[PATCH] hv: vmbus_drv: detect hyperv through x86_hyper

2012-08-30 Thread Jason Wang
There are two reasons we need to use x86_hyper instead of query_hypervisor_presence(): - Not only hyperv but also other hypervisors such as kvm would set X86_FEATURE_HYTPERVISOR, so query_hypervisor_presence() will return true even in kvm. This may cause extra delay of 5 seconds before failing

Re: [PATCH 0/3] staging: ramster: move to new zcache2 code base

2012-08-30 Thread Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 03:46:01PM -0700, Dan Magenheimer wrote: > Hi Greg -- > > gregkh> If you feel that the existing code needs to be dropped > gregkh> and replaced with a totally new version, that's fine with > gregkh> me. It's forward progress, which is all that I ask for. > (http://lkml.in

[PATCH 0/3] staging: ramster: move to new zcache2 code base

2012-08-30 Thread Dan Magenheimer
Hi Greg -- gregkh> If you feel that the existing code needs to be dropped gregkh> and replaced with a totally new version, that's fine with gregkh> me. It's forward progress, which is all that I ask for. (http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1208.0/02240.html, in reference to zcache, a

Re: [PATCH] staging: zcache: fix cleancache race condition with shrinker

2012-08-30 Thread Minchan Kim
On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 04:58:45PM -0500, Seth Jennings wrote: > This patch fixes a race condition that results in memory > corruption when using cleancache. > > The race exists between the zcache shrinker handler, > shrink_zcache_memory() and cleancache_get_page(). > > In most cases, the shrinke

Re: Kernel beceem driver

2012-08-30 Thread Kevin McKinney
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Linus Torvalds wrote: > Forwarded to the proper authorities, > > Linus > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Rinat Camalov > Date: Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:57 AM > Subject: Kernel beceem driver > To: torva...@linux-foundation.org > > >

Re: [PATCH] staging: zcache: fix cleancache race condition with shrinker

2012-08-30 Thread Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 04:58:45PM -0500, Seth Jennings wrote: > This patch fixes a race condition that results in memory > corruption when using cleancache. > > The race exists between the zcache shrinker handler, > shrink_zcache_memory() and cleancache_get_page(). > > In most cases, the shrinke

Fwd: Kernel beceem driver

2012-08-30 Thread Linus Torvalds
Forwarded to the proper authorities, Linus -- Forwarded message -- From: Rinat Camalov Date: Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:57 AM Subject: Kernel beceem driver To: torva...@linux-foundation.org Hello!! I tried to contact ZTE, but the don't respond. In the linux kernel t

Re: [PATCH] staging:fixed code to fit tty_driver's kref filed fixed code to fit tty_driver's kref filed for drivers/staging/net/pc300_tty.c

2012-08-30 Thread Jiri Slaby
On 08/27/2012 03:34 PM, Baodong Chen wrote: Sorry, I do not get this change. You should not touch tty_driver.kref at all. And what is the patch good for? > Signed-off-by: Baodong Chen > --- > drivers/staging/net/pc300_tty.c | 55 > ++- > 1 files changed,