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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/cgroups.txt | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/adt7473 | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 9 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/memory-barriers.txt | 12 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx23885 | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx | 2 |
7 files changed, 31 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups.txt b/Documentation/cgroups.txt index c298a6690e0d..824fc0274471 100644 --- a/Documentation/cgroups.txt +++ b/Documentation/cgroups.txt | |||
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ and then start a subshell 'sh' in that cgroup: | |||
310 | cd /dev/cgroup | 310 | cd /dev/cgroup |
311 | mkdir Charlie | 311 | mkdir Charlie |
312 | cd Charlie | 312 | cd Charlie |
313 | /bin/echo 2-3 > cpus | 313 | /bin/echo 2-3 > cpuset.cpus |
314 | /bin/echo 1 > mems | 314 | /bin/echo 1 > cpuset.mems |
315 | /bin/echo $$ > tasks | 315 | /bin/echo $$ > tasks |
316 | sh | 316 | sh |
317 | # The subshell 'sh' is now running in cgroup Charlie | 317 | # The subshell 'sh' is now running in cgroup Charlie |
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 3c35d452b1a9..5b3f31faed56 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | |||
@@ -289,6 +289,14 @@ Who: Glauber Costa <gcosta@redhat.com> | |||
289 | 289 | ||
290 | --------------------------- | 290 | --------------------------- |
291 | 291 | ||
292 | What: old style serial driver for ColdFire (CONFIG_SERIAL_COLDFIRE) | ||
293 | When: 2.6.28 | ||
294 | Why: This driver still uses the old interface and has been replaced | ||
295 | by CONFIG_SERIAL_MCF. | ||
296 | Who: Sebastian Siewior <sebastian@breakpoint.cc> | ||
297 | |||
298 | --------------------------- | ||
299 | |||
292 | What: /sys/o2cb symlink | 300 | What: /sys/o2cb symlink |
293 | When: January 2010 | 301 | When: January 2010 |
294 | Why: /sys/fs/o2cb is the proper location for this information - /sys/o2cb | 302 | Why: /sys/fs/o2cb is the proper location for this information - /sys/o2cb |
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473 b/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473 index 22d8b19046ab..2126de34c711 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473 | |||
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ point2: Set the pwm speed at a higher temperature bound. | |||
69 | 69 | ||
70 | The ADT7473 will scale the pwm between the lower and higher pwm speed when | 70 | The ADT7473 will scale the pwm between the lower and higher pwm speed when |
71 | the temperature is between the two temperature boundaries. PWM values range | 71 | the temperature is between the two temperature boundaries. PWM values range |
72 | from 0 (off) to 255 (full speed). | 72 | from 0 (off) to 255 (full speed). Fan speed will be set to maximum when the |
73 | temperature sensor associated with the PWM control exceeds temp#_max. | ||
73 | 74 | ||
74 | Notes | 75 | Notes |
75 | ----- | 76 | ----- |
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index cdd5b934f43e..e07c432c731f 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |||
@@ -398,9 +398,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
398 | cio_ignore= [S390] | 398 | cio_ignore= [S390] |
399 | See Documentation/s390/CommonIO for details. | 399 | See Documentation/s390/CommonIO for details. |
400 | 400 | ||
401 | cio_msg= [S390] | ||
402 | See Documentation/s390/CommonIO for details. | ||
403 | |||
404 | clock= [BUGS=X86-32, HW] gettimeofday clocksource override. | 401 | clock= [BUGS=X86-32, HW] gettimeofday clocksource override. |
405 | [Deprecated] | 402 | [Deprecated] |
406 | Forces specified clocksource (if available) to be used | 403 | Forces specified clocksource (if available) to be used |
@@ -689,6 +686,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
689 | floppy= [HW] | 686 | floppy= [HW] |
690 | See Documentation/floppy.txt. | 687 | See Documentation/floppy.txt. |
691 | 688 | ||
689 | force_pal_cache_flush | ||
690 | [IA-64] Avoid check_sal_cache_flush which may hang on | ||
691 | buggy SAL_CACHE_FLUSH implementations. Using this | ||
692 | parameter will force ia64_sal_cache_flush to call | ||
693 | ia64_pal_cache_flush instead of SAL_CACHE_FLUSH. | ||
694 | |||
692 | gamecon.map[2|3]= | 695 | gamecon.map[2|3]= |
693 | [HW,JOY] Multisystem joystick and NES/SNES/PSX pad | 696 | [HW,JOY] Multisystem joystick and NES/SNES/PSX pad |
694 | support via parallel port (up to 5 devices per port) | 697 | support via parallel port (up to 5 devices per port) |
diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt index e5a819a4f0c9..f5b7127f54ac 100644 --- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt +++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt | |||
@@ -994,7 +994,17 @@ The Linux kernel has eight basic CPU memory barriers: | |||
994 | DATA DEPENDENCY read_barrier_depends() smp_read_barrier_depends() | 994 | DATA DEPENDENCY read_barrier_depends() smp_read_barrier_depends() |
995 | 995 | ||
996 | 996 | ||
997 | All CPU memory barriers unconditionally imply compiler barriers. | 997 | All memory barriers except the data dependency barriers imply a compiler |
998 | barrier. Data dependencies do not impose any additional compiler ordering. | ||
999 | |||
1000 | Aside: In the case of data dependencies, the compiler would be expected to | ||
1001 | issue the loads in the correct order (eg. `a[b]` would have to load the value | ||
1002 | of b before loading a[b]), however there is no guarantee in the C specification | ||
1003 | that the compiler may not speculate the value of b (eg. is equal to 1) and load | ||
1004 | a before b (eg. tmp = a[1]; if (b != 1) tmp = a[b]; ). There is also the | ||
1005 | problem of a compiler reloading b after having loaded a[b], thus having a newer | ||
1006 | copy of b than a[b]. A consensus has not yet been reached about these problems, | ||
1007 | however the ACCESS_ONCE macro is a good place to start looking. | ||
998 | 1008 | ||
999 | SMP memory barriers are reduced to compiler barriers on uniprocessor compiled | 1009 | SMP memory barriers are reduced to compiler barriers on uniprocessor compiled |
1000 | systems because it is assumed that a CPU will appear to be self-consistent, | 1010 | systems because it is assumed that a CPU will appear to be self-consistent, |
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx23885 b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx23885 index 929b90c8387f..191194ea1e25 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx23885 +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx23885 | |||
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ | |||
5 | 4 -> DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express [18ac:d500] | 5 | 4 -> DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express [18ac:d500] |
6 | 5 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1500Q [0070:7790,0070:7797] | 6 | 5 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1500Q [0070:7790,0070:7797] |
7 | 6 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1500 [0070:7710,0070:7717] | 7 | 6 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1500 [0070:7710,0070:7717] |
8 | 7 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1200 [0070:71d1] | 8 | 7 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1200 [0070:71d1,0070:71d3] |
9 | 8 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1700 [0070:8101] | 9 | 8 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1700 [0070:8101] |
10 | 9 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1400 [0070:8010] | 10 | 9 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1400 [0070:8010] |
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx index f40e09296f30..1d6a245c828f 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx | |||
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ | |||
14 | 13 -> Terratec Prodigy XS (em2880) [0ccd:0047] | 14 | 13 -> Terratec Prodigy XS (em2880) [0ccd:0047] |
15 | 14 -> Pixelview Prolink PlayTV USB 2.0 (em2820/em2840) | 15 | 14 -> Pixelview Prolink PlayTV USB 2.0 (em2820/em2840) |
16 | 15 -> V-Gear PocketTV (em2800) | 16 | 15 -> V-Gear PocketTV (em2800) |
17 | 16 -> Hauppauge WinTV HVR 950 (em2880) [2040:6513] | 17 | 16 -> Hauppauge WinTV HVR 950 (em2880) [2040:6513,2040:6517,2040:651b,2040:651f] |