Re: [PATCH] Spelling fix: lenght-length

2007-11-04 Thread Stefan Richter
Paulius Zaleckas wrote: -/* get digits lenght, skiping blank spaces. */ +/* get digits length, skiping blank spaces. */ skiping - skipping I haven't checked any of the other hunks for further spelling errors; please have a look at them. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-== ---=- http

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-11-03 Thread Stefan Richter
mentation of the tool also contains a partial description of the EEPROM contents. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-== ---=- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majo

Re: 2.6.24-rc1-54866f032307063776b4eff7eadb131d47f9f9b4 fails to boot: kernel BUG at include/linux/scatterlist.h:49!

2007-11-03 Thread Stefan Richter
Torsten Kaiser wrote: > On 11/2/07, Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> To which extent do you need IEEE 1394 drivers? > > Using eth1394 as primary network connection on this computer. > So switching to the new stack is currently not an option, That's right.

Re: 2.6.24-rc1-git11: Reported regressions from 2.6.23

2007-11-03 Thread Stefan Richter
: Torsten Kaiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/2/240 Handled-By : Jens Axboe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-== ---=- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe fr

Re: 2.6.24-rc1-git11: Reported regressions from 2.6.23

2007-11-03 Thread Stefan Richter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/2/240 Handled-By : Jens Axboe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-== ---=- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux

Re: 2.6.24-rc1-54866f032307063776b4eff7eadb131d47f9f9b4 fails to boot: kernel BUG at include/linux/scatterlist.h:49!

2007-11-03 Thread Stefan Richter
Torsten Kaiser wrote: On 11/2/07, Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To which extent do you need IEEE 1394 drivers? Using eth1394 as primary network connection on this computer. So switching to the new stack is currently not an option, That's right. Looking that calltrace upwards

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-11-03 Thread Stefan Richter
). The documentation of the tool also contains a partial description of the EEPROM contents. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-== ---=- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http

Re: 2.6.24-rc1-54866f032307063776b4eff7eadb131d47f9f9b4 fails to boot: kernel BUG at include/linux/scatterlist.h:49!

2007-11-02 Thread Stefan Richter
t;> 51 sg->page_link = page_link | (unsigned long) page; >> 52 } >> 53 > > Uh oh... > > I'm afraid the ieee1394 core's own scatter-gather list managing code > didn't survive the changes in the kernel's s/g list implementation. > > Alas I will

Re: 2.6.24-rc1-54866f032307063776b4eff7eadb131d47f9f9b4 fails to boot: kernel BUG at include/linux/scatterlist.h:49!

2007-11-02 Thread Stefan Richter
ll be quite busy with non-Linux related stuff during at least the next two weeks and can't fix this myself for now. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-== ---=- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMA

Re: 2.6.24-rc1-54866f032307063776b4eff7eadb131d47f9f9b4 fails to boot: kernel BUG at include/linux/scatterlist.h:49!

2007-11-02 Thread Stefan Richter
fix this myself for now. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-== ---=- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ

Re: 2.6.24-rc1-54866f032307063776b4eff7eadb131d47f9f9b4 fails to boot: kernel BUG at include/linux/scatterlist.h:49!

2007-11-02 Thread Stefan Richter
. Jens, maybe you can come up with a fix quicker than I could. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-== ---=- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo

dealing with barriers (was Re: [PATCH] firewire: fw-core: enforce write order when updating fw_device.generation)

2007-11-01 Thread Stefan Richter
Nick Piggin wrote: > On Thursday 01 November 2007 12:49, Stefan Richter wrote: >> fw_device.node_id and fw_device.generation are accessed without mutexes. >> We have to ensure that all readers will get to see node_id updates >> before generation updates. >> >

Re: RFC: remove CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

2007-11-01 Thread Stefan Richter
roduction and trains users to lower their expectations. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-== = http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/maj

Re: RFC: remove CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

2007-11-01 Thread Stefan Richter
. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-== = http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

dealing with barriers (was Re: [PATCH] firewire: fw-core: enforce write order when updating fw_device.generation)

2007-11-01 Thread Stefan Richter
Nick Piggin wrote: On Thursday 01 November 2007 12:49, Stefan Richter wrote: fw_device.node_id and fw_device.generation are accessed without mutexes. We have to ensure that all readers will get to see node_id updates before generation updates. Hi, a few points: Thanks, this is appreciated

[PATCH] firewire: fw-core: react on bus resets while the config ROM is being fetched

2007-10-31 Thread Stefan Richter
reading. We now restart reading the ROM if the bus generation changed. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/firewire/fw-device.c | 26 ++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) Index: linux/drivers/firewire/fw-de

[PATCH] firewire: fw-sbp2: enforce read order of device generation and node ID

2007-10-31 Thread Stefan Richter
-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/firewire/fw-sbp2.c | 14 -- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) Index: linux/drivers/firewire/fw-sbp2.c === --- linux.orig/drivers/firewire/fw-sbp2.c +++

[PATCH] firewire: fw-core: enforce write order when updating fw_device.generation

2007-10-31 Thread Stefan Richter
fw_device.node_id and fw_device.generation are accessed without mutexes. We have to ensure that all readers will get to see node_id updates before generation updates. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/firewire/fw-device.c |6 ++ drivers/firew

[GIT PULL] FireWire updates

2007-10-31 Thread Stefan Richter
potted by the Intel C Compiler. Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_transactions.c b/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_transactions.c index c39c70a..6779893 100644 ---

Re: [PATCH] sysfs: add filter function to groups

2007-10-31 Thread Stefan Richter
Cornelia Huck wrote: > On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:52:35 +0100, > Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> if (!grp->is_visible || >> grp->is_visible(kobj, *attr, i)) >> add or remove(); >>

Re: [PATCH] sysfs: add filter function to groups

2007-10-31 Thread Stefan Richter
he meaning of the callback > around? > > for (...) { > if (grp->mask_out && grp->mask_out(kobj, *attr, i)) > continue; > error |= sysfs_add_file(...); > } if (!grp->is_visible || grp->is_visi

Re: [PATCH] sysfs: add filter function to groups

2007-10-31 Thread Stefan Richter
)) continue; error |= sysfs_add_file(...); } if (!grp-is_visible || grp-is_visible(kobj, *attr, i)) add or remove(); -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- = http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line

Re: [PATCH] sysfs: add filter function to groups

2007-10-31 Thread Stefan Richter
Cornelia Huck wrote: On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:52:35 +0100, Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if (!grp-is_visible || grp-is_visible(kobj, *attr, i)) add or remove(); Hm, I find that a bit harder to parse... if (grp

[GIT PULL] FireWire updates

2007-10-31 Thread Stefan Richter
by the Intel C Compiler. Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_transactions.c b/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_transactions.c index c39c70a..6779893 100644 --- a/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_transactions.c

[PATCH] firewire: fw-core: enforce write order when updating fw_device.generation

2007-10-31 Thread Stefan Richter
fw_device.node_id and fw_device.generation are accessed without mutexes. We have to ensure that all readers will get to see node_id updates before generation updates. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- drivers/firewire/fw-device.c |6 ++ drivers/firewire/fw-topology.c

[PATCH] firewire: fw-core: react on bus resets while the config ROM is being fetched

2007-10-31 Thread Stefan Richter
reading. We now restart reading the ROM if the bus generation changed. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- drivers/firewire/fw-device.c | 26 ++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) Index: linux/drivers/firewire/fw-device.c

[PATCH] firewire: fw-sbp2: enforce read order of device generation and node ID

2007-10-31 Thread Stefan Richter
-by: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- drivers/firewire/fw-sbp2.c | 14 -- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) Index: linux/drivers/firewire/fw-sbp2.c === --- linux.orig/drivers/firewire/fw-sbp2.c +++ linux

Re: [PATCH] sysfs: add filter function to groups

2007-10-30 Thread Stefan Richter
James Bottomley wrote: > OK, so is this latest revision acceptable to everyone? No complaint from me. (I'm more or less by accident in this thread anyway. Once this feature is available in mainline, I may have use for it in drivers/firewire/ though.) Thanks, -- Stefan Rich

Re: [PATCH] sysfs: add filter function to groups

2007-10-30 Thread Stefan Richter
James Bottomley wrote: OK, so is this latest revision acceptable to everyone? No complaint from me. (I'm more or less by accident in this thread anyway. Once this feature is available in mainline, I may have use for it in drivers/firewire/ though.) Thanks, -- Stefan Richter

Re: [PATCH] sysfs: add filter function to groups

2007-10-29 Thread Stefan Richter
ed. How about this: int (*is_visible)(...); or bool (*shall_be_shown)(...); or bool (*should_be_displayed)(...); or whatever, so that it indicates that this function merely answers a question, but doesn't filter nor show anything. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-===

Re: [PATCH] sysfs: add filter function to groups

2007-10-29 Thread Stefan Richter
(*is_visible)(...); or bool (*shall_be_shown)(...); or bool (*should_be_displayed)(...); or whatever, so that it indicates that this function merely answers a question, but doesn't filter nor show anything. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- ===-= http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-28 Thread Stefan Richter
Krzysztof Halasa wrote: > Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> # ./a.out 00:0a.3 >> I/O region #1 is at C800 >> It seems your VT6307 chip is connected to 93c46 EEPROM > > Interesting, really. Perhaps they aimed at I2C too with 9306 but >

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-28 Thread Stefan Richter
at virtual address 0xb7f2f004 EEPROM dump: 00: 00 11 06 00 00 00 41 CC 04 04 32 55 F8 00 92 02 10: A1 00 40 63 06 11 44 30 03 DF 40 80 00 20 00 73 20: 3C 10 00 00 00 00 A0 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF Your VT6307 chip is in OHCI 1.0 mode > and, if you tri

Re: [2.6 patch] ieee1394_transactions.c: remove dead code

2007-10-28 Thread Stefan Richter
Adrian Bunk wrote: > This patch removes dead code spotted by the Intel C Compiler. Committed to linux1394-2.6.git, thanks. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- ===-- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a mess

Re: eradicating out of tree modules

2007-10-28 Thread Stefan Richter
Tilman Schmidt wrote: > Am 28.10.2007 10:25 schrieb Stefan Richter: >> You two are hypothesizing. > > No, we're not. We're discussing the very real issue of whether > LSM should be amputated in such a way as to make life difficult > for out of tree security module developers.

Re: eradicating out of tree modules

2007-10-28 Thread Stefan Richter
anges into mainline, IOW to take part in the Linux kernel project. ²) Of course if such projects chose to become part of the Linux kernel project, they would get to enjoy additional bonuses as outlined at the end of stable_api_nonsense.txt. Sure, becoming part of the project involves to coop

Re: eradicating out of tree modules

2007-10-28 Thread Stefan Richter
if such projects chose to become part of the Linux kernel project, they would get to enjoy additional bonuses as outlined at the end of stable_api_nonsense.txt. Sure, becoming part of the project involves to cooperate, and not everybody wants or can afford to do so. -- Stefan Richter

Re: eradicating out of tree modules

2007-10-28 Thread Stefan Richter
Tilman Schmidt wrote: Am 28.10.2007 10:25 schrieb Stefan Richter: You two are hypothesizing. No, we're not. We're discussing the very real issue of whether LSM should be amputated in such a way as to make life difficult for out of tree security module developers. I still believe you

Re: [2.6 patch] ieee1394_transactions.c: remove dead code

2007-10-28 Thread Stefan Richter
Adrian Bunk wrote: This patch removes dead code spotted by the Intel C Compiler. Committed to linux1394-2.6.git, thanks. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- ===-- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-28 Thread Stefan Richter
F8 00 92 02 10: A1 00 40 63 06 11 44 30 03 DF 40 80 00 20 00 73 20: 3C 10 00 00 00 00 A0 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF Your VT6307 chip is in OHCI 1.0 mode and, if you tried upgrading or downgrading, if it worked. I haven't tried it yet. -- Stefan Richter

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-28 Thread Stefan Richter
Krzysztof Halasa wrote: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: # ./a.out 00:0a.3 I/O region #1 is at C800 It seems your VT6307 chip is connected to 93c46 EEPROM Interesting, really. Perhaps they aimed at I2C too with 9306 but screwed up the silicon? Would have to look

Re: eradicating out of tree modules

2007-10-27 Thread Stefan Richter
Tilman Schmidt wrote about: > breaking interfaces they rely on for no other "very good > reason" than to discourage out-of-tree development? How often did this happen yet? -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- ==-== http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the l

Re: eradicating out of tree modules

2007-10-27 Thread Stefan Richter
Tilman Schmidt wrote about: breaking interfaces they rely on for no other very good reason than to discourage out-of-tree development? How often did this happen yet? -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- ==-== http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe

[GIT PULL] FireWire updates

2007-10-22 Thread Stefan Richter
changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) Stefan Richter (2): firewire: fw-ohci: log a note about unsupported features firewire: fw-ohci: shut up a superfluous compiler warning Full log and diff: commit 4b6d51ec62d9c57432430528d6293605794a9f1b Author: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTEC

[GIT PULL] FireWire updates

2007-10-22 Thread Stefan Richter
changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) Stefan Richter (2): firewire: fw-ohci: log a note about unsupported features firewire: fw-ohci: shut up a superfluous compiler warning Full log and diff: commit 4b6d51ec62d9c57432430528d6293605794a9f1b Author: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED

[PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: shut up a superfluous compiler warning

2007-10-21 Thread Stefan Richter
ayload_bus is conditional on packet->payload_length > 0, and that won't change while in at_context_queue_packet. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c |2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) Index: linux/driv

[PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: shut up a superfluous compiler warning

2007-10-21 Thread Stefan Richter
is conditional on packet-payload_length 0, and that won't change while in at_context_queue_packet. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c |2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) Index: linux/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-20 Thread Stefan Richter
oth chips are quite widespread. From what I remember to have seen, most VT6307 are programmed in OHCI 1.1 mode while all VT6306 seem to be OHCI 1.0. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- =-=-- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kerne

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-20 Thread Stefan Richter
ontents which state OHCI 1.0 implementation level, and just treats these VIA chips as OHCI 1.1 implementations? -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- =-=-- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL P

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-20 Thread Stefan Richter
implementation level, and just treats these VIA chips as OHCI 1.1 implementations? -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- =-=-- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-20 Thread Stefan Richter
are quite widespread. From what I remember to have seen, most VT6307 are programmed in OHCI 1.1 mode while all VT6306 seem to be OHCI 1.0. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- =-=-- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-17 Thread Stefan Richter
Krzysztof Halasa wrote: > Is the "dual buffer reception" involved in receiving video from > a DV camera, using the new driver? Yes, isochronous reception (and thus DV) with the new drivers currently requires dual buffer mode. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- =---= http:

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-17 Thread Stefan Richter
Krzysztof Halasa wrote: > Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> And in case of VT6307, I suspect it's VIA who >> selects the implementation level (based on chip revision), not the card >> vendor. > > Can't be, the customers (real ones - boa

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-17 Thread Stefan Richter
g that could be common in the best case is the symlink to the partition's device file, based on filesystem UUID or filesystem label. ¹) unless you write your own rule specific to this on particular enclosure -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- =---= http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe fro

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-17 Thread Stefan Richter
is the symlink to the partition's device file, based on filesystem UUID or filesystem label. ¹) unless you write your own rule specific to this on particular enclosure -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- =---= http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-17 Thread Stefan Richter
Krzysztof Halasa wrote: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And in case of VT6307, I suspect it's VIA who selects the implementation level (based on chip revision), not the card vendor. Can't be, the customers (real ones - board makers) would kill them at once and then buy

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-17 Thread Stefan Richter
Krzysztof Halasa wrote: Is the dual buffer reception involved in receiving video from a DV camera, using the new driver? Yes, isochronous reception (and thus DV) with the new drivers currently requires dual buffer mode. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- =---= http://arcgraph.de/sr

[GIT PULL] FireWire updates post 2.6.23

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
Kaehlcke (1): ieee1394: ieee1394_core.c: use DEFINE_SPINLOCK for spinlock definition Satyam Sharma (1): ieee1394: Fix kthread stopping in nodemgr_host_thread Stefan Richter (20): ieee1394: eth1394: superfluous local variable ieee1394: eth1394: fix lock imbalance ieee1394

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
s; i.e. this documentation can't be trusted to begin with. As far as VT6306 is concerned, the wording could be copy'n'waste from the VT6307 datasheet. And in case of VT6307, I suspect it's VIA who selects the implementation level (based on chip revision), not the card vendor. -- Stefan R

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
speaking default names for device files, just like we already provide speaking default names for network interfaces. (Not for all, but for many.) -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- = http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kerne

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
CSI namespace and then this namespace is divided again, it's not a big issue anymore whether PATA and SATA share an ATA namespace or are distinct, except perhaps for people with IDE drive and eSATA slots. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- = http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from thi

Re: [PATCH corrected] firewire: fw-ohci: fix DMA mapping for ar context

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
I wrote: > The CPU must not touch the buffer after it was DMA-mapped. > > Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --- > drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c |1 + > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) > > Index: li

[PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: avoid an atomic allocation

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
All of the buffers which are allocated during fw-ohci's pci_probe can be allocated with GFP_KERNEL. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c | 10 +- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6.23-rc6/drivers/firew

[PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: optimize initialization of ar context

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
Sync only the parts for CPU which are actually accessed by the CPU. Replace a memset by direct assignment. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c | 22 -- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) Index: linux/d

[PATCH corrected] firewire: fw-ohci: fix DMA mapping for ar context

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
The CPU must not touch the buffer after it was DMA-mapped. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c |1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) Index: linux/drivers/firewire/fw-

Re: [PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: fix DMA mapping for ar context

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
rection follows in a minute. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- = http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the F

[PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: fix DMA mapping for ar context

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
The CPU must not touch the buffer after it was DMA-mapped. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c | 12 +--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) Index: linux/drivers/firewire/fw-

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
e use of the new naming functions in lib/, providing either just "sd", "sr" etc. or "sd-$transport-" as name prefix No patch yet, and alas I'm currently short of spare time. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- = http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscrib

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
. or sd-$transport- as name prefix No patch yet, and alas I'm currently short of spare time. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- = http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info

[PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: fix DMA mapping for ar context

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
The CPU must not touch the buffer after it was DMA-mapped. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c | 12 +--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) Index: linux/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c

Re: [PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: fix DMA mapping for ar context

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- = http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

[PATCH corrected] firewire: fw-ohci: fix DMA mapping for ar context

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
The CPU must not touch the buffer after it was DMA-mapped. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c |1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) Index: linux/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c

[PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: optimize initialization of ar context

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
Sync only the parts for CPU which are actually accessed by the CPU. Replace a memset by direct assignment. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c | 22 -- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) Index: linux/drivers

[PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: avoid an atomic allocation

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
All of the buffers which are allocated during fw-ohci's pci_probe can be allocated with GFP_KERNEL. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c | 10 +- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6.23-rc6/drivers/firewire/fw

Re: [PATCH corrected] firewire: fw-ohci: fix DMA mapping for ar context

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
I wrote: The CPU must not touch the buffer after it was DMA-mapped. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c |1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) Index: linux/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
whether PATA and SATA share an ATA namespace or are distinct, except perhaps for people with IDE drive and eSATA slots. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- = http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
default names for device files, just like we already provide speaking default names for network interfaces. (Not for all, but for many.) -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- = http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message

Re: VIA VT6307 OHCI version?

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
. this documentation can't be trusted to begin with. As far as VT6306 is concerned, the wording could be copy'n'waste from the VT6307 datasheet. And in case of VT6307, I suspect it's VIA who selects the implementation level (based on chip revision), not the card vendor. -- Stefan Richter

[GIT PULL] FireWire updates post 2.6.23

2007-10-16 Thread Stefan Richter
Kaehlcke (1): ieee1394: ieee1394_core.c: use DEFINE_SPINLOCK for spinlock definition Satyam Sharma (1): ieee1394: Fix kthread stopping in nodemgr_host_thread Stefan Richter (20): ieee1394: eth1394: superfluous local variable ieee1394: eth1394: fix lock imbalance ieee1394

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-15 Thread Stefan Richter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Stefan Richter wrote: >> Low-level networking drivers suggest a default interface name (per >> interface or as a template like eth%d into which the networking core >> inserts a lowest spare number). ... >> Could low-level S

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-15 Thread Stefan Richter
reWire tape drive, /dev/sda- a device whose transport driver didn't propose a name Of course the really interesting names will still be provided by udev-generated symlinks. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- - http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "uns

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-15 Thread Stefan Richter
interesting names will still be provided by udev-generated symlinks. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- - http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-15 Thread Stefan Richter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Stefan Richter wrote: Low-level networking drivers suggest a default interface name (per interface or as a template like eth%d into which the networking core inserts a lowest spare number). ... Could low-level SCSI drivers provide similar name

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-14 Thread Stefan Richter
SCSI transport protocol, hence ieee1394/sbp2 and firewire/fw-sbp2 are Linux SCSI low-level drivers. Anything else would be just wrong and infeasible in this particular case. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- - http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line &

Re: [PATCH] fw-cdev __user annotations

2007-10-14 Thread Stefan Richter
;packets); > end = (void __user *)p + request->size; > count = 0; > while (p < end) { Acked-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I will enqueue it in case Linus doesn't pick it up before my next pull request. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- -===- http://arc

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-14 Thread Stefan Richter
out for a fight rather than interested in help. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- -===- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majord

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-14 Thread Stefan Richter
for a fight rather than interested in help. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- -===- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please

Re: [PATCH] fw-cdev __user annotations

2007-10-14 Thread Stefan Richter
; while (p end) { Acked-by: Stefan Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] I will enqueue it in case Linus doesn't pick it up before my next pull request. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- -===- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body

Re: What still uses the block layer?

2007-10-14 Thread Stefan Richter
ieee1394/sbp2 and firewire/fw-sbp2 are Linux SCSI low-level drivers. Anything else would be just wrong and infeasible in this particular case. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- - http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body

Re: [PATCH] Allow kconfig to accept overrides

2007-10-13 Thread Stefan Richter
Jan Engelhardt wrote: > On Oct 13 2007 10:16, Stefan Richter wrote: >> Perhaps say >> >> warning("override: switching to choice %s", sym->name); >> >> if sym->name is [CONFIG_]PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY. Or what is it? > > .config:176:war

Re: [PATCH] Allow kconfig to accept overrides

2007-10-13 Thread Stefan Richter
PT_NONE is not set > CONFIG_REEMPT_VOLUNTARY=y Perhaps say warning("override: switching to choice %s", sym->name); if sym->name is [CONFIG_]PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY. Or what is it? -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- -==-= http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this li

Re: [PATCH] Allow kconfig to accept overrides

2007-10-13 Thread Stefan Richter
-name); if sym-name is [CONFIG_]PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY. Or what is it? -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- -==-= http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org

Re: [PATCH] Allow kconfig to accept overrides

2007-10-13 Thread Stefan Richter
Jan Engelhardt wrote: On Oct 13 2007 10:16, Stefan Richter wrote: Perhaps say warning(override: switching to choice %s, sym-name); if sym-name is [CONFIG_]PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY. Or what is it? .config:176:warning: override: reassigning to symbol PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY .config:176:warning

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ieee1394_core.c: use DEFINE_SPINLOCK for spinlock definition

2007-10-12 Thread Stefan Richter
Matthias Kaehlcke wrote: > drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c: Define spinlock using > DEFINE_SPINLOCK instead of assignment to SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED Committed to linux1394-2.6.git, thanks. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- -==-- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send th

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ieee1394_core.c: use DEFINE_SPINLOCK for spinlock definition

2007-10-12 Thread Stefan Richter
Matthias Kaehlcke wrote: drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c: Define spinlock using DEFINE_SPINLOCK instead of assignment to SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED Committed to linux1394-2.6.git, thanks. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- -==-- http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line

Re: [PATCH] Documentation/patch-tags v3

2007-10-11 Thread Stefan Richter
Trond Myklebust wrote: > On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 23:21 +0200, Stefan Richter wrote: >> people in the patch >> forwarding chain should only add this tag if the reviewer sent it >> explicitly in his response. Unlike with Acked-by and Tested-by, we must >> not guess wheth

Re: [PATCH] Documentation/patch-tags v3

2007-10-11 Thread Stefan Richter
r function properly in any >> + given situation. > > I'm confused about how to reconcile (c) and (d) here. If you are not > sure about whether or not the patch will achieve its stated purpose, why > would you be arguing that it is a worthwhile modific

Re: [PATCH] Documentation/patch-tags v3

2007-10-11 Thread Stefan Richter
) here. If you are not sure about whether or not the patch will achieve its stated purpose, why would you be arguing that it is a worthwhile modification? Being sure of something and making guarantees are different things. -- Stefan Richter -=-=-=== =-=- -=-== http://arcgraph.de/sr

Re: [PATCH] Documentation/patch-tags v3

2007-10-11 Thread Stefan Richter
Trond Myklebust wrote: On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 23:21 +0200, Stefan Richter wrote: people in the patch forwarding chain should only add this tag if the reviewer sent it explicitly in his response. Unlike with Acked-by and Tested-by, we must not guess whether a reviewer wants to have his

[PATCH 2.6.22.y.] firewire: fix unloading of fw-ohci while devices are attached

2007-10-10 Thread Stefan Richter
Fix panic in run_timer_softirq right after "modprobe -r firewire-ohci" if a FireWire disk was attached and firewire-sbp2 loaded. Same as commit 8a2d9ed3210464d22fccb9834970629c1c36fa36. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- (I somehow forgot to send this ear

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