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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2008-09-10 07:48:17 -0400
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2008-09-10 07:48:17 -0400
commitf648972e017659c741bdd3be6b4aeb2d73672031 (patch)
treea71e69aa8bd0259bdf4f5b0361c773eeae36b794 /Documentation
parent8c56250f48347750c82ab18d98d647dcf99ca674 (diff)
parentadee14b2e1557d0a8559f29681732d05a89dfc35 (diff)
Merge commit 'v2.6.27-rc6' into core/locking
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/Locking15
-rw-r--r--Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt11
-rw-r--r--Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.au08281
-rw-r--r--Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt29
4 files changed, 24 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
index 680fb566b928..8362860e21a7 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ prototypes:
144 void (*kill_sb) (struct super_block *); 144 void (*kill_sb) (struct super_block *);
145locking rules: 145locking rules:
146 may block BKL 146 may block BKL
147get_sb yes yes 147get_sb yes no
148kill_sb yes yes 148kill_sb yes no
149 149
150->get_sb() returns error or 0 with locked superblock attached to the vfsmount 150->get_sb() returns error or 0 with locked superblock attached to the vfsmount
151(exclusive on ->s_umount). 151(exclusive on ->s_umount).
@@ -409,12 +409,12 @@ ioctl: yes (see below)
409unlocked_ioctl: no (see below) 409unlocked_ioctl: no (see below)
410compat_ioctl: no 410compat_ioctl: no
411mmap: no 411mmap: no
412open: maybe (see below) 412open: no
413flush: no 413flush: no
414release: no 414release: no
415fsync: no (see below) 415fsync: no (see below)
416aio_fsync: no 416aio_fsync: no
417fasync: yes (see below) 417fasync: no
418lock: yes 418lock: yes
419readv: no 419readv: no
420writev: no 420writev: no
@@ -431,13 +431,6 @@ For many filesystems, it is probably safe to acquire the inode
431semaphore. Note some filesystems (i.e. remote ones) provide no 431semaphore. Note some filesystems (i.e. remote ones) provide no
432protection for i_size so you will need to use the BKL. 432protection for i_size so you will need to use the BKL.
433 433
434->open() locking is in-transit: big lock partially moved into the methods.
435The only exception is ->open() in the instances of file_operations that never
436end up in ->i_fop/->proc_fops, i.e. ones that belong to character devices
437(chrdev_open() takes lock before replacing ->f_op and calling the secondary
438method. As soon as we fix the handling of module reference counters all
439instances of ->open() will be called without the BKL.
440
441Note: ext2_release() was *the* source of contention on fs-intensive 434Note: ext2_release() was *the* source of contention on fs-intensive
442loads and dropping BKL on ->release() helps to get rid of that (we still 435loads and dropping BKL on ->release() helps to get rid of that (we still
443grab BKL for cases when we close a file that had been opened r/w, but that 436grab BKL for cases when we close a file that had been opened r/w, but that
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
index 02dc748b76c4..71f0fe1fc1b0 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ detailed description):
44 - LCD brightness control 44 - LCD brightness control
45 - Volume control 45 - Volume control
46 - Fan control and monitoring: fan speed, fan enable/disable 46 - Fan control and monitoring: fan speed, fan enable/disable
47 - Experimental: WAN enable and disable 47 - WAN enable and disable
48 48
49A compatibility table by model and feature is maintained on the web 49A compatibility table by model and feature is maintained on the web
50site, http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/. I appreciate any success or failure 50site, http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/. I appreciate any success or failure
@@ -1375,18 +1375,13 @@ with EINVAL, try to set pwm1_enable to 1 and pwm1 to at least 128 (255
1375would be the safest choice, though). 1375would be the safest choice, though).
1376 1376
1377 1377
1378EXPERIMENTAL: WAN 1378WAN
1379----------------- 1379---
1380 1380
1381procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/wan 1381procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/wan
1382sysfs device attribute: wwan_enable (deprecated) 1382sysfs device attribute: wwan_enable (deprecated)
1383sysfs rfkill class: switch "tpacpi_wwan_sw" 1383sysfs rfkill class: switch "tpacpi_wwan_sw"
1384 1384
1385This feature is marked EXPERIMENTAL because the implementation
1386directly accesses hardware registers and may not work as expected. USE
1387WITH CAUTION! To use this feature, you need to supply the
1388experimental=1 parameter when loading the module.
1389
1390This feature shows the presence and current state of a W-WAN (Sierra 1385This feature shows the presence and current state of a W-WAN (Sierra
1391Wireless EV-DO) device. 1386Wireless EV-DO) device.
1392 1387
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.au0828 b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.au0828
index eedc399e8deb..aa05e5bb22fb 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.au0828
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.au0828
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
3 2 -> Hauppauge HVR850 (au0828) [2040:7240] 3 2 -> Hauppauge HVR850 (au0828) [2040:7240]
4 3 -> DViCO FusionHDTV USB (au0828) [0fe9:d620] 4 3 -> DViCO FusionHDTV USB (au0828) [0fe9:d620]
5 4 -> Hauppauge HVR950Q rev xxF8 (au0828) [2040:7201,2040:7211,2040:7281] 5 4 -> Hauppauge HVR950Q rev xxF8 (au0828) [2040:7201,2040:7211,2040:7281]
6 5 -> Hauppauge Woodbury (au0828) [2040:8200]
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt
index 78a863ab8a5a..0f03900c48fb 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ zc3xx 0471:0325 Philips SPC 200 NC
88zc3xx 0471:0326 Philips SPC 300 NC 88zc3xx 0471:0326 Philips SPC 300 NC
89sonixj 0471:0327 Philips SPC 600 NC 89sonixj 0471:0327 Philips SPC 600 NC
90sonixj 0471:0328 Philips SPC 700 NC 90sonixj 0471:0328 Philips SPC 700 NC
91zc3xx 0471:032d Philips spc210nc 91zc3xx 0471:032d Philips SPC 210 NC
92zc3xx 0471:032e Philips spc315nc 92zc3xx 0471:032e Philips SPC 315 NC
93sonixj 0471:0330 Philips SPC 710NC 93sonixj 0471:0330 Philips SPC 710 NC
94spca501 0497:c001 Smile International 94spca501 0497:c001 Smile International
95sunplus 04a5:3003 Benq DC 1300 95sunplus 04a5:3003 Benq DC 1300
96sunplus 04a5:3008 Benq DC 1500 96sunplus 04a5:3008 Benq DC 1500
97sunplus 04a5:300a Benq DC3410 97sunplus 04a5:300a Benq DC 3410
98spca500 04a5:300c Benq DC1016 98spca500 04a5:300c Benq DC 1016
99sunplus 04f1:1001 JVC GC A50 99sunplus 04f1:1001 JVC GC A50
100spca561 04fc:0561 Flexcam 100 100spca561 04fc:0561 Flexcam 100
101sunplus 04fc:500c Sunplus CA500C 101sunplus 04fc:500c Sunplus CA500C
@@ -175,19 +175,21 @@ sunplus 08ca:2060 Aiptek PocketDV5300
175tv8532 0923:010f ICM532 cams 175tv8532 0923:010f ICM532 cams
176mars 093a:050f Mars-Semi Pc-Camera 176mars 093a:050f Mars-Semi Pc-Camera
177pac207 093a:2460 PAC207 Qtec Webcam 100 177pac207 093a:2460 PAC207 Qtec Webcam 100
178pac207 093a:2463 Philips spc200nc pac207 178pac207 093a:2463 Philips SPC 220 NC
179pac207 093a:2464 Labtec Webcam 1200 179pac207 093a:2464 Labtec Webcam 1200
180pac207 093a:2468 PAC207 180pac207 093a:2468 PAC207
181pac207 093a:2470 Genius GF112 181pac207 093a:2470 Genius GF112
182pac207 093a:2471 PAC207 Genius VideoCam ge111 182pac207 093a:2471 Genius VideoCam ge111
183pac207 093a:2472 PAC207 Genius VideoCam ge110 183pac207 093a:2472 Genius VideoCam ge110
184pac7311 093a:2600 PAC7311 Typhoon 184pac7311 093a:2600 PAC7311 Typhoon
185pac7311 093a:2601 PAC7311 Phillips SPC610NC 185pac7311 093a:2601 Philips SPC 610 NC
186pac7311 093a:2603 PAC7312 186pac7311 093a:2603 PAC7312
187pac7311 093a:2608 PAC7311 Trust WB-3300p 187pac7311 093a:2608 Trust WB-3300p
188pac7311 093a:260e PAC7311 Gigaware VGA PC Camera, Trust WB-3350p, SIGMA cam 2350 188pac7311 093a:260e Gigaware VGA PC Camera, Trust WB-3350p, SIGMA cam 2350
189pac7311 093a:260f PAC7311 SnakeCam 189pac7311 093a:260f SnakeCam
190pac7311 093a:2621 PAC731x 190pac7311 093a:2621 PAC731x
191pac7311 093a:2624 PAC7302
192pac7311 093a:2626 Labtec 2200
191zc3xx 0ac8:0302 Z-star Vimicro zc0302 193zc3xx 0ac8:0302 Z-star Vimicro zc0302
192vc032x 0ac8:0321 Vimicro generic vc0321 194vc032x 0ac8:0321 Vimicro generic vc0321
193vc032x 0ac8:0323 Vimicro Vc0323 195vc032x 0ac8:0323 Vimicro Vc0323
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@ sonixj 0c45:60c0 Sangha Sn535
220sonixj 0c45:60ec SN9C105+MO4000 222sonixj 0c45:60ec SN9C105+MO4000
221sonixj 0c45:60fb Surfer NoName 223sonixj 0c45:60fb Surfer NoName
222sonixj 0c45:60fc LG-LIC300 224sonixj 0c45:60fc LG-LIC300
225sonixj 0c45:6128 Microdia/Sonix SNP325
223sonixj 0c45:612a Avant Camera 226sonixj 0c45:612a Avant Camera
224sonixj 0c45:612c Typhoon Rasy Cam 1.3MPix 227sonixj 0c45:612c Typhoon Rasy Cam 1.3MPix
225sonixj 0c45:6130 Sonix Pccam 228sonixj 0c45:6130 Sonix Pccam
@@ -234,7 +237,7 @@ zc3xx 10fd:0128 Typhoon Webshot II USB 300k 0x0128
234spca561 10fd:7e50 FlyCam Usb 100 237spca561 10fd:7e50 FlyCam Usb 100
235zc3xx 10fd:8050 Typhoon Webshot II USB 300k 238zc3xx 10fd:8050 Typhoon Webshot II USB 300k
236spca501 1776:501c Arowana 300K CMOS Camera 239spca501 1776:501c Arowana 300K CMOS Camera
237t613 17a1:0128 T613/TAS5130A 240t613 17a1:0128 TASCORP JPEG Webcam, NGS Cyclops
238vc032x 17ef:4802 Lenovo Vc0323+MI1310_SOC 241vc032x 17ef:4802 Lenovo Vc0323+MI1310_SOC
239pac207 2001:f115 D-Link DSB-C120 242pac207 2001:f115 D-Link DSB-C120
240spca500 2899:012c Toptro Industrial 243spca500 2899:012c Toptro Industrial