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* Documentation: extend use case for EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()Luis R. Rodriguez2015-06-051-0/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Current documentation over use case for EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() only acknowledges functions which are "an internal implementation issue, and not really an interface". In practice these days though we have some maintainers taking on preferences to require all new functionality go in with EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(). A maintainer asking developers to use EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() for new functionality tends to be a well accepted and understood position that maintainers can take and typically requires the maintainers educating contributing developers on their own positions and requirements. Developers who submit code to maintainers not familiar with these preferences as optional for new functionality need explicit guidence though as existing documentation does not acknowledge this as a valid possibility. Without this being documented some maintainers are reluctant to accept new functionality with EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(). This extends the use case documentation for EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() to acknowledge acceptance for new functionality. Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@suse.com> [jc: wording tweaked with permission] Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
* Merge branch 'akpm' (incoming from Andrew)Linus Torvalds2014-04-081-1/+1
|\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Merge second patch-bomb from Andrew Morton: - the rest of MM - zram updates - zswap updates - exit - procfs - exec - wait - crash dump - lib/idr - rapidio - adfs, affs, bfs, ufs - cris - Kconfig things - initramfs - small amount of IPC material - percpu enhancements - early ioremap support - various other misc things * emailed patches from Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>: (156 commits) MAINTAINERS: update Intel C600 SAS driver maintainers fs/ufs: remove unused ufs_super_block_third pointer fs/ufs: remove unused ufs_super_block_second pointer fs/ufs: remove unused ufs_super_block_first pointer fs/ufs/super.c: add __init to init_inodecache() doc/kernel-parameters.txt: add early_ioremap_debug arm64: add early_ioremap support arm64: initialize pgprot info earlier in boot x86: use generic early_ioremap mm: create generic early_ioremap() support x86/mm: sparse warning fix for early_memremap lglock: map to spinlock when !CONFIG_SMP percpu: add preemption checks to __this_cpu ops vmstat: use raw_cpu_ops to avoid false positives on preemption checks slub: use raw_cpu_inc for incrementing statistics net: replace __this_cpu_inc in route.c with raw_cpu_inc modules: use raw_cpu_write for initialization of per cpu refcount. mm: use raw_cpu ops for determining current NUMA node percpu: add raw_cpu_ops slub: fix leak of 'name' in sysfs_slab_add ...
| * asm/system.h: clean asm/system.h from docsDavid Howells2014-04-081-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Clean asm/system.h from docs as nothing should refer to that header anymore. Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* | sched: remove sleep_on() and friendsArnd Bergmann2014-04-071-10/+0Star
|/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This is the final piece in the puzzle, as all patches to remove the last users of \(interruptible_\|\)sleep_on\(_timeout\|\) have made it into the 3.15 merge window. The work was long overdue, and this interface in particular should not have survived the BKL removal that was done a couple of years ago. Citing Jon Corbet from http://lwn.net/2001/0201/kernel.php3": "[...] it was suggested that the janitors look for and fix all code that calls sleep_on() [...] since (1) almost all such code is incorrect, and (2) Linus has agreed that those functions should be removed in the 2.5 development series". We haven't quite made it for 2.5, but maybe we can merge this for 3.15. Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* Merge branch 'for-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds2013-02-221-2/+2
|\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial Pull trivial tree from Jiri Kosina: "Assorted tiny fixes queued in trivial tree" * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial: (22 commits) DocBook: update EXPORT_SYMBOL entry to point at export.h Documentation: update top level 00-INDEX file with new additions ARM: at91/ide: remove unsused at91-ide Kconfig entry percpu_counter.h: comment code for better readability x86, efi: fix comment typo in head_32.S IB: cxgb3: delay freeing mem untill entirely done with it net: mvneta: remove unneeded version.h include time: x86: report_lost_ticks doesn't exist any more pcmcia: avoid static analysis complaint about use-after-free fs/jfs: Fix typo in comment : 'how may' -> 'how many' of: add missing documentation for of_platform_populate() btrfs: remove unnecessary cur_trans set before goto loop in join_transaction sound: soc: Fix typo in sound/codecs treewide: Fix typo in various drivers btrfs: fix comment typos Update ibmvscsi module name in Kconfig. powerpc: fix typo (utilties -> utilities) of: fix spelling mistake in comment h8300: Fix home page URL in h8300/README xtensa: Fix home page URL in Kconfig ...
| * DocBook: update EXPORT_SYMBOL entry to point at export.hPaul Gortmaker2013-02-181-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Previously we used to get EXPORT_SYMBOL and friends from module.h but we moved away from that since module.h largely includes the entire header space one way or another. As most users just wanted the simple export related macros, they were spun off into a separate new header -- export.h Update the docs to reflect that. Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
* | Documentation: remove depends on CONFIG_EXPERIMENTALKees Cook2013-01-111-7/+0Star
|/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL config item has not carried much meaning for a while now and is almost always enabled by default. As agreed during the Linux kernel summit, remove it from any "depends on" lines in Kconfigs. CC: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> CC: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz> CC: Masanari Iida <standby24x7@gmail.com> CC: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com> CC: Richard L Maliszewski <richard.l.maliszewski@intel.com> CC: Gang Wei <gang.wei@intel.com> CC: Shane Wang <shane.wang@intel.com> CC: Harry Wei <harryxiyou@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Acked-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
* Documentation: Fix typo in multiple files in DocumentationMasanari Iida2012-04-161-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | Correct multiple spelling typo in Documentation. Signed-off-by: Masanari Iida <standby24x7@gmail.com> Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Reported-by: Anders Larsen <al@alarsen.net> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
* sched: Generalize sleep inside spinlock detectionFrederic Weisbecker2011-06-231-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The sleeping inside spinlock detection is actually used for more general sleeping inside atomic sections debugging: preemption disabled, rcu read side critical sections, interrupts, interrupt disabled, etc... Change the name of the config and its help section to reflect its more general role. Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
* docbook: fix signal_pending() argumentShawn Bohrer2009-12-101-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | Since signal_pending() takes a task_struct pointer as an argument, update the example to pass in 'current'. Signed-off-by: Shawn Bohrer <shawn.bohrer@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* docbook: fix printk of ip addressTobias Klauser2009-07-301-2/+2
| | | | | | | | Use the %pI4 format string instead of %d.%d.%d.%d and NIPQUAD. Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* docbooks: fix fatal filename errorsRandy Dunlap2008-10-271-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fix docbook fatal errors (file location changed): docproc: lin2628-rc1/include/asm-x86/io_32.h: No such file or directory make[1]: *** [Documentation/DocBook/deviceiobook.xml] Error 1 docproc: lin2628-rc1/include/asm-x86/atomic_32.h: No such file or directory make[1]: *** [Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.xml] Error 1 docproc: lin2628-rc1/include/asm-x86/mca_dma.h: No such file or directory make[1]: *** [Documentation/DocBook/mcabook.xml] Error 1 Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* misc: replace remaining __FUNCTION__ with __func__Harvey Harrison2008-10-211-1/+1
| | | | | | | | __FUNCTION__ is gcc-specific, use __func__ Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* docbook/kernel-hacking: fixup x86 path/file namesRandy Dunlap2007-10-131-2/+2
| | | | | | | Fix docbook templates for modified x86 path/filenames. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* [PATCH] fixup Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmplChristoph Hellwig2005-09-211-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | | __FUNCTION__ is the prefered kernel idiom, __func__ is not supported by gcc 2.95 (we actually map __FUNCTION__ to __func__ for more recent compilers, but it should never be used directly) Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* [PATCH] Update Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmplRusty Russell2005-09-091-166/+144Star
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Update the hacking guide, before CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT goes in and it needs rewriting again. Changes include modernization of quotes, removal of most references to bottom halves (some mention required because we still use bh in places to mean softirq). It would be nice to have a discussion of sparse and various annotations. Please send patches straight to akpm. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> (authored) Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* Linux-2.6.12-rc2Linus Torvalds2005-04-171-0/+1349
Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!