Kernel

[PATCH] forcedeth: mac address fix
Use the existing random_ether_addr() to generate random MAC instead of doing it by-hand. Signed-off-by: Stanislav O. Bezzubtsev <stas(a)lvk.cs.msu.su> --- drivers/net/forcedeth.c | 5 +---- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c index... 14 Nov 2009 04:38

Problems with p55-express and sleeping usb-hds
Hello, I'm having a problem with kernels (x86_64) <=2.6.32-rc7 (that means all kernels I tried, including the latest stable 2.6.31.6) on a Gigabyte P55M-UD4 mb (Bios F4l) with an Intel Core i7 860 and sleeping usb-hds. I don't have the problems when using the same usb-drives on a laptop with a core2duo (ICH... 10 Dec 2009 17:53

vc: Add support for hiding the cursor when creating VTs
On 11/13/2009 11:57 AM, Matthew Garrett wrote: static int con_open(struct tty_struct *, struct file *); static void vc_init(struct vc_data *vc, unsigned int rows, - unsigned int cols, int do_clear); + unsigned int cols, int do_clear) Uhm... this doesn't compile. I'm going to bounce th... 13 Nov 2009 17:45

vmscan: Stop kswapd waiting on congestion when the min watermark is not being met
On 11/13/2009 01:15 PM, Mel Gorman wrote: If reclaim fails to make sufficient progress, the priority is raised. Once the priority is higher, kswapd starts waiting on congestion. However, if the zone is below the min watermark then kswapd needs to continue working without delay as there is a danger of an in... 13 Nov 2009 14:24

x86,io-apic: Do not map IO-APIC direct registers twice
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 11:48:52PM +0300, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote: Please review, I didn't manage to test (emulate actually since I don't have such a hardware) it yet (going to do so this weekend). Meanwhile I would like to heard comments, complains and etc... Perhaps I miss something obvious so don't hes... 13 Nov 2009 14:25

build issue #34 for v2.6.32-rc6-346-gaa021ba :ERROR: "log_start_commit" [fs/ext3/ext3.ko] undefined!
Hello, the build (.config attached) failed, make ends with : ... HOSTCC arch/x86/boot/compressed/mkpiggy arch/x86/boot/compressed/mkpiggy.c: In function 'main': arch/x86/boot/compressed/mkpiggy.c:65: warning: ignoring return value of 'fread', declared with attribute warn_unused_result MKPIGGY arch/x86/boot... 12 Nov 2009 12:51

drm/radeon/kms: (V2) Add default 800x600 mode when getting bad EDID
On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 11:58 +0100, Jerome Glisse wrote: Adding default 800x600 mode should be a safe fail solution in front of broken EDID, user can then add new mode to fit its needs. Signed-off-by: Jerome Glisse <jglisse(a)redhat.com> Forget this one a better is on the way. Cheers, Jerome -- To ... 12 Nov 2009 09:29

AMI305 magnetometer driver
Hi Samu, I'll leave the question of location for later debate and stick to review in this email. Couple of points below. Provide support for AMI305 / AK8974 magnetometer chips. coordinates are provided as polled input device. Selftest and noise filtering (polled input device fuzziness) are provide... 19 Nov 2009 02:51

-next: Nov 12 - kernel BUG at kernel/sched.c:7359!
Stephen Rothwell wrote: Hi all, Changes since 20091111: I came across the following bug while executing cpu hotplug tests on a x86_64 box. This is with next version 2.6.32-rc6-20091112. (20280eab85704dcd05a20903f0de80be1c761c6e) This is a 4 way box. The problem is not always reproducible and can b... 12 Dec 2009 02:44

security/selinux: decrement sizeof size in strncmp
On Thu, 12 Nov 2009, Julia Lawall wrote: From: Julia Lawall <julia(a)diku.dk> As observed by Joe Perches, sizeof of a constant string includes the trailing 0. If what is wanted is to check the initial characters of another string, this trailing 0 should not be taken into account. If an exact match ... 15 Nov 2009 14:29