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authorMark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>2014-11-03 15:13:33 +0000
committerMark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>2014-11-03 15:13:33 +0000
commitebc01f593b58e1896150fc2e3cbdd0116323c52c (patch)
tree23e905a3fdbee3fc8a66ef760b9ed5ef5455e9dd /Documentation
parent3f7256fe5fc64132a2dd19695255c990aa2188cf (diff)
parent0df1f2487d2f0d04703f142813d53615d62a1da4 (diff)
Merge tag 'v3.18-rc3' into asoc-sgtl5000
Linux 3.18-rc3
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-ibft2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/media/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/HOWTO1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/SubmittingPatches10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/development-process/2.Process4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/development-process/8.Conclusion4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt16
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kmemleak.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/prctl/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ptp/testptp.mk33
-rw-r--r--Documentation/vDSO/Makefile3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/vDSO/vdso_standalone_test_x86.c2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt2
16 files changed, 73 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-ibft b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-ibft
index c2b7d1154bec..cac3930bdb04 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-ibft
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-ibft
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ Date: November 2007
Contact: Konrad Rzeszutek <ketuzsezr@darnok.org>
Description: The /sys/firmware/ibft/ethernetX directory will contain
files that expose the iSCSI Boot Firmware Table NIC data.
- This can this can the IP address, MAC, and gateway of the NIC.
+ Usually this contains the IP address, MAC, and gateway of the NIC.
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/Makefile b/Documentation/DocBook/media/Makefile
index df2962d9e11e..8bf7c6191296 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ GENFILES := $(addprefix $(MEDIA_OBJ_DIR)/, $(MEDIA_TEMP))
PHONY += cleanmediadocs
cleanmediadocs:
- -@rm `find $(MEDIA_OBJ_DIR) -type l` $(GENFILES) $(OBJIMGFILES) 2>/dev/null
+ -@rm -f `find $(MEDIA_OBJ_DIR) -type l` $(GENFILES) $(OBJIMGFILES) 2>/dev/null
$(obj)/media_api.xml: $(GENFILES) FORCE
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml
index 07ffc76553ba..0a2debfa68f6 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml
@@ -2566,6 +2566,10 @@ fields changed from _s32 to _u32.
<para>Added compound control types and &VIDIOC-QUERY-EXT-CTRL;.
</para>
</listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
<title>V4L2 in Linux 3.18</title>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
diff --git a/Documentation/HOWTO b/Documentation/HOWTO
index 57cf5efb044d..93aa8604630e 100644
--- a/Documentation/HOWTO
+++ b/Documentation/HOWTO
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ tree, they need to be integration-tested. For this purpose, a special
testing repository exists into which virtually all subsystem trees are
pulled on an almost daily basis:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git
- http://linux.f-seidel.de/linux-next/pmwiki/
This way, the -next kernel gives a summary outlook onto what will be
expected to go into the mainline kernel at the next merge period.
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 482c74947de0..1fa1caa198eb 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -483,12 +483,10 @@ have been included in the discussion
14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes:
-If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a
-Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution. Please
-note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission,
-especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum. That said,
-if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be
-inspired to help us again in the future.
+The Reported-by tag gives credit to people who find bugs and report them and it
+hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future. Please note that if
+the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using the
+Reported-by tag.
A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in
some environment) by the person named. This tag informs maintainers that
diff --git a/Documentation/development-process/2.Process b/Documentation/development-process/2.Process
index 2e0617936e8f..c24e156a6118 100644
--- a/Documentation/development-process/2.Process
+++ b/Documentation/development-process/2.Process
@@ -289,10 +289,6 @@ lists when they are assembled; they can be downloaded from:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/
-Some information about linux-next has been gathered at:
-
- http://linux.f-seidel.de/linux-next/pmwiki/
-
Linux-next has become an integral part of the kernel development process;
all patches merged during a given merge window should really have found
their way into linux-next some time before the merge window opens.
diff --git a/Documentation/development-process/8.Conclusion b/Documentation/development-process/8.Conclusion
index 1990ab4b4949..caef69022e9c 100644
--- a/Documentation/development-process/8.Conclusion
+++ b/Documentation/development-process/8.Conclusion
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ Beyond that, a valuable resource for kernel developers is:
http://kernelnewbies.org/
-Information about the linux-next tree gathers at:
-
- http://linux.f-seidel.de/linux-next/pmwiki/
-
And, of course, one should not forget http://kernel.org/, the definitive
location for kernel release information.
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt
index 0f8487b88822..e77e167593db 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc-lan91c111.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ Optional properties:
are supported on the device. Valid value for SMSC LAN91c111 are
1, 2 or 4. If it's omitted or invalid, the size would be 2 meaning
16-bit access only.
+- power-gpios: GPIO to control the PWRDWN pin
+- reset-gpios: GPIO to control the RESET pin
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt
index 042a0273b8ba..b7ba01ad1426 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ I. For patch submitters
devicetree@vger.kernel.org
+ 3) The Documentation/ portion of the patch should come in the series before
+ the code implementing the binding.
+
II. For kernel maintainers
1) If you aren't comfortable reviewing a given binding, reply to it and ask
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 74339c57b914..4c81a860cc2b 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
i8042.noloop [HW] Disable the AUX Loopback command while probing
for the AUX port
i8042.nomux [HW] Don't check presence of an active multiplexing
- controller. Default: true.
+ controller
i8042.nopnp [HW] Don't use ACPIPnP / PnPBIOS to discover KBD/AUX
controllers
i8042.notimeout [HW] Ignore timeout condition signalled by controller
@@ -1307,6 +1307,18 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
.cdrom .chs .ignore_cable are additional options
See Documentation/ide/ide.txt.
+ ide-generic.probe-mask= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem
+ Format: <int>
+ Probe mask for legacy ISA IDE ports. Depending on
+ platform up to 6 ports are supported, enabled by
+ setting corresponding bits in the mask to 1. The
+ default value is 0x0, which has a special meaning.
+ On systems that have PCI, it triggers scanning the
+ PCI bus for the first and the second port, which
+ are then probed. On systems without PCI the value
+ of 0x0 enables probing the two first ports as if it
+ was 0x3.
+
ide-pci-generic.all-generic-ide [HW] (E)IDE subsystem
Claim all unknown PCI IDE storage controllers.
@@ -1587,6 +1599,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
kmemleak= [KNL] Boot-time kmemleak enable/disable
Valid arguments: on, off
Default: on
+ Built with CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_DEFAULT_OFF=y,
+ the default is off.
kmemcheck= [X86] Boot-time kmemcheck enable/disable/one-shot mode
Valid arguments: 0, 1, 2
diff --git a/Documentation/kmemleak.txt b/Documentation/kmemleak.txt
index f4f033c8d856..45e777f4e41d 100644
--- a/Documentation/kmemleak.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kmemleak.txt
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ Memory may be allocated or freed before kmemleak is initialised and
these actions are stored in an early log buffer. The size of this buffer
is configured via the CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_EARLY_LOG_SIZE option.
+If CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_DEFAULT_OFF are enabled, the kmemleak is
+disabled by default. Passing "kmemleak=on" on the kernel command
+line enables the function.
+
Basic Algorithm
---------------
diff --git a/Documentation/prctl/Makefile b/Documentation/prctl/Makefile
index 3e3232dcb2b8..2948b7b124b9 100644
--- a/Documentation/prctl/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/prctl/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# List of programs to build
-hostprogs-y := disable-tsc-ctxt-sw-stress-test disable-tsc-on-off-stress-test disable-tsc-test
+hostprogs-$(CONFIG_X86) := disable-tsc-ctxt-sw-stress-test disable-tsc-on-off-stress-test disable-tsc-test
# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
always := $(hostprogs-y)
diff --git a/Documentation/ptp/testptp.mk b/Documentation/ptp/testptp.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4ef2d9755421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ptp/testptp.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# PTP 1588 clock support - User space test program
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2010 OMICRON electronics GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+INC = -I$(KBUILD_OUTPUT)/usr/include
+CFLAGS = -Wall $(INC)
+LDLIBS = -lrt
+PROGS = testptp
+
+all: $(PROGS)
+
+testptp: testptp.o
+
+clean:
+ rm -f testptp.o
+
+distclean: clean
+ rm -f $(PROGS)
diff --git a/Documentation/vDSO/Makefile b/Documentation/vDSO/Makefile
index 2b99e57207c1..ee075c3d2124 100644
--- a/Documentation/vDSO/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/vDSO/Makefile
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ always := $(hostprogs-y)
HOSTCFLAGS := -I$(objtree)/usr/include -std=gnu99
HOSTCFLAGS_vdso_standalone_test_x86.o := -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -fno-stack-protector
HOSTLOADLIBES_vdso_standalone_test_x86 := -nostdlib
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y)
+HOSTLOADLIBES_vdso_standalone_test_x86 += -lgcc_s
+endif
diff --git a/Documentation/vDSO/vdso_standalone_test_x86.c b/Documentation/vDSO/vdso_standalone_test_x86.c
index d46240265c50..93b0ebf8cc38 100644
--- a/Documentation/vDSO/vdso_standalone_test_x86.c
+++ b/Documentation/vDSO/vdso_standalone_test_x86.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static inline void linux_exit(int code)
x86_syscall3(__NR_exit, code, 0, 0);
}
-void to_base10(char *lastdig, uint64_t n)
+void to_base10(char *lastdig, time_t n)
{
while (n) {
*lastdig = (n % 10) + '0';
diff --git a/Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt b/Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt
index bdd4bb97fff7..b64e0af9cc56 100644
--- a/Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt
+++ b/Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ This command mounts a (pseudo) filesystem of type hugetlbfs on the directory
/mnt/huge. Any files created on /mnt/huge uses huge pages. The uid and gid
options sets the owner and group of the root of the file system. By default
the uid and gid of the current process are taken. The mode option sets the
-mode of root of file system to value & 0777. This value is given in octal.
+mode of root of file system to value & 01777. This value is given in octal.
By default the value 0755 is picked. The size option sets the maximum value of
memory (huge pages) allowed for that filesystem (/mnt/huge). The size is
rounded down to HPAGE_SIZE. The option nr_inodes sets the maximum number of