diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index e4419a64db41..4341346d37e2 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 07ef3c3b44896bc0432a901fe6ae0d0deaca47ce
+refs/heads/master: 598e887d8b01655780c81cc86a9e7820ed091580
diff --git a/trunk/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/pic.c b/trunk/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/pic.c
index 7667db448aa7..9089b0421191 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/pic.c
+++ b/trunk/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/pic.c
@@ -715,8 +715,7 @@ static struct syscore_ops pmacpic_syscore_ops = {
 
 static int __init init_pmacpic_syscore(void)
 {
-	if (pmac_irq_hw[0])
-		register_syscore_ops(&pmacpic_syscore_ops);
+	register_syscore_ops(&pmacpic_syscore_ops);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/trunk/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/trunk/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index 90b06d4daee2..f5abe3a245b8 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/trunk/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds += -U$(UTS_MACHINE)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 # Do not profile debug and lowlevel utilities
-CFLAGS_REMOVE_tsc.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_rtc.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_paravirt-spinlocks.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_pvclock.o = -pg
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ CFLAGS_paravirt.o	:= $(nostackp)
 GCOV_PROFILE_vsyscall_64.o	:= n
 GCOV_PROFILE_hpet.o		:= n
 GCOV_PROFILE_tsc.o		:= n
-GCOV_PROFILE_vread_tsc_64.o	:= n
 GCOV_PROFILE_paravirt.o		:= n
 
 # vread_tsc_64 is hot and should be fully optimized:
diff --git a/trunk/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/trunk/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 426a5b66f7e4..3d83a71af7d5 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/trunk/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ static int __init idle_setup(char *str)
 		boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_POLL;
 	} else if (!strcmp(str, "mwait")) {
 		boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT;
-		WARN_ONCE(1, "\idle=mwait\" will be removed in 2012\"\n");
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "\"idle=mwait\" will be removed in 2012\"\n");
 	} else if (!strcmp(str, "halt")) {
 		/*
 		 * When the boot option of idle=halt is added, halt is
diff --git a/trunk/fs/autofs4/root.c b/trunk/fs/autofs4/root.c
index f55ae23b137e..87d95a8cddbc 100644
--- a/trunk/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/trunk/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -583,6 +583,8 @@ static int autofs4_dir_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!autofs4_oz_mode(sbi) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EACCES;
 
+	dentry_unhash(dentry);
+
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ino->count)) {
 		p_ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry->d_parent);
 		if (p_ino && dentry->d_parent != dentry)
diff --git a/trunk/fs/namei.c b/trunk/fs/namei.c
index e2e4e8d032ee..1ab641f2e78e 100644
--- a/trunk/fs/namei.c
+++ b/trunk/fs/namei.c
@@ -2579,7 +2579,6 @@ int vfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	shrink_dcache_parent(dentry);
 	error = dir->i_op->rmdir(dir, dentry);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
@@ -2994,8 +2993,6 @@ static int vfs_rename_dir(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	if (d_mountpoint(old_dentry) || d_mountpoint(new_dentry))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (target)
-		shrink_dcache_parent(new_dentry);
 	error = old_dir->i_op->rename(old_dir, old_dentry, new_dir, new_dentry);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/rcutree.c b/trunk/kernel/rcutree.c
index 89419ff92e99..77a7671dd147 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1648,6 +1648,7 @@ static int __cpuinit rcu_spawn_one_cpu_kthread(int cpu)
 	if (IS_ERR(t))
 		return PTR_ERR(t);
 	kthread_bind(t, cpu);
+	set_task_state(t, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_cpu, cpu) = cpu;
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_task, cpu) != NULL);
 	per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_task, cpu) = t;
@@ -1755,6 +1756,7 @@ static int __cpuinit rcu_spawn_one_node_kthread(struct rcu_state *rsp,
 		if (IS_ERR(t))
 			return PTR_ERR(t);
 		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
+		set_task_state(t, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		rnp->node_kthread_task = t;
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
 		sp.sched_priority = 99;
@@ -1763,8 +1765,6 @@ static int __cpuinit rcu_spawn_one_node_kthread(struct rcu_state *rsp,
 	return rcu_spawn_one_boost_kthread(rsp, rnp, rnp_index);
 }
 
-static void rcu_wake_one_boost_kthread(struct rcu_node *rnp);
-
 /*
  * Spawn all kthreads -- called as soon as the scheduler is running.
  */
@@ -1772,30 +1772,18 @@ static int __init rcu_spawn_kthreads(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
 	struct rcu_node *rnp;
-	struct task_struct *t;
 
 	rcu_kthreads_spawnable = 1;
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		per_cpu(rcu_cpu_has_work, cpu) = 0;
-		if (cpu_online(cpu)) {
+		if (cpu_online(cpu))
 			(void)rcu_spawn_one_cpu_kthread(cpu);
-			t = per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_task, cpu);
-			if (t)
-				wake_up_process(t);
-		}
 	}
 	rnp = rcu_get_root(rcu_state);
 	(void)rcu_spawn_one_node_kthread(rcu_state, rnp);
-	if (rnp->node_kthread_task)
-		wake_up_process(rnp->node_kthread_task);
 	if (NUM_RCU_NODES > 1) {
-		rcu_for_each_leaf_node(rcu_state, rnp) {
+		rcu_for_each_leaf_node(rcu_state, rnp)
 			(void)rcu_spawn_one_node_kthread(rcu_state, rnp);
-			t = rnp->node_kthread_task;
-			if (t)
-				wake_up_process(t);
-			rcu_wake_one_boost_kthread(rnp);
-		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2200,14 +2188,14 @@ rcu_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_state *rsp, int preemptible)
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rsp->onofflock, flags);
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit rcu_prepare_cpu(int cpu)
+static void __cpuinit rcu_online_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	rcu_init_percpu_data(cpu, &rcu_sched_state, 0);
 	rcu_init_percpu_data(cpu, &rcu_bh_state, 0);
 	rcu_preempt_init_percpu_data(cpu);
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit rcu_prepare_kthreads(int cpu)
+static void __cpuinit rcu_online_kthreads(int cpu)
 {
 	struct rcu_data *rdp = per_cpu_ptr(rcu_state->rda, cpu);
 	struct rcu_node *rnp = rdp->mynode;
@@ -2220,31 +2208,6 @@ static void __cpuinit rcu_prepare_kthreads(int cpu)
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * kthread_create() creates threads in TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE state,
- * but the RCU threads are woken on demand, and if demand is low this
- * could be a while triggering the hung task watchdog.
- *
- * In order to avoid this, poke all tasks once the CPU is fully
- * up and running.
- */
-static void __cpuinit rcu_online_kthreads(int cpu)
-{
-	struct rcu_data *rdp = per_cpu_ptr(rcu_state->rda, cpu);
-	struct rcu_node *rnp = rdp->mynode;
-	struct task_struct *t;
-
-	t = per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_task, cpu);
-	if (t)
-		wake_up_process(t);
-
-	t = rnp->node_kthread_task;
-	if (t)
-		wake_up_process(t);
-
-	rcu_wake_one_boost_kthread(rnp);
-}
-
 /*
  * Handle CPU online/offline notification events.
  */
@@ -2258,11 +2221,10 @@ static int __cpuinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	switch (action) {
 	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
 	case CPU_UP_PREPARE_FROZEN:
-		rcu_prepare_cpu(cpu);
-		rcu_prepare_kthreads(cpu);
+		rcu_online_cpu(cpu);
+		rcu_online_kthreads(cpu);
 		break;
 	case CPU_ONLINE:
-		rcu_online_kthreads(cpu);
 	case CPU_DOWN_FAILED:
 		rcu_node_kthread_setaffinity(rnp, -1);
 		rcu_cpu_kthread_setrt(cpu, 1);
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/trunk/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index c8bff3099a89..a767b7dac365 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/trunk/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -1295,6 +1295,7 @@ static int __cpuinit rcu_spawn_one_boost_kthread(struct rcu_state *rsp,
 	if (IS_ERR(t))
 		return PTR_ERR(t);
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
+	set_task_state(t, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	rnp->boost_kthread_task = t;
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
 	sp.sched_priority = RCU_KTHREAD_PRIO;
@@ -1302,12 +1303,6 @@ static int __cpuinit rcu_spawn_one_boost_kthread(struct rcu_state *rsp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit rcu_wake_one_boost_kthread(struct rcu_node *rnp)
-{
-	if (rnp->boost_kthread_task)
-		wake_up_process(rnp->boost_kthread_task);
-}
-
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
 
 static void rcu_initiate_boost(struct rcu_node *rnp, unsigned long flags)
@@ -1331,10 +1326,6 @@ static int __cpuinit rcu_spawn_one_boost_kthread(struct rcu_state *rsp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit rcu_wake_one_boost_kthread(struct rcu_node *rnp)
-{
-}
-
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP