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+modules.builtin
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-include/linux/autoconf.h
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diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-usb b/trunk/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-usb
@@ -21,25 +21,27 @@ Contact:	Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
 Description:
 		Each USB device directory will contain a file named
 		power/level.  This file holds a power-level setting for
-		the device, one of "on", "auto", or "suspend".
+		the device, either "on" or "auto".
 
 		"on" means that the device is not allowed to autosuspend,
 		although normal suspends for system sleep will still
 		be honored.  "auto" means the device will autosuspend
 		and autoresume in the usual manner, according to the
-		capabilities of its driver.  "suspend" means the device
-		is forced into a suspended state and it will not autoresume
-		in response to I/O requests.  However remote-wakeup requests
-		from the device may still be enabled (the remote-wakeup
-		setting is controlled separately by the power/wakeup
-		attribute).
+		capabilities of its driver.
 
 		During normal use, devices should be left in the "auto"
-		level.  The other levels are meant for administrative uses.
+		level.  The "on" level is meant for administrative uses.
 		If you want to suspend a device immediately but leave it
 		free to wake up in response to I/O requests, you should
 		write "0" to power/autosuspend.
 
+		Device not capable of proper suspend and resume should be
+		left in the "on" level.  Although the USB spec requires
+		devices to support suspend/resume, many of them do not.
+		In fact so many don't that by default, the USB core
+		initializes all non-hub devices in the "on" level.  Some
+		drivers may change this setting when they are bound.
+
 What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/.../power/persist
 Date:		May 2007
 KernelVersion:	2.6.23

diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory b/trunk/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ Description:
 Users:		hotplug memory remove tools
 		https://w3.opensource.ibm.com/projects/powerpc-utils/
 
+
+What:		/sys/devices/system/memoryX/nodeY
+Date:		October 2009
+Contact:	Linux Memory Management list <linux-mm@kvack.org>
+Description:
+		When CONFIG_NUMA is enabled, a symbolic link that
+		points to the corresponding NUMA node directory.
+
+		For example, the following symbolic link is created for
+		memory section 9 on node0:
+		/sys/devices/system/memory/memory9/node0 -> ../../node/node0
+
+
 What:		/sys/devices/system/node/nodeX/memoryY
 Date:		September 2008
 Contact:	Gary Hade <garyhade@us.ibm.com>
@@ -70,4 +83,3 @@ Description:
 		memory section directory.  For example, the following symbolic
 		link is created for memory section 9 on node0.
 		/sys/devices/system/node/node0/memory9 -> ../../memory/memory9
-
diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu b/trunk/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
@@ -62,6 +62,35 @@ Description:	CPU topology files that describe kernel limits related to
 		See Documentation/cputopology.txt for more information.
 
 
+What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/probe
+		/sys/devices/system/cpu/release
+Date:		November 2009
+Contact:	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
+Description:	Dynamic addition and removal of CPU's.  This is not hotplug
+		removal, this is meant complete removal/addition of the CPU
+		from the system.
+
+		probe: writes to this file will dynamically add a CPU to the
+		system.  Information written to the file to add CPU's is
+		architecture specific.
+
+		release: writes to this file dynamically remove a CPU from
+		the system.  Information writtento the file to remove CPU's
+		is architecture specific.
+
+What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu#/node
+Date:		October 2009
+Contact:	Linux memory management mailing list <linux-mm@kvack.org>
+Description:	Discover NUMA node a CPU belongs to
+
+		When CONFIG_NUMA is enabled, a symbolic link that points
+		to the corresponding NUMA node directory.
+
+		For example, the following symlink is created for cpu42
+		in NUMA node 2:
+
+		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu42/node2 -> ../../node/node2
+
 
 What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu#/node
 Date:		October 2009

diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab b/trunk/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The alloc_fastpath file is read-only and specifies how many
-		objects have been allocated using the fast path.
+		The alloc_fastpath file shows how many objects have been
+		allocated using the fast path.  It can be written to clear the
+		current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/alloc_from_partial
@@ -55,9 +56,10 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The alloc_from_partial file is read-only and specifies how
-		many times a cpu slab has been full and it has been refilled
-		by using a slab from the list of partially used slabs.
+		The alloc_from_partial file shows how many times a cpu slab has
+		been full and it has been refilled by using a slab from the list
+		of partially used slabs.  It can be written to clear the current
+		count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/alloc_refill
@@ -66,9 +68,9 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The alloc_refill file is read-only and specifies how many
-		times the per-cpu freelist was empty but there were objects
-		available as the result of remote cpu frees.
+		The alloc_refill file shows how many times the per-cpu freelist
+		was empty but there were objects available as the result of
+		remote cpu frees.  It can be written to clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/alloc_slab
@@ -77,8 +79,9 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The alloc_slab file is read-only and specifies how many times
-		a new slab had to be allocated from the page allocator.
+		The alloc_slab file is shows how many times a new slab had to
+		be allocated from the page allocator.  It can be written to
+		clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/alloc_slowpath
@@ -87,9 +90,10 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The alloc_slowpath file is read-only and specifies how many
-		objects have been allocated using the slow path because of a
-		refill or allocation from a partial or new slab.
+		The alloc_slowpath file shows how many objects have been
+		allocated using the slow path because of a refill or
+		allocation from a partial or new slab.  It can be written to
+		clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/cache_dma
@@ -117,10 +121,11 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.31
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The file cpuslab_flush is read-only and specifies how many
-		times a cache's cpu slabs have been flushed as the result of
-		destroying or shrinking a cache, a cpu going offline, or as
-		the result of forcing an allocation from a certain node.
+		The file cpuslab_flush shows how many times a cache's cpu slabs
+		have been flushed as the result of destroying or shrinking a
+		cache, a cpu going offline, or as the result of forcing an
+		allocation from a certain node.  It can be written to clear the
+		current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/ctor
@@ -139,8 +144,8 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The file deactivate_empty is read-only and specifies how many
-		times an empty cpu slab was deactivated.
+		The deactivate_empty file shows how many times an empty cpu slab
+		was deactivated.  It can be written to clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/deactivate_full
@@ -149,8 +154,8 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The file deactivate_full is read-only and specifies how many
-		times a full cpu slab was deactivated.
+		The deactivate_full file shows how many times a full cpu slab
+		was deactivated.  It can be written to clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/deactivate_remote_frees
@@ -159,9 +164,9 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The file deactivate_remote_frees is read-only and specifies how
-		many times a cpu slab has been deactivated and contained free
-		objects that were freed remotely.
+		The deactivate_remote_frees file shows how many times a cpu slab
+		has been deactivated and contained free objects that were freed
+		remotely.  It can be written to clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/deactivate_to_head
@@ -170,9 +175,9 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The file deactivate_to_head is read-only and specifies how
-		many times a partial cpu slab was deactivated and added to the
-		head of its node's partial list.
+		The deactivate_to_head file shows how many times a partial cpu
+		slab was deactivated and added to the head of its node's partial
+		list.  It can be written to clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/deactivate_to_tail
@@ -181,9 +186,9 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The file deactivate_to_tail is read-only and specifies how
-		many times a partial cpu slab was deactivated and added to the
-		tail of its node's partial list.
+		The deactivate_to_tail file shows how many times a partial cpu
+		slab was deactivated and added to the tail of its node's partial
+		list.  It can be written to clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/destroy_by_rcu
@@ -201,9 +206,9 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The file free_add_partial is read-only and specifies how many
-		times an object has been freed in a full slab so that it had to
-		added to its node's partial list.
+		The free_add_partial file shows how many times an object has
+		been freed in a full slab so that it had to added to its node's
+		partial list.  It can be written to clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/free_calls
@@ -222,9 +227,9 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The free_fastpath file is read-only and specifies how many
-		objects have been freed using the fast path because it was an
-		object from the cpu slab.
+		The free_fastpath file shows how many objects have been freed
+		using the fast path because it was an object from the cpu slab.
+		It can be written to clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/free_frozen
@@ -233,9 +238,9 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The free_frozen file is read-only and specifies how many
-		objects have been freed to a frozen slab (i.e. a remote cpu
-		slab).
+		The free_frozen file shows how many objects have been freed to
+		a frozen slab (i.e. a remote cpu slab).  It can be written to
+		clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/free_remove_partial
@@ -244,9 +249,10 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The file free_remove_partial is read-only and specifies how
-		many times an object has been freed to a now-empty slab so
-		that it had to be removed from its node's partial list.
+		The free_remove_partial file shows how many times an object has
+		been freed to a now-empty slab so that it had to be removed from
+		its node's partial list.  It can be written to clear the current
+		count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/free_slab
@@ -255,8 +261,9 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The free_slab file is read-only and specifies how many times an
-		empty slab has been freed back to the page allocator.
+		The free_slab file shows how many times an empty slab has been
+		freed back to the page allocator.  It can be written to clear
+		the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/free_slowpath
@@ -265,9 +272,9 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.25
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The free_slowpath file is read-only and specifies how many
-		objects have been freed using the slow path (i.e. to a full or
-		partial slab).
+		The free_slowpath file shows how many objects have been freed
+		using the slow path (i.e. to a full or partial slab).  It can
+		be written to clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/hwcache_align
@@ -346,10 +353,10 @@ KernelVersion:	2.6.26
 Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
 Description:
-		The file order_fallback is read-only and specifies how many
-		times an allocation of a new slab has not been possible at the
-		cache's order and instead fallen back to its minimum possible
-		order.
+		The order_fallback file shows how many times an allocation of a
+		new slab has not been possible at the cache's order and instead
+		fallen back to its minimum possible order.  It can be written to
+		clear the current count.
 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled.
 
 What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/partial