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<title>linux-stable.git/net/socket.c, branch v2.6.30</title>
<subtitle>Linux kernel stable tree</subtitle>
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<entry>
<title>Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6</title>
<updated>2009-04-07T01:05:43+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2009-04-07T01:05:43+00:00</published>
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* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6:
  b44: Use kernel DMA addresses for the kernel DMA API
  forcedeth: Fix resume from hibernation regression.
  xfrm: fix fragmentation on inter family tunnels
  ibm_newemac: Fix dangerous struct assumption
  gigaset: documentation update
  gigaset: in file ops, check for device disconnect before anything else
  bas_gigaset: use tasklet_hi_schedule for timing critical tasklets
  net/802/fddi.c: add MODULE_LICENSE
  smsc911x: remove unused #include &lt;linux/version.h&gt;
  axnet_cs: fix phy_id detection for bogus Asix chip.
  bnx2: Use request_firmware()
  b44: Fix sizes passed to b44_sync_dma_desc_for_{device,cpu}()
  socket: use percpu_add() while updating sockets_in_use
  virtio_net: Set the mac config only when VIRITO_NET_F_MAC
  myri_sbus: use request_firmware
  e1000: fix loss of multicast packets
  vxge: should include tcp.h

Conflict in firmware/WHENCE (SCSI vs net firmware)
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* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6:
  b44: Use kernel DMA addresses for the kernel DMA API
  forcedeth: Fix resume from hibernation regression.
  xfrm: fix fragmentation on inter family tunnels
  ibm_newemac: Fix dangerous struct assumption
  gigaset: documentation update
  gigaset: in file ops, check for device disconnect before anything else
  bas_gigaset: use tasklet_hi_schedule for timing critical tasklets
  net/802/fddi.c: add MODULE_LICENSE
  smsc911x: remove unused #include &lt;linux/version.h&gt;
  axnet_cs: fix phy_id detection for bogus Asix chip.
  bnx2: Use request_firmware()
  b44: Fix sizes passed to b44_sync_dma_desc_for_{device,cpu}()
  socket: use percpu_add() while updating sockets_in_use
  virtio_net: Set the mac config only when VIRITO_NET_F_MAC
  myri_sbus: use request_firmware
  e1000: fix loss of multicast packets
  vxge: should include tcp.h

Conflict in firmware/WHENCE (SCSI vs net firmware)
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>socket: use percpu_add() while updating sockets_in_use</title>
<updated>2009-04-04T23:41:09+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Dumazet</name>
<email>dada1@cosmosbay.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-04-04T23:41:09+00:00</published>
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sock_alloc() currently uses following code to update sockets_in_use

get_cpu_var(sockets_in_use)++;
put_cpu_var(sockets_in_use);

This translates to :

c0436274:       b8 01 00 00 00          mov    $0x1,%eax
c0436279:       e8 42 40 df ff          call   c022a2c0 &lt;add_preempt_count&gt;
c043627e:       bb 20 4f 6a c0          mov    $0xc06a4f20,%ebx
c0436283:       e8 18 ca f0 ff          call   c0342ca0 &lt;debug_smp_processor_id&gt;
c0436288:       03 1c 85 60 4a 65 c0    add    -0x3f9ab5a0(,%eax,4),%ebx
c043628f:       ff 03                   incl   (%ebx)
c0436291:       b8 01 00 00 00          mov    $0x1,%eax
c0436296:       e8 75 3f df ff          call   c022a210 &lt;sub_preempt_count&gt;
c043629b:       89 e0                   mov    %esp,%eax
c043629d:       25 00 e0 ff ff          and    $0xffffe000,%eax
c04362a2:       f6 40 08 08             testb  $0x8,0x8(%eax)
c04362a6:       75 07                   jne    c04362af &lt;sock_alloc+0x7f&gt;
c04362a8:       8d 46 d8                lea    -0x28(%esi),%eax
c04362ab:       5b                      pop    %ebx
c04362ac:       5e                      pop    %esi
c04362ad:       c9                      leave
c04362ae:       c3                      ret
c04362af:       e8 cc 5d 09 00          call   c04cc080 &lt;preempt_schedule&gt;
c04362b4:       8d 74 26 00             lea    0x0(%esi,%eiz,1),%esi
c04362b8:       eb ee                   jmp    c04362a8 &lt;sock_alloc+0x78&gt;

While percpu_add(sockets_in_use, 1) translates to a single instruction :

c0436275:   64 83 05 20 5f 6a c0    addl   $0x1,%fs:0xc06a5f20

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet &lt;dada1@cosmosbay.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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sock_alloc() currently uses following code to update sockets_in_use

get_cpu_var(sockets_in_use)++;
put_cpu_var(sockets_in_use);

This translates to :

c0436274:       b8 01 00 00 00          mov    $0x1,%eax
c0436279:       e8 42 40 df ff          call   c022a2c0 &lt;add_preempt_count&gt;
c043627e:       bb 20 4f 6a c0          mov    $0xc06a4f20,%ebx
c0436283:       e8 18 ca f0 ff          call   c0342ca0 &lt;debug_smp_processor_id&gt;
c0436288:       03 1c 85 60 4a 65 c0    add    -0x3f9ab5a0(,%eax,4),%ebx
c043628f:       ff 03                   incl   (%ebx)
c0436291:       b8 01 00 00 00          mov    $0x1,%eax
c0436296:       e8 75 3f df ff          call   c022a210 &lt;sub_preempt_count&gt;
c043629b:       89 e0                   mov    %esp,%eax
c043629d:       25 00 e0 ff ff          and    $0xffffe000,%eax
c04362a2:       f6 40 08 08             testb  $0x8,0x8(%eax)
c04362a6:       75 07                   jne    c04362af &lt;sock_alloc+0x7f&gt;
c04362a8:       8d 46 d8                lea    -0x28(%esi),%eax
c04362ab:       5b                      pop    %ebx
c04362ac:       5e                      pop    %esi
c04362ad:       c9                      leave
c04362ae:       c3                      ret
c04362af:       e8 cc 5d 09 00          call   c04cc080 &lt;preempt_schedule&gt;
c04362b4:       8d 74 26 00             lea    0x0(%esi,%eiz,1),%esi
c04362b8:       eb ee                   jmp    c04362a8 &lt;sock_alloc+0x78&gt;

While percpu_add(sockets_in_use, 1) translates to a single instruction :

c0436275:   64 83 05 20 5f 6a c0    addl   $0x1,%fs:0xc06a5f20

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet &lt;dada1@cosmosbay.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>lsm: Remove the socket_post_accept() hook</title>
<updated>2009-03-28T04:01:37+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul Moore</name>
<email>paul.moore@hp.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-03-27T21:10:48+00:00</published>
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The socket_post_accept() hook is not currently used by any in-tree modules
and its existence continues to cause problems by confusing people about
what can be safely accomplished using this hook.  If a legitimate need for
this hook arises in the future it can always be reintroduced.

Signed-off-by: Paul Moore &lt;paul.moore@hp.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: James Morris &lt;jmorris@namei.org&gt;
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The socket_post_accept() hook is not currently used by any in-tree modules
and its existence continues to cause problems by confusing people about
what can be safely accomplished using this hook.  If a legitimate need for
this hook arises in the future it can always be reintroduced.

Signed-off-by: Paul Moore &lt;paul.moore@hp.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: James Morris &lt;jmorris@namei.org&gt;
</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6</title>
<updated>2009-03-27T23:23:12+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2009-03-27T23:23:12+00:00</published>
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* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6: (37 commits)
  fs: avoid I_NEW inodes
  Merge code for single and multiple-instance mounts
  Remove get_init_pts_sb()
  Move common mknod_ptmx() calls into caller
  Parse mount options just once and copy them to super block
  Unroll essentials of do_remount_sb() into devpts
  vfs: simple_set_mnt() should return void
  fs: move bdev code out of buffer.c
  constify dentry_operations: rest
  constify dentry_operations: configfs
  constify dentry_operations: sysfs
  constify dentry_operations: JFS
  constify dentry_operations: OCFS2
  constify dentry_operations: GFS2
  constify dentry_operations: FAT
  constify dentry_operations: FUSE
  constify dentry_operations: procfs
  constify dentry_operations: ecryptfs
  constify dentry_operations: CIFS
  constify dentry_operations: AFS
  ...
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* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6: (37 commits)
  fs: avoid I_NEW inodes
  Merge code for single and multiple-instance mounts
  Remove get_init_pts_sb()
  Move common mknod_ptmx() calls into caller
  Parse mount options just once and copy them to super block
  Unroll essentials of do_remount_sb() into devpts
  vfs: simple_set_mnt() should return void
  fs: move bdev code out of buffer.c
  constify dentry_operations: rest
  constify dentry_operations: configfs
  constify dentry_operations: sysfs
  constify dentry_operations: JFS
  constify dentry_operations: OCFS2
  constify dentry_operations: GFS2
  constify dentry_operations: FAT
  constify dentry_operations: FUSE
  constify dentry_operations: procfs
  constify dentry_operations: ecryptfs
  constify dentry_operations: CIFS
  constify dentry_operations: AFS
  ...
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>constify dentry_operations: rest</title>
<updated>2009-03-27T18:44:03+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Al Viro</name>
<email>viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk</email>
</author>
<published>2009-02-20T06:02:22+00:00</published>
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Signed-off-by: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
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<pre>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6</title>
<updated>2009-03-26T23:14:02+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2009-03-26T23:14:02+00:00</published>
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* 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6:
  Rationalize fasync return values
  Move FASYNC bit handling to f_op-&gt;fasync()
  Use f_lock to protect f_flags
  Rename struct file-&gt;f_ep_lock
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* 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6:
  Rationalize fasync return values
  Move FASYNC bit handling to f_op-&gt;fasync()
  Use f_lock to protect f_flags
  Rename struct file-&gt;f_ep_lock
</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Move FASYNC bit handling to f_op-&gt;fasync()</title>
<updated>2009-03-16T14:32:27+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jonathan Corbet</name>
<email>corbet@lwn.net</email>
</author>
<published>2009-02-01T21:26:59+00:00</published>
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Removing the BKL from FASYNC handling ran into the challenge of keeping the
setting of the FASYNC bit in filp-&gt;f_flags atomic with regard to calls to
the underlying fasync() function.  Andi Kleen suggested moving the handling
of that bit into fasync(); this patch does exactly that.  As a result, we
have a couple of internal API changes: fasync() must now manage the FASYNC
bit, and it will be called without the BKL held.

As it happens, every fasync() implementation in the kernel with one
exception calls fasync_helper().  So, if we make fasync_helper() set the
FASYNC bit, we can avoid making any changes to the other fasync()
functions - as long as those functions, themselves, have proper locking.
Most fasync() implementations do nothing but call fasync_helper() - which
has its own lock - so they are easily verified as correct.  The BKL had
already been pushed down into the rest.

The networking code has its own version of fasync_helper(), so that code
has been augmented with explicit FASYNC bit handling.

Cc: Al Viro &lt;viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk&gt;
Cc: David Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig &lt;hch@lst.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet &lt;corbet@lwn.net&gt;
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Removing the BKL from FASYNC handling ran into the challenge of keeping the
setting of the FASYNC bit in filp-&gt;f_flags atomic with regard to calls to
the underlying fasync() function.  Andi Kleen suggested moving the handling
of that bit into fasync(); this patch does exactly that.  As a result, we
have a couple of internal API changes: fasync() must now manage the FASYNC
bit, and it will be called without the BKL held.

As it happens, every fasync() implementation in the kernel with one
exception calls fasync_helper().  So, if we make fasync_helper() set the
FASYNC bit, we can avoid making any changes to the other fasync()
functions - as long as those functions, themselves, have proper locking.
Most fasync() implementations do nothing but call fasync_helper() - which
has its own lock - so they are easily verified as correct.  The BKL had
already been pushed down into the rest.

The networking code has its own version of fasync_helper(), so that code
has been augmented with explicit FASYNC bit handling.

Cc: Al Viro &lt;viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk&gt;
Cc: David Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig &lt;hch@lst.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet &lt;corbet@lwn.net&gt;
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>net: socket infrastructure for SO_TIMESTAMPING</title>
<updated>2009-02-16T06:43:35+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Patrick Ohly</name>
<email>patrick.ohly@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-02-12T05:03:38+00:00</published>
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The overlap with the old SO_TIMESTAMP[NS] options is handled so
that time stamping in software (net_enable_timestamp()) is
enabled when SO_TIMESTAMP[NS] and/or SO_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE
is set.  It's disabled if all of these are off.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Ohly &lt;patrick.ohly@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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The overlap with the old SO_TIMESTAMP[NS] options is handled so
that time stamping in software (net_enable_timestamp()) is
enabled when SO_TIMESTAMP[NS] and/or SO_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE
is set.  It's disabled if all of these are off.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Ohly &lt;patrick.ohly@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>[CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 22</title>
<updated>2009-01-14T13:15:27+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Heiko Carstens</name>
<email>heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-01-14T13:14:24+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens &lt;heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com&gt;
</content>
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<pre>
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens &lt;heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>[CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 21</title>
<updated>2009-01-14T13:15:26+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Heiko Carstens</name>
<email>heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-01-14T13:14:23+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens &lt;heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com&gt;
</content>
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<pre>
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens &lt;heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com&gt;
</pre>
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