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-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop16
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-eeepc-wmi10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/Locking7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt4
6 files changed, 40 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop
index 1d775390e856..41ff8ae4dee0 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-asus-laptop
@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ Date: January 2007
KernelVersion: 2.6.20
Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
Description:
- Control the bluetooth device. 1 means on, 0 means off.
+ Control the wlan device. 1 means on, 0 means off.
This may control the led, the device or both.
Users: Lapsus
+
+What: /sys/devices/platform/asus_laptop/wimax
+Date: October 2010
+KernelVersion: 2.6.37
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Control the wimax device. 1 means on, 0 means off.
+
+What: /sys/devices/platform/asus_laptop/wwan
+Date: October 2010
+KernelVersion: 2.6.37
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Control the wwan (3G) device. 1 means on, 0 means off.
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-eeepc-wmi b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-eeepc-wmi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e4b5fef5fadd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-eeepc-wmi
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+What: /sys/devices/platform/eeepc-wmi/cpufv
+Date: Oct 2010
+KernelVersion: 2.6.37
+Contact: "Corentin Chary" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
+Description:
+ Change CPU clock configuration (write-only).
+ There are three available clock configuration:
+ * 0 -> Super Performance Mode
+ * 1 -> High Performance Mode
+ * 2 -> Power Saving Mode
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
index a91f30890011..b6426f15b4ae 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
@@ -173,12 +173,13 @@ prototypes:
sector_t (*bmap)(struct address_space *, sector_t);
int (*invalidatepage) (struct page *, unsigned long);
int (*releasepage) (struct page *, int);
+ void (*freepage)(struct page *);
int (*direct_IO)(int, struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *iov,
loff_t offset, unsigned long nr_segs);
int (*launder_page) (struct page *);
locking rules:
- All except set_page_dirty may block
+ All except set_page_dirty and freepage may block
BKL PageLocked(page) i_mutex
writepage: no yes, unlocks (see below)
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ perform_write: no n/a yes
bmap: no
invalidatepage: no yes
releasepage: no yes
+freepage: no yes
direct_IO: no
launder_page: no yes
@@ -288,6 +290,9 @@ buffers from the page in preparation for freeing it. It returns zero to
indicate that the buffers are (or may be) freeable. If ->releasepage is zero,
the kernel assumes that the fs has no private interest in the buffers.
+ ->freepage() is called when the kernel is done dropping the page
+from the page cache.
+
->launder_page() may be called prior to releasing a page if
it is still found to be dirty. It returns zero if the page was successfully
cleaned, or an error value if not. Note that in order to prevent the page
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
index 55c28b79d8dc..20899e095e7e 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ struct address_space_operations {
sector_t (*bmap)(struct address_space *, sector_t);
int (*invalidatepage) (struct page *, unsigned long);
int (*releasepage) (struct page *, int);
+ void (*freepage)(struct page *);
ssize_t (*direct_IO)(int, struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *iov,
loff_t offset, unsigned long nr_segs);
struct page* (*get_xip_page)(struct address_space *, sector_t,
@@ -678,6 +679,12 @@ struct address_space_operations {
need to ensure this. Possibly it can clear the PageUptodate
bit if it cannot free private data yet.
+ freepage: freepage is called once the page is no longer visible in
+ the page cache in order to allow the cleanup of any private
+ data. Since it may be called by the memory reclaimer, it
+ should not assume that the original address_space mapping still
+ exists, and it should not block.
+
direct_IO: called by the generic read/write routines to perform
direct_IO - that is IO requests which bypass the page cache
and transfer data directly between the storage and the
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index cdd2a6e8a3b7..8b61c9360999 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2175,11 +2175,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
reset_devices [KNL] Force drivers to reset the underlying device
during initialization.
- resource_alloc_from_bottom
- Allocate new resources from the beginning of available
- space, not the end. If you need to use this, please
- report a bug.
-
resume= [SWSUSP]
Specify the partition device for software suspend
diff --git a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
index 489e9bacd165..41cc7b30d7dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ drivers/base/power/runtime.c and include/linux/pm_runtime.h:
zero)
bool pm_runtime_suspended(struct device *dev);
- - return true if the device's runtime PM status is 'suspended', or false
- otherwise
+ - return true if the device's runtime PM status is 'suspended' and its
+ 'power.disable_depth' field is equal to zero, or false otherwise
void pm_runtime_allow(struct device *dev);
- set the power.runtime_auto flag for the device and decrease its usage
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