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2008-07-27net: missing bits of net-namespace / sysctlAl Viro
Piss-poor sysctl registration API strikes again, film at 11... What we really need is _pathname_ required to be present in already registered table, so that kernel could warn about bad order. That's the next target for sysctl stuff (and generally saner and more explicit order of initialization of ipv[46] internals wouldn't hurt either). For the time being, here are full fixups required by ..._rotable() stuff; we make per-net sysctl sets descendents of "ro" one and make sure that sufficient skeleton is there before we start registering per-net sysctls. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2008-07-26Merge branch 'for-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/roland/infiniband * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/roland/infiniband: mlx4: Update/add Mellanox Technologies copyright lines to mlx4 driver files mlx4_core: Add VLAN tag field to WQE control segment struct RDMA/nes: CM connection setup/teardown rework IPoIB: Correct help text for INFINIBAND_IPOIB_DEBUG IPoIB/cm: Connected mode is no longer EXPERIMENTAL RDMA/ucm: BKL is not needed for ib_ucm_open() RDMA/ucma: BKL is not needed for ucma_open()
2008-07-26Merge git://git.infradead.org/mtd-2.6Linus Torvalds
* git://git.infradead.org/mtd-2.6: (57 commits) [MTD] [NAND] subpage read feature as a way to increase performance. CPUFREQ: S3C24XX NAND driver frequency scaling support. [MTD][NAND] au1550nd: remove unused variable [MTD] jedec_probe: Fix SST 16-bit chip detection [MTD][MTDPART] Fix a division by zero bug [MTD][MTDPART] Cleanup and document the erase region handling [MTD][MTDPART] Handle most checkpatch findings [MTD][MTDPART] Seperate main loop from per-partition code in add_mtd_partition [MTD] physmap: resume already suspended chips on failure to suspend [MTD] physmap: Fix suspend/resume/shutdown bugs. [MTD] [NOR] Fix -ETIMEO errors in CFI driver [MTD] [NAND] fsl_elbc_nand: fix section mismatch with CONFIG_MTD_OF_PARTS=y [JFFS2] Use .unlocked_ioctl [MTD] Fix const assignment in the MTD command line partitioning driver [MTD] [NOR] gen_probe: No debug message when debugging is disabled [MTD] [NAND] remove __PPC__ hardcoded address from DiskOnChip drivers [MTD] [MAPS] Remove the bast-flash driver. [MTD] [NAND] fsl_elbc_nand: ecclayout cleanups [MTD] [NAND] fsl_elbc_nand: implement support for flash-based BBT [MTD] [NAND] fsl_elbc_nand: fix OOB workability for large page NAND chips ...
2008-07-26Merge branch 'tracehook' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frob/linux-2.6-utrace * 'tracehook' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frob/linux-2.6-utrace: tracehook: comment fixes
2008-07-26Merge branch 'for-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/drzeus/mmc * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/drzeus/mmc: atmel-mci: debugfs support mmc: Add per-card debugfs support mmc: Export internal host state through debugfs imxmmc: fix crash when no platform data is provided imxmmc: fix platform resources imxmmc: remove DEBUG definition mmc_spi: put signals to low power off fix
2008-07-26Merge branch 'for-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6 * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6: (39 commits) [PATCH] fix RLIM_NOFILE handling [PATCH] get rid of corner case in dup3() entirely [PATCH] remove remaining namei_{32,64}.h crap [PATCH] get rid of indirect users of namei.h [PATCH] get rid of __user_path_lookup_open [PATCH] f_count may wrap around [PATCH] dup3 fix [PATCH] don't pass nameidata to __ncp_lookup_validate() [PATCH] don't pass nameidata to gfs2_lookupi() [PATCH] new (local) helper: user_path_parent() [PATCH] sanitize __user_walk_fd() et.al. [PATCH] preparation to __user_walk_fd cleanup [PATCH] kill nameidata passing to permission(), rename to inode_permission() [PATCH] take noexec checks to very few callers that care Re: [PATCH 3/6] vfs: open_exec cleanup [patch 4/4] vfs: immutable inode checking cleanup [patch 3/4] fat: dont call notify_change [patch 2/4] vfs: utimes cleanup [patch 1/4] vfs: utimes: move owner check into inode_change_ok() [PATCH] vfs: use kstrdup() and check failing allocation ...
2008-07-26Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kkeil/ISDN-2.6Linus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kkeil/ISDN-2.6: Add layer1 over IP support Add mISDN HFC multiport driver Add mISDN HFC PCI driver Add mISDN DSP Add mISDN core files Define AF_ISDN and PF_ISDN Add mISDN driver
2008-07-26Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6Linus Torvalds
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: netns: fix ip_rt_frag_needed rt_is_expired netfilter: nf_conntrack_extend: avoid unnecessary "ct->ext" dereferences netfilter: fix double-free and use-after free netfilter: arptables in netns for real netfilter: ip{,6}tables_security: fix future section mismatch selinux: use nf_register_hooks() netfilter: ebtables: use nf_register_hooks() Revert "pkt_sched: sch_sfq: dump a real number of flows" qeth: use dev->ml_priv instead of dev->priv syncookies: Make sure ECN is disabled net: drop unused BUG_TRAP() net: convert BUG_TRAP to generic WARN_ON drivers/net: convert BUG_TRAP to generic WARN_ON
2008-07-26hugetlb: remove unused variable warningAndrea Righi
Remove the following warning when CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE is not set: ipc/shm.c: In function `shm_get_stat': ipc/shm.c:565: warning: unused variable `h' [akpm@linux-foundation.org: use tabs, not spaces] Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <righi.andrea@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-07-26gpiolib: fix typo in commentMichael Buesch
This fixes an off-by-one error in a comment. Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> Cc: David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-07-26[PATCH] remove remaining namei_{32,64}.h crapAl Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] get rid of indirect users of namei.hAl Viro
fs.h needs path.h, not namei.h; nfs_fs.h doesn't need it at all. Several places in the tree needed direct include. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] get rid of __user_path_lookup_openAl Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] f_count may wrap aroundAl Viro
make it atomic_long_t; while we are at it, get rid of useless checks in affs, hfs and hpfs - ->open() always has it equal to 1, ->release() - to 0. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] sanitize __user_walk_fd() et.al.Al Viro
* do not pass nameidata; struct path is all the callers want. * switch to new helpers: user_path_at(dfd, pathname, flags, &path) user_path(pathname, &path) user_lpath(pathname, &path) user_path_dir(pathname, &path) (fail if not a directory) The last 3 are trivial macro wrappers for the first one. * remove nameidata in callers. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] kill nameidata passing to permission(), rename to inode_permission()Al Viro
Incidentally, the name that gives hundreds of false positives on grep is not a good idea... Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[patch 1/4] vfs: utimes: move owner check into inode_change_ok()Miklos Szeredi
Add a new ia_valid flag: ATTR_TIMES_SET, to handle the UTIMES_OMIT/UTIMES_NOW and UTIMES_NOW/UTIMES_OMIT cases. In these cases neither ATTR_MTIME_SET nor ATTR_ATIME_SET is in the flags, yet the POSIX draft specifies that permission checking is performed the same way as if one or both of the times was explicitly set to a timestamp. See the path "vfs: utimensat(): fix error checking for {UTIME_NOW,UTIME_OMIT} case" by Michael Kerrisk for the patch introducing this behavior. This is a cleanup, as well as allowing filesystems (NFS/fuse/...) to perform their own permission checking instead of the default. CC: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> CC: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] vfs: use kstrdup() and check failing allocationLi Zefan
- use kstrdup() instead of kmalloc() + memcpy() - return NULL if allocating ->mnt_devname failed - mnt_devname should be const Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com> Acked-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] pass MAY_OPEN to vfs_permission() explicitlyAl Viro
... and get rid of the last "let's deduce mask from nameidata->flags" bit. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] fix MAY_CHDIR/MAY_ACCESS/LOOKUP_ACCESS messAl Viro
* MAY_CHDIR is redundant - it's an equivalent of MAY_ACCESS * MAY_ACCESS on fuse should affect only the last step of pathname resolution * fchdir() and chroot() should pass MAY_ACCESS, for the same reason why chdir() needs that. * now that we pass MAY_ACCESS explicitly in all cases, LOOKUP_ACCESS can be removed; it has no business being in nameidata. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] kill altrootAl Viro
long overdue... Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] permission checks for chdir need special treatment only on the last stepAl Viro
... so we ought to pass MAY_CHDIR to vfs_permission() instead of having it triggered on every step of preceding pathname resolution. LOOKUP_CHDIR is killed by that. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[patch 5/5] vfs: remove mode parameter from vfs_symlink()Miklos Szeredi
Remove the unused mode parameter from vfs_symlink and callers. Thanks to Tetsuo Handa for noticing. CC: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp> Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@suse.cz>
2008-07-26[patch 3/5] vfs: change remove_suid() to file_remove_suid()Miklos Szeredi
All calls to remove_suid() are made with a file pointer, because (similarly to file_update_time) it is called when the file is written. Clean up callers by passing in a file instead of a dentry. Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@suse.cz>
2008-07-26[PATCH] sanitize ->permission() prototypeAl Viro
* kill nameidata * argument; map the 3 bits in ->flags anybody cares about to new MAY_... ones and pass with the mask. * kill redundant gfs2_iop_permission() * sanitize ecryptfs_permission() * fix remaining places where ->permission() instances might barf on new MAY_... found in mask. The obvious next target in that direction is permission(9) folded fix for nfs_permission() breakage from Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] sanitize proc_sysctlAl Viro
* keep references to ctl_table_head and ctl_table in /proc/sys inodes * grab the former during operations, use the latter for access to entry if that succeeds * have ->d_compare() check if table should be seen for one who does lookup; that allows us to avoid flipping inodes - if we have the same name resolve to different things, we'll just keep several dentries and ->d_compare() will reject the wrong ones. * have ->lookup() and ->readdir() scan the table of our inode first, then walk all ctl_table_header and scan ->attached_by for those that are attached to our directory. * implement ->getattr(). * get rid of insane amounts of tree-walking * get rid of the need to know dentry in ->permission() and of the contortions induced by that. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] sysctl: keep track of tree relationshipsAl Viro
In a sense, that's the heart of the series. It's based on the following property of the trees we are actually asked to add: they can be split into stem that is already covered by registered trees and crown that is entirely new. IOW, if a/b and a/c/d are introduced by our tree, then a/c is also introduced by it. That allows to associate tree and table entry with each node in the union; while directory nodes might be covered by many trees, only one will cover the node by its crown. And that will allow much saner logics for /proc/sys in the next patches. This patch introduces the data structures needed to keep track of that. When adding a sysctl table, we find a "parent" one. Which is to say, find the deepest node on its stem that already is present in one of the tables from our table set or its ancestor sets. That table will be our parent and that node in it - attachment point. Add our table to list anchored in parent, have it refer the parent and contents of attachment point. Also remember where its crown lives. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] sysctl: make sure that /proc/sys/net/ipv4 appears before per-ns onesAl Viro
Massage ipv4 initialization - make sure that net.ipv4 appears as non-per-net-namespace before it shows up in per-net-namespace sysctls. That's the only change outside of sysctl.c needed to get sane ordering rules and data structures for sysctls (esp. for procfs side of that mess). Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] allow delayed freeing of ctl_table_headerAl Viro
Refcount the sucker; instead of freeing it by the end of unregistration just drop the refcount and free only when it hits zero. Make sure that we _always_ make ->unregistering non-NULL in start_unregistering(). That allows anybody to get a reference to such puppy, preventing its freeing and reuse. It does *not* block unregistration. Anybody who holds such a reference can * try to grab a "use" reference (ctl_head_grab()); that will succeeds if and only if it hadn't entered unregistration yet. If it succeeds, we can use it in all normal ways until we release the "use" reference (with ctl_head_finish()). Note that this relies on having ->unregistering become non-NULL in all cases when one starts to unregister the sucker. * keep pointers to ctl_table entries; they *can* be freed if the entire thing is unregistered. However, if ctl_head_grab() succeeds, we know that unregistration had not happened (and will not happen until ctl_head_finish()) and such pointers can be used safely. IOW, now we can have inodes under /proc/sys keep references to ctl_table entries, protecting them with references to ctl_table_header and grabbing the latter for the duration of operations that require access to ctl_table. That won't cause deadlocks, since unregistration will not be stopped by mere keeping a reference to ctl_table_header. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] beginning of sysctl cleanup - ctl_table_setAl Viro
New object: set of sysctls [currently - root and per-net-ns]. Contains: pointer to parent set, list of tables and "should I see this set?" method (->is_seen(set)). Current lists of tables are subsumed by that; net-ns contains such a beast. ->lookup() for ctl_table_root returns pointer to ctl_table_set instead of that to ->list of that ctl_table_set. [folded compile fixes by rdd for configs without sysctl] Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26[PATCH] reuse xxx_fifo_fops for xxx_pipe_fopsDenys Vlasenko
Merge fifo and pipe file_operations. Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-26netfilter: fix double-free and use-after freePekka Enberg
As suggested by Patrick McHardy, introduce a __krealloc() that doesn't free the original buffer to fix a double-free and use-after-free bug introduced by me in netfilter that uses RCU. Reported-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi> Tested-by: Dieter Ries <clip2@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2008-07-27Add mISDN HFC multiport driverKarsten Keil
Enable support for cards with Cologne Chip AG's HFC multiport chip. Signed-off-by: Karsten Keil <kkeil@suse.de>
2008-07-27Add mISDN DSPKarsten Keil
Enable support for digital audio processing capability. This module may be used for special applications that require cross connecting of bchannels, conferencing, dtmf decoding echo cancelation, tone generation, and Blowfish encryption and decryption. It may use hardware features if available. Signed-off-by: Karsten Keil <kkeil@suse.de>
2008-07-27Add mISDN core filesKarsten Keil
Add mISDN core files Signed-off-by: Karsten Keil <kkeil@suse.de>
2008-07-27Define AF_ISDN and PF_ISDNKarsten Keil
Define the address and protocol family value for mISDN. Signed-off-by: Karsten Keil <kkeil@suse.de>
2008-07-27mmc: Add per-card debugfs supportHaavard Skinnemoen
For each card successfully added to the bus, create a subdirectory under the host's debugfs root with information about the card. At the moment, only a single file is added to the card directory for all cards: "state". It reflects the "state" field in struct mmc_card, indicating whether the card is present, readonly, etc. For MMC and SD cards (not SDIO), another file is added: "status". Reading this file will ask the card about its current status and return it. This can be useful if the card just refuses to respond to any commands, which might indicate that the card state is not what the MMC core thinks it is (due to a missing stop command, for example.) Signed-off-by: Haavard Skinnemoen <haavard.skinnemoen@atmel.com> Signed-off-by: Pierre Ossman <drzeus@drzeus.cx>
2008-07-27mmc: Export internal host state through debugfsHaavard Skinnemoen
When CONFIG_DEBUG_FS is set, create a few files under /sys/kernel/debug containing information about an mmc host's internal state. Currently, just a single file is created, "ios", which contains information about the current operating parameters for the bus (clock speed, bus width, etc.) Host drivers can add additional files and directories under the host's root directory by passing the debugfs_root field in struct mmc_host as the 'parent' parameter to debugfs_create_*. Signed-off-by: Haavard Skinnemoen <haavard.skinnemoen@atmel.com> Signed-off-by: Pierre Ossman <drzeus@drzeus.cx>
2008-07-26tracehook: comment fixesRoland McGrath
This fixes some typos and errors in <linux/tracehook.h> comments. No code changes. Signed-off-by: Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com>
2008-07-26Merge branch 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip * 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: x86, AMD IOMMU: include amd_iommu_last_bdf in device initialization x86: fix IBM Summit based systems' phys_cpu_present_map on 32-bit kernels x86, RDC321x: remove gpio.h complications x86, RDC321x: add to mach-default crashdump: fix undefined reference to `elfcorehdr_addr' flag parameters: fix compile error of sys_epoll_create1
2008-07-26Merge branch 'for-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cooloney/blackfin-2.6 * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cooloney/blackfin-2.6: (30 commits) Blackfin arch: If we double fault, rather than hang forever, reset Blackfin arch: When icache is off, make sure people know it Blackfin arch: Fix bug - skip single step in high priority interrupt handler instead of disabling all interrupts in single step debugging. Blackfin arch: cache the values of vco/sclk/cclk as the overhead of doing so (~24 bytes) is worth avoiding the software mult/div routines Blackfin arch: fix bug - IMDMA is not type struct dma_register Blackfin arch: check the EXTBANKS field of the DDRCTL1 register to see if we are using both memory banks Blackfin arch: Apply Bluetechnix CM-BF527 board support patch Blackfin arch: Add unwinding for stack info, and a little more detail on trace buffer Blackfin arch: Add ISP1760 board resources to BF548-EZKIT Blackfin arch: fix bug - detect 0.1 silicon revision BF527-EZKIT as 0.0 version Blackfin arch: add missing IORESOURCE_MEM flags to UART3 Blackfin arch: Add return value check in bfin_sir_probe(), remove SSYNC(). Blackfin arch: Extend sram malloc to handle L2 SRAM. Blackfin arch: Remove useless config option. Blackfin arch: change L1 malloc to base on slab cache and lists. Blackfin arch: use local labels and ENDPROC() markings Blackfin arch: Do not need this dualcore test module in kernel. Blackfin arch: Allow ptrace to peek and poke application data in L1 data SRAM. Blackfin arch: Add ANOMALY_05000368 workaround Blackfin arch: Functional power management support ...
2008-07-26drivers/char/rtc.c: make 2 functions staticAdrian Bunk
The following functions can now become static: - rtc_interrupt() - rtc_get_rtc_time() Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> Acked-by: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de> Acked-by: Paul Gortmaker <p_gortmaker@yahoo.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-07-26mm/swapfile.c: make code staticAdrian Bunk
This patch makes the following needlessly global code static: - swap_lock - nr_swapfiles - struct swap_list Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-07-26make mm/memory.c:print_bad_pte() staticAdrian Bunk
This patch makes the needlessly global print_bad_pte() static. Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-07-26mm/allocpercpu.c: make 4 functions staticAdrian Bunk
This patch makes the following needlessly global functions static: - percpu_depopulate() - __percpu_depopulate_mask() - percpu_populate() - __percpu_populate_mask() Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> Acked-by: Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-07-26task_current_syscallRoland McGrath
This adds the new function task_current_syscall() on machines where the asm/syscall.h interface is supported (CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK). It's exported for modules to use in the future. This function safely samples the state of a blocked thread to collect what system call it is blocked in, and the six system call argument registers. Signed-off-by: Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com> Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@tv-sign.ru> Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-07-26tracehook: wait_task_inactiveRoland McGrath
This extends wait_task_inactive() with a new argument so it can be used in a "soft" mode where it will check for the task changing state unexpectedly and back off. There is no change to existing callers. This lays the groundwork to allow robust, noninvasive tracing that can try to sample a blocked thread but back off safely if it wakes up. Signed-off-by: Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com> Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@tv-sign.ru> Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-07-26tracehook: asm/syscall.hRoland McGrath
This adds asm-generic/syscall.h, which documents what a real asm-ARCH/syscall.h file should define. This is not used yet, but will provide all the machine-dependent details of examining a user system call about to begin, in progress, or just ended. Each arch should add an asm-ARCH/syscall.h that defines all the entry points documented in asm-generic/syscall.h, as short inlines if possible. This lets us write new tracing code that understands user system call registers, without any new arch-specific work. Signed-off-by: Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com> Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@tv-sign.ru> Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-07-26tracehook: TIF_NOTIFY_RESUMERoland McGrath
This adds tracehook.h inlines to enable a new arch feature in support of user debugging/tracing. This is not used yet, but it lays the groundwork for a debugger to be able to wrangle a task that's possibly running, without interrupting its syscalls in progress. Each arch should define TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME, and in their entry.S code treat it much like TIF_SIGPENDING. That is, it causes you to take the slow path when returning to user mode, where you get the full user-mode state accessible as for signal handling or ptrace. The arch code should check TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME after handling TIF_SIGPENDING. When it's set, clear it and then call tracehook_notify_resume(). In future, tracing code will call set_notify_resume() when it wants to get a callback in tracehook_notify_resume(). Signed-off-by: Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com> Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@tv-sign.ru> Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-07-26tracehook: force signal_pending()Roland McGrath
This defines a new hook tracehook_force_sigpending() that lets tracing code decide to force TIF_SIGPENDING on in recalc_sigpending(). This is not used yet, so it compiles away to nothing for now. It lays the groundwork for new tracing code that can interrupt a task synthetically without actually sending a signal. Signed-off-by: Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com> Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@tv-sign.ru> Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>