ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.17-rc6/2.6.17-rc6-mm2/ - Added the s390 git tree to the -mm lineup, as git-s390.patch (Martin Schwidefsky) - ppc64 (on mac g5) fails to boot for me, due to changes in the powerpc tree. - `make allnoconfig' builds will fail due to the IPC namespaces patches - A reminder that I'm travelling for the next week and shall be more than usually useless. 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 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. Changes since 2.6.16-rc6-mm1: origin.patch git-acpi.patch git-agpgart.patch git-alsa.patch git-arm.patch git-audit-master.patch git-block.patch git-cifs.patch git-cpufreq.patch git-dvb.patch git-gfs2.patch git-ia64.patch git-infiniband.patch git-input.patch git-intelfb.patch git-jfs.patch git-kbuild.patch git-klibc.patch git-hdrcleanup.patch git-hdrinstall.patch git-libata-all.patch git-mips.patch git-mtd.patch git-netdev-all.patch git-net.patch git-nfs.patch git-ocfs2.patch git-powerpc.patch git-rbtree.patch git-sas.patch git-pcmcia.patch git-s390.patch git-scsi-target.patch git-supertrak.patch git-watchdog.patch git-xfs.patch git-cryptodev.patch git trees -fix-hpet-operation-on-32-bit-nvidia-platforms.patch -fix-hpet-operation-on-64-bit-nvidia-platforms.patch -ep93xx-build-fix.patch -fix-mempolicyh-build-error.patch -fbcon-fix-limited-scroll-in-scroll_pan_redraw-mode.patch -s390-cleanup-bitopsh.patch -uninorth-agp-warning-fixes.patch -alpha-agp-warning-fix.patch -s390_hypfs-filesystem.patch -opencores-i2c-bus-driver.patch -add-dependency-on-kernelrelease-to-the-package-targets.patch -kconfig-improve-config-load-save-output.patch -kconfig-fix-config-dependencies.patch -kconfig-remove-symbol_yesmodno.patch -kconfig-allow-multiple-default-values-per-symbol.patch -kconfig-allow-loading-multiple-configurations.patch -kconfig-integrate-split-config-into-silentoldconfig.patch -kconfig-integrate-split-config-into-silentoldconfig-fix.patch -kconfig-move-kernelrelease.patch -kconfig-add-symbol-option-config-syntax.patch -kconfig-add-defconfig_list-module-option.patch -kconfig-add-search-option-for-xconfig.patch -kconfig-finer-customization-via-popup-menus.patch -kconfig-create-links-in-info-window.patch -kconfig-jump-to-linked-menu-prompt.patch -kconfig-warn-about-leading-whitespace-for-menu-prompts.patch -kconfig-remove-leading-whitespace-in-menu-prompts.patch -config-exit-if-no-beginning-filename.patch -make-kernelrelease-speedup.patch -kconfig-kconfig_overwriteconfig.patch -sane-menuconfig-colours.patch -kbuild-export-type-enhancement-to-modpostc.patch -kbuild-export-type-enhancement-to-modpostc-fix.patch -kbuild-prevent-building-modules-that-wont-load.patch -kbuild-obj-dirs-is-calculated-incorrectly-if-hostprogs-y-is-defined.patch -fix-make-rpm-for-powerpc.patch -kinit-convert--in-block-device-names-to-not.patch -klibc-ia64-fix.patch -myri10ge-alpha-build-fix.patch -pci-error-recovery-e1000-network-device-driver.patch -pci-error-recovery-e100-network-device-driver.patch -drivers-char-hw_randomc-remove-asserts.patch -selinux-add-security-class-for-appletalk-sockets.patch -secmark-add-new-flask-definitions-to-selinux.patch -secmark-add-selinux-exports.patch -secmark-add-secmark-support-to-core-networking.patch -secmark-add-xtables-secmark-target.patch -secmark-add-secmark-support-to-conntrack.patch -secmark-add-connsecmark-xtables-target.patch -secmark-add-new-packet-controls-to-selinux.patch -recent-match-fix-sleeping-function-called-from-invalid-context.patch -recent-match-missing-refcnt-initialization.patch -powerpc-kbuild-warning-fix.patch -gregkh-pci-kconfigurable-resources-arch-dependent-changes-arm-fix.patch -gregkh-pci-pci-64-bit-resources-core-changes-mips-fix.patch -kconfigurable-resources-mtd-fixes.patch -msi-k8t-neo2-fir-run-only-where-needed.patch -pcmcia-fix-kernel-doc-function-name.patch -drivers-scsi-fix-proc_scsi_write-to-return-length-on.patch -gregkh-usb-usb-sisusbvga-possible-cleanups-fix.patch -add-apple-macbook-product-ids-to-usbhid.patch -fall-back-to-old-style-call-trace-if-no-unwinding.patch -allow-unwinder-to-build-without-module-support.patch -add-abilty-to-enable-disable-nmi-watchdog-from-procfs.patch -lock-validator-lockdep-small-xfs-init_rwsem-cleanup.patch -powerpc-vdso-updates.patch -add-prctl-to-change-endian-of-a-task.patch -powerpc-implement-support-for-setting.patch -powerpc-implement-pr_et_unalign-prctls-for-powerpc.patch -ip2-fix-sections.patch Merged into mainline or a subsystem tree +ehci-works-again-on-nvidia-controllers-with-2gb-ram.patch +further-alterations-for-memory-barrier-document.patch +powernow-k8-crash-workaround.patch +bugfixes-to-get-i2o-working-again.patch 2.6.17 queue +revert-powernow-k8-crash-workaround.patch Needed to make git-acpi apply git-acpi.patch +reapply-powernow-k8-crash-workaround.patch Apply it again after git-acpi -acpi-dock-driver-acpi_get_device-fix.patch Folded into acpi-dock-driver.patch -acpi-atlas-acpi-driver-fix.patch Folded into acpi-atlas-acpi-driver.patch -remove-acpi_os_create_lock-acpi_os_delete_lock.patch Dropped -acpi-remove-__init-__exit-from-sony-add-remove-methods.patch Folded into 2.6-sony_acpi4.patch +gregkh-i2c-i2c-Kconfig-suggest-N-for-rare-devices.patch +gregkh-i2c-i2c-opencores-new-driver.patch +gregkh-i2c-hwmon-sysfs-interface-update-1.patch +gregkh-i2c-hwmon-sysfs-interface-update-2.patch +gregkh-i2c-hwmon-hdaps-typo.patch +gregkh-i2c-hwmon-maintenance-update.patch +gregkh-i2c-hwmon-w83792d-pwm-set-fix.patch +gregkh-i2c-hwmon-w83792d-add-data-lock.patch +gregkh-i2c-hwmon-abituguru-new-driver.patch +gregkh-i2c-hwmon-abituguru-fixes.patch +gregkh-i2c-hwmon-abituguru-nofans-detect-fix.patch I2C tree updates +git-kbuild-modpost-build-fix.patch Make git-kbuild build +git-klibc-ia64-build-fix.patch klibc fix -libata-add-missing-data_xfer-for-pata_pdc2027x-and-pdc_adma-fix.patch Folded into libata-add-missing-data_xfer-for-pata_pdc2027x-and-pdc_adma.patch -lock-validator-fix-ns83820c-irq-flags-bug-part.patch -lock-validator-fix-ns83820c-irq-flags-part-3.patch Folded into lock-validator-fix-ns83820c-irq-flags-bug.patch +forcedeth-xmit_lock-went-away.patch Fix forcedeth patches in -mm for git-net changes +gregkh-pci-pci-64-bit-resource-drivers-mips-changes.patch -gregkh-pci-pci-ignore-pre-set-64-bit-bars-on-32-bit-platforms.patch +gregkh-pci-pci-ignore-pre-set-64-bit-bars-on-32-bit-platforms.patch +gregkh-pci-pci-msi-k8t-neo2-fir-run-only-where-needed.patch +gregkh-pci-fix-pci_get_device-usage-in-mpc85xx.patch PCI tree updates +mm-gregkh-pci-pci-ignore-pre-set-64-bit-bars-on-32-bit-platforms-fix.patch Fix it. +git-pcmcia-fixup.patch +git-pcmcia-fixup-2.patch Fix rejects in git-pcmcia (due to git-alsa) -gdth-add-execute-firmware-command-abstraction.patch -drivers-scsi-gdthc-make-__gdth_execute-static.patch Dropped, due to remove-the-scsi_request-interface-from-the-gdth-driver.patch +remove-the-scsi_request-interface-from-the-gdth-driver.patch gdth scsi driver update -gregkh-usb-usb-zd1201-cleanups.patch +gregkh-usb-usb-free-allocated-memory-on-io_edgeport-startup-memory-failure.patch +gregkh-usb-usb-ehci-on-non-au1200-build-fix.patch +gregkh-usb-usb-add-apple-macbook-product-ids-to-usbhid.patch +gregkh-usb-usb-storage-unusual_devs-entry-for-nikon-dsc-d70s.patch +gregkh-usb-uhci-various-updates.patch +gregkh-usb-uhci-remove-hc_inaccessible-flag.patch +gregkh-usb-uhci-improve-fsbr-off-timing.patch USB tree updates +x86_64-mm-x86_86-msi-miss-one-entry-handler.patch +x86_64-mm-fall-back-to-old-style-call-trace-if-no-unwinding.patch +x86_64-mm-allow-unwinder-to-build-without-module-support.patch -x86_64-mm-spinlock-short.patch +x86_64-mm-polling-thread-status.patch -revert-x86_64-mm-spinlock-short.patch x86_64 updates +mm-x86_64-mm-polling-thread-status-fix.patch Fix it. +x86_64-setupc-print-cmp-related-boottime-information.patch x86_64 diagnostic info +zoned-vm-counters-per-zone-counter-functionality.patch +zoned-vm-counters-per-zone-counter-functionality-tidy.patch +zoned-vm-counters-per-zone-counter-functionality-fix.patch +zoned-vm-counters-per-zone-counter-functionality-fix-fix.patch +zoned-vm-counters-include-per-zone-counters-in-proc-vmstat.patch +zoned-vm-counters-conversion-of-nr_mapped-to-per-zone-counter.patch +zoned-vm-counters-conversion-of-nr_pagecache-to-per-zone-counter.patch +zoned-vm-counters-conversion-of-nr_pagecache-to-per-zone-counter-fix.patch +zoned-vm-counters-use-per-zone-counters-to-remove-zone_reclaim_interval.patch +zoned-vm-counters-add-per-zone-counters-to-zone-node-and-global-vm-statistics.patch +zoned-vm-counters-conversion-of-nr_slab-to-per-zone-counter.patch +zoned-vm-counters-conversion-of-nr_pagetable-to-per-zone-counter.patch +zoned-vm-counters-conversion-of-nr_dirty-to-per-zone-counter.patch +zoned-vm-counters-conversion-of-nr_writeback-to-per-zone-counter.patch +zoned-vm-counters-conversion-of-nr_unstable-to-per-zone-counter.patch +zoned-vm-counters-remove-unused-get_page_stat-functions.patch +zoned-vm-counters-conversion-of-nr_bounce-to-per-zone-counter.patch +zoned-vm-counters-remove-useless-writeback-structure.patch +zoned-vm-stats-remove-nr_mapped-from-zone-reclaim.patch +zoned-vm-stats-add-nr_anon.patch +light-weight-counters-framework.patch +light-weight-counters-framework-warning-fixes.patch +light-weight-counters-framework-fix.patch +light-weight-counters-framework-s390-fix.patch +light-weight-counters-framework-s390-fix-fix.patch +light-weight-counters-framework-s390-fix-fix-fix.patch +light-weight-counters-framework-arm-fix.patch +light-weight-counters-framework-uml-fix.patch New way of accumulating VM metrics. +vdso-randomize-the-i386-vdso-by-moving-it-into-a-vma-vs-x86_64-mm-reliable-stack-trace-support-i386-2-revert-maxmem-change.patch Revert stray hunk from the vdso patches +add-__iowrite64_copy-s390-fix.patch Fix add-__iowrite64_copy.patch -allow-for-per-cpu-data-being-in-tdata-and-tbss-sections.patch -allow-for-per-cpu-data-being-in-tdata-and-tbss-sections-fix.patch -allow-for-per-cpu-data-being-in-tdata-and-tbss-sections-tidy.patch Dropped +add-driver-for-arm-amba-pl031-rtc-fix.patch Fix rtc-subsystem-fix-capability-checks-in-kernel-interface.patch +rtc-add-rtc_year_days-to-calculate-tm_yday.patch +at91rm9200-rtc-driver.patch +at91rm9200-rtc-driver-tidy.patch More RTC driver work +fix-broken-dubious-driver-suspend-methods.patch +checkstack-pirnt-module-names.patch +get-rid-of-proc-sys-proc.patch +sound-vxpocket-fix-printk-warning.patch +9pfs-missing-result-check-in-v9fs_vfs_readlink-and-v9fs_vfs_link.patch +ext3-cleanup-dead-code-in-ext3_add_entry.patch +n32-sigset-and-__compat_endian_swap__.patch +ftruncate-does-not-always-update-m-ctime.patch +wan-sdla-section-fixes.patch +trident-fb-section-fixes.patch +cdrom-mcdx-section-fixes.patch +char-ip2-more-section-fixes-replacement.patch +advansys-section-fixes.patch +r3964-fix-gfp_kernel-allocations-in-timer-function.patch Misc patches +per-task-delay-accounting-delay-accounting-usage-of-taskstats-interface-fix-return-value-of-delayacct_add_tsk.patch per-task accounting fix +sched-mc-smt-power-savings-sched-policy-sparc64-build-fix.patch CPU scheduler spacr64 build fix (might be wrong) +swap_prefetch-conversion-of-nr_mapped-to-per-zone-counter.patch +swap_prefetch-conversion-of-nr_slab-to-per-zone-counter.patch +swap_prefetch-conversion-of-nr_dirty-to-per-zone-counter.patch +swap_prefetch-conversion-of-nr_writeback-to-per-zone-counter.patch +swap_prefetch-conversion-of-nr_unstable-to-per-zone-counter.patch +swap_prefetch-remove-unused-get_page_stat-functions.patch +zoned-vm-stats-nr_slab-is-accurate-fix-comment.patch +swap_prefetch-zoned-vm-stats-add-nr_anon.patch Update the swap prefetch patch for the zoned accounting patches +namespaces-utsname-implement-utsname-namespaces-remove-unused-exit_utsname.patch Clean up namespaces-utsname-implement-utsname-namespaces.patch +ipc-namespace-core.patch +ipc-namespace-core-fix.patch +ipc-namespace-utils.patch +ipc-namespace-msg.patch +ipc-namespace-sem.patch +ipc-namespace-shm.patch +ipc-namespace-sysctls.patch Separable namespaces for SYSV IPC +readahead-state-based-method-routines-no-ra_flag_eof-on-single-page-file.patch +readahead-initial-method-guiding-sizes-aggressive-initial-sizes.patch +readahead-call-scheme-no-fastcall-for-readahead_cache_hit.patch +readahead-backoff-on-i-o-error.patch +readahead-remove-size-limit-on-read_ahead_kb.patch Update the readahead patches in -mm. +reiser4-conversion-of-nr_dirty-to-per-zone-counter.patch Update reiser4 for the zoned accounting patches +vt-binding-add-binding-unbinding-support-for-the-vt.patch +vt-binding-add-sysfs-support.patch +vt-binding-update-fbcon-to-support-binding.patch +vt-binding-fbcon-update-documentation.patch +vt-binding-add-new-doc-file-describing-the-feature.patch fbcon feature work +lock-validator-x86_64-irqflags-trace-entrys-fix-fix.patch Fix lock-validator-x86_64-irqflags-trace-entrys-fix.patch +lock-validator-annotate-ieee1394-skb-head-locking.patch Prevent lockdep noise in 1394 +lock-validator-fix-sparc32-breakage.patch lockdep sparc32 build fix All 1569 patches: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.17-rc6/2.6.17-rc6-mm2/patch-list