ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.0-test3/2.6.0-test3-mm2/ . Zillions of bugfixes . Updated framebuffer drivers . More CPU scheduler tweaking. Changes since 2.6.0-test3-mm1: +kgdb-fix-debug-info.patch kgdb config fix +x86_64-merge-test3.patch Latest x86_64 drop +x86_64-config_preempt-fix.patch x86_64 build fix +si_band-type-fix.patch POSIX says si_band in siginfo_t must be long. +compat-statfs64.patch +compat_utimes.patch +compat-posix-timers.patch +compat-x86_64.patch 64-bit compat layer additions +sparc64_cpumask.patch +x86_64-cpumask_t-fix.patch +x86_64-cpumask_t-fix-2.patch coumask_t additions -x440-fixes.patch Dropped (updated) +arch-dev_t-stat-fixes.patch Fix lots of architecture's stat structure for dev_t changes +sparc64-lockmeter-fix.patch +sparc64-lockmeter-fix-2.patch Fix sparc64 lockmeter implementation +sparc64_sched_clock.patch sched_clock() for sparc64 +x86_64-sched_clock.patch sched_clock() for x86_64 -export-video_proc_entry.patch broken +loop-iv-fix.patch fix loop transfer handling +as-no-trinary-states-3.patch anticipatory scheduler cleanups +ppp-compression-fix.patch PPP fix +devfs_mk_dir.patch devfs use-after-free fix +devfs_walk_path.patch devfs use-of-uninitialised fix +floppy_init.patch floppy devfs fix +m68k-selinux-build-fix.patch fix m68k SELinux build +mtrr-init-ordering-fixes.patch mtrr ordering cleanups +hd_c-typo-fix.patch build fix +hugetlbfs-use-after-free-fix.patch hugetlbfs bugfix +minixfs-warning-fix.patch fix a warning +loop-oops-fix.patch Fix loop-on-file unount crash +sysfs-bin-unbreak-3.patch sysfs fix +uinput-warning-fix.patch warning fix +bd-claim-whole-disk.patch +O_EXCL-claim-blockdevs.patch blockdev ownership rework +jbd-revoke-warning-fix.patch warning fix +as-requeue-fix.patch Properly implement as_requeue_request() +keyboard-warning-fix.patch warning fix +likely-unlikely-fix.patch make likely/unlikely do the right thing with pointers +ipmi-update.patch IPMI driver update +binfmt_misc-doc.patch documentation +hugetlbfs-free_blocks-accounting-fix.patch hugetlbfs accounting fix +reboot-disable-local-apic.patch APCI fix on reboot +request_firmware-docs.patch +firmware-loader-maintainer.patch Document the request_firmware() code +paride-fix.patch Fix paride +jffs-statfs-fix.patch JFFS build fix +o15int.patch CPU scheduler work +part_dev_read-fix.patch dev_t formatting change in sysfs +fbdev.patch framebuffer update +make-16-way-x440s-boot.patch x440 fix +strncpy-off-by-one-fix.patch strncpy memory stomp fix +missing-codepage-config-fix.patch NLS build fix +dac960-oops-fix.patch DAC960 fix +exec-arg-size-tracking.patch exec fix for parisc +airo-schedule-fix.patch resurrect akpm scheduling-inside-spinlock frustration patch +adm1021-scaling-fix.patch temperature scaling ix +O_SYNC-speedup-nolock-fix.patch Some filesystems' O_SYNC operations weren't syncing anything. All 206 patches: linus.patch mm.patch add -mmN to EXTRAVERSION kgdb-ga.patch kgdb stub for ia32 (George Anzinger's one) kgdbL warning fix kgdb-warning-fix.patch kgdbL warning fix kgdb-build-fix.patch kgdb-spinlock-fix.patch kgdb-fix-debug-info.patch kgdb: CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO fix x86_64-merge-test3.patch x86-64 merge for 2.6.0test3 x86_64-config_preempt-fix.patch Fix x86-64 compilation with CONFIG_PREEMPT si_band-type-fix.patch Fix si_band type in asm-generic/siginfo.h compat-statfs64.patch Compat 1: statfs64 compat_utimes.patch Compat 2: compat_utimes compat-posix-timers.patch Compat 3: add posix timer compat functions compat-x86_64.patch Compat Final: x86-64 support code vmlinux-generation-fix.patch Fix vmlinux.lds.s generation cpumask_t-1.patch cpumask_t: allow more than BITS_PER_LONG CPUs cpumask_t fix for s390 fix cpumask_t for s390 Fix cpumask changes for x86_64 fix cpumask_t for sparc64 cpumask_t: more gcc workarounds cpumask_t gcc bug workarounds cpumask_t: build fix cpumask: IPS fixups cpumask: avoid using structs for NR_CPUS<BITS_PER_LONG cpumask: physid fixes cpumask_t uniproc build fix cpumask_t fixes cpumask: next_cpu fix flush_cpumask atomicity fix sparc64_cpumask.patch x86_64-cpumask_t-fix.patch x86_64 cpumask_t - ioapic set_ioapic_affinity x86_64-cpumask_t-fix-2.patch x86_64 cpumask_t - flush_tlb_others warning kgdb-cpumask_t.patch fadvise-fix.patch fadvise(POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED) fix fadvise64-64.patch sys_fadvise64_64 config_spinline.patch uninline spinlocks for profiling accuracy. ppc64-bar-0-fix.patch Allow PCI BARs that start at 0 ppc64-reloc_hide.patch ppc64-semaphore-reimplementation.patch ppc64: use the ia32 semaphore implementation ppc64-local.patch ppc64: local.h implementation ppc64-sched_clock.patch ppc64: sched_clock() sym-do-160.patch make the SYM driver do 160 MB/sec x86_64-fixes.patch x86_64 fixes delay-ksoftirqd-fallback.patch Try harded in IRQ context before falling back to ksoftirqd rcu-grace-period.patch Monitor RCU grace period intel8x0-cleanup.patch intel8x0 cleanups bio-too-big-fix.patch Fix raid "bio too big" failures ppa-fix.patch ppc fix linux-isp-2.patch linux-isp-2-fix-again.patch lost feral fix feral-bounce-fix.patch Feral driver - highmem issues feral-bounce-fix-2.patch Feral driver bouncing fix list_del-debug.patch list_del debug check print-build-options-on-oops.patch print a few config options on oops show_task-free-stack-fix.patch show_task() fix and cleanup put_task_struct-debug.patch ia32-mknod64.patch mknod64 for ia32 ext2-64-bit-special-inodes.patch ext2: support for 64-bit device nodes ext3-64-bit-special-inodes.patch ext3: support for 64-bit device nodes 64-bit-dev_t-kdev_t.patch 64-bit dev_t and kdev_t 64-bit-dev_t-other-archs.patch enable 64-bit dev_t for other archs mknod64-64-bit-fix.patch dev_t: fix mknod for 64-bit archs ustat64.patch ustat64 ppc-64-bit-stat.patch fix ppc stat.h for 64-bit dev_t 64-bit-dev_t-init_rd-fixes.patch initrd fixes for 64-bit dev_t arch-dev_t-stat-fixes.patch Fix all asm-*/stat.h dev_t instances oops-dump-preceding-code.patch i386 oops output: dump preceding code lockmeter.patch sparc64-lockmeter-fix.patch sparc64-lockmeter-fix-2.patch Fix lockmeter on sparc64 printk-oops-mangle-fix.patch disentangle printk's whilst oopsing on SMP 20-odirect_enable.patch 21-odirect_cruft.patch 22-read_proc.patch 23-write_proc.patch 24-commit_proc.patch 25-odirect.patch nfs-O_DIRECT-always-enabled.patch Force CONFIG_NFS_DIRECTIO kjournald-PF_SYNCWRITE.patch sched-2.6.0-test2-mm2-A3.patch sched-2.6.0-test2-mm2-A3 ppc-sched_clock.patch sparc64_sched_clock.patch x86_64-sched_clock.patch Add sched_clock for x86-64 sched-warning-fix.patch sched-balance-tuning.patch CPU scheduler balancing fix sched-no-tsc-on-numa.patch Subject: Re: Fw: Re: 2.6.0-test2-mm3 o12.2int.patch O12.2int for interactivity o12.3.patch O12.3 for interactivity o13int.patch O13int for interactivity o13.1int.patch O13.1int o14int.patch O14int o14int-div-fix.patch o14int 64-bit-divide fix o14.1int.patch O14.1int ext3-block-allocation-cleanup.patch nfs-revert-backoff.patch nfs: revert backoff changes 1000HZ-time-accuracy-fix.patch missing #if for 1000 HZ signal-race-fix.patch signal handling race condition causing reboot hangs vmscan-defer-writepage.patch vmscan: give dirty referenced pages another pass around the LRU blacklist-asus-L3800C-dmi.patch add ASUS l3800P to DMI black list nforce2-acpi-fixes.patch ACPI patch which fixes all my IRQ problems on nforce2 timer-race-fixes.patch timer race fixes local-apic-enable-fixes.patch Local APIC enable fixes p00001_synaptics-restore-on-close.patch p00002_psmouse-reset-timeout.patch p00003_synaptics-multi-button.patch p00004_synaptics-optional.patch p00005_synaptics-pass-through.patch p00006_psmouse-suspend-resume.patch p00007_synaptics-old-proto.patch synaptics-mode-set.patch Synaptics mode setting keyboard-resend-fix.patch keyboard resend fix kobject-paranoia-checks.patch Driver core and kobject paranoia checks 4g-2.6.0-test2-mm2-A5.patch 4G/4G split patch 4G/4G: remove debug code 4g4g: pmd fix 4g/4g: fixes from Bill 4g4g: fpu emulation fix 4g/4g usercopy atomicity fix 4G/4G: remove debug code 4g4g: pmd fix 4g/4g: fixes from Bill 4g4g: fpu emulation fix 4g/4g usercopy atomicity fix 4g4g-vmlinux-update-got-lost.patch 4g4g-do_page_fault-cleanup.patch 4G/4G: remove debug code 4g4g-cleanups.patch kgdb-4g4g-fix-2.patch 4g4g-config-fix.patch 4g4g-pmd-fix.patch 4g4g: pmd fix 4g4g-wli-fixes.patch 4g/4g: fixes from Bill 4g4g-fpu-fix.patch 4g4g: fpu emulation fix 4g4g-show_registers-fix.patch 4g4g: show_registers() fix 4g4g-pin_page-atomicity-fix.patch 4g/4g usercopy atomicity fix 4g4g-remove-touch_all_pages.patch ppc-fixes.patch make mm4 compile on ppc aic7xxx_old-oops-fix.patch awe-core.patch async write errors: report truncate and io errors on async writes async write errors core: fixes awe-use-gfp_flags.patch async write errors: use flags in address space async write errors: mapping->flags fixes awe-use-gfp_flags-braino.patch awe-fix-truncate-errors.patch async write errors: fix spurious fs truncate errors async write errors: truncate handling fixes as-remove-hash-valid-stuff.patch AS: remove hash valid stuff random-locking-fixes.patch random: SMP locking random-accounting-and-sleeping-fixes.patch random: accounting and sleeping fixes rt-tasks-special-vm-treatment.patch real-time enhanced page allocator and throttling rt-tasks-special-vm-treatment-2.patch xfs-uptodate-page-fix.patch fix buffer layer error at fs/buffer.c:2800 when unlinking XFS files standalone-elevator-noop.patch standalone elevator noop pipe-rofs-fix.patch pipe.c: don't write to readonly filesystems reiserfs-bogus-kunmap-removal.patch reiserfs: remove unneeded kunmap reiserfs-xattr-fix.patch reiserfs: Fix handling of some extended inode attributes p4-thermal-interrupt-fix.patch Setup P4 thermal interrupt vector on UP nbd-race-fixes.patch nbd: fix send/receive/shutdown/disconnect races disable-raid5-readahead.patch raid5: disable readahead pnp_get_info-oops-fix.patch /proc/net/pnp oops fix cciss-warning-fix.patch cciss warning fix vt_ioctl-warning-fixes.patch vt_ioctl warning fixes task-refcounting-fix.patch fix task struct refcount bug zap_other_threads-fix.patch zap_other_threads() detaches thread group leader probe-udf-after-reiserfs.patch probe UDF after reiserfs nfsd-timestamp-fix.patch Fix protocol bugs with NFS and nanoseconds input-use-after-free-checks.patch input layer debug checks ide-scsi-queue-conversion-fix.patch fix ide-scsi for ide_drive_t->queue change bluetooth-deref-fix.patch BUG fix for drivers/bluetooth/hci_usb.c ikconfig-enable.patch enable the ikconfig stuff in config trident-spin_unlock-fix.patch fix trident.c missing unlock handle-old-dev_t-format.patch handle old-style "root=" arguments firmware-loader-needs-hotplug.patch firmware loader requires hotplug loop-iv-fix.patch loop: fix cryptoloop troubles. as-no-trinary-states-3.patch AS: no trinary states ppp-compression-fix.patch ppp_generic.c: fix PPP compression devfs_mk_dir.patch devfs_mk_dir fix devfs_walk_path.patch _devfs_walk_path fix floppy_init.patch floppy_init fix m68k-selinux-build-fix.patch m68k selinux build fix mtrr-init-ordering-fixes.patch Make MTRR init conform with recommended procedure hd_c-typo-fix.patch fix typo in hd.c hugetlbfs-use-after-free-fix.patch fix hugetlbfs slab corruption on umount minixfs-warning-fix.patch Kill warning in minix filesystem on 64-bit archs loop-oops-fix.patch loop oops fix sysfs-bin-unbreak-3.patch request_firmware fix uinput-warning-fix.patch Kill warning in drivers/input/misc/uinput.c on IA64 bd-claim-whole-disk.patch When a partition is claimed, claim the whole device for partitioning. O_EXCL-claim-blockdevs.patch Allow O_EXCL on a block device to claim exclusive use. jbd-revoke-warning-fix.patch kill warning in jbd/revoke.c as-requeue-fix.patch AS requeue implementation keyboard-warning-fix.patch keyboard.c warning fix likely-unlikely-fix.patch fix [un]likely(), add ptr support ipmi-update.patch IPMI updates for 2.6.0-test3 binfmt_misc-doc.patch Document mounting of binfmt_misc hugetlbfs-free_blocks-accounting-fix.patch hugetlbfs - 'recovering' too many blocks on failure reboot-disable-local-apic.patch Disable APIC on reboot request_firmware-docs.patch more documentation for request_firmware() firmware-loader-maintainer.patch state request_firmware() maintainership. paride-fix.patch pd.c queue initialisation fix jffs-statfs-fix.patch jffs statfs fix o15int.patch O15int for interactivity part_dev_read-fix.patch Fix /sys/<dev>/<partition>/dev format fbdev.patch make-16-way-x440s-boot.patch Make 16-way x440's boot strncpy-off-by-one-fix.patch Fix strncpy off-by-one error missing-codepage-config-fix.patch small nls Makefile fix dac960-oops-fix.patch Fix DAC960 oops exec-arg-size-tracking.patch Better argument size tracking in fs/exec.c airo-schedule-fix.patch airo.c: don't sleep in atomic regions adm1021-scaling-fix.patch bugfix for initialization bug in adm1021 driver aio-mm-refcounting-fix.patch fix /proc mm_struct refcounting bug aio-01-retry.patch AIO: Core retry infrastructure io_submit_one-EINVAL-fix.patch Fix aio process hang on EINVAL aio-02-lockpage_wq.patch AIO: Async page wait aio-03-fs_read.patch AIO: Filesystem aio read aio-04-buffer_wq.patch AIO: Async buffer wait aio-05-fs_write.patch AIO: Filesystem aio write aio-05-fs_write-fix.patch aio-06-bread_wq.patch AIO: Async block read aio-06-bread_wq-fix.patch aio-07-ext2getblk_wq.patch AIO: Async get block for ext2 O_SYNC-speedup-2.patch speed up O_SYNC writes aio-09-o_sync.patch aio O_SYNC aio-10-BUG-fix.patch AIO: fix a BUG aio-11-workqueue-flush.patch AIO: flush workqueues before destroying ioctx'es aio-12-readahead.patch AIO: readahead fixes aio-dio-no-readahead.patch aio O_DIRECT no readahead lock_buffer_wq-fix.patch lock_buffer_wq fix unuse_mm-locked.patch AIO: hold the context lock across unuse_mm aio-take-task_lock.patch From: Suparna Bhattacharya <suparna@in.ibm.com> Subject: Re: 2.5.72-mm1 - Under heavy testing with AIO,.. vmstat seems to blow the kernel aio-O_SYNC-fix.patch Unify o_sync changes for aio and regular writes O_SYNC-speedup-nolock-fix.patch osync speedup doesn't work for filesystems using write_nolock aio-readahead-rework.patch Unified page range readahead for aio and regular reads aio-readahead-speedup.patch Readahead issues and AIO read speedup