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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/proc-pid-oom_adj | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/arm/OMAP/DSS | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/xfs-delayed-logging-design.txt | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/leds-class.txt | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/leds/leds-lp5521.txt | 88 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/leds/leds-lp5523.txt | 83 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/rbtree.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | 14 |
12 files changed, 249 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/proc-pid-oom_adj b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/proc-pid-oom_adj new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cf63f264ce0f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/proc-pid-oom_adj @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +What: /proc/<pid>/oom_adj +When: August 2012 +Why: /proc/<pid>/oom_adj allows userspace to influence the oom killer's + badness heuristic used to determine which task to kill when the kernel + is out of memory. + + The badness heuristic has since been rewritten since the introduction of + this tunable such that its meaning is deprecated. The value was + implemented as a bitshift on a score generated by the badness() + function that did not have any precise units of measure. With the + rewrite, the score is given as a proportion of available memory to the + task allocating pages, so using a bitshift which grows the score + exponentially is, thus, impossible to tune with fine granularity. + + A much more powerful interface, /proc/<pid>/oom_score_adj, was + introduced with the oom killer rewrite that allows users to increase or + decrease the badness() score linearly. This interface will replace + /proc/<pid>/oom_adj. + + A warning will be emitted to the kernel log if an application uses this + deprecated interface. After it is printed once, future warnings will be + suppressed until the kernel is rebooted. diff --git a/Documentation/arm/OMAP/DSS b/Documentation/arm/OMAP/DSS index 0af0e9eed5d6..888ae7b83ae4 100644 --- a/Documentation/arm/OMAP/DSS +++ b/Documentation/arm/OMAP/DSS @@ -255,9 +255,10 @@ framebuffer parameters. Kernel boot arguments --------------------- -vram=<size> - - Amount of total VRAM to preallocate. For example, "10M". omapfb - allocates memory for framebuffers from VRAM. +vram=<size>[,<physaddr>] + - Amount of total VRAM to preallocate and optionally a physical start + memory address. For example, "10M". omapfb allocates memory for + framebuffers from VRAM. omapfb.mode=<display>:<mode>[,...] - Default video mode for specified displays. For example, diff --git a/Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt b/Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt index d5af3f630814..71cfbdc0f74d 100644 --- a/Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt +++ b/Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ you can do so by typing: As of the Linux 2.6.10 kernel, it is now possible to change the IO scheduler for a given block device on the fly (thus making it possible, for instance, to set the CFQ scheduler for the system default, but -set a specific device to use the anticipatory or noop schedulers - which +set a specific device to use the deadline or noop schedulers - which can improve that device's throughput). To set a specific scheduler, simply do this: @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ a "cat /sys/block/DEV/queue/scheduler" - the list of valid names will be displayed, with the currently selected scheduler in brackets: # cat /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler -noop anticipatory deadline [cfq] -# echo anticipatory > /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler +noop deadline [cfq] +# echo deadline > /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler # cat /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler -noop [anticipatory] deadline cfq +noop [deadline] cfq diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index d8f36f984faa..6c2f55e05f13 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -554,3 +554,13 @@ Why: This is a legacy interface which have been replaced by a more Who: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> ---------------------------- + +What: i2c_adapter.id +When: June 2011 +Why: This field is deprecated. I2C device drivers shouldn't change their + behavior based on the underlying I2C adapter. Instead, the I2C + adapter driver should instantiate the I2C devices and provide the + needed platform-specific information. +Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> + +---------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/xfs-delayed-logging-design.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/xfs-delayed-logging-design.txt index 96d0df28bed3..7445bf335dae 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/xfs-delayed-logging-design.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/xfs-delayed-logging-design.txt @@ -794,17 +794,6 @@ designed. Roadmap: -2.6.37 Remove experimental tag from mount option - => should be roughly 6 months after initial merge - => enough time to: - => gain confidence and fix problems reported by early - adopters (a.k.a. guinea pigs) - => address worst performance regressions and undesired - behaviours - => start tuning/optimising code for parallelism - => start tuning/optimising algorithms consuming - excessive CPU time - 2.6.39 Switch default mount option to use delayed logging => should be roughly 12 months after initial merge => enough time to shake out remaining problems before next round of diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index ed45e9802aa8..92e83e53148f 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c. elevator= [IOSCHED] - Format: {"anticipatory" | "cfq" | "deadline" | "noop"} + Format: {"cfq" | "deadline" | "noop"} See Documentation/block/as-iosched.txt and Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt for details. diff --git a/Documentation/leds-class.txt b/Documentation/leds-class.txt index 8fd5ca2ae32d..58b266bd1846 100644 --- a/Documentation/leds-class.txt +++ b/Documentation/leds-class.txt @@ -60,15 +60,18 @@ Hardware accelerated blink of LEDs Some LEDs can be programmed to blink without any CPU interaction. To support this feature, a LED driver can optionally implement the -blink_set() function (see <linux/leds.h>). If implemented, triggers can -attempt to use it before falling back to software timers. The blink_set() -function should return 0 if the blink setting is supported, or -EINVAL -otherwise, which means that LED blinking will be handled by software. - -The blink_set() function should choose a user friendly blinking -value if it is called with *delay_on==0 && *delay_off==0 parameters. In -this case the driver should give back the chosen value through delay_on -and delay_off parameters to the leds subsystem. +blink_set() function (see <linux/leds.h>). To set an LED to blinking, +however, it is better to use use the API function led_blink_set(), +as it will check and implement software fallback if necessary. + +To turn off blinking again, use the API function led_brightness_set() +as that will not just set the LED brightness but also stop any software +timers that may have been required for blinking. + +The blink_set() function should choose a user friendly blinking value +if it is called with *delay_on==0 && *delay_off==0 parameters. In this +case the driver should give back the chosen value through delay_on and +delay_off parameters to the leds subsystem. Setting the brightness to zero with brightness_set() callback function should completely turn off the LED and cancel the previously programmed diff --git a/Documentation/leds/leds-lp5521.txt b/Documentation/leds/leds-lp5521.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c4d8d151e0fe --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/leds/leds-lp5521.txt @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +Kernel driver for lp5521 +======================== + +* National Semiconductor LP5521 led driver chip +* Datasheet: http://www.national.com/pf/LP/LP5521.html + +Authors: Mathias Nyman, Yuri Zaporozhets, Samu Onkalo +Contact: Samu Onkalo (samu.p.onkalo-at-nokia.com) + +Description +----------- + +LP5521 can drive up to 3 channels. Leds can be controlled directly via +the led class control interface. Channels have generic names: +lp5521:channelx, where x is 0 .. 2 + +All three channels can be also controlled using the engine micro programs. +More details of the instructions can be found from the public data sheet. + +Control interface for the engines: +x is 1 .. 3 +enginex_mode : disabled, load, run +enginex_load : store program (visible only in engine load mode) + +Example (start to blink the channel 2 led): +cd /sys/class/leds/lp5521:channel2/device +echo "load" > engine3_mode +echo "037f4d0003ff6000" > engine3_load +echo "run" > engine3_mode + +stop the engine: +echo "disabled" > engine3_mode + +sysfs contains a selftest entry. +The test communicates with the chip and checks that +the clock mode is automatically set to the requested one. + +Each channel has its own led current settings. +/sys/class/leds/lp5521:channel0/led_current - RW +/sys/class/leds/lp5521:channel0/max_current - RO +Format: 10x mA i.e 10 means 1.0 mA + +example platform data: + +Note: chan_nr can have values between 0 and 2. + +static struct lp5521_led_config lp5521_led_config[] = { + { + .chan_nr = 0, + .led_current = 50, + .max_current = 130, + }, { + .chan_nr = 1, + .led_current = 0, + .max_current = 130, + }, { + .chan_nr = 2, + .led_current = 0, + .max_current = 130, + } +}; + +static int lp5521_setup(void) +{ + /* setup HW resources */ +} + +static void lp5521_release(void) +{ + /* Release HW resources */ +} + +static void lp5521_enable(bool state) +{ + /* Control of chip enable signal */ +} + +static struct lp5521_platform_data lp5521_platform_data = { + .led_config = lp5521_led_config, + .num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(lp5521_led_config), + .clock_mode = LP5521_CLOCK_EXT, + .setup_resources = lp5521_setup, + .release_resources = lp5521_release, + .enable = lp5521_enable, +}; + +If the current is set to 0 in the platform data, that channel is +disabled and it is not visible in the sysfs. diff --git a/Documentation/leds/leds-lp5523.txt b/Documentation/leds/leds-lp5523.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..fad2feb8b7ce --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/leds/leds-lp5523.txt @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +Kernel driver for lp5523 +======================== + +* National Semiconductor LP5523 led driver chip +* Datasheet: http://www.national.com/pf/LP/LP5523.html + +Authors: Mathias Nyman, Yuri Zaporozhets, Samu Onkalo +Contact: Samu Onkalo (samu.p.onkalo-at-nokia.com) + +Description +----------- +LP5523 can drive up to 9 channels. Leds can be controlled directly via +the led class control interface. Channels have generic names: +lp5523:channelx where x is 0...8 + +The chip provides 3 engines. Each engine can control channels without +interaction from the main CPU. Details of the micro engine code can be found +from the public data sheet. Leds can be muxed to different channels. + +Control interface for the engines: +x is 1 .. 3 +enginex_mode : disabled, load, run +enginex_load : microcode load (visible only in load mode) +enginex_leds : led mux control (visible only in load mode) + +cd /sys/class/leds/lp5523:channel2/device +echo "load" > engine3_mode +echo "9d80400004ff05ff437f0000" > engine3_load +echo "111111111" > engine3_leds +echo "run" > engine3_mode + +sysfs contains a selftest entry. It measures each channel +voltage level and checks if it looks reasonable. If the level is too high, +the led is missing; if the level is too low, there is a short circuit. + +Selftest uses always the current from the platform data. + +Each channel contains led current settings. +/sys/class/leds/lp5523:channel2/led_current - RW +/sys/class/leds/lp5523:channel2/max_current - RO +Format: 10x mA i.e 10 means 1.0 mA + +Example platform data: + +Note - chan_nr can have values between 0 and 8. + +static struct lp5523_led_config lp5523_led_config[] = { + { + .chan_nr = 0, + .led_current = 50, + .max_current = 130, + }, +... + }, { + .chan_nr = 8, + .led_current = 50, + .max_current = 130, + } +}; + +static int lp5523_setup(void) +{ + /* Setup HW resources */ +} + +static void lp5523_release(void) +{ + /* Release HW resources */ +} + +static void lp5523_enable(bool state) +{ + /* Control chip enable signal */ +} + +static struct lp5523_platform_data lp5523_platform_data = { + .led_config = lp5523_led_config, + .num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(lp5523_led_config), + .clock_mode = LP5523_CLOCK_EXT, + .setup_resources = lp5523_setup, + .release_resources = lp5523_release, + .enable = lp5523_enable, +}; diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt index c7165f4cb792..fe95105992c5 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt @@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ ip_no_pmtu_disc - BOOLEAN min_pmtu - INTEGER default 562 - minimum discovered Path MTU +route/max_size - INTEGER + Maximum number of routes allowed in the kernel. Increase + this when using large numbers of interfaces and/or routes. + +neigh/default/gc_thresh3 - INTEGER + Maximum number of neighbor entries allowed. Increase this + when using large numbers of interfaces and when communicating + with large numbers of directly-connected peers. + mtu_expires - INTEGER Time, in seconds, that cached PMTU information is kept. diff --git a/Documentation/rbtree.txt b/Documentation/rbtree.txt index 221f38be98f4..19f8278c3854 100644 --- a/Documentation/rbtree.txt +++ b/Documentation/rbtree.txt @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ three rotations, respectively, to balance the tree), with slightly slower To quote Linux Weekly News: There are a number of red-black trees in use in the kernel. - The anticipatory, deadline, and CFQ I/O schedulers all employ - rbtrees to track requests; the packet CD/DVD driver does the same. + The deadline and CFQ I/O schedulers employ rbtrees to + track requests; the packet CD/DVD driver does the same. The high-resolution timer code uses an rbtree to organize outstanding timer requests. The ext3 filesystem tracks directory entries in a red-black tree. Virtual memory areas (VMAs) are tracked with red-black diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index 3894eaa23486..209e1584c3dc 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel: - core_uses_pid - ctrl-alt-del - dentry-state +- dmesg_restrict - domainname - hostname - hotplug @@ -213,6 +214,19 @@ to decide what to do with it. ============================================================== +dmesg_restrict: + +This toggle indicates whether unprivileged users are prevented from using +dmesg(8) to view messages from the kernel's log buffer. When +dmesg_restrict is set to (0) there are no restrictions. When +dmesg_restrict is set set to (1), users must have CAP_SYS_ADMIN to use +dmesg(8). + +The kernel config option CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT sets the default +value of dmesg_restrict. + +============================================================== + domainname & hostname: These files can be used to set the NIS/YP domainname and the |