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-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/tracepoint.tmpl5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/gpio.txt22
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt17
-rw-r--r--Documentation/mutex-design.txt3
5 files changed, 37 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl
index 0b1a3f97f285..a0d479d1e1dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl
@@ -1961,6 +1961,12 @@ machines due to caching.
1961 </sect1> 1961 </sect1>
1962 </chapter> 1962 </chapter>
1963 1963
1964 <chapter id="apiref">
1965 <title>Mutex API reference</title>
1966!Iinclude/linux/mutex.h
1967!Ekernel/mutex.c
1968 </chapter>
1969
1964 <chapter id="references"> 1970 <chapter id="references">
1965 <title>Further reading</title> 1971 <title>Further reading</title>
1966 1972
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/tracepoint.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/tracepoint.tmpl
index e8473eae2a20..b57a9ede3224 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/tracepoint.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/tracepoint.tmpl
@@ -104,4 +104,9 @@
104 <title>Block IO</title> 104 <title>Block IO</title>
105!Iinclude/trace/events/block.h 105!Iinclude/trace/events/block.h
106 </chapter> 106 </chapter>
107
108 <chapter id="workqueue">
109 <title>Workqueue</title>
110!Iinclude/trace/events/workqueue.h
111 </chapter>
107</book> 112</book>
diff --git a/Documentation/gpio.txt b/Documentation/gpio.txt
index d96a6dba5748..9633da01ff46 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gpio.txt
@@ -109,17 +109,19 @@ use numbers 2000-2063 to identify GPIOs in a bank of I2C GPIO expanders.
109 109
110If you want to initialize a structure with an invalid GPIO number, use 110If you want to initialize a structure with an invalid GPIO number, use
111some negative number (perhaps "-EINVAL"); that will never be valid. To 111some negative number (perhaps "-EINVAL"); that will never be valid. To
112test if a number could reference a GPIO, you may use this predicate: 112test if such number from such a structure could reference a GPIO, you
113may use this predicate:
113 114
114 int gpio_is_valid(int number); 115 int gpio_is_valid(int number);
115 116
116A number that's not valid will be rejected by calls which may request 117A number that's not valid will be rejected by calls which may request
117or free GPIOs (see below). Other numbers may also be rejected; for 118or free GPIOs (see below). Other numbers may also be rejected; for
118example, a number might be valid but unused on a given board. 119example, a number might be valid but temporarily unused on a given board.
119
120Whether a platform supports multiple GPIO controllers is currently a
121platform-specific implementation issue.
122 120
121Whether a platform supports multiple GPIO controllers is a platform-specific
122implementation issue, as are whether that support can leave "holes" in the space
123of GPIO numbers, and whether new controllers can be added at runtime. Such issues
124can affect things including whether adjacent GPIO numbers are both valid.
123 125
124Using GPIOs 126Using GPIOs
125----------- 127-----------
@@ -480,12 +482,16 @@ To support this framework, a platform's Kconfig will "select" either
480ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB or ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB 482ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB or ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
481and arrange that its <asm/gpio.h> includes <asm-generic/gpio.h> and defines 483and arrange that its <asm/gpio.h> includes <asm-generic/gpio.h> and defines
482three functions: gpio_get_value(), gpio_set_value(), and gpio_cansleep(). 484three functions: gpio_get_value(), gpio_set_value(), and gpio_cansleep().
483They may also want to provide a custom value for ARCH_NR_GPIOS.
484 485
485ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB means that the gpio-lib code will always get compiled 486It may also provide a custom value for ARCH_NR_GPIOS, so that it better
487reflects the number of GPIOs in actual use on that platform, without
488wasting static table space. (It should count both built-in/SoC GPIOs and
489also ones on GPIO expanders.
490
491ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB means that the gpiolib code will always get compiled
486into the kernel on that architecture. 492into the kernel on that architecture.
487 493
488ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB means the gpio-lib code defaults to off and the user 494ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB means the gpiolib code defaults to off and the user
489can enable it and build it into the kernel optionally. 495can enable it and build it into the kernel optionally.
490 496
491If neither of these options are selected, the platform does not support 497If neither of these options are selected, the platform does not support
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index f084af0cb8e0..8dd7248508a9 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1974,15 +1974,18 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1974 force Enable ASPM even on devices that claim not to support it. 1974 force Enable ASPM even on devices that claim not to support it.
1975 WARNING: Forcing ASPM on may cause system lockups. 1975 WARNING: Forcing ASPM on may cause system lockups.
1976 1976
1977 pcie_ports= [PCIE] PCIe ports handling:
1978 auto Ask the BIOS whether or not to use native PCIe services
1979 associated with PCIe ports (PME, hot-plug, AER). Use
1980 them only if that is allowed by the BIOS.
1981 native Use native PCIe services associated with PCIe ports
1982 unconditionally.
1983 compat Treat PCIe ports as PCI-to-PCI bridges, disable the PCIe
1984 ports driver.
1985
1977 pcie_pme= [PCIE,PM] Native PCIe PME signaling options: 1986 pcie_pme= [PCIE,PM] Native PCIe PME signaling options:
1978 Format: {auto|force}[,nomsi]
1979 auto Use native PCIe PME signaling if the BIOS allows the
1980 kernel to control PCIe config registers of root ports.
1981 force Use native PCIe PME signaling even if the BIOS refuses
1982 to allow the kernel to control the relevant PCIe config
1983 registers.
1984 nomsi Do not use MSI for native PCIe PME signaling (this makes 1987 nomsi Do not use MSI for native PCIe PME signaling (this makes
1985 all PCIe root ports use INTx for everything). 1988 all PCIe root ports use INTx for all services).
1986 1989
1987 pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4 1990 pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4
1988 1991
diff --git a/Documentation/mutex-design.txt b/Documentation/mutex-design.txt
index c91ccc0720fa..38c10fd7f411 100644
--- a/Documentation/mutex-design.txt
+++ b/Documentation/mutex-design.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ firstly, there's nothing wrong with semaphores. But if the simpler
9mutex semantics are sufficient for your code, then there are a couple 9mutex semantics are sufficient for your code, then there are a couple
10of advantages of mutexes: 10of advantages of mutexes:
11 11
12 - 'struct mutex' is smaller on most architectures: .e.g on x86, 12 - 'struct mutex' is smaller on most architectures: E.g. on x86,
13 'struct semaphore' is 20 bytes, 'struct mutex' is 16 bytes. 13 'struct semaphore' is 20 bytes, 'struct mutex' is 16 bytes.
14 A smaller structure size means less RAM footprint, and better 14 A smaller structure size means less RAM footprint, and better
15 CPU-cache utilization. 15 CPU-cache utilization.
@@ -136,3 +136,4 @@ the APIs of 'struct mutex' have been streamlined:
136 void mutex_lock_nested(struct mutex *lock, unsigned int subclass); 136 void mutex_lock_nested(struct mutex *lock, unsigned int subclass);
137 int mutex_lock_interruptible_nested(struct mutex *lock, 137 int mutex_lock_interruptible_nested(struct mutex *lock,
138 unsigned int subclass); 138 unsigned int subclass);
139 int atomic_dec_and_mutex_lock(atomic_t *cnt, struct mutex *lock);