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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: d41e26b901111f4e540aa2c27ec7a1681c782be9
+refs/heads/master: b7e6f62fe259187f2578d00960ef1b0e6ff6afd5

trunk/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt

@@ -308,9 +308,31 @@ Who:	Matthew Wilcox <willy@linux.intel.com>
 
 ---------------------------
 
+What:	SCTP_GET_PEER_ADDRS_NUM_OLD, SCTP_GET_PEER_ADDRS_OLD,
+	SCTP_GET_LOCAL_ADDRS_NUM_OLD, SCTP_GET_LOCAL_ADDRS_OLD
+When: 	June 2009
+Why:    A newer version of the options have been introduced in 2005 that
+	removes the limitions of the old API.  The sctp library has been
+        converted to use these new options at the same time.  Any user
+	space app that directly uses the old options should convert to using
+	the new options.
+Who:	Vlad Yasevich <vladislav.yasevich@hp.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
 What:	CONFIG_THERMAL_HWMON
 When:	January 2009
 Why:	This option was introduced just to allow older lm-sensors userspace
 	to keep working over the upgrade to 2.6.26. At the scheduled time of
 	removal fixed lm-sensors (2.x or 3.x) should be readily available.
 Who:	Rene Herman <rene.herman@gmail.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What:	Code that is now under CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
+	(in net/core/net-sysfs.c)
+When:	After the only user (hal) has seen a release with the patches
+	for enough time, probably some time in 2010.
+Why:	Over 1K .text/.data size reduction, data is available in other
+	ways (ioctls)
+Who:	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>

trunk/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs.txt

@@ -233,12 +233,10 @@ accomplished via the group operations specified on the group's
 config_item_type.
 
 	struct configfs_group_operations {
-		int (*make_item)(struct config_group *group,
-				 const char *name,
-				 struct config_item **new_item);
-		int (*make_group)(struct config_group *group,
-				  const char *name,
-				  struct config_group **new_group);
+		struct config_item *(*make_item)(struct config_group *group,
+						 const char *name);
+		struct config_group *(*make_group)(struct config_group *group,
+						   const char *name);
 		int (*commit_item)(struct config_item *item);
 		void (*disconnect_notify)(struct config_group *group,
 					  struct config_item *item);

trunk/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs_example.c

@@ -273,22 +273,21 @@ static inline struct simple_children *to_simple_children(struct config_item *ite
 	return item ? container_of(to_config_group(item), struct simple_children, group) : NULL;
 }
 
-static int simple_children_make_item(struct config_group *group, const char *name, struct config_item **new_item)
+static struct config_item *simple_children_make_item(struct config_group *group, const char *name)
 {
 	struct simple_child *simple_child;
 
 	simple_child = kzalloc(sizeof(struct simple_child), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!simple_child)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 
 	config_item_init_type_name(&simple_child->item, name,
 				   &simple_child_type);
 
 	simple_child->storeme = 0;
 
-	*new_item = &simple_child->item;
-	return 0;
+	return &simple_child->item;
 }
 
 static struct configfs_attribute simple_children_attr_description = {
@@ -360,21 +359,20 @@ static struct configfs_subsystem simple_children_subsys = {
  * children of its own.
  */
 
-static int group_children_make_group(struct config_group *group, const char *name, struct config_group **new_group)
+static struct config_group *group_children_make_group(struct config_group *group, const char *name)
 {
 	struct simple_children *simple_children;
 
 	simple_children = kzalloc(sizeof(struct simple_children),
 				  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!simple_children)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 
 	config_group_init_type_name(&simple_children->group, name,
 				    &simple_children_type);
 
-	*new_group = &simple_children->group;
-	return 0;
+	return &simple_children->group;
 }
 
 static struct configfs_attribute group_children_attr_description = {

trunk/Documentation/filesystems/nfs-rdma.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
  Author: NetApp and Open Grid Computing
- Date: April 15, 2008
+ Date: May 29, 2008
 
 Table of Contents
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -60,39 +60,52 @@ Installation
     The procedures described in this document have been tested with
     distributions from Red Hat's Fedora Project (http://fedora.redhat.com/).
 
-  - Install nfs-utils-1.1.1 or greater on the client
+  - Install nfs-utils-1.1.2 or greater on the client
 
-    An NFS/RDMA mount point can only be obtained by using the mount.nfs
-    command in nfs-utils-1.1.1 or greater. To see which version of mount.nfs
-    you are using, type:
+    An NFS/RDMA mount point can be obtained by using the mount.nfs command in
+    nfs-utils-1.1.2 or greater (nfs-utils-1.1.1 was the first nfs-utils
+    version with support for NFS/RDMA mounts, but for various reasons we
+    recommend using nfs-utils-1.1.2 or greater). To see which version of
+    mount.nfs you are using, type:
 
-    > /sbin/mount.nfs -V
+    $ /sbin/mount.nfs -V
 
-    If the version is less than 1.1.1 or the command does not exist,
-    then you will need to install the latest version of nfs-utils.
+    If the version is less than 1.1.2 or the command does not exist,
+    you should install the latest version of nfs-utils.
 
     Download the latest package from:
 
     http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/nfs
 
     Uncompress the package and follow the installation instructions.
 
-    If you will not be using GSS and NFSv4, the installation process
-    can be simplified by disabling these features when running configure:
+    If you will not need the idmapper and gssd executables (you do not need
+    these to create an NFS/RDMA enabled mount command), the installation
+    process can be simplified by disabling these features when running
+    configure:
 
-    > ./configure --disable-gss --disable-nfsv4
+    $ ./configure --disable-gss --disable-nfsv4
 
-    For more information on this see the package's README and INSTALL files.
+    To build nfs-utils you will need the tcp_wrappers package installed. For
+    more information on this see the package's README and INSTALL files.
 
     After building the nfs-utils package, there will be a mount.nfs binary in
     the utils/mount directory. This binary can be used to initiate NFS v2, v3,
-    or v4 mounts. To initiate a v4 mount, the binary must be called mount.nfs4.
-    The standard technique is to create a symlink called mount.nfs4 to mount.nfs.
+    or v4 mounts. To initiate a v4 mount, the binary must be called
+    mount.nfs4.  The standard technique is to create a symlink called
+    mount.nfs4 to mount.nfs.
 
-    NOTE: mount.nfs and therefore nfs-utils-1.1.1 or greater is only needed
+    This mount.nfs binary should be installed at /sbin/mount.nfs as follows:
+
+    $ sudo cp utils/mount/mount.nfs /sbin/mount.nfs
+
+    In this location, mount.nfs will be invoked automatically for NFS mounts
+    by the system mount commmand.
+
+    NOTE: mount.nfs and therefore nfs-utils-1.1.2 or greater is only needed
     on the NFS client machine. You do not need this specific version of
     nfs-utils on the server. Furthermore, only the mount.nfs command from
-    nfs-utils-1.1.1 is needed on the client.
+    nfs-utils-1.1.2 is needed on the client.
 
   - Install a Linux kernel with NFS/RDMA
 
@@ -156,8 +169,8 @@ Check RDMA and NFS Setup
     this time. For example, if you are using a Mellanox Tavor/Sinai/Arbel
     card:
 
-    > modprobe ib_mthca
-    > modprobe ib_ipoib
+    $ modprobe ib_mthca
+    $ modprobe ib_ipoib
 
     If you are using InfiniBand, make sure there is a Subnet Manager (SM)
     running on the network. If your IB switch has an embedded SM, you can
@@ -166,18 +179,18 @@ Check RDMA and NFS Setup
 
     If an SM is running on your network, you should see the following:
 
-    > cat /sys/class/infiniband/driverX/ports/1/state
+    $ cat /sys/class/infiniband/driverX/ports/1/state
     4: ACTIVE
 
     where driverX is mthca0, ipath5, ehca3, etc.
 
     To further test the InfiniBand software stack, use IPoIB (this
     assumes you have two IB hosts named host1 and host2):
 
-    host1> ifconfig ib0 a.b.c.x
-    host2> ifconfig ib0 a.b.c.y
-    host1> ping a.b.c.y
-    host2> ping a.b.c.x
+    host1$ ifconfig ib0 a.b.c.x
+    host2$ ifconfig ib0 a.b.c.y
+    host1$ ping a.b.c.y
+    host2$ ping a.b.c.x
 
     For other device types, follow the appropriate procedures.
 
@@ -202,55 +215,57 @@ NFS/RDMA Setup
     /vol0   192.168.0.47(fsid=0,rw,async,insecure,no_root_squash)
     /vol0   192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(fsid=0,rw,async,insecure,no_root_squash)
 
-    The IP address(es) is(are) the client's IPoIB address for an InfiniBand HCA or the
-    cleint's iWARP address(es) for an RNIC.
+    The IP address(es) is(are) the client's IPoIB address for an InfiniBand
+    HCA or the cleint's iWARP address(es) for an RNIC.
 
-    NOTE: The "insecure" option must be used because the NFS/RDMA client does not
-    use a reserved port.
+    NOTE: The "insecure" option must be used because the NFS/RDMA client does
+    not use a reserved port.
 
  Each time a machine boots:
 
   - Load and configure the RDMA drivers
 
     For InfiniBand using a Mellanox adapter:
 
-    > modprobe ib_mthca
-    > modprobe ib_ipoib
-    > ifconfig ib0 a.b.c.d
+    $ modprobe ib_mthca
+    $ modprobe ib_ipoib
+    $ ifconfig ib0 a.b.c.d
 
     NOTE: use unique addresses for the client and server
 
   - Start the NFS server
 
-    If the NFS/RDMA server was built as a module (CONFIG_SUNRPC_XPRT_RDMA=m in kernel config),
-    load the RDMA transport module:
+    If the NFS/RDMA server was built as a module (CONFIG_SUNRPC_XPRT_RDMA=m in
+    kernel config), load the RDMA transport module:
 
-    > modprobe svcrdma
+    $ modprobe svcrdma
 
-    Regardless of how the server was built (module or built-in), start the server:
+    Regardless of how the server was built (module or built-in), start the
+    server:
 
-    > /etc/init.d/nfs start
+    $ /etc/init.d/nfs start
 
     or
 
-    > service nfs start
+    $ service nfs start
 
     Instruct the server to listen on the RDMA transport:
 
-    > echo rdma 2050 > /proc/fs/nfsd/portlist
+    $ echo rdma 2050 > /proc/fs/nfsd/portlist
 
   - On the client system
 
-    If the NFS/RDMA client was built as a module (CONFIG_SUNRPC_XPRT_RDMA=m in kernel config),
-    load the RDMA client module:
+    If the NFS/RDMA client was built as a module (CONFIG_SUNRPC_XPRT_RDMA=m in
+    kernel config), load the RDMA client module:
 
-    > modprobe xprtrdma.ko
+    $ modprobe xprtrdma.ko
 
-    Regardless of how the client was built (module or built-in), issue the mount.nfs command:
+    Regardless of how the client was built (module or built-in), use this
+    command to mount the NFS/RDMA server:
 
-    > /path/to/your/mount.nfs <IPoIB-server-name-or-address>:/<export> /mnt -i -o rdma,port=2050
+    $ mount -o rdma,port=2050 <IPoIB-server-name-or-address>:/<export> /mnt
 
-    To verify that the mount is using RDMA, run "cat /proc/mounts" and check the
-    "proto" field for the given mount.
+    To verify that the mount is using RDMA, run "cat /proc/mounts" and check
+    the "proto" field for the given mount.
 
   Congratulations! You're using NFS/RDMA!

trunk/Documentation/input/gameport-programming.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-$Id: gameport-programming.txt,v 1.3 2001/04/24 13:51:37 vojtech Exp $
-
 Programming gameport drivers
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

trunk/Documentation/input/input.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 			  Linux Input drivers v1.0
 	       (c) 1999-2001 Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@ucw.cz>
 			     Sponsored by SuSE
-	    $Id: input.txt,v 1.8 2002/05/29 03:15:01 bradleym Exp $
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 0. Disclaimer

trunk/Documentation/input/joystick-api.txt

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 			      7 Aug 1998
 
-	$Id: joystick-api.txt,v 1.2 2001/05/08 21:21:23 vojtech Exp $
-
 1. Initialization
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

trunk/Documentation/input/joystick-parport.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 	       (c) 1998-2000 Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@ucw.cz>
 	       (c) 1998 Andree Borrmann <a.borrmann@tu-bs.de>
 			     Sponsored by SuSE
-	$Id: joystick-parport.txt,v 1.6 2001/09/25 09:31:32 vojtech Exp $
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 0. Disclaimer

trunk/Documentation/input/joystick.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 		       Linux Joystick driver v2.0.0
 	       (c) 1996-2000 Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@ucw.cz>
 			     Sponsored by SuSE
-	   $Id: joystick.txt,v 1.12 2002/03/03 12:13:07 jdeneux Exp $
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 0. Disclaimer

trunk/Documentation/md.txt

@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ All md devices contain:
      writing the word for the desired state, however some states
      cannot be explicitly set, and some transitions are not allowed.
 
+     Select/poll works on this file.  All changes except between
+     	active_idle and active (which can be frequent and are not
+	very interesting) are notified.  active->active_idle is
+	reported if the metadata is externally managed.
+
      clear
          No devices, no size, no level
          Writing is equivalent to STOP_ARRAY ioctl
@@ -292,6 +297,10 @@ Each directory contains:
 	      writemostly - device will only be subject to read
 		         requests if there are no other options.
 			 This applies only to raid1 arrays.
+	      blocked  - device has failed, metadata is "external",
+	                 and the failure hasn't been acknowledged yet.
+			 Writes that would write to this device if
+			 it were not faulty are blocked.
 	      spare    - device is working, but not a full member.
 			 This includes spares that are in the process
 			 of being recovered to
@@ -301,6 +310,12 @@ Each directory contains:
 	Writing "remove" removes the device from the array.
 	Writing "writemostly" sets the writemostly flag.
 	Writing "-writemostly" clears the writemostly flag.
+	Writing "blocked" sets the "blocked" flag.
+	Writing "-blocked" clear the "blocked" flag and allows writes
+		to complete.
+
+	This file responds to select/poll. Any change to 'faulty'
+	or 'blocked' causes an event.
 
       errors
 	An approximate count of read errors that have been detected on
@@ -332,7 +347,7 @@ Each directory contains:
         for storage of data.  This will normally be the same as the
 	component_size.  This can be written while assembling an
         array.  If a value less than the current component_size is
-        written, component_size will be reduced to this value.
+        written, it will be rejected.
 
 
 An active md device will also contain and entry for each active device
@@ -381,6 +396,19 @@ also have
 	'check' and 'repair' will start the appropriate process
            providing the current state is 'idle'.
 
+      This file responds to select/poll.  Any important change in the value
+      triggers a poll event.  Sometimes the value will briefly be
+      "recover" if a recovery seems to be needed, but cannot be
+      achieved. In that case, the transition to "recover" isn't
+      notified, but the transition away is.
+
+   degraded
+      This contains a count of the number of devices by which the
+      arrays is degraded.  So an optimal array with show '0'.  A
+      single failed/missing drive will show '1', etc.
+      This file responds to select/poll, any increase or decrease
+      in the count of missing devices will trigger an event.
+
    mismatch_count
       When performing 'check' and 'repair', and possibly when
       performing 'resync', md will count the number of errors that are