Kernel

[PATCH 1/3] writeback: pay attention to wbc->nr_to_write in write_cache_pages
From: Dave Chinner <dchinner(a)redhat.com> If a filesystem writes more than one page in ->writepage, write_cache_pages fails to notice this and continues to attempt writeback when wbc->nr_to_write has gone negative - this trace was captured from XFS: wbc_writeback_start: towrt=1024 wbc_writepage: towrt... 8 Jun 2010 21:42

[PATCH 0/3] writeback: bug fixes for 2.6.35
Hi Linus, This is a resend of my current writeback bug fixes without the preceding tracing patches. Please consider these for 2.6.35 as they are fixes for regressions introduced in previous kernel releases. Cheers, Dave. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the ... 8 Jun 2010 21:42

[PATCH 3/3] writeback: limit write_cache_pages integrity scanning to current EOF
From: Dave Chinner <dchinner(a)redhat.com> sync can currently take a really long time if a concurrent writer is extending a file. The problem is that the dirty pages on the address space grow in the same direction as write_cache_pages scans, so if the writer keeps ahead of writeback, the writeback will not termina... 8 Jun 2010 21:42

linux-next: unable to fetch i.MX tree
Hi Sascha, When I try to fetch the i.MX tree, I get these errors: git.pengutronix.de[0: 92.198.50.42]: errno=Connection timed out git.pengutronix.de[0: 2001:6f8:1178:4:230:48ff:fe91:5e78]: errno=Network is unreachable fatal: unable to connect a socket (Network is unreachable) I will use the i.MX tree from ne... 9 Jun 2010 04:16

[GIT PULL] ioctl bkl pushdown fix
Linus, Please pull the bkl/fixes branch that can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frederic/random-tracing.git bkl/fixes Thanks, Frederic --- Arnd Bergmann (1): hp_sdc_rtc: fix broken ioctl conversion drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 i... 8 Jun 2010 20:36

tracing fix
* Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec(a)gmail.com> wrote: Ingo, Please pull the perf/urgent branch that can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frederic/random-tracing.git perf/urgent Thanks, Frederic --- Oleg Nesterov (1): tracing: Fix null pointer ... 8 Jun 2010 19:30

[GIT PULL] tracing fix
Ingo, Please pull the perf/urgent branch that can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frederic/random-tracing.git perf/urgent Thanks, Frederic --- Oleg Nesterov (1): tracing: Fix null pointer deref with SEND_SIG_FORCED include/trace/events/signal.h | 3 ++- 1 fil... 8 Jun 2010 19:30

[Bug #16090] sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename
This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report of recent regressions. The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions from 2.6.34. Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team know (either way). Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/s... 8 Jun 2010 18:21

[Bug #16037] NULL Pointer dereference in __ir_input_register/budget_ci_attach
This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report of recent regressions. The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions from 2.6.34. Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team know (either way). Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/s... 8 Jun 2010 18:21

[Bug #16145] Unable to boot after "ACPI: Don't let acpi_pad needlessly mark TSC unstable"
This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report of recent regressions. The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions from 2.6.34. Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team know (either way). Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/s... 8 Jun 2010 18:21