13 files changed, 70 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 1a9787ac6173..f86434d7b3d1 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void __unhash_process(struct task_struct *p)
                 detach_pid(p, PIDTYPE_PGID);
                 detach_pid(p, PIDTYPE_SID);
 
-                list_del_init(&p->tasks);
+                list_del_rcu(&p->tasks);
                 __get_cpu_var(process_counts)--;
         }
         list_del_rcu(&p->thread_group);
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 54b15f8cda53..d2fa57d480d4 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ static struct task_struct *dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *orig)
         atomic_set(&tsk->usage,2);
         atomic_set(&tsk->fs_excl, 0);
         tsk->btrace_seq = 0;
+        tsk->splice_pipe = NULL;
         return tsk;
 }
 
@@ -1204,7 +1205,7 @@ static task_t *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
                         attach_pid(p, PIDTYPE_PGID, process_group(p));
                         attach_pid(p, PIDTYPE_SID, p->signal->session);
 
-                        list_add_tail(&p->tasks, &init_task.tasks);
+                        list_add_tail_rcu(&p->tasks, &init_task.tasks);
                         __get_cpu_var(process_counts)++;
                 }
                 attach_pid(p, PIDTYPE_PID, p->pid);
diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index d2a7296c8251..b7f0388bd71c 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static void migrate_hrtimers(int cpu)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
-static int __devinit hrtimer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int hrtimer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
                                         unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
         long cpu = (long)hcpu;
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static int __devinit hrtimer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
         return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata hrtimers_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block hrtimers_nb = {
         .notifier_call = hrtimer_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 1156eb0977d0..1fbf466a29aa 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -585,6 +585,9 @@ int __kprobes register_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
         int i;
 
         rp->kp.pre_handler = pre_handler_kretprobe;
+        rp->kp.post_handler = NULL;
+        rp->kp.fault_handler = NULL;
+        rp->kp.break_handler = NULL;
 
         /* Pre-allocate memory for max kretprobe instances */
         if (rp->maxactive <= 0) {
diff --git a/kernel/power/snapshot.c b/kernel/power/snapshot.c
index c5863d02c89e..3eeedbb13b78 100644
--- a/kernel/power/snapshot.c
+++ b/kernel/power/snapshot.c
@@ -240,14 +240,15 @@ static void copy_data_pages(struct pbe *pblist)
  *      free_pagedir - free pages allocated with alloc_pagedir()
  */
 
-static void free_pagedir(struct pbe *pblist)
+static void free_pagedir(struct pbe *pblist, int clear_nosave_free)
 {
         struct pbe *pbe;
 
         while (pblist) {
                 pbe = (pblist + PB_PAGE_SKIP)->next;
                 ClearPageNosave(virt_to_page(pblist));
-                ClearPageNosaveFree(virt_to_page(pblist));
+                if (clear_nosave_free)
+                        ClearPageNosaveFree(virt_to_page(pblist));
                 free_page((unsigned long)pblist);
                 pblist = pbe;
         }
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ struct pbe *alloc_pagedir(unsigned int nr_pages, gfp_t gfp_mask, int safe_needed
                 pbe->next = alloc_image_page(gfp_mask, safe_needed);
         }
         if (!pbe) { /* get_zeroed_page() failed */
-                free_pagedir(pblist);
+                free_pagedir(pblist, 1);
                 pblist = NULL;
         } else
                 create_pbe_list(pblist, nr_pages);
@@ -736,7 +737,7 @@ static int create_image(struct snapshot_handle *handle)
                 pblist = alloc_pagedir(nr_copy_pages, GFP_ATOMIC, 1);
                 if (pblist)
                         copy_page_backup_list(pblist, p);
-                free_pagedir(p);
+                free_pagedir(p, 0);
                 if (!pblist)
                         error = -ENOMEM;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/profile.c b/kernel/profile.c
index 5a730fdb1a2c..68afe121e507 100644
--- a/kernel/profile.c
+++ b/kernel/profile.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-static int __devinit profile_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *info,
+static int profile_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *info,
                                         unsigned long action, void *__cpu)
 {
         int node, cpu = (unsigned long)__cpu;
diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c
index 13458bbaa1be..6d32ff26f948 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupdate.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static void __devinit rcu_online_cpu(int cpu)
         tasklet_init(&per_cpu(rcu_tasklet, cpu), rcu_process_callbacks, 0UL);
 }
 
-static int __devinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, 
+static int rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
                                 unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
         long cpu = (long)hcpu;
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static int __devinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
         return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata rcu_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block rcu_nb = {
         .notifier_call  = rcu_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 365f0b90b4de..4c64f85698ae 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -4814,7 +4814,7 @@ static int migration_call(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action,
 /* Register at highest priority so that task migration (migrate_all_tasks)
  * happens before everything else.
  */
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata migration_notifier = {
+static struct notifier_block migration_notifier = {
         .notifier_call = migration_call,
         .priority = 10
 };
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index ec8fed42a86f..336f92d64e2e 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static void takeover_tasklets(unsigned int cpu)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
-static int __devinit cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+static int cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
                                   unsigned long action,
                                   void *hcpu)
 {
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static int __devinit cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
         return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata cpu_nfb = {
+static struct notifier_block cpu_nfb = {
         .notifier_call = cpu_callback
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/softlockup.c b/kernel/softlockup.c
index ced91e1ff564..14c7faf02909 100644
--- a/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int watchdog(void * __bind_cpu)
 /*
  * Create/destroy watchdog threads as CPUs come and go:
  */
-static int __devinit
+static int
 cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
         int hotcpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
         return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata cpu_nfb = {
+static struct notifier_block cpu_nfb = {
         .notifier_call = cpu_callback
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 883773788836..67eaf0f54096 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ static void __devinit migrate_timers(int cpu)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
-static int __devinit timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, 
+static int timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
                                 unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
         long cpu = (long)hcpu;
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ static int __devinit timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
         return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata timers_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block timers_nb = {
         .notifier_call  = timer_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/uid16.c b/kernel/uid16.c
index aa25605027c8..187e2a423878 100644
--- a/kernel/uid16.c
+++ b/kernel/uid16.c
@@ -20,43 +20,67 @@
 
 asmlinkage long sys_chown16(const char __user * filename, old_uid_t user, old_gid_t group)
 {
-        return sys_chown(filename, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
+        long ret = sys_chown(filename, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
+        /* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
+        prevent_tail_call(ret);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_lchown16(const char __user * filename, old_uid_t user, old_gid_t group)
 {
-        return sys_lchown(filename, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
+        long ret = sys_lchown(filename, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
+        /* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
+        prevent_tail_call(ret);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_fchown16(unsigned int fd, old_uid_t user, old_gid_t group)
 {
-        return sys_fchown(fd, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
+        long ret = sys_fchown(fd, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
+        /* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
+        prevent_tail_call(ret);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_setregid16(old_gid_t rgid, old_gid_t egid)
 {
-        return sys_setregid(low2highgid(rgid), low2highgid(egid));
+        long ret = sys_setregid(low2highgid(rgid), low2highgid(egid));
+        /* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
+        prevent_tail_call(ret);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_setgid16(old_gid_t gid)
 {
-        return sys_setgid(low2highgid(gid));
+        long ret = sys_setgid(low2highgid(gid));
+        /* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
+        prevent_tail_call(ret);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_setreuid16(old_uid_t ruid, old_uid_t euid)
 {
-        return sys_setreuid(low2highuid(ruid), low2highuid(euid));
+        long ret = sys_setreuid(low2highuid(ruid), low2highuid(euid));
+        /* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
+        prevent_tail_call(ret);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_setuid16(old_uid_t uid)
 {
-        return sys_setuid(low2highuid(uid));
+        long ret = sys_setuid(low2highuid(uid));
+        /* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
+        prevent_tail_call(ret);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_setresuid16(old_uid_t ruid, old_uid_t euid, old_uid_t suid)
 {
-        return sys_setresuid(low2highuid(ruid), low2highuid(euid),
-                low2highuid(suid));
+        long ret = sys_setresuid(low2highuid(ruid), low2highuid(euid),
+                                 low2highuid(suid));
+        /* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
+        prevent_tail_call(ret);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_getresuid16(old_uid_t __user *ruid, old_uid_t __user *euid, old_uid_t __user *suid)
@@ -72,8 +96,11 @@ asmlinkage long sys_getresuid16(old_uid_t __user *ruid, old_uid_t __user *euid,
 
 asmlinkage long sys_setresgid16(old_gid_t rgid, old_gid_t egid, old_gid_t sgid)
 {
-        return sys_setresgid(low2highgid(rgid), low2highgid(egid),
-                low2highgid(sgid));
+        long ret = sys_setresgid(low2highgid(rgid), low2highgid(egid),
+                                 low2highgid(sgid));
+        /* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
+        prevent_tail_call(ret);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_getresgid16(old_gid_t __user *rgid, old_gid_t __user *egid, old_gid_t __user *sgid)
@@ -89,12 +116,18 @@ asmlinkage long sys_getresgid16(old_gid_t __user *rgid, old_gid_t __user *egid,
 
 asmlinkage long sys_setfsuid16(old_uid_t uid)
 {
-        return sys_setfsuid(low2highuid(uid));
+        long ret = sys_setfsuid(low2highuid(uid));
+        /* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
+        prevent_tail_call(ret);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_setfsgid16(old_gid_t gid)
 {
-        return sys_setfsgid(low2highgid(gid));
+        long ret = sys_setfsgid(low2highgid(gid));
+        /* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
+        prevent_tail_call(ret);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 static int groups16_to_user(old_gid_t __user *grouplist,
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index e9e464a90376..880fb415a8f6 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static void take_over_work(struct workqueue_struct *wq, unsigned int cpu)
 }
 
 /* We're holding the cpucontrol mutex here */
-static int __devinit workqueue_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+static int workqueue_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
                                   unsigned long action,
                                   void *hcpu)
 {