Re: [PATCH 3/3] Documentation for the GCC plugin infrastructure

On Mon, 8 Feb 2016 20:27:31 -0800 Kees Cook wrote: > On Sun, Feb 7, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Emese Revfy wrote: > > This is the GCC infrastructure documentation about its operation, how to add > > and use a new plugin with an example. > > > > --- > >

[PATCH v7 00/23] powerpc/8xx: Use large pages for RAM and IMMR and other improvments

The main purpose of this patchset is to dramatically reduce the time spent in DTLB miss handler. This is achieved by: 1/ Mapping RAM with 8M pages 2/ Mapping IMMR with a fixed 512K page On a live running system (VoIP gateway for Air Trafic Control), over a 10 minutes period (with 277s idle), we

Re: [RFC PATCH v4 2/6] module: preserve Elf information for livepatch modules

On Wed 2016-02-03 20:11:07, Jessica Yu wrote: > For livepatch modules, copy Elf section, symbol, and string information > from the load_info struct in the module loader. Persist copies of the > original symbol table and string table. > > Livepatch manages its own relocation sections in order to

Re: [RFC PATCH v4 4/6] livepatch: reuse module loader code to write relocations

On Wed 2016-02-03 20:11:09, Jessica Yu wrote: > Reuse module loader code to write relocations, thereby eliminating the need > for architecture specific relocation code in livepatch. Specifically, reuse > the apply_relocate_add() function in the module loader to write relocations > instead of

Re: [RFC PATCH v4 4/6] livepatch: reuse module loader code to write relocations

> > +/* .klp.sym.[objname].symbol_name,sympos */ > > +static int klp_get_sym_objname(char *s, char **result) > > +{ > > Do we need result to be a double-pointer? If I am not mistaken just 'char > *result' could be sufficient. You check the return value, so result could > be NULL or objname as

Re: [RESEND PATCH v1] drm: Clean up drm Makefile

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 11:29 AM, Daniel Vetter wrote: > On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 01:11:01PM +0200, Oded Gabbay wrote: >> On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Xinliang Liu >> wrote: >> > This patch cleans up the Makefile of drm root directory. >> > Make core

Re: [PATCH v7 00/23] powerpc/8xx: Use large pages for RAM and IMMR and other improvments

Le 09/02/2016 11:23, Christophe Leroy a écrit : The main purpose of this patchset is to dramatically reduce the time spent in DTLB miss handler. This is achieved by: 1/ Mapping RAM with 8M pages 2/ Mapping IMMR with a fixed 512K page Change in v7: * Don't include x_block_mapped() from

Re: [RFC PATCH v4 4/6] livepatch: reuse module loader code to write relocations

On Tue, 9 Feb 2016, Petr Mladek wrote: > On Wed 2016-02-03 20:11:09, Jessica Yu wrote: > > Reuse module loader code to write relocations, thereby eliminating the need > > for architecture specific relocation code in livepatch. Specifically, reuse > > the apply_relocate_add() function in the

[PATCH v8 03/23] powerpc: Update documentation for noltlbs kernel parameter

Now the noltlbs kernel parameter is also applicable to PPC8xx Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy --- v2: no change v3: no change v4: no change v5: no change v6: no change v8: no change Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1

[PATCH v11 0/4] Watchdog: introduce ARM SBSA watchdog driver

From: Fu Wei This patchset: (1)Introduce Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/sbsa-gwdt.txt for FDT info of SBSA Generic Watchdog, and give two examples of adding SBSA Generic Watchdog device node into the dts files: foundation-v8.dts and

[PATCH v11 3/4] ARM64: add SBSA Generic Watchdog device node in amd-seattle-soc.dtsi

From: Fu Wei This can be a example of adding SBSA Generic Watchdog device node into some dts files for the Soc which contains SBSA Generic Watchdog. Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann Signed-off-by: Suravee Suthikulpanit Signed-off-by: Fu

[PATCH v11 1/4] Documentation: add sbsa-gwdt driver documentation

From: Fu Wei The sbsa-gwdt.txt documentation in devicetree/bindings/watchdog is for introducing SBSA(Server Base System Architecture) Generic Watchdog device node info into FDT. Also add sbsa-gwdt introduction in watchdog-parameters.txt Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann

Re: [PATCH V2 3/6] stm class: provision for statically assigned masterIDs

On 8 February 2016 at 10:44, Al Grant wrote: >> Mike did write "master IDs are hardwired to individual cores and core >> security >> states", which make assignment for one platform very static. >> On the flip side those will change from one system to another. > > It depends on

[PATCH v11 2/4] ARM64: add SBSA Generic Watchdog device node in foundation-v8.dts

From: Fu Wei This can be a example of adding SBSA Generic Watchdog device node into some dts files for the Soc which contains SBSA Generic Watchdog. Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann Signed-off-by: Fu Wei ---

Re: [PATCH 8/9] rfkill: Userspace control for airplane mode

On 8 February 2016 at 17:53, Julian Calaby wrote: >> + if (ev.op == RFKILL_OP_AIRPLANE_MODE_RELEASE) { >> + if (rfkill_apm_owned && !data->is_apm_owner) { > > Are you sure this is correct? > > In the case that airplane mode isn't owned, the >

Re: livepatch: reuse module loader code to write relocations

+++ Josh Poimboeuf [08/02/16 14:26 -0600]: On Wed, Feb 03, 2016 at 08:11:09PM -0500, Jessica Yu wrote: Reuse module loader code to write relocations, thereby eliminating the need for architecture specific relocation code in livepatch. Specifically, reuse the apply_relocate_add() function in the

Re: [RFC PATCH v4 2/6] module: preserve Elf information for livepatch modules

Petr Mladek writes: > On Tue 2016-02-09 11:33:07, Jiri Kosina wrote: >> On Tue, 9 Feb 2016, Petr Mladek wrote: >> >> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS >> > > +/* Make symtab and strtab available prior to module init call */ >> > > +mod->num_symtab =

Re: livepatch: reuse module loader code to write relocations

+++ Petr Mladek [09/02/16 15:01 +0100]: On Wed 2016-02-03 20:11:09, Jessica Yu wrote: Reuse module loader code to write relocations, thereby eliminating the need for architecture specific relocation code in livepatch. Specifically, reuse the apply_relocate_add() function in the module loader to

Re: [PATCH v11 4/4] Watchdog: introduce ARM SBSA watchdog driver

fu@linaro.org wrote: + if (!action) + dev_warn(dev, "fall back to signle stage mode.\n"); "falling back to single stage mode" Acked-by: Timur Tabi The whole "calculate the timeouts different if 'action' is enabled" seems clunky