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<title>x86, fs: Fix x86 procfs stack information for threads on 64-bit</title>
<updated>2009-11-04T12:25:03+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Stefani Seibold</name>
<email>stefani@seibold.net</email>
</author>
<published>2009-11-03T09:22:40+00:00</published>
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This patch fixes two issues in the procfs stack information on
x86-64 linux.

The 32 bit loader compat_do_execve did not store stack
start. (this was figured out by Alexey Dobriyan).

The stack information on a x64_64 kernel always shows 0 kbyte
stack usage, because of a missing implementation of the KSTK_ESP
macro which always returned -1.

The new implementation now returns the right value.

Signed-off-by: Stefani Seibold &lt;stefani@seibold.net&gt;
Cc: Americo Wang &lt;xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com&gt;
Cc: Alexey Dobriyan &lt;adobriyan@gmail.com&gt;
Cc: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
Cc: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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This patch fixes two issues in the procfs stack information on
x86-64 linux.

The 32 bit loader compat_do_execve did not store stack
start. (this was figured out by Alexey Dobriyan).

The stack information on a x64_64 kernel always shows 0 kbyte
stack usage, because of a missing implementation of the KSTK_ESP
macro which always returned -1.

The new implementation now returns the right value.

Signed-off-by: Stefani Seibold &lt;stefani@seibold.net&gt;
Cc: Americo Wang &lt;xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com&gt;
Cc: Alexey Dobriyan &lt;adobriyan@gmail.com&gt;
Cc: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
Cc: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@elte.hu&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'x86-percpu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip</title>
<updated>2009-09-14T15:01:28+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2009-09-14T15:01:28+00:00</published>
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* 'x86-percpu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  x86, percpu: Collect hot percpu variables into one cacheline
  x86, percpu: Fix DECLARE/DEFINE_PER_CPU_PAGE_ALIGNED()
  x86, percpu: Add 'percpu_read_stable()' interface for cacheable accesses
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* 'x86-percpu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  x86, percpu: Collect hot percpu variables into one cacheline
  x86, percpu: Fix DECLARE/DEFINE_PER_CPU_PAGE_ALIGNED()
  x86, percpu: Add 'percpu_read_stable()' interface for cacheable accesses
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<entry>
<title>x86, percpu: Collect hot percpu variables into one cacheline</title>
<updated>2009-08-03T16:29:34+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Tejun Heo</name>
<email>tj@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2009-08-03T05:12:19+00:00</published>
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On x86_64, percpu variables current_task and kernel_stack are used for
get_current() and current_thread_info() respectively and thus are
often used close to each other.  Move definition of current_task to
kernel/cpu/common.c right above kernel_stack definition and align it
to cacheline so that they always fall into the same cacheline.  Two
percpu variables defined there together - irq_stack_ptr and irq_count
- are also pretty hot and will benefit from sharing the cacheline.

For consistency, current_task definition for x86_32 is also moved to
kernel/cpu/common.c.

Putting current_task and kernel_stack into the same cacheline was
suggested by Linus Torvalds.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo &lt;tj@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Cc: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@elte.hu&gt;
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin &lt;hpa@zytor.com&gt;
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On x86_64, percpu variables current_task and kernel_stack are used for
get_current() and current_thread_info() respectively and thus are
often used close to each other.  Move definition of current_task to
kernel/cpu/common.c right above kernel_stack definition and align it
to cacheline so that they always fall into the same cacheline.  Two
percpu variables defined there together - irq_stack_ptr and irq_count
- are also pretty hot and will benefit from sharing the cacheline.

For consistency, current_task definition for x86_32 is also moved to
kernel/cpu/common.c.

Putting current_task and kernel_stack into the same cacheline was
suggested by Linus Torvalds.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo &lt;tj@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Cc: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@elte.hu&gt;
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin &lt;hpa@zytor.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>x86-64: move clts into batch cpu state updates when preloading fpu</title>
<updated>2009-06-17T20:27:58+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jeremy Fitzhardinge</name>
<email>jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-04-24T08:01:01+00:00</published>
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When a task is likely to be using the fpu, we preload its state during
the context switch, rather than waiting for it to run an fpu instruction.
Make sure the clts() happens while we're doing batched fpu state updates
to optimise paravirtualized context switches.

[ Impact: optimise paravirtual FPU context switch ]

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge &lt;jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com&gt;
Cc: Alok Kataria &lt;akataria@vmware.com&gt;
Cc: Rusty Russell &lt;rusty@rustcorp.com.au&gt;
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When a task is likely to be using the fpu, we preload its state during
the context switch, rather than waiting for it to run an fpu instruction.
Make sure the clts() happens while we're doing batched fpu state updates
to optimise paravirtualized context switches.

[ Impact: optimise paravirtual FPU context switch ]

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge &lt;jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com&gt;
Cc: Alok Kataria &lt;akataria@vmware.com&gt;
Cc: Rusty Russell &lt;rusty@rustcorp.com.au&gt;
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<entry>
<title>x86-64: move unlazy_fpu() into lazy cpu state part of context switch</title>
<updated>2009-06-17T20:21:26+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jeremy Fitzhardinge</name>
<email>jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-04-24T07:50:27+00:00</published>
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Make sure that unlazy_fpu()'s stts gets batched along with the other
cpu state changes during context switch.  (32-bit already does this.)

This makes sure it gets batched when running paravirtualized.

[ Impact: optimise paravirtual FPU context switch ]

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge &lt;jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com&gt;
Cc: Alok Kataria &lt;akataria@vmware.com&gt;
Cc: Rusty Russell &lt;rusty@rustcorp.com.au&gt;
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Make sure that unlazy_fpu()'s stts gets batched along with the other
cpu state changes during context switch.  (32-bit already does this.)

This makes sure it gets batched when running paravirtualized.

[ Impact: optimise paravirtual FPU context switch ]

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge &lt;jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com&gt;
Cc: Alok Kataria &lt;akataria@vmware.com&gt;
Cc: Rusty Russell &lt;rusty@rustcorp.com.au&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'tracing-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip</title>
<updated>2009-06-11T02:53:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2009-06-11T02:53:40+00:00</published>
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* 'tracing-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (244 commits)
  Revert "x86, bts: reenable ptrace branch trace support"
  tracing: do not translate event helper macros in print format
  ftrace/documentation: fix typo in function grapher name
  tracing/events: convert block trace points to TRACE_EVENT(), fix !CONFIG_BLOCK
  tracing: add protection around module events unload
  tracing: add trace_seq_vprint interface
  tracing: fix the block trace points print size
  tracing/events: convert block trace points to TRACE_EVENT()
  ring-buffer: fix ret in rb_add_time_stamp
  ring-buffer: pass in lockdep class key for reader_lock
  tracing: add annotation to what type of stack trace is recorded
  tracing: fix multiple use of __print_flags and __print_symbolic
  tracing/events: fix output format of user stack
  tracing/events: fix output format of kernel stack
  tracing/trace_stack: fix the number of entries in the header
  ring-buffer: discard timestamps that are at the start of the buffer
  ring-buffer: try to discard unneeded timestamps
  ring-buffer: fix bug in ring_buffer_discard_commit
  ftrace: do not profile functions when disabled
  tracing: make trace pipe recognize latency format flag
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* 'tracing-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (244 commits)
  Revert "x86, bts: reenable ptrace branch trace support"
  tracing: do not translate event helper macros in print format
  ftrace/documentation: fix typo in function grapher name
  tracing/events: convert block trace points to TRACE_EVENT(), fix !CONFIG_BLOCK
  tracing: add protection around module events unload
  tracing: add trace_seq_vprint interface
  tracing: fix the block trace points print size
  tracing/events: convert block trace points to TRACE_EVENT()
  ring-buffer: fix ret in rb_add_time_stamp
  ring-buffer: pass in lockdep class key for reader_lock
  tracing: add annotation to what type of stack trace is recorded
  tracing: fix multiple use of __print_flags and __print_symbolic
  tracing/events: fix output format of user stack
  tracing/events: fix output format of kernel stack
  tracing/trace_stack: fix the number of entries in the header
  ring-buffer: discard timestamps that are at the start of the buffer
  ring-buffer: try to discard unneeded timestamps
  ring-buffer: fix bug in ring_buffer_discard_commit
  ftrace: do not profile functions when disabled
  tracing: make trace pipe recognize latency format flag
  ...
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<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'x86-xen-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip</title>
<updated>2009-06-10T23:16:27+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2009-06-10T23:16:27+00:00</published>
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* 'x86-xen-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (42 commits)
  xen: cache cr0 value to avoid trap'n'emulate for read_cr0
  xen/x86-64: clean up warnings about IST-using traps
  xen/x86-64: fix breakpoints and hardware watchpoints
  xen: reserve Xen start_info rather than e820 reserving
  xen: add FIX_TEXT_POKE to fixmap
  lguest: update lazy mmu changes to match lguest's use of kvm hypercalls
  xen: honour VCPU availability on boot
  xen: add "capabilities" file
  xen: drop kexec bits from /sys/hypervisor since kexec isn't implemented yet
  xen/sys/hypervisor: change writable_pt to features
  xen: add /sys/hypervisor support
  xen/xenbus: export xenbus_dev_changed
  xen: use device model for suspending xenbus devices
  xen: remove suspend_cancel hook
  xen/dev-evtchn: clean up locking in evtchn
  xen: export ioctl headers to userspace
  xen: add /dev/xen/evtchn driver
  xen: add irq_from_evtchn
  xen: clean up gate trap/interrupt constants
  xen: set _PAGE_NX in __supported_pte_mask before pagetable construction
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* 'x86-xen-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (42 commits)
  xen: cache cr0 value to avoid trap'n'emulate for read_cr0
  xen/x86-64: clean up warnings about IST-using traps
  xen/x86-64: fix breakpoints and hardware watchpoints
  xen: reserve Xen start_info rather than e820 reserving
  xen: add FIX_TEXT_POKE to fixmap
  lguest: update lazy mmu changes to match lguest's use of kvm hypercalls
  xen: honour VCPU availability on boot
  xen: add "capabilities" file
  xen: drop kexec bits from /sys/hypervisor since kexec isn't implemented yet
  xen/sys/hypervisor: change writable_pt to features
  xen: add /sys/hypervisor support
  xen/xenbus: export xenbus_dev_changed
  xen: use device model for suspending xenbus devices
  xen: remove suspend_cancel hook
  xen/dev-evtchn: clean up locking in evtchn
  xen: export ioctl headers to userspace
  xen: add /dev/xen/evtchn driver
  xen: add irq_from_evtchn
  xen: clean up gate trap/interrupt constants
  xen: set _PAGE_NX in __supported_pte_mask before pagetable construction
  ...
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<entry>
<title>x86: process.c, remove useless headers</title>
<updated>2009-05-12T09:26:32+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Amerigo Wang</name>
<email>amwang@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-05-12T03:29:09+00:00</published>
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&lt;stdarg.h&gt; is not needed by these files, remove them.

[ Impact: cleanup ]

Signed-off-by: WANG Cong &lt;amwang@redhat.com&gt;
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org
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&lt;stdarg.h&gt; is not needed by these files, remove them.

[ Impact: cleanup ]

Signed-off-by: WANG Cong &lt;amwang@redhat.com&gt;
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org
LKML-Reference: &lt;20090512032956.5040.77055.sendpatchset@localhost.localdomain&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@elte.hu&gt;
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<entry>
<title>x86: merge process.c a bit</title>
<updated>2009-05-12T09:13:45+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Amerigo Wang</name>
<email>amwang@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-05-12T02:05:28+00:00</published>
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Merge arch_align_stack() and arch_randomize_brk(), since
they are the same.

Tested on x86_64.

[ Impact: cleanup ]

Signed-off-by: Amerigo Wang &lt;amwang@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@elte.hu&gt;
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Merge arch_align_stack() and arch_randomize_brk(), since
they are the same.

Tested on x86_64.

[ Impact: cleanup ]

Signed-off-by: Amerigo Wang &lt;amwang@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@elte.hu&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge commit 'origin/master' into for-linus/xen/master</title>
<updated>2009-04-07T20:34:16+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jeremy Fitzhardinge</name>
<email>jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-04-07T20:34:16+00:00</published>
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* commit 'origin/master': (4825 commits)
  Fix build errors due to CONFIG_BRANCH_TRACER=y
  parport: Use the PCI IRQ if offered
  tty: jsm cleanups
  Adjust path to gpio headers
  KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE check for module
  Change KCONFIG name
  tty: Blackin CTS/RTS
  Change hardware flow control from poll to interrupt driven
  Add support for the MAX3100 SPI UART.
  lanana: assign a device name and numbering for MAX3100
  serqt: initial clean up pass for tty side
  tty: Use the generic RS485 ioctl on CRIS
  tty: Correct inline types for tty_driver_kref_get()
  splice: fix deadlock in splicing to file
  nilfs2: support nanosecond timestamp
  nilfs2: introduce secondary super block
  nilfs2: simplify handling of active state of segments
  nilfs2: mark minor flag for checkpoint created by internal operation
  nilfs2: clean up sketch file
  nilfs2: super block operations fix endian bug
  ...

Conflicts:
	arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
	arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
	drivers/xen/manage.c
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* commit 'origin/master': (4825 commits)
  Fix build errors due to CONFIG_BRANCH_TRACER=y
  parport: Use the PCI IRQ if offered
  tty: jsm cleanups
  Adjust path to gpio headers
  KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE check for module
  Change KCONFIG name
  tty: Blackin CTS/RTS
  Change hardware flow control from poll to interrupt driven
  Add support for the MAX3100 SPI UART.
  lanana: assign a device name and numbering for MAX3100
  serqt: initial clean up pass for tty side
  tty: Use the generic RS485 ioctl on CRIS
  tty: Correct inline types for tty_driver_kref_get()
  splice: fix deadlock in splicing to file
  nilfs2: support nanosecond timestamp
  nilfs2: introduce secondary super block
  nilfs2: simplify handling of active state of segments
  nilfs2: mark minor flag for checkpoint created by internal operation
  nilfs2: clean up sketch file
  nilfs2: super block operations fix endian bug
  ...

Conflicts:
	arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
	arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
	drivers/xen/manage.c
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