_one.patch
+edac-cleanup-code-for-clearing-initial-errors.patch
+edac-edac_mc_add_mc-fix-1.patch
+edac-edac_mc_add_mc-fix-2.patch
+edac-fix-usage-of-kobject_init-kobject_put.patch
+edac-kobject-sysfs-fixes.patch
+edac-protect-memory-controller-list.patch
+edac-kconfig-dependency-changes.patch
+edac-kconfig-dependency-changes-fix.patch

EDAC driver updates

+sched-fix-task-interactivity-calculation.patch

CPU scheduler fix

-asfs-filesystem-driver.patch
-fs-asfs-make-code-static.patch

Dropped - I haven't heard from the developer in nearly a year and it doesn't
seem terribly important.

+lightweight-robust-futexes-arch-defaults-fix.patch

Fix lightweight-robust-futexes-arch-defaults.patch

-proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely-cpuset-fix.patch
+proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely-cpuset-fix-2.patch
+proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely-mem_read-fix.patch
+proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely-task_mmu-bug-fix.patch
+proc-use-sane-permission-checks-on-the-proc-pid-fd.patch
+proc-use-sane-permission-checks-on-the-proc-pid-fd-fix.patch
+proc-use-sane-permission-checks-on-the-proc-pid-fd-fix-2.patch

Various fixes to the /proc rework patches

+pnp-parport-adjust-pnp_register_driver-signature.patch
+pnp-mpu401-adjust-pnp_register_driver-signature.patch
+pnp-cs4236-adjust-pnp_register_driver-signature.patch
+pnp-opl3sa2-adjust-pnp_register_driver-signature.patch
+pnp-ns558-adjust-pnp_register_driver-signature.patch
+pnp-i8042-adjust-pnp_register_driver-signature.patch
+pnp-irda-adjust-pnp_register_driver-signature.patch
+pnp-cs4232-adjust-pnp_register_driver-signature.patch
+pnp-pnp-adjust-pnp_register_driver-signature.patch

pnp drver updates

+reiser4-vs-nfs-apply-mount-root-dentry-override-to-filesystems.patch

Update reiser4 for the NFS patches

-fbdev-framebuffer-driver-for-geode-gx-Kconfig-fix.patch
+fbdev-framebuffer-driver-for-geode-gx-kconfig-fix-2.patch

New version




All 1346 patches:

ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.16-rc5/2.6.16-rc5-mm2/patch-list


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