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<subtitle>Linux kernel source tree</subtitle>
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<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'hch.procfs' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs</title>
<updated>2018-06-04T17:00:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2018-06-04T17:00:01+00:00</published>
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Pull procfs updates from Al Viro:
 "Christoph's proc_create_... cleanups series"

* 'hch.procfs' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs: (44 commits)
  xfs, proc: hide unused xfs procfs helpers
  isdn/gigaset: add back gigaset_procinfo assignment
  proc: update SIZEOF_PDE_INLINE_NAME for the new pde fields
  tty: replace -&gt;proc_fops with -&gt;proc_show
  ide: replace -&gt;proc_fops with -&gt;proc_show
  ide: remove ide_driver_proc_write
  isdn: replace -&gt;proc_fops with -&gt;proc_show
  atm: switch to proc_create_seq_private
  atm: simplify procfs code
  bluetooth: switch to proc_create_seq_data
  netfilter/x_tables: switch to proc_create_seq_private
  netfilter/xt_hashlimit: switch to proc_create_{seq,single}_data
  neigh: switch to proc_create_seq_data
  hostap: switch to proc_create_{seq,single}_data
  bonding: switch to proc_create_seq_data
  rtc/proc: switch to proc_create_single_data
  drbd: switch to proc_create_single
  resource: switch to proc_create_seq_data
  staging/rtl8192u: simplify procfs code
  jfs: simplify procfs code
  ...
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Pull procfs updates from Al Viro:
 "Christoph's proc_create_... cleanups series"

* 'hch.procfs' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs: (44 commits)
  xfs, proc: hide unused xfs procfs helpers
  isdn/gigaset: add back gigaset_procinfo assignment
  proc: update SIZEOF_PDE_INLINE_NAME for the new pde fields
  tty: replace -&gt;proc_fops with -&gt;proc_show
  ide: replace -&gt;proc_fops with -&gt;proc_show
  ide: remove ide_driver_proc_write
  isdn: replace -&gt;proc_fops with -&gt;proc_show
  atm: switch to proc_create_seq_private
  atm: simplify procfs code
  bluetooth: switch to proc_create_seq_data
  netfilter/x_tables: switch to proc_create_seq_private
  netfilter/xt_hashlimit: switch to proc_create_{seq,single}_data
  neigh: switch to proc_create_seq_data
  hostap: switch to proc_create_{seq,single}_data
  bonding: switch to proc_create_seq_data
  rtc/proc: switch to proc_create_single_data
  drbd: switch to proc_create_single
  resource: switch to proc_create_seq_data
  staging/rtl8192u: simplify procfs code
  jfs: simplify procfs code
  ...
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<entry>
<title>cachefiles: vfs_mkdir() might succeed leaving dentry negative unhashed</title>
<updated>2018-05-21T18:30:10+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Al Viro</name>
<email>viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk</email>
</author>
<published>2018-05-11T02:59:45+00:00</published>
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That can (and does, on some filesystems) happen - -&gt;mkdir() (and thus
vfs_mkdir()) can legitimately leave its argument negative and just
unhash it, counting upon the lookup to pick the object we'd created
next time we try to look at that name.

Some vfs_mkdir() callers forget about that possibility...

Signed-off-by: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
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That can (and does, on some filesystems) happen - -&gt;mkdir() (and thus
vfs_mkdir()) can legitimately leave its argument negative and just
unhash it, counting upon the lookup to pick the object we'd created
next time we try to look at that name.

Some vfs_mkdir() callers forget about that possibility...

Signed-off-by: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
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<entry>
<title>proc: introduce proc_create_seq{,_data}</title>
<updated>2018-05-16T05:23:35+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Christoph Hellwig</name>
<email>hch@lst.de</email>
</author>
<published>2018-04-13T17:44:18+00:00</published>
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Variants of proc_create{,_data} that directly take a struct seq_operations
argument and drastically reduces the boilerplate code in the callers.

All trivial callers converted over.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig &lt;hch@lst.de&gt;
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Variants of proc_create{,_data} that directly take a struct seq_operations
argument and drastically reduces the boilerplate code in the callers.

All trivial callers converted over.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig &lt;hch@lst.de&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>fscache: Pass object size in rather than calling back for it</title>
<updated>2018-04-06T13:05:14+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>David Howells</name>
<email>dhowells@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-04-04T12:41:28+00:00</published>
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Pass the object size in to fscache_acquire_cookie() and
fscache_write_page() rather than the netfs providing a callback by which it
can be received.  This makes it easier to update the size of the object
when a new page is written that extends the object.

The current object size is also passed by fscache to the check_aux
function, obviating the need to store it in the aux data.

Signed-off-by: David Howells &lt;dhowells@redhat.com&gt;
Acked-by: Anna Schumaker &lt;anna.schumaker@netapp.com&gt;
Tested-by: Steve Dickson &lt;steved@redhat.com&gt;
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Pass the object size in to fscache_acquire_cookie() and
fscache_write_page() rather than the netfs providing a callback by which it
can be received.  This makes it easier to update the size of the object
when a new page is written that extends the object.

The current object size is also passed by fscache to the check_aux
function, obviating the need to store it in the aux data.

Signed-off-by: David Howells &lt;dhowells@redhat.com&gt;
Acked-by: Anna Schumaker &lt;anna.schumaker@netapp.com&gt;
Tested-by: Steve Dickson &lt;steved@redhat.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>fscache: Attach the index key and aux data to the cookie</title>
<updated>2018-04-04T12:41:28+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>David Howells</name>
<email>dhowells@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-04-04T12:41:28+00:00</published>
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Attach copies of the index key and auxiliary data to the fscache cookie so
that:

 (1) The callbacks to the netfs for this stuff can be eliminated.  This
     can simplify things in the cache as the information is still
     available, even after the cache has relinquished the cookie.

 (2) Simplifies the locking requirements of accessing the information as we
     don't have to worry about the netfs object going away on us.

 (3) The cache can do lazy updating of the coherency information on disk.
     As long as the cache is flushed before reboot/poweroff, there's no
     need to update the coherency info on disk every time it changes.

 (4) Cookies can be hashed or put in a tree as the index key is easily
     available.  This allows:

     (a) Checks for duplicate cookies can be made at the top fscache layer
     	 rather than down in the bowels of the cache backend.

     (b) Caching can be added to a netfs object that has a cookie if the
     	 cache is brought online after the netfs object is allocated.

A certain amount of space is made in the cookie for inline copies of the
data, but if it won't fit there, extra memory will be allocated for it.

The downside of this is that live cache operation requires more memory.

Signed-off-by: David Howells &lt;dhowells@redhat.com&gt;
Acked-by: Anna Schumaker &lt;anna.schumaker@netapp.com&gt;
Tested-by: Steve Dickson &lt;steved@redhat.com&gt;
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Attach copies of the index key and auxiliary data to the fscache cookie so
that:

 (1) The callbacks to the netfs for this stuff can be eliminated.  This
     can simplify things in the cache as the information is still
     available, even after the cache has relinquished the cookie.

 (2) Simplifies the locking requirements of accessing the information as we
     don't have to worry about the netfs object going away on us.

 (3) The cache can do lazy updating of the coherency information on disk.
     As long as the cache is flushed before reboot/poweroff, there's no
     need to update the coherency info on disk every time it changes.

 (4) Cookies can be hashed or put in a tree as the index key is easily
     available.  This allows:

     (a) Checks for duplicate cookies can be made at the top fscache layer
     	 rather than down in the bowels of the cache backend.

     (b) Caching can be added to a netfs object that has a cookie if the
     	 cache is brought online after the netfs object is allocated.

A certain amount of space is made in the cookie for inline copies of the
data, but if it won't fit there, extra memory will be allocated for it.

The downside of this is that live cache operation requires more memory.

Signed-off-by: David Howells &lt;dhowells@redhat.com&gt;
Acked-by: Anna Schumaker &lt;anna.schumaker@netapp.com&gt;
Tested-by: Steve Dickson &lt;steved@redhat.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>fscache: Add tracepoints</title>
<updated>2018-04-04T12:41:27+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>David Howells</name>
<email>dhowells@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-04-04T12:41:27+00:00</published>
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Add some tracepoints to fscache:

 (*) fscache_cookie - Tracks a cookie's usage count.

 (*) fscache_netfs - Logs registration of a network filesystem, including
     the pointer to the cookie allocated.

 (*) fscache_acquire - Logs cookie acquisition.

 (*) fscache_relinquish - Logs cookie relinquishment.

 (*) fscache_enable - Logs enablement of a cookie.

 (*) fscache_disable - Logs disablement of a cookie.

 (*) fscache_osm - Tracks execution of states in the object state machine.

and cachefiles:

 (*) cachefiles_ref - Tracks a cachefiles object's usage count.

 (*) cachefiles_lookup - Logs result of lookup_one_len().

 (*) cachefiles_mkdir - Logs result of vfs_mkdir().

 (*) cachefiles_create - Logs result of vfs_create().

 (*) cachefiles_unlink - Logs calls to vfs_unlink().

 (*) cachefiles_rename - Logs calls to vfs_rename().

 (*) cachefiles_mark_active - Logs an object becoming active.

 (*) cachefiles_wait_active - Logs a wait for an old object to be
     destroyed.

 (*) cachefiles_mark_inactive - Logs an object becoming inactive.

 (*) cachefiles_mark_buried - Logs the burial of an object.

Signed-off-by: David Howells &lt;dhowells@redhat.com&gt;
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Add some tracepoints to fscache:

 (*) fscache_cookie - Tracks a cookie's usage count.

 (*) fscache_netfs - Logs registration of a network filesystem, including
     the pointer to the cookie allocated.

 (*) fscache_acquire - Logs cookie acquisition.

 (*) fscache_relinquish - Logs cookie relinquishment.

 (*) fscache_enable - Logs enablement of a cookie.

 (*) fscache_disable - Logs disablement of a cookie.

 (*) fscache_osm - Tracks execution of states in the object state machine.

and cachefiles:

 (*) cachefiles_ref - Tracks a cachefiles object's usage count.

 (*) cachefiles_lookup - Logs result of lookup_one_len().

 (*) cachefiles_mkdir - Logs result of vfs_mkdir().

 (*) cachefiles_create - Logs result of vfs_create().

 (*) cachefiles_unlink - Logs calls to vfs_unlink().

 (*) cachefiles_rename - Logs calls to vfs_rename().

 (*) cachefiles_mark_active - Logs an object becoming active.

 (*) cachefiles_wait_active - Logs a wait for an old object to be
     destroyed.

 (*) cachefiles_mark_inactive - Logs an object becoming inactive.

 (*) cachefiles_mark_buried - Logs the burial of an object.

Signed-off-by: David Howells &lt;dhowells@redhat.com&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>fscache, cachefiles: Fix checker warnings</title>
<updated>2018-04-04T12:41:26+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>David Howells</name>
<email>dhowells@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-04-04T12:41:26+00:00</published>
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Fix a couple of checker warnings in fscache and cachefiles:

 (1) fscache_n_op_requeue is never used, so get rid of it.

 (2) cachefiles_uncache_page() is passed in a lock that it releases, so
     this needs annotating.

Signed-off-by: David Howells &lt;dhowells@redhat.com&gt;
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Fix a couple of checker warnings in fscache and cachefiles:

 (1) fscache_n_op_requeue is never used, so get rid of it.

 (2) cachefiles_uncache_page() is passed in a lock that it releases, so
     this needs annotating.

Signed-off-by: David Howells &lt;dhowells@redhat.com&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>vfs: do bulk POLL* -&gt; EPOLL* replacement</title>
<updated>2018-02-11T22:34:03+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2018-02-11T22:34:03+00:00</published>
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This is the mindless scripted replacement of kernel use of POLL*
variables as described by Al, done by this script:

    for V in IN OUT PRI ERR RDNORM RDBAND WRNORM WRBAND HUP RDHUP NVAL MSG; do
        L=`git grep -l -w POLL$V | grep -v '^t' | grep -v /um/ | grep -v '^sa' | grep -v '/poll.h$'|grep -v '^D'`
        for f in $L; do sed -i "-es/^\([^\"]*\)\(\&lt;POLL$V\&gt;\)/\\1E\\2/" $f; done
    done

with de-mangling cleanups yet to come.

NOTE! On almost all architectures, the EPOLL* constants have the same
values as the POLL* constants do.  But they keyword here is "almost".
For various bad reasons they aren't the same, and epoll() doesn't
actually work quite correctly in some cases due to this on Sparc et al.

The next patch from Al will sort out the final differences, and we
should be all done.

Scripted-by: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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This is the mindless scripted replacement of kernel use of POLL*
variables as described by Al, done by this script:

    for V in IN OUT PRI ERR RDNORM RDBAND WRNORM WRBAND HUP RDHUP NVAL MSG; do
        L=`git grep -l -w POLL$V | grep -v '^t' | grep -v /um/ | grep -v '^sa' | grep -v '/poll.h$'|grep -v '^D'`
        for f in $L; do sed -i "-es/^\([^\"]*\)\(\&lt;POLL$V\&gt;\)/\\1E\\2/" $f; done
    done

with de-mangling cleanups yet to come.

NOTE! On almost all architectures, the EPOLL* constants have the same
values as the POLL* constants do.  But they keyword here is "almost".
For various bad reasons they aren't the same, and epoll() doesn't
actually work quite correctly in some cases due to this on Sparc et al.

The next patch from Al will sort out the final differences, and we
should be all done.

Scripted-by: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>fs: annotate -&gt;poll() instances</title>
<updated>2017-11-27T21:20:05+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Al Viro</name>
<email>viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk</email>
</author>
<published>2017-07-03T05:02:18+00:00</published>
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Signed-off-by: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
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Signed-off-by: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>mm: remove __GFP_COLD</title>
<updated>2017-11-16T02:21:06+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Mel Gorman</name>
<email>mgorman@techsingularity.net</email>
</author>
<published>2017-11-16T01:38:03+00:00</published>
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As the page free path makes no distinction between cache hot and cold
pages, there is no real useful ordering of pages in the free list that
allocation requests can take advantage of.  Juding from the users of
__GFP_COLD, it is likely that a number of them are the result of copying
other sites instead of actually measuring the impact.  Remove the
__GFP_COLD parameter which simplifies a number of paths in the page
allocator.

This is potentially controversial but bear in mind that the size of the
per-cpu pagelists versus modern cache sizes means that the whole per-cpu
list can often fit in the L3 cache.  Hence, there is only a potential
benefit for microbenchmarks that alloc/free pages in a tight loop.  It's
even worse when THP is taken into account which has little or no chance
of getting a cache-hot page as the per-cpu list is bypassed and the
zeroing of multiple pages will thrash the cache anyway.

The truncate microbenchmarks are not shown as this patch affects the
allocation path and not the free path.  A page fault microbenchmark was
tested but it showed no sigificant difference which is not surprising
given that the __GFP_COLD branches are a miniscule percentage of the
fault path.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171018075952.10627-9-mgorman@techsingularity.net
Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman &lt;mgorman@techsingularity.net&gt;
Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka &lt;vbabka@suse.cz&gt;
Cc: Andi Kleen &lt;ak@linux.intel.com&gt;
Cc: Dave Chinner &lt;david@fromorbit.com&gt;
Cc: Dave Hansen &lt;dave.hansen@intel.com&gt;
Cc: Jan Kara &lt;jack@suse.cz&gt;
Cc: Johannes Weiner &lt;hannes@cmpxchg.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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As the page free path makes no distinction between cache hot and cold
pages, there is no real useful ordering of pages in the free list that
allocation requests can take advantage of.  Juding from the users of
__GFP_COLD, it is likely that a number of them are the result of copying
other sites instead of actually measuring the impact.  Remove the
__GFP_COLD parameter which simplifies a number of paths in the page
allocator.

This is potentially controversial but bear in mind that the size of the
per-cpu pagelists versus modern cache sizes means that the whole per-cpu
list can often fit in the L3 cache.  Hence, there is only a potential
benefit for microbenchmarks that alloc/free pages in a tight loop.  It's
even worse when THP is taken into account which has little or no chance
of getting a cache-hot page as the per-cpu list is bypassed and the
zeroing of multiple pages will thrash the cache anyway.

The truncate microbenchmarks are not shown as this patch affects the
allocation path and not the free path.  A page fault microbenchmark was
tested but it showed no sigificant difference which is not surprising
given that the __GFP_COLD branches are a miniscule percentage of the
fault path.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171018075952.10627-9-mgorman@techsingularity.net
Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman &lt;mgorman@techsingularity.net&gt;
Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka &lt;vbabka@suse.cz&gt;
Cc: Andi Kleen &lt;ak@linux.intel.com&gt;
Cc: Dave Chinner &lt;david@fromorbit.com&gt;
Cc: Dave Hansen &lt;dave.hansen@intel.com&gt;
Cc: Jan Kara &lt;jack@suse.cz&gt;
Cc: Johannes Weiner &lt;hannes@cmpxchg.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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