2.5.70-mm4

Andrew Morton
2003-06-04T06:04:52Z

ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.5/2.5.70/2.5.70-mm4/

. There are no substantial ext3 changes from 2.5.70-mm3. A couple of
performance tweaks have been added, and some debug code to help track down
one report of an assertion failure in journal_dirty_metadata().

. A patch which adds the statfs64() syscall. This involved some mangling
of the BSD accountig code. If anyone knows how to test BSD accounting,
please do so, or let me know.

. There have been one or two reports of -mm3 getting stuck in
get_request_wait() against CDROMs. If anyone sees that, or was seeing it
in -mm3 and does not see it in -mm4, please let us know.

Changes since 2.5.70-mm3:

linus.patch

Latest from Linus

-slab-magazine-layer.patch
-mtd-build-fix.patch
-time-interpolation-infrastructure.patch
-proc-kcore-rework.patch
-sysv-sem-16-bit-pif-fix.patch
-remove-LINUX_2_2.patch

Merged

+kgdb-use-ggdb.patch

Use `-ggdb' when compiling for kgdb. Creates a huge vmlinux, but fixes the
problem wherein gdb doesn't know the types of things when it should.

+ppc64-fixup.patch

PPC64 fixes

+ppc64-semaphore-reimplementation.patch

Replace the ppc64 semaphore implementation with the ia32 one. (This hasn't
been tested afaik).

+time-interpolator-cleanup.patch

timer.c cleanups

+cadetradio-badcopy.patch
+cmpci-userptr.patch
+zr36120-userptr.patch
+bw-qcam-fix.patch

copy_*_user fixes

+eat-keys-on-panic.patch

Work around odd KVM switches

+truncate-vs-msync-fix.patch

Avoid a feasible BUG in the pagecache code

+pnpbios-oops-leak-fix.patch

pnpbios fixlets

+force_successful_syscall_return.patch

ia64: sometimes overloading a negative syscall return code to indicate
"error" doesn't work out.

+proc-stat-btime-fix.patch

Stop /proc/stat:btime from wobbling

+eventpoll-use-after-free-fix.patch

eventpoll fixes

+devfs_remove-fix.patch

defvs diagnostics for broken callers

+console-blanking-fix.patch

fix up console blanking

+console-privacy.patch

Add an ioctl to prevent keystrokes from unblanking the console (for braille
users)

+fix-tty-driver-mess.patch

tty/devfs cleanups

+misc3.patch

misc fixes

+generic_file_write-fix-2.patch

fix the fix to the fix to the fix to the writev() code.

+cs423x-fixes.patch

driver fixes

+statfs64.patch
+statfs64-fix.patch
+statfs-overflow-fix.patch
+statfs64-leftovers.patch

Implement the statfs64() syscall. We need this because statfs() will
overflow with huge disks.

+sched_best_cpu-fix-01.patch
+sched_best_cpu-fix-02.patch
+sched_best_cpu-fix-03.patch

Teach the CPU scheduler to not schedule tasks on nodes which don't have any
CPUs

+cfq-list_del-fix.patch

CFQ IO scheduler BUGfix

-unmap-page-debugging.patch
-CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC-extras.patch
+unmap-page-debugging-2.patch
+unmap-page-debugging-2-fix.patch

New version of this debug patch from Manfred.

+blk-fair-batches.patch

block request batching changes

+blk-as-hint.patch

Fix anticipatory scheduler for the above.

+get_request_wait-oom-fix.patch

Plug a get_request_wait() hole

+slab-poisoning-fix.patch

Correctly poison freshly allocated objects with 0x5a5a5a5a, to distinguish
them from freed objects, which are poisoned with 0x6b6b6b6b.

-fremap-all-mappings.patch
+mmap-prefault.patch

Implement the prefaulting of executable mmaps more simply.

+bio-debug-trap.patch

Try to track down a free-of-freed-BIO bug.

+event-log-put_task_struct.patch

Debugging to try to track down the put_task_struct(free task_struct) bug.

+journal_create-deadlock-fix.patch

Fix ancient deadlock in journal_create()

+jbd-590-do_get_write_access-speedup.patch

ext3 tweak

+ext3-080-remove-block-inode-count-message.patch

Kill a printk which shouldn't be coming out.

+jbd-600-journal_dirty_metadata-speedup.patch

ext3 tweak

+jbd-610-journal_dirty_metadata-diags.patch

Try to trap a possible bug in journal_dirty_metadata()

All 177 patches

linus.patch

mm.patch
add -mmN to EXTRAVERSION

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

kgdb-use-ggdb.patch

kmalloc_percpu-interface-change.patch
kmalloc_percpu: interface change.

kmalloc_percpu-interface-change-warning-fix.patch
nail a warning

DEFINE_PERCPU-in-modules.patch
per-cpu support inside modules (minimal)

aio-random-cleanups.patch

config_spinline.patch
uninline spinlocks for profiling accuracy.

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

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

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

time-interpolator-cleanup.patch
clean up timer interpolation code

cadetradio-badcopy.patch
radio-cadet.c: remove unnecessary copy_to_user()

cmpci-userptr.patch
cmpci: fix improper access to userspace

zr36120-userptr.patch
zr36120: fix improper access to userspace

irq-check-rate-limit.patch
IRQs: handle bad return values from handlers

irq_desc-others.patch
Fix up irq_desc initialisation for non-ia32

common-ioctl32.patch
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
Subject: Re: must-fix list, v5

ioctl32-cleanup-sparc64.patch
ioctl32 cleanup: sparc64

ioctl32-cleanup-x86_64.patch
ioctl32 cleanup: sparc64

lru_cache_add-check.patch
lru_cache_add debug check

eat-keys-on-panic.patch
Eat keys on panic

truncate-vs-msync-fix.patch
remove unsafe BUG_ON()

pnpbios-oops-leak-fix.patch
pnpbios dereferencing user pointer

force_successful_syscall_return.patch
force_successful_syscall_return

proc-stat-btime-fix.patch
fix wobbly /proc/stat:btime

eventpoll-use-after-free-fix.patch
eventpoll: fix possible use-after-free

bw-qcam-fix.patch
fix bw-qcam.c bad copy_to_user

devfs_remove-fix.patch
Graceful failure in devfs_remove()

console-blanking-fix.patch
Console blanking fix

console-privacy.patch
Console privacy for braille users

fix-tty-driver-mess.patch
Fix tty devfs mess

misc3.patch
misc fixes

generic_file_write-fix-2.patch
Fix generic_file_write() again.

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

reiserfs-parser-fix-remount.patch
reiserfs option parser fix and ability to pass options to remount

reiserfs-small-blocksize.patch
reiserfs support for blocksizes other than 4096 bytes

raid-fixes.patch
gix RAID things

neilb-raid1-double-free-fix.patch
raid1 double-free fix

buffer-debug.patch
buffer.c debugging

cs423x-fixes.patch
cs423x fixes

hugetlbfs-mount-options.patch
hugetlbfs: mount options and permissions

statfs64.patch
Add system calls statfs64 and fstatfs64

statfs64-fix.patch

statfs-overflow-fix.patch
statfs64: handle overflows

statfs64-leftovers.patch
statfs64: remaining filesystems

sched_best_cpu-fix-01.patch
Fix Bug 619: Processes Scheduled on CPU-less nodes (1/3)

sched_best_cpu-fix-02.patch
Processes Scheduled on CPU-less nodes (2/3)

sched_best_cpu-fix-03.patch
Fix Bug 619: Processes Scheduled on CPU-less nodes (3/3)

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

raid5-use-right-dev-fix.patch
raid5 fix

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

deadline-hash-removal-fix.patch
DEADLINE: hash removal fix

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)

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().

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

thread-info-in-task_struct.patch
allow thread_info to be allocated as part of task_struct

reinstate-task-freeing-hack-for-ia64.patch
reinstate lame task_struct (non)-refcounting hack/fix

event-log-put_task_struct.patch
event logging to find the late put_task_struct() bug

journal_create-deadlock-fix.patch
ext3: fix dadlock in journal_create()

ext3-no-bkl.patch

journal_get_write_access-speedup.patch

ext3-concurrent-block-inode-allocation.patch
Subject: [PATCH] concurrent block/inode allocation for EXT3

ext3-orlov-approx-counter-fix.patch
Fix orlov allocator boundary case

ext3-concurrent-block-allocation-fix-1.patch

ext3-concurrent-block-allocation-hashed.patch
Subject: Re: [PATCH] concurrent block/inode allocation for EXT3

ext3-concurrent-block-inode-allocation-fix.patch
fix ext3 inode allocator race

jbd-010-b_committed_data-race-fix.patch
Subject: Re: [Ext2-devel] [RFC] probably bug in current ext3/jbd

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

jbd-030-remove-splice_lock.patch
remove jh_splice_lock

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

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

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

jbd-060-b_committed_data-locking.patch

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

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

jbd-090-b_tnext-locking.patch
b_tnext locking

jbd-100-remove-journal_datalist_lock.patch
remove journal_datalist_lock

jbd-110-t_nr_buffers-locking.patch
t_nr_buffers locking

jbd-120-t_updates-locking.patch
t_updates locking

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

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

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

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

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

jbd-180-j_checkpoint_transactions.patch
implement j_checkpoint_transactions locking

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

jbd-300-remove-lock_kernel-journal_c.patch
remove lock_kernel() calls from journal.c

jbd-310-remove-lock_kernel-transaction_c.patch
remove lock_kernel calls from transaction.c

jbd-400-remove-lock_journal-checkpoint_c.patch
remove lock_journal calls from checkpoint.c

jbd-410-remove-lock_journal-commit_c.patch
remove lock_journal() from commit.c

jbd-420-remove-lock_journal-journal_c.patch
remove lock_journal() calls from journal.c

jbd-430-remove-lock_journal-transaction_c.patch
remove lock_journal() calls from transaction.c
transaction leak and race fix

jbd-440-remove-lock_journal.patch
remove lock_journal()

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

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

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

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

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

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

jbd-580-log_start_commit-race-fix.patch
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
Remove incorrect assertion from ext3

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

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!

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.

min_free_kbytes.patch
/proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes

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

O_SYNC-speedup-2.patch
speed up O_SYNC writes