linux/drivers
David S. Miller 43fdf27470 [SPARC64]: Abstract out mdesc accesses for better MD update handling.
Since we have to be able to handle MD updates, having an in-tree
set of data structures representing the MD objects actually makes
things more painful.

The MD itself is easy to parse, and we can implement the existing
interfaces using direct parsing of the MD binary image.

The MD is now reference counted, so accesses have to now take the
form:

	handle = mdesc_grab();

	... operations on MD ...

	mdesc_release(handle);

The only remaining issue are cases where code holds on to references
to MD property values.  mdesc_get_property() returns a direct pointer
to the property value, most cases just pull in the information they
need and discard the pointer, but there are few that use the pointer
directly over a long lifetime.  Those will be fixed up in a subsequent
changeset.

A preliminary handler for MD update events from domain services is
there, it is rudimentry but it works and handles all of the reference
counting.  It does not check the generation number of the MDs,
and it does not generate a "add/delete" list for notification to
interesting parties about MD changes but that will be forthcoming.

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-07-16 04:04:28 -07:00
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acorn [PATCH] fix request->cmd == INT cases 2007-07-10 08:03:34 +02:00
acpi PCI: Change all drivers to use pci_device->revision 2007-07-11 16:02:10 -07:00
amba
ata Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/pci-2.6 2007-07-12 13:40:57 -07:00
atm PCI: ATM: lanai, change VENDOR to DEVICE 2007-07-11 16:02:10 -07:00
auxdisplay cfag12864bfb: Use sys_ instead of cfb_ framebuffer accessors 2007-06-01 08:18:28 -07:00
base sysfs: add parameter "struct bin_attribute *" in .read/.write methods for sysfs binary attributes 2007-07-11 16:09:09 -07:00
block [SPARC64]: Abstract out mdesc accesses for better MD update handling. 2007-07-16 04:04:28 -07:00
bluetooth [Bluetooth] Remove the redundant non-seekable llseek method 2007-07-11 06:53:45 +02:00
cdrom Remove legacy CDROM drivers 2007-07-10 08:03:34 +02:00
char [CHAR] Delete leftovers of old Alchemy UART driver 2007-07-13 17:39:59 +01:00
clocksource PCI: Change all drivers to use pci_device->revision 2007-07-11 16:02:10 -07:00
connector
cpufreq [CPUFREQ] Restore previously used governor on a hot-replugged CPU 2007-07-13 01:29:51 -04:00
crypto [CRYPTO] geode: Fix in-place operations and set key 2007-05-24 21:23:24 +10:00
dio
dma ioatdma: add the unisys "i/oat" pci vendor/device id 2007-07-13 08:06:19 -07:00
edac [S390] Kconfig: menus with depends on HAS_IOMEM. 2007-05-10 15:46:07 +02:00
eisa
fc4
firewire firewire: fw-sbp2: fix DMA mapping of management ORBs 2007-07-10 00:07:49 +02:00
firmware sysfs: add parameter "struct bin_attribute *" in .read/.write methods for sysfs binary attributes 2007-07-11 16:09:09 -07:00
hid USB: add reset_resume method 2007-07-12 16:34:30 -07:00
hwmon hwmon/coretemp: fix a broken error path 2007-06-24 08:59:10 -07:00
i2c make i2c-acorn tristate 2007-07-15 16:40:52 -07:00
ide icside: devm_iounmap() needs linux/io.h 2007-07-15 16:40:52 -07:00
ieee1394 Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6 2007-07-15 16:51:54 -07:00
infiniband Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6 2007-07-15 16:51:54 -07:00
input sysfs: kill unnecessary attribute->owner 2007-07-11 16:09:06 -07:00
isdn PCI: Change all drivers to use pci_device->revision 2007-07-11 16:02:10 -07:00
kvm KVM: Prevent guest fpu state from leaking into the host 2007-06-15 12:30:59 +03:00
leds [S390] Kconfig: menus with depends on HAS_IOMEM. 2007-05-10 15:46:07 +02:00
macintosh Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-2.6 2007-07-12 13:40:20 -07:00
mca mca: add integrated device bus matching 2007-05-09 12:30:49 -07:00
md Merge branch 'ioat-md-accel-for-linus' of git://lost.foo-projects.org/~dwillia2/git/iop 2007-07-13 10:52:27 -07:00
media PCI: Change all drivers to use pci_device->revision 2007-07-11 16:02:10 -07:00
message Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6 2007-07-15 16:51:54 -07:00
mfd SM501: Check SM501 ID register on initialisation 2007-06-24 08:59:11 -07:00
misc sysfs: kill unnecessary attribute->owner 2007-07-11 16:09:06 -07:00
mmc Merge branch 'devel' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm 2007-07-12 14:17:12 -07:00
mtd [MIPS] remove LASAT Networks platforms support 2007-07-10 17:33:04 +01:00
net [SPARC64]: Abstract out mdesc accesses for better MD update handling. 2007-07-16 04:04:28 -07:00
nubus
oprofile Detach sched.h from mm.h 2007-05-21 09:18:19 -07:00
parisc sysfs: kill unnecessary attribute->owner 2007-07-11 16:09:06 -07:00
parport [PARISC] fix section mismatch in parport_gsc 2007-05-27 12:13:53 -04:00
pci Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6 2007-07-12 13:41:29 -07:00
pcmcia sysfs: add parameter "struct bin_attribute *" in .read/.write methods for sysfs binary attributes 2007-07-11 16:09:09 -07:00
pnp PNP SMCf010 quirk: work around Toshiba Portege 4000 ACPI issues 2007-07-06 10:23:43 -07:00
power Merge git://git.infradead.org/battery-2.6 2007-07-15 16:56:12 -07:00
ps3
rapidio sysfs: add parameter "struct bin_attribute *" in .read/.write methods for sysfs binary attributes 2007-07-11 16:09:09 -07:00
rtc Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-2.6 2007-07-12 13:40:20 -07:00
s390 Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6 2007-07-15 16:51:54 -07:00
sbus [SPARC]: Missing #include <linux/mm.h> in drivers/sbus/char/flash.c 2007-05-31 01:52:53 -07:00
scsi Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6 2007-07-15 16:51:54 -07:00
serial Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/pci-2.6 2007-07-12 13:40:57 -07:00
sh
sn
spi sysfs: add parameter "struct bin_attribute *" in .read/.write methods for sysfs binary attributes 2007-07-11 16:09:09 -07:00
tc [MIPS] DEC: Fix modpost warning. 2007-07-12 17:41:07 +01:00
telephony [S390] Kconfig: menus with depends on HAS_IOMEM. 2007-05-10 15:46:07 +02:00
usb minimal fixes for drivers/usb/gadget/m66592-udc.c 2007-07-15 16:40:51 -07:00
video Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/pci-2.6 2007-07-12 13:40:57 -07:00
w1 missing argument in bin_attribute ->read()/->write() 2007-07-15 16:40:52 -07:00
zorro sysfs: add parameter "struct bin_attribute *" in .read/.write methods for sysfs binary attributes 2007-07-11 16:09:09 -07:00
Kconfig Merge git://git.infradead.org/~dwmw2/battery-2.6 2007-07-10 14:47:59 -07:00
Makefile [BATTERY] Universal power supply class (was: battery class) 2007-07-10 11:25:44 +01:00