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Merge tag 'fscache-next-20180406' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/linux-fs

Pull fscache updates from David Howells:
 "Three patches that fix some of AFS's usage of fscache:

   (1) Need to invalidate the cache if a foreign data change is detected
       on the server.

   (2) Move the vnode ID uniquifier (equivalent to i_generation) from
       the auxiliary data to the index key to prevent a race between
       file delete and a subsequent file create seeing the same index
       key.

   (3) Need to retire cookies that correspond to files that we think got
       deleted on the server.

  Four patches to fix some things in fscache and cachefiles:

   (4) Fix a couple of checker warnings.

   (5) Correctly indicate to the end-of-operation callback whether an
       operation completed or was cancelled.

   (6) Add a check for multiple cookie relinquishment.

   (7) Fix a path through the asynchronous write that doesn't wake up a
       waiter for a page if the cache decides not to write that page,
       but discards it instead.

  A couple of patches to add tracepoints to fscache and cachefiles:

   (8) Add tracepoints for cookie operators, object state machine
       execution, cachefiles object management and cachefiles VFS
       operations.

   (9) Add tracepoints for fscache operation management and page
       wrangling.

  And then three development patches:

  (10) Attach the index key and auxiliary data to the cookie, pass this
       information through various fscache-netfs API functions and get
       rid of the callbacks to the netfs to get it.

       This means that the cache can get at this information, even if
       the netfs goes away. It also means that the cache can be lazy in
       updating the coherency data.

  (11) Pass the object data size through various fscache-netfs API
       rather than calling back to the netfs for it, and store the value
       in the object.

       This makes it easier to correctly resize the object, as the size
       is updated on writes to the cache, rather than calling back out
       to the netfs.

  (12) Maintain a catalogue of allocated cookies. This makes it possible
       to catch cookie collision up front rather than down in the bowels
       of the cache being run from a service thread from the object
       state machine.

       This will also make it possible in the future to reconnect to a
       cookie that's not gone dead yet because it's waiting for
       finalisation of the storage and also make it possible to bring
       cookies online if the cache is added after the cookie has been
       obtained"

* tag 'fscache-next-20180406' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/linux-fs:
  fscache: Maintain a catalogue of allocated cookies
  fscache: Pass object size in rather than calling back for it
  fscache: Attach the index key and aux data to the cookie
  fscache: Add more tracepoints
  fscache: Add tracepoints
  fscache: Fix hanging wait on page discarded by writeback
  fscache: Detect multiple relinquishment of a cookie
  fscache: Pass the correct cancelled indications to fscache_op_complete()
  fscache, cachefiles: Fix checker warnings
  afs: Be more aggressive in retiring cached vnodes
  afs: Use the vnode ID uniquifier in the cache key not the aux data
  afs: Invalidate cache on server data change
2018-04-07 09:08:24 -07:00
arch pci-v4.17-changes 2018-04-06 18:31:06 -07:00
block for-4.17/block-20180402 2018-04-05 14:27:02 -07:00
certs certs/blacklist_nohashes.c: fix const confusion in certs blacklist 2018-02-21 15:35:43 -08:00
crypto Merge branch 'linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6 2018-04-04 17:11:08 -07:00
Documentation fscache development 2018-04-07 09:08:24 -07:00
drivers VFIO updates for v4.17-rc1 2018-04-06 19:44:27 -07:00
firmware kbuild: remove all dummy assignments to obj- 2017-11-18 11:46:06 +09:00
fs fscache development 2018-04-07 09:08:24 -07:00
include fscache development 2018-04-07 09:08:24 -07:00
init This is the bulk of GPIO changes for the v4.17 kernel cycle: 2018-04-05 09:51:41 -07:00
ipc Merge branch 'userns-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2018-04-03 19:15:32 -07:00
kernel fw_cfg, vhost: features fixes 2018-04-06 19:21:41 -07:00
lib pci-v4.17-changes 2018-04-06 18:31:06 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add MPL-1.1 license 2018-01-06 10:59:44 -07:00
mm Merge branch 'akpm' (patches from Andrew) 2018-04-06 14:19:26 -07:00
net selinux/stable-4.17 PR 20180403 2018-04-06 15:39:26 -07:00
samples VFIO updates for v4.17-rc1 2018-04-06 19:44:27 -07:00
scripts Merge branch 'akpm' (patches from Andrew) 2018-04-06 14:19:26 -07:00
security selinux/stable-4.17 PR 20180403 2018-04-06 15:39:26 -07:00
sound Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2018-04-05 11:56:35 -07:00
tools fw_cfg, vhost: features fixes 2018-04-06 19:21:41 -07:00
usr kbuild: rename built-in.o to built-in.a 2018-03-26 02:01:19 +09:00
virt kvm/arm fixes for 4.16, take 2 2018-03-15 21:45:37 +01:00
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.gitignore kbuild: move include/config/ksym/* to include/ksym/* 2018-03-26 02:01:23 +09:00
.mailmap Merge candidates for 4.17 merge window 2018-04-06 17:35:43 -07:00
COPYING COPYING: use the new text with points to the license files 2018-03-23 12:41:45 -06:00
CREDITS MAINTAINERS/CREDITS: Drop METAG ARCHITECTURE 2018-03-05 16:34:24 +00:00
Kbuild Kbuild updates for v4.15 2017-11-17 17:45:29 -08:00
Kconfig License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
MAINTAINERS VFIO updates for v4.17-rc1 2018-04-06 19:44:27 -07:00
Makefile Kconfig updates for v4.17 2018-04-03 16:28:01 -07:00
README Docs: Added a pointer to the formatted docs to README 2018-03-21 09:02:53 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.