2.5.70-mm7

[Andrew Morton <akpm@digeo.com>]

http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/2.5/2.5.70-mm7.gz

   Will appear sometime at

ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.5/2.5.70/2.5.70-mm7/

. Small ext3 fixes

. Some block layer request allocation rework

. Anticipatory scheduler tuning and fixes

. A patch to make softirq's work harder before delegating to ksoftirqd. 
  People who are interested in high-performance networking should test this
  and report please.

. Various other fixes




Changes since 2.5.70-mm6:


 linus.patch

 Latest Linus tree

-kallsyms-build-fix.patch
-ppc64-sk_family-fix.patch
-non-CONFIG_PROC_FS-fix.patch
-common-ioctl32.patch
-ioctl32-cleanup-sparc64.patch
-ioctl32-cleanup-x86_64.patch
-remove_proc_entry-fix.patch
-procfs-jffs-fix.patch
-fix-numaq-apic-handling.patch
-cleanup-summit-subarch.patch
-summit-bus-to-node-mapping.patch
-rocket-devfs-fix.patch
-alloc_bootmem_core-BUG-fix.patch
-eventpoll-use-after-free-fix.patch

 Merged

+ppc64-bat-initialisation-fix.patch

 PPC64 warnings fix

+ppc64-knr-to-ansi.patch

 PPC cleanup

+remove-DRM-ioctls.patch

 remove DRM ioctls from the 32-bit compat layer

+rtc-32-bit-fix.patch

 Fix rtc driver for 64-bit machines

+rtc-busywait-fix.patch

 Fix busywait in rtc driver

+compaq-drivers-MAINTAINERS.patch

 Maintainers update for various Compaq device drivers

+fixed-size-kmalloc-speedup.patch

 Speed up kmalloc()

+rebalance_tick-fix.patch

 CPU scheduler fix

+delay-ksoftirqd-fallback.patch

 Make softirq's work harder before falling back to ksoftirqd

+time-fixes-cleanup-1.patch
+time-fixes-cleanup-2.patch

 Stuff from George

+isapnp-warning-fix.patch

 Nail a warning

+serial-core-oops-fix.patch

 Don't deref NULL

+trond-3.patch

 Fix NFS mounts of localhost

+nfs-to-localhost-lockup-fix.patch

 Don't lock up the VM when writing to NFS mounts of localhost

+devfs_mk_dir-fix.patch

 Don't fail a devfs_mk_dir() of an existing dir

+odd-numa-fixes.patch

 NUMA fixes

+cpqarray-stack-reduction.patch

 Shave some stack space.

+as-locking.patch
+as-HZ.patch
+as-double-free-and-debug.patch
+as-fix-seek-estimation.patch

 Anticipatory scheduler fixes

+blk-fair-batches-2.patch

 Block request batching fairness fixes

+ext3-090-journalled-writepage-vs-truncate-fix.patch
+jbd-630-remove-j_commit_timer_active.patch
+jbd-640-ordered-truncate-fix.patch

 ext3 fixes and a cleanup

+aio-10-BUG-fix.patch

 Fix a BUG in the experimental AIO code





All 166 patches:


linus.patch

mm.patch
  add -mmN to EXTRAVERSION

kgdb-ga.patch
  kgdb stub for ia32 (George Anzinger's one)

kgdb-use-ggdb.patch

HZ-100.patch

config_spinline.patch
  uninline spinlocks for profiling accuracy.

ppc64-bat-initialisation-fix.patch
  ppc64: BAT initialisation fix

ppc64-fixup.patch
  ppc64 fixup

ppc64-ioctl-pci-update.patch
  From: Anton Blanchard <anton@samba.org>
  Subject: ppc64 stuff

ppc64-reloc_hide.patch

ppc64-semaphore-reimplementation.patch
  ppc64: use the ia32 semaphore implementation

ppc64-knr-to-ansi.patch
  K&R style to ANSI style conversions in arch/ppc64/boot/zlib.c

sym-do-160.patch
  make the SYM driver do 160 MB/sec

x86_64-fixes.patch
  x86_64 fixes

remove-DRM-ioctls.patch
  Remove DRM ioctls for common compat ioctl code

rtc-32-bit-fix.patch
  Fix rtc driver for 32bit and 64bit

rtc-busywait-fix.patch
  fix possible busywait in rtc_read()

irqreturn-snd-via-fix.patch
  via sound irqreturn fix

irq_cpustat-cleanup.patch
  irq_cpustat cleanup

config-PAGE_OFFSET.patch
  Configurable kenrel/user memory split

lru_cache_add-check.patch
  lru_cache_add debug check

discontig-empty-node-fix.patch
  fix discontig with 0-sized nodes

mem_driver_cleanup.patch
  driver/char/mem.c cleanup

TARGET_CPUS-cleanup-fix.patch
  fix TARGET_CPUS inconsistency

compaq-drivers-MAINTAINERS.patch
  update MAINTAINERS for Compaq drivers

fixed-size-kmalloc-speedup.patch
  optimize fixed-sized kmalloc calls

rebalance_tick-fix.patch
  fix scheduler bug not passing idle

delay-ksoftirqd-fallback.patch
  Try harded in IRQ context before falling back to ksoftirqd

time-fixes-cleanup-1.patch
  Some clean up of the time code.

time-fixes-cleanup-2.patch
  More time clean up stuff

fb-image-depth-fix.patch
  fbdev image depth fix

isapnp-warning-fix.patch
  add returntypes to two functions in isapnp.h

serial-core-oops-fix.patch
  fix oops in driver/serial/core.c

buffer-debug.patch
  buffer.c debugging

show_stack-cleanup.patch
  show_stack() portability and cleanup patch

ppc64-show_stack.patch

trond-3.patch
  trond debug patch #3

nfs-to-localhost-lockup-fix.patch
  fix hangs with nfs to localhost

devfs_mk_dir-fix.patch
  devfs_mk_dir() fix

statfs64.patch
  Add system calls statfs64 and fstatfs64
  statfs64: handle overflows
  statfs64: remaining filesystems

statfs64-x86_64-fixes.patch
  statfs64 fixes for x86_64

ppc64-statfs-fix.patch

xfs-statfs-warning-fix.patch

odd-numa-fixes.patch
  NUMA fixes for odd configurations

cpqarray-stack-reduction.patch
  Subject: [PATCH] cpqarray.c fix stack usage

VM_RESERVED-check.patch
  VM_RESERVED check

rcu-stats.patch
  RCU statistics reporting

ide_setting_sem-fix.patch

reslabify-pgds-and-pmds.patch
  re-slabify i386 pgd's and pmd's

linux-isp.patch

isp-update-1.patch

list_del-debug.patch
  list_del debug check

airo-schedule-fix.patch
  airo.c: don't sleep in atomic regions

synaptics-mouse-support.patch
  Add Synaptics touchpad tweaking to psmouse driver

resurrect-batch_requests.patch
  bring back the batch_requests function

kblockd.patch
  Create `kblockd' workqueue

cfq-infrastructure.patch

elevator-completion-api.patch
  elevator completion API

as-iosched.patch
  anticipatory I/O scheduler

as-proc-read-write.patch
  AS: pgbench improvement

as-discrete-read-fifo-batches.patch
  AS: discrete read fifo batches

as-sync-async.patch
  AS sync/async batches

as-hash-removal-fix.patch
  AS: hash removal fix

as-jumbo-patch-for-scsi.patch
  AS jumbo patch (for SCSI and TCQ)

as-stupid.patch
  AS: fix stupid thinko

as-no-batch-antic-limit.patch
  AS: no batch-antic-limit

as-autotune-write-batches.patch
  AS: autotune write batches

as-locking.patch
  AS locking

as-HZ.patch
  AS HZ fixes

as-double-free-and-debug.patch
  AS: fix a leak + more debugging

as-fix-seek-estimation.patch
  AS: maybe repair performance drop of random read O_DIRECT

unplug-use-kblockd.patch
  Use kblockd for running request queues

cfq-2.patch
  CFQ scheduler, #2
  CFQ: update to rq-dyn API

cfq-hash-removal-fix.patch
  CFQ: hash removal fix

cfq-list_del-fix.patch
  CFQ: empty the queuelist

per-queue-nr_requests.patch
  per queue nr_requests

blk-invert-watermarks.patch
  blk_congestion_wait threshold cleanup

blk-fair-batches.patch
  blk-fair-batches

blk-as-hint.patch
  blk-as-hint

get_request_wait-oom-fix.patch
  handle OOM in get_request_wait().

blk-fair-batches-2.patch
  blk fair batches #2

unmap-page-debugging-2.patch
  debug patch: unmap unused kernel pages

unmap-page-debugging-2-fix.patch

slab-poisoning-fix.patch
  slab poisoning fix

print-build-options-on-oops.patch
  print a few config options on oops

mmap-prefault.patch
  prefault of executable mmaps

bio-debug-trap.patch
  BIO debugging patch

sound-irq-hack.patch

show_task-free-stack-fix.patch
  show_task() fix and cleanup

put_task_struct-debug.patch

ia32-mknod64.patch
  mknod64 for ia32

ext2-64-bit-special-inodes.patch
  ext2: support for 64-bit device nodes

ext3-64-bit-special-inodes.patch
  ext3: support for 64-bit device nodes

64-bit-dev_t-kdev_t.patch
  64-bit dev_t and kdev_t

oops-dump-preceding-code.patch
  i386 oops output: dump preceding code

lockmeter.patch

ext3-no-bkl.patch
  ext3: move lock_kernel() down into the JBD layer.

journal_get_write_access-speedup.patch
  JBD: journal_get_write_access() speedup

ext3-concurrent-block-inode-allocation.patch
  ext3: concurrent block/inode allocation
  Fix orlov allocator boundary case

ext3-concurrent-block-allocation-hashed.patch
  ext3: scalable counters and locks
  fix ext3 inode allocator race

jbd-010-b_committed_data-race-fix.patch
  JBD: fix race over access to b_committed_data

jbd-020-locking-schema.patch
  JBD: plan JBD locking schema

jbd-030-remove-splice_lock.patch
  JBD: remove jh_splice_lock

jbd-040-journal_add_journal_head-locking.patch
  JBD: fine-grain journal_add_journal_head locking

jbd-045-rename-journal_unlock_journal_head.patch
  JBD: rename journal_unlock_journal_head to journal_put_journal_head

jbd-050-b_frozen_data-locking.patch
  JBD: Finish protection of journal_head.b_frozen_data

jbd-060-b_committed_data-locking.patch
  JBD: implement b_committed_data locking

jbd-070-b_transaction-locking.patch
  JBD: implement b_transaction locking rules

jbd-080-b_next_transaction-locking.patch
  JBD: Implement b_next_transaction locking rules

jbd-090-b_tnext-locking.patch
  JBD: b_tnext locking

jbd-100-remove-journal_datalist_lock.patch
  JBD: remove journal_datalist_lock

jbd-110-t_nr_buffers-locking.patch
  JBD: t_nr_buffers locking

jbd-120-t_updates-locking.patch
  JBD: t_updates locking

jbd-130-t_outstanding_credits-locking.patch
  JBD: implement t_outstanding_credits locking

jbd-140-t_jcb-locking.patch
  JBD: implement t_jcb locking

jbd-150-j_barrier_count-locking.patch
  JBD: implement j_barrier_count locking

jbd-160-j_running_transaction-locking.patch
  JBD: implement j_running_transaction locking

jbd-170-j_committing_transaction-locking.patch
  JBD: implement j_committing_transaction locking

jbd-180-j_checkpoint_transactions.patch
  JBD: implement j_checkpoint_transactions locking

jbd-190-j_head-locking.patch
  JBD: implement journal->j_head locking

jbd-200-j_tail-locking.patch
  JBD: implement journal->j_tail locking

jbd-210-j_free-locking.patch
  JBD: implement journal->j_free locking

jbd-220-j_commit_sequence-locking.patch
  JBD: implement journal->j_commit_sequence locking

jbd-230-j_commit_request-locking.patch
  JBD: implement j_commit_request locking

jbd-240-dual-revoke-tables.patch
  JBD: implement dual revoke tables.

jbd-250-remove-sleep_on.patch
  JBD: remove remaining sleep_on()s

jbd-300-remove-lock_kernel.patch
  JBD: remove lock_kernel()

jbd-400-remove-lock_journal.patch
  JBD: remove lock_journal()

jbd-510-h_credits-fix.patch
  JBD: journal_release_buffer: handle credits fix

jbd-520-journal_unmap_buffer-race.patch
  JBD: journal_unmap_buffer race fix

jbd-530-walk_page_buffers-race-fix.patch
  ext3: ext3_writepage race fix

jbd-540-journal_try_to_free_buffers-race-fix.patch
  JBD: buffer freeing non-race comment

jbd-550-locking-checks.patch
  JBD: add some locking assertions

jbd-570-transaction-state-locking.patch
  JBD: additional transaction shutdown locking

jbd-580-log_start_commit-race-fix.patch
  JBD: fix log_start_commit race

jbd-590-do_get_write_access-speedup.patch
  JBD: do_get_write_access() speedup

ext3-010-fix-journalled-data.patch
  ext3: fix data=journal mode

ext3-035-journal_try_to_free_buffers-race-fix.patch

ext3-040-recursive-ext3_write_inode-check.patch
  ext3: add a dump_stack()

ext3-050-ioctl-transaction-leak.patch
  ext3: fix error-path handle leak

ext3-070-xattr-clone-leak-fix.patch
  Fix leak in ext3_acl_chmod()

ext3-080-remove-block-inode-count-message.patch
  ext3: remove mount-time diagnostic messages

jbd-600-journal_dirty_metadata-speedup.patch
  JBD: journal_dirty_metadata() speedup

jbd-610-journal_dirty_metadata-diags.patch
  JBD: journal_dirty_metadata diagnostics

jbd-620-commit-vs-start-race-fix.patch
  JBD: fix race between journal_commit_transaction and start_this_handle

ext3-090-journalled-writepage-vs-truncate-fix.patch
  ext3: fix data=journal for small blocksize

jbd-630-remove-j_commit_timer_active.patch
  JBD: remove j_commit_timer_active

jbd-640-ordered-truncate-fix.patch
  JBD: strip ordered-data buffers in truncate

invalidate_mmap_range.patch
  Interface to invalidate regions of mmaps

aio-01-retry.patch
  AIO: Core retry infrastructure

aio-02-lockpage_wq.patch
  AIO: Async page wait

aio-03-fs_read.patch
  AIO: Filesystem aio read

aio-04-buffer_wq.patch
  AIO: Async buffer wait

aio-05-fs_write.patch
  AIO: Filesystem aio write

aio-05-fs_write-fix.patch

aio-06-bread_wq.patch
  AIO: Async block read

aio-06-bread_wq-fix.patch

aio-07-ext2getblk_wq.patch
  AIO: Async get block for ext2

aio-poll.patch
  aio_poll
  aio-poll: don't put extern decls in .c!

O_SYNC-speedup-2.patch
  speed up O_SYNC writes

aio-09-o_sync.patch
  aio O_SYNC

aio-10-BUG-fix.patch
  AIO: fix a BUG

vfsmount_lock.patch
  From: Maneesh Soni <maneesh@in.ibm.com>
  Subject: [patch 1/2] vfsmount_lock

syncppp-locking-fix.patch
  syncppp locking fix

s390-dirty-bit-cleaning.patch
  dirty bit clearing on s390.

sched-hot-balancing-fix.patch
  fix for CPU scheduler load distribution