"Is anyone testing the kgdb code in here?" Andrew Morton asked in his release announcement for the 2.6.23-rc1-mm2 patchset. Mike Frysinger asked, "does kgdb actually have a chance to get merged? With the history of it, i just assumed it was never going in". In the past, Linus Torvalds has resisted merging kernel debuggers and famously said, "I don't like debuggers. Never have, probably never will," going on to explain why he didn't want it to be too easy to hack the Linux kernel. An earlier push to get kgdb merged in 2004 didn't succeed, though some architectures already have versions of the debugger. The current kgdb patchset in Andrew's tree includes code for the i386, x86_64, ppc, mips, sh and arm architectures.

Andrew replied to Mike's question, "I was hoping for a 2.6.24 merge. But I haven't actually looked at it yet. Hopefully Jason is planning to get it all out for review soonish." He went on to add, "runtime testing isn't actually the most important thing at this time - if is doesn't work, well hey, we fix it, easy - we always have bugs. The main emphasis right now should be on higher-level design/review/integration stuff." Jason Wessel noted, "the KGDB tree is broken up into incremental units each layer adding more functionality and or arch specific pieces."

From: Andrew Morton [email blocked]
To: 	linux-kernel
Subject: 2.6.23-rc1-mm2
Date:	Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:09:32 -0700


ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.23-rc1/2.6.23-rc1-mm2/


- the git-block tree remains dropped due to disageement with the Vaio

- git-e1000new was withdrawn by the authors

- git-wireless is back.  It is still a >3MB diff, and appears to compile.

- Is anyone testing the kgdb code in here?



Boilerplate:

- See the `hot-fixes' directory for any important updates to this patchset.

- To fetch an -mm tree using git, use (for example)

  git-fetch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/smurf/linux-trees.git tag v2.6.16-rc2-mm1
  git-checkout -b local-v2.6.16-rc2-mm1 v2.6.16-rc2-mm1

- -mm kernel commit activity can be reviewed by subscribing to the
  mm-commits mailing list.

        echo "subscribe mm-commits" | mail [email blocked]

- If you hit a bug in -mm and it is not obvious which patch caused it, it is
  most valuable if you can perform a bisection search to identify which patch
  introduced the bug.  Instructions for this process are at

        http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/bisecting-mm-trees.txt

  But beware that this process takes some time (around ten rebuilds and
  reboots), so consider reporting the bug first and if we cannot immediately
  identify the faulty patch, then perform the bisection search.

- When reporting bugs, please try to Cc: the relevant maintainer and mailing
  list on any email.

- When reporting bugs in this kernel via email, please also rewrite the
  email Subject: in some manner to reflect the nature of the bug.  Some
  developers filter by Subject: when looking for messages to read.

- Occasional snapshots of the -mm lineup are uploaded to
  ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/mm/ and are announced on
  the mm-commits list.


Changes since 2.6.23-rc1-mm1:


 origin.patch
 git-acpi.patch
 git-alsa.patch
 git-audit-master.patch
 git-cifs.patch
 git-dma.patch
 git-drm.patch
 git-dvb.patch
 git-hwmon.patch
 git-gfs2-nmw.patch
 git-hid.patch
 git-ia64.patch
 git-ieee1394.patch
 git-input.patch
 git-jfs.patch
 git-kvm.patch
 git-libata-all.patch
 git-md-accel.patch
 git-mmc.patch
 git-mtd.patch
 git-ubi.patch
 git-netdev-all.patch
 git-ixgbe.patch
 git-battery.patch
 git-ocfs2.patch
 git-r8169.patch
 git-selinux.patch
 git-s390.patch
 git-sh.patch
 git-scsi-misc.patch
 git-unionfs.patch
 git-v9fs.patch
 git-watchdog.patch
 git-wireless.patch
 git-ipwireless_cs.patch
 git-newsetup.patch
 git-kgdb.patch

 git trees

-tiny-signalfd-cleanup.patch
-kernel-doc-fix-for-kmodc.patch
-slab-maintainer-credits-update.patch
-rtc-stk17ta8-update-for-sysfs-api-change.patch
-use-ldflags_module-only-for-ko-links.patch
-pm-fix-compiler-error-of-ppc-dart_iommu.patch
-fixup-s3c24xx-build-after-arch-moves.patch
-rtc-ds1307-typo-fix-found-by-coverity.patch
-xen-xen-pageh-compile-fix.patch
-lguest-documentation-i-preparation.patch
-lguest-documentation-ii-guest.patch
-lguest-documentation-iii-drivers.patch
-lguest-documentation-iv-launcher.patch
-lguest-documentation-v-host.patch
-lguest-documentation-vi-switcher.patch
-lguest-documentation-vii-fixmes.patch
-x86_powernow_k8_acpi-must-depend-on-acpi.patch
-make-timerfd-return-a-u64-and-fix-the-__put_user.patch
-memory-unplug-v7-migration-by-kernel.patch
-memory-unplug-v7-isolate_lru_page-fix.patch
-revert-x86-serial-convert-legacy-com-ports-to-platform-devices.patch
-reorder-rtc-makefile.patch
-ufs-printk-warning-fix.patch
-i2c-ds1682-warning-fix.patch
-edac-is-bust-on-mips.patch
-xenbus_xsc-fix-a-use-after-free.patch
-fix-inode_table-test-in-ext234_check_descriptors.patch
-kdebugh-forward-declare-struct-struct-notifier_block.patch
-git-acpi-build-fix.patch
-acpi-remove-references-to-acpi_state_s2-from-acpi_pm_enter.patch
-acpi-fix-oops-due-to-typo-in-new-throttling-code.patch
-agk-dm-dm-crypt-drop-device-ref-in-ctr-error-path.patch
-agk-dm-dm-delay-fix-ctr-error-paths.patch
-agk-dm-dm-netlink.patch
-agk-dm-dm-netlink-add-to-core.patch
-agk-dm-dm-netlink-mpath.patch
-gregkh-driver-howto-adjust-translation-header-of-japanese-stable_api_nonsensetxt.patch
-gregkh-driver-howto-sync-japanese-howto.patch
-gregkh-driver-kobject-fix-link-error-when-config_hotplug-is-disabled.patch
-gregkh-driver-kobject-put-kobject_actions-in-kobjecth.patch
-stradis-and-zoran-depend-on-virt_to_bus.patch
-clean-up-duplicate-includes-in-drivers-hwmon.patch
-hid-fix-a-null-pointer-dereference-when-we-fail-to-allocate-memory.patch
-ia64-allow-smp_call_function_single-to-current-cpu.patch
-ia64-rename-partial_page.patch
-applesmc-add-temperature-sensors-set-for-macbook.patch
-ide-ide-add-ide-set-pio-take3.patch
-ide-icside-fix-speedproc-for-unsupported-modes-take4.patch
-mmc-build-fix.patch
-drivers-net-cxgb3-remove-several-unneeded-zero-initialization.patch
-dev-priv-to-netdev_privdev-drivers-net-tokenring.patch
-try-parent-numa_node-at-first-before-using-default-v2.patch
-try-parent-numa_node-at-first-before-using-default-v2-fix.patch
-more-request_queue_t-removal.patch
-gregkh-usb-usb-devices-misc-trivial-patch-to-build-the-iowarrior-when-it-is-selected-in-kconfig.patch
-gregkh-usb-usb-don-t-let-usb-storage-steal-blackberry-pearl.patch
-gregkh-usb-usb-more-quirky-devices.patch
-gregkh-usb-usb-usbh-kernel-doc-additions.patch
-gregkh-usb-usb-even-more-quirks.patch
-0-null-drivers-usb-gadget.patch
-clean-up-duplicate-includes-in-drivers-usb.patch
-geode-setup-correct-chipset-access-functions-fix.patch
-doc-kernel-parameters-use-x86-32-tag-instead-of-ia-32.patch
-remove-unused-tif_notify_resume-flag.patch
-whitelist-references-from-__dbe_table-to-init.patch
-fix-user-struct-leakage-with-locked-ipc-shem-segment.patch
-bpqether-fix-rcu-usage.patch
-afs-fix-file-locking.patch
-fix-leaks-on-proc-schedsched_debugtimer_listtimer_stats.patch
-fix-leak-on-proc-lockdep_stats.patch
-blktrace-use-cpu_clock-instead-of-sched_clock.patch
-futex-pass-nr_wake2-to-futex_wake_op.patch
-include-serial_regh-with-userspace-headers.patch
-trivial-in-string-typos-of-error.patch
-pure_initcall-id-inconsistency.patch
-serial-fix-section-mismatch-vr41xx_siu.patch
-serial-fix-vr41xx_siu-interface-select.patch
-serial-fix-vr41xx_siu-serial-console-support.patch
-remove-tx3912fb.patch
-isofs-mounting-to-regular-file-may-succeed.patch
-update-coredump-path-in-kernel-to-not-check-coredump-rlim-if-core_pattern-is-a-pipe.patch
-serial-mpsc-remove-race-between-rx-stop-restart.patch
-serial-mpsc-stop-rx-engine-when-cread-cleared.patch
-serial-mpsc-remove-duplicate-support_sysrq-definition.patch
-serial-mpsc-fix-coding-style-and-whitespace-issues.patch
-i2ch-kernel-doc-additions.patch
-irqh-fix-kernel-doc.patch
-docbook-bad-file-references.patch
-ipmi-fix-mem-leak-in-try_init_dmi.patch
-ncp-delete-test-of-long-deceased-config_ncpfs_debugdentry.patch
-broken-lilo-check-on-make-install.patch
-remove-one-more-leftover-reference-to-devfs.patch
-anon_inodes-shouldnt-be-user-visible.patch
-hpettxt-broken-link-fix.patch
-use-__val-in-__get_unaligned.patch
-vfs-fix-a-race-in-lease-breaking-during-truncate.patch
-fs-9p-convc-error-path-fix.patch
-kthread-silence-bogus-section-mismatch-warning.patch
-fix-a-use-after-free-bug-in-kernel-userspace-relay-file-support.patch
-idr_remove_all-kill-unused-variable.patch
-typo-fixes-errror-error.patch
-i386-include-asm-bugsh-in-bugsc-for-check_bugs-prototype.patch
-x86_64-include-asm-bugsh-in-bugsc-for-check_bugs.patch
-mark-sysrq_sched_debug_show-static.patch
-sb1250-duart-__maybe_unused-etc-fixes.patch
-rename-setleast-to-generic_setlease.patch
-remove-kconfig-setting-config_debug_shirq.patch
-videopix-frame-grabber-fix-unreleased-lock-in-vfc_debug.patch
-documentation-update-sched-stattxt.patch
-debug-handling-of-early-spurious-interrupts.patch
-allow-individual-core-dump-methods-to-be-unlimited-when-sending-to-a-pipe.patch
-allow-individual-core-dump-methods-to-be-unlimited-when-sending-to-a-pipe-fix.patch
-allow-individual-core-dump-methods-to-be-unlimited-when-sending-to-a-pipe-sparc64-fix.patch
-allow-individual-core-dump-methods-to-be-unlimited-when-sending-to-a-pipe-fix-2.patch
-allow-individual-core-dump-methods-to-be-unlimited-when-sending-to-a-pipe-fix-2-fix.patch
-allow-individual-core-dump-methods-to-be-unlimited-when-sending-to-a-pipe-fix-2-sparc64-fix.patch
-drivers-char-hpetc-integer-constant-is-too-large-for-long-type.patch
-kconfig-remove-top-level-menu-code-maturity-level-options.patch
-cciss-fix-memory-leak.patch
-udf-fix-uid-and-gid-mount-option-ignorance.patch
-ip2main-warning-fix.patch
-spi-kerneldoc-update.patch
-spi-device-setup-gets-better-error-checking.patch
-remove-isdn_-is-defined-but-unused-warnings.patch
-spi-kerneldoc-update.patch
-spi-device-setup-gets-better-error-checking.patch
-remove-isdn_-is-defined-but-unused-warnings.patch
-use-menuconfig-objects-rtc.patch
-rtc-m48t59-driver-no_irq-mode-fixup.patch
-sched2-sched-domain-sysctl.patch
-sched-add-above-background-load-function.patch

 Merged into mainline or a subsystem tree

+blackfin-arch-after-removing-fsh-from-mmh-fix-the-broken-on-blackfin-arch.patch
+genirq-temporary-fix-for-level-triggered-irq-resend.patch
+genirq-temporary-fix-for-level-triggered-irq-resend-fix.patch
+fix-hpet-init-race.patch
+direct-io-fix-error-path-crashes.patch
+changing-include-asm-generic-pgtableh-for-non-mmu.patch

 2.6.23 queue

+slow-down-printk-during-boot-fix-3.patch

 Fix slow-down-printk-during-boot.patch some more

+git-acpi-mark_tsc_unstable-build-fix.patch

 ACPI fix

+acpi-cure-run-together-printk-lines.patch
+make-drivers-acpi-eventcacpi_event_seqnum-static.patch
+make-struct-sony_nc_ids-static.patch

 ACPi things

+kernel-auditscc-fix-an-off-by-one.patch
+fix-auditscc-kernel-doc.patch

 audit fixes

+fs-cifs-connectc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 CIFS cleanup

+cpufreq-move-policys-governor-initialisation-out-of-low-level-drivers-into-cpufreq-core.patch
+cpufreq-allow-ondemand-and-conservative-cpufreq-governors-to-be-used-as-default.patch

 cpufreq: make ondemand the default

+drivers-md-dm-hw-handlerc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-md-dm-path-selectorc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-md-dm-tablec-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-md-dm-targetc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 device mapper cleanups

+powerpc-clean-out-a-bunch-of-duplicate-includes.patch
+powerpc-fix-num_cpus-calculation-in-smp_call_function_map.patch

 powerpc things

+gregkh-driver-sysfs-filec-use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore.patch
+gregkh-driver-sysfs-cleanup-semaphoreh.patch

 driver tree additions

+nozomi-shoot-defunct-label.patch
+drivers-base-power-make-2-functions-static.patch

 driver tree fixes

+dma-intel_ioatdma-build-fix.patch

 Fix git-dma.patch

+git-dvb-fixup.patch

 Fix rejects in git-dvb

+drivers-media-video-msp3400-driverc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 DVB fix

+drivers-i2c-i2c-corec-make-code-static.patch

 i2c cleanup

+add-includes-to-scsi_transport_iscsih.patch

 scsi fix

+drivers-input-serio-gscps2c-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 input fix

+include-linux-kbuild-remove-duplicate-entries.patch

 kbuidl cleanup

+libata-acpi-checks-for-80wire-cable-headers.patch
+libata-acpi-checks-for-80wire-cable-implementation.patch
+libata-acpi-checks-for-80wire-cable-use-in-pata_amd.patch
+libata-acpi-checks-for-80wire-cable-use-in-pata_via.patch
+libata-sff-unbreak-non-dma-capable-controllers-again.patch
+pata_cmd64x-correct-the-speed-ranges.patch
+fix-libata-warnings-with-config_pm=n.patch
+libata-correct-iordy-handling.patch
+pata_sis-fix-mwdma-for-=-udma66-chipsets-and-udma-for-udma33-chipsets.patch

 sata/pata things

-testing-patch-for-ali-pata-fixes-hopefully-for-the-problems-with-atapi-dma.patch
-pata_ali-more-work.patch

 Dropped at Alan's request.

+ide-cs5535-fix-array-overrun.patch
+ide-ide-add-platform-ide-driver.patch
+ide-ide-make-config_ide_generic-default-to-n.patch
+ide-alim15x3-correct-hp-detect.patch
+ide-sis5513-add-fsc-amilo-a1630-pci-subvendor_dev-to-laptops.patch
+ide-ide-add-ide-set-pio-take-4.patch
+ide-icside-fix-speedproc-for-unsupported-modes-take-5.patch
+ide-ide-pmac-dont-check-kauai-lookup-timing-return-value.patch
+ide-ide-pmac-fix-pmac-ide-tune-chipset.patch
+ide-ide-pmac-fix-set-timings-mdma.patch
+ide-ide-pmac-remove-control-register-messing-from-pmac-ide-dma-check.patch
+ide-ide-pmac-remove-pmac-ide-dma-enable-take-2.patch
+ide-ide-config-drive-speed-bugfixes.patch
+ide-ide-add-__ide-wait-stat-helper.patch
+ide-ide-pmac-ide-do-setfeature-remove-pre-wait.patch
+ide-ide-pmac-use-__ide-wait-stat.patch
+ide-ide-pmac-remove-nien-clearing-from-pmac-ide-do-setfeature.patch
+ide-ide-pmac-remove-pmac-ide-do-setfeature-take-2.patch
+ide-ide-pmac-use-ide-tune-dma.patch

 IDE tree updates

-ide-bodge-things-around-to-make-arm-work.patch

 Otherwise fixed

+fix-runtogether-printks-in-cmd64x-ide-driver.patch
+fix-ide-ide-add-platform-ide-driver.patch
+eliminate-warnings-in-ide-tapec.patch
+drivers-ide-arm-icsidec-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 IDE things

+mips-remove-some-duplicate-includes.patch

 MIPS cleanup

+mips-qemu-network-work-again.patch

 MIPS fix

+drivers-mmc-core-busc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-mmc-core-hostc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-mmc-core-mmc_opsc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 mmc cleanups

+mtd-fix-ctrl-alt-del-cant-reboot-for-intel-flash-bug.patch
+mtd-remove-redundant-dead-code-from-physmap_ofc.patch
+mtd-onenand_simc-make-struct-info-static.patch
+remove-fs-jffs2-ioctlc.patch
+drivers-mtd-inftlmountc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kcalloc.patch

 MTD things

+usb-remove-redundant-memset-from-amd5536udc.patch
+drivers-net-cxgb3-xgmacc-remove-dead-code.patch
+e1000-if-0-two-functions.patch

 netdev things

+git-ixgbe-build-fix.patch

 Fix git-ixgbe.patch for changes in mainline

-git-e1000new.patch

 Dropped

-e1000new-build-fix.patch
-e1000new-build-fix-2.patch

 Now unneeded

+fib_trie-cleanup.patch
+fib_trie-cleanup-fix.patch
+fib_trie-macro-cleanup.patch
+dccp-fix-memory-leak-and-clean-up-style-dccp_feat_empty_confirm.patch
+drivers-net-wan-hdlc_frc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-net-irda-irda-usbc-mostly-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kalloc.patch
+drivers-atm-iphasec-mostly-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+netconsole-cleanups-codingstyle-prettyfication.patch
+netconsole-remove-bogus-check.patch
+netconsole-simplify-boot-module-option-setup-logic.patch
+netconsole-use-netif_running-in-write_msg.patch
+netconsole-add-some-useful-tips-to-documentation.patch
+netconsole-introduce-netconsole_target.patch
+netconsole-introduce-netconsole_netdev_notifier.patch
+netconsole-support-multiple-logging-targets.patch
+netconsole-support-dynamic-reconfiguration-using-configfs.patch
+introduce-u16_max-and-u32_max.patch
+introduce-u16_max-and-u32_max-fix.patch
+introduce-strtol_check_range.patch
+introduce-strtol_check_range-fix.patch

 networking changes

+backlight-make-2-structs-static.patch

 backlight cleanup

+parisc-extern-inline-static-inline.patch

 parisc cleanup

+gregkh-pci-pci-hotplug-cpqphp_ctrlc-remove-stale-bkl-use.patch

 PCI tree updates

+cpqphp_ctrlc-remove-dead-code.patch
+drivers-pci-hotplug-cpqphp_ctrlc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 PCI things

+kernel-schedc-make-code-static.patch
+tiny-sched_getaffinity-cleanup.patch

 sched cleanups

+sh64-arch-sh64-kernel-signalh-duplicate-include-removal.patch

 SH fix

+scsi-fix-build-for-config_scsi_tgt=n-2.patch
+drivers-scsi-g_ncr5380c-ncr53c400_pseudo_dma-is-not.patch
+fix-drivers-scsi-fdomainc-config_pci=n-warnings.patch
+nsp32_restart_autoscsi-remove-error-check.patch
+dtc-clean-up-indent-damage-and-add-printk-levels.patch
+make-scsi_host_link_pm_policy-static.patch
+drivers-scsi-scsi_errorc-should-include.patch
+drivers-scsi-constantsc-make-2-functions-static.patch
+use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-the-onstream-scsi-tape-driver.patch
+drivers-scsi-a4000tc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-scsi-bvme6000_scsic-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-scsi-gdthc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-scsi-ide-scsic-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-scsi-lpfc-lpfc_debugfsc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kcalloc.patch
+drivers-scsi-lpfc-lpfc_initc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kcalloc.patch
+drivers-scsi-lpfc-lpfc_scsic-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-scsi-megaraidc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-scsi-dpt_i2oc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-message-fusion-mptctlc-mostly-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 scsi things

+clean-up-duplicate-includes-in-drivers-block.patch
+drivers-block-ccissc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-block-cpqarrayc-better-error-handling-and-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kalloc.patch

 block things

+partially-fix-up-the-lookup_one_noperm-mess.patch

 VFS cleanup

+git-unionfs-fixup.patch
+git-unionfs-build-fix.patch

 unionfs touchups

+gregkh-usb-usb-nikon-d50-is-an-unusual-device.patch
+gregkh-usb-usb-clean-up-duplicate-includes-in-drivers-usb.patch
+gregkh-usb-usblp-implement-the-enospc-convention.patch
+gregkh-usb-usblp-make-use-of-urb_free_buffer.patch

 USB tree updates

-merge-the-sonics-silicon-backplane-subsystem.patch
-merge-the-sonics-silicon-backplane-subsystem-fix.patch
-ssb-add-a-driver-for-the-broadcom-ohci-core.patch

 Updated

+kl5kusb105-switch-to-new-speed-api.patch
+mct_u232-convert-to-proper-speed-handling-api-fix.patch
+fix-gregkh-usb-usb-add-the-concept-of-default-authorization-to-usb-hosts.patch
+drivers-usb-misc-ftdi-elanc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 USB things

+merge-the-sonics-silicon-backplane-subsystem.patch
+merge-the-sonics-silicon-backplane-subsystem-fix.patch
+avoid-ssb-compililation-on-s390.patch
+b44-ssb-fix-irq-routing-bits-on-the-backplane.patch
+merge-the-sonics-silicon-backplane-subsystem-update.patch
+ssb-compile-fix.patch
+watchdog-support-3.patch
+ssb-add-a-driver-for-the-broadcom-ohci-core.patch
+use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-the-host-ap-driver.patch

 Wireless things (mainly SSB)

+x86_64-get-mp_bus_to_node-as-early-v2.patch
+x86_64-use-bus-conf-in-nb-conf-fun1-to-get-bus-range-on-node.patch
+try-parent-numa_node-at-first-before-using-default-v2.patch
+net-use-numa_node-in-net_devcice-dev-instead-of-parent.patch
+dma-use-dev_to_node-to-get-node-for-device-in-dma_alloc_pages.patch
+x86_64-store-core-id-bits-in-cpuinfo_x8.patch
+x86_64-use-core-id-bits-for-apicid_to_node-initialization.patch
+x86_64-remove-never-used-apic_mapped.patch
+x86_64-get-boot_cpu_id-as-early-for-k8_scan_nodes.patch
+x86_64-family-10h-and-11h-to-k8topology.patch
+x86-add-cpu-codenames-for-kconfigcpu.patch
+change-order-in-kconfigcpu-i386.patch
+i386-add-amd64-barcelona-pmu-msr-definitions.patch
+i386-remove-maccumulate-outgoing-args.patch
+arch-i386-mach-generic-probec-make-struct-apic_probe.patch
+arch-i386-mach-es7000-es7000platc-cleanups.patch
+i386-alternativec-really-stop-mces-during-code.patch
+i386-no-need-to-make-enable_cpu_hotplug-a-variable.patch
+arch-i386-mm-discontigc-make-some-variables-static.patch
+x86-expand-proc-interrupts-to-include-missing-vectors-v2.patch
+expand-proc-interrupts-to-include-missing-vectors-v3.patch
+x86-expand-proc-interrupts-to-include-missing-vectors.patch
+arch-x86_64-kernel-io_apicc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 x86 fixes

+git-newsetup-fixup.patch

 Fix rejects in git-newsetup.patch

+xtensa-consolec-remove-duplicate-include.patch

 xtensa cleanup

+fix-kgdb-kernel-doc.patch
+serial-sh-sci-fix-build-failure-from-kgdb-fallout.patch

 kgdb fixes

+dma_free_coherent-needs-irqs-enabled-sigh.patch
+usb-serial-fix-oti6858c-segfault-in-termios-handling.patch
+sparsemem-ensure-we-initialise-the-node-mapping-for-sparsemem_static.patch
+sparsemem-ensure-we-initialise-the-node-mapping-for-sparsemem_static-fix.patch
+tpmdd-maintainers.patch
+nfs-fix-put_nfs_open_context.patch
+make-oprofile-call-shutdown-only-once-per-session.patch
+perfctr_watchdog-do-not-bug_on-when-msr-is-unknown.patch
+acpi-bay-send-envp-with-uevent-fix.patch
+acpi-dock-send-key=value-pair-instead-of-plain-value.patch
+acpi_ec_remove-fix-use-after-free.patch
+acpi_battery_add-use-after-free.patch

 Random things which I think should be in 2.6.23, but which should go in via
 a subsystem maintainer.

 I've been doing it this way fo rthe past few kernel releases.  It is
 worrisome how much stuff people are losing track of.  People should cc me on
 bugfixes...

+generic-virtual-memmap-support-for-sparsemem-fix.patch

 Fix generic-virtual-memmap-support-for-sparsemem.patch

+vm-dont-run-touch_buffer-during-buffercache-lookups.patch

 A little VM experiment.  See changelog for details.

+fix-corruption-of-memmap-on-ia64-sparsemem-when-mem_section-is-not-a-power-of-2-fix.patch
+fix-corruption-of-memmap-on-ia64-sparsemem-when-mem_section-is-not-a-power-of-2-fix-fix.patch

 Fix
 fix-corruption-of-memmap-on-ia64-sparsemem-when-mem_section-is-not-a-power-of-2.patch
 some more

+mm-page_allocc-make-code-static.patch

 MM cleanup

+hugetlbfs-read-support-fix-2.patch

 Fix hugetlbfs-read-support.patch some more

+mm-shmemc-make-3-functions-static.patch
+mm-migratec-cleanups.patch
+mm-mempolicyc-cleanups.patch
+mm-vmstatc-cleanups.patch

 MM cleanups

+security-convert-lsm-into-a-static-interface-fix-2-fix.patch

 Fix security-convert-lsm-into-a-static-interface.patch even more.

+remove-frv-usage-of-flush_tlb_pgtables.patch
+include-asm-frv-thread_infoh-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 frv minor things

+m68knommu-remove-unused-config-symbol-config_disktel.patch

 nommu patch which Linus missed

+cleanup-arch-alpha-makefile.patch

 alpha cleanup

-pm-fix-compilation-of-suspend-code-if-config_pm-is-unset.patch

 Unneeded

+unexport-pm_power_off_prepare.patch

 PM cleanup

+include-asm-m32r-thread_infoh-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 m32r cleanup

+uml-move-userspace-code-to-userspace-file.patch
+uml-tidy-recently-moved-code.patch
+uml-fix-error-cleanup-ordering.patch
+uml-console-subsystem-tidying.patch

 UML updates for 2.6.24.

-hwrng-add-type-categories.patch

 Dropped

-use-list_head-in-binfmt-handling.patch
-use-list_head-in-binfmt-handling-fix.patch
+use-list_head-in-binfmt-handling-update.patch

 Updated

-loop-use-unlocked_ioctl.patch

 Dropped, broken.

+fix-config_debug_shirq-trigger-on-free_irq.patch
+fs-remove-the-unused-mempages-parameter.patch
+remove-unused-bh-in-calls-to-ext234_get_group_desc.patch
+add-in-sunos-41x-compatible-mode-for-ufs.patch
+add-in-sunos-41x-compatible-mode-for-ufs-fix.patch
+ufs-implement-show_options.patch
+argv_split-allow-argv_split-to-handle-null-pointer-in-argcp-parameter-gracefully.patch
+core_pattern-ignore-rlimit_core-if-core_pattern-is-a-pipe.patch
+core_pattern-ignore-rlimit_core-if-core_pattern-is-a-pipe-fix.patch
+core_pattern-allow-passing-of-arguments-to-user-mode-helper-when-core_pattern-is-a-pipe.patch
+core_pattern-fix-up-a-few-miscellaneous-bugs.patch
+core_pattern-fix-up-a-few-miscellaneous-bugs-fix.patch
+epcac-reformat-comments-and-coding-style-improvements.patch
+fs-partitions-checkc-add-add_partition-error-handling.patch
+add-sys-module-name-notes.patch
+kernel-rtmutex-debugc-cleanups.patch
+fs-afs-possible-cleanups.patch
+lib-ioremapc-should-include-linux-ioh.patch
+ipc-shmc-make-2-functions-static.patch
+printk-add-interfaces-for-external-access-to-the-log-buffer.patch
+printk-add-interfaces-for-external-access-to-the-log-buffer-fix.patch
+drivers-char-consolemapc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+doc-firmware_sample_firmware_classc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+fs-autofs4-inodec-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+drivers-char-ip2-ip2mainc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+tpm_tis-fix-interrupt-probing.patch

 Misc random new things

+use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-isdn-subsystem-common-functions.patch

 ISDN cleanup

+fs-nfsd-exportc-make-3-functions-static.patch

 nfsd cleanup

+ecryptfs-remove-unnecessary-bug_on.patch
+ecryptfs-collapse-flag-set-into-one-statement.patch
+ecryptfs-grammatical-fix-destruct-to-destroy.patch
+ecryptfs-comments-for-some-structs.patch
+ecryptfs-kerneldoc-fixes-for-cryptoc-and-keystorec.patch
+ecryptfs-remove-unnecessary-variable-initializations.patch
+ecryptfs-make-needlessly-global-symbols-static.patch

 ecrypts fixes for things which were in rc1-mm1.

+fbdev-export-fb_destroy_modelist.patch
+connector-change-connectors-max-message-size.patch
+uvesafb-add-connector-entries.patch
+uvesafb-the-driver-core.patch
+uvesafb-documentation.patch
+pm3fb-copyarea-and-partial-imageblit-suppor.patch
+skeletonfb-wrong-field-name-fix.patch
+pm3fb-header-file-reduction.patch
+pm3fb-imageblit-improved.patch
+pm3fb-3-small-fixes.patch
+pm3fb-improvements-and-cleanups.patch
+pm3fb-mtrr-support-and-noaccel-option.patch
+pm2fb-mtrr-support-and-noaccel-option.patch
+pm2fb-accelerated-imageblit.patch
+pm2fb-source-code-improvements.patch
+pm2fb-permedia-2v-initialization-fixes.patch
+pm2fb-accelerated-24-bit-fillrect.patch
+sm501fb-update-suspend-and-resume-code.patch
+sm501fb-call-fb-suspend-function-during-suspend-and-resume.patch
+sm501fb-ensure-panel-interface-is-not-tristated-when-setup.patch
+mbxfb-improvements-and-new-features.patch
+pxafb-add-support-for-other-palette-formats.patch
+stifb-detect-cards-in-double-buffer-mode-more-reliably.patch
+tridentfb-coding-style-improvement.patch
+tdfxfb-coding-style-improvement.patch
+tdfxfb-3-fixes.patch
+tdfxfb-palette-fixes.patch
+radeon_driver_vblank_do_wait-static.patch
+unexport-fb_prepare_logo.patch

 fbdev updates

+cpu-hotplug-slab-cleanup-cpuup_callback.patch
+cpu-hotplug-slab-fix-memory-leak-in-cpu-hotplug-error-path.patch
+cpu-hotplug-cpu-deliver-cpu_up_canceled-only-to-notify_oked-callbacks-with-cpu_up_prepare.patch
+cpu-hotplug-topology-remove-topology_dev_map.patch
+cpu-hotplug-thermal_throttle-fix-cpu-hotplug-error-handling.patch
+cpu-hotplug-msr-fix-cpu-hotplug-error-handling.patch
+cpu-hotplug-cpuid-fix-cpu-hotplug-error-handling.patch
+cpu-hotplug-mce-fix-cpu-hotplug-error-handling.patch
+cpu-hotplug-intel_cacheinfo-fix-cpu-hotplug-error-handling.patch

 cpu hotplug rework

+fs-jbd2-journalc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 ext4 cleanup

+task-containersv11-basic-task-container-framework-fix.patch

 fix containers patches in -mm

+containers-implement-namespace-tracking-subsystem-fix-order-of-container-subsystems-in-init-kconfig.patch

 Fix containers-implement-namespace-tracking-subsystem.patch

+pid-namespaces-define-is_global_init-and-is_container_init-m32r-fix.patch
+pid-namespaces-define-is_global_init-and-is_container_init-kernel-pidc-remove-unused-exports.patch

 fix pid-namespaces patches in -mm.

+char-moxa-fix-and-optimise-empty-timer.patch
+char-cyclades-remove-bottom-half-processing.patch
+char-cyclades-make-the-isr-code-readable.patch
+char-cyclades-move-spin_lock-to-one-place.patch
+char-cyclades-fix-some-w-warnings.patch

 char driver cleanups

+reiser4-cryptcompress-misc-fixups.patch
+reiser4-change-error-code-base.patch
+reiser4-use-lzo-library-functions.patch
+fs-reiser4-plugin-file-cryptcompressc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+reiser4-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+fs-reiser4-init_superc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+fs-reiser4-plugin-inode_ops_renamec-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch
+fs-reiser4-ktxnmgrdc-kmalloc-memset-conversion-to-kzalloc.patch

 reiser4 updates

-alloc_pages-debug.patch

 Dropped

+single_open-seq_release-leak-diagnostics.patch

 Check for leaky seq_file users



All 942 patches:

ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.23-rc1/2.6.23-rc1-mm2/patch-list



From:	Paul Mundt [email blocked]
To:	Andrew Morton [email blocked]
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-rc1-mm2
Date:	Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:25:01 +0900

On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 11:09:32PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> - Is anyone testing the kgdb code in here?
> 
Testing, yes. Succeeding, no. It's utterly hosed on SH in its present
condition at least. Presumably it's been tested on at least one platform
with some measure of success, but it's certainly not mine ;-)

I'll get you some patches that fix it up the rest of the way for SH
platforms in the next couple days. There's nothing too rough, though,
mostly serial driver fallout and changes in the current stub that aren't
reflected in the 'new' one.



From:	Mike Frysinger [email blocked]
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-rc1-mm2
Date:	Wed, 1 Aug 2007 03:58:48 -0400

On 8/1/07, Paul Mundt [email blocked] wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 11:09:32PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > - Is anyone testing the kgdb code in here?
>
> Testing, yes. Succeeding, no. It's utterly hosed on SH in its present
> condition at least. Presumably it's been tested on at least one platform
> with some measure of success, but it's certainly not mine ;-)

does kgdb actually have a chance to get merged ?  with the history of
it, i just assumed it was never going in, so we've been using our own
kgdb patch on Blackfin ... so the version *we have* works great :) but
if there's a chance of this actually going mainline, we can see about
testing that version as well ...
-mike



From: Andrew Morton [email blocked]
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-rc1-mm2
Date:	Wed, 1 Aug 2007 01:10:33 -0700

On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 03:58:48 -0400 "Mike Frysinger" <vapier.adi@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/1/07, Paul Mundt [email blocked] wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 11:09:32PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > - Is anyone testing the kgdb code in here?
> >
> > Testing, yes. Succeeding, no. It's utterly hosed on SH in its present
> > condition at least. Presumably it's been tested on at least one platform
> > with some measure of success, but it's certainly not mine ;-)
> 
> does kgdb actually have a chance to get merged ?

I was hoping for a 2.6.24 merge.  But I haven't actually looked at it yet. 
Hopefully Jason is planning to get it all out for review soonish.

>  with the history of
> it, i just assumed it was never going in, so we've been using our own
> kgdb patch on Blackfin ... so the version *we have* works great :) but
> if there's a chance of this actually going mainline, we can see about
> testing that version as well ...

Please, do so.

But runtime testing isn't actually the most important thing at this time -
if is doesn't work, well hey, we fix it, easy - we always have bugs.  The
main emphasis right now should be on higher-level design/review/integration
stuff.



From:	Christoph Hellwig [email blocked]
To:	Andrew Morton [email blocked]
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-rc1-mm2
Date:	Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:45:29 +0100

On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 01:10:33AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> I was hoping for a 2.6.24 merge.  But I haven't actually looked at it yet. 
> Hopefully Jason is planning to get it all out for review soonish.

The current version is quite messy.  I'd be much happier if we could
start with a light version that doesn't have all the intrusions to random
code outside the kgdb core.



From:	Jason Wessel [email blocked]
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-rc1-mm2
Date:	Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:57:44 -0500

Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 01:10:33AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
>   
>> I was hoping for a 2.6.24 merge.  But I haven't actually looked at it yet. 
>> Hopefully Jason is planning to get it all out for review soonish.
>>     
>
> The current version is quite messy.  I'd be much happier if we could
> start with a light version that doesn't have all the intrusions to random
> code outside the kgdb core.
>
>   
I would disagree on at least one level. The KGDB tree is broken up into 
incremental units each layer adding more functionality and or arch 
specific pieces.

As an example, the KGDB core itself is:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jwessel/linux-2.6-kgdb.git;a=commit;h=53956620b1b293300c5ae99a783cf6a7ce8175f9

If you can point to some specific examples vs a blanket statement "is 
quite messy" perhaps I can explain what the changes are for and why they 
are needed.

Jason.



From:	Jason Wessel [email blocked]
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-rc1-mm2
Date:	Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:22:16 -0500

Paul Mundt wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 11:09:32PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
>   
>> - Is anyone testing the kgdb code in here?
>>
>>     
> Testing, yes. Succeeding, no. It's utterly hosed on SH in its present
> condition at least. Presumably it's been tested on at least one platform
> with some measure of success, but it's certainly not mine ;-)
>
> I'll get you some patches that fix it up the rest of the way for SH
> platforms in the next couple days. There's nothing too rough, though,
> mostly serial driver fallout and changes in the current stub that aren't
> reflected in the 'new' one.
>   
Sh "not working" is a side effect of the fact that there is no one 
maintaining the sh kgdb work.  As an example, the sh-lite.patch which is 
part of the kgdb git tree explicitly says that the sh-sci.c needs to be 
"re-ported".  There were many changes since the 2.6.17 code base that 
KGDB was upreved from and the fact of the matter is that I have no sh 
hardware, tool chain, or means to support it.   I will happily merge in 
the pieces to fix up the sh kgdb arch specifics.  The same was true of 
IA64 at first (meaning it did not work), but Bob Pico submitted some 
further patches and IA64 is should compile build and work with kgdb.

In the development branch, the kgdb core is compiled and test and should 
work for the archs i386, x86_64, ppc, powerpc (32 & 64), mips (32 & 64) 
and arm.

Jason.

• Archive of above thread
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