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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-acpi-pmprofile b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-acpi-pmprofile new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..964c7a8afb26 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-acpi-pmprofile @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +What: /sys/firmware/acpi/pm_profile +Date: 03-Nov-2011 +KernelVersion: v3.2 +Contact: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org +Description: The ACPI pm_profile sysfs interface exports the platform + power management (and performance) requirement expectations + as provided by BIOS. The integer value is directly passed as + retrieved from the FADT ACPI table. +Values: For possible values see ACPI specification: + 5.2.9 Fixed ACPI Description Table (FADT) + Field: Preferred_PM_Profile + + Currently these values are defined by spec: + 0 Unspecified + 1 Desktop + 2 Mobile + 3 Workstation + 4 Enterprise Server + 5 SOHO Server + 6 Appliance PC + 7 Performance Server + >7 Reserved diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-cciss b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-cciss index f5bb0a3bb8c0..53d99edd1d75 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-cciss +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-cciss @@ -71,3 +71,10 @@ Description: Value of 1 indicates the controller can honor the reset_devices a dump device, as kdump requires resetting the device in order to work reliably. +Where: /sys/bus/pci/devices/<dev>/ccissX/transport_mode +Date: July 2011 +Kernel Version: 3.0 +Contact: iss_storagedev@hp.com +Description: Value of "simple" indicates that the controller has been placed + in "simple mode". Value of "performant" indicates that the + controller has been placed in "performant mode". diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle index c940239d9678..2b90d328b3ba 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle @@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ if (condition) else do_that(); -This does not apply if one branch of a conditional statement is a single -statement. Use braces in both branches. +This does not apply if only one branch of a conditional statement is a single +statement; in the latter case use braces in both branches: if (condition) { do_this(); diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl index c27915893974..196b8b9dba11 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ The Linux DRM layer contains code intended to support the needs of complex graphics devices, usually containing programmable pipelines well suited to 3D graphics acceleration. Graphics - drivers in the kernel can make use of DRM functions to make + drivers in the kernel may make use of DRM functions to make tasks like memory management, interrupt handling and DMA easier, and provide a uniform interface to applications. </para> @@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ existing drivers. </para> <para> - First, we'll go over some typical driver initialization + First, we go over some typical driver initialization requirements, like setting up command buffers, creating an initial output configuration, and initializing core services. - Subsequent sections will cover core internals in more detail, + Subsequent sections cover core internals in more detail, providing implementation notes and examples. </para> <para> @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ </para> <para> The core of every DRM driver is struct drm_driver. Drivers - will typically statically initialize a drm_driver structure, + typically statically initialize a drm_driver structure, then pass it to drm_init() at load time. </para> @@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ </para> <programlisting> static struct drm_driver driver = { - /* don't use mtrr's here, the Xserver or user space app should - * deal with them for intel hardware. + /* Don't use MTRRs here; the Xserver or userspace app should + * deal with them for Intel hardware. */ .driver_features = DRIVER_USE_AGP | DRIVER_REQUIRE_AGP | @@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ </programlisting> <para> In the example above, taken from the i915 DRM driver, the driver - sets several flags indicating what core features it supports. - We'll go over the individual callbacks in later sections. Since + sets several flags indicating what core features it supports; + we go over the individual callbacks in later sections. Since flags indicate which features your driver supports to the DRM core, you need to set most of them prior to calling drm_init(). Some, like DRIVER_MODESET can be set later based on user supplied parameters, @@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ <term>DRIVER_HAVE_IRQ</term><term>DRIVER_IRQ_SHARED</term> <listitem> <para> - DRIVER_HAVE_IRQ indicates whether the driver has a IRQ - handler, DRIVER_IRQ_SHARED indicates whether the device & + DRIVER_HAVE_IRQ indicates whether the driver has an IRQ + handler. DRIVER_IRQ_SHARED indicates whether the device & handler support shared IRQs (note that this is required of PCI drivers). </para> @@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ <term>DRIVER_DMA_QUEUE</term> <listitem> <para> - If the driver queues DMA requests and completes them - asynchronously, this flag should be set. Deprecated. + Should be set if the driver queues DMA requests and completes them + asynchronously. Deprecated. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ </variablelist> <para> In this specific case, the driver requires AGP and supports - IRQs. DMA, as we'll see, is handled by device specific ioctls + IRQs. DMA, as discussed later, is handled by device-specific ioctls in this case. It also supports the kernel mode setting APIs, though unlike in the actual i915 driver source, this example unconditionally exports KMS capability. @@ -269,36 +269,34 @@ initial output configuration. </para> <para> - Note that the tasks performed at driver load time must not - conflict with DRM client requirements. For instance, if user + If compatibility is a concern (e.g. with drivers converted over + to the new interfaces from the old ones), care must be taken to + prevent device initialization and control that is incompatible with + currently active userspace drivers. For instance, if user level mode setting drivers are in use, it would be problematic to perform output discovery & configuration at load time. - Likewise, if pre-memory management aware user level drivers are + Likewise, if user-level drivers unaware of memory management are in use, memory management and command buffer setup may need to - be omitted. These requirements are driver specific, and care + be omitted. These requirements are driver-specific, and care needs to be taken to keep both old and new applications and libraries working. The i915 driver supports the "modeset" module parameter to control whether advanced features are - enabled at load time or in legacy fashion. If compatibility is - a concern (e.g. with drivers converted over to the new interfaces - from the old ones), care must be taken to prevent incompatible - device initialization and control with the currently active - userspace drivers. + enabled at load time or in legacy fashion. </para> <sect2> <title>Driver private & performance counters</title> <para> The driver private hangs off the main drm_device structure and - can be used for tracking various device specific bits of + can be used for tracking various device-specific bits of information, like register offsets, command buffer status, register state for suspend/resume, etc. At load time, a - driver can simply allocate one and set drm_device.dev_priv - appropriately; at unload the driver can free it and set - drm_device.dev_priv to NULL. + driver may simply allocate one and set drm_device.dev_priv + appropriately; it should be freed and drm_device.dev_priv set + to NULL when the driver is unloaded. </para> <para> - The DRM supports several counters which can be used for rough + The DRM supports several counters which may be used for rough performance characterization. Note that the DRM stat counter system is not often used by applications, and supporting additional counters is completely optional. @@ -307,15 +305,15 @@ These interfaces are deprecated and should not be used. If performance monitoring is desired, the developer should investigate and potentially enhance the kernel perf and tracing infrastructure to export - GPU related performance information to performance monitoring - tools and applications. + GPU related performance information for consumption by performance + monitoring tools and applications. </para> </sect2> <sect2> <title>Configuring the device</title> <para> - Obviously, device configuration will be device specific. + Obviously, device configuration is device-specific. However, there are several common operations: finding a device's PCI resources, mapping them, and potentially setting up an IRQ handler. @@ -323,10 +321,10 @@ <para> Finding & mapping resources is fairly straightforward. The DRM wrapper functions, drm_get_resource_start() and - drm_get_resource_len() can be used to find BARs on the given + drm_get_resource_len(), may be used to find BARs on the given drm_device struct. Once those values have been retrieved, the driver load function can call drm_addmap() to create a new - mapping for the BAR in question. Note you'll probably want a + mapping for the BAR in question. Note that you probably want a drm_local_map_t in your driver private structure to track any mappings you create. <!-- !Fdrivers/gpu/drm/drm_bufs.c drm_get_resource_* --> @@ -335,20 +333,20 @@ <para> if compatibility with other operating systems isn't a concern (DRM drivers can run under various BSD variants and OpenSolaris), - native Linux calls can be used for the above, e.g. pci_resource_* + native Linux calls may be used for the above, e.g. pci_resource_* and iomap*/iounmap. See the Linux device driver book for more info. </para> <para> - Once you have a register map, you can use the DRM_READn() and + Once you have a register map, you may use the DRM_READn() and DRM_WRITEn() macros to access the registers on your device, or - use driver specific versions to offset into your MMIO space - relative to a driver specific base pointer (see I915_READ for - example). + use driver-specific versions to offset into your MMIO space + relative to a driver-specific base pointer (see I915_READ for + an example). </para> <para> If your device supports interrupt generation, you may want to - setup an interrupt handler at driver load time as well. This + set up an interrupt handler when the driver is loaded. This is done using the drm_irq_install() function. If your device supports vertical blank interrupts, it should call drm_vblank_init() to initialize the core vblank handling code before @@ -357,7 +355,7 @@ </para> <!--!Fdrivers/char/drm/drm_irq.c drm_irq_install--> <para> - Once your interrupt handler is registered (it'll use your + Once your interrupt handler is registered (it uses your drm_driver.irq_handler as the actual interrupt handling function), you can safely enable interrupts on your device, assuming any other state your interrupt handler uses is also @@ -371,10 +369,10 @@ using the pci_map_rom() call, a convenience function that takes care of mapping the actual ROM, whether it has been shadowed into memory (typically at address 0xc0000) or exists - on the PCI device in the ROM BAR. Note that once you've - mapped the ROM and extracted any necessary information, be - sure to unmap it; on many devices the ROM address decoder is - shared with other BARs, so leaving it mapped can cause + on the PCI device in the ROM BAR. Note that after the ROM + has been mapped and any necessary information has been extracted, + it should be unmapped; on many devices, the ROM address decoder is + shared with other BARs, so leaving it mapped could cause undesired behavior like hangs or memory corruption. <!--!Fdrivers/pci/rom.c pci_map_rom--> </para> @@ -389,9 +387,9 @@ should support a memory manager. </para> <para> - If your driver supports memory management (it should!), you'll + If your driver supports memory management (it should!), you need to set that up at load time as well. How you initialize - it depends on which memory manager you're using, TTM or GEM. + it depends on which memory manager you're using: TTM or GEM. </para> <sect3> <title>TTM initialization</title> @@ -401,7 +399,7 @@ and devices with dedicated video RAM (VRAM), i.e. most discrete graphics devices. If your device has dedicated RAM, supporting TTM is desirable. TTM also integrates tightly with your - driver specific buffer execution function. See the radeon + driver-specific buffer execution function. See the radeon driver for examples. </para> <para> @@ -429,21 +427,21 @@ created by the memory manager at runtime. Your global TTM should have a type of TTM_GLOBAL_TTM_MEM. The size field for the global object should be sizeof(struct ttm_mem_global), and the init and - release hooks should point at your driver specific init and - release routines, which will probably eventually call - ttm_mem_global_init and ttm_mem_global_release respectively. + release hooks should point at your driver-specific init and + release routines, which probably eventually call + ttm_mem_global_init and ttm_mem_global_release, respectively. </para> <para> Once your global TTM accounting structure is set up and initialized - (done by calling ttm_global_item_ref on the global object you - just created), you'll need to create a buffer object TTM to + by calling ttm_global_item_ref() on it, + you need to create a buffer object TTM to provide a pool for buffer object allocation by clients and the kernel itself. The type of this object should be TTM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO, and its size should be sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global). Again, - driver specific init and release functions can be provided, - likely eventually calling ttm_bo_global_init and - ttm_bo_global_release, respectively. Also like the previous - object, ttm_global_item_ref is used to create an initial reference + driver-specific init and release functions may be provided, + likely eventually calling ttm_bo_global_init() and + ttm_bo_global_release(), respectively. Also, like the previous + object, ttm_global_item_ref() is used to create an initial reference count for the TTM, which will call your initialization function. </para> </sect3> @@ -453,27 +451,26 @@ GEM is an alternative to TTM, designed specifically for UMA devices. It has simpler initialization and execution requirements than TTM, but has no VRAM management capability. Core GEM - initialization is comprised of a basic drm_mm_init call to create + is initialized by calling drm_mm_init() to create a GTT DRM MM object, which provides an address space pool for - object allocation. In a KMS configuration, the driver will - need to allocate and initialize a command ring buffer following - basic GEM initialization. Most UMA devices have a so-called + object allocation. In a KMS configuration, the driver + needs to allocate and initialize a command ring buffer following + core GEM initialization. A UMA device usually has what is called a "stolen" memory region, which provides space for the initial framebuffer and large, contiguous memory regions required by the - device. This space is not typically managed by GEM, and must + device. This space is not typically managed by GEM, and it must be initialized separately into its own DRM MM object. </para> <para> - Initialization will be driver specific, and will depend on - the architecture of the device. In the case of Intel + Initialization is driver-specific. In the case of Intel integrated graphics chips like 965GM, GEM initialization can be done by calling the internal GEM init function, i915_gem_do_init(). Since the 965GM is a UMA device - (i.e. it doesn't have dedicated VRAM), GEM will manage + (i.e. it doesn't have dedicated VRAM), GEM manages making regular RAM available for GPU operations. Memory set aside by the BIOS (called "stolen" memory by the i915 - driver) will be managed by the DRM memrange allocator; the - rest of the aperture will be managed by GEM. + driver) is managed by the DRM memrange allocator; the + rest of the aperture is managed by GEM. <programlisting> /* Basic memrange allocator for stolen space (aka vram) */ drm_memrange_init(&dev_priv->vram, 0, prealloc_size); @@ -483,7 +480,7 @@ <!--!Edrivers/char/drm/drm_memrange.c--> </para> <para> - Once the memory manager has been set up, we can allocate the + Once the memory manager has been set up, we may allocate the command buffer. In the i915 case, this is also done with a GEM function, i915_gem_init_ringbuffer(). </para> @@ -493,16 +490,25 @@ <sect2> <title>Output configuration</title> <para> - The final initialization task is output configuration. This involves - finding and initializing the CRTCs, encoders and connectors - for your device, creating an initial configuration and - registering a framebuffer console driver. + The final initialization task is output configuration. This involves: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + Finding and initializing the CRTCs, encoders, and connectors + for the device. + </listitem> + <listitem> + Creating an initial configuration. + </listitem> + <listitem> + Registering a framebuffer console driver. + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </para> <sect3> <title>Output discovery and initialization</title> <para> - Several core functions exist to create CRTCs, encoders and - connectors, namely drm_crtc_init(), drm_connector_init() and + Several core functions exist to create CRTCs, encoders, and + connectors, namely: drm_crtc_init(), drm_connector_init(), and drm_encoder_init(), along with several "helper" functions to perform common tasks. </para> @@ -555,10 +561,10 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) </programlisting> <para> In the example above (again, taken from the i915 driver), a - CRT connector and encoder combination is created. A device - specific i2c bus is also created, for fetching EDID data and + CRT connector and encoder combination is created. A device-specific + i2c bus is also created for fetching EDID data and performing monitor detection. Once the process is complete, - the new connector is registered with sysfs, to make its + the new connector is registered with sysfs to make its properties available to applications. </para> <sect4> @@ -567,12 +573,12 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) Since many PC-class graphics devices have similar display output designs, the DRM provides a set of helper functions to make output management easier. The core helper routines handle - encoder re-routing and disabling of unused functions following - mode set. Using the helpers is optional, but recommended for + encoder re-routing and the disabling of unused functions following + mode setting. Using the helpers is optional, but recommended for devices with PC-style architectures (i.e. a set of display planes for feeding pixels to encoders which are in turn routed to connectors). Devices with more complex requirements needing - finer grained management can opt to use the core callbacks + finer grained management may opt to use the core callbacks directly. </para> <para> @@ -580,17 +586,25 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) </para> </sect4> <para> - For each encoder, CRTC and connector, several functions must - be provided, depending on the object type. Encoder objects - need to provide a DPMS (basically on/off) function, mode fixup - (for converting requested modes into native hardware timings), - and prepare, set and commit functions for use by the core DRM - helper functions. Connector helpers need to provide mode fetch and - validity functions as well as an encoder matching function for - returning an ideal encoder for a given connector. The core - connector functions include a DPMS callback, (deprecated) - save/restore routines, detection, mode probing, property handling, - and cleanup functions. + Each encoder object needs to provide: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + A DPMS (basically on/off) function. + </listitem> + <listitem> + A mode-fixup function (for converting requested modes into + native hardware timings). + </listitem> + <listitem> + Functions (prepare, set, and commit) for use by the core DRM + helper functions. + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + Connector helpers need to provide functions (mode-fetch, validity, + and encoder-matching) for returning an ideal encoder for a given + connector. The core connector functions include a DPMS callback, + save/restore routines (deprecated), detection, mode probing, + property handling, and cleanup functions. </para> <!--!Edrivers/char/drm/drm_crtc.h--> <!--!Edrivers/char/drm/drm_crtc.c--> @@ -605,23 +619,34 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) <title>VBlank event handling</title> <para> The DRM core exposes two vertical blank related ioctls: - DRM_IOCTL_WAIT_VBLANK and DRM_IOCTL_MODESET_CTL. + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>DRM_IOCTL_WAIT_VBLANK</term> + <listitem> + <para> + This takes a struct drm_wait_vblank structure as its argument, + and it is used to block or request a signal when a specified + vblank event occurs. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>DRM_IOCTL_MODESET_CTL</term> + <listitem> + <para> + This should be called by application level drivers before and + after mode setting, since on many devices the vertical blank + counter is reset at that time. Internally, the DRM snapshots + the last vblank count when the ioctl is called with the + _DRM_PRE_MODESET command, so that the counter won't go backwards + (which is dealt with when _DRM_POST_MODESET is used). + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> <!--!Edrivers/char/drm/drm_irq.c--> </para> <para> - DRM_IOCTL_WAIT_VBLANK takes a struct drm_wait_vblank structure - as its argument, and is used to block or request a signal when a - specified vblank event occurs. - </para> - <para> - DRM_IOCTL_MODESET_CTL should be called by application level - drivers before and after mode setting, since on many devices the - vertical blank counter will be reset at that time. Internally, - the DRM snapshots the last vblank count when the ioctl is called - with the _DRM_PRE_MODESET command so that the counter won't go - backwards (which is dealt with when _DRM_POST_MODESET is used). - </para> - <para> To support the functions above, the DRM core provides several helper functions for tracking vertical blank counters, and requires drivers to provide several callbacks: @@ -632,24 +657,24 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) register. The enable and disable vblank callbacks should enable and disable vertical blank interrupts, respectively. In the absence of DRM clients waiting on vblank events, the core DRM - code will use the disable_vblank() function to disable - interrupts, which saves power. They'll be re-enabled again when + code uses the disable_vblank() function to disable + interrupts, which saves power. They are re-enabled again when a client calls the vblank wait ioctl above. </para> <para> - Devices that don't provide a count register can simply use an + A device that doesn't provide a count register may simply use an internal atomic counter incremented on every vertical blank - interrupt, and can make their enable and disable vblank - functions into no-ops. + interrupt (and then treat the enable_vblank() and disable_vblank() + callbacks as no-ops). </para> </sect1> <sect1> <title>Memory management</title> <para> - The memory manager lies at the heart of many DRM operations, and - is also required to support advanced client features like OpenGL - pbuffers. The DRM currently contains two memory managers, TTM + The memory manager lies at the heart of many DRM operations; it + is required to support advanced client features like OpenGL + pbuffers. The DRM currently contains two memory managers: TTM and GEM. </para> @@ -679,41 +704,46 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) <para> GEM-enabled drivers must provide gem_init_object() and gem_free_object() callbacks to support the core memory - allocation routines. They should also provide several driver - specific ioctls to support command execution, pinning, buffer + allocation routines. They should also provide several driver-specific + ioctls to support command execution, pinning, buffer read & write, mapping, and domain ownership transfers. </para> <para> - On a fundamental level, GEM involves several operations: memory - allocation and freeing, command execution, and aperture management - at command execution time. Buffer object allocation is relatively + On a fundamental level, GEM involves several operations: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem>Memory allocation and freeing</listitem> + <listitem>Command execution</listitem> + <listitem>Aperture management at command execution time</listitem> + </itemizedlist> + Buffer object allocation is relatively straightforward and largely provided by Linux's shmem layer, which provides memory to back each object. When mapped into the GTT or used in a command buffer, the backing pages for an object are flushed to memory and marked write combined so as to be coherent - with the GPU. Likewise, when the GPU finishes rendering to an object, - if the CPU accesses it, it must be made coherent with the CPU's view + with the GPU. Likewise, if the CPU accesses an object after the GPU + has finished rendering to the object, then the object must be made + coherent with the CPU's view of memory, usually involving GPU cache flushing of various kinds. - This core CPU<->GPU coherency management is provided by the GEM - set domain function, which evaluates an object's current domain and + This core CPU<->GPU coherency management is provided by a + device-specific ioctl, which evaluates an object's current domain and performs any necessary flushing or synchronization to put the object into the desired coherency domain (note that the object may be busy, - i.e. an active render target; in that case the set domain function - will block the client and wait for rendering to complete before + i.e. an active render target; in that case, setting the domain + blocks the client and waits for rendering to complete before performing any necessary flushing operations). </para> <para> Perhaps the most important GEM function is providing a command execution interface to clients. Client programs construct command - buffers containing references to previously allocated memory objects - and submit them to GEM. At that point, GEM will take care to bind + buffers containing references to previously allocated memory objects, + and then submit them to GEM. At that point, GEM takes care to bind all the objects into the GTT, execute the buffer, and provide necessary synchronization between clients accessing the same buffers. This often involves evicting some objects from the GTT and re-binding others (a fairly expensive operation), and providing relocation support which hides fixed GTT offsets from clients. Clients must take care not to submit command buffers that reference more objects - than can fit in the GTT or GEM will reject them and no rendering + than can fit in the GTT; otherwise, GEM will reject them and no rendering will occur. Similarly, if several objects in the buffer require fence registers to be allocated for correct rendering (e.g. 2D blits on pre-965 chips), care must be taken not to require more fence @@ -729,7 +759,7 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) <title>Output management</title> <para> At the core of the DRM output management code is a set of - structures representing CRTCs, encoders and connectors. + structures representing CRTCs, encoders, and connectors. </para> <para> A CRTC is an abstraction representing a part of the chip that @@ -765,21 +795,19 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) <sect1> <title>Framebuffer management</title> <para> - In order to set a mode on a given CRTC, encoder and connector - configuration, clients need to provide a framebuffer object which - will provide a source of pixels for the CRTC to deliver to the encoder(s) - and ultimately the connector(s) in the configuration. A framebuffer - is fundamentally a driver specific memory object, made into an opaque - handle by the DRM addfb function. Once an fb has been created this - way it can be passed to the KMS mode setting routines for use in - a configuration. + Clients need to provide a framebuffer object which provides a source + of pixels for a CRTC to deliver to the encoder(s) and ultimately the + connector(s). A framebuffer is fundamentally a driver-specific memory + object, made into an opaque handle by the DRM's addfb() function. + Once a framebuffer has been created this way, it may be passed to the + KMS mode setting routines for use in a completed configuration. </para> </sect1> <sect1> <title>Command submission & fencing</title> <para> - This should cover a few device specific command submission + This should cover a few device-specific command submission implementations. </para> </sect1> @@ -789,7 +817,7 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) <para> The DRM core provides some suspend/resume code, but drivers wanting full suspend/resume support should provide save() and - restore() functions. These will be called at suspend, + restore() functions. These are called at suspend, hibernate, or resume time, and should perform any state save or restore required by your device across suspend or hibernate states. @@ -812,8 +840,8 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) <para> The DRM core exports several interfaces to applications, generally intended to be used through corresponding libdrm - wrapper functions. In addition, drivers export device specific - interfaces for use by userspace drivers & device aware + wrapper functions. In addition, drivers export device-specific + interfaces for use by userspace drivers & device-aware applications through ioctls and sysfs files. </para> <para> @@ -822,8 +850,8 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) management, memory management, and output management. </para> <para> - Cover generic ioctls and sysfs layout here. Only need high - level info, since man pages will cover the rest. + Cover generic ioctls and sysfs layout here. We only need high-level + info, since man pages should cover the rest. </para> </chapter> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml index 91410b6e7e08..b68698f96e7f 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml @@ -2486,6 +2486,9 @@ ioctls.</para> <listitem> <para>Flash API. <xref linkend="flash-controls" /></para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>&VIDIOC-CREATE-BUFS; and &VIDIOC-PREPARE-BUF; ioctls.</para> + </listitem> </itemizedlist> </section> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml index 23fdf79f8cf3..3bc5ee8b2c74 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml @@ -232,8 +232,9 @@ control is deprecated. New drivers and applications should use the <entry>Enables a power line frequency filter to avoid flicker. Possible values for <constant>enum v4l2_power_line_frequency</constant> are: <constant>V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY_DISABLED</constant> (0), -<constant>V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY_50HZ</constant> (1) and -<constant>V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY_60HZ</constant> (2).</entry> +<constant>V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY_50HZ</constant> (1), +<constant>V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY_60HZ</constant> (2) and +<constant>V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY_AUTO</constant> (3).</entry> </row> <row> <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_HUE_AUTO</constant></entry> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml index c57d1ec6291c..3f47df1aa54a 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml @@ -927,6 +927,33 @@ ioctl is called.</entry> Applications set or clear this flag before calling the <constant>VIDIOC_QBUF</constant> ioctl.</entry> </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_PREPARED</constant></entry> + <entry>0x0400</entry> + <entry>The buffer has been prepared for I/O and can be queued by the +application. Drivers set or clear this flag when the +<link linkend="vidioc-querybuf">VIDIOC_QUERYBUF</link>, <link + linkend="vidioc-qbuf">VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF</link>, <link + linkend="vidioc-qbuf">VIDIOC_QBUF</link> or <link + linkend="vidioc-qbuf">VIDIOC_DQBUF</link> ioctl is called.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_NO_CACHE_INVALIDATE</constant></entry> + <entry>0x0400</entry> + <entry>Caches do not have to be invalidated for this buffer. +Typically applications shall use this flag if the data captured in the buffer +is not going to be touched by the CPU, instead the buffer will, probably, be +passed on to a DMA-capable hardware unit for further processing or output. +</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_NO_CACHE_CLEAN</constant></entry> + <entry>0x0800</entry> + <entry>Caches do not have to be cleaned for this buffer. +Typically applications shall use this flag for output buffers if the data +in this buffer has not been created by the CPU but by some DMA-capable unit, +in which case caches have not been used.</entry> + </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml index 40132c277647..2ab365c10fb9 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml @@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark> &sub-close; &sub-ioctl; <!-- All ioctls go here. --> + &sub-create-bufs; &sub-cropcap; &sub-dbg-g-chip-ident; &sub-dbg-g-register; @@ -511,6 +512,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark> &sub-queryctrl; &sub-query-dv-preset; &sub-querystd; + &sub-prepare-buf; &sub-reqbufs; &sub-s-hw-freq-seek; &sub-streamon; diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-create-bufs.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-create-bufs.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..73ae8a6cd004 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-create-bufs.xml @@ -0,0 +1,139 @@ +<refentry id="vidioc-create-bufs"> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>ioctl VIDIOC_CREATE_BUFS</refentrytitle> + &manvol; + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>VIDIOC_CREATE_BUFS</refname> + <refpurpose>Create buffers for Memory Mapped or User Pointer I/O</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis> + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>struct v4l2_create_buffers *<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Arguments</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>&fd;</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>request</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>VIDIOC_CREATE_BUFS</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>argp</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>This ioctl is used to create buffers for <link linkend="mmap">memory +mapped</link> or <link linkend="userp">user pointer</link> +I/O. It can be used as an alternative or in addition to the +<constant>VIDIOC_REQBUFS</constant> ioctl, when a tighter control over buffers +is required. This ioctl can be called multiple times to create buffers of +different sizes.</para> + + <para>To allocate device buffers applications initialize relevant fields of +the <structname>v4l2_create_buffers</structname> structure. They set the +<structfield>type</structfield> field in the +<structname>v4l2_format</structname> structure, embedded in this +structure, to the respective stream or buffer type. +<structfield>count</structfield> must be set to the number of required buffers. +<structfield>memory</structfield> specifies the required I/O method. The +<structfield>format</structfield> field shall typically be filled in using +either the <constant>VIDIOC_TRY_FMT</constant> or +<constant>VIDIOC_G_FMT</constant> ioctl(). Additionally, applications can adjust +<structfield>sizeimage</structfield> fields to fit their specific needs. The +<structfield>reserved</structfield> array must be zeroed.</para> + + <para>When the ioctl is called with a pointer to this structure the driver +will attempt to allocate up to the requested number of buffers and store the +actual number allocated and the starting index in the +<structfield>count</structfield> and the <structfield>index</structfield> fields +respectively. On return <structfield>count</structfield> can be smaller than +the number requested. The driver may also increase buffer sizes if required, +however, it will not update <structfield>sizeimage</structfield> field values. +The user has to use <constant>VIDIOC_QUERYBUF</constant> to retrieve that +information.</para> + + <table pgwide="1" frame="none" id="v4l2-create-buffers"> + <title>struct <structname>v4l2_create_buffers</structname></title> + <tgroup cols="3"> + &cs-str; + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry>__u32</entry> + <entry><structfield>index</structfield></entry> + <entry>The starting buffer index, returned by the driver.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>__u32</entry> + <entry><structfield>count</structfield></entry> + <entry>The number of buffers requested or granted.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>&v4l2-memory;</entry> + <entry><structfield>memory</structfield></entry> + <entry>Applications set this field to +<constant>V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP</constant> or +<constant>V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR</constant>.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>&v4l2-format;</entry> + <entry><structfield>format</structfield></entry> + <entry>Filled in by the application, preserved by the driver.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>__u32</entry> + <entry><structfield>reserved</structfield>[8]</entry> + <entry>A place holder for future extensions.</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + &return-value; + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><errorcode>ENOMEM</errorcode></term> + <listitem> + <para>No memory to allocate buffers for <link linkend="mmap">memory +mapped</link> I/O.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term> + <listitem> + <para>The buffer type (<structfield>type</structfield> field) or the +requested I/O method (<structfield>memory</structfield>) is not +supported.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> +</refentry> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-prepare-buf.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-prepare-buf.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7bde698760e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-prepare-buf.xml @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +<refentry id="vidioc-prepare-buf"> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>ioctl VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF</refentrytitle> + &manvol; + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF</refname> + <refpurpose>Prepare a buffer for I/O</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis> + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>struct v4l2_buffer *<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Arguments</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>&fd;</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>request</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>argp</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>Applications can optionally call the +<constant>VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF</constant> ioctl to pass ownership of the buffer +to the driver before actually enqueuing it, using the +<constant>VIDIOC_QBUF</constant> ioctl, and to prepare it for future I/O. +Such preparations may include cache invalidation or cleaning. Performing them +in advance saves time during the actual I/O. In case such cache operations are +not required, the application can use one of +<constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_NO_CACHE_INVALIDATE</constant> and +<constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_NO_CACHE_CLEAN</constant> flags to skip the respective +step.</para> + + <para>The <structname>v4l2_buffer</structname> structure is +specified in <xref linkend="buffer" />.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + &return-value; + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><errorcode>EBUSY</errorcode></term> + <listitem> + <para>File I/O is in progress.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term> + <listitem> + <para>The buffer <structfield>type</structfield> is not +supported, or the <structfield>index</structfield> is out of bounds, +or no buffers have been allocated yet, or the +<structfield>userptr</structfield> or +<structfield>length</structfield> are invalid.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> +</refentry> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl index 17910e2052ad..0c674be0d3c6 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl @@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ static void board_select_chip (struct mtd_info *mtd, int chip) </para> <para> The simplest way to activate the FLASH based bad block table support - is to set the option NAND_USE_FLASH_BBT in the option field of + is to set the option NAND_BBT_USE_FLASH in the bbt_option field of the nand chip structure before calling nand_scan(). For AG-AND chips is this done by default. This activates the default FLASH based bad block table functionality @@ -773,20 +773,6 @@ struct nand_oobinfo { done according to the default builtin scheme. </para> </sect2> - <sect2 id="User_space_placement_selection"> - <title>User space placement selection</title> - <para> - All non ecc functions like mtd->read and mtd->write use an internal - structure, which can be set by an ioctl. This structure is preset - to the autoplacement default. - <programlisting> - ioctl (fd, MEMSETOOBSEL, oobsel); - </programlisting> - oobsel is a pointer to a user supplied structure of type - nand_oobconfig. The contents of this structure must match the - criteria of the filesystem, which will be used. See an example in utils/nandwrite.c. - </para> - </sect2> </sect1> <sect1 id="Spare_area_autoplacement_default"> <title>Spare area autoplacement default schemes</title> @@ -1158,9 +1144,6 @@ in this page</entry> These constants are defined in nand.h. They are ored together to describe the functionality. <programlisting> -/* Use a flash based bad block table. This option is parsed by the - * default bad block table function (nand_default_bbt). */ -#define NAND_USE_FLASH_BBT 0x00010000 /* The hw ecc generator provides a syndrome instead a ecc value on read * This can only work if we have the ecc bytes directly behind the * data bytes. Applies for DOC and AG-AND Renesas HW Reed Solomon generators */ diff --git a/Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt b/Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt index 71cfbdc0f74d..3b2612e342f1 100644 --- a/Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt +++ b/Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ To choose IO schedulers at boot time, use the argument 'elevator=deadline'. -'noop', 'as' and 'cfq' (the default) are also available. IO schedulers are -assigned globally at boot time only presently. +'noop' and 'cfq' (the default) are also available. IO schedulers are assigned +globally at boot time only presently. Each io queue has a set of io scheduler tunables associated with it. These tunables control how the io scheduler works. You can find these entries diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/cciss.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/cciss.txt index c00c6a5ab21f..71464e09ec18 100644 --- a/Documentation/blockdev/cciss.txt +++ b/Documentation/blockdev/cciss.txt @@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ The device naming scheme is: /dev/cciss/c1d1p2 Controller 1, disk 1, partition 2 /dev/cciss/c1d1p3 Controller 1, disk 1, partition 3 +CCISS simple mode support +------------------------- + +The "cciss_simple_mode=1" boot parameter may be used to prevent the driver +from putting the controller into "performant" mode. The difference is that +with simple mode, each command completion requires an interrupt, while with +"performant mode" (the default, and ordinarily better performing) it is +possible to have multiple command completions indicated by a single +interrupt. + SCSI tape drive and medium changer support ------------------------------------------ diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt index cd67e90003c0..9c452ef2328c 100644 --- a/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt +++ b/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt @@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ mounted hierarchy, to remove a task from its current cgroup you must move it into a new cgroup (possibly the root cgroup) by writing to the new cgroup's tasks file. -Note: If the ns cgroup is active, moving a process to another cgroup can -fail. +Note: Due to some restrictions enforced by some cgroup subsystems, moving +a process to another cgroup can fail. 2.3 Mounting hierarchies by name -------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/freezer-subsystem.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/freezer-subsystem.txt index c21d77742a07..7e62de1e59ff 100644 --- a/Documentation/cgroups/freezer-subsystem.txt +++ b/Documentation/cgroups/freezer-subsystem.txt @@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ demonstrate this problem using nested bash shells: From a second, unrelated bash shell: $ kill -SIGSTOP 16690 - $ kill -SIGCONT 16990 + $ kill -SIGCONT 16690 - <at this point 16990 exits and causes 16644 to exit too> + <at this point 16690 exits and causes 16644 to exit too> This happens because bash can observe both signals and choose how it responds to them. diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/calxeda-sata.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/calxeda-sata.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..79caa5651f53 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/calxeda-sata.txt @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +* Calxeda SATA Controller + +SATA nodes are defined to describe on-chip Serial ATA controllers. +Each SATA controller should have its own node. + +Required properties: +- compatible : compatible list, contains "calxeda,hb-ahci" +- interrupts : <interrupt mapping for SATA IRQ> +- reg : <registers mapping> + +Example: + sata@ffe08000 { + compatible = "calxeda,hb-ahci"; + reg = <0xffe08000 0x1000>; + interrupts = <115>; + }; + diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/atmel-dataflash.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/atmel-dataflash.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ef66ddd01da0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/atmel-dataflash.txt @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +* Atmel Data Flash + +Required properties: +- compatible : "atmel,<model>", "atmel,<series>", "atmel,dataflash". + +Example: + +flash@1 { + #address-cells = <1>; + #size-cells = <1>; + compatible = "atmel,at45db321d", "atmel,at45", "atmel,dataflash"; + spi-max-frequency = <25000000>; + reg = <1>; +}; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/board.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/board.txt index 39e941515a36..380914e965e0 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/board.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/board.txt @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +Freescale Reference Board Bindings + +This document describes device tree bindings for various devices that +exist on some Freescale reference boards. + * Board Control and Status (BCSR) Required properties: @@ -12,25 +17,26 @@ Example: reg = <f8000000 8000>; }; -* Freescale on board FPGA +* Freescale on-board FPGA This is the memory-mapped registers for on board FPGA. Required properities: -- compatible : should be "fsl,fpga-pixis". -- reg : should contain the address and the length of the FPPGA register - set. +- compatible: should be a board-specific string followed by a string + indicating the type of FPGA. Example: + "fsl,<board>-fpga", "fsl,fpga-pixis" +- reg: should contain the address and the length of the FPGA register set. - interrupt-parent: should specify phandle for the interrupt controller. -- interrupts : should specify event (wakeup) IRQ. +- interrupts: should specify event (wakeup) IRQ. -Example (MPC8610HPCD): +Example (P1022DS): - board-control@e8000000 { - compatible = "fsl,fpga-pixis"; - reg = <0xe8000000 32>; - interrupt-parent = <&mpic>; - interrupts = <8 8>; - }; + board-control@3,0 { + compatible = "fsl,p1022ds-fpga", "fsl,fpga-ngpixis"; + reg = <3 0 0x30>; + interrupt-parent = <&mpic>; + interrupts = <8 8 0 0>; + }; * Freescale BCSR GPIO banks diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/dcsr.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/dcsr.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..9d54eb5a295f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/dcsr.txt @@ -0,0 +1,395 @@ +=================================================================== +Debug Control and Status Register (DCSR) Binding +Copyright 2011 Freescale Semiconductor Inc. + +NOTE: The bindings described in this document are preliminary and subject +to change. Some of the compatible strings that contain only generic names +may turn out to be inappropriate, or need additional properties to describe +the integration of the block with the rest of the chip. + +===================================================================== +Debug Control and Status Register Memory Map + +Description + +This node defines the base address and range for the +defined DCSR Memory Map. Child nodes will describe the individual +debug blocks defined within this memory space. + +PROPERTIES + + - compatible + Usage: required + Value type: <string> + Definition: Must include "fsl,dcsr" and "simple-bus". + The DCSR space exists in the memory-mapped bus. + + - #address-cells + Usage: required + Value type: <u32> + Definition: A standard property. Defines the number of cells + or representing physical addresses in child nodes. + + - #size-cells + Usage: required + Value type: <u32> + Definition: A standard property. Defines the number of cells + or representing the size of physical addresses in + child nodes. + + - ranges + Usage: required + Value type: <prop-encoded-array> + Definition: A standard property. Specifies the physical address + range of the DCSR space. + +EXAMPLE + dcsr: dcsr@f00000000 { + #address-cells = <1>; + #size-cells = <1>; + compatible = "fsl,dcsr", "simple-bus"; + ranges = <0x00000000 0xf 0x00000000 0x01008000>; + }; + +===================================================================== +Event Processing Unit + +This node represents the region of DCSR space allocated to the EPU + +PROPERTIES + + - compatible + Usage: required + Value type: <string> + Definition: Must include "fsl,dcsr-epu" + + - interrupts + Usage: required + Value type: <prop_encoded-array> + Definition: Specifies the interrupts generated by the EPU. + The value of the interrupts property consists of three + interrupt specifiers. The format of the specifier is defined + by the binding document describing the node's interrupt parent. + + The EPU counters can be configured to assert the performance + monitor interrupt signal based on either counter overflow or value + match. Which counter asserted the interrupt is captured in an EPU + Counter Interrupt Status Register (EPCPUISR). + + The EPU unit can also be configured to assert either or both of + two interrupt signals based on debug event sources within the SoC. + The interrupt signals are epu_xt_int0 and epu_xt_int1. + Which event source asserted the interrupt is captured in an EPU + Interrupt Status Register (EPISR0,EPISR1). + + Interrupt numbers are lised in order (perfmon, event0, event1). + + - interrupt-parent + Usage: required + Value type: <phandle> + Definition: A single <phandle> value that points + to the interrupt parent to which the child domain + is being mapped. Value must be "&mpic" + + - reg + Usage: required + Value type: <prop-encoded-array> + Definition: A standard property. Specifies the physical address + offset and length of the DCSR space registers of the device + configuration block. + +EXAMPLE + dcsr-epu@0 { + compatible = "fsl,dcsr-epu"; + interrupts = <52 2 0 0 + 84 2 0 0 + 85 2 0 0>; + interrupt-parent = <&mpic>; + reg = <0x0 0x1000>; + }; + +======================================================================= +Nexus Port Controller + +This node represents the region of DCSR space allocated to the NPC + +PROPERTIES + + - compatible + Usage: required + Value type: <string> + Definition: Must include "fsl,dcsr-npc" + + - reg + Usage: required + Value type: <prop-encoded-array> + Definition: A standard property. Specifies the physical address + offset and length of the DCSR space registers of the device + configuration block. + The Nexus Port controller occupies two regions in the DCSR space + with distinct functionality. + + The first register range describes the Nexus Port Controller + control and status registers. + + The second register range describes the Nexus Port Controller + internal trace buffer. The NPC trace buffer is a small memory buffer + which stages the nexus trace data for transmission via the Aurora port + or to a DDR based trace buffer. In some configurations the NPC trace + buffer can be the only trace buffer used. + + +EXAMPLE + dcsr-npc { + compatible = "fsl,dcsr-npc"; + reg = <0x1000 0x1000 0x1000000 0x8000>; + }; + +======================================================================= +Nexus Concentrator + +This node represents the region of DCSR space allocated to the NXC + +PROPERTIES + + - compatible + Usage: required + Value type: <string> + Definition: Must include "fsl,dcsr-nxc" + + - reg + Usage: required + Value type: <prop-encoded-array> + Definition: A standard property. Specifies the physical address + offset and length of the DCSR space registers of the device + configuration block. + +EXAMPLE + dcsr-nxc@2000 { + compatible = "fsl,dcsr-nxc"; + reg = <0x2000 0x1000>; + }; +======================================================================= +CoreNet Debug Controller + +This node represents the region of DCSR space allocated to +the CoreNet Debug controller. + +PROPERTIES + + - compatible + Usage: required + Value type: <string> + Definition: Must include "fsl,dcsr-corenet" + + - reg + Usage: required + Value type: <prop-encoded-array> + Definition: A standard property. Specifies the physical address + offset and length of the DCSR space registers of the device + configuration block. + The CoreNet Debug controller occupies two regions in the DCSR space + with distinct functionality. + + The first register range describes the CoreNet Debug Controller + functionalty to perform transaction and transaction attribute matches. + + The second register range describes the CoreNet Debug Controller + functionalty to trigger event notifications and debug traces. + +EXAMPLE + dcsr-corenet { + compatible = "fsl,dcsr-corenet"; + reg = <0x8000 0x1000 0xB0000 0x1000>; + }; + +======================================================================= +Data Path Debug controller + +This node represents the region of DCSR space allocated to +the DPAA Debug Controller. This controller controls debug configuration +for the QMAN and FMAN blocks. + +PROPERTIES + + - compatible + Usage: required + Value type: <string> + Definition: Must include both an identifier specific to the SoC + or Debug IP of the form "fsl,<soc>-dcsr-dpaa" in addition to the + generic compatible string "fsl,dcsr-dpaa". + + - reg + Usage: required + Value type: <prop-encoded-array> + Definition: A standard property. Specifies the physical address + offset and length of the DCSR space registers of the device + configuration block. + +EXAMPLE + dcsr-dpaa@9000 { + compatible = "fsl,p4080-dcsr-dpaa", "fsl,dcsr-dpaa"; + reg = <0x9000 0x1000>; + }; + +======================================================================= +OCeaN Debug controller + +This node represents the region of DCSR space allocated to +the OCN Debug Controller. + +PROPERTIES + + - compatible + Usage: required + Value type: <string> + Definition: Must include both an identifier specific to the SoC + or Debug IP of the form "fsl,<soc>-dcsr-ocn" in addition to the + generic compatible string "fsl,dcsr-ocn". + + - reg + Usage: required + Value type: <prop-encoded-array> + Definition: A standard property. Specifies the physical address + offset and length of the DCSR space registers of the device + configuration block. + +EXAMPLE + dcsr-ocn@11000 { + compatible = "fsl,p4080-dcsr-ocn", "fsl,dcsr-ocn"; + reg = <0x11000 0x1000>; + }; + +======================================================================= +DDR Controller Debug controller + +This node represents the region of DCSR space allocated to +the OCN Debug Controller. + +PROPERTIES + + - compatible + Usage: required + Value type: <string> + Definition: Must include "fsl,dcsr-ddr" + + - dev-handle + Usage: required + Definition: A phandle to associate this debug node with its + component controller. + + - reg + Usage: required + Value type: <prop-encoded-array> + Definition: A standard property. Specifies the physical address + offset and length of the DCSR space registers of the device + configuration block. + +EXAMPLE + dcsr-ddr@12000 { + compatible = "fsl,dcsr-ddr"; + dev-handle = <&ddr1>; + reg = <0x12000 0x1000>; + }; + +======================================================================= +Nexus Aurora Link Controller + +This node represents the region of DCSR space allocated to +the NAL Controller. + +PROPERTIES + + - compatible + Usage: required + Value type: <string> + Definition: Must include both an identifier specific to the SoC + or Debug IP of the form "fsl,<soc>-dcsr-nal" in addition to the + generic compatible string "fsl,dcsr-nal". + + - reg + Usage: required + Value type: <prop-encoded-array> + Definition: A standard property. Specifies the physical address + offset and length of the DCSR space registers of the device + configuration block. + +EXAMPLE + dcsr-nal@18000 { + compatible = "fsl,p4080-dcsr-nal", "fsl,dcsr-nal"; + reg = <0x18000 0x1000>; + }; + + +======================================================================= +Run Control and Power Management + +This node represents the region of DCSR space allocated to +the RCPM Debug Controller. This functionlity is limited to the +control the debug operations of the SoC and cores. + +PROPERTIES + + - compatible + Usage: required + Value type: <string> + Definition: Must include both an identifier specific to the SoC + or Debug IP of the form "fsl,<soc>-dcsr-rcpm" in addition to the + generic compatible string "fsl,dcsr-rcpm". + + - reg + Usage: required + Value type: <prop-encoded-array> + Definition: A standard property. Specifies the physical address + offset and length of the DCSR space registers of the device + configuration block. + +EXAMPLE + dcsr-rcpm@22000 { + compatible = "fsl,p4080-dcsr-rcpm", "fsl,dcsr-rcpm"; + reg = <0x22000 0x1000>; + }; + +======================================================================= +Core Service Bridge Proxy + +This node represents the region of DCSR space allocated to +the Core Service Bridge Proxies. +There is one Core Service Bridge Proxy device for each CPU in the system. +This functionlity provides access to the debug operations of the CPU. + +PROPERTIES + + - compatible + Usage: required + Value type: <string> + Definition: Must include both an identifier specific to the cpu + of the form "fsl,dcsr-<cpu>-sb-proxy" in addition to the + generic compatible string "fsl,dcsr-cpu-sb-proxy". + + - cpu-handle + Usage: required + Definition: A phandle to associate this debug node with its cpu. + + - reg + Usage: required + Value type: <prop-encoded-array> + Definition: A standard property. Specifies the physical address + offset and length of the DCSR space registers of the device + configuration block. + +EXAMPLE + dcsr-cpu-sb-proxy@40000 { + compatible = "fsl,dcsr-e500mc-sb-proxy", + "fsl,dcsr-cpu-sb-proxy"; + cpu-handle = <&cpu0>; + reg = <0x40000 0x1000>; + }; + dcsr-cpu-sb-proxy@41000 { + compatible = "fsl,dcsr-e500mc-sb-proxy", + "fsl,dcsr-cpu-sb-proxy"; + cpu-handle = <&cpu1>; + reg = <0x41000 0x1000>; + }; + +======================================================================= diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/msi-pic.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/msi-pic.txt index 70558c3f3682..5d586e1ccaf5 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/msi-pic.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/msi-pic.txt @@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ Required properties: are routed to IPIC, and for 85xx/86xx cpu the interrupts are routed to MPIC. +Optional properties: +- msi-address-64: 64-bit PCI address of the MSIIR register. The MSIIR register + is used for MSI messaging. The address of MSIIR in PCI address space is + the MSI message address. + + This property may be used in virtualized environments where the hypervisor + has created an alternate mapping for the MSIR block. See below for an + explanation. + + Example: msi@41600 { compatible = "fsl,mpc8610-msi", "fsl,mpic-msi"; @@ -41,3 +51,35 @@ Example: 0xe7 0>; interrupt-parent = <&mpic>; }; + +The Freescale hypervisor and msi-address-64 +------------------------------------------- +Normally, PCI devices have access to all of CCSR via an ATMU mapping. The +Freescale MSI driver calculates the address of MSIIR (in the MSI register +block) and sets that address as the MSI message address. + +In a virtualized environment, the hypervisor may need to create an IOMMU +mapping for MSIIR. The Freescale ePAPR hypervisor has this requirement +because of hardware limitations of the Peripheral Access Management Unit +(PAMU), which is currently the only IOMMU that the hypervisor supports. +The ATMU is programmed with the guest physical address, and the PAMU +intercepts transactions and reroutes them to the true physical address. + +In the PAMU, each PCI controller is given only one primary window. The +PAMU restricts DMA operations so that they can only occur within a window. +Because PCI devices must be able to DMA to memory, the primary window must +be used to cover all of the guest's memory space. + +PAMU primary windows can be divided into 256 subwindows, and each +subwindow can have its own address mapping ("guest physical" to "true +physical"). However, each subwindow has to have the same alignment, which +means they cannot be located at just any address. Because of these +restrictions, it is usually impossible to create a 4KB subwindow that +covers MSIIR where it's normally located. + +Therefore, the hypervisor has to create a subwindow inside the same +primary window used for memory, but mapped to the MSIR block (where MSIIR +lives). The first subwindow after the end of guest memory is used for +this. The address specified in the msi-address-64 property is the PCI +address of MSIIR. The hypervisor configures the PAMU to map that address to +the true physical address of MSIIR. diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/hfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/hfs.txt index bd0fa7704035..d096df6db07a 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/hfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/hfs.txt @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +Note: This filesystem doesn't have a maintainer. Macintosh HFS Filesystem for Linux ================================== @@ -76,8 +77,6 @@ hformat that can be used to create HFS filesystem. See Credits ======= -The HFS drivers was written by Paul H. Hargrovea (hargrove@sccm.Stanford.EDU) -and is now maintained by Roman Zippel (roman@ardistech.com) at Ardis -Technologies. -Roman rewrote large parts of the code and brought in btree routines derived -from Brad Boyer's hfsplus driver (also maintained by Roman now). +The HFS drivers was written by Paul H. Hargrovea (hargrove@sccm.Stanford.EDU). +Roman Zippel (roman@ardistech.com) rewrote large parts of the code and brought +in btree routines derived from Brad Boyer's hfsplus driver. diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt index 59a919f16144..cfd02712b83e 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt @@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ associated with the inotify_handle, and on which events are queued. Each watch is associated with an inotify_watch structure. Watches are chained off of each associated inotify_handle and each associated inode. -See fs/inotify.c and fs/inotify_user.c for the locking and lifetime rules. +See fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c and fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c +for the locking and lifetime rules. (vi) Rationale diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/w83627ehf b/Documentation/hwmon/w83627ehf index 76ffef94ed75..3f44dbdfda70 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/w83627ehf +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/w83627ehf @@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Supported chips: Prefix: 'w83627dhg' Addresses scanned: ISA address retrieved from Super I/O registers Datasheet: not available + * Winbond W83627UHG + Prefix: 'w83627uhg' + Addresses scanned: ISA address retrieved from Super I/O registers + Datasheet: available from www.nuvoton.com * Winbond W83667HG Prefix: 'w83667hg' Addresses scanned: ISA address retrieved from Super I/O registers @@ -42,14 +46,13 @@ Description ----------- This driver implements support for the Winbond W83627EHF, W83627EHG, -W83627DHG, W83627DHG-P, W83667HG, W83667HG-B, W83667HG-I (NCT6775F), -and NCT6776F super I/O chips. We will refer to them collectively as -Winbond chips. - -The chips implement three temperature sensors (up to four for 667HG-B, and nine -for NCT6775F and NCT6776F), five fan rotation speed sensors, ten analog voltage -sensors (only nine for the 627DHG), one VID (6 pins for the 627EHF/EHG, 8 pins -for the 627DHG and 667HG), alarms with beep warnings (control unimplemented), +W83627DHG, W83627DHG-P, W83627UHG, W83667HG, W83667HG-B, W83667HG-I +(NCT6775F), and NCT6776F super I/O chips. We will refer to them collectively +as Winbond chips. + +The chips implement 2 to 4 temperature sensors (9 for NCT6775F and NCT6776F), +2 to 5 fan rotation speed sensors, 8 to 10 analog voltage sensors, one VID +(except for 627UHG), alarms with beep warnings (control unimplemented), and some automatic fan regulation strategies (plus manual fan control mode). The temperature sensor sources on W82677HG-B, NCT6775F, and NCT6776F are @@ -86,17 +89,16 @@ follows: temp1 -> pwm1 temp2 -> pwm2 -temp3 -> pwm3 +temp3 -> pwm3 (not on 627UHG) prog -> pwm4 (not on 667HG and 667HG-B; the programmable setting is not supported by the driver) /sys files ---------- -name - this is a standard hwmon device entry. For the W83627EHF and W83627EHG, - it is set to "w83627ehf", for the W83627DHG it is set to "w83627dhg", - for the W83667HG and W83667HG-B it is set to "w83667hg", for NCT6775F it - is set to "nct6775", and for NCT6776F it is set to "nct6776". +name - this is a standard hwmon device entry, it contains the name of + the device (see the prefix in the list of supported devices at + the top of this file) pwm[1-4] - this file stores PWM duty cycle or DC value (fan speed) in range: 0 (stop) to 255 (full) diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt index 3ff0dad62d36..9d666828915a 100644 --- a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt +++ b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt @@ -411,9 +411,9 @@ event code Key Notes 0x1004 0x03 FN+F4 Sleep button (ACPI sleep button semantics, i.e. sleep-to-RAM). - It is always generate some kind + It always generates some kind of event, either the hot key - event or a ACPI sleep button + event or an ACPI sleep button event. The firmware may refuse to generate further FN+F4 key presses until a S3 or S4 ACPI diff --git a/Documentation/leds/leds-class.txt b/Documentation/leds/leds-class.txt index 4996586e27e8..79699c200766 100644 --- a/Documentation/leds/leds-class.txt +++ b/Documentation/leds/leds-class.txt @@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ Hardware accelerated blink of LEDs Some LEDs can be programmed to blink without any CPU interaction. To support this feature, a LED driver can optionally implement the blink_set() function (see <linux/leds.h>). To set an LED to blinking, -however, it is better to use use the API function led_blink_set(), -as it will check and implement software fallback if necessary. +however, it is better to use the API function led_blink_set(), as it +will check and implement software fallback if necessary. To turn off blinking again, use the API function led_brightness_set() as that will not just set the LED brightness but also stop any software diff --git a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt index 6fe9001b9263..13032c0140d4 100644 --- a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt +++ b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt @@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ characters, each representing a particular tainted value. 12: 'I' if the kernel is working around a severe bug in the platform firmware (BIOS or similar). + 13: 'O' if an externally-built ("out-of-tree") module has been loaded. + The primary reason for the 'Tainted: ' string is to tell kernel debuggers if this is a clean kernel or if anything unusual has occurred. Tainting is permanent: even if an offending module is diff --git a/Documentation/power/freezing-of-tasks.txt b/Documentation/power/freezing-of-tasks.txt index 38b57248fd61..316c2ba187f4 100644 --- a/Documentation/power/freezing-of-tasks.txt +++ b/Documentation/power/freezing-of-tasks.txt @@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ try_to_freeze_tasks() that sets TIF_FREEZE for all of the freezable tasks and either wakes them up, if they are kernel threads, or sends fake signals to them, if they are user space processes. A task that has TIF_FREEZE set, should react to it by calling the function called refrigerator() (defined in -kernel/power/process.c), which sets the task's PF_FROZEN flag, changes its state +kernel/freezer.c), which sets the task's PF_FROZEN flag, changes its state to TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE and makes it loop until PF_FROZEN is cleared for it. Then, we say that the task is 'frozen' and therefore the set of functions handling this mechanism is referred to as 'the freezer' (these functions are -defined in kernel/power/process.c and include/linux/freezer.h). User space -processes are generally frozen before kernel threads. +defined in kernel/power/process.c, kernel/freezer.c & include/linux/freezer.h). +User space processes are generally frozen before kernel threads. It is not recommended to call refrigerator() directly. Instead, it is recommended to use the try_to_freeze() function (defined in @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ after the memory for the image has been freed, we don't want tasks to allocate additional memory and we prevent them from doing that by freezing them earlier. [Of course, this also means that device drivers should not allocate substantial amounts of memory from their .suspend() callbacks before hibernation, but this -is e separate issue.] +is a separate issue.] 3. The third reason is to prevent user space processes and some kernel threads from interfering with the suspending and resuming of devices. A user space diff --git a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt index 0e856088db7c..5336149f831b 100644 --- a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt +++ b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt @@ -789,6 +789,16 @@ will behave normally, not taking the autosuspend delay into account. Similarly, if the power.use_autosuspend field isn't set then the autosuspend helper functions will behave just like the non-autosuspend counterparts. +Under some circumstances a driver or subsystem may want to prevent a device +from autosuspending immediately, even though the usage counter is zero and the +autosuspend delay time has expired. If the ->runtime_suspend() callback +returns -EAGAIN or -EBUSY, and if the next autosuspend delay expiration time is +in the future (as it normally would be if the callback invoked +pm_runtime_mark_last_busy()), the PM core will automatically reschedule the +autosuspend. The ->runtime_suspend() callback can't do this rescheduling +itself because no suspend requests of any kind are accepted while the device is +suspending (i.e., while the callback is running). + The implementation is well suited for asynchronous use in interrupt contexts. However such use inevitably involves races, because the PM core can't synchronize ->runtime_suspend() callbacks with the arrival of I/O requests. diff --git a/Documentation/serial/computone.txt b/Documentation/serial/computone.txt index 60a6f657c37d..39ddcdbeeb85 100644 --- a/Documentation/serial/computone.txt +++ b/Documentation/serial/computone.txt @@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ Version: 1.2.14 Date: 11/01/2001 Historical Author: Andrew Manison <amanison@america.net> Primary Author: Doug McNash -Support: support@computone.com -Fixes and Updates: Mike Warfield <mhw@wittsend.com> This file assumes that you are using the Computone drivers which are integrated into the kernel sources. For updating the drivers or installing diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ae1e90036d06 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/watchdog/convert_drivers_to_kernel_api.txt @@ -0,0 +1,195 @@ +Converting old watchdog drivers to the watchdog framework +by Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de> +========================================================= + +Before the watchdog framework came into the kernel, every driver had to +implement the API on its own. Now, as the framework factored out the common +components, those drivers can be lightened making it a user of the framework. +This document shall guide you for this task. The necessary steps are described +as well as things to look out for. + + +Remove the file_operations struct +--------------------------------- + +Old drivers define their own file_operations for actions like open(), write(), +etc... These are now handled by the framework and just call the driver when +needed. So, in general, the 'file_operations' struct and assorted functions can +go. Only very few driver-specific details have to be moved to other functions. +Here is a overview of the functions and probably needed actions: + +- open: Everything dealing with resource management (file-open checks, magic + close preparations) can simply go. Device specific stuff needs to go to the + driver specific start-function. Note that for some drivers, the start-function + also serves as the ping-function. If that is the case and you need start/stop + to be balanced (clocks!), you are better off refactoring a separate start-function. + +- close: Same hints as for open apply. + +- write: Can simply go, all defined behaviour is taken care of by the framework, + i.e. ping on write and magic char ('V') handling. + +- ioctl: While the driver is allowed to have extensions to the IOCTL interface, + the most common ones are handled by the framework, supported by some assistance + from the driver: + + WDIOC_GETSUPPORT: + Returns the mandatory watchdog_info struct from the driver + + WDIOC_GETSTATUS: + Needs the status-callback defined, otherwise returns 0 + + WDIOC_GETBOOTSTATUS: + Needs the bootstatus member properly set. Make sure it is 0 if you + don't have further support! + + WDIOC_SETOPTIONS: + No preparations needed + + WDIOC_KEEPALIVE: + If wanted, options in watchdog_info need to have WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING + set + + WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT: + Options in watchdog_info need to have WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT set + and a set_timeout-callback has to be defined. The core will also + do limit-checking, if min_timeout and max_timeout in the watchdog + device are set. All is optional. + + WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT: + No preparations needed + + Other IOCTLs can be served using the ioctl-callback. Note that this is mainly + intended for porting old drivers; new drivers should not invent private IOCTLs. + Private IOCTLs are processed first. When the callback returns with + -ENOIOCTLCMD, the IOCTLs of the framework will be tried, too. Any other error + is directly given to the user. + +Example conversion: + +-static const struct file_operations s3c2410wdt_fops = { +- .owner = THIS_MODULE, +- .llseek = no_llseek, +- .write = s3c2410wdt_write, +- .unlocked_ioctl = s3c2410wdt_ioctl, +- .open = s3c2410wdt_open, +- .release = s3c2410wdt_release, +-}; + +Check the functions for device-specific stuff and keep it for later +refactoring. The rest can go. + + +Remove the miscdevice +--------------------- + +Since the file_operations are gone now, you can also remove the 'struct +miscdevice'. The framework will create it on watchdog_dev_register() called by +watchdog_register_device(). + +-static struct miscdevice s3c2410wdt_miscdev = { +- .minor = WATCHDOG_MINOR, +- .name = "watchdog", +- .fops = &s3c2410wdt_fops, +-}; + + +Remove obsolete includes and defines +------------------------------------ + +Because of the simplifications, a few defines are probably unused now. Remove +them. Includes can be removed, too. For example: + +- #include <linux/fs.h> +- #include <linux/miscdevice.h> (if MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV is not used) +- #include <linux/uaccess.h> (if no custom IOCTLs are used) + + +Add the watchdog operations +--------------------------- + +All possible callbacks are defined in 'struct watchdog_ops'. You can find it +explained in 'watchdog-kernel-api.txt' in this directory. start(), stop() and +owner must be set, the rest are optional. You will easily find corresponding +functions in the old driver. Note that you will now get a pointer to the +watchdog_device as a parameter to these functions, so you probably have to +change the function header. Other changes are most likely not needed, because +here simply happens the direct hardware access. If you have device-specific +code left from the above steps, it should be refactored into these callbacks. + +Here is a simple example: + ++static struct watchdog_ops s3c2410wdt_ops = { ++ .owner = THIS_MODULE, ++ .start = s3c2410wdt_start, ++ .stop = s3c2410wdt_stop, ++ .ping = s3c2410wdt_keepalive, ++ .set_timeout = s3c2410wdt_set_heartbeat, ++}; + +A typical function-header change looks like: + +-static void s3c2410wdt_keepalive(void) ++static int s3c2410wdt_keepalive(struct watchdog_device *wdd) + { +... ++ ++ return 0; + } + +... + +- s3c2410wdt_keepalive(); ++ s3c2410wdt_keepalive(&s3c2410_wdd); + + +Add the watchdog device +----------------------- + +Now we need to create a 'struct watchdog_device' and populate it with the +necessary information for the framework. The struct is also explained in detail +in 'watchdog-kernel-api.txt' in this directory. We pass it the mandatory +watchdog_info struct and the newly created watchdog_ops. Often, old drivers +have their own record-keeping for things like bootstatus and timeout using +static variables. Those have to be converted to use the members in +watchdog_device. Note that the timeout values are unsigned int. Some drivers +use signed int, so this has to be converted, too. + +Here is a simple example for a watchdog device: + ++static struct watchdog_device s3c2410_wdd = { ++ .info = &s3c2410_wdt_ident, ++ .ops = &s3c2410wdt_ops, ++}; + + +Register the watchdog device +---------------------------- + +Replace misc_register(&miscdev) with watchdog_register_device(&watchdog_dev). +Make sure the return value gets checked and the error message, if present, +still fits. Also convert the unregister case. + +- ret = misc_register(&s3c2410wdt_miscdev); ++ ret = watchdog_register_device(&s3c2410_wdd); + +... + +- misc_deregister(&s3c2410wdt_miscdev); ++ watchdog_unregister_device(&s3c2410_wdd); + + +Update the Kconfig-entry +------------------------ + +The entry for the driver now needs to select WATCHDOG_CORE: + ++ select WATCHDOG_CORE + + +Create a patch and send it to upstream +-------------------------------------- + +Make sure you understood Documentation/SubmittingPatches and send your patch to +linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org. We are looking forward to it :) + |