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2010-10-05drivers: autoconvert trivial BKL users to private mutexArnd Bergmann1-5/+6
All these files use the big kernel lock in a trivial way to serialize their private file operations, typically resulting from an earlier semi-automatic pushdown from VFS. None of these drivers appears to want to lock against other code, and they all use the BKL as the top-level lock in their file operations, meaning that there is no lock-order inversion problem. Consequently, we can remove the BKL completely, replacing it with a per-file mutex in every case. Using a scripted approach means we can avoid typos. These drivers do not seem to be under active maintainance from my brief investigation. Apologies to those maintainers that I have missed. file=$1 name=$2 if grep -q lock_kernel ${file} ; then if grep -q 'include.*linux.mutex.h' ${file} ; then sed -i '/include.*<linux\/smp_lock.h>/d' ${file} else sed -i 's/include.*<linux\/smp_lock.h>.*$/include <linux\/mutex.h>/g' ${file} fi sed -i ${file} \ -e "/^#include.*linux.mutex.h/,$ { 1,/^\(static\|int\|long\)/ { /^\(static\|int\|long\)/istatic DEFINE_MUTEX(${name}_mutex); } }" \ -e "s/\(un\)*lock_kernel\>[ ]*()/mutex_\1lock(\&${name}_mutex)/g" \ -e '/[ ]*cycle_kernel_lock();/d' else sed -i -e '/include.*\<smp_lock.h\>/d' ${file} \ -e '/cycle_kernel_lock()/d' fi Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
2010-05-17drivers: Push down BKL into various driversArnd Bergmann1-3/+7
These are the last remaining device drivers using the ->ioctl file operation in the drivers directory (except from v4l drivers). [fweisbec: drop i8k pushdown as it has been done from procfs pushdown branch already] Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
2010-03-30include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking ↵Tejun Heo1-1/+0
implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h percpu.h is included by sched.h and module.h and thus ends up being included when building most .c files. percpu.h includes slab.h which in turn includes gfp.h making everything defined by the two files universally available and complicating inclusion dependencies. percpu.h -> slab.h dependency is about to be removed. Prepare for this change by updating users of gfp and slab facilities include those headers directly instead of assuming availability. As this conversion needs to touch large number of source files, the following script is used as the basis of conversion. http://userweb.kernel.org/~tj/misc/slabh-sweep.py The script does the followings. * Scan files for gfp and slab usages and update includes such that only the necessary includes are there. ie. if only gfp is used, gfp.h, if slab is used, slab.h. * When the script inserts a new include, it looks at the include blocks and try to put the new include such that its order conforms to its surrounding. It's put in the include block which contains core kernel includes, in the same order that the rest are ordered - alphabetical, Christmas tree, rev-Xmas-tree or at the end if there doesn't seem to be any matching order. * If the script can't find a place to put a new include (mostly because the file doesn't have fitting include block), it prints out an error message indicating which .h file needs to be added to the file. The conversion was done in the following steps. 1. The initial automatic conversion of all .c files updated slightly over 4000 files, deleting around 700 includes and adding ~480 gfp.h and ~3000 slab.h inclusions. The script emitted errors for ~400 files. 2. Each error was manually checked. Some didn't need the inclusion, some needed manual addition while adding it to implementation .h or embedding .c file was more appropriate for others. This step added inclusions to around 150 files. 3. The script was run again and the output was compared to the edits from #2 to make sure no file was left behind. 4. Several build tests were done and a couple of problems were fixed. e.g. lib/decompress_*.c used malloc/free() wrappers around slab APIs requiring slab.h to be added manually. 5. The script was run on all .h files but without automatically editing them as sprinkling gfp.h and slab.h inclusions around .h files could easily lead to inclusion dependency hell. Most gfp.h inclusion directives were ignored as stuff from gfp.h was usually wildly available and often used in preprocessor macros. Each slab.h inclusion directive was examined and added manually as necessary. 6. percpu.h was updated not to include slab.h. 7. Build test were done on the following configurations and failures were fixed. CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL was turned off for all tests (as my distributed build env didn't work with gcov compiles) and a few more options had to be turned off depending on archs to make things build (like ipr on powerpc/64 which failed due to missing writeq). * x86 and x86_64 UP and SMP allmodconfig and a custom test config. * powerpc and powerpc64 SMP allmodconfig * sparc and sparc64 SMP allmodconfig * ia64 SMP allmodconfig * s390 SMP allmodconfig * alpha SMP allmodconfig * um on x86_64 SMP allmodconfig 8. percpu.h modifications were reverted so that it could be applied as a separate patch and serve as bisection point. Given the fact that I had only a couple of failures from tests on step 6, I'm fairly confident about the coverage of this conversion patch. If there is a breakage, it's likely to be something in one of the arch headers which should be easily discoverable easily on most builds of the specific arch. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Guess-its-ok-by: Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: Lee Schermerhorn <Lee.Schermerhorn@hp.com>
2010-03-01Merge branches 'futexes-for-linus', 'irq-core-for-linus' and ↵Linus Torvalds1-3/+0
'bkl-drivers-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip * 'futexes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: futex: Protect pid lookup in compat code with RCU * 'irq-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: genirq: Fix documentation of default chip disable() * 'bkl-drivers-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: nvram: Drop the BKL from nvram_open()
2009-12-12nvram: Fix write beyond end condition; prove to gcc copy is safeH. Peter Anvin1-4/+10
In nvram_write, first of all, correctly handle the case where the file pointer is already beyond the end; we should return EOF in that case. Second, make the logic a bit more explicit so that gcc can statically prove that the copy_from_user() is safe. Once the condition of the beyond-end filepointer is eliminated, the copy is safe but gcc can't prove it, causing build failures for i386 allyesconfig. Third, eliminate the entirely superfluous variable "len", and just use the passed-in variable "count" instead. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be> Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> LKML-Reference: <tip-*@git.kernel.org>
2009-12-10nvram: Fix missing smp_lock.h in nvramFrederic Weisbecker1-0/+1
The bkl has been removed from nvram_llseek() and smp_lock.h was removed because another patch in the same tree zapped the remaining usage of bkl in the same file. But this patch must have been excluded later, then we still need the smp_lock.h headers for the bkl use in nvram_open(). This fixes the following build error: drivers/char/nvram.c: In function ‘nvram_open’: drivers/char/nvram.c:332: erreur: implicit declaration of function ‘lock_kernel’ drivers/char/nvram.c:339: erreur: implicit declaration of function ‘unlock_kernel’ make[2]: *** [drivers/char/nvram.o] Erreur 1 make[1]: *** [drivers/char] Erreur 2 make: *** [drivers] Erreur 2 Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-10-14nvram: Drop the BKL from nvram_open()Ingo Molnar1-3/+0
It's safe to remove the BKL from nvram_open(): there's no open() versus read() races: nvram_init() is very simple and race-free, it registers the device then puts it into /proc - there's no state init to race with. Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be> Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> LKML-Reference: <1255116426-7270-1-git-send-email-fweisbec@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2009-10-14nvram: Drop the bkl from non-generic nvram_llseek()Frederic Weisbecker1-3/+1
Drop the bkl from nvram_llseek() as it obviously protects nothing. The file offset is safe in essence. Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> LKML-Reference: <1255116426-7270-1-git-send-email-fweisbec@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
2008-11-11[PATCH] nvram - convert PRINT_PROC to seq_fileWim Van Sebroeck1-78/+82
Convert the /proc/drivers/nvram file from the old PRINT_PROC macro to the new seq_file filesystem. Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
2008-11-11[PATCH] nvram - CodingStyleWim Van Sebroeck1-74/+52
Bring drivers/char/nvram.c in line with the Coding Style. Signed-off-by: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
2008-10-21[PATCH] introduce fmode_t, do annotationsAl Viro1-3/+3
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-23drivers/char/nvram.c: Removed duplicated includeHuang Weiyi1-1/+0
Removed duplicated include file <linux/smp_lock.h> in drivers/char/nvram.c. Signed-off-by: Huang Weiyi <weiyi.huang@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-07-21m68k: Return -ENODEV if no device is foundGeert Uytterhoeven1-1/+1
According to the tests in do_initcalls(), the proper error code in case no device is found is -ENODEV, not -ENXIO or -EIO. Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-07-03nvram: BKL pushdownArnd Bergmann1-0/+4
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
2007-07-16COBALT: remove all references to Cobalt NVRAMRobert P. J. Day1-191/+1
Remove not only the references to Cobalt NVRAM, but the header file as well. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@mindspring.com> Acked-by: Tim Hockin <thockin@hockin.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-14[PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.hTim Schmielau1-1/+0
After Al Viro (finally) succeeded in removing the sched.h #include in module.h recently, it makes sense again to remove other superfluous sched.h includes. There are quite a lot of files which include it but don't actually need anything defined in there. Presumably these includes were once needed for macros that used to live in sched.h, but moved to other header files in the course of cleaning it up. To ease the pain, this time I did not fiddle with any header files and only removed #includes from .c-files, which tend to cause less trouble. Compile tested against 2.6.20-rc2 and 2.6.20-rc2-mm2 (with offsets) on alpha, arm, i386, ia64, mips, powerpc, and x86_64 with allnoconfig, defconfig, allmodconfig, and allyesconfig as well as a few randconfigs on x86_64 and all configs in arch/arm/configs on arm. I also checked that no new warnings were introduced by the patch (actually, some warnings are removed that were emitted by unnecessarily included header files). Signed-off-by: Tim Schmielau <tim@physik3.uni-rostock.de> Acked-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2006-07-04[PATCH] make more file_operation structs staticArjan van de Ven1-1/+1
Mark the static struct file_operations in drivers/char as const. Making them const prevents accidental bugs, and moves them to the .rodata section so that they no longer do any false sharing; in addition with the proper debug option they are then protected against corruption.. [akpm@osdl.org: build fix] Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-30Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h>Jörn Engel1-1/+0
Signed-off-by: Jörn Engel <joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-01-10[PATCH] drivers/char: Use ARRAY_SIZE macroTobias Klauser1-7/+5
Use ARRAY_SIZE macro instead of sizeof(x)/sizeof(x[0]) and remove duplicates of ARRAY_SIZE. Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@nuerscht.ch> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-11-04[PATCH] ARM: Reverted 2921/1: Support for the RTC / nvram on the Comdial MP1000Russell King1-109/+1
No longer maintained
2005-10-28[ARM] 2921/1: Support for the RTC / nvram on the Comdial MP1000Jon Ringle1-1/+109
Patch from Jon Ringle This adds support for the RTC and nvram on the Comdial MP1000 Signed-off-by: Jon Ringle Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
2005-06-26[PATCH] drivers/char/nvram.c: possible cleanupsAdrian Bunk1-3/+3
This patch contains the following possible cleanups: - make the needlessly global function __nvram_set_checksum static - #if 0 the unused global function nvram_set_checksum - remove the EXPORT_SYMBOL's for both functions Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-04-17Linux-2.6.12-rc2Linus Torvalds1-0/+926
Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!