Kernel

[PATCH 2.6.32/stable] CIFS: Fix compile error with __init in cifs_init_dns_resolver() definition
In message <12482.1280871625(a)redhat.com> you wrote: Michael Neuling <mikey(a)neuling.org> wrote: An allmodconfig compile on ppc64 with 2.6.32.17 currently gives this error fs/cifs/dns_resolve.h:27: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attrib ute__' before 'cifs_init_dns_resolver' ... 3 Aug 2010 19:09

[PATCH 2/2] writeback: Adding four read-only files to /proc/sys/vm
To help developers and applications gain visibility into writeback behaviour adding four read only sysctl files into /proc/sys/vm. These files allow user apps to understand writeback behaviour over time and learn how it is impacting their performance. # cat /proc/sys/vm/pages_dirtied 3747 # cat /proc/s... 3 Aug 2010 19:08

[PATCH 1/2] mm: helper functions for dirty and writeback accounting
Exporting account_pages_dirty and adding a symmetric routine account_pages_writeback. This allows code outside of the mm core to safely manipulate page state and not worry about the other accounting. Not using these routines means that some code will lose track of the accounting and we get bugs. These routines... 3 Aug 2010 19:08

[PATCH 0/2] Adding four writeback files in /proc/sys/vm
Patch #1 sets up some helper functions for accounting. Patch #2 adds some writeback files for visibility To help developers and applications gain visibility into writeback behaviour adding four read-only sysctl files into /proc/sys/vm. These files allow user apps to understand writeback behaviour over time and... 3 Aug 2010 19:08

trivial, document that div64_u64() is not precise on 32bit platforms
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 18:09:51 +0200 Oleg Nesterov <oleg(a)redhat.com> wrote: We have a bugreport which blames div64_u64() on 32bit platforms. However, the code obviously doesn't even try to pretend it can do the 64bit division precisely. If there is something in the high word of divisor, div64_u64() just... 3 Aug 2010 21:20

arch/powerpc/kernel: Drop unnecessary null test
On Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 11:35:17PM +0200, Julia Lawall wrote: diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_of_scan.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_of_scan.c index 6ddb795..62dd363 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_of_scan.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_of_scan.c @@ -336,8 +336,7 @@ static void __devinit __of_sca... 3 Aug 2010 19:08

genhd, efi: add efi partition metadata to hd_structs
On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 23:35, Will Drewry <wad(a)chromium.org> wrote: This change extends the partition_meta_info structure to support EFI GPT-specific metadata and ensures that data is copied in on partition scanning. Adding this information would make it possible to identify a partition by GUID using ... 4 Aug 2010 04:55

CIFS: Remove __exit mark from cifs_init_dns_resolver() header
Michael Neuling <mikey(a)neuling.org> wrote: An allmodconfig compile on ppc64 with 2.6.32.17 currently gives this error fs/cifs/dns_resolve.h:27: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before 'cifs_init_dns_resolver' This removes the __init from cifs_init_dns_resolver() That's not r... 3 Aug 2010 18:03

[PATCH 7/9] drivers/staging: Drop unnecessary null test
From: Julia Lawall <julia(a)diku.dk> list_for_each_entry binds its first argument to a non-null value, and thus any null test on the value of that argument is superfluous. The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/) // <smpl> @@ iterator I; expression x; statement ... 3 Aug 2010 18:03

[PATCH 1/9] drivers/scsi/qla2xxx: Drop unnecessary null test
From: Julia Lawall <julia(a)diku.dk> list_for_each_entry_safe binds its first argument to a non-null value, and thus any null test on the value of that argument is superfluous. The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/) // <smpl> @@ iterator I; expression x,E; @@ ... 3 Aug 2010 18:03