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[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 164d44fd92e79d5bce54d0d62df9f856f7b23925
+refs/heads/master: 87df842410ce5a86fdca9fbec0dba80d2aa88b6f

trunk/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl

@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ void (*dev_config) (struct ata_port *, struct ata_device *);
 	issue of SET FEATURES - XFER MODE, and prior to operation.
 	</para>
 	<para>
+	Called by ata_device_add() after ata_dev_identify() determines
+	a device is present.
+	</para>
+	<para>
 	This entry may be specified as NULL in ata_port_operations.
 	</para>
 
@@ -150,8 +154,8 @@ unsigned int (*mode_filter) (struct ata_port *, struct ata_device *, unsigned in
 
 	<sect2><title>Taskfile read/write</title>
 	<programlisting>
-void (*sff_tf_load) (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
-void (*sff_tf_read) (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+void (*tf_load) (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+void (*tf_read) (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 	</programlisting>
 
 	<para>
@@ -160,35 +164,36 @@ void (*sff_tf_read) (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 	hardware registers / DMA buffers, to obtain the current set of
 	taskfile register values.
 	Most drivers for taskfile-based hardware (PIO or MMIO) use
-	ata_sff_tf_load() and ata_sff_tf_read() for these hooks.
+	ata_tf_load() and ata_tf_read() for these hooks.
 	</para>
 
 	</sect2>
 
 	<sect2><title>PIO data read/write</title>
 	<programlisting>
-void (*sff_data_xfer) (struct ata_device *, unsigned char *, unsigned int, int);
+void (*data_xfer) (struct ata_device *, unsigned char *, unsigned int, int);
 	</programlisting>
 
 	<para>
 All bmdma-style drivers must implement this hook.  This is the low-level
 operation that actually copies the data bytes during a PIO data
 transfer.
-Typically the driver will choose one of ata_sff_data_xfer_noirq(),
-ata_sff_data_xfer(), or ata_sff_data_xfer32().
+Typically the driver
+will choose one of ata_pio_data_xfer_noirq(), ata_pio_data_xfer(), or
+ata_mmio_data_xfer().
 	</para>
 
 	</sect2>
 
 	<sect2><title>ATA command execute</title>
 	<programlisting>
-void (*sff_exec_command)(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+void (*exec_command)(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 	</programlisting>
 
 	<para>
 	causes an ATA command, previously loaded with
 	->tf_load(), to be initiated in hardware.
-	Most drivers for taskfile-based hardware use ata_sff_exec_command()
+	Most drivers for taskfile-based hardware use ata_exec_command()
 	for this hook.
 	</para>
 
@@ -213,23 +218,29 @@ command.
 
 	<sect2><title>Read specific ATA shadow registers</title>
 	<programlisting>
-u8   (*sff_check_status)(struct ata_port *ap);
-u8   (*sff_check_altstatus)(struct ata_port *ap);
+u8   (*check_status)(struct ata_port *ap);
+u8   (*check_altstatus)(struct ata_port *ap);
 	</programlisting>
 
 	<para>
 	Reads the Status/AltStatus ATA shadow register from
 	hardware.  On some hardware, reading the Status register has
 	the side effect of clearing the interrupt condition.
 	Most drivers for taskfile-based hardware use
-	ata_sff_check_status() for this hook.
+	ata_check_status() for this hook.
+	</para>
+	<para>
+	Note that because this is called from ata_device_add(), at
+	least a dummy function that clears device interrupts must be
+	provided for all drivers, even if the controller doesn't
+	actually have a taskfile status register.
 	</para>
 
 	</sect2>
 
 	<sect2><title>Select ATA device on bus</title>
 	<programlisting>
-void (*sff_dev_select)(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device);
+void (*dev_select)(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device);
 	</programlisting>
 
 	<para>
@@ -240,7 +251,9 @@ void (*sff_dev_select)(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device);
 	</para>
 	<para>
 	Most drivers for taskfile-based hardware use
-	ata_sff_dev_select() for this hook.
+	ata_std_dev_select() for this hook.  Controllers which do not
+	support second drives on a port (such as SATA contollers) will
+	use ata_noop_dev_select().
 	</para>
 
 	</sect2>
@@ -428,13 +441,13 @@ void (*irq_clear) (struct ata_port *);
 	to struct ata_host_set.
 	</para>
 	<para>
-	Most legacy IDE drivers use ata_sff_interrupt() for the
+	Most legacy IDE drivers use ata_interrupt() for the
 	irq_handler hook, which scans all ports in the host_set,
 	determines which queued command was active (if any), and calls
-	ata_sff_host_intr(ap,qc).
+	ata_host_intr(ap,qc).
 	</para>
 	<para>
-	Most legacy IDE drivers use ata_sff_irq_clear() for the
+	Most legacy IDE drivers use ata_bmdma_irq_clear() for the
 	irq_clear() hook, which simply clears the interrupt and error
 	flags in the DMA status register.
 	</para>
@@ -483,6 +496,10 @@ void (*host_stop) (struct ata_host_set *host_set);
 	data from port at this time.
 	</para>
 	<para>
+	Many drivers use ata_port_stop() as this hook, which frees the
+	PRD table.
+	</para>
+	<para>
 	->host_stop() is called after all ->port_stop() calls
 have completed.  The hook must finalize hardware shutdown, release DMA
 and other resources, etc.

trunk/Documentation/DocBook/sh.tmpl

@@ -19,17 +19,13 @@
   </authorgroup>
 
   <copyright>
-   <year>2008-2010</year>
+   <year>2008</year>
    <holder>Paul Mundt</holder>
   </copyright>
   <copyright>
-   <year>2008-2010</year>
+   <year>2008</year>
    <holder>Renesas Technology Corp.</holder>
   </copyright>
-  <copyright>
-   <year>2010</year>
-   <holder>Renesas Electronics Corp.</holder>
-  </copyright>
 
   <legalnotice>
    <para>
@@ -81,7 +77,7 @@
   </chapter>
   <chapter id="clk">
     <title>Clock Framework Extensions</title>
-!Iinclude/linux/sh_clk.h
+!Iarch/sh/include/asm/clock.h
   </chapter>
   <chapter id="mach">
     <title>Machine Specific Interfaces</title>

trunk/Documentation/DocBook/tracepoint.tmpl

@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@
      </address>
     </affiliation>
    </author>
-   <author>
-    <firstname>William</firstname>
-    <surname>Cohen</surname>
-    <affiliation>
-     <address>
-      <email>wcohen@redhat.com</email>
-     </address>
-    </affiliation>
-   </author>
   </authorgroup>
 
   <legalnotice>
@@ -100,8 +91,4 @@
 !Iinclude/trace/events/signal.h
   </chapter>
 
-  <chapter id="block">
-   <title>Block IO</title>
-!Iinclude/trace/events/block.h
-  </chapter>
 </book>

trunk/Documentation/HOWTO

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ process is as follows:
     Linus, usually the patches that have already been included in the
     -next kernel for a few weeks.  The preferred way to submit big changes
     is using git (the kernel's source management tool, more information
-    can be found at http://git-scm.com/) but plain patches are also just
+    can be found at http://git.or.cz/) but plain patches are also just
     fine.
   - After two weeks a -rc1 kernel is released it is now possible to push
     only patches that do not include new features that could affect the

trunk/Documentation/RCU/NMI-RCU.txt

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ NMI handler.
 		cpu = smp_processor_id();
 		++nmi_count(cpu);
 
-		if (!rcu_dereference_sched(nmi_callback)(regs, cpu))
+		if (!rcu_dereference(nmi_callback)(regs, cpu))
 			default_do_nmi(regs);
 
 		nmi_exit();
@@ -47,13 +47,12 @@ function pointer.  If this handler returns zero, do_nmi() invokes the
 default_do_nmi() function to handle a machine-specific NMI.  Finally,
 preemption is restored.
 
-In theory, rcu_dereference_sched() is not needed, since this code runs
-only on i386, which in theory does not need rcu_dereference_sched()
-anyway.  However, in practice it is a good documentation aid, particularly
-for anyone attempting to do something similar on Alpha or on systems
-with aggressive optimizing compilers.
+Strictly speaking, rcu_dereference() is not needed, since this code runs
+only on i386, which does not need rcu_dereference() anyway.  However,
+it is a good documentation aid, particularly for anyone attempting to
+do something similar on Alpha.
 
-Quick Quiz:  Why might the rcu_dereference_sched() be necessary on Alpha,
+Quick Quiz:  Why might the rcu_dereference() be necessary on Alpha,
 	     given that the code referenced by the pointer is read-only?
 
 
@@ -100,21 +99,17 @@ invoke irq_enter() and irq_exit() on NMI entry and exit, respectively.
 
 Answer to Quick Quiz
 
-	Why might the rcu_dereference_sched() be necessary on Alpha, given
+	Why might the rcu_dereference() be necessary on Alpha, given
 	that the code referenced by the pointer is read-only?
 
 	Answer: The caller to set_nmi_callback() might well have
-		initialized some data that is to be used by the new NMI
-		handler.  In this case, the rcu_dereference_sched() would
-		be needed, because otherwise a CPU that received an NMI
-		just after the new handler was set might see the pointer
-		to the new NMI handler, but the old pre-initialized
-		version of the handler's data.
-
-		This same sad story can happen on other CPUs when using
-		a compiler with aggressive pointer-value speculation
-		optimizations.
-
-		More important, the rcu_dereference_sched() makes it
-		clear to someone reading the code that the pointer is
-		being protected by RCU-sched.
+		initialized some data that is to be used by the
+		new NMI handler.  In this case, the rcu_dereference()
+		would be needed, because otherwise a CPU that received
+		an NMI just after the new handler was set might see
+		the pointer to the new NMI handler, but the old
+		pre-initialized version of the handler's data.
+
+		More important, the rcu_dereference() makes it clear
+		to someone reading the code that the pointer is being
+		protected by RCU.

trunk/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt

@@ -260,8 +260,7 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome!
 	The reason that it is permissible to use RCU list-traversal
 	primitives when the update-side lock is held is that doing so
 	can be quite helpful in reducing code bloat when common code is
-	shared between readers and updaters.  Additional primitives
-	are provided for this case, as discussed in lockdep.txt.
+	shared between readers and updaters.
 
 10.	Conversely, if you are in an RCU read-side critical section,
 	and you don't hold the appropriate update-side lock, you -must-
@@ -345,8 +344,8 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome!
 	requiring SRCU's read-side deadlock immunity or low read-side
 	realtime latency.
 
-	Note that, rcu_assign_pointer() relates to SRCU just as they do
-	to other forms of RCU.
+	Note that, rcu_assign_pointer() and rcu_dereference() relate to
+	SRCU just as they do to other forms of RCU.
 
 15.	The whole point of call_rcu(), synchronize_rcu(), and friends
 	is to wait until all pre-existing readers have finished before

trunk/Documentation/RCU/lockdep.txt

@@ -32,20 +32,9 @@ checking of rcu_dereference() primitives:
 	srcu_dereference(p, sp):
 		Check for SRCU read-side critical section.
 	rcu_dereference_check(p, c):
-		Use explicit check expression "c".  This is useful in
-		code that is invoked by both readers and updaters.
+		Use explicit check expression "c".
 	rcu_dereference_raw(p)
 		Don't check.  (Use sparingly, if at all.)
-	rcu_dereference_protected(p, c):
-		Use explicit check expression "c", and omit all barriers
-		and compiler constraints.  This is useful when the data
-		structure cannot change, for example, in code that is
-		invoked only by updaters.
-	rcu_access_pointer(p):
-		Return the value of the pointer and omit all barriers,
-		but retain the compiler constraints that prevent duplicating
-		or coalescsing.  This is useful when when testing the
-		value of the pointer itself, for example, against NULL.
 
 The rcu_dereference_check() check expression can be any boolean
 expression, but would normally include one of the rcu_read_lock_held()
@@ -70,20 +59,7 @@ In case (1), the pointer is picked up in an RCU-safe manner for vanilla
 RCU read-side critical sections, in case (2) the ->file_lock prevents
 any change from taking place, and finally, in case (3) the current task
 is the only task accessing the file_struct, again preventing any change
-from taking place.  If the above statement was invoked only from updater
-code, it could instead be written as follows:
-
-	file = rcu_dereference_protected(fdt->fd[fd],
-					 lockdep_is_held(&files->file_lock) ||
-					 atomic_read(&files->count) == 1);
-
-This would verify cases #2 and #3 above, and furthermore lockdep would
-complain if this was used in an RCU read-side critical section unless one
-of these two cases held.  Because rcu_dereference_protected() omits all
-barriers and compiler constraints, it generates better code than do the
-other flavors of rcu_dereference().  On the other hand, it is illegal
-to use rcu_dereference_protected() if either the RCU-protected pointer
-or the RCU-protected data that it points to can change concurrently.
+from taking place.
 
 There are currently only "universal" versions of the rcu_assign_pointer()
 and RCU list-/tree-traversal primitives, which do not (yet) check for