linux, branch v2.6.38

Linux 2.6.38

2011-03-15T01:20:32Z

Merge branch 'fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/linux-2.6-mn10300

2011-03-14T22:20:39Z

* 'fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/linux-2.6-mn10300: MN10300: atomic_read() should ensure it emits a load MN10300: The SMP_ICACHE_INV_FLUSH_RANGE IPI command does not exist MN10300: Proper use of macros get_user() in the case of incremented pointers

Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/upstream-linus

2011-03-14T22:20:12Z

* 'upstream' of git://git.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/upstream-linus: (26 commits) MIPS: Alchemy: Fix reset for MTX-1 and XXS1500 MIPS: MTX-1: Make au1000_eth probe all PHY addresses MIPS: Jz4740: Add HAVE_CLK MIPS: Move idle task creation to work queue MIPS, Perf-events: Use unsigned delta for right shift in event update MIPS, Perf-events: Work with the new callchain interface MIPS, Perf-events: Fix event check in validate_event() MIPS, Perf-events: Work with the new PMU interface MIPS, Perf-events: Work with irq_work MIPS: Fix always CONFIG_LOONGSON_UART_BASE=y MIPS: Loongson: Fix potentially wrong string handling MIPS: Fix GCC-4.6 'set but not used' warning in arch/mips/mm/init.c MIPS: Fix GCC-4.6 'set but not used' warning in ieee754int.h MIPS: Remove unused code from arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c MIPS: Fix GCC-4.6 'set but not used' warning in signal*.c MIPS: MSP: Fix MSP71xx bpci interrupt handler return value MIPS: Select R4K timer lib for all MSP platforms MIPS: Loongson: Remove ad-hoc cmdline default MIPS: Clear the correct flag in sysmips(MIPS_FIXADE, ...). MIPS: Add an unreachable return statement to satisfy buggy GCCs. ...

Merge branch 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

2011-03-14T22:19:09Z

* 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: x86: ce4100: Set pci ops via callback instead of module init x86/mm: Fix pgd_lock deadlock x86/mm: Handle mm_fault_error() in kernel space x86: Don't check for BIOS corruption in first 64K when there's no need to

Revert "oom: oom_kill_process: fix the child_points logic"

2011-03-14T22:17:07Z

This reverts the parent commit. I hate doing that, but it's generating some discussion ("half of it is right"), and since I am planning on doing the 2.6.38 release later today we can punt it to stable if required. Let's not rock the boat right now. Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

oom: oom_kill_process: fix the child_points logic

2011-03-14T20:38:35Z

oom_kill_process() starts with victim_points == 0. This means that (most likely) any child has more points and can be killed erroneously. Also, "children has a different mm" doesn't match the reality, we should check child->mm != t->mm. This check is not exactly correct if t->mm == NULL but this doesn't really matter, oom_kill_task() will kill them anyway. Note: "Kill all processes sharing p->mm" in oom_kill_task() is wrong too. Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

MIPS: Alchemy: Fix reset for MTX-1 and XXS1500

2011-03-14T20:07:28Z

Since commit 32fd6901 (MIPS: Alchemy: get rid of common/reset.c) Alchemy-based boards use their own reset function. For MTX-1 and XXS1500, the reset function pokes at the BCSR.SYSTEM_RESET register, but this does not work. According to Bruno Randolf, this was not tested when written. Previously, the generic au1000_restart() routine called the board specific reset function, which for MTX-1 and XXS1500 did not work, but finally made a jump to the reset vector, which really triggers a system restart. Fix reboot for both targets by jumping to the reset vector. Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Patchwork: https://patchwork.linux-mips.org/patch/2093/ Acked-by: Bruno Randolf Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle

MIPS: MTX-1: Make au1000_eth probe all PHY addresses

2011-03-14T20:07:27Z

When au1000_eth probes the MII bus for PHY address, if we do not set au1000_eth platform data's phy_search_highest_address, the MII probing logic will exit early and will assume a valid PHY is found at address 0. For MTX-1, the PHY is at address 31, and without this patch, the link detection/speed/duplex would not work correctly. CC: stable@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Patchwork: https://patchwork.linux-mips.org/patch/2111/ Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle

MIPS: Jz4740: Add HAVE_CLK

2011-03-14T20:07:27Z

Jz4740 supports the clock framework but doesn't have HAVE_CLK defined, so define it! Signed-off-by: Maurus Cuelenaere To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Patchwork: https://patchwork.linux-mips.org/patch/2112/ Acked-by: Lars-Peter Clausen Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle

MIPS: Move idle task creation to work queue

2011-03-14T20:07:27Z

To avoid forking usermode thread when creating an idle task, move fork_idle to a work queue. If kernel starts with maxcpus= option which does not bring all available cpus online at boot time, idle tasks for offline cpus are not created. If later offline cpus are hotplugged through sysfs, __cpu_up is called in the context of the user task, and fork_idle copies its non-zero mm pointer. This causes BUG() in per_cpu_trap_init. This also avoids issues with resource limits of the CPU writing to sysfs, containers, maybe others. Signed-off-by: Maksim Rayskiy To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Patchwork: https://patchwork.linux-mips.org/patch/2070/ Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle