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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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-refs/heads/master: 9ac684fc38cf17fbd25c0c9e388713c5ddfa3b14
+refs/heads/master: c54dcd8ec9f05c8951d1e622e90904aef95379f9
diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/00-INDEX b/trunk/Documentation/00-INDEX
@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ 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.
-mtrr.txt
-	- how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance.
 mutex-design.txt
 	- info on the generic mutex subsystem.
 namespaces/

diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/DMA-API.txt b/trunk/Documentation/DMA-API.txt
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ With scatterlists, you use the resulting mapping like this:
 	int i, count = dma_map_sg(dev, sglist, nents, direction);
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
 
-	for (i = 0, sg = sglist; i < count; i++, sg++) {
+	for_each_sg(sglist, sg, count, i) {
 		hw_address[i] = sg_dma_address(sg);
 		hw_len[i] = sg_dma_len(sg);
 	}

diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl b/trunk/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@ X!Edrivers/pnp/system.c
 !Eblock/blk-barrier.c
 !Eblock/blk-tag.c
 !Iblock/blk-tag.c
+!Eblock/blk-integrity.c
+!Iblock/blktrace.c
+!Iblock/genhd.c
+!Eblock/genhd.c
   </chapter>
 
   <chapter id="chrdev">

diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt b/trunk/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt
@@ -30,12 +30,18 @@ write_expire	(in ms)
 Similar to read_expire mentioned above, but for writes.
 
 
-fifo_batch
+fifo_batch	(number of requests)
 ----------
 
-When a read request expires its deadline, we must move some requests from
-the sorted io scheduler list to the block device dispatch queue. fifo_batch
-controls how many requests we move.
+Requests are grouped into ``batches'' of a particular data direction (read or
+write) which are serviced in increasing sector order.  To limit extra seeking,
+deadline expiries are only checked between batches.  fifo_batch controls the
+maximum number of requests per batch.
+
+This parameter tunes the balance between per-request latency and aggregate
+throughput.  When low latency is the primary concern, smaller is better (where
+a value of 1 yields first-come first-served behaviour).  Increasing fifo_batch
+generally improves throughput, at the cost of latency variation.
 
 
 writes_starved	(number of dispatches)

diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/cdrom/ide-cd b/trunk/Documentation/cdrom/ide-cd
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ useful for reading photocds.
 
 To play an audio CD, you should first unmount and remove any data
 CDROM.  Any of the CDROM player programs should then work (workman,
-workbone, cdplayer, etc.).  Lacking anything else, you could use the
-cdtester program in Documentation/cdrom/sbpcd.
+workbone, cdplayer, etc.).
 
 On a few drives, you can read digital audio directly using a program
 such as cdda2wav.  The only types of drive which I've heard support

diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt b/trunk/Documentation/kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ if ($#ARGV < 0) {
 mkdir $ARGV[0],0777;
 $state = 0;
 while (<STDIN>) {
-    if (/^\.TH \"[^\"]*\" 4 \"([^\"]*)\"/) {
+    if (/^\.TH \"[^\"]*\" 9 \"([^\"]*)\"/) {
 	if ($state == 1) { close OUT }
 	$state = 1;
-	$fn = "$ARGV[0]/$1.4";
+	$fn = "$ARGV[0]/$1.9";
 	print STDERR "Creating $fn\n";
 	open OUT, ">$fn" or die "can't open $fn: $!\n";
 	print OUT $_;

diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/trunk/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -463,12 +463,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			Range: 0 - 8192
 			Default: 64
 
-	disable_8254_timer
-	enable_8254_timer
-			[IA32/X86_64] Disable/Enable interrupt 0 timer routing
-			over the 8254 in addition to over the IO-APIC. The
-			kernel tries to set a sensible default.
-
 	hpet=		[X86-32,HPET] option to control HPET usage
 			Format: { enable (default) | disable | force }
 			disable: disable HPET and use PIT instead
@@ -1882,6 +1876,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 	shapers=	[NET]
 			Maximal number of shapers.
 
+	show_msr=	[x86] show boot-time MSR settings
+			Format: { <integer> }
+			Show boot-time (BIOS-initialized) MSR settings.
+			The parameter means the number of CPUs to show,
+			for example 1 means boot CPU only.
+
 	sim710=		[SCSI,HW]
 			See header of drivers/scsi/sim710.c.