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b: refs/heads/master
c: 7451102
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 69266866a5790080d7fe80094b28d670ff8aa765
+refs/heads/master: 74511020dde10252f8b8e648690d99dba721de14

trunk/.gitignore

@@ -34,14 +34,18 @@ modules.builtin
 #
 # Top-level generic files
 #
-tags
-TAGS
-linux
-vmlinux
-vmlinuz
-System.map
-Module.markers
-Module.symvers
+/tags
+/TAGS
+/linux
+/vmlinux
+/vmlinuz
+/System.map
+/Module.markers
+/Module.symvers
+
+#
+# git files that we don't want to ignore even it they are dot-files
+#
 !.gitignore
 !.mailmap
 

trunk/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-usb

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Description:
 		match the driver to the device.  For example:
 		# echo "046d c315" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/foo/remove_id
 
-What:		/sys/bus/usb/device/.../avoid_reset
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/device/.../avoid_reset_quirk
 Date:		December 2009
 Contact:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.org>
 Description:

trunk/Documentation/DMA-API.txt

@@ -4,20 +4,18 @@
         James E.J. Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com>
 
 This document describes the DMA API.  For a more gentle introduction
-phrased in terms of the pci_ equivalents (and actual examples) see
-Documentation/PCI/PCI-DMA-mapping.txt.
+of the API (and actual examples) see
+Documentation/DMA-API-HOWTO.txt.
 
-This API is split into two pieces.  Part I describes the API and the
-corresponding pci_ API.  Part II describes the extensions to the API
-for supporting non-consistent memory machines.  Unless you know that
-your driver absolutely has to support non-consistent platforms (this
-is usually only legacy platforms) you should only use the API
-described in part I.
+This API is split into two pieces.  Part I describes the API.  Part II
+describes the extensions to the API for supporting non-consistent
+memory machines.  Unless you know that your driver absolutely has to
+support non-consistent platforms (this is usually only legacy
+platforms) you should only use the API described in part I.
 
-Part I - pci_ and dma_ Equivalent API 
+Part I - dma_ API
 -------------------------------------
 
-To get the pci_ API, you must #include <linux/pci.h>
 To get the dma_ API, you must #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 
 
@@ -27,9 +25,6 @@ Part Ia - Using large dma-coherent buffers
 void *
 dma_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 			     dma_addr_t *dma_handle, gfp_t flag)
-void *
-pci_alloc_consistent(struct pci_dev *dev, size_t size,
-			     dma_addr_t *dma_handle)
 
 Consistent memory is memory for which a write by either the device or
 the processor can immediately be read by the processor or device
@@ -53,15 +48,11 @@ The simplest way to do that is to use the dma_pool calls (see below).
 The flag parameter (dma_alloc_coherent only) allows the caller to
 specify the GFP_ flags (see kmalloc) for the allocation (the
 implementation may choose to ignore flags that affect the location of
-the returned memory, like GFP_DMA).  For pci_alloc_consistent, you
-must assume GFP_ATOMIC behaviour.
+the returned memory, like GFP_DMA).
 
 void
 dma_free_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size, void *cpu_addr,
 			   dma_addr_t dma_handle)
-void
-pci_free_consistent(struct pci_dev *dev, size_t size, void *cpu_addr,
-			   dma_addr_t dma_handle)
 
 Free the region of consistent memory you previously allocated.  dev,
 size and dma_handle must all be the same as those passed into the
@@ -89,10 +80,6 @@ for alignment, like queue heads needing to be aligned on N-byte boundaries.
 	dma_pool_create(const char *name, struct device *dev,
 			size_t size, size_t align, size_t alloc);
 
-	struct pci_pool *
-	pci_pool_create(const char *name, struct pci_device *dev,
-			size_t size, size_t align, size_t alloc);
-
 The pool create() routines initialize a pool of dma-coherent buffers
 for use with a given device.  It must be called in a context which
 can sleep.
@@ -108,9 +95,6 @@ from this pool must not cross 4KByte boundaries.
 	void *dma_pool_alloc(struct dma_pool *pool, gfp_t gfp_flags,
 			dma_addr_t *dma_handle);
 
-	void *pci_pool_alloc(struct pci_pool *pool, gfp_t gfp_flags,
-			dma_addr_t *dma_handle);
-
 This allocates memory from the pool; the returned memory will meet the size
 and alignment requirements specified at creation time.  Pass GFP_ATOMIC to
 prevent blocking, or if it's permitted (not in_interrupt, not holding SMP locks),
@@ -122,18 +106,13 @@ pool's device.
 	void dma_pool_free(struct dma_pool *pool, void *vaddr,
 			dma_addr_t addr);
 
-	void pci_pool_free(struct pci_pool *pool, void *vaddr,
-			dma_addr_t addr);
-
 This puts memory back into the pool.  The pool is what was passed to
 the pool allocation routine; the cpu (vaddr) and dma addresses are what
 were returned when that routine allocated the memory being freed.
 
 
 	void dma_pool_destroy(struct dma_pool *pool);
 
-	void pci_pool_destroy(struct pci_pool *pool);
-
 The pool destroy() routines free the resources of the pool.  They must be
 called in a context which can sleep.  Make sure you've freed all allocated
 memory back to the pool before you destroy it.
@@ -144,8 +123,6 @@ Part Ic - DMA addressing limitations
 
 int
 dma_supported(struct device *dev, u64 mask)
-int
-pci_dma_supported(struct pci_dev *hwdev, u64 mask)
 
 Checks to see if the device can support DMA to the memory described by
 mask.
@@ -159,8 +136,14 @@ driver writers.
 
 int
 dma_set_mask(struct device *dev, u64 mask)
+
+Checks to see if the mask is possible and updates the device
+parameters if it is.
+
+Returns: 0 if successful and a negative error if not.
+
 int
-pci_set_dma_mask(struct pci_device *dev, u64 mask)
+dma_set_coherent_mask(struct device *dev, u64 mask)
 
 Checks to see if the mask is possible and updates the device
 parameters if it is.
@@ -187,9 +170,6 @@ Part Id - Streaming DMA mappings
 dma_addr_t
 dma_map_single(struct device *dev, void *cpu_addr, size_t size,
 		      enum dma_data_direction direction)
-dma_addr_t
-pci_map_single(struct pci_dev *hwdev, void *cpu_addr, size_t size,
-		      int direction)
 
 Maps a piece of processor virtual memory so it can be accessed by the
 device and returns the physical handle of the memory.
@@ -198,14 +178,10 @@ The direction for both api's may be converted freely by casting.
 However the dma_ API uses a strongly typed enumerator for its
 direction:
 
-DMA_NONE		= PCI_DMA_NONE		no direction (used for
-						debugging)
-DMA_TO_DEVICE		= PCI_DMA_TODEVICE	data is going from the
-						memory to the device
-DMA_FROM_DEVICE		= PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE	data is coming from
-						the device to the
-						memory
-DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL	= PCI_DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL	direction isn't known
+DMA_NONE		no direction (used for debugging)
+DMA_TO_DEVICE		data is going from the memory to the device
+DMA_FROM_DEVICE		data is coming from the device to the memory
+DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL	direction isn't known
 
 Notes:  Not all memory regions in a machine can be mapped by this
 API.  Further, regions that appear to be physically contiguous in
@@ -268,9 +244,6 @@ cache lines are updated with data that the device may have changed).
 void
 dma_unmap_single(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_addr, size_t size,
 		 enum dma_data_direction direction)
-void
-pci_unmap_single(struct pci_dev *hwdev, dma_addr_t dma_addr,
-		 size_t size, int direction)
 
 Unmaps the region previously mapped.  All the parameters passed in
 must be identical to those passed in (and returned) by the mapping
@@ -280,15 +253,9 @@ dma_addr_t
 dma_map_page(struct device *dev, struct page *page,
 		    unsigned long offset, size_t size,
 		    enum dma_data_direction direction)
-dma_addr_t
-pci_map_page(struct pci_dev *hwdev, struct page *page,
-		    unsigned long offset, size_t size, int direction)
 void
 dma_unmap_page(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_address, size_t size,
 	       enum dma_data_direction direction)
-void
-pci_unmap_page(struct pci_dev *hwdev, dma_addr_t dma_address,
-	       size_t size, int direction)
 
 API for mapping and unmapping for pages.  All the notes and warnings
 for the other mapping APIs apply here.  Also, although the <offset>
@@ -299,9 +266,6 @@ cache width is.
 int
 dma_mapping_error(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_addr)
 
-int
-pci_dma_mapping_error(struct pci_dev *hwdev, dma_addr_t dma_addr)
-
 In some circumstances dma_map_single and dma_map_page will fail to create
 a mapping. A driver can check for these errors by testing the returned
 dma address with dma_mapping_error(). A non-zero return value means the mapping
@@ -311,9 +275,6 @@ reduce current DMA mapping usage or delay and try again later).
 	int
 	dma_map_sg(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg,
 		int nents, enum dma_data_direction direction)
-	int
-	pci_map_sg(struct pci_dev *hwdev, struct scatterlist *sg,
-		int nents, int direction)
 
 Returns: the number of physical segments mapped (this may be shorter
 than <nents> passed in if some elements of the scatter/gather list are
@@ -353,9 +314,6 @@ accessed sg->address and sg->length as shown above.
 	void
 	dma_unmap_sg(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg,
 		int nhwentries, enum dma_data_direction direction)
-	void
-	pci_unmap_sg(struct pci_dev *hwdev, struct scatterlist *sg,
-		int nents, int direction)
 
 Unmap the previously mapped scatter/gather list.  All the parameters
 must be the same as those and passed in to the scatter/gather mapping
@@ -365,21 +323,23 @@ Note: <nents> must be the number you passed in, *not* the number of
 physical entries returned.
 
 void
-dma_sync_single(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_handle, size_t size,
-		enum dma_data_direction direction)
+dma_sync_single_for_cpu(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_handle, size_t size,
+			enum dma_data_direction direction)
 void
-pci_dma_sync_single(struct pci_dev *hwdev, dma_addr_t dma_handle,
-			   size_t size, int direction)
+dma_sync_single_for_device(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_handle, size_t size,
+			   enum dma_data_direction direction)
 void
-dma_sync_sg(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg, int nelems,
-			  enum dma_data_direction direction)
+dma_sync_sg_for_cpu(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg, int nelems,
+		    enum dma_data_direction direction)
 void
-pci_dma_sync_sg(struct pci_dev *hwdev, struct scatterlist *sg,
-		       int nelems, int direction)
+dma_sync_sg_for_device(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg, int nelems,
+		       enum dma_data_direction direction)
 
-Synchronise a single contiguous or scatter/gather mapping.  All the
-parameters must be the same as those passed into the single mapping
-API.
+Synchronise a single contiguous or scatter/gather mapping for the cpu
+and device. With the sync_sg API, all the parameters must be the same
+as those passed into the single mapping API. With the sync_single API,
+you can use dma_handle and size parameters that aren't identical to
+those passed into the single mapping API to do a partial sync.
 
 Notes:  You must do this:
 
@@ -461,9 +421,9 @@ void whizco_dma_map_sg_attrs(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_addr,
 Part II - Advanced dma_ usage
 -----------------------------
 
-Warning: These pieces of the DMA API have no PCI equivalent.  They
-should also not be used in the majority of cases, since they cater for
-unlikely corner cases that don't belong in usual drivers.
+Warning: These pieces of the DMA API should not be used in the
+majority of cases, since they cater for unlikely corner cases that
+don't belong in usual drivers.
 
 If you don't understand how cache line coherency works between a
 processor and an I/O device, you should not be using this part of the
@@ -513,16 +473,6 @@ line, but it will guarantee that one or more cache lines fit exactly
 into the width returned by this call.  It will also always be a power
 of two for easy alignment.
 
-void
-dma_sync_single_range(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_handle,
-		      unsigned long offset, size_t size,
-		      enum dma_data_direction direction)
-
-Does a partial sync, starting at offset and continuing for size.  You
-must be careful to observe the cache alignment and width when doing
-anything like this.  You must also be extra careful about accessing
-memory you intend to sync partially.
-
 void
 dma_cache_sync(struct device *dev, void *vaddr, size_t size,
 	       enum dma_data_direction direction)

trunk/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl

@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static void board_select_chip (struct mtd_info *mtd, int chip)
 				The ECC bytes must be placed immidiately after the data
 				bytes in order to make the syndrome generator work. This
 				is contrary to the usual layout used by software ECC. The
-				seperation of data and out of band area is not longer
+				separation of data and out of band area is not longer
 				possible. The nand driver code handles this layout and
 				the remaining free bytes in the oob area are managed by 
 				the autoplacement code. Provide a matching oob-layout
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ static void board_select_chip (struct mtd_info *mtd, int chip)
 				bad blocks. They have factory marked good blocks. The marker pattern
 				is erased when the block is erased to be reused. So in case of
 				powerloss before writing the pattern back to the chip this block 
-				would be lost and added to the bad blocks. Therefor we scan the 
+				would be lost and added to the bad blocks. Therefore we scan the 
 				chip(s) when we detect them the first time for good blocks and 
 				store this information in a bad block table before erasing any 
 				of the blocks.
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ in this page</entry>
 		manufacturers specifications. This applies similar to the spare area. 
 	</para>
 	<para>
-		Therefor NAND aware filesystems must either write in page size chunks
+		Therefore NAND aware filesystems must either write in page size chunks
 		or hold a writebuffer to collect smaller writes until they sum up to 
 		pagesize. Available NAND aware filesystems: JFFS2, YAFFS. 		
 	</para>

trunk/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/common.xml

@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ frames per second. If less than this number of frames is to be
 captured or output, applications can request frame skipping or
 duplicating on the driver side. This is especially useful when using
 the &func-read; or &func-write;, which are not augmented by timestamps
-or sequence counters, and to avoid unneccessary data copying.</para>
+or sequence counters, and to avoid unnecessary data copying.</para>
 
     <para>Finally these ioctls can be used to determine the number of
 buffers used internally by a driver in read/write mode. For

trunk/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-parm.xml

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ captured or output, applications can request frame skipping or
 duplicating on the driver side. This is especially useful when using
 the <function>read()</function> or <function>write()</function>, which
 are not augmented by timestamps or sequence counters, and to avoid
-unneccessary data copying.</para>
+unnecessary data copying.</para>
 
     <para>Further these ioctls can be used to determine the number of
 buffers used internally by a driver in read/write mode. For

trunk/Documentation/IPMI.txt

@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ You can change this at module load time (for a module) with:
        regshifts=<shift1>,<shift2>,...
        slave_addrs=<addr1>,<addr2>,...
        force_kipmid=<enable1>,<enable2>,...
+       kipmid_max_busy_us=<ustime1>,<ustime2>,...
        unload_when_empty=[0|1]
 
 Each of these except si_trydefaults is a list, the first item for the
@@ -433,6 +434,7 @@ kernel command line as:
        ipmi_si.regshifts=<shift1>,<shift2>,...
        ipmi_si.slave_addrs=<addr1>,<addr2>,...
        ipmi_si.force_kipmid=<enable1>,<enable2>,...
+       ipmi_si.kipmid_max_busy_us=<ustime1>,<ustime2>,...
 
 It works the same as the module parameters of the same names.
 
@@ -450,6 +452,16 @@ force this thread on or off.  If you force it off and don't have
 interrupts, the driver will run VERY slowly.  Don't blame me,
 these interfaces suck.
 
+Unfortunately, this thread can use a lot of CPU depending on the
+interface's performance.  This can waste a lot of CPU and cause
+various issues with detecting idle CPU and using extra power.  To
+avoid this, the kipmid_max_busy_us sets the maximum amount of time, in
+microseconds, that kipmid will spin before sleeping for a tick.  This
+value sets a balance between performance and CPU waste and needs to be
+tuned to your needs.  Maybe, someday, auto-tuning will be added, but
+that's not a simple thing and even the auto-tuning would need to be
+tuned to the user's desired performance.
+
 The driver supports a hot add and remove of interfaces.  This way,
 interfaces can be added or removed after the kernel is up and running.
 This is done using /sys/modules/ipmi_si/parameters/hotmod, which is a

trunk/Documentation/Makefile

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 obj-m := DocBook/ accounting/ auxdisplay/ connector/ \
-	filesystems/configfs/ ia64/ networking/ \
-	pcmcia/ spi/ video4linux/ vm/ watchdog/src/
+	filesystems/ filesystems/configfs/ ia64/ laptops/ networking/ \
+	pcmcia/ spi/ timers/ video4linux/ vm/ watchdog/src/