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  1. Sep 06, 2012
    • Linus Torvalds's avatar
      Merge branch 'merge' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc · cb4f9a29
      Linus Torvalds authored
      Pull powerpc fixes from Benjamin Herrenschmidt:
       "Here are a few fixes for 3.6 that were piling up while I was away or
        busy (I was mostly MIA a week or two before San Diego).
      
        Some fixes from Anton fixing up issues with our relatively new DSCR
        control feature, and a few other fixes that are either regressions or
        bugs nasty enough to warrant not waiting."
      
      * 'merge' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc:
        powerpc: Don't use __put_user() in patch_instruction
        powerpc: Make sure IPI handlers see data written by IPI senders
        powerpc: Restore correct DSCR in context switch
        powerpc: Fix DSCR inheritance in copy_thread()
        powerpc: Keep thread.dscr and thread.dscr_inherit in sync
        powerpc: Update DSCR on all CPUs when writing sysfs dscr_default
        powerpc/powernv: Always go into nap mode when CPU is offline
        powerpc: Give hypervisor decrementer interrupts their own handler
        powerpc/vphn: Fix arch_update_cpu_topology() return value
      cb4f9a29
    • Linus Torvalds's avatar
      Merge tag 'gpio-fixes-for-v3.6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linusw/linux-gpio · 813e6438
      Linus Torvalds authored
      Pull GPIO fixes from Linus Walleij:
       "These are some GPIO regression fixes for v3.6:
         - Erroneous debug message from of_get_named_gpio_flags()
         - Make sure the MC9S08DZ60 GPIO driver depend on I2C being compiled
           in (not module) or allmodconfig breaks.
         - Check return value from irq_alloc_descs() in the Emma Mobile GPIO
           driver.
         - Assign the owner field for the rdc321x driver so the module won't
           be removed if it has active GPIOs."
      
      * tag 'gpio-fixes-for-v3.6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linusw/linux-gpio:
        gpio: rdc321x: Prevent removal of modules exporting active GPIOs
        gpio: em: Fix checking return value of irq_alloc_descs
        gpio: mc9s08dz60: Fix build error if I2C=m
        gpio: Fix debug message in of_get_named_gpio_flags()
      813e6438
    • Linus Torvalds's avatar
      Merge tag 'sound-3.6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound · 5e682c0e
      Linus Torvalds authored
      Pull sound fixes from Takashi Iwai:
       "There are nothing scaring, contains only small fixes for HD-audio and
        USB-audio:
         - EPSS regression fix and GPIO fix for HD-audio IDT codecs
         - A series of USB-audio regression fixes that are found since 3.5
           kernel"
      
      * tag 'sound-3.6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound:
        ALSA: snd-usb: fix cross-interface streaming devices
        ALSA: snd-usb: fix calls to next_packet_size
        ALSA: snd-usb: restore delay information
        ALSA: snd-usb: use list_for_each_safe for endpoint resources
        ALSA: snd-usb: Fix URB cancellation at stream start
        ALSA: hda - Don't trust codec EPSS bit for IDT 92HD83xx & co
        ALSA: hda - Avoid unnecessary parameter read for EPSS
        ALSA: hda - Do not set GPIOs for speakers on IDT if there are no speakers
      5e682c0e
    • Linus Torvalds's avatar
      Merge tag 'fbdev-fixes-for-3.6-1' of git://github.com/schandinat/linux-2.6 · 6d1a0503
      Linus Torvalds authored
      Pull fbdev fixes from Florian Tobias Schandinat:
       - a fix by Paul Cercueil to prevent a possible buffer overflow
       - a fix by Bruno Prémont to prevent a rare sleep in invalid context
       - a fix by Julia Lawall for a double free in auo_k190x
       - a fix by Dan Carpenter to prevent a division by zero in mb862xxfb
       - a regression fix by Tomi Valkeinen for the SDI output in OMAP
       - a fix by Grazvydas Ignotas to fix the console colors in OMAP
      
      * tag 'fbdev-fixes-for-3.6-1' of git://github.com/schandinat/linux-2.6:
        OMAPFB: fix framebuffer console colors
        OMAPDSS: Fix SDI PLL locking
        video: mb862xxfb: prevent divide by zero bug
        drivers/video/auo_k190x.c: drop kfree of devm_kzalloc's data
        fbcon: Fix bit_putcs() call to kmalloc(s, GFP_KERNEL)
        fbcon: prevent possible buffer overflow.
      6d1a0503
    • Linus Torvalds's avatar
      Merge tag 'upstream-3.6-rc5' of git://git.infradead.org/linux-ubi · 50234c58
      Linus Torvalds authored
      Pull ubi fix from Artem Bityutskiy:
       "A single small fix for memory deallocation: we allocated memory using
        'kmem_cache_alloc()' but were freeing it using 'kfree()' in some
        cases.  Now we fix this by using 'kmem_cache_free()' instead."
      
      * tag 'upstream-3.6-rc5' of git://git.infradead.org/linux-ubi:
        UBI: fix a horrible memory deallocation bug
      50234c58
    • Mikulas Patocka's avatar
      Fix order of arguments to compat_put_time[spec|val] · ed6fe9d6
      Mikulas Patocka authored
      Commit 644595f8
      
       ("compat: Handle COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME in
      net/socket.c") introduced a bug where the helper functions to take
      either a 64-bit or compat time[spec|val] got the arguments in the wrong
      order, passing the kernel stack pointer off as a user pointer (and vice
      versa).
      
      Because of the user address range check, that in turn then causes an
      EFAULT due to the user pointer range checking failing for the kernel
      address.  Incorrectly resuling in a failed system call for 32-bit
      processes with a 64-bit kernel.
      
      On odder architectures like HP-PA (with separate user/kernel address
      spaces), it can be used read kernel memory.
      
      Signed-off-by: default avatarMikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>
      Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
      Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
      ed6fe9d6
  2. Sep 05, 2012
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  4. Sep 03, 2012
    • Linus Torvalds's avatar
      Merge branch 'for-next' of git://git.samba.org/sfrench/cifs-2.6 · 5b716ac7
      Linus Torvalds authored
      Pull CIFS fixes from Steve French.
      
      * 'for-next' of git://git.samba.org/sfrench/cifs-2.6:
        CIFS: Fix cifs_do_create error hadnling
        cifs: print error code if smb signature verification fails
        CIFS: Fix log messages in packet checking for SMB2
        CIFS: Protect i_nlink from being negative
      5b716ac7
    • Linus Torvalds's avatar
      Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net · 0b1a34c9
      Linus Torvalds authored
      Pull networking fixes from David Miller:
      
       1) NLA_PUT* --> nla_put_* conversion got one case wrong in
          nfnetlink_log, fix from Patrick McHardy.
      
       2) Missed error return check in ipw2100 driver, from Julia Lawall.
      
       3) PMTU updates in ipv4 were setting the expiry time incorrectly, fix
          from Eric Dumazet.
      
       4) SFC driver erroneously reversed src and dst when reporting filters
          via ethtool.
      
       5) Memory leak in CAN protocol and wrong setting of IRQF_SHARED in
          sja1000 can platform driver, from Alexey Khoroshilov and Sven
          Schmitt.
      
       6) Fix multicast traffic scaling regression in ipv4_dst_destroy, only
          take the lock when we really need to.  From Eric Dumazet.
      
       7) Fix non-root process spoofing in netlink, from Pablo Neira Ayuso.
      
       8) CWND reduction in TCP is done incorrectly during non-SACK recovery,
          fix from Yuchung Cheng.
      
       9) Revert netpoll change, and fix what was actually a driver specific
          problem.  From Amerigo Wang.  This should cure bootup hangs with
          netconsole some people reported.
      
      10) Fix xen-netfront invoking __skb_fill_page_desc() with a NULL page
          pointer.  From Ian Campbell.
      
      11) SIP NAT fix for expectiontation creation, from Pablo Neira Ayuso.
      
      12) __ip_rt_update_pmtu() needs RCU locking, from Eric Dumazet.
      
      13) Fix usbnet deadlock on resume, can't use GFP_KERNEL in this
          situation.  From Oliver Neukum.
      
      14) The davinci ethernet driver triggers an OOPS on removal because it
          frees an MDIO object before unregistering it.  Fix from Bin Liu.
      
      * git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net: (41 commits)
        net: qmi_wwan: add several new Gobi devices
        fddi: 64 bit bug in smt_add_para()
        net: ethernet: fix kernel OOPS when remove davinci_mdio module
        net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c: fix error return code
        net: ipv6: fix error return code
        net: qmi_wwan: new device: Foxconn/Novatel E396
        usbnet: fix deadlock in resume
        cs89x0 : packet reception not working
        netfilter: nf_conntrack: fix racy timer handling with reliable events
        bnx2x: Correct the ndo_poll_controller call
        bnx2x: Move netif_napi_add to the open call
        ipv4: must use rcu protection while calling fib_lookup
        bnx2x: fix 57840_MF pci id
        net: ipv4: ipmr_expire_timer causes crash when removing net namespace
        e1000e: DoS while TSO enabled caused by link partner with small MSS
        l2tp: avoid to use synchronize_rcu in tunnel free function
        gianfar: fix default tx vlan offload feature flag
        netfilter: nf_nat_sip: fix incorrect handling of EBUSY for RTCP expectation
        xen-netfront: use __pskb_pull_tail to ensure linear area is big enough on RX
        netfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix error return code in init path
        ...
      0b1a34c9
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