Kernel

Linux 2.6.33.4
I'm announcing the release of the 2.6.33.4 kernel. All users of the 2.6.33 kernel series should upgrade. Many thanks to maximilian attems for all of his work in submitting patches for this release, it is much appreciated. The updated 2.6.33.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/lin... 12 May 2010 19:13

[PATCH] mtd: Move function mtd_to_flctl to fix build failure
From: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe(a)gmx.de> This patch fixes a build failure[1] by simply moving the function mtd_to_flctl beneath the definition of sh_flctl which it uses. BF introduced by patch 'mtd/nand/sh_flctl: Replace the dangerous mtd_to_flctl macro' (67026418) Signed-off-by: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe(a)gmx.de... 12 May 2010 19:13

[RFC PATCH] init: boot to device-mapper targets without an initr*
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Alasdair G Kergon <agk(a)redhat.com> wrote: On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 03:30:54PM -0500, Will Drewry wrote: The format is dm=minor,rwmode,begin,length,target,target,params,with,commas 1. If we go down this route, pick a format that gives access to the full set of allowed tabl... 12 May 2010 18:06

[PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 13/23] perf_event: __rcu annotations
From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra(a)chello.nl> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus(a)samba.org> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo(a)elte.hu> Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme(a)redhat.com> --- in... 12 May 2010 18:06

[PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 10/23] keys: __rcu annotations
From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: David Howells <dhowells(a)redhat.com> --- include/linux/cred.h | 2 +- include/linux/key.h | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --... 12 May 2010 18:06

[PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 16/23] idr: __rcu annotations
From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Manfred Spraul <manfred(a)colorfullife.com> --- include/linux/idr.h | 4 ++-- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/idr.h b... 12 May 2010 18:06

[PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 11/23] nfs: __rcu annotations
From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust(a)netapp.com> --- include/linux/nfs_fs.h | 2 +- include/linux/sunrpc/auth_gss.h | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 3 insertio... 12 May 2010 18:06

[PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 14/23] notifiers: __rcu annotations
From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Alan Cox <alan(a)lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> --- include/linux/notifier.h | 10 +++++----- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/no... 12 May 2010 18:06

[PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 03/23] vfs: add fs.h to define struct file
The sparse RCU-pointer annotations require definition of the underlying type of any pointer passed to rcu_dereference() and friends. So fcheck_files() needs "struct file" to be defined, so include fs.h. Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: ... 12 May 2010 18:06

[PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 15/23] radix-tree: __rcu annotations
From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Nick Piggin <npiggin(a)suse.de> --- include/linux/radix-tree.h | 4 +++- lib/radix-tree.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) ... 12 May 2010 18:06