Merge commit 'v3.6-rc5' into next

* commit 'v3.6-rc5': (1098 commits)
  Linux 3.6-rc5
  HID: tpkbd: work even if the new Lenovo Keyboard driver is not configured
  Remove user-triggerable BUG from mpol_to_str
  xen/pciback: Fix proper FLR steps.
  uml: fix compile error in deliver_alarm()
  dj: memory scribble in logi_dj
  Fix order of arguments to compat_put_time[spec|val]
  xen: Use correct masking in xen_swiotlb_alloc_coherent.
  xen: fix logical error in tlb flushing
  xen/p2m: Fix one-off error in checking the P2M tree directory.
  powerpc: Don't use __put_user() in patch_instruction
  powerpc: Make sure IPI handlers see data written by IPI senders
  powerpc: Restore correct DSCR in context switch
  powerpc: Fix DSCR inheritance in copy_thread()
  powerpc: Keep thread.dscr and thread.dscr_inherit in sync
  powerpc: Update DSCR on all CPUs when writing sysfs dscr_default
  powerpc/powernv: Always go into nap mode when CPU is offline
  powerpc: Give hypervisor decrementer interrupts their own handler
  powerpc/vphn: Fix arch_update_cpu_topology() return value
  ARM: gemini: fix the gemini build
  ...

Conflicts:
	drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
	drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721.c

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 52 deletions

diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 6b4718e2ee34..b41823cc05e6 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ DEFINE_SPINLOCK(bdi_lock);
 LIST_HEAD(bdi_list);
 LIST_HEAD(bdi_pending_list);
 
-static struct task_struct *sync_supers_tsk;
-static struct timer_list sync_supers_timer;
-
-static int bdi_sync_supers(void *);
-static void sync_supers_timer_fn(unsigned long);
-
 void bdi_lock_two(struct bdi_writeback *wb1, struct bdi_writeback *wb2)
 {
         if (wb1 < wb2) {
@@ -250,12 +244,6 @@ static int __init default_bdi_init(void)
 {
         int err;
 
-        sync_supers_tsk = kthread_run(bdi_sync_supers, NULL, "sync_supers");
-        BUG_ON(IS_ERR(sync_supers_tsk));
-
-        setup_timer(&sync_supers_timer, sync_supers_timer_fn, 0);
-        bdi_arm_supers_timer();
-
         err = bdi_init(&default_backing_dev_info);
         if (!err)
                 bdi_register(&default_backing_dev_info, NULL, "default");
@@ -270,46 +258,6 @@ int bdi_has_dirty_io(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
         return wb_has_dirty_io(&bdi->wb);
 }
 
-/*
- * kupdated() used to do this. We cannot do it from the bdi_forker_thread()
- * or we risk deadlocking on ->s_umount. The longer term solution would be
- * to implement sync_supers_bdi() or similar and simply do it from the
- * bdi writeback thread individually.
- */
-static int bdi_sync_supers(void *unused)
-{
-        set_user_nice(current, 0);
-
-        while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
-                set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-                schedule();
-
-                /*
-                 * Do this periodically, like kupdated() did before.
-                 */
-                sync_supers();
-        }
-
-        return 0;
-}
-
-void bdi_arm_supers_timer(void)
-{
-        unsigned long next;
-
-        if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
-                return;
-
-        next = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10) + jiffies;
-        mod_timer(&sync_supers_timer, round_jiffies_up(next));
-}
-
-static void sync_supers_timer_fn(unsigned long unused)
-{
-        wake_up_process(sync_supers_tsk);
-        bdi_arm_supers_timer();
-}
-
 static void wakeup_timer_fn(unsigned long data)
 {
         struct backing_dev_info *bdi = (struct backing_dev_info *)data;