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authorRussell King <rmk@dyn-67.arm.linux.org.uk>2008-04-19 12:17:29 -0400
committerRussell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>2008-04-19 12:17:29 -0400
commitadf6d34e460387ee3e8f1e1875d52bff51212c7d (patch)
tree88ef100143e6184103a608f82dfd232bf6376eaf /Documentation
parentd1964dab60ce7c104dd21590e987a8787db18051 (diff)
parent3760d31f11bfbd0ead9eaeb8573e0602437a9d7c (diff)
Merge branch 'omap2-upstream' into devel
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/00-INDEX4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/SubmittingPatches56
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/nfsroot.txt (renamed from Documentation/nfsroot.txt)0
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/rpc-cache.txt (renamed from Documentation/rpc-cache.txt)0
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/seq_file.txt283
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hrtimers/highres.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt15
-rw-r--r--Documentation/lguest/lguest.c70
-rw-r--r--Documentation/lguest/lguest.txt19
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/00-INDEX3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/sk98lin.txt568
-rw-r--r--Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scheduler/00-INDEX2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.txt (renamed from Documentation/sched-rt-group.txt)0
-rw-r--r--Documentation/spi/spi-summary15
-rw-r--r--Documentation/spinlocks.txt22
-rw-r--r--Documentation/unaligned-memory-access.txt4
19 files changed, 441 insertions, 633 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/00-INDEX b/Documentation/00-INDEX
index fc8e7c7d182f..e8fb24671967 100644
--- a/Documentation/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/00-INDEX
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ netlabel/
271 - directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem. 271 - directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem.
272networking/ 272networking/
273 - directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux. 273 - directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux.
274nfsroot.txt
275 - short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem.
276nmi_watchdog.txt 274nmi_watchdog.txt
277 - info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems. 275 - info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems.
278nommu-mmap.txt 276nommu-mmap.txt
@@ -321,8 +319,6 @@ robust-futexes.txt
321 - a description of what robust futexes are. 319 - a description of what robust futexes are.
322rocket.txt 320rocket.txt
323 - info on the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver. 321 - info on the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver.
324rpc-cache.txt
325 - introduction to the caching mechanisms in the sunrpc layer.
326rt-mutex-design.txt 322rt-mutex-design.txt
327 - description of the RealTime mutex implementation design. 323 - description of the RealTime mutex implementation design.
328rt-mutex.txt 324rt-mutex.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 08a1ed1cb5d8..1fc4e7144dce 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ now, but you can do this to mark internal company procedures or just
328point out some special detail about the sign-off. 328point out some special detail about the sign-off.
329 329
330 330
33113) When to use Acked-by: 33113) When to use Acked-by: and Cc:
332 332
333The Signed-off-by: tag indicates that the signer was involved in the 333The Signed-off-by: tag indicates that the signer was involved in the
334development of the patch, or that he/she was in the patch's delivery path. 334development of the patch, or that he/she was in the patch's delivery path.
@@ -349,11 +349,59 @@ Acked-by: does not necessarily indicate acknowledgement of the entire patch.
349For example, if a patch affects multiple subsystems and has an Acked-by: from 349For example, if a patch affects multiple subsystems and has an Acked-by: from
350one subsystem maintainer then this usually indicates acknowledgement of just 350one subsystem maintainer then this usually indicates acknowledgement of just
351the part which affects that maintainer's code. Judgement should be used here. 351the part which affects that maintainer's code. Judgement should be used here.
352 When in doubt people should refer to the original discussion in the mailing 352When in doubt people should refer to the original discussion in the mailing
353list archives. 353list archives.
354 354
355If a person has had the opportunity to comment on a patch, but has not
356provided such comments, you may optionally add a "Cc:" tag to the patch.
357This is the only tag which might be added without an explicit action by the
358person it names. This tag documents that potentially interested parties
359have been included in the discussion
355 360
35614) The canonical patch format 361
36214) Using Test-by: and Reviewed-by:
363
364A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in
365some environment) by the person named. This tag informs maintainers that
366some testing has been performed, provides a means to locate testers for
367future patches, and ensures credit for the testers.
368
369Reviewed-by:, instead, indicates that the patch has been reviewed and found
370acceptable according to the Reviewer's Statement:
371
372 Reviewer's statement of oversight
373
374 By offering my Reviewed-by: tag, I state that:
375
376 (a) I have carried out a technical review of this patch to
377 evaluate its appropriateness and readiness for inclusion into
378 the mainline kernel.
379
380 (b) Any problems, concerns, or questions relating to the patch
381 have been communicated back to the submitter. I am satisfied
382 with the submitter's response to my comments.
383
384 (c) While there may be things that could be improved with this
385 submission, I believe that it is, at this time, (1) a
386 worthwhile modification to the kernel, and (2) free of known
387 issues which would argue against its inclusion.
388
389 (d) While I have reviewed the patch and believe it to be sound, I
390 do not (unless explicitly stated elsewhere) make any
391 warranties or guarantees that it will achieve its stated
392 purpose or function properly in any given situation.
393
394A Reviewed-by tag is a statement of opinion that the patch is an
395appropriate modification of the kernel without any remaining serious
396technical issues. Any interested reviewer (who has done the work) can
397offer a Reviewed-by tag for a patch. This tag serves to give credit to
398reviewers and to inform maintainers of the degree of review which has been
399done on the patch. Reviewed-by: tags, when supplied by reviewers known to
400understand the subject area and to perform thorough reviews, will normally
401increase the liklihood of your patch getting into the kernel.
402
403
40415) The canonical patch format
357 405
358The canonical patch subject line is: 406The canonical patch subject line is:
359 407
@@ -512,7 +560,7 @@ They provide type safety, have no length limitations, no formatting
512limitations, and under gcc they are as cheap as macros. 560limitations, and under gcc they are as cheap as macros.
513 561
514Macros should only be used for cases where a static inline is clearly 562Macros should only be used for cases where a static inline is clearly
515suboptimal [there a few, isolated cases of this in fast paths], 563suboptimal [there are a few, isolated cases of this in fast paths],
516or where it is impossible to use a static inline function [such as 564or where it is impossible to use a static inline function [such as
517string-izing]. 565string-izing].
518 566
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX b/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX
index e68021c08fbd..52cd611277a3 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ mandatory-locking.txt
66 - info on the Linux implementation of Sys V mandatory file locking. 66 - info on the Linux implementation of Sys V mandatory file locking.
67ncpfs.txt 67ncpfs.txt
68 - info on Novell Netware(tm) filesystem using NCP protocol. 68 - info on Novell Netware(tm) filesystem using NCP protocol.
69nfsroot.txt
70 - short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem.
69ntfs.txt 71ntfs.txt
70 - info and mount options for the NTFS filesystem (Windows NT). 72 - info and mount options for the NTFS filesystem (Windows NT).
71ocfs2.txt 73ocfs2.txt
@@ -82,6 +84,10 @@ relay.txt
82 - info on relay, for efficient streaming from kernel to user space. 84 - info on relay, for efficient streaming from kernel to user space.
83romfs.txt 85romfs.txt
84 - description of the ROMFS filesystem. 86 - description of the ROMFS filesystem.
87rpc-cache.txt
88 - introduction to the caching mechanisms in the sunrpc layer.
89seq_file.txt
90 - how to use the seq_file API
85sharedsubtree.txt 91sharedsubtree.txt
86 - a description of shared subtrees for namespaces. 92 - a description of shared subtrees for namespaces.
87smbfs.txt 93smbfs.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/nfsroot.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/nfsroot.txt
index 31b329172343..31b329172343 100644
--- a/Documentation/nfsroot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/nfsroot.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/rpc-cache.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/rpc-cache.txt
index 8a382bea6808..8a382bea6808 100644
--- a/Documentation/rpc-cache.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/rpc-cache.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/seq_file.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/seq_file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cc6cdb95b73a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/seq_file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
1The seq_file interface
2
3 Copyright 2003 Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
4 This file is originally from the LWN.net Driver Porting series at
5 http://lwn.net/Articles/driver-porting/
6
7
8There are numerous ways for a device driver (or other kernel component) to
9provide information to the user or system administrator. One useful
10technique is the creation of virtual files, in debugfs, /proc or elsewhere.
11Virtual files can provide human-readable output that is easy to get at
12without any special utility programs; they can also make life easier for
13script writers. It is not surprising that the use of virtual files has
14grown over the years.
15
16Creating those files correctly has always been a bit of a challenge,
17however. It is not that hard to make a virtual file which returns a
18string. But life gets trickier if the output is long - anything greater
19than an application is likely to read in a single operation. Handling
20multiple reads (and seeks) requires careful attention to the reader's
21position within the virtual file - that position is, likely as not, in the
22middle of a line of output. The kernel has traditionally had a number of
23implementations that got this wrong.
24
25The 2.6 kernel contains a set of functions (implemented by Alexander Viro)
26which are designed to make it easy for virtual file creators to get it
27right.
28
29The seq_file interface is available via <linux/seq_file.h>. There are
30three aspects to seq_file:
31
32 * An iterator interface which lets a virtual file implementation
33 step through the objects it is presenting.
34
35 * Some utility functions for formatting objects for output without
36 needing to worry about things like output buffers.
37
38 * A set of canned file_operations which implement most operations on
39 the virtual file.
40
41We'll look at the seq_file interface via an extremely simple example: a
42loadable module which creates a file called /proc/sequence. The file, when
43read, simply produces a set of increasing integer values, one per line. The
44sequence will continue until the user loses patience and finds something
45better to do. The file is seekable, in that one can do something like the
46following:
47
48 dd if=/proc/sequence of=out1 count=1
49 dd if=/proc/sequence skip=1 out=out2 count=1
50
51Then concatenate the output files out1 and out2 and get the right
52result. Yes, it is a thoroughly useless module, but the point is to show
53how the mechanism works without getting lost in other details. (Those
54wanting to see the full source for this module can find it at
55http://lwn.net/Articles/22359/).
56
57
58The iterator interface
59
60Modules implementing a virtual file with seq_file must implement a simple
61iterator object that allows stepping through the data of interest.
62Iterators must be able to move to a specific position - like the file they
63implement - but the interpretation of that position is up to the iterator
64itself. A seq_file implementation that is formatting firewall rules, for
65example, could interpret position N as the Nth rule in the chain.
66Positioning can thus be done in whatever way makes the most sense for the
67generator of the data, which need not be aware of how a position translates
68to an offset in the virtual file. The one obvious exception is that a
69position of zero should indicate the beginning of the file.
70
71The /proc/sequence iterator just uses the count of the next number it
72will output as its position.
73
74Four functions must be implemented to make the iterator work. The first,
75called start() takes a position as an argument and returns an iterator
76which will start reading at that position. For our simple sequence example,
77the start() function looks like:
78
79 static void *ct_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
80 {
81 loff_t *spos = kmalloc(sizeof(loff_t), GFP_KERNEL);
82 if (! spos)
83 return NULL;
84 *spos = *pos;
85 return spos;
86 }
87
88The entire data structure for this iterator is a single loff_t value
89holding the current position. There is no upper bound for the sequence
90iterator, but that will not be the case for most other seq_file
91implementations; in most cases the start() function should check for a
92"past end of file" condition and return NULL if need be.
93
94For more complicated applications, the private field of the seq_file
95structure can be used. There is also a special value whch can be returned
96by the start() function called SEQ_START_TOKEN; it can be used if you wish
97to instruct your show() function (described below) to print a header at the
98top of the output. SEQ_START_TOKEN should only be used if the offset is
99zero, however.
100
101The next function to implement is called, amazingly, next(); its job is to
102move the iterator forward to the next position in the sequence. The
103example module can simply increment the position by one; more useful
104modules will do what is needed to step through some data structure. The
105next() function returns a new iterator, or NULL if the sequence is
106complete. Here's the example version:
107
108 static void *ct_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *v, loff_t *pos)
109 {
110 loff_t *spos = v;
111 *pos = ++*spos;
112 return spos;
113 }
114
115The stop() function is called when iteration is complete; its job, of
116course, is to clean up. If dynamic memory is allocated for the iterator,
117stop() is the place to free it.
118
119 static void ct_seq_stop(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
120 {
121 kfree(v);
122 }
123
124Finally, the show() function should format the object currently pointed to
125by the iterator for output. It should return zero, or an error code if
126something goes wrong. The example module's show() function is:
127
128 static int ct_seq_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
129 {
130 loff_t *spos = v;
131 seq_printf(s, "%lld\n", (long long)*spos);
132 return 0;
133 }
134
135We will look at seq_printf() in a moment. But first, the definition of the
136seq_file iterator is finished by creating a seq_operations structure with
137the four functions we have just defined:
138
139 static const struct seq_operations ct_seq_ops = {
140 .start = ct_seq_start,
141 .next = ct_seq_next,
142 .stop = ct_seq_stop,
143 .show = ct_seq_show
144 };
145
146This structure will be needed to tie our iterator to the /proc file in
147a little bit.
148
149It's worth noting that the interator value returned by start() and
150manipulated by the other functions is considered to be completely opaque by
151the seq_file code. It can thus be anything that is useful in stepping
152through the data to be output. Counters can be useful, but it could also be
153a direct pointer into an array or linked list. Anything goes, as long as
154the programmer is aware that things can happen between calls to the
155iterator function. However, the seq_file code (by design) will not sleep
156between the calls to start() and stop(), so holding a lock during that time
157is a reasonable thing to do. The seq_file code will also avoid taking any
158other locks while the iterator is active.
159
160
161Formatted output
162
163The seq_file code manages positioning within the output created by the
164iterator and getting it into the user's buffer. But, for that to work, that
165output must be passed to the seq_file code. Some utility functions have
166been defined which make this task easy.
167
168Most code will simply use seq_printf(), which works pretty much like
169printk(), but which requires the seq_file pointer as an argument. It is
170common to ignore the return value from seq_printf(), but a function
171producing complicated output may want to check that value and quit if
172something non-zero is returned; an error return means that the seq_file
173buffer has been filled and further output will be discarded.
174
175For straight character output, the following functions may be used:
176
177 int seq_putc(struct seq_file *m, char c);
178 int seq_puts(struct seq_file *m, const char *s);
179 int seq_escape(struct seq_file *m, const char *s, const char *esc);
180
181The first two output a single character and a string, just like one would
182expect. seq_escape() is like seq_puts(), except that any character in s
183which is in the string esc will be represented in octal form in the output.
184
185There is also a function for printing filenames:
186
187 int seq_path(struct seq_file *m, struct path *path, char *esc);
188
189Here, path indicates the file of interest, and esc is a set of characters
190which should be escaped in the output.
191
192
193Making it all work
194
195So far, we have a nice set of functions which can produce output within the
196seq_file system, but we have not yet turned them into a file that a user
197can see. Creating a file within the kernel requires, of course, the
198creation of a set of file_operations which implement the operations on that
199file. The seq_file interface provides a set of canned operations which do
200most of the work. The virtual file author still must implement the open()
201method, however, to hook everything up. The open function is often a single
202line, as in the example module:
203
204 static int ct_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
205 {
206 return seq_open(file, &ct_seq_ops);
207 }
208
209Here, the call to seq_open() takes the seq_operations structure we created
210before, and gets set up to iterate through the virtual file.
211
212On a successful open, seq_open() stores the struct seq_file pointer in
213file->private_data. If you have an application where the same iterator can
214be used for more than one file, you can store an arbitrary pointer in the
215private field of the seq_file structure; that value can then be retrieved
216by the iterator functions.
217
218The other operations of interest - read(), llseek(), and release() - are
219all implemented by the seq_file code itself. So a virtual file's
220file_operations structure will look like:
221
222 static const struct file_operations ct_file_ops = {
223 .owner = THIS_MODULE,
224 .open = ct_open,
225 .read = seq_read,
226 .llseek = seq_lseek,
227 .release = seq_release
228 };
229
230There is also a seq_release_private() which passes the contents of the
231seq_file private field to kfree() before releasing the structure.
232
233The final step is the creation of the /proc file itself. In the example
234code, that is done in the initialization code in the usual way:
235
236 static int ct_init(void)
237 {
238 struct proc_dir_entry *entry;
239
240 entry = create_proc_entry("sequence", 0, NULL);
241 if (entry)
242 entry->proc_fops = &ct_file_ops;
243 return 0;
244 }
245
246 module_init(ct_init);
247
248And that is pretty much it.
249
250
251seq_list
252
253If your file will be iterating through a linked list, you may find these
254routines useful:
255
256 struct list_head *seq_list_start(struct list_head *head,
257 loff_t pos);
258 struct list_head *seq_list_start_head(struct list_head *head,
259 loff_t pos);
260 struct list_head *seq_list_next(void *v, struct list_head *head,
261 loff_t *ppos);
262
263These helpers will interpret pos as a position within the list and iterate
264accordingly. Your start() and next() functions need only invoke the
265seq_list_* helpers with a pointer to the appropriate list_head structure.
266
267
268The extra-simple version
269
270For extremely simple virtual files, there is an even easier interface. A
271module can define only the show() function, which should create all the
272output that the virtual file will contain. The file's open() method then
273calls:
274
275 int single_open(struct file *file,
276 int (*show)(struct seq_file *m, void *p),
277 void *data);
278
279When output time comes, the show() function will be called once. The data
280value given to single_open() can be found in the private field of the
281seq_file structure. When using single_open(), the programmer should use
282single_release() instead of seq_release() in the file_operations structure
283to avoid a memory leak.
diff --git a/Documentation/hrtimers/highres.txt b/Documentation/hrtimers/highres.txt
index ce0e9a91e157..a73ecf5b4bdb 100644
--- a/Documentation/hrtimers/highres.txt
+++ b/Documentation/hrtimers/highres.txt
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ System-level global event devices are used for the Linux periodic tick. Per-CPU
98event devices are used to provide local CPU functionality such as process 98event devices are used to provide local CPU functionality such as process
99accounting, profiling, and high resolution timers. 99accounting, profiling, and high resolution timers.
100 100
101The management layer assignes one or more of the folliwing functions to a clock 101The management layer assigns one or more of the following functions to a clock
102event device: 102event device:
103 - system global periodic tick (jiffies update) 103 - system global periodic tick (jiffies update)
104 - cpu local update_process_times 104 - cpu local update_process_times
diff --git a/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt b/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt
index f95166645d29..30b4c714fbe1 100644
--- a/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt
+++ b/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Every PCI card emits a PCI IRQ, which can be INTA, INTB, INTC or INTD:
70 70
71These INTA-D PCI IRQs are always 'local to the card', their real meaning 71These INTA-D PCI IRQs are always 'local to the card', their real meaning
72depends on which slot they are in. If you look at the daisy chaining diagram, 72depends on which slot they are in. If you look at the daisy chaining diagram,
73a card in slot4, issuing INTA IRQ, it will end up as a signal on PIRQ2 of 73a card in slot4, issuing INTA IRQ, it will end up as a signal on PIRQ4 of
74the PCI chipset. Most cards issue INTA, this creates optimal distribution 74the PCI chipset. Most cards issue INTA, this creates optimal distribution
75between the PIRQ lines. (distributing IRQ sources properly is not a 75between the PIRQ lines. (distributing IRQ sources properly is not a
76necessity, PCI IRQs can be shared at will, but it's a good for performance 76necessity, PCI IRQs can be shared at will, but it's a good for performance
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 508e2a2c9864..dafd001bf833 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -170,11 +170,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
170 acpi_irq_isa= [HW,ACPI] If irq_balance, mark listed IRQs used by ISA 170 acpi_irq_isa= [HW,ACPI] If irq_balance, mark listed IRQs used by ISA
171 Format: <irq>,<irq>... 171 Format: <irq>,<irq>...
172 172
173 acpi_new_pts_ordering [HW,ACPI]
174 Enforce the ACPI 2.0 ordering of the _PTS control
175 method wrt putting devices into low power states
176 default: pre ACPI 2.0 ordering of _PTS
177
178 acpi_no_auto_ssdt [HW,ACPI] Disable automatic loading of SSDT 173 acpi_no_auto_ssdt [HW,ACPI] Disable automatic loading of SSDT
179 174
180 acpi_os_name= [HW,ACPI] Tell ACPI BIOS the name of the OS 175 acpi_os_name= [HW,ACPI] Tell ACPI BIOS the name of the OS
@@ -380,6 +375,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
380 ccw_timeout_log [S390] 375 ccw_timeout_log [S390]
381 See Documentation/s390/CommonIO for details. 376 See Documentation/s390/CommonIO for details.
382 377
378 cgroup_disable= [KNL] Disable a particular controller
379 Format: {name of the controller(s) to disable}
380 {Currently supported controllers - "memory"}
381
383 checkreqprot [SELINUX] Set initial checkreqprot flag value. 382 checkreqprot [SELINUX] Set initial checkreqprot flag value.
384 Format: { "0" | "1" } 383 Format: { "0" | "1" }
385 See security/selinux/Kconfig help text. 384 See security/selinux/Kconfig help text.
@@ -845,7 +844,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
845 arch/alpha/kernel/core_marvel.c. 844 arch/alpha/kernel/core_marvel.c.
846 845
847 ip= [IP_PNP] 846 ip= [IP_PNP]
848 See Documentation/nfsroot.txt. 847 See Documentation/filesystems/nfsroot.txt.
849 848
850 ip2= [HW] Set IO/IRQ pairs for up to 4 IntelliPort boards 849 ip2= [HW] Set IO/IRQ pairs for up to 4 IntelliPort boards
851 See comment before ip2_setup() in 850 See comment before ip2_setup() in
@@ -1199,10 +1198,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1199 file if at all. 1198 file if at all.
1200 1199
1201 nfsaddrs= [NFS] 1200 nfsaddrs= [NFS]
1202 See Documentation/nfsroot.txt. 1201 See Documentation/filesystems/nfsroot.txt.
1203 1202
1204 nfsroot= [NFS] nfs root filesystem for disk-less boxes. 1203 nfsroot= [NFS] nfs root filesystem for disk-less boxes.
1205 See Documentation/nfsroot.txt. 1204 See Documentation/filesystems/nfsroot.txt.
1206 1205
1207 nfs.callback_tcpport= 1206 nfs.callback_tcpport=
1208 [NFS] set the TCP port on which the NFSv4 callback 1207 [NFS] set the TCP port on which the NFSv4 callback
diff --git a/Documentation/lguest/lguest.c b/Documentation/lguest/lguest.c
index bec5a32e4095..4c1fc65a8b3d 100644
--- a/Documentation/lguest/lguest.c
+++ b/Documentation/lguest/lguest.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
1/*P:100 This is the Launcher code, a simple program which lays out the 1/*P:100 This is the Launcher code, a simple program which lays out the
2 * "physical" memory for the new Guest by mapping the kernel image and the 2 * "physical" memory for the new Guest by mapping the kernel image and
3 * virtual devices, then reads repeatedly from /dev/lguest to run the Guest. 3 * the virtual devices, then opens /dev/lguest to tell the kernel
4:*/ 4 * about the Guest and control it. :*/
5#define _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE 5#define _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
6#define _GNU_SOURCE 6#define _GNU_SOURCE
7#include <stdio.h> 7#include <stdio.h>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
43#include "linux/virtio_console.h" 43#include "linux/virtio_console.h"
44#include "linux/virtio_ring.h" 44#include "linux/virtio_ring.h"
45#include "asm-x86/bootparam.h" 45#include "asm-x86/bootparam.h"
46/*L:110 We can ignore the 38 include files we need for this program, but I do 46/*L:110 We can ignore the 39 include files we need for this program, but I do
47 * want to draw attention to the use of kernel-style types. 47 * want to draw attention to the use of kernel-style types.
48 * 48 *
49 * As Linus said, "C is a Spartan language, and so should your naming be." I 49 * As Linus said, "C is a Spartan language, and so should your naming be." I
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static unsigned long map_elf(int elf_fd, const Elf32_Ehdr *ehdr)
320 err(1, "Reading program headers"); 320 err(1, "Reading program headers");
321 321
322 /* Try all the headers: there are usually only three. A read-only one, 322 /* Try all the headers: there are usually only three. A read-only one,
323 * a read-write one, and a "note" section which isn't loadable. */ 323 * a read-write one, and a "note" section which we don't load. */
324 for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; i++) { 324 for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; i++) {
325 /* If this isn't a loadable segment, we ignore it */ 325 /* If this isn't a loadable segment, we ignore it */
326 if (phdr[i].p_type != PT_LOAD) 326 if (phdr[i].p_type != PT_LOAD)
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static unsigned long load_kernel(int fd)
387 if (memcmp(hdr.e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG) == 0) 387 if (memcmp(hdr.e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG) == 0)
388 return map_elf(fd, &hdr); 388 return map_elf(fd, &hdr);
389 389
390 /* Otherwise we assume it's a bzImage, and try to unpack it */ 390 /* Otherwise we assume it's a bzImage, and try to load it. */
391 return load_bzimage(fd); 391 return load_bzimage(fd);
392} 392}
393 393
@@ -433,12 +433,12 @@ static unsigned long load_initrd(const char *name, unsigned long mem)
433 return len; 433 return len;
434} 434}
435 435
436/* Once we know how much memory we have, we can construct simple linear page 436/* Once we know how much memory we have we can construct simple linear page
437 * tables which set virtual == physical which will get the Guest far enough 437 * tables which set virtual == physical which will get the Guest far enough
438 * into the boot to create its own. 438 * into the boot to create its own.
439 * 439 *
440 * We lay them out of the way, just below the initrd (which is why we need to 440 * We lay them out of the way, just below the initrd (which is why we need to
441 * know its size). */ 441 * know its size here). */
442static unsigned long setup_pagetables(unsigned long mem, 442static unsigned long setup_pagetables(unsigned long mem,
443 unsigned long initrd_size) 443 unsigned long initrd_size)
444{ 444{
@@ -850,7 +850,8 @@ static void handle_console_output(int fd, struct virtqueue *vq)
850 * 850 *
851 * Handling output for network is also simple: we get all the output buffers 851 * Handling output for network is also simple: we get all the output buffers
852 * and write them (ignoring the first element) to this device's file descriptor 852 * and write them (ignoring the first element) to this device's file descriptor
853 * (stdout). */ 853 * (/dev/net/tun).
854 */
854static void handle_net_output(int fd, struct virtqueue *vq) 855static void handle_net_output(int fd, struct virtqueue *vq)
855{ 856{
856 unsigned int head, out, in; 857 unsigned int head, out, in;
@@ -924,7 +925,7 @@ static void enable_fd(int fd, struct virtqueue *vq)
924 write(waker_fd, &vq->dev->fd, sizeof(vq->dev->fd)); 925 write(waker_fd, &vq->dev->fd, sizeof(vq->dev->fd));
925} 926}
926 927
927/* Resetting a device is fairly easy. */ 928/* When the Guest asks us to reset a device, it's is fairly easy. */
928static void reset_device(struct device *dev) 929static void reset_device(struct device *dev)
929{ 930{
930 struct virtqueue *vq; 931 struct virtqueue *vq;
@@ -1003,8 +1004,8 @@ static void handle_input(int fd)
1003 if (select(devices.max_infd+1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &poll) == 0) 1004 if (select(devices.max_infd+1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &poll) == 0)
1004 break; 1005 break;
1005 1006
1006 /* Otherwise, call the device(s) which have readable 1007 /* Otherwise, call the device(s) which have readable file
1007 * file descriptors and a method of handling them. */ 1008 * descriptors and a method of handling them. */
1008 for (i = devices.dev; i; i = i->next) { 1009 for (i = devices.dev; i; i = i->next) {
1009 if (i->handle_input && FD_ISSET(i->fd, &fds)) { 1010 if (i->handle_input && FD_ISSET(i->fd, &fds)) {
1010 int dev_fd; 1011 int dev_fd;
@@ -1015,8 +1016,7 @@ static void handle_input(int fd)
1015 * should no longer service it. Networking and 1016 * should no longer service it. Networking and
1016 * console do this when there's no input 1017 * console do this when there's no input
1017 * buffers to deliver into. Console also uses 1018 * buffers to deliver into. Console also uses
1018 * it when it discovers that stdin is 1019 * it when it discovers that stdin is closed. */
1019 * closed. */
1020 FD_CLR(i->fd, &devices.infds); 1020 FD_CLR(i->fd, &devices.infds);
1021 /* Tell waker to ignore it too, by sending a 1021 /* Tell waker to ignore it too, by sending a
1022 * negative fd number (-1, since 0 is a valid 1022 * negative fd number (-1, since 0 is a valid
@@ -1033,7 +1033,8 @@ static void handle_input(int fd)
1033 * 1033 *
1034 * All devices need a descriptor so the Guest knows it exists, and a "struct 1034 * All devices need a descriptor so the Guest knows it exists, and a "struct
1035 * device" so the Launcher can keep track of it. We have common helper 1035 * device" so the Launcher can keep track of it. We have common helper
1036 * routines to allocate and manage them. */ 1036 * routines to allocate and manage them.
1037 */
1037 1038
1038/* The layout of the device page is a "struct lguest_device_desc" followed by a 1039/* The layout of the device page is a "struct lguest_device_desc" followed by a
1039 * number of virtqueue descriptors, then two sets of feature bits, then an 1040 * number of virtqueue descriptors, then two sets of feature bits, then an
@@ -1078,7 +1079,7 @@ static void add_virtqueue(struct device *dev, unsigned int num_descs,
1078 struct virtqueue **i, *vq = malloc(sizeof(*vq)); 1079 struct virtqueue **i, *vq = malloc(sizeof(*vq));
1079 void *p; 1080 void *p;
1080 1081
1081 /* First we need some pages for this virtqueue. */ 1082 /* First we need some memory for this virtqueue. */
1082 pages = (vring_size(num_descs, getpagesize()) + getpagesize() - 1) 1083 pages = (vring_size(num_descs, getpagesize()) + getpagesize() - 1)
1083 / getpagesize(); 1084 / getpagesize();
1084 p = get_pages(pages); 1085 p = get_pages(pages);
@@ -1122,7 +1123,7 @@ static void add_virtqueue(struct device *dev, unsigned int num_descs,
1122} 1123}
1123 1124
1124/* The first half of the feature bitmask is for us to advertise features. The 1125/* The first half of the feature bitmask is for us to advertise features. The
1125 * second half if for the Guest to accept features. */ 1126 * second half is for the Guest to accept features. */
1126static void add_feature(struct device *dev, unsigned bit) 1127static void add_feature(struct device *dev, unsigned bit)
1127{ 1128{
1128 u8 *features = get_feature_bits(dev); 1129 u8 *features = get_feature_bits(dev);
@@ -1151,7 +1152,9 @@ static void set_config(struct device *dev, unsigned len, const void *conf)
1151} 1152}
1152 1153
1153/* This routine does all the creation and setup of a new device, including 1154/* This routine does all the creation and setup of a new device, including
1154 * calling new_dev_desc() to allocate the descriptor and device memory. */ 1155 * calling new_dev_desc() to allocate the descriptor and device memory.
1156 *
1157 * See what I mean about userspace being boring? */
1155static struct device *new_device(const char *name, u16 type, int fd, 1158static struct device *new_device(const char *name, u16 type, int fd,
1156 bool (*handle_input)(int, struct device *)) 1159 bool (*handle_input)(int, struct device *))
1157{ 1160{
@@ -1383,7 +1386,6 @@ struct vblk_info
1383 * Launcher triggers interrupt to Guest. */ 1386 * Launcher triggers interrupt to Guest. */
1384 int done_fd; 1387 int done_fd;
1385}; 1388};
1386/*:*/
1387 1389
1388/*L:210 1390/*L:210
1389 * The Disk 1391 * The Disk
@@ -1493,7 +1495,10 @@ static int io_thread(void *_dev)
1493 while (read(vblk->workpipe[0], &c, 1) == 1) { 1495 while (read(vblk->workpipe[0], &c, 1) == 1) {
1494 /* We acknowledge each request immediately to reduce latency, 1496 /* We acknowledge each request immediately to reduce latency,
1495 * rather than waiting until we've done them all. I haven't 1497 * rather than waiting until we've done them all. I haven't
1496 * measured to see if it makes any difference. */ 1498 * measured to see if it makes any difference.
1499 *
1500 * That would be an interesting test, wouldn't it? You could
1501 * also try having more than one I/O thread. */
1497 while (service_io(dev)) 1502 while (service_io(dev))
1498 write(vblk->done_fd, &c, 1); 1503 write(vblk->done_fd, &c, 1);
1499 } 1504 }
@@ -1501,7 +1506,7 @@ static int io_thread(void *_dev)
1501} 1506}
1502 1507
1503/* Now we've seen the I/O thread, we return to the Launcher to see what happens 1508/* Now we've seen the I/O thread, we return to the Launcher to see what happens
1504 * when the thread tells us it's completed some I/O. */ 1509 * when that thread tells us it's completed some I/O. */
1505static bool handle_io_finish(int fd, struct device *dev) 1510static bool handle_io_finish(int fd, struct device *dev)
1506{ 1511{
1507 char c; 1512 char c;
@@ -1573,11 +1578,12 @@ static void setup_block_file(const char *filename)
1573 * more work. */ 1578 * more work. */
1574 pipe(vblk->workpipe); 1579 pipe(vblk->workpipe);
1575 1580
1576 /* Create stack for thread and run it */ 1581 /* Create stack for thread and run it. Since stack grows upwards, we
1582 * point the stack pointer to the end of this region. */
1577 stack = malloc(32768); 1583 stack = malloc(32768);
1578 /* SIGCHLD - We dont "wait" for our cloned thread, so prevent it from 1584 /* SIGCHLD - We dont "wait" for our cloned thread, so prevent it from
1579 * becoming a zombie. */ 1585 * becoming a zombie. */
1580 if (clone(io_thread, stack + 32768, CLONE_VM | SIGCHLD, dev) == -1) 1586 if (clone(io_thread, stack + 32768, CLONE_VM | SIGCHLD, dev) == -1)
1581 err(1, "Creating clone"); 1587 err(1, "Creating clone");
1582 1588
1583 /* We don't need to keep the I/O thread's end of the pipes open. */ 1589 /* We don't need to keep the I/O thread's end of the pipes open. */
@@ -1587,14 +1593,14 @@ static void setup_block_file(const char *filename)
1587 verbose("device %u: virtblock %llu sectors\n", 1593 verbose("device %u: virtblock %llu sectors\n",
1588 devices.device_num, le64_to_cpu(conf.capacity)); 1594 devices.device_num, le64_to_cpu(conf.capacity));
1589} 1595}
1590/* That's the end of device setup. :*/ 1596/* That's the end of device setup. */
1591 1597
1592/* Reboot */ 1598/*L:230 Reboot is pretty easy: clean up and exec() the Launcher afresh. */
1593static void __attribute__((noreturn)) restart_guest(void) 1599static void __attribute__((noreturn)) restart_guest(void)
1594{ 1600{
1595 unsigned int i; 1601 unsigned int i;
1596 1602
1597 /* Closing pipes causes the waker thread and io_threads to die, and 1603 /* Closing pipes causes the Waker thread and io_threads to die, and
1598 * closing /dev/lguest cleans up the Guest. Since we don't track all 1604 * closing /dev/lguest cleans up the Guest. Since we don't track all
1599 * open fds, we simply close everything beyond stderr. */ 1605 * open fds, we simply close everything beyond stderr. */
1600 for (i = 3; i < FD_SETSIZE; i++) 1606 for (i = 3; i < FD_SETSIZE; i++)
@@ -1603,7 +1609,7 @@ static void __attribute__((noreturn)) restart_guest(void)
1603 err(1, "Could not exec %s", main_args[0]); 1609 err(1, "Could not exec %s", main_args[0]);
1604} 1610}
1605 1611
1606/*L:220 Finally we reach the core of the Launcher, which runs the Guest, serves 1612/*L:220 Finally we reach the core of the Launcher which runs the Guest, serves
1607 * its input and output, and finally, lays it to rest. */ 1613 * its input and output, and finally, lays it to rest. */
1608static void __attribute__((noreturn)) run_guest(int lguest_fd) 1614static void __attribute__((noreturn)) run_guest(int lguest_fd)
1609{ 1615{
@@ -1644,7 +1650,7 @@ static void __attribute__((noreturn)) run_guest(int lguest_fd)
1644 err(1, "Resetting break"); 1650 err(1, "Resetting break");
1645 } 1651 }
1646} 1652}
1647/* 1653/*L:240
1648 * This is the end of the Launcher. The good news: we are over halfway 1654 * This is the end of the Launcher. The good news: we are over halfway
1649 * through! The bad news: the most fiendish part of the code still lies ahead 1655 * through! The bad news: the most fiendish part of the code still lies ahead
1650 * of us. 1656 * of us.
@@ -1691,8 +1697,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
1691 * device receive input from a file descriptor, we keep an fdset 1697 * device receive input from a file descriptor, we keep an fdset
1692 * (infds) and the maximum fd number (max_infd) with the head of the 1698 * (infds) and the maximum fd number (max_infd) with the head of the
1693 * list. We also keep a pointer to the last device. Finally, we keep 1699 * list. We also keep a pointer to the last device. Finally, we keep
1694 * the next interrupt number to hand out (1: remember that 0 is used by 1700 * the next interrupt number to use for devices (1: remember that 0 is
1695 * the timer). */ 1701 * used by the timer). */
1696 FD_ZERO(&devices.infds); 1702 FD_ZERO(&devices.infds);
1697 devices.max_infd = -1; 1703 devices.max_infd = -1;
1698 devices.lastdev = NULL; 1704 devices.lastdev = NULL;
@@ -1793,8 +1799,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
1793 lguest_fd = tell_kernel(pgdir, start); 1799 lguest_fd = tell_kernel(pgdir, start);
1794 1800
1795 /* We fork off a child process, which wakes the Launcher whenever one 1801 /* We fork off a child process, which wakes the Launcher whenever one
1796 * of the input file descriptors needs attention. Otherwise we would 1802 * of the input file descriptors needs attention. We call this the
1797 * run the Guest until it tries to output something. */ 1803 * Waker, and we'll cover it in a moment. */
1798 waker_fd = setup_waker(lguest_fd); 1804 waker_fd = setup_waker(lguest_fd);
1799 1805
1800 /* Finally, run the Guest. This doesn't return. */ 1806 /* Finally, run the Guest. This doesn't return. */
diff --git a/Documentation/lguest/lguest.txt b/Documentation/lguest/lguest.txt
index 722d4e7fbebe..29510dc51510 100644
--- a/Documentation/lguest/lguest.txt
+++ b/Documentation/lguest/lguest.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
1Rusty's Remarkably Unreliable Guide to Lguest 1 __
2 - or, A Young Coder's Illustrated Hypervisor 2 (___()'`; Rusty's Remarkably Unreliable Guide to Lguest
3http://lguest.ozlabs.org 3 /, /` - or, A Young Coder's Illustrated Hypervisor
4 \\"--\\ http://lguest.ozlabs.org
4 5
5Lguest is designed to be a minimal hypervisor for the Linux kernel, for 6Lguest is designed to be a minimal hypervisor for the Linux kernel, for
6Linux developers and users to experiment with virtualization with the 7Linux developers and users to experiment with virtualization with the
@@ -41,12 +42,16 @@ Running Lguest:
41 CONFIG_PHYSICAL_ALIGN=0x100000) 42 CONFIG_PHYSICAL_ALIGN=0x100000)
42 43
43 "Device Drivers": 44 "Device Drivers":
45 "Block devices"
46 "Virtio block driver (EXPERIMENTAL)" = M/Y
44 "Network device support" 47 "Network device support"
45 "Universal TUN/TAP device driver support" = M/Y 48 "Universal TUN/TAP device driver support" = M/Y
46 (CONFIG_TUN=m) 49 "Virtio network driver (EXPERIMENTAL)" = M/Y
47 "Virtualization" 50 (CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK=m, CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET=m and CONFIG_TUN=m)
48 "Linux hypervisor example code" = M/Y 51
49 (CONFIG_LGUEST=m) 52 "Virtualization"
53 "Linux hypervisor example code" = M/Y
54 (CONFIG_LGUEST=m)
50 55
51- A tool called "lguest" is available in this directory: type "make" 56- A tool called "lguest" is available in this directory: type "make"
52 to build it. If you didn't build your kernel in-tree, use "make 57 to build it. If you didn't build your kernel in-tree, use "make
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
index 02e56d447a8f..c485ee028bd9 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ policy-routing.txt
84 - IP policy-based routing 84 - IP policy-based routing
85ray_cs.txt 85ray_cs.txt
86 - Raylink Wireless LAN card driver info. 86 - Raylink Wireless LAN card driver info.
87sk98lin.txt
88 - Marvell Yukon Chipset / SysKonnect SK-98xx compliant Gigabit
89 Ethernet Adapter family driver info
90skfp.txt 87skfp.txt
91 - SysKonnect FDDI (SK-5xxx, Compaq Netelligent) driver info. 88 - SysKonnect FDDI (SK-5xxx, Compaq Netelligent) driver info.
92smc9.txt 89smc9.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/sk98lin.txt b/Documentation/networking/sk98lin.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 8590a954df1d..000000000000
--- a/Documentation/networking/sk98lin.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,568 +0,0 @@
1(C)Copyright 1999-2004 Marvell(R).
2All rights reserved
3===========================================================================
4
5sk98lin.txt created 13-Feb-2004
6
7Readme File for sk98lin v6.23
8Marvell Yukon/SysKonnect SK-98xx Gigabit Ethernet Adapter family driver for LINUX
9
10This file contains
11 1 Overview
12 2 Required Files
13 3 Installation
14 3.1 Driver Installation
15 3.2 Inclusion of adapter at system start
16 4 Driver Parameters
17 4.1 Per-Port Parameters
18 4.2 Adapter Parameters
19 5 Large Frame Support
20 6 VLAN and Link Aggregation Support (IEEE 802.1, 802.1q, 802.3ad)
21 7 Troubleshooting
22
23===========================================================================
24
25
261 Overview
27===========
28
29The sk98lin driver supports the Marvell Yukon and SysKonnect
30SK-98xx/SK-95xx compliant Gigabit Ethernet Adapter on Linux. It has
31been tested with Linux on Intel/x86 machines.
32***
33
34
352 Required Files
36=================
37
38The linux kernel source.
39No additional files required.
40***
41
42
433 Installation
44===============
45
46It is recommended to download the latest version of the driver from the
47SysKonnect web site www.syskonnect.com. If you have downloaded the latest
48driver, the Linux kernel has to be patched before the driver can be
49installed. For details on how to patch a Linux kernel, refer to the
50patch.txt file.
51
523.1 Driver Installation
53------------------------
54
55The following steps describe the actions that are required to install
56the driver and to start it manually. These steps should be carried
57out for the initial driver setup. Once confirmed to be ok, they can
58be included in the system start.
59
60NOTE 1: To perform the following tasks you need 'root' access.
61
62NOTE 2: In case of problems, please read the section "Troubleshooting"
63 below.
64
65The driver can either be integrated into the kernel or it can be compiled
66as a module. Select the appropriate option during the kernel
67configuration.
68
69Compile/use the driver as a module
70----------------------------------
71To compile the driver, go to the directory /usr/src/linux and
72execute the command "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig" and proceed as
73follows:
74
75To integrate the driver permanently into the kernel, proceed as follows:
76
771. Select the menu "Network device support" and then "Ethernet(1000Mbit)"
782. Mark "Marvell Yukon Chipset / SysKonnect SK-98xx family support"
79 with (*)
803. Build a new kernel when the configuration of the above options is
81 finished.
824. Install the new kernel.
835. Reboot your system.
84
85To use the driver as a module, proceed as follows:
86
871. Enable 'loadable module support' in the kernel.
882. For automatic driver start, enable the 'Kernel module loader'.
893. Select the menu "Network device support" and then "Ethernet(1000Mbit)"
904. Mark "Marvell Yukon Chipset / SysKonnect SK-98xx family support"
91 with (M)
925. Execute the command "make modules".
936. Execute the command "make modules_install".
94 The appropriate modules will be installed.
957. Reboot your system.
96
97
98Load the module manually
99------------------------
100To load the module manually, proceed as follows:
101
1021. Enter "modprobe sk98lin".
1032. If a Marvell Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx adapter is installed in
104 your computer and you have a /proc file system, execute the command:
105 "ls /proc/net/sk98lin/"
106 This should produce an output containing a line with the following
107 format:
108 eth0 eth1 ...
109 which indicates that your adapter has been found and initialized.
110
111 NOTE 1: If you have more than one Marvell Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx
112 adapter installed, the adapters will be listed as 'eth0',
113 'eth1', 'eth2', etc.
114 For each adapter, repeat steps 3 and 4 below.
115
116 NOTE 2: If you have other Ethernet adapters installed, your Marvell
117 Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx adapter will be mapped to the
118 next available number, e.g. 'eth1'. The mapping is executed
119 automatically.
120 The module installation message (displayed either in a system
121 log file or on the console) prints a line for each adapter
122 found containing the corresponding 'ethX'.
123
1243. Select an IP address and assign it to the respective adapter by
125 entering:
126 ifconfig eth0 <ip-address>
127 With this command, the adapter is connected to the Ethernet.
128
129 SK-98xx Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapters: The yellow LED on the adapter
130 is now active, the link status LED of the primary port is active and
131 the link status LED of the secondary port (on dual port adapters) is
132 blinking (if the ports are connected to a switch or hub).
133 SK-98xx V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters: The link status LED is active.
134 In addition, you will receive a status message on the console stating
135 "ethX: network connection up using port Y" and showing the selected
136 connection parameters (x stands for the ethernet device number
137 (0,1,2, etc), y stands for the port name (A or B)).
138
139 NOTE: If you are in doubt about IP addresses, ask your network
140 administrator for assistance.
141
1424. Your adapter should now be fully operational.
143 Use 'ping <otherstation>' to verify the connection to other computers
144 on your network.
1455. To check the adapter configuration view /proc/net/sk98lin/[devicename].
146 For example by executing:
147 "cat /proc/net/sk98lin/eth0"
148
149Unload the module
150-----------------
151To stop and unload the driver modules, proceed as follows:
152
1531. Execute the command "ifconfig eth0 down".
1542. Execute the command "rmmod sk98lin".
155
1563.2 Inclusion of adapter at system start
157-----------------------------------------
158
159Since a large number of different Linux distributions are
160available, we are unable to describe a general installation procedure
161for the driver module.
162Because the driver is now integrated in the kernel, installation should
163be easy, using the standard mechanism of your distribution.
164Refer to the distribution's manual for installation of ethernet adapters.
165
166***
167
1684 Driver Parameters
169====================
170
171Parameters can be set at the command line after the module has been
172loaded with the command 'modprobe'.
173In some distributions, the configuration tools are able to pass parameters
174to the driver module.
175
176If you use the kernel module loader, you can set driver parameters
177in the file /etc/modprobe.conf (or /etc/modules.conf in 2.4 or earlier).
178To set the driver parameters in this file, proceed as follows:
179
1801. Insert a line of the form :
181 options sk98lin ...
182 For "...", the same syntax is required as described for the command
183 line parameters of modprobe below.
1842. To activate the new parameters, either reboot your computer
185 or
186 unload and reload the driver.
187 The syntax of the driver parameters is:
188
189 modprobe sk98lin parameter=value1[,value2[,value3...]]
190
191 where value1 refers to the first adapter, value2 to the second etc.
192
193NOTE: All parameters are case sensitive. Write them exactly as shown
194 below.
195
196Example:
197Suppose you have two adapters. You want to set auto-negotiation
198on the first adapter to ON and on the second adapter to OFF.
199You also want to set DuplexCapabilities on the first adapter
200to FULL, and on the second adapter to HALF.
201Then, you must enter:
202
203 modprobe sk98lin AutoNeg_A=On,Off DupCap_A=Full,Half
204
205NOTE: The number of adapters that can be configured this way is
206 limited in the driver (file skge.c, constant SK_MAX_CARD_PARAM).
207 The current limit is 16. If you happen to install
208 more adapters, adjust this and recompile.
209
210
2114.1 Per-Port Parameters
212------------------------
213
214These settings are available for each port on the adapter.
215In the following description, '?' stands for the port for
216which you set the parameter (A or B).
217
218Speed
219-----
220Parameter: Speed_?
221Values: 10, 100, 1000, Auto
222Default: Auto
223
224This parameter is used to set the speed capabilities. It is only valid
225for the SK-98xx V2.0 copper adapters.
226Usually, the speed is negotiated between the two ports during link
227establishment. If this fails, a port can be forced to a specific setting
228with this parameter.
229
230Auto-Negotiation
231----------------
232Parameter: AutoNeg_?
233Values: On, Off, Sense
234Default: On
235
236The "Sense"-mode automatically detects whether the link partner supports
237auto-negotiation or not.
238
239Duplex Capabilities
240-------------------
241Parameter: DupCap_?
242Values: Half, Full, Both
243Default: Both
244
245This parameters is only relevant if auto-negotiation for this port is
246not set to "Sense". If auto-negotiation is set to "On", all three values
247are possible. If it is set to "Off", only "Full" and "Half" are allowed.
248This parameter is useful if your link partner does not support all
249possible combinations.
250
251Flow Control
252------------
253Parameter: FlowCtrl_?
254Values: Sym, SymOrRem, LocSend, None
255Default: SymOrRem
256
257This parameter can be used to set the flow control capabilities the
258port reports during auto-negotiation. It can be set for each port
259individually.
260Possible modes:
261 -- Sym = Symmetric: both link partners are allowed to send
262 PAUSE frames
263 -- SymOrRem = SymmetricOrRemote: both or only remote partner
264 are allowed to send PAUSE frames
265 -- LocSend = LocalSend: only local link partner is allowed
266 to send PAUSE frames
267 -- None = no link partner is allowed to send PAUSE frames
268
269NOTE: This parameter is ignored if auto-negotiation is set to "Off".
270
271Role in Master-Slave-Negotiation (1000Base-T only)
272--------------------------------------------------
273Parameter: Role_?
274Values: Auto, Master, Slave
275Default: Auto
276
277This parameter is only valid for the SK-9821 and SK-9822 adapters.
278For two 1000Base-T ports to communicate, one must take the role of the
279master (providing timing information), while the other must be the
280slave. Usually, this is negotiated between the two ports during link
281establishment. If this fails, a port can be forced to a specific setting
282with this parameter.
283
284
2854.2 Adapter Parameters
286-----------------------
287
288Connection Type (SK-98xx V2.0 copper adapters only)
289---------------
290Parameter: ConType
291Values: Auto, 100FD, 100HD, 10FD, 10HD
292Default: Auto
293
294The parameter 'ConType' is a combination of all five per-port parameters
295within one single parameter. This simplifies the configuration of both ports
296of an adapter card! The different values of this variable reflect the most
297meaningful combinations of port parameters.
298
299The following table shows the values of 'ConType' and the corresponding
300combinations of the per-port parameters:
301
302 ConType | DupCap AutoNeg FlowCtrl Role Speed
303 ----------+------------------------------------------------------
304 Auto | Both On SymOrRem Auto Auto
305 100FD | Full Off None Auto (ignored) 100
306 100HD | Half Off None Auto (ignored) 100
307 10FD | Full Off None Auto (ignored) 10
308 10HD | Half Off None Auto (ignored) 10
309
310Stating any other port parameter together with this 'ConType' variable
311will result in a merged configuration of those settings. This due to
312the fact, that the per-port parameters (e.g. Speed_? ) have a higher
313priority than the combined variable 'ConType'.
314
315NOTE: This parameter is always used on both ports of the adapter card.
316
317Interrupt Moderation
318--------------------
319Parameter: Moderation
320Values: None, Static, Dynamic
321Default: None
322
323Interrupt moderation is employed to limit the maximum number of interrupts
324the driver has to serve. That is, one or more interrupts (which indicate any
325transmit or receive packet to be processed) are queued until the driver
326processes them. When queued interrupts are to be served, is determined by the
327'IntsPerSec' parameter, which is explained later below.
328
329Possible modes:
330
331 -- None - No interrupt moderation is applied on the adapter card.
332 Therefore, each transmit or receive interrupt is served immediately
333 as soon as it appears on the interrupt line of the adapter card.
334
335 -- Static - Interrupt moderation is applied on the adapter card.
336 All transmit and receive interrupts are queued until a complete
337 moderation interval ends. If such a moderation interval ends, all
338 queued interrupts are processed in one big bunch without any delay.
339 The term 'static' reflects the fact, that interrupt moderation is
340 always enabled, regardless how much network load is currently
341 passing via a particular interface. In addition, the duration of
342 the moderation interval has a fixed length that never changes while
343 the driver is operational.
344
345 -- Dynamic - Interrupt moderation might be applied on the adapter card,
346 depending on the load of the system. If the driver detects that the
347 system load is too high, the driver tries to shield the system against
348 too much network load by enabling interrupt moderation. If - at a later
349 time - the CPU utilization decreases again (or if the network load is
350 negligible) the interrupt moderation will automatically be disabled.
351
352Interrupt moderation should be used when the driver has to handle one or more
353interfaces with a high network load, which - as a consequence - leads also to a
354high CPU utilization. When moderation is applied in such high network load
355situations, CPU load might be reduced by 20-30%.
356
357NOTE: The drawback of using interrupt moderation is an increase of the round-
358trip-time (RTT), due to the queueing and serving of interrupts at dedicated
359moderation times.
360
361Interrupts per second
362---------------------
363Parameter: IntsPerSec
364Values: 30...40000 (interrupts per second)
365Default: 2000
366
367This parameter is only used if either static or dynamic interrupt moderation
368is used on a network adapter card. Using this parameter if no moderation is
369applied will lead to no action performed.
370
371This parameter determines the length of any interrupt moderation interval.
372Assuming that static interrupt moderation is to be used, an 'IntsPerSec'
373parameter value of 2000 will lead to an interrupt moderation interval of
374500 microseconds.
375
376NOTE: The duration of the moderation interval is to be chosen with care.
377At first glance, selecting a very long duration (e.g. only 100 interrupts per
378second) seems to be meaningful, but the increase of packet-processing delay
379is tremendous. On the other hand, selecting a very short moderation time might
380compensate the use of any moderation being applied.
381
382
383Preferred Port
384--------------
385Parameter: PrefPort
386Values: A, B
387Default: A
388
389This is used to force the preferred port to A or B (on dual-port network
390adapters). The preferred port is the one that is used if both are detected
391as fully functional.
392
393RLMT Mode (Redundant Link Management Technology)
394------------------------------------------------
395Parameter: RlmtMode
396Values: CheckLinkState,CheckLocalPort, CheckSeg, DualNet
397Default: CheckLinkState
398
399RLMT monitors the status of the port. If the link of the active port
400fails, RLMT switches immediately to the standby link. The virtual link is
401maintained as long as at least one 'physical' link is up.
402
403Possible modes:
404
405 -- CheckLinkState - Check link state only: RLMT uses the link state
406 reported by the adapter hardware for each individual port to
407 determine whether a port can be used for all network traffic or
408 not.
409
410 -- CheckLocalPort - In this mode, RLMT monitors the network path
411 between the two ports of an adapter by regularly exchanging packets
412 between them. This mode requires a network configuration in which
413 the two ports are able to "see" each other (i.e. there must not be
414 any router between the ports).
415
416 -- CheckSeg - Check local port and segmentation: This mode supports the
417 same functions as the CheckLocalPort mode and additionally checks
418 network segmentation between the ports. Therefore, this mode is only
419 to be used if Gigabit Ethernet switches are installed on the network
420 that have been configured to use the Spanning Tree protocol.
421
422 -- DualNet - In this mode, ports A and B are used as separate devices.
423 If you have a dual port adapter, port A will be configured as eth0
424 and port B as eth1. Both ports can be used independently with
425 distinct IP addresses. The preferred port setting is not used.
426 RLMT is turned off.
427
428NOTE: RLMT modes CLP and CLPSS are designed to operate in configurations
429 where a network path between the ports on one adapter exists.
430 Moreover, they are not designed to work where adapters are connected
431 back-to-back.
432***
433
434
4355 Large Frame Support
436======================
437
438The driver supports large frames (also called jumbo frames). Using large
439frames can result in an improved throughput if transferring large amounts
440of data.
441To enable large frames, set the MTU (maximum transfer unit) of the
442interface to the desired value (up to 9000), execute the following
443command:
444 ifconfig eth0 mtu 9000
445This will only work if you have two adapters connected back-to-back
446or if you use a switch that supports large frames. When using a switch,
447it should be configured to allow large frames and auto-negotiation should
448be set to OFF. The setting must be configured on all adapters that can be
449reached by the large frames. If one adapter is not set to receive large
450frames, it will simply drop them.
451
452You can switch back to the standard ethernet frame size by executing the
453following command:
454 ifconfig eth0 mtu 1500
455
456To permanently configure this setting, add a script with the 'ifconfig'
457line to the system startup sequence (named something like "S99sk98lin"
458in /etc/rc.d/rc2.d).
459***
460
461
4626 VLAN and Link Aggregation Support (IEEE 802.1, 802.1q, 802.3ad)
463==================================================================
464
465The Marvell Yukon/SysKonnect Linux drivers are able to support VLAN and
466Link Aggregation according to IEEE standards 802.1, 802.1q, and 802.3ad.
467These features are only available after installation of open source
468modules available on the Internet:
469For VLAN go to: http://www.candelatech.com/~greear/vlan.html
470For Link Aggregation go to: http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~yumo
471
472NOTE: SysKonnect GmbH does not offer any support for these open source
473 modules and does not take the responsibility for any kind of
474 failures or problems arising in connection with these modules.
475
476NOTE: Configuring Link Aggregation on a SysKonnect dual link adapter may
477 cause problems when unloading the driver.
478
479
4807 Troubleshooting
481==================
482
483If any problems occur during the installation process, check the
484following list:
485
486
487Problem: The SK-98xx adapter cannot be found by the driver.
488Solution: In /proc/pci search for the following entry:
489 'Ethernet controller: SysKonnect SK-98xx ...'
490 If this entry exists, the SK-98xx or SK-98xx V2.0 adapter has
491 been found by the system and should be operational.
492 If this entry does not exist or if the file '/proc/pci' is not
493 found, there may be a hardware problem or the PCI support may
494 not be enabled in your kernel.
495 The adapter can be checked using the diagnostics program which
496 is available on the SysKonnect web site:
497 www.syskonnect.com
498
499 Some COMPAQ machines have problems dealing with PCI under Linux.
500 This problem is described in the 'PCI howto' document
501 (included in some distributions or available from the
502 web, e.g. at 'www.linux.org').
503
504
505Problem: Programs such as 'ifconfig' or 'route' cannot be found or the
506 error message 'Operation not permitted' is displayed.
507Reason: You are not logged in as user 'root'.
508Solution: Logout and login as 'root' or change to 'root' via 'su'.
509
510
511Problem: Upon use of the command 'ping <address>' the message
512 "ping: sendto: Network is unreachable" is displayed.
513Reason: Your route is not set correctly.
514Solution: If you are using RedHat, you probably forgot to set up the
515 route in the 'network configuration'.
516 Check the existing routes with the 'route' command and check
517 if an entry for 'eth0' exists, and if so, if it is set correctly.
518
519
520Problem: The driver can be started, the adapter is connected to the
521 network, but you cannot receive or transmit any packets;
522 e.g. 'ping' does not work.
523Reason: There is an incorrect route in your routing table.
524Solution: Check the routing table with the command 'route' and read the
525 manual help pages dealing with routes (enter 'man route').
526
527NOTE: Although the 2.2.x kernel versions generate the routing entry
528 automatically, problems of this kind may occur here as well. We've
529 come across a situation in which the driver started correctly at
530 system start, but after the driver has been removed and reloaded,
531 the route of the adapter's network pointed to the 'dummy0'device
532 and had to be corrected manually.
533
534
535Problem: Your computer should act as a router between multiple
536 IP subnetworks (using multiple adapters), but computers in
537 other subnetworks cannot be reached.
538Reason: Either the router's kernel is not configured for IP forwarding
539 or the routing table and gateway configuration of at least one
540 computer is not working.
541
542Problem: Upon driver start, the following error message is displayed:
543 "eth0: -- ERROR --
544 Class: internal Software error
545 Nr: 0xcc
546 Msg: SkGeInitPort() cannot init running ports"
547Reason: You are using a driver compiled for single processor machines
548 on a multiprocessor machine with SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessor)
549 kernel.
550Solution: Configure your kernel appropriately and recompile the kernel or
551 the modules.
552
553
554
555If your problem is not listed here, please contact SysKonnect's technical
556support for help (linux@syskonnect.de).
557When contacting our technical support, please ensure that the following
558information is available:
559- System Manufacturer and HW Informations (CPU, Memory... )
560- PCI-Boards in your system
561- Distribution
562- Kernel version
563- Driver version
564***
565
566
567
568***End of Readme File***
diff --git a/Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt b/Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt
index c025a4561c10..757c729ee42e 100644
--- a/Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt
+++ b/Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ kernel debugging options, such as Kernel Stack Meter or Kernel Tracer,
23may implicitly disable the NMI watchdog.] 23may implicitly disable the NMI watchdog.]
24 24
25For x86-64, the needed APIC is always compiled in, and the NMI watchdog is 25For x86-64, the needed APIC is always compiled in, and the NMI watchdog is
26always enabled with I/O-APIC mode (nmi_watchdog=1). Currently, local APIC 26always enabled with I/O-APIC mode (nmi_watchdog=1).
27mode (nmi_watchdog=2) does not work on x86-64.
28 27
29Using local APIC (nmi_watchdog=2) needs the first performance register, so 28Using local APIC (nmi_watchdog=2) needs the first performance register, so
30you can't use it for other purposes (such as high precision performance 29you can't use it for other purposes (such as high precision performance
diff --git a/Documentation/scheduler/00-INDEX b/Documentation/scheduler/00-INDEX
index b5f5ca069b2d..fc234d093fbf 100644
--- a/Documentation/scheduler/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/scheduler/00-INDEX
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ sched-domains.txt
12 - information on scheduling domains. 12 - information on scheduling domains.
13sched-nice-design.txt 13sched-nice-design.txt
14 - How and why the scheduler's nice levels are implemented. 14 - How and why the scheduler's nice levels are implemented.
15sched-rt-group.txt
16 - real-time group scheduling.
15sched-stats.txt 17sched-stats.txt
16 - information on schedstats (Linux Scheduler Statistics). 18 - information on schedstats (Linux Scheduler Statistics).
diff --git a/Documentation/sched-rt-group.txt b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.txt
index 1c6332f4543c..1c6332f4543c 100644
--- a/Documentation/sched-rt-group.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/spi/spi-summary b/Documentation/spi/spi-summary
index 8861e47e5a2d..6d5f18143c50 100644
--- a/Documentation/spi/spi-summary
+++ b/Documentation/spi/spi-summary
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ low order bit. So when a chip's timing diagram shows the clock
116starting low (CPOL=0) and data stabilized for sampling during the 116starting low (CPOL=0) and data stabilized for sampling during the
117trailing clock edge (CPHA=1), that's SPI mode 1. 117trailing clock edge (CPHA=1), that's SPI mode 1.
118 118
119Note that the clock mode is relevant as soon as the chipselect goes
120active. So the master must set the clock to inactive before selecting
121a slave, and the slave can tell the chosen polarity by sampling the
122clock level when its select line goes active. That's why many devices
123support for example both modes 0 and 3: they don't care about polarity,
124and alway clock data in/out on rising clock edges.
125
119 126
120How do these driver programming interfaces work? 127How do these driver programming interfaces work?
121------------------------------------------------ 128------------------------------------------------
@@ -379,8 +386,14 @@ any more such messages.
379 + when bidirectional reads and writes start ... by how its 386 + when bidirectional reads and writes start ... by how its
380 sequence of spi_transfer requests is arranged; 387 sequence of spi_transfer requests is arranged;
381 388
389 + which I/O buffers are used ... each spi_transfer wraps a
390 buffer for each transfer direction, supporting full duplex
391 (two pointers, maybe the same one in both cases) and half
392 duplex (one pointer is NULL) transfers;
393
382 + optionally defining short delays after transfers ... using 394 + optionally defining short delays after transfers ... using
383 the spi_transfer.delay_usecs setting; 395 the spi_transfer.delay_usecs setting (this delay can be the
396 only protocol effect, if the buffer length is zero);
384 397
385 + whether the chipselect becomes inactive after a transfer and 398 + whether the chipselect becomes inactive after a transfer and
386 any delay ... by using the spi_transfer.cs_change flag; 399 any delay ... by using the spi_transfer.cs_change flag;
diff --git a/Documentation/spinlocks.txt b/Documentation/spinlocks.txt
index 471e75389778..619699dde593 100644
--- a/Documentation/spinlocks.txt
+++ b/Documentation/spinlocks.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,28 @@ Please use DEFINE_SPINLOCK()/DEFINE_RWLOCK() or
5__SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED()/__RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED() as appropriate for static 5__SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED()/__RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED() as appropriate for static
6initialization. 6initialization.
7 7
8Most of the time, you can simply turn:
9
10 static spinlock_t xxx_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
11
12into:
13
14 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(xxx_lock);
15
16Static structure member variables go from:
17
18 struct foo bar {
19 .lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
20 };
21
22to:
23
24 struct foo bar {
25 .lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(bar.lock);
26 };
27
28Declaration of static rw_locks undergo a similar transformation.
29
8Dynamic initialization, when necessary, may be performed as 30Dynamic initialization, when necessary, may be performed as
9demonstrated below. 31demonstrated below.
10 32
diff --git a/Documentation/unaligned-memory-access.txt b/Documentation/unaligned-memory-access.txt
index 6223eace3c09..b0472ac5226a 100644
--- a/Documentation/unaligned-memory-access.txt
+++ b/Documentation/unaligned-memory-access.txt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ here; a summary of the common scenarios is presented below:
57 unaligned access to be corrected. 57 unaligned access to be corrected.
58 - Some architectures are not capable of unaligned memory access, but will 58 - Some architectures are not capable of unaligned memory access, but will
59 silently perform a different memory access to the one that was requested, 59 silently perform a different memory access to the one that was requested,
60 resulting a a subtle code bug that is hard to detect! 60 resulting in a subtle code bug that is hard to detect!
61 61
62It should be obvious from the above that if your code causes unaligned 62It should be obvious from the above that if your code causes unaligned
63memory accesses to happen, your code will not work correctly on certain 63memory accesses to happen, your code will not work correctly on certain
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ memory and you wish to avoid unaligned access, its usage is as follows:
209 209
210 u32 value = get_unaligned((u32 *) data); 210 u32 value = get_unaligned((u32 *) data);
211 211
212These macros work work for memory accesses of any length (not just 32 bits as 212These macros work for memory accesses of any length (not just 32 bits as
213in the examples above). Be aware that when compared to standard access of 213in the examples above). Be aware that when compared to standard access of
214aligned memory, using these macros to access unaligned memory can be costly in 214aligned memory, using these macros to access unaligned memory can be costly in
215terms of performance. 215terms of performance.