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Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.16-rc5-mm1


ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.16-rc5/2.6.16-rc5-mm1/

  • A large procfs rework from Eric Biederman.
  • The swap prefetching patch is back.

Boilerplate:

  • See the `hot-fixes’ directory for any important updates to this
    patchset.
  • To fetch an -mm tree using git, use (for example)

    git fetch
    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/smurf/linux-trees.git
    v2.6.16-rc2-mm1

  • -mm kernel commit activity can be reviewed by subscribing to
    the mm-commits mailing list.

    echo “subscribe mm-commits” | mail [email protected]

  • If you hit a bug in -mm and it’s not obvious which patch caused
    it, it is most valuable if you can perform a bisection search to
    identify which patch introduced the bug. Instructions for this
    process are at


    http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/bisecting-mm-trees.txt

    But beware that this process takes some time (around ten
    rebuilds and reboots), so consider reporting the bug first and if
    we cannot immediately identify the faulty patch, then perform the
    bisection search.

  • When reporting bugs, please try to Cc: the relevant maintainer
    and mailing list on any email.

Changes since 2.6.16-rc4-mm2:

linus.patch
git-acpi.patch
git-agpgart.patch
git-alsa.patch
git-blktrace.patch
git-cfq.patch
git-cifs.patch
git-cpufreq.patch
git-drm.patch
git-ia64.patch
git-ieee1394.patch
git-infiniband.patch
git-input.patch
git-jfs.patch
git-kbuild.patch
git-libata-all.patch
git-netdev-all.patch
git-net.patch
git-nfs.patch
git-ocfs2.patch
git-powerpc.patch
git-sym2.patch
git-pcmcia.patch
git-scsi-rc-fixes.patch
git-sas-jg.patch
git-sparc64.patch
git-watchdog.patch
git-xfs.patch
git-cryptodev.patch
git-viro-bird-m32r.patch
git-viro-bird-m68k.patch
git-viro-bird-xfs.patch
git-viro-bird-uml.patch
git-viro-bird-frv.patch
git-viro-bird-misc.patch
git-viro-bird-upf.patch
git-viro-bird-volatile.patch
 git trees

-scsi-aha152x-fixes.patch
-cache-align-futex-hash-buckets.patch
-m32r-enable-asm-code-optimization.patch
-m32r-fix-and-update-for-gcc-40.patch
-remove-module_parm.patch
-snd-cs4236-tpyo-fix.patch
-alsa-fix-bogus-snd_device_free-in-opl3-ossc.patch
-uml-correct-error-messages-in-cow-driver.patch
-uml-fix-usage-of-kernel_errno-in-place-of-errno.patch
-uml-fix-unused-attribute.patch
-uml-os_connect_socket-error-path-fixup.patch
-uml-better-error-reporting-for-read_output.patch
-uml-tidying-cow-code.patch
-vgacon-no-vertical-resizing-on-ega.patch
-kprobes-causes-nx-protection-fault-on-i686-smp.patch
-powerpc-fix-altivec_unavailable_exception-oopses.patch
-cfi-init-wait-queue-in-chip-struct.patch
-voyager-fix-boot-panic-by-adding-topology-export.patch
-voyager-fix-the-cpu_possible_map-to-make-voyager-boot-again.patch

-page-migration-fix-mpol_interleave-behavior-for-migration-via.patch

-x86-fix-smp-boot-sequence.patch
-x86-fix-smp-boot-sequence-fix.patch
-gbefb-ip32-gbefb-depth-change-fix.patch
-gbefb-set-default-of-fb_gbe_mem-to-4-mb.patch
-au1100fb-replaced-io_remap_page_range-with-io_remap_pfn_range.patch

-asiliantfb-fix-pseudo_palette-setup-in-asiliantfb_setcolreg.patch

-flags-parameter-for-linkat.patch
-flags-parameter-for-linkat-fix.patch
-vmscan-fix-zone_reclaim.patch
-gregkh-driver-sysfs-relay-channel-buffers-as-sysfs-attributes.patch

-gregkh-driver-relay-consolidate-relayfs-core-into-kernel-relay.c.patch

-gregkh-driver-sysfs-update-relay-file-support-for-generic-relay-api.patch

-gregkh-driver-relayfs-remove-relayfs-in-favour-of-config_relay.patch

-gregkh-driver-relay-relay-header-cleanup.patch
-gregkh-driver-sysfs-add-__attr_relay-helper-for-relay-attributes.patch

-add-cpia2-camera-support.patch
-drivers-net-tlanc-ifdef-config_pci-the-pci-specific-code.patch
-git-pcmcia-fixup.patch
-git-scsi-misc-restore-zeroing-of-packet_command-struct-in-sr_ioctlc.patch

-x86_64-mm-no_iommu-removal-in-pci-gartc.patch
-x86_64-mm-fix-user_ptrs_per_pgd.patch
-powerpc-newline-for-isync_on_smp.patch
-powerpc-native-atomic_add_unless.patch
-sem2mutex-nfs-idmapc.patch
 Merged

+move-pci_dev_put-outside-a-spinlock.patch
+x86-microcode-driver-vs-hotplug-cpus.patch
+x86-microcode-driver-vs-hotplug-cpus-fix.patch
+fix-sys_migrate_pages-move-all-pages-when-invoked-from-root.patch

+powerpc-vdso-64bits-gettimeofday-bug.patch
+fuse-fix-bug-in-negative-lookup.patch
+s390-multiple-subchannel-sets-support-fix.patch
+drives-mtd-redbootc-recognise-a-foreign-byte-sex-partition-table.patch

+altix-more-ioc3-cleanups.patch
+video1394-fix-return-e-typo.patch
+tty-buffering-comment-out-debug-code.patch
+remove_from_swap-fix-locking.patch
+nommu-implement-vmalloc_node.patch
+mips-only-include-iomap-on-systems-with-pci.patch
+add-mm-task_size-and-fix-powerpc-vdso.patch
 2.6.16 queue (mostly)

+dont-check-vfree-argument-for-null-in-vx_pcm.patch
+dont-check-vfree-arg-for-null-in-usbaudio.patch
+dont-null-check-vfree-argument-in-pdaudiocf_pcm.patch
 ALSA cleanups

-git-audit-inotify_inode_queue_event-fix.patch
-sem2mutex-audit_netlink_sem.patch
 Dropped due to droppage of git-audit-master.patch

+gregkh-driver-driver-core-add-macros-notice-dev_notice.patch
 driver tree update

+input-pcspkr-device-and-driver-separation.patch
+input-pcspkr-device-and-driver-separation-fix.patch
+input-pcspkr-device-and-driver-separation-fix-2.patch
+input-pcspkr-device-and-driver-separation-fix-3.patch
 PC speaker refactoring

-sata-acpi-build.patch
-sata-acpi-objects-support.patch
-additional-libata-parameters.patch
 Old. Dropped.

+mmc-au1xmmc-fix-compilation-error-by-using-platform_driver.patch

+mmc-au1xmmc-fix-linking-error-because-mmc_rsp_type-doesnt-exist.patch

+mmc-au1xmmc-fix-a-compilation-warning-status-is-not-used.patch
 MMC driver fixes

+ne2000-kconfig-help-entry-improvement.patch
+de620-fix-section-mismatch-warning.patch
+via-velocity-massive-memory-corruption-with-jumbo-frames.patch
 netdev fixes

+git-net-fixup.patch
 Fix reject in git-net.patch

+net-socket-timestamp-32-bit-handler-for-64-bit-kernel-fix.patch

 Nicen
net-socket-timestamp-32-bit-handler-for-64-bit-kernel-tidy.patch

+atm-fix-section-mismatch-warnings-in-fore200ec.patch
+wan-fix-section-mismatch-warning-in-sbni.patch
 Net fixlets

+gregkh-pci-acpiphp-fix-bridge-handle.patch
 PCI tree update

+small-whitespace-cleanup-for-qlogic-driver.patch
 qlogic cleanup

+git-scsi-rc-fixes-fixup.patch
 Fix rejects in git-scsi-rc-fixes.patch

+gregkh-usb-usb-reduce-syslog-clutter.patch
 USB tree update

+x86_64-mm-raw1394-compat.patch
+x86_64-mm-prefetch-the-mmap_sem-in-the-fault-path.patch
+x86_64-mm-kernel-at-2mb.patch
+x86_64-mm-empty-pxm.patch
+x86_64-mm-s-overwrite-override–in-arch-x86-64.patch
+x86_64-mm-dmi-year.patch
+x86_64-mm-dmi-early.patch
+x86_64-mm-fixmap-init.patch
+x86_64-mm-head-first.patch
+x86_64-mm-drop-iommu-bus-check.patch
+x86_64-mm-year-check.patch
+x86_64-mm-time-style.patch
+x86_64-mm-reenable-cmos-warning.patch
+x86_64-mm-c3-timer-check-amd.patch
 x86_64 tree updates

+x86_64-mm-dmi-year-fix.patch
+revert-x86_64-mm-dmi-early.patch
+x86_64-mm-c3-timer-check-amd-fix.patch
 Fix it.

+vmscan-use-unsigned-longs-shrink_all_memory-fix.patch
 Update vmscan-use-unsigned-longs.patch

+uninline-sys_mmap-common-code-reduce-binary-size.patch
+vmscan-remove-obsolete-checks-from-shrink_list-and-fix-unlikely-in-refill_inactive-zone.patch

+page-migration-fail-if-page-is-in-a-vma-flagged-vm_locked.patch

+usb-fix-ehci-bios-handshake.patch
+shmem-inline-to-avoid-warning.patch
+readahead-prev_page-can-overrun-the-ahead-window.patch
+readahead-fix-initial-window-size-calculation.patch
+enable-mprotect-on-huge-pages.patch
+hugepage-small-fixes-to-hugepage-clear-copy-path.patch
+hugepage-small-fixes-to-hugepage-clear-copy-path-tidy.patch
+hugepage-serialize-hugepage-allocation-and-instantiation.patch
+hugepage-serialize-hugepage-allocation-and-instantiation-tidy.patch

+hugepage-strict-page-reservation-for-hugepage-inodes.patch
+mm-make-shrink_all_memory-try-harder.patch
 Various mm things.

+mm-implement-swap-prefetching.patch
+mm-implement-swap-prefetching-fix.patch
 Bring back swap-prefetch.

+selinux-fix-hard-link-count-for-selinuxfs-root-directory.patch
 Fix SELinux patches in -mm.

+x86-start-early_printk-at-sensible-screen-row.patch
+x86-early-printk-remove-max_ypos-and-max_xpos-macros.patch
+i386-more-vsyscall-documentation.patch
+fix-implicit-declaration-of-get_apic_id-in-arch-i386-kernel-apicc.patch

+fix-the-imlicit-declaration-of-mtrr_centaur_report_mcr-in-arch-i386-kernel-cpu-centaurc.patch

+fix-the-imlicit-declaration-of-mtrr_centaur_report_mcr-in-arch-i386-kernel-cpu-centaurc-fix.patch

 x86 updates

+x86_64-clean-up-timer-messages.patch
 x86_64 fixlet.

+sem2mutex-blockdev-2-git-blktrace-fix.patch
 Restored.

+cpuset-memory-spread-slab-cache-filesys.patch
+cpuset-memory-spread-slab-cache-format.patch
 Apply cpuset slab spreading to lots of inode caches.

+add-missing-ifdef-for-via-rng-code.patch
+constify-tty-flip-buffer-handling.patch
+let-dac960-supply-entropy-to-random-pool.patch
+drivers-block-nbdc-dont-defer-compile-error-to-runtime.patch
+hysdn-remove-custom-types.patch
+remove-module_parm.patch
+remove-module_parm-fix.patch
+kernel-paramsc-make-param_array-static.patch
+fix-edd-to-properly-ignore-signature-of-non-existing-drives.patch

+fix-defined-but-not-used-warning-in-net-rxrpc-maincrxrpc_initialise.patch

+sysrq-cleanup.patch
+cache-align-futex-hash-buckets.patch
+inotify-lock-avoidance-with-parent-watch-status-in-dentry.patch

+inotify-lock-avoidance-with-parent-watch-status-in-dentry-fix.patch

+ide-fix-section-mismatch-warning.patch
+block-floppy-fix-section-mismatch-warnings.patch
+move-pp_major-from-ppdevh-to-majorh.patch
+pnp-modalias-sysfs-export.patch
+mark-unwind-info-for-signal-trampolines-in-vdsos.patch
 Misc patches.

+copy_process-cleanup-bad_fork_cleanup_signal-update.patch
 Fix
copy_process-cleanup-bad_fork_cleanup_signal.patch

-tiny-configurable-support-for-pci-serial-ports.patch
 Dropped.

+kprobe-handler-discard-user-space-trap.patch
 kprobes fix.

+sched-smpnice-fix-average-load-per-run-queue-calculations.patch

 Update sched-implement-smpnice.patch

+oss-sonicvibesc-defines-its-own-hweight32.patch
 Remove private hweight32()

+unify-pfn_to_page-sparc64-pfn_to_page-fix.patch
 Fix unify-pfn_to_page-sparc64-pfn_to_page.patch

+for_each_online_pgdat-take2-define.patch
+for_each_online_pgdat-take2-for_each_bootmem.patch
+for_each_online_pgdat-take2-renaming.patch
+for_each_online_pgdat-take2-remove-sorting-pgdat.patch
+for_each_online_pgdat-take2-remove-pgdat_list.patch
 Clean up iterating over NUMA node memory structures.

+uninline-zone-helpers.patch
+uninline-zone-helpers-fix.patch
+uninline-zone-helpers-prefetch-fix.patch
 Uninline a few things.

+mips-fixed-collision-of-rtc-function-name.patch
+rtc-subsystem-library-functions.patch
+rtc-subsystem-class.patch
+rtc-subsystem-class-fix.patch
+rtc-subsystem-class-fix-2.patch
 Updated rtc subsystem patches

+trivial-cleanup-to-proc_check_chroot.patch
+proc-fix-the-inode-number-on-proc-pid-fd.patch
+proc-remove-useless-bkl-in-proc_pid_readlink.patch
+proc-remove-unnecessary-and-misleading-assignments.patch
+proc-simplify-the-ownership-rules-for-proc.patch
+proc-replace-proc_inodetype-with-proc_inodefd.patch
+proc-remove-bogus-proc_task_permission.patch
+proc-kill-proc_mem_inode_operations.patch
+proc-properly-filter-out-files-that-are-not-visible.patch
+proc-fix-the-link-count-for-proc-pid-task.patch
+proc-move-proc_maps_operations-into-task_mmuc.patch
+dcache-add-helper-d_hash_and_lookup.patch
+proc-rewrite-the-proc-dentry-flush-on-exit.patch
+proc-close-the-race-of-a-process-dying-durning.patch
+proc-refactor-reading-directories-of-tasks.patch
+proc-make-proc_numbuf-the-buffer-size-for-holding-a.patch
+tref-implement-task-references.patch
+proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely.patch
+proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely-git-nfs-fix.patch
+proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely-cpuset-fix.patch
+proc-optimize-proc_check_dentry_visible.patch
 procfs rework.

+ide_generic_all_on-warning-fix.patch
 Fix IDE warning

+vgacon-fix-ega-cursor-resize-function.patch
 vgacon fix

+fbdev-framebuffer-driver-for-geode-gx-Kconfig-fix.patch
 Fix fbdev-framebuffer-driver-for-geode-gx.patch

+kgdb-ga-remove-stuff.patch
+kgdb-remove-NO_CPUS.patch
+kgdb-remove-KGDB_TS.patch
+kgdb-remove-STACK_OVERFLOW_TEST.patch
+kgdb-remove-TRAP_BAD_SYSCALL_EXITS.patch
+kgdb-always-KGDB_CONSOLE.patch
+kgdb-remove-CONFIG_KGDB_USER_CONSOLE.patch
+kgdb-serial-cleanup.patch
+kgdb-serial-cleanup-2.patch
+kgdb-serial-cleanup-3.patch
+kgdb-nmi-cleanup.patch
+kgdb-cleanup-version.patch
+kgdb-cleanup-includes.patch
+kgdb-remove-KGDB_SYSRQ.patch
+kgdb-rename-breakpoint.patch
+kgdb-convert-for-cpu-helpers.patch
+kgdb-select-debug_info.patch
 The -mm kgdb stub is rotting a bit. Before fixing it I need
to be able to read it.

-kgdboe-netpoll.patch
-kgdb-x86_64-support.patch
 These broke.

+revert-tty-buffering-comment-out-debug-code.patch
 tty debugging patch for -mm.

+vfree-null-check-fixup-for-sb_card.patch
+maestro3-vfree-null-check-fixup.patch
+no-need-to-check-vfree-arg-for-null-in-oss-sequencer.patch
+vfree-does-its-own-null-check-no-need-to-be-explicit-in-oss-msndc.patch

+fix-signed-vs-unsigned-in-nmi-watchdog.patch
+trivial-typos-in-documentation-cputopologytxt.patch
 Little fixes

All 1259 patches:


ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.16-rc5/2.6.16-rc5-mm1/patch-list

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