. A fairly large batch of changes in the block request allocation,
batching and throttling code. To address worst-case latency, improve
throughput in benchmarky loads, etc.
. The memory debugging patch which unmaps pages and large slab objects
from the kernel virtual address space is back.
Changes since 2.5.71-mm1:
-yenta-unload-oops-fix.patch
-rpc-depopulate-fix.patch
Merged
+ppc64-fixes-2.patch
PPC64 touchups from Anton
+pcmcia-detect-fix.patch
CardSevices fix
+1-kmem-cache-destroy.patch
Tidy up slab error message handling.
+2-slab-poison-fix.patch
Corectly poison uninitialised memory with 0x5a5a5a5a
+3-unmap-page-debugging.patch
New version of Manfred's unmap-unused-kernel-pages debug patch
+sysv-semundo-fixes.patch
sysv IPC fixes
+raw-devfs-support.patch
devfs support for /dev/raw/*
+misc5.patch
Misc fixes
+scroll-distance-fix.patch
Support console scrolling of more then +127/-128 rows
+generic-io-contexts.patch
+blk-request-batching.patch
+get_io_context-fix.patch
+blk-allocation-commentary.patch
+blk-batching-throttle-fix.patch
Block request batching fairness and efficiency.
+io_submit_one-EINVAL-fix.patch
AIO error handling fix.
-aio-poll.patch
Dropped: apparently incorrect and obviously not being tested.
+lock_buffer_wq-fix.patch
buffer locking BUG fix
+unuse_mm-locked.patch
Might fix some problems with the new AIO patches.
+time-goes-backwards.patch
Demonstrate that do_gettimeofday() tends to leap backwards 45 seconds.
+keventd-thread-cleanup.patch
kmod fixes
+skip-apic-ids-on-boot.patch
Ability to disable specific APICs
+AT_SECURE-auxv-entry.patch
Security stuff
All 176 patches:
mm.patch
add -mmN to EXTRAVERSION
kgdb-ga.patch
kgdb stub for ia32 (George Anzinger's one)
kgdb-use-ggdb.patch
HZ-100.patch
config_spinline.patch
uninline spinlocks for profiling accuracy.
ppc64-fixes-2.patch
Maek ppc64 compile
ppc64-bat-initialisation-fix.patch
ppc64: BAT initialisation fix
ppc64-pci-update.patch
ppc64-reloc_hide.patch
ppc64-semaphore-reimplementation.patch
ppc64: use the ia32 semaphore implementation
sym-do-160.patch
make the SYM driver do 160 MB/sec
x86_64-fixes.patch
x86_64 fixes
irqreturn-snd-via-fix.patch
via sound irqreturn fix
config-PAGE_OFFSET.patch
Configurable kenrel/user memory split
pcmcia-detect-fix.patch
pcmcia detection fix
lru_cache_add-check.patch
lru_cache_add debug check
delay-ksoftirqd-fallback.patch
Try harded in IRQ context before falling back to ksoftirqd
fb-image-depth-fix.patch
fbdev image depth fix
ds-09-vicam-usercopy-fix.patch
vicam usercopy fix
buffer-debug.patch
buffer.c debugging
show_stack-cleanup.patch
show_stack() portability and cleanup patch
ppc64-show_stack.patch
e100-use-after-free-fix.patch
statfs64-3.patch
Add system calls statfs64 and fstatfs64
statfs64-3-fixes-1.patch
1-kmem-cache-destroy.patch
kmem_cache_destroy(): use slab_error()
2-slab-poison-fix.patch
slab poisoning fix
3-unmap-page-debugging.patch
page unmappng debug patch
VM_RESERVED-check.patch
VM_RESERVED check
rcu-stats.patch
RCU statistics reporting
sysv-semundo-fixes.patch
sysv semundo
raw-devfs-support.patch
raw.c devfs support
ide_setting_sem-fix.patch
hugetlbfs-size-inodes-mount-option.patch
hugetlbfs: specify size & inodes at mount
reslabify-pgds-and-pmds.patch
re-slabify i386 pgd's and pmd's
misc5.patch
misc fixes
scroll-distance-fix.patch
Premit big console scrolls
linux-isp.patch
isp-update-1.patch
isp-remove-pci_detect.patch
list_del-debug.patch
list_del debug check
airo-schedule-fix.patch
airo.c: don't sleep in atomic regions
resurrect-batch_requests.patch
bring back the batch_requests function
kblockd.patch
Create `kblockd' workqueue
cfq-infrastructure.patch
elevator-completion-api.patch
elevator completion API
as-iosched.patch
anticipatory I/O scheduler
as-proc-read-write.patch
AS: pgbench improvement
as-discrete-read-fifo-batches.patch
AS: discrete read fifo batches
as-sync-async.patch
AS sync/async batches
as-hash-removal-fix.patch
AS: hash removal fix
as-jumbo-patch-for-scsi.patch
AS jumbo patch (for SCSI and TCQ)
as-stupid.patch
AS: fix stupid thinko
as-no-batch-antic-limit.patch
AS: no batch-antic-limit
as-autotune-write-batches.patch
AS: autotune write batches
as-div-by-zero-fix.patch
AS: divide by zero fix
as-more-HZ.patch
AS: more HZ != 1000 fixes
as-even-more-write-batch-tuning.patch
AS: update_write_batch tuning
as-locking.patch
AS locking
as-HZ.patch
AS HZ fixes
as-double-free-and-debug.patch
AS: fix a leak + more debugging
as-fix-seek-estimation.patch
AS: maybe repair performance drop of random read O_DIRECT
as-fix-seeky-loads.patch
AS: fix IBM's seek load
unplug-use-kblockd.patch
Use kblockd for running request queues
cfq-2.patch
CFQ scheduler, #2
CFQ: update to rq-dyn API
cfq-hash-removal-fix.patch
CFQ: hash removal fix
cfq-list_del-fix.patch
CFQ: empty the queuelist
per-queue-nr_requests.patch
per queue nr_requests
blk-invert-watermarks.patch
blk_congestion_wait threshold cleanup
blk-as-hint.patch
blk-as-hint
get_request_wait-oom-fix.patch
handle OOM in get_request_wait().
blk-fair-batches.patch
blk-fair-batches
blk-fair-batches-2.patch
blk fair batches #2
generic-io-contexts.patch
generic io contexts
blk-request-batching.patch
block request batching
get_io_context-fix.patch
get_io_context fixes
blk-allocation-commentary.patch
block allocation comments
blk-batching-throttle-fix.patch
blk batch requests fix
print-build-options-on-oops.patch
print a few config options on oops
mmap-prefault.patch
prefault of executable mmaps
bio-debug-trap.patch
BIO debugging patch
sound-irq-hack.patch
show_task-free-stack-fix.patch
show_task() fix and cleanup
put_task_struct-debug.patch
ia32-mknod64.patch
mknod64 for ia32
ext2-64-bit-special-inodes.patch
ext2: support for 64-bit device nodes
ext3-64-bit-special-inodes.patch
ext3: support for 64-bit device nodes
64-bit-dev_t-kdev_t.patch
64-bit dev_t and kdev_t
oops-dump-preceding-code.patch
i386 oops output: dump preceding code
lockmeter.patch
ext3-no-bkl.patch
ext3: move lock_kernel() down into the JBD layer.
journal_get_write_access-speedup.patch
JBD: journal_get_write_access() speedup
ext3-concurrent-block-inode-allocation.patch
ext3: concurrent block/inode allocation
Fix orlov allocator boundary case
ext3-concurrent-block-allocation-hashed.patch
ext3: scalable counters and locks
fix ext3 inode allocator race
jbd-010-b_committed_data-race-fix.patch
JBD: fix race over access to b_committed_data
jbd-020-locking-schema.patch
JBD: plan JBD locking schema
jbd-030-remove-splice_lock.patch
JBD: remove jh_splice_lock
jbd-040-journal_add_journal_head-locking.patch
JBD: fine-grain journal_add_journal_head locking
jbd-045-rename-journal_unlock_journal_head.patch
JBD: rename journal_unlock_journal_head to journal_put_journal_head
jbd-050-b_frozen_data-locking.patch
JBD: Finish protection of journal_head.b_frozen_data
jbd-060-b_committed_data-locking.patch
JBD: implement b_committed_data locking
jbd-070-b_transaction-locking.patch
JBD: implement b_transaction locking rules
jbd-080-b_next_transaction-locking.patch
JBD: Implement b_next_transaction locking rules
jbd-090-b_tnext-locking.patch
JBD: b_tnext locking
jbd-100-remove-journal_datalist_lock.patch
JBD: remove journal_datalist_lock
jbd-110-t_nr_buffers-locking.patch
JBD: t_nr_buffers locking
jbd-120-t_updates-locking.patch
JBD: t_updates locking
jbd-130-t_outstanding_credits-locking.patch
JBD: implement t_outstanding_credits locking
jbd-140-t_jcb-locking.patch
JBD: implement t_jcb locking
jbd-150-j_barrier_count-locking.patch
JBD: implement j_barrier_count locking
jbd-160-j_running_transaction-locking.patch
JBD: implement j_running_transaction locking
jbd-170-j_committing_transaction-locking.patch
JBD: implement j_committing_transaction locking
jbd-180-j_checkpoint_transactions.patch
JBD: implement j_checkpoint_transactions locking
jbd-190-j_head-locking.patch
JBD: implement journal->j_head locking
jbd-200-j_tail-locking.patch
JBD: implement journal->j_tail locking
jbd-210-j_free-locking.patch
JBD: implement journal->j_free locking
jbd-220-j_commit_sequence-locking.patch
JBD: implement journal->j_commit_sequence locking
jbd-230-j_commit_request-locking.patch
JBD: implement j_commit_request locking
jbd-240-dual-revoke-tables.patch
JBD: implement dual revoke tables.
jbd-250-remove-sleep_on.patch
JBD: remove remaining sleep_on()s
jbd-300-remove-lock_kernel.patch
JBD: remove lock_kernel()
jbd-400-remove-lock_journal.patch
JBD: remove lock_journal()
jbd-510-h_credits-fix.patch
JBD: journal_release_buffer: handle credits fix
jbd-520-journal_unmap_buffer-race.patch
JBD: journal_unmap_buffer race fix
jbd-530-walk_page_buffers-race-fix.patch
ext3: ext3_writepage race fix
jbd-540-journal_try_to_free_buffers-race-fix.patch
JBD: buffer freeing non-race comment
jbd-550-locking-checks.patch
JBD: add some locking assertions
jbd-570-transaction-state-locking.patch
JBD: additional transaction shutdown locking
jbd-580-log_start_commit-race-fix.patch
JBD: fix log_start_commit race
jbd-590-do_get_write_access-speedup.patch
JBD: do_get_write_access() speedup
ext3-010-fix-journalled-data.patch
ext3: fix data=journal mode
ext3-035-journal_try_to_free_buffers-race-fix.patch
ext3-040-recursive-ext3_write_inode-check.patch
ext3: add a dump_stack()
ext3-050-ioctl-transaction-leak.patch
ext3: fix error-path handle leak
ext3-070-xattr-clone-leak-fix.patch
Fix leak in ext3_acl_chmod()
ext3-080-remove-block-inode-count-message.patch
ext3: remove mount-time diagnostic messages
jbd-600-journal_dirty_metadata-speedup.patch
JBD: journal_dirty_metadata() speedup
jbd-610-journal_dirty_metadata-diags.patch
JBD: journal_dirty_metadata diagnostics
jbd-620-commit-vs-start-race-fix.patch
JBD: fix race between journal_commit_transaction and start_this_handle
ext3-090-journalled-writepage-vs-truncate-fix.patch
ext3: fix data=journal for small blocksize
jbd-630-remove-j_commit_timer_active.patch
JBD: remove j_commit_timer_active
jbd-650-truncate-ordered-pages.patch
ext3: explicitly free truncated pages
jbd-660-log_do_checkpoint-fix.patch
JBD: log_do_checkpoint() locking fixes
jbd-670-log_start_commit-locking-fix.patch
JBD: fix locking around log_start_commit()
jbd-680-log_wait_for_space-fix.patch
JBD: hold onto j_state_lock after log_wait_for_space().
invalidate_mmap_range.patch
Interface to invalidate regions of mmaps
aio-01-retry.patch
AIO: Core retry infrastructure
io_submit_one-EINVAL-fix.patch
Fix aio process hang on EINVAL
aio-02-lockpage_wq.patch
AIO: Async page wait
aio-03-fs_read.patch
AIO: Filesystem aio read
aio-04-buffer_wq.patch
AIO: Async buffer wait
aio-05-fs_write.patch
AIO: Filesystem aio write
aio-05-fs_write-fix.patch
aio-06-bread_wq.patch
AIO: Async block read
aio-06-bread_wq-fix.patch
aio-07-ext2getblk_wq.patch
AIO: Async get block for ext2
O_SYNC-speedup-2.patch
speed up O_SYNC writes
aio-09-o_sync.patch
aio O_SYNC
aio-10-BUG-fix.patch
AIO: fix a BUG
aio-11-workqueue-flush.patch
AIO: flush workqueues before destroying ioctx'es
aio-12-readahead.patch
AIO: readahead fixes
lock_buffer_wq-fix.patch
lock_buffer_wq fix
unuse_mm-locked.patch
AIO: hold the context lock across unuse_mm
vfsmount_lock.patch
From: Maneesh Soni <maneesh@in.ibm.com>
Subject: [patch 1/2] vfsmount_lock
syncppp-locking-fix.patch
syncppp locking fix
sched-hot-balancing-fix.patch
fix for CPU scheduler load distribution
truncate-pagefault-race-fix.patch
Fix vmtruncate race and distributed filesystem race
remove-swapper_inode.patch
remove swapper_inode
sync-write-more-pages.patch
dirty inode writeback fix
workqueue-reorg-fix.patch
workqueue.c subtle fix and core extraction
task_struct-use-after-free-fix.patch
proc_pid_lookup use-after-free fix
sleepometer.patch
sleep instrumentation
time-goes-backwards.patch
demonstrate do_gettimeofday() going backwards
keventd-thread-cleanup.patch
Fix kmod return value
skip-apic-ids-on-boot.patch
skip apicids on boot
AT_SECURE-auxv-entry.patch
AT_SECURE auxv entry
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