ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.21-rc6/2.6.21-rc6-mm1/ - Lots of x86 updates - This is a 25MB diff against mainline, which is rather large. 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-rc5-mm4: 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-ocfs2.patch git-parisc.patch git-r8169.patch git-selinux.patch git-pciseg.patch git-s390.patch git-scsi-misc.patch git-block.patch git-unionfs.patch git-watchdog.patch git-wireless.patch git-ipwireless_cs.patch git-cryptodev.patch git-gccbug.patch git trees. -md-avoid-a-deadlock-when-removing-a-device-from-an-md-array-via-sysfs.patch -md-avoid-a-deadlock-when-removing-a-device-from-an-md-array-via-sysfs-fix.patch -revert-driver-core-do-not-wait-unnecessarily-in-driver_unregister.patch -net-sunrpc-svcsockc-fix-a-check.patch -agp-prevent-probe-collision-of-sis-agp-and-amd64_agp.patch -cifs-remove-unneeded-checks.patch -git-libata-all-ipr-fix.patch -pcmcia-spot-slave-decode-flaws-for-testing.patch -sata_nv-dont-read-shadow-registers-when-in-adma-mode.patch -pata_ali-remove-all-the-crap-again-and-switch-to.patch -pata_amd-remove-all-the-crud-and-restore-the-cable-detect.patch -pata_netcell-re-remove-all-the-crud.patch -pata_qdi-restore-cable-detect.patch -pata_sl82c105-restore-cable-detect-method.patch -pata_winbond-restore-cable-method.patch -pata_optidma-rework-for-cable-detect-and-to-remove.patch -ide-sl82c105-rework-pio-support.patch -ide-sl82c105-dma-support-code-cleanup-take3.patch -mtd-pmc-msp71xx-flash-rootfs-mappings.patch -jffs2-delete-everything-related-to-obsolete-jffs2_proc.patch -mtd-support-for-auto-locking-flash-on-power-up.patch -make-drivers-net-qla3xxxcphy_devices-static.patch -git-wireless-debug-build-fixes.patch -cxgb3-safeguard-tcam-size-usage.patch -cxgb3-detect-nic-only-adapters.patch -cxgb3-tighten-xgmac-workaround.patch -cxgb3-firwmare-update.patch -fix-scsi_send_eh_cmnd-scatterlist-handling.patch -slab-mention-slab-name-when-listing-corrupt-objects.patch -turn-do_sync_file_range-into-do_sync_mapping_range.patch Merged into mainline or a subsystem tree. +fuse-validate-rootmode-mount-option.patch +proper-fix-for-highmem-kmap_atomic-functions-for-vmi-for-2621.patch +omap_cf-oops-on-suspend-fix.patch +x86_64-early-quirks-fix-early_qrk-section-tag.patch +i386-irqbalance_disable-section-fix.patch 2.6.21 queue. -vmi-paravirt-ops-bugfix-for-2621.patch Dropped. +make-proc-acpi-wakeup-more-useful.patch +sony-laptop-remove-acpi-references-from-variable-and-function-names.patch +sony-laptop-prepare-the-platform-driver-for-multiple-users.patch +sony-laptop-add-debug-macros-also-used-by-the-sonypi-reimplementation.patch +sony-laptop-add-sny6001-device-handling-sonypi-reimplementation.patch +sony-laptop-unify-the-input-subsystem-event-forwarding.patch +sony-laptop-additional-platform-attributes-coming-from-sny6001.patch +sony-laptop-sanitize-printks.patch +sony-laptop-update-documentation-and-kconfig-help.patch +sony-laptop-add-sonypi-compat-code.patch sony-laptop work. +arm-fix-section-mismatch-warning-in-board-sam9260.patch ARM fix +agk-dm-dm-bio-list-helpers.patch +agk-dm-dm-delay.patch device-mapper tree updates +unused-round_up-name_offset-macro-in-arch-powerpc.patch powerpc cleanup +fix-sysfs_readdir-oops.patch Another go at fixing the rare sysfs readdir crash +i2c-replace-more-deprecated-sa_xxx-interrupt-flags.patch I2C tree update +git-input-fixup.patch Fix rejects in git-input +input-replace-more-deprecated-sa_xxx-interrupt-flags.patch Cleanup +pata_acpi-restore-driver-fix-2.patch Fix pata_acpi-restore-driver.patch +drivers-ata-pata_cmd640c-fix-build-with-config_pm=n.patch ata build fix +ide-ide-correctly-prevent-ide-timer-expiry-function-to-run-if-request-was-already-handled.patch +ide-ide-ugly-messages-trying-to-open-cd-drive-with-no-media-present.patch +ide-ide-add-optical-to-sysfs-media-attribute.patch +ide-sl82c105-rework-pio-support-take2.patch +ide-sl82c105-dma-support-code-cleanup-take4.patch -ide-sl82c105-add-speedproc.patch +ide-sl82c105-add-speedproc-method-and-mwdma01-support.patch IDE tree updates +vioc-replace-more-deprecated-sa_xxx-interrupt-flags.patch netdev cleanup +net-possible-cleanups.patch +round_up-macro-cleanup-in-drivers-net-ppp_genericc.patch net cleanups +iucv-fix-compilation-on-s390-up.patch net build fix +pcmcia-irq-probe-can-be-done-without-risking-an-irq-storm.patch +at91_cf-minor-fix.patch pcmcia updates +git-r8169-fixup.patch Fix rejects in git-r8169.patch +8250_pci-fix-pci-must_checks.patch PCI fixes +scsi-fix-config_scsi_wait_scan=m.patch +scsi-fix-config_scsi_wait_scan=m-fix.patch +scsi-fix-config_scsi_wait_scan=m-fix-fix.patch scsi fixes +usb-gadget-rndis-fix-struct-rndis_packet_msg_type.patch +hid-add-quirk_hiddev-for-belkin-flip-kvm.patch USB updates +revert-proper-fix-for-highmem-kmap_atomic-functions-for-vmi-for-2621.patch Revert temp-for-2.6.21 VMI patch +fix-x86_64-mm-fix-amd64-agp-aperture-validation.patch +paravirt_ops-update-maintainers.patch +paravirt_ops-remove-config_debug_paravirt.patch +paravirt_ops-use-paravirt_nop-to-consistently-mark-no-op-operations.patch +paravirt_ops-add-pagetable-accessors-to-pack-and-unpack-pagetable-entries.patch +paravirt_ops-hooks-to-set-up-initial-pagetable.patch +paravirt_ops-allocate-a-fixmap-slot.patch +paravirt_ops-allow-paravirt-backend-to-choose-kernel-pmd-sharing.patch +paravirt_ops-add-hooks-to-intercept-mm-creation-and-destruction.patch +paravirt_ops-rename-struct-paravirt_patch-to-paravirt_patch_site-for-clarity.patch +paravirt_ops-use-patch-site-ids-computed-from-offset-in-paravirt_ops-structure.patch +paravirt_ops-fix-patch-site-clobbers-to-include-return-register.patch +paravirt_ops-consistently-wrap-paravirt-ops-callsites-to-make-them-patchable.patch +paravirt_ops-document-asm-i386-paravirth.patch +paravirt_ops-clean-up-paravirt-patchable-wrappers.patch +paravirt_ops-add-common-patching-machinery.patch +paravirt_ops-add-flush_tlb_others-paravirt_op.patch +paravirt_ops-revert-map_pt_hook.patch +paravirt_ops-add-kmap_atomic_pte-for-mapping-highpte-pages.patch +add-apply_to_page_range-which-applies-a-function-to-a-pte-range.patch +re-enable-vdso-by-default-with-paravirt.patch +remove-noreplacement-option.patch +remove-smp_alt_instructions.patch +rename-the-parainstructions-symbols-to-be-consistent-with-the-others.patch +rename-the-parainstructions-symbols-to-be-consistent-with-the-others-fix.patch +allow-boot-time-disable-of-smp-altinstructions.patch +allow-boot-time-disable-of-paravirt_ops-patching.patch +fix-mtrr-sections.patch +i386-avoid-checking-for-cpu-gone-when-config_hotplug_cpu-not-defined.patch +i386-clean-up-asm-i386-bugsh.patch +x86_64-clean-up-asm-x86_64-bugsh.patch +x86-clean-up-identify_cpu.patch +x86-clean-up-identify_cpu-update.patch +i386-relocate-vdso-elf-headers-to-match-mapped-location-with-compat_vdso.patch +i386-make-compat_vdso-runtime-selectable.patch +i386-cleanup-flush_tlb_others-fn.patch +i386-mce-check-capability.patch x86 updates -i386-irq-kill-nr_irq_vectors-and-increase-nr_irqs.patch Dropped +xfs-clean-up-shrinker-games.patch xfs cleanup +fix-hotplug-for-legacy-platform-drivers-update.patch Fix fix-hotplug-for-legacy-platform-drivers.patch +depcac-fix-handling-of-platorm_device_add-failure.patch +pktgen-add-try_to_freeze.patch Fixes for 2.6.21 (IMO) +move-free-pages-between-lists-on-steal-do-not-cross-section-boundary-when-moving-pages-between-mobility-lists.patch Fix Mel's MM stuff +maps2-uninline-some-functions-in-the-page-walker.patch +maps2-eliminate-the-pmd_walker-struct-in-the-page-walker.patch +maps2-remove-vma-from-args-in-the-page-walker.patch +maps2-propagate-errors-from-callback-in-page-walker.patch +maps2-add-callbacks-for-each-level-to-page-walker.patch +maps2-move-the-page-walker-code-to-lib.patch +maps2-move-the-page-walker-code-to-lib-fix.patch +maps2-simplify-interdependence-of-proc-pid-maps-and-smaps.patch +maps2-move-clear_refs-code-to-task_mmuc.patch +maps2-regroup-task_mmu-by-interface.patch +maps2-make-proc-pid-smaps-optional-under-config_embedded.patch +maps2-make-proc-pid-clear_refs-option-under-config_embedded.patch +maps2-add-proc-pid-pagemap-interface.patch +maps2-add-proc-kpagemap-interface.patch New interfaces for inspecting process memory status +mm-clean-up-and-kernelify-shrinker-registration.patch MM cleanup +fix-section-mismatch-of-memory-hotplug-related-code.patch +add-white-list-into-modpostc-for-memory-hotplug-code-and-ia64s-machvec-section.patch +split-mmap.patch +only-allow-nonlinear-vmas-for-ram-backed-filesystems.patch +i386-use-page-allocator-to-allocate-thread_info-structure.patch +slub-fix-numa-bootstrap.patch +slub-use-correct-flags-to-check-for-dma-cache.patch +slub-treat-slab_hwcache_align-as-a-mininum-and-not-as-the-alignment.patch +make-page-private-usable-in-compound-pages-v1.patch +add-virt_to_head_page-and-consolidate-code-in-slab-and-slub.patch MM updates +blackfin-arch-always-include-linux-kallsysms-header-file.patch +blackfin-arch-sync-with-uclibc-no-functional-changes.patch +blackfin-arch-using-asm-generic-pgtable-header-file-by.patch +blackfin-arch-add-missing-__clear_user-function-to.patch +blackfin-arch-use-boot_command_line-instead-of.patch +blackfin-arch-fix-some-coding-style-in-include.patch +blackfin-arch-add-scm_timestampns-and-siocgstampns-to.patch +blackfin-arch-define-a-new-cacheline_aligned-attribute-to-put-it-in-l1-data-memory-with-linkscript-update.patch +blackfin-arch-fix-bug-asserting-gpio-requested-doesnt-make-sense-with-gpio-whole-port-accesses.patch +blackfin-arch-04-and-05-silicon-doesnt-exist-for-bf534-bf536-adn-bf537-so-dont-let-people-select-the-option.patch Blackfin updates +round_up-macro-cleanup-in-arch-alpha-kernel-osf_sysc.patch Alpha cleanup +freezer-remove-pf_nofreeze-from-handle_initrd.patch swsusp fix +cris-remove-code-related-to-pre-22-kernel.patch Cris cleanup +uml-tidy-processc-fix.patch Fix uml-tidy-processc.patch +uml-tidy-fault-code.patch +uml-kernel-segfaults-should-dump-proper-registers.patch +uml-comment-early-boot-locking.patch +uml-irq-locking-commentary.patch +uml-delete-host_frame_size.patch +uml-drivers-get-release-methods.patch +uml-dump-registers-on-ptrace-or-wait-failure.patch +uml-speed-up-page-table-walking.patch UML updates -serial-allocate-minor-device-numbers-for.patch Dropped (I think) +move-die-notifier-handling-to-common-code-fix.patch Fix move-die-notifier-handling-to-common-code.patch some more -remove-hardcoding-of-hard_smp_processor_id-on-up.patch Updated version was merged +unexport-pci_proc_attach_device.patch Cleanup +kdump-kexec-calculate-note-size-at-compile-time-update-2.patch Fix kdump-kexec-calculate-note-size-at-compile-time.patch +pnpacpi-sets-pnpdev-devarchdata.patch +simplify-module_get_kallsym-by-dropping-length-arg.patch +fix-race-between-rmmod-and-cat-proc-kallsyms.patch +simplify-kallsyms_lookup.patch +fix-race-between-cat-proc-wchan-and-rmmod-et-al.patch +fix-race-between-cat-proc-slab_allocators-and-rmmod.patch +kernel-paramsc-fix-lying-comment-for-param_array.patch +replace-deprecated-sa_xxx-interrupt-flags.patch +deprecate-sa_xxx-interrupt-flags-v2.patch +expose-range-checking-functions-from-arch-specific.patch +remove-hardcoding-of-hard_smp_processor_id-on-up.patch +use-the-apic-to-determine-the-hardware-processor-id-i386.patch +use-the-apic-to-determine-the-hardware-processor-id-x86_64.patch +always-ask-the-hardware-to-obtain-hardware-processor-id-ia64.patch +round_up-macro-cleanup-in-drivers-char-lpc.patch +i386-schedh-inclusion-from-moduleh-is-baack.patch +parport_serial-fix-pci-must_checks.patch +round_up-macro-cleanup-in-fs-selectcompatreaddirc.patch +round_up-macro-cleanup-in-fs-smbfs-requestc.patch +doc-kernel-parameters-use-x86-32-tag-instead-of-ia-32.patch +kernel-doc-handle-spaces-in-array-size.patch +kernel-doc-handle-arrays-with-arithmetic-expressions-as.patch Misc +sched-redundant-reschedule-when-set_user_nice-boosts-a-prio-of-a-task-from-the-expired-array.patch sched speedup +revert-sched-redundant-reschedule-when-set_user_nice-boosts-a-prio-of-a-task-from-the-expired-array.patch Revert it again so that Con's stuff applies +sched-implement-staircase-deadline-cpu-scheduler-improvements-fix.patch staircase sched fix -clocksource-arm-initialize-list-value.patch -clocksource-parisc-initialize-list-value.patch -clocksource-avr32-initialize-list-value.patch -clocksource-mips-initialize-list-value.patch -clocksource-i386-initialize-list-value.patch -clocksource-x86_64-initialize-list-value.patch -clocksource-s390-initialize-list-value.patch -clocksource-driver-initialize-list-value.patch -clocksource-refactor-duplicate-registration-checking.patch Dropped +kprobes-the-on-off-knob-thru-debugfs-updated.patch +kprobes-the-on-off-knob-thru-debugfs-updated-fix.patch kprobes work +undo-utrace-prep-2.patch -utrace-x86_64-fix.patch utrace tweaks +signal-timer-event-fds-v9-anonymous-inode-source-fix.patch +signal-timer-event-fds-v9-signalfd-core-fix-fix.patch +signal-timer-event-fds-v9-signalfd-core-fix-fix-fix.patch +signal-timer-event-fds-v9-timerfd-core-fix.patch +signal-timer-event-fds-v9-timerfd-core-fix-fix.patch +signal-timer-event-fds-v9-eventfd-core-fix-fix.patch +signal-timer-event-fds-v9-eventfd-core-fix-fix-fix.patch Various fixes and updates against the signalfd work in -mm. +epoll-cleanups-epoll-no-module.patch +epoll-cleanups-epoll-remove-static-pre-declarations-and-akpm-ize-the-code.patch epoll stuff +char-cyclades-remove-pause.patch +char-cyclades-cy_readx-writex-cleanup.patch +char-cyclades-timer-cleanup.patch +char-cyclades-remove-volatiles.patch +char-cyclades-remove-useless-casts.patch cyclades cleanups +pnp-notice-whether-we-have-pnp-devices-pnpbios-or-pnpacpi.patch +pnp-workaround-hp-bios-defect-that-leaves-smcf010-device-partly-enabled.patch +smsc-ircc2-tidy-up-module-parameter-checking.patch +smsc-ircc2-add-pnp-support.patch +x86-serial-convert-legacy-com-ports-to-platform-devices.patch +x86-serial-convert-legacy-com-ports-to-platform-devices-fix.patch PNP work +locks-trivial-removal-of-unnecessary-parentheses.patch +locks-create-posix-to-flock-helper-functions.patch +locks-make-lock-release-private-data-before-returning-in-getlk-case.patch +locks-give-posix_test_lock-same-interface-as-lock.patch +locks-factor-out-generic-filesystem-switch-from-test_lock.patch +locks-factor-out-generic-filesystem-switch-from-setlock-code.patch +locks-allow-vfsposix_lock_file-to-return-conflicting-lock.patch +locks-add-fl_notify-arguments-for-asynchronous-lock-return.patch +locks-add-lock-cancel-command.patch +nfsd4-convert-nfsv4-to-new-lock-interface.patch +lockd-save-lock-state-on-deferral.patch +lockd-handle-fl_notify-callbacks.patch +lockd-pass-cookie-in-nlmsvc_testlock.patch +lockd-handle-test_lock-deferrals.patch +lockd-always-preallocate-block-in-nlmsvc_lock.patch +lockd-add-code-to-handle-deferred-lock-requests.patch +gfs2-nfs-lock-support-for-gfs2.patch Rework file locking code for nfs +mm-clean-up-and-kernelify-shrinker-registration-reiser4.patch update reiser4 for shrinker changes +s3fb-fix-pci-must_checks.patch fbdev driver fixes All 1405 patches: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.21-rc6/2.6.21-rc6-mm1/patch-list