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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-rbd | 83 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/sh.tmpl | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/driver-model/interface.txt | 129 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/edac.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fb/00-INDEX | 32 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sh/clk.txt | 32 |
9 files changed, 122 insertions, 181 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-rbd b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-rbd new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..90a87e2a572b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-rbd @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +What: /sys/bus/rbd/ +Date: November 2010 +Contact: Yehuda Sadeh <yehuda@hq.newdream.net>, + Sage Weil <sage@newdream.net> +Description: + +Being used for adding and removing rbd block devices. + +Usage: <mon ip addr> <options> <pool name> <rbd image name> [snap name] + + $ echo "192.168.0.1 name=admin rbd foo" > /sys/bus/rbd/add + +The snapshot name can be "-" or omitted to map the image read/write. A <dev-id> +will be assigned for any registered block device. If snapshot is used, it will +be mapped read-only. + +Removal of a device: + + $ echo <dev-id> > /sys/bus/rbd/remove + +Entries under /sys/bus/rbd/devices/<dev-id>/ +-------------------------------------------- + +client_id + + The ceph unique client id that was assigned for this specific session. + +major + + The block device major number. + +name + + The name of the rbd image. + +pool + + The pool where this rbd image resides. The pool-name pair is unique + per rados system. + +size + + The size (in bytes) of the mapped block device. + +refresh + + Writing to this file will reread the image header data and set + all relevant datastructures accordingly. + +current_snap + + The current snapshot for which the device is mapped. + +create_snap + + Create a snapshot: + + $ echo <snap-name> > /sys/bus/rbd/devices/<dev-id>/snap_create + +rollback_snap + + Rolls back data to the specified snapshot. This goes over the entire + list of rados blocks and sends a rollback command to each. + + $ echo <snap-name> > /sys/bus/rbd/devices/<dev-id>/snap_rollback + +snap_* + + A directory per each snapshot + + +Entries under /sys/bus/rbd/devices/<dev-id>/snap_<snap-name> +------------------------------------------------------------- + +id + + The rados internal snapshot id assigned for this snapshot + +size + + The size of the image when this snapshot was taken. + + diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/sh.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/sh.tmpl index d858d92cf6d9..4a38f604fa66 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/sh.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/sh.tmpl @@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ </sect2> </sect1> </chapter> - <chapter id="clk"> - <title>Clock Framework Extensions</title> -!Iinclude/linux/sh_clk.h - </chapter> <chapter id="mach"> <title>Machine Specific Interfaces</title> <sect1 id="dreamcast"> diff --git a/Documentation/driver-model/interface.txt b/Documentation/driver-model/interface.txt deleted file mode 100644 index c66912bfe866..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/driver-model/interface.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,129 +0,0 @@ - -Device Interfaces - -Introduction -~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -Device interfaces are the logical interfaces of device classes that correlate -directly to userspace interfaces, like device nodes. - -Each device class may have multiple interfaces through which you can -access the same device. An input device may support the mouse interface, -the 'evdev' interface, and the touchscreen interface. A SCSI disk would -support the disk interface, the SCSI generic interface, and possibly a raw -device interface. - -Device interfaces are registered with the class they belong to. As devices -are added to the class, they are added to each interface registered with -the class. The interface is responsible for determining whether the device -supports the interface or not. - - -Programming Interface -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -struct device_interface { - char * name; - rwlock_t lock; - u32 devnum; - struct device_class * devclass; - - struct list_head node; - struct driver_dir_entry dir; - - int (*add_device)(struct device *); - int (*add_device)(struct intf_data *); -}; - -int interface_register(struct device_interface *); -void interface_unregister(struct device_interface *); - - -An interface must specify the device class it belongs to. It is added -to that class's list of interfaces on registration. - - -Interfaces can be added to a device class at any time. Whenever it is -added, each device in the class is passed to the interface's -add_device callback. When an interface is removed, each device is -removed from the interface. - - -Devices -~~~~~~~ -Once a device is added to a device class, it is added to each -interface that is registered with the device class. The class -is expected to place a class-specific data structure in -struct device::class_data. The interface can use that (along with -other fields of struct device) to determine whether or not the driver -and/or device support that particular interface. - - -Data -~~~~ - -struct intf_data { - struct list_head node; - struct device_interface * intf; - struct device * dev; - u32 intf_num; -}; - -int interface_add_data(struct interface_data *); - -The interface is responsible for allocating and initializing a struct -intf_data and calling interface_add_data() to add it to the device's list -of interfaces it belongs to. This list will be iterated over when the device -is removed from the class (instead of all possible interfaces for a class). -This structure should probably be embedded in whatever per-device data -structure the interface is allocating anyway. - -Devices are enumerated within the interface. This happens in interface_add_data() -and the enumerated value is stored in the struct intf_data for that device. - -sysfs -~~~~~ -Each interface is given a directory in the directory of the device -class it belongs to: - -Interfaces get a directory in the class's directory as well: - - class/ - `-- input - |-- devices - |-- drivers - |-- mouse - `-- evdev - -When a device is added to the interface, a symlink is created that points -to the device's directory in the physical hierarchy: - - class/ - `-- input - |-- devices - | `-- 1 -> ../../../root/pci0/00:1f.0/usb_bus/00:1f.2-1:0/ - |-- drivers - | `-- usb:usb_mouse -> ../../../bus/drivers/usb_mouse/ - |-- mouse - | `-- 1 -> ../../../root/pci0/00:1f.0/usb_bus/00:1f.2-1:0/ - `-- evdev - `-- 1 -> ../../../root/pci0/00:1f.0/usb_bus/00:1f.2-1:0/ - - -Future Plans -~~~~~~~~~~~~ -A device interface is correlated directly with a userspace interface -for a device, specifically a device node. For instance, a SCSI disk -exposes at least two interfaces to userspace: the standard SCSI disk -interface and the SCSI generic interface. It might also export a raw -device interface. - -Many interfaces have a major number associated with them and each -device gets a minor number. Or, multiple interfaces might share one -major number, and each will receive a range of minor numbers (like in -the case of input devices). - -These major and minor numbers could be stored in the interface -structure. Major and minor allocations could happen when the interface -is registered with the class, or via a helper function. - diff --git a/Documentation/edac.txt b/Documentation/edac.txt index 0b875e8da969..9ee774de57cd 100644 --- a/Documentation/edac.txt +++ b/Documentation/edac.txt @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ csrow3. The representation of the above is reflected in the directory tree in EDAC's sysfs interface. Starting in directory /sys/devices/system/edac/mc each memory controller will be represented -by its own 'mcX' directory, where 'X" is the index of the MC. +by its own 'mcX' directory, where 'X' is the index of the MC. ..../edac/mc/ @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ by its own 'mcX' directory, where 'X" is the index of the MC. .... Under each 'mcX' directory each 'csrowX' is again represented by a -'csrowX', where 'X" is the csrow index: +'csrowX', where 'X' is the csrow index: .../mc/mc0/ @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ EDAC control and attribute files. In 'mcX' directories are EDAC control and attribute files for -this 'X" instance of the memory controllers: +this 'X' instance of the memory controllers: Counter reset control file: @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ Sdram memory scrubbing rate: 'csrowX' DIRECTORIES In the 'csrowX' directories are EDAC control and attribute files for -this 'X" instance of csrow: +this 'X' instance of csrow: Total Uncorrectable Errors count attribute file: diff --git a/Documentation/fb/00-INDEX b/Documentation/fb/00-INDEX index a618fd99c9f0..30a70542e823 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/fb/00-INDEX @@ -4,33 +4,41 @@ please mail me. Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> 00-INDEX - - this file + - this file. arkfb.txt - info on the fbdev driver for ARK Logic chips. aty128fb.txt - info on the ATI Rage128 frame buffer driver. cirrusfb.txt - info on the driver for Cirrus Logic chipsets. +cmap_xfbdev.txt + - an introduction to fbdev's cmap structures. deferred_io.txt - an introduction to deferred IO. +efifb.txt + - info on the EFI platform driver for Intel based Apple computers. +ep93xx-fb.txt + - info on the driver for EP93xx LCD controller. fbcon.txt - intro to and usage guide for the framebuffer console (fbcon). framebuffer.txt - introduction to frame buffer devices. -imacfb.txt - - info on the generic EFI platform driver for Intel based Macs. +gxfb.txt + - info on the framebuffer driver for AMD Geode GX2 based processors. intel810.txt - documentation for the Intel 810/815 framebuffer driver. intelfb.txt - docs for Intel 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G/915G/945G fb driver. internals.txt - quick overview of frame buffer device internals. +lxfb.txt + - info on the framebuffer driver for AMD Geode LX based processors. matroxfb.txt - info on the Matrox framebuffer driver for Alpha, Intel and PPC. +metronomefb.txt + - info on the driver for the Metronome display controller. modedb.txt - info on the video mode database. -matroxfb.txt - - info on the Matrox frame buffer driver. pvr2fb.txt - info on the PowerVR 2 frame buffer driver. pxafb.txt @@ -39,13 +47,23 @@ s3fb.txt - info on the fbdev driver for S3 Trio/Virge chips. sa1100fb.txt - information about the driver for the SA-1100 LCD controller. +sh7760fb.txt + - info on the SH7760/SH7763 integrated LCDC Framebuffer driver. sisfb.txt - info on the framebuffer device driver for various SiS chips. sstfb.txt - info on the frame buffer driver for 3dfx' Voodoo Graphics boards. tgafb.txt - - info on the TGA (DECChip 21030) frame buffer driver + - info on the TGA (DECChip 21030) frame buffer driver. +tridentfb.txt + info on the framebuffer driver for some Trident chip based cards. +uvesafb.txt + - info on the userspace VESA (VBE2+ compliant) frame buffer device. vesafb.txt - - info on the VESA frame buffer device + - info on the VESA frame buffer device. +viafb.modes + - list of modes for VIA Integration Graphic Chip. +viafb.txt + - info on the VIA Integration Graphic Chip console framebuffer driver. vt8623fb.txt - info on the fb driver for the graphics core in VIA VT8623 chipsets. diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt index ed7e5efc06d8..55c28b79d8dc 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt @@ -660,11 +660,10 @@ struct address_space_operations { releasepage: releasepage is called on PagePrivate pages to indicate that the page should be freed if possible. ->releasepage should remove any private data from the page and clear the - PagePrivate flag. It may also remove the page from the - address_space. If this fails for some reason, it may indicate - failure with a 0 return value. - This is used in two distinct though related cases. The first - is when the VM finds a clean page with no active users and + PagePrivate flag. If releasepage() fails for some reason, it must + indicate failure with a 0 return value. + releasepage() is used in two distinct though related cases. The + first is when the VM finds a clean page with no active users and wants to make it a free page. If ->releasepage succeeds, the page will be removed from the address_space and become free. diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 92e83e53148f..cdd2a6e8a3b7 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -2385,6 +2385,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file improve throughput, but will also increase the amount of memory reserved for use by the client. + swapaccount[=0|1] + [KNL] Enable accounting of swap in memory resource + controller if no parameter or 1 is given or disable + it if 0 is given (See Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt) + swiotlb= [IA-64] Number of I/O TLB slabs switches= [HW,M68k] diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt index fe95105992c5..3c5e465296e1 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt @@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ tcp_adv_win_scale - INTEGER Count buffering overhead as bytes/2^tcp_adv_win_scale (if tcp_adv_win_scale > 0) or bytes-bytes/2^(-tcp_adv_win_scale), if it is <= 0. + Possible values are [-31, 31], inclusive. Default: 2 tcp_allowed_congestion_control - STRING diff --git a/Documentation/sh/clk.txt b/Documentation/sh/clk.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 114b595cfa97..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/sh/clk.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Clock framework on SuperH architecture - -The framework on SH extends existing API by the function clk_set_rate_ex, -which prototype is as follows: - - clk_set_rate_ex (struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate, int algo_id) - -The algo_id parameter is used to specify algorithm used to recalculate clocks, -adjanced to clock, specified as first argument. It is assumed that algo_id==0 -means no changes to adjanced clock - -Internally, the clk_set_rate_ex forwards request to clk->ops->set_rate method, -if it is present in ops structure. The method should set the clock rate and adjust -all needed clocks according to the passed algo_id. -Exact values for algo_id are machine-dependent. For the sh7722, the following -values are defined: - - NO_CHANGE = 0, - IUS_N1_N1, /* I:U = N:1, U:Sh = N:1 */ - IUS_322, /* I:U:Sh = 3:2:2 */ - IUS_522, /* I:U:Sh = 5:2:2 */ - IUS_N11, /* I:U:Sh = N:1:1 */ - SB_N1, /* Sh:B = N:1 */ - SB3_N1, /* Sh:B3 = N:1 */ - SB3_32, /* Sh:B3 = 3:2 */ - SB3_43, /* Sh:B3 = 4:3 */ - SB3_54, /* Sh:B3 = 5:4 */ - BP_N1, /* B:P = N:1 */ - IP_N1 /* I:P = N:1 */ - -Each of these constants means relation between clocks that can be set via the FRQCR -register |