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  5. Dec 14, 2011
    • Peter Zijlstra's avatar
      kref: Remove the memory barriers · 3c8ed889
      Peter Zijlstra authored 
      Commit 1b0b3b99

 ("kref: fix CPU ordering with respect to krefs")
wrongly adds memory barriers to kref.

It states:

  some atomic operations are only atomic, not ordered. Thus a CPU is allowed
  to reorder memory references to an object to before the reference is
  obtained. This fixes it.

While true, it fails to show why this is a problem. I say it is not a
problem because if there is a race with kref_put() such that we could
end up referencing a free'd object without this memory barrier, we
would still have that race with the memory barrier.

The kref_put() in question could complete (and free the object) before
the atomic_inc() and we'd still be up shit creek.

The kref_init() case is even worse, if your object is published at this
time you're so wrong the memory barrier won't make a difference what
so ever. If its not published, the act of publishing should include
the needed barriers/locks to make sure all writes prior to the act of
publishing are complete such that others will only observe a complete
object.

Cc: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Cc: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: default avatarPeter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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    • Peter Zijlstra's avatar
      kref: Implement kref_put in terms of kref_sub · 47dbd7d9
      Peter Zijlstra authored 
      

Less lines of code is better.

Cc: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Cc: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: default avatarPeter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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    • Peter Zijlstra's avatar
      kref: Inline all functions · 4af679cd
      Peter Zijlstra authored 
      

These are tiny functions, there's no point in having them out-of-line.

Cc: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Cc: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: default avatarPeter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-8eccvi2ur2fzgi00xdjlbf5z@git.kernel.org


Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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    • Alessandro Rubini's avatar
      usb: dwc3: fix a warning · 42b4d114
      Alessandro Rubini authored 
      

The previous patch left an unused variable, I apologize.

Signed-off-by: default avatarAlessandro Rubini <rubini@gnudd.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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    • Alessandro Rubini's avatar
      debugfs: print_regs32: make regs array a const pointer · 8ee4dd9f
      Alessandro Rubini authored 
      

Signed-off-by: default avatarAlessandro Rubini <rubini@gnudd.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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    • Alessandro Rubini's avatar
      usb: dwc3: use debugfs_print_regs32() · c8d2a6f3
      Alessandro Rubini authored 
      

This a use example of the regs32 utilities in debugfs, although
this fuse use ":" as separator between name and value, and debugs
uses "=" (as it looked to me a more common practice).

Signed-off-by: default avatarAlessandro Rubini <rubini@gnudd.com>
Acked-by: default avatarFelipe Balbi <balbi@ti.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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    • Alessandro Rubini's avatar
      debugfs: add tools to printk 32-bit registers · 1a087c6a
      Alessandro Rubini authored 
      

Some debugfs file I deal with are mostly blocks of registers,
i.e. lines of the form "<name> = 0x<value>". Some files are only
registers, some include registers blocks among other material.  This
patch introduces data structures and functions to deal with both
cases.  I expect more users of this over time.

Signed-off-by: default avatarAlessandro Rubini <rubini@gnudd.com>
Acked-by: default avatarGiancarlo Asnaghi <giancarlo.asnaghi@st.com>
Cc: Felipe Balbi <balbi@ti.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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    • Greg Kroah-Hartman's avatar
      USB: convert some miscellanies drivers to use module_usb_driver() · fe748483
      Greg Kroah-Hartman authored 
      

This converts the remaining USB drivers in the kernel to use the
module_usb_driver() macro which makes the code smaller and a bit
simpler.

Added bonus is that it removes some unneeded kernel log messages about
drivers loading and/or unloading.

Cc: Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com>
Cc: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
Cc: Ben Dooks <ben-linux@fluff.org>
Cc: Till Harbaum <till@harbaum.org>
Cc: Karsten Keil <isdn@linux-pingi.de>
Cc: Chris Ball <cjb@laptop.org>
Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
Cc: Lauro Ramos Venancio <lauro.venancio@openbossa.org>
Cc: Aloisio Almeida Jr <aloisio.almeida@openbossa.org>
Cc: Samuel Ortiz <sameo@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@smsc.com>
Cc: Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@gmx.de>
Cc: Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@ioremap.net>
Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Jesper Juhl <jj@chaosbits.net>
Cc: Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@nokia.com>
Cc: Jamie Iles <jamie@jamieiles.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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    • Greg Kroah-Hartman's avatar
      USB: convert sound/* to use module_usb_driver() · 424f0750
      Greg Kroah-Hartman authored 
      

This converts the drivers in sound/* to use the
module_usb_driver() macro which makes the code smaller and a bit
simpler.

Added bonus is that it removes some unneeded kernel log messages about
drivers loading and/or unloading.

Cc: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
Cc: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Cc: Daniel Mack <zonque@gmail.com>
Cc: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
Cc: Torsten Schenk <torsten.schenk@zoho.com>
Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Cc: Karsten Wiese <fzu@wemgehoertderstaat.de>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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    • Greg Kroah-Hartman's avatar
      USB: convert drivers/hid/* to use module_usb_driver() · 42f06a13
      Greg Kroah-Hartman authored 
      

This converts the drivers in drivers/hid/* to use the
module_usb_driver() macro which makes the code smaller and a bit
simpler.

Added bonus is that it removes some unneeded kernel log messages about
drivers loading and/or unloading.

Cc: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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      USB: convert drivers/input/* to use module_usb_driver() · 08642e7c
      Greg Kroah-Hartman authored 
      

This converts the drivers in drivers/input/* to use the
module_usb_driver() macro which makes the code smaller and a bit
simpler.

Added bonus is that it removes some unneeded kernel log messages about
drivers loading and/or unloading.

Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Cc: Ville Syrjala <syrjala@sci.fi>
Cc: Henk Vergonet <Henk.Vergonet@gmail.com>
Cc: Alessandro Rubini <rubini@ipvvis.unipv.it>
Cc: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@euromail.se>
Cc: "Magnus Hörlin" <magnus@alefors.se>
Cc: Chris Moeller <kode54@gmail.c>
Cc: Christoph Fritz <chf.fritz@googlemail.com>
Cc: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi>
Cc: Jesper Juhl <jj@chaosbits.net>
Cc: Edwin van Vliet <edwin@cheatah.nl>
Cc: Ping Cheng <pingc@wacom.com>
Cc: Eduard Hasenleithner <eduard@hasenleithner.at>
Cc: Alexander Strakh <strakh@ispras.ru>
Cc: Glenn Sommer <gsommer@datanordisk.dk>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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    • Greg Kroah-Hartman's avatar
      USB: convert drivers/bluetooth/* to use module_usb_driver() · 93f1508c
      Greg Kroah-Hartman authored 
      

This converts the drivers in drivers/bluetooth/* to use the
module_usb_driver() macro which makes the code smaller and a bit
simpler.

Added bonus is that it removes some unneeded kernel log messages about
drivers loading and/or unloading.

Cc: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
Cc: "Gustavo F. Padovan" <padovan@profusion.mobi>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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      USB: convert drivers/media/* to use module_usb_driver() · ecb3b2b3
      Greg Kroah-Hartman authored 
      

This converts the drivers in drivers/media/* to use the
module_usb_driver() macro which makes the code smaller and a bit
simpler.

Added bonus is that it removes some unneeded kernel log messages about
drivers loading and/or unloading.

Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
Cc: Luca Risolia <luca.risolia@studio.unibo.it>
Cc: Jean-Francois Moine <moinejf@free.fr>
Cc: Frank Zago <frank@zago.net>
Cc: Olivier Lorin <o.lorin@laposte.net>
Cc: Erik Andren <erik.andren@gmail.com>
Cc: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
Cc: Brian Johnson <brijohn@gmail.com>
Cc: Leandro Costantino <lcostantino@gmail.com>
Cc: Antoine Jacquet <royale@zerezo.com>
Cc: Jarod Wilson <jarod@redhat.com>
Cc: Florian Mickler <florian@mickler.org>
Cc: Antti Palosaari <crope@iki.fi>
Cc: Michael Krufky <mkrufky@kernellabs.com>
Cc: "David Härdeman" <david@hardeman.nu>
Cc: Florent Audebert <florent.audebert@anevia.com>
Cc: Sam Doshi <sam@metal-fish.co.uk>
Cc: Manu Abraham <manu@linuxtv.org>
Cc: Olivier Grenie <olivier.grenie@dibcom.fr>
Cc: Patrick Boettcher <patrick.boettcher@dibcom.fr>
Cc: "Igor M. Liplianin" <liplianin@me.by>
Cc: Derek Kelly <user.vdr@gmail.com>
Cc: Malcolm Priestley <tvboxspy@gmail.com>
Cc: Steven Toth <stoth@kernellabs.com>
Cc: "André Weidemann" <Andre.Weidemann@web.de>
Cc: Martin Wilks <m.wilks@technisat.com>
Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Cc: Jose Alberto Reguero <jareguero@telefonica.net>
Cc: David Henningsson <david.henningsson@canonical.com>
Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Cc: Jesper Juhl <jj@chaosbits.net>
Cc: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi>
Cc: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@cisco.com>
Cc: Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@ispras.ru>
Cc: Anssi Hannula <anssi.hannula@iki.fi>
Cc: Rafi Rubin <rafi@seas.upenn.edu>
Cc: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
Cc: Paul Bender <pebender@gmail.com>
Cc: Devin Heitmueller <dheitmueller@kernellabs.com>
Cc: "Márcio A Alves" <froooozen@gmail.com>
Cc: Julia Lawall <julia@diku.dk>
Cc: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Cc: Chris Rankin <rankincj@yahoo.com>
Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones@canonical.com>
Cc: Andy Walls <awalls@md.metrocast.net>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
Cc: Dean Anderson <linux-dev@sensoray.com>
Cc: Pete Eberlein <pete@sensoray.com>
Cc: Arvydas Sidorenko <asido4@gmail.com>
Cc: Andrea Anacleto <andreaanacleto@libero.it>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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    • Greg Kroah-Hartman's avatar
      USB: convert drivers/net/* to use module_usb_driver() · d632eb1b
      Greg Kroah-Hartman authored 
      

This converts the drivers in drivers/net/* to use the
module_usb_driver() macro which makes the code smaller and a bit
simpler.

Added bonus is that it removes some unneeded kernel log messages about
drivers loading and/or unloading.

Cc: Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@grandegger.com>
Cc: Samuel Ortiz <samuel@sortiz.org>
Cc: Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.name>
Cc: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
Cc: Petko Manolov <petkan@users.sourceforge.net>
Cc: Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@smsc.com>
Cc: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com>
Cc: "John W. Linville" <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Cc: Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>
Cc: Jussi Kivilinna <jussi.kivilinna@mbnet.fi>
Cc: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com>
Cc: Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde@gmail.com>
Cc: Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@googlemail.com>
Cc: Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski <herton@canonical.com>
Cc: Hin-Tak Leung <htl10@users.sourceforge.net>
Cc: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Cc: Chaoming Li <chaoming_li@realsil.com.cn>
Cc: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@gmail.com>
Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Cc: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@redhat.com>
Cc: Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>
Cc: Yoann DI-RUZZA <y.diruzza@lim.eu>
Cc: George <george0505@realtek.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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      USB: convert drivers/staging/* to use module_usb_driver() · bac2c126
      Greg Kroah-Hartman authored 
      

This converts the drivers in drivers/staging/* to use the
module_usb_driver() macro which makes the code smaller and a bit
simpler.

Added bonus is that it removes some unneeded kernel log messages about
drivers loading and/or unloading.

Cc: "David Täht" <d@teklibre.com>
Cc: Marek Belisko <marek.belisko@gmail.com>
Cc: Al Cho <acho@novell.com>
Cc: Forest Bond <forest@alittletooquiet.net>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: Huajun Li <huajun.li.lee@gmail.com>
Cc: Zac Storer <zac.3.14159@gmail.com>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
Cc: edwin_rong <edwin_rong@realsil.com.cn>
Cc: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Cc: Julia Lawall <julia@diku.dk>
Cc: Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@alum.mit.edu>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Cc: Pekka Enberg <penberg@kernel.org>
Cc: "John W. Linville" <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Cc: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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