From 292e0041c3b22c5347092152504d814119554b57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Frysinger Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 06:56:40 -0500 Subject: [CPUFREQ] fix default value for ondemand governor Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger Signed-off-by: Dave Jones --- Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt index aed082f49d09..737988fca64d 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt @@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ show_sampling_rate_max: THIS INTERFACE IS DEPRECATED, DON'T USE IT. up_threshold: defines what the average CPU usage between the samplings of 'sampling_rate' needs to be for the kernel to make a decision on whether it should increase the frequency. For example when it is set -to its default value of '80' it means that between the checking -intervals the CPU needs to be on average more than 80% in use to then +to its default value of '95' it means that between the checking +intervals the CPU needs to be on average more than 95% in use to then decide that the CPU frequency needs to be increased. ignore_nice_load: this parameter takes a value of '0' or '1'. When -- cgit v1.2.1 From ceafe1d2fe33e92691bfdbd5a93ed259c3da7b60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hans de Goede Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:50:53 -0200 Subject: feature-removal-schedule: Add v4l1 drivers obsoleted by gspca sub drivers This patch adds the ov511, quickcam_messenger, w9968cf, stv680 and ovcamchip v4l1 drivers to the feature removal schedule as the devices they support are now all also supported by v4l2 gspca sub drivers. This patch also adds the v4l2 vc0301 driver for removal as it duplicates functionality of the gspca_zc3xx driver, zc0301 only supports 2 USB-ID's (because it only supports a limited set of sensors) wich are also supported by the gspca_zc3xx driver (which supports 53 USB-ID's in total). [mchehab@redhat.com: change "when" to 2.6.35] Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 870d190fe617..0a46833c1b76 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -493,3 +493,52 @@ Why: These two features use non-standard interfaces. There are the Who: Corentin Chary ---------------------------- + +What: usbvideo quickcam_messenger driver +When: 2.6.35 +Files: drivers/media/video/usbvideo/quickcam_messenger.[ch] +Why: obsolete v4l1 driver replaced by gspca_stv06xx +Who: Hans de Goede + +---------------------------- + +What: ov511 v4l1 driver +When: 2.6.35 +Files: drivers/media/video/ov511.[ch] +Why: obsolete v4l1 driver replaced by gspca_ov519 +Who: Hans de Goede + +---------------------------- + +What: w9968cf v4l1 driver +When: 2.6.35 +Files: drivers/media/video/w9968cf*.[ch] +Why: obsolete v4l1 driver replaced by gspca_ov519 +Who: Hans de Goede + +---------------------------- + +What: ovcamchip sensor framework +When: 2.6.35 +Files: drivers/media/video/ovcamchip/* +Why: Only used by obsoleted v4l1 drivers +Who: Hans de Goede + +---------------------------- + +What: stv680 v4l1 driver +When: 2.6.35 +Files: drivers/media/video/stv680.[ch] +Why: obsolete v4l1 driver replaced by gspca_stv0680 +Who: Hans de Goede + +---------------------------- + +What: zc0301 v4l driver +When: 2.6.35 +Files: drivers/media/video/zc0301/* +Why: Duplicate functionality with the gspca_zc3xx driver, zc0301 only + supports 2 USB-ID's (because it only supports a limited set of + sensors) wich are also supported by the gspca_zc3xx driver + (which supports 53 USB-ID's in total) +Who: Hans de Goede -- cgit v1.2.1 From 0406ad336c066190770cbf350b552d608e43ed09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Chiang Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:06:30 -0700 Subject: ACPI: processor: add kernel command line support for early _PDC eval Allow platforms not listed in DMI table to opt-in and evaluate _PDC early. Signed-off-by: Alex Chiang Signed-off-by: Len Brown --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 736d45602886..826b6e148316 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file acpi_display_output=video See above. + acpi_early_pdc_eval [HW,ACPI] Evaluate processor _PDC methods + early. Needed on some platforms to properly + initialize the EC. + acpi_irq_balance [HW,ACPI] ACPI will balance active IRQs default in APIC mode -- cgit v1.2.1 From 6993b1bb1e62367f500789835a1f747e12259f07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yang Hongyang Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:10:32 +0800 Subject: tracing/documentation: Fix a typo in ftrace.txt 'ftrace' is no longer the name of the function tracer, to activate the function trace 'echo function > current_tracer' is to be used instead of 'echo ftrace > current_tracer'. Update the documentation to reflect the current implementation. Signed-off-by: Yang Hongyang LKML-Reference: <4B5D0BA8.20106@cn.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt --- Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt index 8179692fbb90..bab3040da548 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt @@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ If I am only interested in sys_nanosleep and hrtimer_interrupt: # echo sys_nanosleep hrtimer_interrupt \ > set_ftrace_filter - # echo ftrace > current_tracer + # echo function > current_tracer # echo 1 > tracing_enabled # usleep 1 # echo 0 > tracing_enabled -- cgit v1.2.1 From 03688970347bfea32823953a7ce5886d1713205f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Frysinger Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:12:47 -0500 Subject: tracing/documentation: Cover new frame pointer semantics Update the graph tracer examples to cover the new frame pointer semantics (in terms of passing it along). Move the HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FP_TEST docs out of the Kconfig, into the right place, and expand on the details. Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger LKML-Reference: <1264165967-18938-1-git-send-email-vapier@gentoo.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt --- Documentation/trace/ftrace-design.txt | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace-design.txt b/Documentation/trace/ftrace-design.txt index 239f14b2b55a..6a5a579126b0 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace-design.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace-design.txt @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ function tracer guts ==================== + By Mike Frysinger Introduction ------------ @@ -173,14 +174,16 @@ void ftrace_graph_caller(void) unsigned long *frompc = &...; unsigned long selfpc = - MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE; - prepare_ftrace_return(frompc, selfpc); + /* passing frame pointer up is optional -- see below */ + prepare_ftrace_return(frompc, selfpc, frame_pointer); /* restore all state needed by the ABI */ } #endif -For information on how to implement prepare_ftrace_return(), simply look at -the x86 version. The only architecture-specific piece in it is the setup of +For information on how to implement prepare_ftrace_return(), simply look at the +x86 version (the frame pointer passing is optional; see the next section for +more information). The only architecture-specific piece in it is the setup of the fault recovery table (the asm(...) code). The rest should be the same across architectures. @@ -205,6 +208,23 @@ void return_to_handler(void) #endif +HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FP_TEST +--------------------------- + +An arch may pass in a unique value (frame pointer) to both the entering and +exiting of a function. On exit, the value is compared and if it does not +match, then it will panic the kernel. This is largely a sanity check for bad +code generation with gcc. If gcc for your port sanely updates the frame +pointer under different opitmization levels, then ignore this option. + +However, adding support for it isn't terribly difficult. In your assembly code +that calls prepare_ftrace_return(), pass the frame pointer as the 3rd argument. +Then in the C version of that function, do what the x86 port does and pass it +along to ftrace_push_return_trace() instead of a stub value of 0. + +Similarly, when you call ftrace_return_to_handler(), pass it the frame pointer. + + HAVE_FTRACE_NMI_ENTER --------------------- -- cgit v1.2.1 From f6bdc2303da6786cc22a7d24b6790e9f75b4cfdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henrik Rydberg Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:28:28 -0800 Subject: Input: update multi-touch protocol documentation This patch documents a new ABS_MT parameter and adds further text to clarify some points around the MT protocol. Requested-by: Yoonyoung Shim Requested-by: Mika Kuoppala Requested-by: Peter Hutterer Signed-off-by: Henrik Rydberg Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov --- Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt b/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt index a12ea3b586e6..8490480ce432 100644 --- a/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt +++ b/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt @@ -27,12 +27,30 @@ set of events/packets. A set of ABS_MT events with the desired properties is defined. The events are divided into categories, to allow for partial implementation. The -minimum set consists of ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR, ABS_MT_POSITION_X and -ABS_MT_POSITION_Y, which allows for multiple fingers to be tracked. If the -device supports it, the ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR may be used to provide the size -of the approaching finger. Anisotropy and direction may be specified with -ABS_MT_TOUCH_MINOR, ABS_MT_WIDTH_MINOR and ABS_MT_ORIENTATION. The -ABS_MT_TOOL_TYPE may be used to specify whether the touching tool is a +minimum set consists of ABS_MT_POSITION_X and ABS_MT_POSITION_Y, which +allows for multiple fingers to be tracked. If the device supports it, the +ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR and ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR may be used to provide the size +of the contact area and approaching finger, respectively. + +The TOUCH and WIDTH parameters have a geometrical interpretation; imagine +looking through a window at someone gently holding a finger against the +glass. You will see two regions, one inner region consisting of the part +of the finger actually touching the glass, and one outer region formed by +the perimeter of the finger. The diameter of the inner region is the +ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR, the diameter of the outer region is +ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR. Now imagine the person pressing the finger harder +against the glass. The inner region will increase, and in general, the +ratio ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR / ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR, which is always smaller than +unity, is related to the finger pressure. For pressure-based devices, +ABS_MT_PRESSURE may be used to provide the pressure on the contact area +instead. + +In addition to the MAJOR parameters, the oval shape of the finger can be +described by adding the MINOR parameters, such that MAJOR and MINOR are the +major and minor axis of an ellipse. Finally, the orientation of the oval +shape can be describe with the ORIENTATION parameter. + +The ABS_MT_TOOL_TYPE may be used to specify whether the touching tool is a finger or a pen or something else. Devices with more granular information may specify general shapes as blobs, i.e., as a sequence of rectangular shapes grouped together by an ABS_MT_BLOB_ID. Finally, for the few devices @@ -42,11 +60,9 @@ report finger tracking from hardware [5]. Here is what a minimal event sequence for a two-finger touch would look like: - ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR ABS_MT_POSITION_X ABS_MT_POSITION_Y SYN_MT_REPORT - ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR ABS_MT_POSITION_X ABS_MT_POSITION_Y SYN_MT_REPORT @@ -87,6 +103,12 @@ the contact. The ratio ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR / ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR approximates the notion of pressure. The fingers of the hand and the palm all have different characteristic widths [1]. +ABS_MT_PRESSURE + +The pressure, in arbitrary units, on the contact area. May be used instead +of TOUCH and WIDTH for pressure-based devices or any device with a spatial +signal intensity distribution. + ABS_MT_ORIENTATION The orientation of the ellipse. The value should describe a signed quarter @@ -170,6 +192,16 @@ There are a few devices that support trackingID in hardware. User space can make use of these native identifiers to reduce bandwidth and cpu usage. +Gestures +-------- + +In the specific application of creating gesture events, the TOUCH and WIDTH +parameters can be used to, e.g., approximate finger pressure or distinguish +between index finger and thumb. With the addition of the MINOR parameters, +one can also distinguish between a sweeping finger and a pointing finger, +and with ORIENTATION, one can detect twisting of fingers. + + Notes ----- -- cgit v1.2.1 From a225a5cc2c25e1217e68ee2ab8dd4454573fa308 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anton Blanchard Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:44:15 -0800 Subject: fault injection: correct function names in documentation init_fault_attr_entries() should be init_fault_attr_dentries(). cleanup_fault_attr_entries() should be cleanup_fault_attr_dentries(). Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard Acked-by: Akinobu Mita Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.txt b/Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.txt index 079305640790..7be15e44d481 100644 --- a/Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.txt +++ b/Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.txt @@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ o provide a way to configure fault attributes failslab, fail_page_alloc, and fail_make_request use this way. Helper functions: - init_fault_attr_entries(entries, attr, name); - void cleanup_fault_attr_entries(entries); + init_fault_attr_dentries(entries, attr, name); + void cleanup_fault_attr_dentries(entries); - module parameters -- cgit v1.2.1 From 1e93d0052d9a6b3d0b382eedceb18b519d603baf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mimi Zohar Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:02:41 -0500 Subject: ima: rename PATH_CHECK to FILE_CHECK With the movement of the ima hooks functions were renamed from *path* to *file* since they always deal with struct file. This patch renames some of the ima internal flags to make them consistent with the rest of the code. Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar Signed-off-by: Eric Paris Signed-off-by: Al Viro --- Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy b/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy index 6434f0df012e..6cd6daefaaed 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Description: lsm: [[subj_user=] [subj_role=] [subj_type=] [obj_user=] [obj_role=] [obj_type=]] - base: func:= [BPRM_CHECK][FILE_MMAP][INODE_PERMISSION] + base: func:= [BPRM_CHECK][FILE_MMAP][FILE_CHECK] mask:= [MAY_READ] [MAY_WRITE] [MAY_APPEND] [MAY_EXEC] fsmagic:= hex value uid:= decimal value @@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ Description: measure func=BPRM_CHECK measure func=FILE_MMAP mask=MAY_EXEC - measure func=INODE_PERM mask=MAY_READ uid=0 + measure func=FILE_CHECK mask=MAY_READ uid=0 The default policy measures all executables in bprm_check, all files mmapped executable in file_mmap, and all files - open for read by root in inode_permission. + open for read by root in do_filp_open. Examples of LSM specific definitions: @@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ Description: dont_measure obj_type=var_log_t dont_measure obj_type=auditd_log_t - measure subj_user=system_u func=INODE_PERM mask=MAY_READ - measure subj_role=system_r func=INODE_PERM mask=MAY_READ + measure subj_user=system_u func=FILE_CHECK mask=MAY_READ + measure subj_role=system_r func=FILE_CHECK mask=MAY_READ Smack: - measure subj_user=_ func=INODE_PERM mask=MAY_READ + measure subj_user=_ func=FILE_CHECK mask=MAY_READ -- cgit v1.2.1 From d944d549aa86e08cba080396513234cf048fee1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Russell King Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:13:29 +0000 Subject: ARM: allow alignment fault mode to be configured at kernel boot Some glibc versions intentionally create lots of alignment faults in their gconv code, which if not fixed up, results in segfaults during boot. This can prevent systems booting properly. There is no clear hard-configurable default for this; the desired default depends on the nature of the userspace which is going to be booted. So, provide a way for the alignment fault handler to be configured via the kernel command line. Signed-off-by: Russell King --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 826b6e148316..e7848a0d99eb 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file aic79xx= [HW,SCSI] See Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt. + alignment= [KNL,ARM] + Allow the default userspace alignment fault handler + behaviour to be specified. Bit 0 enables warnings, + bit 1 enables fixups, and bit 2 sends a segfault. + amd_iommu= [HW,X86-84] Pass parameters to the AMD IOMMU driver in the system. Possible values are: -- cgit v1.2.1 From e79dc48431e7731f5bb6bab8f6b499fe03802ca0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Haley Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:27:21 +0000 Subject: IPv6: better document max_addresses parameter Andrew Morton wrote: >> >From ip-sysctl.txt file in kernel documentation I can see following description >> for max_addresses: >> max_addresses - INTEGER >> Number of maximum addresses per interface. 0 disables limitation. >> It is recommended not set too large value (or 0) because it would >> be too easy way to crash kernel to allow to create too much of >> autoconfigured addresses. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> If this parameter applies only for auto-configured IP addressed, please state >> it more clearly in docs or rename the parameter to show that it refers to >> auto-configuration. It did mention autoconfigured in the text, but the below makes it more obvious. More clearly document IPv6 max_addresses parameter. Signed-off-by: Brian Haley Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt index 006b39dec87d..e87f3cdc8a6a 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt @@ -1074,10 +1074,10 @@ regen_max_retry - INTEGER Default: 5 max_addresses - INTEGER - Number of maximum addresses per interface. 0 disables limitation. - It is recommended not set too large value (or 0) because it would - be too easy way to crash kernel to allow to create too much of - autoconfigured addresses. + Maximum number of autoconfigured addresses per interface. Setting + to zero disables the limitation. It is not recommended to set this + value too large (or to zero) because it would be an easy way to + crash the kernel by allowing too many addresses to be created. Default: 16 disable_ipv6 - BOOLEAN -- cgit v1.2.1