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-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl20
-rw-r--r--Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface33
-rw-r--r--Documentation/i2c/writing-clients18
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt12
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/s2io.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.au08282
8 files changed, 55 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl
index 028a8444d95e..e8acd1f03456 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl
@@ -84,10 +84,9 @@
84 runs an instance of gdb against the vmlinux file which contains 84 runs an instance of gdb against the vmlinux file which contains
85 the symbols (not boot image such as bzImage, zImage, uImage...). 85 the symbols (not boot image such as bzImage, zImage, uImage...).
86 In gdb the developer specifies the connection parameters and 86 In gdb the developer specifies the connection parameters and
87 connects to kgdb. Depending on which kgdb I/O modules exist in 87 connects to kgdb. The type of connection a developer makes with
88 the kernel for a given architecture, it may be possible to debug 88 gdb depends on the availability of kgdb I/O modules compiled as
89 the test machine's kernel with the development machine using a 89 builtin's or kernel modules in the test machine's kernel.
90 rs232 or ethernet connection.
91 </para> 90 </para>
92 </chapter> 91 </chapter>
93 <chapter id="CompilingAKernel"> 92 <chapter id="CompilingAKernel">
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@
223 </para> 222 </para>
224 <para> 223 <para>
225 IMPORTANT NOTE: Using this option with kgdb over the console 224 IMPORTANT NOTE: Using this option with kgdb over the console
226 (kgdboc) or kgdb over ethernet (kgdboe) is not supported. 225 (kgdboc) is not supported.
227 </para> 226 </para>
228 </sect1> 227 </sect1>
229 </chapter> 228 </chapter>
@@ -249,18 +248,11 @@
249 (gdb) target remote /dev/ttyS0 248 (gdb) target remote /dev/ttyS0
250 </programlisting> 249 </programlisting>
251 <para> 250 <para>
252 Example (kgdb to a terminal server): 251 Example (kgdb to a terminal server on tcp port 2012):
253 </para> 252 </para>
254 <programlisting> 253 <programlisting>
255 % gdb ./vmlinux 254 % gdb ./vmlinux
256 (gdb) target remote udp:192.168.2.2:6443 255 (gdb) target remote 192.168.2.2:2012
257 </programlisting>
258 <para>
259 Example (kgdb over ethernet):
260 </para>
261 <programlisting>
262 % gdb ./vmlinux
263 (gdb) target remote udp:192.168.2.2:6443
264 </programlisting> 256 </programlisting>
265 <para> 257 <para>
266 Once connected, you can debug a kernel the way you would debug an 258 Once connected, you can debug a kernel the way you would debug an
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 5b3f31faed56..46ece3fba6f9 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -312,3 +312,12 @@ When: 2.6.26
312Why: Implementation became generic; users should now include 312Why: Implementation became generic; users should now include
313 linux/semaphore.h instead. 313 linux/semaphore.h instead.
314Who: Matthew Wilcox <willy@linux.intel.com> 314Who: Matthew Wilcox <willy@linux.intel.com>
315
316---------------------------
317
318What: CONFIG_THERMAL_HWMON
319When: January 2009
320Why: This option was introduced just to allow older lm-sensors userspace
321 to keep working over the upgrade to 2.6.26. At the scheduled time of
322 removal fixed lm-sensors (2.x or 3.x) should be readily available.
323Who: Rene Herman <rene.herman@gmail.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
index f4a8ebc1ef1a..2d845730d4e0 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
@@ -2,17 +2,12 @@ Naming and data format standards for sysfs files
2------------------------------------------------ 2------------------------------------------------
3 3
4The libsensors library offers an interface to the raw sensors data 4The libsensors library offers an interface to the raw sensors data
5through the sysfs interface. See libsensors documentation and source for 5through the sysfs interface. Since lm-sensors 3.0.0, libsensors is
6further information. As of writing this document, libsensors 6completely chip-independent. It assumes that all the kernel drivers
7(from lm_sensors 2.8.3) is heavily chip-dependent. Adding or updating 7implement the standard sysfs interface described in this document.
8support for any given chip requires modifying the library's code. 8This makes adding or updating support for any given chip very easy, as
9This is because libsensors was written for the procfs interface 9libsensors, and applications using it, do not need to be modified.
10older kernel modules were using, which wasn't standardized enough. 10This is a major improvement compared to lm-sensors 2.
11Recent versions of libsensors (from lm_sensors 2.8.2 and later) have
12support for the sysfs interface, though.
13
14The new sysfs interface was designed to be as chip-independent as
15possible.
16 11
17Note that motherboards vary widely in the connections to sensor chips. 12Note that motherboards vary widely in the connections to sensor chips.
18There is no standard that ensures, for example, that the second 13There is no standard that ensures, for example, that the second
@@ -35,19 +30,17 @@ access this data in a simple and consistent way. That said, such programs
35will have to implement conversion, labeling and hiding of inputs. For 30will have to implement conversion, labeling and hiding of inputs. For
36this reason, it is still not recommended to bypass the library. 31this reason, it is still not recommended to bypass the library.
37 32
38If you are developing a userspace application please send us feedback on
39this standard.
40
41Note that this standard isn't completely established yet, so it is subject
42to changes. If you are writing a new hardware monitoring driver those
43features can't seem to fit in this interface, please contact us with your
44extension proposal. Keep in mind that backward compatibility must be
45preserved.
46
47Each chip gets its own directory in the sysfs /sys/devices tree. To 33Each chip gets its own directory in the sysfs /sys/devices tree. To
48find all sensor chips, it is easier to follow the device symlinks from 34find all sensor chips, it is easier to follow the device symlinks from
49/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon*. 35/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon*.
50 36
37Up to lm-sensors 3.0.0, libsensors looks for hardware monitoring attributes
38in the "physical" device directory. Since lm-sensors 3.0.1, attributes found
39in the hwmon "class" device directory are also supported. Complex drivers
40(e.g. drivers for multifunction chips) may want to use this possibility to
41avoid namespace pollution. The only drawback will be that older versions of
42libsensors won't support the driver in question.
43
51All sysfs values are fixed point numbers. 44All sysfs values are fixed point numbers.
52 45
53There is only one value per file, unlike the older /proc specification. 46There is only one value per file, unlike the older /proc specification.
diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/writing-clients b/Documentation/i2c/writing-clients
index ee75cbace28d..d4cd4126d1ad 100644
--- a/Documentation/i2c/writing-clients
+++ b/Documentation/i2c/writing-clients
@@ -25,12 +25,23 @@ routines, and should be zero-initialized except for fields with data you
25provide. A client structure holds device-specific information like the 25provide. A client structure holds device-specific information like the
26driver model device node, and its I2C address. 26driver model device node, and its I2C address.
27 27
28/* iff driver uses driver model ("new style") binding model: */
29
30static struct i2c_device_id foo_idtable[] = {
31 { "foo", my_id_for_foo },
32 { "bar", my_id_for_bar },
33 { }
34};
35
36MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, foo_idtable);
37
28static struct i2c_driver foo_driver = { 38static struct i2c_driver foo_driver = {
29 .driver = { 39 .driver = {
30 .name = "foo", 40 .name = "foo",
31 }, 41 },
32 42
33 /* iff driver uses driver model ("new style") binding model: */ 43 /* iff driver uses driver model ("new style") binding model: */
44 .id_table = foo_ids,
34 .probe = foo_probe, 45 .probe = foo_probe,
35 .remove = foo_remove, 46 .remove = foo_remove,
36 47
@@ -173,10 +184,9 @@ handle may be used during foo_probe(). If foo_probe() reports success
173(zero not a negative status code) it may save the handle and use it until 184(zero not a negative status code) it may save the handle and use it until
174foo_remove() returns. That binding model is used by most Linux drivers. 185foo_remove() returns. That binding model is used by most Linux drivers.
175 186
176Drivers match devices when i2c_client.driver_name and the driver name are 187The probe function is called when an entry in the id_table name field
177the same; this approach is used in several other busses that don't have 188matches the device's name. It is passed the entry that was matched so
178device typing support in the hardware. The driver and module name should 189the driver knows which one in the table matched.
179match, so hotplug/coldplug mechanisms will modprobe the driver.
180 190
181 191
182Device Creation (Standard driver model) 192Device Creation (Standard driver model)
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index e07c432c731f..f1e970acad4c 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1208,6 +1208,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1208 mtdparts= [MTD] 1208 mtdparts= [MTD]
1209 See drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c. 1209 See drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c.
1210 1210
1211 mtdset= [ARM]
1212 ARM/S3C2412 JIVE boot control
1213
1214 See arch/arm/mach-s3c2412/mach-jive.c
1215
1211 mtouchusb.raw_coordinates= 1216 mtouchusb.raw_coordinates=
1212 [HW] Make the MicroTouch USB driver use raw coordinates 1217 [HW] Make the MicroTouch USB driver use raw coordinates
1213 ('y', default) or cooked coordinates ('n') 1218 ('y', default) or cooked coordinates ('n')
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 17a6e46fbd43..17f1f91af35c 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -81,23 +81,23 @@ inet_peer_minttl - INTEGER
81 Minimum time-to-live of entries. Should be enough to cover fragment 81 Minimum time-to-live of entries. Should be enough to cover fragment
82 time-to-live on the reassembling side. This minimum time-to-live is 82 time-to-live on the reassembling side. This minimum time-to-live is
83 guaranteed if the pool size is less than inet_peer_threshold. 83 guaranteed if the pool size is less than inet_peer_threshold.
84 Measured in jiffies(1). 84 Measured in seconds.
85 85
86inet_peer_maxttl - INTEGER 86inet_peer_maxttl - INTEGER
87 Maximum time-to-live of entries. Unused entries will expire after 87 Maximum time-to-live of entries. Unused entries will expire after
88 this period of time if there is no memory pressure on the pool (i.e. 88 this period of time if there is no memory pressure on the pool (i.e.
89 when the number of entries in the pool is very small). 89 when the number of entries in the pool is very small).
90 Measured in jiffies(1). 90 Measured in seconds.
91 91
92inet_peer_gc_mintime - INTEGER 92inet_peer_gc_mintime - INTEGER
93 Minimum interval between garbage collection passes. This interval is 93 Minimum interval between garbage collection passes. This interval is
94 in effect under high memory pressure on the pool. 94 in effect under high memory pressure on the pool.
95 Measured in jiffies(1). 95 Measured in seconds.
96 96
97inet_peer_gc_maxtime - INTEGER 97inet_peer_gc_maxtime - INTEGER
98 Minimum interval between garbage collection passes. This interval is 98 Minimum interval between garbage collection passes. This interval is
99 in effect under low (or absent) memory pressure on the pool. 99 in effect under low (or absent) memory pressure on the pool.
100 Measured in jiffies(1). 100 Measured in seconds.
101 101
102TCP variables: 102TCP variables:
103 103
@@ -794,10 +794,6 @@ tag - INTEGER
794 Allows you to write a number, which can be used as required. 794 Allows you to write a number, which can be used as required.
795 Default value is 0. 795 Default value is 0.
796 796
797(1) Jiffie: internal timeunit for the kernel. On the i386 1/100s, on the
798Alpha 1/1024s. See the HZ define in /usr/include/asm/param.h for the exact
799value on your system.
800
801Alexey Kuznetsov. 797Alexey Kuznetsov.
802kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru 798kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru
803 799
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/s2io.txt b/Documentation/networking/s2io.txt
index 4bde53e85f3f..1e28e2ddb90a 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/s2io.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/s2io.txt
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ Valid range: Limited by memory on system
83Default: 30 83Default: 30
84 84
85e. intr_type 85e. intr_type
86Specifies interrupt type. Possible values 1(INTA), 2(MSI), 3(MSI-X) 86Specifies interrupt type. Possible values 0(INTA), 2(MSI-X)
87Valid range: 1-3 87Valid values: 0, 2
88Default: 1 88Default: 2
89 89
905. Performance suggestions 905. Performance suggestions
91General: 91General:
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.au0828 b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.au0828
index aaae360312e4..86d1c8e7b18f 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.au0828
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.au0828
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
1 0 -> Unknown board (au0828) 1 0 -> Unknown board (au0828)
2 1 -> Hauppauge HVR950Q (au0828) [2040:7200] 2 1 -> Hauppauge HVR950Q (au0828) [2040:7200,2040:7210,2040:7217,2040:721b,2040:721f,2040:7280,0fd9:0008]
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]