linux-stable.git/arch/unicore32/kernel, branch v3.7

unicore32: switch to generic sys_execve()

2012-11-09T09:30:10+00:00

Signed-off-by: Al Viro 
Acked-and-Tested-by: Guan Xuetao

unicore32: switch to generic kernel_thread()/kernel_execve()

2012-11-09T09:30:09+00:00

Signed-off-by: Al Viro 
Acked-and-Tested-by: Guan Xuetao

UniCore32-bugfix: Remove definitions in asm/bug.h to solve difference between native and cross compiler

2012-11-09T09:30:09+00:00

For kernel/bound.c being compiled by native compiler, it will generate following errors in gcc 4.4.3:
  CC      kernel/bounds.s
In file included from include/linux/bug.h:4,
                 from include/linux/page-flags.h:9,
                 from kernel/bounds.c:9:
arch/unicore32/include/asm/bug.h:22: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before 'void'
arch/unicore32/include/asm/bug.h:23: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before 'void'

So, we moved definitions in asm/bug.h to arch/unicore32/kernel/setup.h to solve the problem.

Signed-off-by: Guan Xuetao

vfs: define struct filename and have getname() return it

2012-10-13T00:14:55+00:00

getname() is intended to copy pathname strings from userspace into a
kernel buffer. The result is just a string in kernel space. It would
however be quite helpful to be able to attach some ancillary info to
the string.

For instance, we could attach some audit-related info to reduce the
amount of audit-related processing needed. When auditing is enabled,
we could also call getname() on the string more than once and not
need to recopy it from userspace.

This patchset converts the getname()/putname() interfaces to return
a struct instead of a string. For now, the struct just tracks the
string in kernel space and the original userland pointer for it.

Later, we'll add other information to the struct as it becomes
convenient.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton 
Signed-off-by: Al Viro

Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal

2012-10-12T01:49:08+00:00

Pull pile 2 of execve and kernel_thread unification work from Al Viro:
 "Stuff in there: kernel_thread/kernel_execve/sys_execve conversions for
  several more architectures plus assorted signal fixes and cleanups.

  There'll be more (in particular, real fixes for the alpha
  do_notify_resume() irq mess)..."

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal: (43 commits)
  alpha: don't open-code trace_report_syscall_{enter,exit}
  Uninclude linux/freezer.h
  m32r: trim masks
  avr32: trim masks
  tile: don't bother with SIGTRAP in setup_frame
  microblaze: don't bother with SIGTRAP in setup_rt_frame()
  mn10300: don't bother with SIGTRAP in setup_frame()
  frv: no need to raise SIGTRAP in setup_frame()
  x86: get rid of duplicate code in case of CONFIG_VM86
  unicore32: remove pointless test
  h8300: trim _TIF_WORK_MASK
  parisc: decide whether to go to slow path (tracesys) based on thread flags
  parisc: don't bother looping in do_signal()
  parisc: fix double restarts
  bury the rest of TIF_IRET
  sanitize tsk_is_polling()
  bury _TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK
  unicore32: unobfuscate _TIF_WORK_MASK
  mips: NOTIFY_RESUME is not needed in TIF masks
  mips: merge the identical "return from syscall" per-ABI code
  ...

Conflicts:
	arch/arm/include/asm/thread_info.h

Merge tag 'for-3.7-rc1' of git://gitorious.org/linux-pwm/linux-pwm

2012-10-10T11:15:24+00:00

Pull pwm changes from Thierry Reding:
 "All legacy PWM providers have now been moved to the PWM subsystem.
  The plan for 3.8 is to adapt all board files to provide a lookup table
  for PWM devices in order to get rid of the global namespace.
  Subsequently, users of the legacy pwm_request() and pwm_free()
  functions can be migrated to the new pwm_get() and pwm_put()
  functions.  Once this has been completed, the legacy API and the
  compatibility code in the core can be removed.

  In addition to the above, these changes also add support for
  configuring the polarity of a PWM signal (currently only supported on
  ECAP and EHRPWM) and include a much needed rework of the i.MX driver.
  Managed functions to obtain and release a PWM device (devm_pwm_get()
  and devm_pwm_put()) have been added and the pwm-backlight driver has
  been updated to use them.  If the PWM subsystem hasn't been enabled,
  dummy functions are provided that allow the subsystem to safely
  compile out.

  Some common checks on input parameters have been moved to the core and
  removed from the drivers.  Finally, a small fix corrects the
  description of the PWM specifier's second cell in the device tree
  representation."

* tag 'for-3.7-rc1' of git://gitorious.org/linux-pwm/linux-pwm: (23 commits)
  pwm: dt: Fix description of second PWM cell
  pwm: Check for negative duty-cycle and period
  pwm: Add Ingenic JZ4740 support
  MIPS: JZ4740: Export timer API
  pwm: Move PUV3 PWM driver to PWM framework
  unicore32: pwm: Use managed resource allocations
  unicore32: pwm: Remove unnecessary indirection
  unicore32: pwm: Use module_platform_driver()
  unicore32: pwm: Properly remap memory-mapped registers
  pwm-backlight: Use devm_pwm_get() instead of pwm_get()
  pwm: Move AB8500 PWM driver to PWM framework
  pwm: Fix compilation error when CONFIG_PWM is not defined
  pwm: i.MX: fix clock lookup
  pwm: i.MX: use per clock unconditionally
  pwm: i.MX: add devicetree support
  pwm: i.MX: Use module_platform_driver
  pwm: i.MX: add functions to enable/disable pwm.
  pwm: i.MX: remove unnecessary if in pwm_[en|dis]able
  pwm: i.MX: factor out SoC specific functions
  pwm: pwm-tiehrpwm: Add support for configuring polarity of PWM
  ...

Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal

2012-10-10T03:02:25+00:00

Pull generic execve() changes from Al Viro:
 "This introduces the generic kernel_thread() and kernel_execve()
  functions, and switches x86, arm, alpha, um and s390 over to them."

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal: (26 commits)
  s390: convert to generic kernel_execve()
  s390: switch to generic kernel_thread()
  s390: fold kernel_thread_helper() into ret_from_fork()
  s390: fold execve_tail() into start_thread(), convert to generic sys_execve()
  um: switch to generic kernel_thread()
  x86, um/x86: switch to generic sys_execve and kernel_execve
  x86: split ret_from_fork
  alpha: introduce ret_from_kernel_execve(), switch to generic kernel_execve()
  alpha: switch to generic kernel_thread()
  alpha: switch to generic sys_execve()
  arm: get rid of execve wrapper, switch to generic execve() implementation
  arm: optimized current_pt_regs()
  arm: introduce ret_from_kernel_execve(), switch to generic kernel_execve()
  arm: split ret_from_fork, simplify kernel_thread() [based on patch by rmk]
  generic sys_execve()
  generic kernel_execve()
  new helper: current_pt_regs()
  preparation for generic kernel_thread()
  um: kill thread->forking
  um: let signal_delivered() do SIGTRAP on singlestepping into handler
  ...

mm: kill vma flag VM_RESERVED and mm->reserved_vm counter

2012-10-09T07:22:19+00:00

A long time ago, in v2.4, VM_RESERVED kept swapout process off VMA,
currently it lost original meaning but still has some effects:

 | effect                 | alternative flags
-+------------------------+---------------------------------------------
1| account as reserved_vm | VM_IO
2| skip in core dump      | VM_IO, VM_DONTDUMP
3| do not merge or expand | VM_IO, VM_DONTEXPAND, VM_HUGETLB, VM_PFNMAP
4| do not mlock           | VM_IO, VM_DONTEXPAND, VM_HUGETLB, VM_PFNMAP

This patch removes reserved_vm counter from mm_struct.  Seems like nobody
cares about it, it does not exported into userspace directly, it only
reduces total_vm showed in proc.

Thus VM_RESERVED can be replaced with VM_IO or pair VM_DONTEXPAND | VM_DONTDUMP.

remap_pfn_range() and io_remap_pfn_range() set VM_IO|VM_DONTEXPAND|VM_DONTDUMP.
remap_vmalloc_range() set VM_DONTEXPAND | VM_DONTDUMP.

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c fixup]
Signed-off-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov 
Cc: Alexander Viro 
Cc: Carsten Otte 
Cc: Chris Metcalf 
Cc: Cyrill Gorcunov 
Cc: Eric Paris 
Cc: H. Peter Anvin 
Cc: Hugh Dickins 
Cc: Ingo Molnar 
Cc: James Morris 
Cc: Jason Baron 
Cc: Kentaro Takeda 
Cc: Matt Helsley 
Cc: Nick Piggin 
Cc: Oleg Nesterov 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Robert Richter 
Cc: Suresh Siddha 
Cc: Tetsuo Handa 
Cc: Venkatesh Pallipadi 
Acked-by: Linus Torvalds 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

pwm: Move PUV3 PWM driver to PWM framework

2012-10-05T18:56:41+00:00

This commit moves the driver to drivers/pwm and converts it to the new
PWM framework.

Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding 
Tested-by: Qin Rui 
Acked-by: Guan Xuetao

unicore32: pwm: Use managed resource allocations

2012-10-05T18:56:41+00:00

This commit uses the managed resource allocation functions to simplify
the cleanup paths on error and removal.

Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding 
Tested-by: Qin Rui 
Acked-by: Guan Xuetao