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[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 8587b33f4adee4e7614ea7f443346c3b6bb5427a
+refs/heads/master: 2926328554fa740518e2a6585b2cefb01e5f65f3

trunk/Documentation/00-INDEX

@@ -42,14 +42,8 @@ IRQ.txt
 	- description of what an IRQ is.
 ManagementStyle
 	- how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers.
-MSI-HOWTO.txt
-	- the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Driver Guide HOWTO and FAQ.
 RCU/
 	- directory with info on RCU (read-copy update).
-README.DAC960
-	- info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux.
-README.cycladesZ
-	- info on Cyclades-Z firmware loading.
 SAK.txt
 	- info on Secure Attention Keys.
 SM501.txt
@@ -86,20 +80,16 @@ blackfin/
 	- directory with documentation for the Blackfin arch.
 block/
 	- info on the Block I/O (BIO) layer.
+blockdev/
+	- info on block devices & drivers
 cachetlb.txt
 	- describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses.
-cciss.txt
-	- info, major/minor #'s for Compaq's SMART Array Controllers.
 cdrom/
 	- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
-computone.txt
-	- info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver.
 connector/
 	- docs on the netlink based userspace<->kernel space communication mod.
 console/
 	- documentation on Linux console drivers.
-cpqarray.txt
-	- info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
 cpu-freq/
 	- info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling.
 cpu-hotplug.txt
@@ -126,8 +116,6 @@ device-mapper/
 	- directory with info on Device Mapper.
 devices.txt
 	- plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s.
-digiepca.txt
-	- info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards.
 dontdiff
 	- file containing a list of files that should never be diff'ed.
 driver-model/
@@ -152,14 +140,10 @@ filesystems/
 	- info on the vfs and the various filesystems that Linux supports.
 firmware_class/
 	- request_firmware() hotplug interface info.
-floppy.txt
-	- notes and driver options for the floppy disk driver.
 frv/
 	- Fujitsu FR-V Linux documentation.
 gpio.txt
 	- overview of GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) access conventions.
-hayes-esp.txt
-	- info on using the Hayes ESP serial driver.
 highuid.txt
 	- notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs.
 timers/
@@ -186,8 +170,6 @@ io_ordering.txt
 	- info on ordering I/O writes to memory-mapped addresses.
 ioctl/
 	- directory with documents describing various IOCTL calls.
-ioctl-number.txt
-	- how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
 iostats.txt
 	- info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides.
 irqflags-tracing.txt
@@ -250,14 +232,10 @@ mips/
 	- directory with info about Linux on MIPS architecture.
 mono.txt
 	- how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC.
-moxa-smartio
-	- file with info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver.
 mutex-design.txt
 	- info on the generic mutex subsystem.
 namespaces/
 	- directory with various information about namespaces
-nbd.txt
-	- info on a TCP implementation of a network block device.
 netlabel/
 	- directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem.
 networking/
@@ -270,8 +248,6 @@ numastat.txt
 	- info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs.
 oops-tracing.txt
 	- how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
-paride.txt
-	- information about the parallel port IDE subsystem.
 parisc/
 	- directory with info on using Linux on PA-RISC architecture.
 parport.txt
@@ -290,20 +266,16 @@ powerpc/
 	- directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.
 preempt-locking.txt
 	- info on locking under a preemptive kernel.
+printk-formats.txt
+	- how to get printk format specifiers right
 prio_tree.txt
 	- info on radix-priority-search-tree use for indexing vmas.
-ramdisk.txt
-	- short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
 rbtree.txt
 	- info on what red-black trees are and what they are for.
-riscom8.txt
-	- notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
 robust-futex-ABI.txt
 	- documentation of the robust futex ABI.
 robust-futexes.txt
 	- a description of what robust futexes are.
-rocket.txt
-	- info on the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver.
 rt-mutex-design.txt
 	- description of the RealTime mutex implementation design.
 rt-mutex.txt
@@ -332,8 +304,6 @@ sparc/
 	- directory with info on using Linux on Sparc architecture.
 sparse.txt
 	- info on how to obtain and use the sparse tool for typechecking.
-specialix.txt
-	- info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
 spi/
 	- overview of Linux kernel Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support.
 spinlocks.txt
@@ -342,14 +312,10 @@ stable_api_nonsense.txt
 	- info on why the kernel does not have a stable in-kernel api or abi.
 stable_kernel_rules.txt
 	- rules and procedures for the -stable kernel releases.
-stallion.txt
-	- info on using the Stallion multiport serial driver.
 svga.txt
 	- short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
 sysfs-rules.txt
 	- How not to use sysfs.
-sx.txt
-	- info on the Specialix SX/SI multiport serial driver.
 sysctl/
 	- directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files.
 sysrq.txt
@@ -358,8 +324,6 @@ telephony/
 	- directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support.
 time_interpolators.txt
 	- info on time interpolators.
-tty.txt
-	- guide to the locking policies of the tty layer.
 uml/
 	- directory with information about User Mode Linux.
 unicode.txt

trunk/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-c2port

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+What:		/sys/class/c2port/
+Date:		October 2008
+Contact:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
+Description:
+		The /sys/class/c2port/ directory will contain files and
+		directories that will provide a unified interface to
+		the C2 port interface.
+
+What:		/sys/class/c2port/c2portX
+Date:		October 2008
+Contact:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
+Description:
+		The /sys/class/c2port/c2portX/ directory is related to X-th
+		C2 port into the system. Each directory will contain files to
+		manage and control its C2 port.
+
+What:		/sys/class/c2port/c2portX/access
+Date:		October 2008
+Contact:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
+Description:
+		The /sys/class/c2port/c2portX/access file enable the access
+		to the C2 port from the system. No commands can be sent
+		till this entry is set to 0.
+
+What:		/sys/class/c2port/c2portX/dev_id
+Date:		October 2008
+Contact:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
+Description:
+		The /sys/class/c2port/c2portX/dev_id file show the device ID
+		of the connected micro.
+
+What:		/sys/class/c2port/c2portX/flash_access
+Date:		October 2008
+Contact:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
+Description:
+		The /sys/class/c2port/c2portX/flash_access file enable the
+		access to the on-board flash of the connected micro.
+		No commands can be sent till this entry is set to 0.
+
+What:		/sys/class/c2port/c2portX/flash_block_size
+Date:		October 2008
+Contact:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
+Description:
+		The /sys/class/c2port/c2portX/flash_block_size file show
+		the on-board flash block size of the connected micro.
+
+What:		/sys/class/c2port/c2portX/flash_blocks_num
+Date:		October 2008
+Contact:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
+Description:
+		The /sys/class/c2port/c2portX/flash_blocks_num file show
+		the on-board flash blocks number of the connected micro.
+
+What:		/sys/class/c2port/c2portX/flash_data
+Date:		October 2008
+Contact:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
+Description:
+		The /sys/class/c2port/c2portX/flash_data file export
+		the content of the on-board flash of the connected micro.
+
+What:		/sys/class/c2port/c2portX/flash_erase
+Date:		October 2008
+Contact:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
+Description:
+		The /sys/class/c2port/c2portX/flash_erase file execute
+		the "erase" command on the on-board flash of the connected
+		micro.
+
+What:		/sys/class/c2port/c2portX/flash_erase
+Date:		October 2008
+Contact:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
+Description:
+		The /sys/class/c2port/c2portX/flash_erase file show the
+		on-board flash size of the connected micro.
+
+What:		/sys/class/c2port/c2portX/reset
+Date:		October 2008
+Contact:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
+Description:
+		The /sys/class/c2port/c2portX/reset file execute a "reset"
+		command on the connected micro.
+
+What:		/sys/class/c2port/c2portX/rev_id
+Date:		October 2008
+Contact:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
+Description:
+		The /sys/class/c2port/c2portX/rev_id file show the revision ID
+		of the connected micro.

trunk/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-acpi

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Description:
 
 		error - an interrupt that can't be accounted for above.
 
-		invalid: it's either a wakeup GPE or a GPE/Fixed Event that
+		invalid: it's either a GPE or a Fixed Event that
 			doesn't have an event handler.
 
 		disable: the GPE/Fixed Event is valid but disabled.
@@ -117,30 +117,30 @@ Description:
 		and other user space applications so that the machine won't shutdown
 		when pressing the power button.
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		0
+		0	enabled
 		# press the power button for 3 times;
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		3
+		3	enabled
 		# echo disable > ff_pwr_btn
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		disable
+		3	disabled
 		# press the power button for 3 times;
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		disable
+		3	disabled
 		# echo enable > ff_pwr_btn
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		4
+		4	enabled
 		/*
 		 * this is because the status bit is set even if the enable bit is cleared,
 		 * and it triggers an ACPI fixed event when the enable bit is set again
 		 */
 		# press the power button for 3 times;
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		7
+		7	enabled
 		# echo disable > ff_pwr_btn
 		# press the power button for 3 times;
 		# echo clear > ff_pwr_btn	/* clear the status bit */
 		# echo disable > ff_pwr_btn
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		7
+		7	enabled
 

trunk/Documentation/DMA-API.txt

@@ -316,12 +316,10 @@ reduce current DMA mapping usage or delay and try again later).
 	pci_map_sg(struct pci_dev *hwdev, struct scatterlist *sg,
 		int nents, int direction)
 
-Maps a scatter gather list from the block layer.
-
 Returns: the number of physical segments mapped (this may be shorter
-than <nents> passed in if the block layer determines that some
-elements of the scatter/gather list are physically adjacent and thus
-may be mapped with a single entry).
+than <nents> passed in if some elements of the scatter/gather list are
+physically or virtually adjacent and an IOMMU maps them with a single
+entry).
 
 Please note that the sg cannot be mapped again if it has been mapped once.
 The mapping process is allowed to destroy information in the sg.

trunk/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # To add a new book the only step required is to add the book to the
 # list of DOCBOOKS.
 
-DOCBOOKS := wanbook.xml z8530book.xml mcabook.xml \
+DOCBOOKS := z8530book.xml mcabook.xml \
 	    kernel-hacking.xml kernel-locking.xml deviceiobook.xml \
 	    procfs-guide.xml writing_usb_driver.xml networking.xml \
 	    kernel-api.xml filesystems.xml lsm.xml usb.xml kgdb.xml \

trunk/Documentation/DocBook/networking.tmpl

@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@
 X!Enet/core/wireless.c
      </sect1>
 -->
-     <sect1><title>Synchronous PPP</title>
-!Edrivers/net/wan/syncppp.c
-     </sect1>
   </chapter>
 
 </book>