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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-10-10 13:52:45 -0400 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-10-10 13:52:45 -0400 |
commit | e26feff647ef34423b048b940540a0059001ddb0 (patch) | |
tree | acafe68602ee2f6f1a438c113073ffcc0040e949 /Documentation | |
parent | d403a6484f0341bf0624d17ece46f24f741b6a92 (diff) | |
parent | b911e473d24633c19414b54b82b9ff0b1a2419d7 (diff) |
Merge branch 'for-2.6.28' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block
* 'for-2.6.28' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (132 commits)
doc/cdrom: Trvial documentation error, file not present
block_dev: fix kernel-doc in new functions
block: add some comments around the bio read-write flags
block: mark bio_split_pool static
block: Find bio sector offset given idx and offset
block: gendisk integrity wrapper
block: Switch blk_integrity_compare from bdev to gendisk
block: Fix double put in blk_integrity_unregister
block: Introduce integrity data ownership flag
block: revert part of d7533ad0e132f92e75c1b2eb7c26387b25a583c1
bio.h: Remove unused conditional code
block: remove end_{queued|dequeued}_request()
block: change elevator to use __blk_end_request()
gdrom: change to use __blk_end_request()
memstick: change to use __blk_end_request()
virtio_blk: change to use __blk_end_request()
blktrace: use BLKTRACE_BDEV_SIZE as the name size for setup structure
block: add lld busy state exporting interface
block: Fix blk_start_queueing() to not kick a stopped queue
include blktrace_api.h in headers_install
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DMA-API.txt | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt | 14 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/cdrom/ide-cd | 3 |
4 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-API.txt b/Documentation/DMA-API.txt index d8b63d164e41..b8e86460046e 100644 --- a/Documentation/DMA-API.txt +++ b/Documentation/DMA-API.txt | |||
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ With scatterlists, you use the resulting mapping like this: | |||
337 | int i, count = dma_map_sg(dev, sglist, nents, direction); | 337 | int i, count = dma_map_sg(dev, sglist, nents, direction); |
338 | struct scatterlist *sg; | 338 | struct scatterlist *sg; |
339 | 339 | ||
340 | for (i = 0, sg = sglist; i < count; i++, sg++) { | 340 | for_each_sg(sglist, sg, count, i) { |
341 | hw_address[i] = sg_dma_address(sg); | 341 | hw_address[i] = sg_dma_address(sg); |
342 | hw_len[i] = sg_dma_len(sg); | 342 | hw_len[i] = sg_dma_len(sg); |
343 | } | 343 | } |
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl index b7b1482f6e04..f5696ba9ae96 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl | |||
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@ X!Edrivers/pnp/system.c | |||
364 | !Eblock/blk-barrier.c | 364 | !Eblock/blk-barrier.c |
365 | !Eblock/blk-tag.c | 365 | !Eblock/blk-tag.c |
366 | !Iblock/blk-tag.c | 366 | !Iblock/blk-tag.c |
367 | !Eblock/blk-integrity.c | ||
368 | !Iblock/blktrace.c | ||
369 | !Iblock/genhd.c | ||
370 | !Eblock/genhd.c | ||
367 | </chapter> | 371 | </chapter> |
368 | 372 | ||
369 | <chapter id="chrdev"> | 373 | <chapter id="chrdev"> |
diff --git a/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt b/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt index c23cab13c3d1..72576769e0f4 100644 --- a/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt +++ b/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt | |||
@@ -30,12 +30,18 @@ write_expire (in ms) | |||
30 | Similar to read_expire mentioned above, but for writes. | 30 | Similar to read_expire mentioned above, but for writes. |
31 | 31 | ||
32 | 32 | ||
33 | fifo_batch | 33 | fifo_batch (number of requests) |
34 | ---------- | 34 | ---------- |
35 | 35 | ||
36 | When a read request expires its deadline, we must move some requests from | 36 | Requests are grouped into ``batches'' of a particular data direction (read or |
37 | the sorted io scheduler list to the block device dispatch queue. fifo_batch | 37 | write) which are serviced in increasing sector order. To limit extra seeking, |
38 | controls how many requests we move. | 38 | deadline expiries are only checked between batches. fifo_batch controls the |
39 | maximum number of requests per batch. | ||
40 | |||
41 | This parameter tunes the balance between per-request latency and aggregate | ||
42 | throughput. When low latency is the primary concern, smaller is better (where | ||
43 | a value of 1 yields first-come first-served behaviour). Increasing fifo_batch | ||
44 | generally improves throughput, at the cost of latency variation. | ||
39 | 45 | ||
40 | 46 | ||
41 | writes_starved (number of dispatches) | 47 | writes_starved (number of dispatches) |
diff --git a/Documentation/cdrom/ide-cd b/Documentation/cdrom/ide-cd index 91c0dcc6fa5c..2c558cd6c1ef 100644 --- a/Documentation/cdrom/ide-cd +++ b/Documentation/cdrom/ide-cd | |||
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ useful for reading photocds. | |||
145 | 145 | ||
146 | To play an audio CD, you should first unmount and remove any data | 146 | To play an audio CD, you should first unmount and remove any data |
147 | CDROM. Any of the CDROM player programs should then work (workman, | 147 | CDROM. Any of the CDROM player programs should then work (workman, |
148 | workbone, cdplayer, etc.). Lacking anything else, you could use the | 148 | workbone, cdplayer, etc.). |
149 | cdtester program in Documentation/cdrom/sbpcd. | ||
150 | 149 | ||
151 | On a few drives, you can read digital audio directly using a program | 150 | On a few drives, you can read digital audio directly using a program |
152 | such as cdda2wav. The only types of drive which I've heard support | 151 | such as cdda2wav. The only types of drive which I've heard support |