2.6.21-rc7-mm2

Andrew Morton
2007-04-26T05:57:22Z

ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.21-rc7/2.6.21-rc7-mm2/

- this has everything which is in 2.6.21. Plus more!

- a number of nasty bugs were fixed. This should be (a lot) more stable
than 2.6.21-rc7-mm1.

Some sysfs-related problems are still expected. Fiddling with the
setting of CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED might help avoid them.

- the 64-bit futex patches and (consequently) the private-futex patches were
dropped. Because the 64-bit futex patches need to be reconstituted.

- the unprivileged mounts code was dropped, pending an updated patch series

- lots of minor fbdev bugs were fixed

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 tag v2.6.16-rc2-mm1
git-checkout -b local-v2.6.16-rc2-mm1 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 majordomo@vger.kernel.org

- If you hit a bug in -mm and it is 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.

- When reporting bugs in this kernel via email, please also rewrite the
email Subject: in some manner to reflect the nature of the bug. Some
developers filter by Subject: when looking for messages to read.

- Occasional snapshots of the -mm lineup are uploaded to
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/mm/ and are announced on
the mm-commits list.

Changes since 2.6.21-rc7-mm1:

origin.patch
git-acpi.patch
git-alsa.patch
git-agpgart.patch
git-arm.patch
git-avr32.patch
git-cifs.patch
git-cpufreq.patch
git-powerpc.patch
git-drm.patch
git-dvb.patch
git-gfs2-nmw.patch
git-hid.patch
git-ia64.patch
git-ieee1394.patch
git-infiniband.patch
git-input.patch
git-jfs.patch
git-kbuild.patch
git-kvm.patch
git-leds.patch
git-libata-all.patch
git-md-accel.patch
git-mips.patch
git-mmc.patch
git-mtd.patch
git-ubi.patch
git-netdev-all.patch
git-e1000.patch
git-net.patch
git-ioat.patch
git-nfs-server-cluster-locking-api.patch
git-ocfs2.patch
git-parisc.patch
git-r8169.patch
git-selinux.patch
git-pciseg.patch
git-s390.patch
git-s390-fixup.patch
git-sh.patch
git-scsi-misc.patch
git-block.patch
git-watchdog.patch
git-ipwireless_cs.patch
git-cryptodev.patch
git-gccbug.patch

git trees

-fix-possible-null-pointer-access-in-8250-serial-driver.patch
-fix-oom-killing-processes-wrongly-thought-mpol_bind.patch
-char-mxser_new-fix-recursive-locking.patch
-char-mxser_new-fix-tiocmiwait.patch
-char-mxser-fix-tiocmiwait.patch
-taskstats-fix-the-structure-members-alignment-issue.patch
-maintainers-use-listslinux-foundationorg.patch
-paride-drivers-initialize-spinlocks.patch
-add-mbuesch-to-mailmap.patch
-fix-spelling-in-drivers-video-kconfig.patch
-page-migration-fix-nr_file_pages-accounting.patch
-ieee1394-update-maintainers-database.patch
-v9fs-dont-use-primary-fid-when-removing-file.patch
-acpi-thermal-fix-mod_timer-interval.patch
-allow-reading-tainted-flag-as-user.patch
-do-not-truncate-irq-number-for-icom-adapter.patch
-hwmon-w83627ehf-dont-redefine-region_offset.patch
-reiserfs-fix-xattr-root-locking-refcount-bug.patch
-char-icom-mark-__init-as-__devinit.patch
-fault-injection-add-entry-to-maintainers.patch
-8250-fix-possible-deadlock-between-serial8250_handle_port-and-serial8250_interrupt.patch
-oom-kill-all-threads-that-share-mm-with-killed-task.patch
-fix-x86-fix-potential-overflow-in-perfctr-reservation.patch
-cleanup-cpufreq-kconfig-options.patch
-ppc-pci_32-stop-using-old-hotplug-unsafe-apis.patch
-jdelvare-i2c-i2c-delete-scx200_i2c.patch
-jdelvare-i2c-i2c-obsolete-ixp2000-and-ixp4xx.patch
-jdelvare-hwmon-hwmon-smsc47m1-use-dynamic-attributes.patch
-ide-cmd64x-remove-broken-sw-mw-dma-support.patch
-ide-cmd64x-interrupt-status-fixes-resend.patch
-ide-cmd64x-add-fix-enablebits.patch
-ide-cmd64x-procfs-code-fixes-cleanups.patch
-ide-cmd64x-use-interrupt-status-from-mrdmode-register.patch
-ide-cmd64x-add-back-mwdma-support.patch
-git-netdev-all-baycom_ser_fdx-fix.patch
-fix-sparse-errors-in-drivers-net-ibmvethc.patch
-netdrv-perform-missing-csum_offset-conversions.patch
-x86_64-mm-remove-noreplacement.patch
-fix-x86_64-mm-fam10-mwait-idle.patch
-more-fix-x86_64-mm-fam10-mwait-idle.patch
-fix-x86_64-mm-sched-clock-share.patch
-revert-x86_64-mm-account-for-module-percpu-space-separately-from-kernel-percpu.patch
-rename-the-parainstructions-symbols-to-be-consistent-with-the-others.patch
-rename-the-parainstructions-symbols-to-be-consistent-with-the-others-fix.patch
-i386-sysenter-arch-pages-fix.patch
-i386-acpi-remove-earlyquirk-warning.patch
-i386-mcheck-p4-grotesque-and-needless-warning-fix.patch
-i386-pgd-clone-under-lock-fix.patch
-vmi-supports-compat-vdso.patch
-resurrect-the-vmi-lazy-mode-fixes-fix.patch
-vmi-kmap_atomic_pte-fix.patch
-vmi-timer-update.patch
-i386-pte-drop-ptep_get_and_clear-paravirt-op.patch
-mtrr-adds-mtrr_save_fixed_ranges-for-use-in-two-later-patches.patch
-mtrr-save-the-mtrrs-of-the-bsp-before-booting-an-ap.patch
-mtrr-save-and-restore-the-fixed-range-mtrrs-of-the-bsp-when-suspending.patch
-mtrr-enable-support-for-fixed-range-iorrs-to-keep-rdmem-wrmem-in-sync.patch
-i386-map-enough-initial-memory-to-create-lowmem-mappings.patch
-mm-only-i386-for-debugging-make-the-initial-page-table-setup-less-forgiving.patch
-depcac-fix-handling-of-platorm_device_add-failure.patch
-clean-up-elf-note-generation.patch
-deflate-stack-usage-in-lib-inflatec.patch

Merged into mainline or a subsystem tree

+make-sysrq-t-show-all-tasks-again.patch
+ia64-race-flushing-icache-in-do_no_page-path.patch

2.6.21 queue (sigh)

-acpi-asus_acpi-support-f2je-model.patch

Dropped

+git-agp-build-fix.patch

Fix git-agpgart.patch

+git-cpufreq-borkage-fix.patch

Fix git-cpufreq.patch

+gregkh-driver-uevent-use-add_uevent_var-instead-of-open-coding-it.patch

Driver tree update

+fix-gregkh-driver-uevent-use-add_uevent_var-instead-of-open-coding-it.patch
+sysfs-oops-workaround.patch

Fix things in driver tree

+jdelvare-i2c-i2c-deprecate-specific-gpio-drivers.patch
+jdelvare-i2c-i2c-tiny-usb-new-driver.patch
+jdelvare-i2c-i2c-s3c2410-setup-time.patch
+jdelvare-i2c-i2c-s3c2410-fix-bug-in-releasing-driver.patch

i2c tree updates

+jdelvare-hwmon-hwmon-smsc47m1-use-dynamic-attributes.patch

hwmon tree update

+gfs2-printk-warning-fixes.patch

Fix git-gfs2-nmw.patch

+ohci1394-fix-mistake-in-printk-message.patch
+fw-device-printk-fix.patch
+ieee1394-iso-needs-schedh.patch

1394 fixes

-git-infiniband-make-it-build-hack.patch

Unneeded

+input-convert-from-class-devices-to-standard-devices.patch
+input-evdev-implement-proper-locking.patch
+mousedev-fix.patch
+mousedev-fix-2.patch

input stuff

+ahci-crash-fix.patch
+ata-printk-warning-fixes.patch
+ata_timing-ensure-t-cycle-is-always-correct.patch
+pata_ali-more-work.patch

ata fixes

+ide-cmd64x-fix-multiword-and-remove-single-word-dma-support.patch
+ide-cmd64x-interrupt-status-fixes-take-2.patch
+ide-cmd64x-add_fix-enablebits-take-2.patch
+ide-cmd64x-procfs-code-fixes_cleanups-take-2.patch
+ide-cmd64x-use-interrupt-status-from-mrdmode-register-take-2.patch
+ide-aec62xx-fix-pio_dma-setup-issues.patch

IDE tree updates

+git-mtd-build-fix.patch

Fix git-mtd.patch

-git-netdev-all-fixup.patch

Unneeded

+git-netdev-all-export-ieee80211_debug_level.patch

Fix git-netdev-all

+netlink-dont-reinitialize-callback-mutex.patch
+sctp_getsockopt_local_addrs-type-fix.patch

net things

-pcmcia-irq-probe-can-be-done-without-risking-an-irq-storm.patch

Dropped

+ide-cs-recognize-2gb-compactflash-from-transcend.patch

ide-cs fix

+s390-net-lcs-convert-to-the-kthread-api-fix.patch

Fix s390-net-lcs-convert-to-the-kthread-api.patch

+x86_64-mm-deflate-stack-usage-in-lib-inflate_c.patch
+x86_64-mm-page-align-the-gdt.patch
+x86_64-mm-convert-pda-into-the-percpu-section.patch
+x86_64-mm-paravirt-non-gpl-export.patch
+x86_64-mm-cleanups-to-help-using-per-cpu-variables-from-asm.patch
+x86_64-mm-define-per_cpu_offset.patch
+x86_64-mm-fix-up-gdt-bugs.patch
+x86_64-mm-map-enough-initial-memory-to-create-lowmem-mappings.patch
+x86_64-mm-incremental-update-for-i386-and-x86-64-check_bugs.patch
+x86_64-mm-paravirt-flush-lazy-mmu-updates-on-kunmap_atomic.patch
+x86_64-mm-paravirt-fix-paravirt-documentation.patch
+x86_64-mm-in-compat-mode-the-return-value-here-was-uninitialized_.patch
+x86_64-mm-kremove-a-warning-about-unused-variable-in-config_acpi-compilation_.patch
+x86_64-mm-cleanup-arch-i386-kernel-cpu-mcheck-p4_c.patch
+x86_64-mm-vmi-now-that-the-vdso-can-be-relocated-we-can-support-it-in-vmi-configurations.patch
+x86_64-mm-vmi-kmap-atomic-pte.patch
+x86_64-mm-vmi-convert-vmi-timer-to-use-clock-events.patch
+x86_64-mm-paravirt-drop-unused-ptep_get_and_clear.patch
+x86_64-mm-paravirt-rename-parainstructions.patch
+x86_64-mm-clean-up-elf-note-generation.patch
+x86_64-mm-mtrr-adds-mtrr_save_fixed_ranges-for-use-in-two-later-patches.patch
+x86_64-mm-mtrr-save-the-mtrrs-of-the-bsp-before-booting-an-ap.patch
+x86_64-mm-mtrr-save-and-restore-the-fixed-range-mtrrs-of-the-bsp-when-suspending.patch
+x86_64-mm-mtrr-enable-support-for-fixed-range-iorrs-to-keep-rdmem-wrmem-in-sync.patch
+x86_64-mm-nmi-hack-revert.patch
+x86_64-mm-nmi-watchdog-ops.patch
+x86_64-mm-nmi-wd-ops-64bit.patch
+x86_64-mm-compat-siocgifcount.patch
+x86_64-mm-apic-timer-calibration.patch
+x86_64-mm-vdso.patch

x86 tree updates

+fix-x86_64-mm-nmi-watchdog-ops.patch

Fix it

+x86_64-unexport-cpu_llc_id.patch
+i386-efi-fix-proc-iomem-type-for-kexec-tools.patch

x86 updates

+fix-slab-corruption-running-ip6sic.patch

net fix

+create-the-zone_movable-zone-align-zone_movable-to-a-max_order_nr_pages-boundary.patch

Fix create-the-zone_movable-zone.patch

+handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64.patch

Fix Mel's MM patches som emore

+introduce-high_order-delineating-easily-reclaimable-orders-cleanups.patch
+lumpy-increase-pressure-at-the-end-of-the-inactive-list-cleanups.patch

clean up lumpy reclaim code

+slub-core-update-cpu-after-new_slab.patch

slub fix

+quicklists-for-page-table-pages-avoid-useless-virt_to_page-conversion-fix.patch

Fix crashes in the quiklist code

+madv_free-lazytlb-fix.patch

Fix madv_free code

+mm-document-fault_data-and-flags.patch
+mm-fix-handling-of-panic_on_oom-when-cpusets-are-in-use.patch

MM udpates

+return-eperm-not-echild-on-security_task_wait-failure-fix.patch

Fix return-eperm-not-echild-on-security_task_wait-failure.patch

+pm-introduce-suspend-notifiers-rev-2.patch

swsusp update

+enlarge-console-name.patch

prefix for fixes-and-cleanups-for-earlyprintk-aka-boot-console.patch

+ignore-stolen-time-in-the-softlockup-watchdog.patch
+ignore-stolen-time-in-the-softlockup-watchdog-fix.patch
+add-touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs.patch

Bring these back

-report-that-kernel-is-tainted-if-there-were-an-oops-before.patch

Experimentally drop this - the oops output has been odd-looking.

+copy-i_flags-to-ext2-inode-flags-on-write.patch
+fix-chapter-reference-in-codingstyle.patch
+sleep-during-spinlock-in-tpm-driver.patch

Misc

-fix-pf_nofreeze-and-freezeable-race.patch
+fix-kthread_create-vs-freezer-theoretical-race-dont-be-obnoxious.patch
+fix-pf_nofreeze-and-freezeable-race-2.patch

Update thread-management patches in -mm

+rtc-update-vr41xx-alarm-handling.patch

rtc driver fixes

-sys_futex64-allows-64bit-futexes.patch
-sys_futex64-allows-64bit-futexes-fix.patch
-sys_futex64-allows-64bit-futexes-workaround.patch
-sys_futex64-allows-64bit-futexes-workaround-for-uml.patch
-sys_futex64-allows-64bit-futexes-get_futex_key-must-check-proper-alignement-for-64bit-futexes.patch
-futex-new-private-futexes.patch

Dropped

-lguest-the-host-code-vs-sys_futex64-allows-64bit-futexes-get_futex_key-must-check-proper-alignement-for-64bit-futexes.patch
-lguest-the-host-code-vs-futex-new-private-futexes.patch

Dropped as a result of futex droppage

+lguest-build-hack.patch
+lguest-build-hack-2.patch

Make lguest build against x86 tree

-unprivileged-mounts-add-user-mounts-to-the-kernel.patch
-unprivileged-mounts-allow-unprivileged-umount.patch
-unprivileged-mounts-account-user-mounts.patch
-unprivileged-mounts-account-user-mounts-fix.patch
-unprivileged-mounts-propagate-error-values-from-clone_mnt.patch
-unprivileged-mounts-propagate-error-values-from-clone_mnt-fix.patch
-unprivileged-mounts-allow-unprivileged-bind-mounts.patch
-unprivileged-mounts-allow-unprivileged-bind-mounts-fix.patch
-unprivileged-mounts-put-declaration-of-put_filesystem-in-fsh.patch
-unprivileged-mounts-allow-unprivileged-mounts.patch
-unprivileged-mounts-allow-unprivileged-fuse-mounts.patch

Dropped

+epson1355fbc-fix-error-handling-code.patch
+nvidiafb-vga-state-save-and-restore.patch
+savagefb-rework-i2c-bit-access.patch
+savagefb-vga-state-save-and-restore.patch
+fbdev-link-vgastateo-using-kconfig.patch
+fbcon-delay-screen-update-when-setting-the-mode-of.patch
+nvidiafb-fix-sparse-warning.patch
+rivafb-fix-io-access.patch
+fbdev-kill-sparse-warning-in-deferred-io.patch
+fbdev-add-sparse-annotations-in-svgalibc.patch
+arcfb-kill-sparse-warning.patch
+s3fb-add-sparse-annotations.patch
+hecubafb-kill-sparse-warnings.patch
+i810fb-fix-incorrect-frequency-mask.patch
+vt-add-documentation-for-new-boot-sysfs-options.patch
+skeletonfb-documentation-error-fixes.patch
+fbdev-add-drawing-functions-for-framebuffers-in-system.patch
+arcfb-use-sys-instead-of-cfb-drawing-functions.patch
+hecubafb-use-sys-instead-of-cfb-drawing-functions.patch
+vfb-use-sys-instead-of-cfb-drawing-functions.patch
+fbdev-pass-struct-fb_info-to-fb_read-and-fb_write.patch
+fbdev-add-fb_read-fb_write-functions-for-framebuffers.patch
+arcfb-us-fb_sys_read.patch
+hecubafb-us-fb_sys_read.patch
+vfb-us-fb_sys_read-and-fb_sys_write.patch
+fbdev-consolidate-common-drawing-functions-into-a.patch
+fbdev-advertise-limitation-of-drawing-engine.patch
+fbcon-font-setting-should-check-limitation-of-driver.patch
+vga16fb-restrict-to-blit-rectangles-with-widths-of.patch
+s3fb-limit-8x16-rectangles-when-tileblitting-is-enabled.patch
+fbdev-add-tile-operation-to-get-the-maximum-length.patch
+s3fb-implement-fb_get_tilemax.patch
+fbcon-check-if-the-character-count-can-be-handled.patch
+fbdev-save-the-activate-field-before-calling-fb_check_var.patch
+s3fb-driver-fixes.patch
+vmlfb-framebuffer-driver-for-intel-vermilion-range.patch
+nvidiafb-rivafb-switch-to-pci_get-refcounting.patch
+pm2fb-3dlabs-permedia-2v-reference-board-added.patch
+pm2fb-permedia-2v-memory-clock-setting.patch
+pm2fb-pixclock-setting-restriction.patch
+nvidiafb-prevent-triggering-of-softlockup.patch

fbdev bugstomp

-cfq-debugging-stuff.patch

Dropped due to rejects

All 1993 patches:

ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.21-rc7/2.6.21-rc7-mm2/patch-list