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2012-10-01c6x: switch to generic kernel_execveMark Salter
Signed-off-by: Mark Salter <msalter@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01c6x: add ret_from_kernel_thread(), simplify kernel_thread()Mark Salter
Signed-off-by: Mark Salter <msalter@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01mn10300: convert to generic kernel_thread()Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01mn10300: switch to generic kernel_execve()Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01mn10300: switch to generic sys_execve()Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01mn10300: split ret_from_fork, simplify kernel_thread()Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01frv: switch to generic kernel_thread()Al Viro
2012-10-01frv: switch to generic kernel_execveAl Viro
Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01frv: switch to generic sys_execve()Al Viro
current_pt_regs() here is simply __frame Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01frv: split ret_from_fork, simplify kernel_thread() a lotAl Viro
Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01m68k: switch to generic sys_execve()/kernel_execve()Al Viro
The tricky part here is that task_pt_regs() on m68k works *only* for process inside do_signal(). However, we need something much simpler - pt_regs of a process inside do_signal() may be at different offsets from the stack bottom, depending on the way we'd entered the kernel, but for a task inside sys_execve() it *is* at constant offset. Moreover, for a kernel thread about to become a userland process the same location is also fine - setting sp to that will leave the kernel stack pointer at the very bottom of the kernel stack when we finally switch to userland. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01m68k: split ret_from_fork(), simplify kernel_thread()Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01m68k: always set stack frame format for ColdFire on thread startGreg Ungerer
The stack frame "format" field needs to be explicitly set on thread creation on ColdFire. For a normal long word aligned user stack pointer the frame format is 0x4. We were doing this for non-MMU ColdFire, but not for the case with MMU enabled. So fix it so we always do it if targeting ColdFire. The old code happend to rely on the stack frame format being inhereted from the process calling exec. Furture changes means that may not always work, so we really do want to set it explicitly. Signed-off-by: Greg Ungerer <gerg@uclinux.org> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01powerpc: switch to generic sys_execve()/kernel_execve()Al Viro
the only non-obvious part is that current_pt_regs() is really needed here - task_pt_regs() is NULL for kernel threads; it's OK for ptrace uses (the thing task_pt_regs() is intended for), but not for us. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01powerpc: split ret_from_forkAl Viro
... and get rid of in-kernel syscalls in kernel_thread() Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01s390: convert to generic kernel_execve()Al Viro
same situation as with alpha and arm - only massage needed Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01s390: switch to generic kernel_thread()Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01s390: fold kernel_thread_helper() into ret_from_fork()Al Viro
... and don't bother with syscall return path in case of kernel threads. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01s390: fold execve_tail() into start_thread(), convert to generic sys_execve()Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01um: switch to generic kernel_thread()Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01x86, um/x86: switch to generic sys_execve and kernel_execveAl Viro
32bit wrapper is lost on that; 64bit one is *not*, since we need to arrange for full pt_regs on stack when we call sys_execve() and we need to load callee-saved ones from there afterwards. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01x86: split ret_from_forkAl Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01alpha: introduce ret_from_kernel_execve(), switch to generic kernel_execve()Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01alpha: switch to generic kernel_thread()Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01alpha: switch to generic sys_execve()Al Viro
get rid of sys_execve() wrapper, while we are at it Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01arm: get rid of execve wrapper, switch to generic execve() implementationAl Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01arm: optimized current_pt_regs()Al Viro
... no need to read current_thread_info()->task only to feed it to task_thread_page() immediately afterwards. Moreover, not using current_thread_info() at all ends up with better assembler - we need a location very close to the top of kernel stack page and it's actually better to do or with 0x1fff, followed be subtracting a small constant than and with ~0x1fff, followed by adding a large one. Both & and | would be a couple of insns (mvn lsr/mvn lsl for |, a pair of bic for &), but the following addition would cost a pair of add while the subtraction ends up as a single sub. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01arm: introduce ret_from_kernel_execve(), switch to generic kernel_execve()Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01arm: split ret_from_fork, simplify kernel_thread() [based on patch by rmk]Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-10-01generic sys_execve()Al Viro
Selected by __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE in unistd.h. Requires * working current_pt_regs() * *NOT* doing a syscall-in-kernel kind of kernel_execve() implementation. Using generic kernel_execve() is fine. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-09-30generic kernel_execve()Al Viro
based mostly on arm and alpha versions. Architectures can define __ARCH_WANT_KERNEL_EXECVE and use it, provided that * they have working current_pt_regs(), even for kernel threads. * kernel_thread-spawned threads do have space for pt_regs in the normal location. Normally that's as simple as switching to generic kernel_thread() and making sure that kernel threads do *not* go through return from syscall path; call the payload from equivalent of ret_from_fork if we are in a kernel thread (or just have separate ret_from_kernel_thread and make copy_thread() use it instead of ret_from_fork in kernel thread case). * they have ret_from_kernel_execve(); it is called after successful do_execve() done by kernel_execve() and gets normal pt_regs location passed to it as argument. It's essentially a longjmp() analog - it should set sp, etc. to the situation expected at the return for syscall and go there. Eventually the need for that sucker will disappear, but that'll take some surgery on kernel_thread() payloads. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-09-30new helper: current_pt_regs()Al Viro
Normally (and that's the default) it's just task_pt_regs(current). However, if an architecture can optimize that, it can do so by making a macro of its own available from asm/ptrace.h. More importantly, some architectures have task_pt_regs() working only for traced tasks blocked on signal delivery. current_pt_regs() needs to work for *all* processes, so before those architectures start using stuff relying on current_pt_regs() they'll need a properly working variant. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-09-30preparation for generic kernel_thread()Al Viro
Let architectures select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD and have their copy_thread() treat NULL regs as "it came from kernel_thread(), sp argument contains the function new thread will be calling and stack_size - the argument for that function". Switching the architectures begins shortly... Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-09-20um: kill thread->forkingAl Viro
we only use that to tell copy_thread() done by syscall from that done by kernel_thread(). However, it's easier to do simply by checking PF_KTHREAD in thread flags. Merge sys_clone() guts for 32bit and 64bit, while we are at it... Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-09-20um: let signal_delivered() do SIGTRAP on singlestepping into handlerAl Viro
... rather than duplicating that in sigframe setup code (and doing that inconsistently, at that) Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-09-20um: don't leak floating point state and segment registers on execve()Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-09-20um: take cleaning singlestep to start_thread()Al Viro
... assuming it's needed to be done at all Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-09-20don't bother exporting kernel_execve()Al Viro
most of the architectures don't and there's not a single caller outside of core kernel. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-09-20the only place that needs to include asm/exec.h is linux/binfmts.hAl Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-09-20get rid of generic instances of asm/exec.hAl Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-09-20x86: get rid of TIF_IRET hackeryAl Viro
TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME will work in precisely the same way; all that is achieved by TIF_IRET is appearing that there's some work to be done, so we end up on the iret exit path. Just use NOTIFY_RESUME. And for execve() do that in 32bit start_thread(), not sys_execve() itself. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-09-19Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-blockLinus Torvalds
Pull block fixes from Jens Axboe: "A small collection of driver fixes/updates and a core fix for 3.6. It contains: - Bug fixes for mtip32xx, and support for new hardware (just addition of IDs). They have been queued up for 3.7 for a few weeks as well. - rate-limit a failing command error message in block core. - A fix for an old cciss bug from Stephen. - Prevent overflow of partition count from Alan." * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block: cciss: fix handling of protocol error blk: add an upper sanity check on partition adding mtip32xx: fix user_buffer check in exec_drive_command mtip32xx: Remove dead code mtip32xx: Change printk to pr_xxxx mtip32xx: Proper reporting of write protect status on big-endian mtip32xx: Increase timeout for standby command mtip32xx: Handle NCQ commands during the security locked state mtip32xx: Add support for new devices block: rate-limit the error message from failing commands
2012-09-19Merge tag 'sh-for-linus' of git://github.com/pmundt/linux-shLinus Torvalds
Pull SuperH fixes from Paul Mundt. * tag 'sh-for-linus' of git://github.com/pmundt/linux-sh: sh: Fix up TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME sans TIF_SIGPENDING handling. sh: pfc: Release spinlock in sh_pfc_gpio_request_enable() error path sh: intc: Fix up multi-evt irq association.
2012-09-19Merge tag 'rpmsg-3.6-fix' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ohad/rpmsg Pull rpmsg fix from Ohad Ben-Cohen: "A quick rpmsg fix from Fernando, fixing two buggy invocations of dma_free_coherent" * tag 'rpmsg-3.6-fix' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ohad/rpmsg: rpmsg: fix dma_free_coherent dev parameter
2012-09-19Merge tag 'md-3.6-fixes' of git://neil.brown.name/mdLinus Torvalds
Pull md fixes from NeilBrown: "3 fixes for md in 3.6. One reverts a recent patch which turns out to not be such a good idea. Other two fix minor bugs with the new (since 3.3) 'replacement' code and have been tagged for -stable." * tag 'md-3.6-fixes' of git://neil.brown.name/md: md: make sure metadata is updated when spares are activated or removed. md/raid5: fix calculate of 'degraded' when a replacement becomes active. Revert "md/raid5: For odirect-write performance, do not set STRIPE_PREREAD_ACTIVE."
2012-09-19Merge branch 'for-3.6-fixes' of ↵Linus Torvalds
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq Pull workqueue / powernow-k8 fix from Tejun Heo: "This is the fix for the bug where cpufreq/powernow-k8 was tripping BUG_ON() in try_to_wake_up_local() by migrating workqueue worker to a different CPU. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47301 As discussed, the fix is now two parts - one to reimplement work_on_cpu() so that it doesn't create a new kthread each time and the actual fix which makes powernow-k8 use work_on_cpu() instead of performing manual migration. While pretty late in the merge cycle, both changes are on the safer side. Jiri and I verified two existing users of work_on_cpu() and Duncan confirmed that the powernow-k8 fix survived about 18 hours of testing." * 'for-3.6-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq: cpufreq/powernow-k8: workqueue user shouldn't migrate the kworker to another CPU workqueue: reimplement work_on_cpu() using system_wq
2012-09-19cpufreq/powernow-k8: workqueue user shouldn't migrate the kworker to another CPUTejun Heo
powernowk8_target() runs off a per-cpu work item and if the cpufreq_policy->cpu is different from the current one, it migrates the kworker to the target CPU by manipulating current->cpus_allowed. The function migrates the kworker back to the original CPU but this is still broken. Workqueue concurrency management requires the kworkers to stay on the same CPU and powernowk8_target() ends up triggerring BUG_ON(rq != this_rq()) in try_to_wake_up_local() if it contends on fidvid_mutex and sleeps. It is unclear why this bug is being reported now. Duncan says it appeared to be a regression of 3.6-rc1 and couldn't reproduce it on 3.5. Bisection seemed to point to 63d95a91 "workqueue: use @pool instead of @gcwq or @cpu where applicable" which is an non-functional change. Given that the reproduce case sometimes took upto days to trigger, it's easy to be misled while bisecting. Maybe something made contention on fidvid_mutex more likely? I don't know. This patch fixes the bug by using work_on_cpu() instead if @pol->cpu isn't the same as the current one. The code assumes that cpufreq_policy->cpu is kept online by the caller, which Rafael tells me is the case. stable: ed48ece27c ("workqueue: reimplement work_on_cpu() using system_wq") should be applied before this; otherwise, the behavior could be horrible. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Reported-by: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net> Tested-by: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl> Cc: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47301
2012-09-19workqueue: reimplement work_on_cpu() using system_wqTejun Heo
The existing work_on_cpu() implementation is hugely inefficient. It creates a new kthread, execute that single function and then let the kthread die on each invocation. Now that system_wq can handle concurrent executions, there's no advantage of doing this. Reimplement work_on_cpu() using system_wq which makes it simpler and way more efficient. stable: While this isn't a fix in itself, it's needed to fix a workqueue related bug in cpufreq/powernow-k8. AFAICS, this shouldn't break other existing users. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Acked-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com> Cc: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
2012-09-19md: make sure metadata is updated when spares are activated or removed.NeilBrown
It isn't always necessary to update the metadata when spares are removed as the presence-or-not of a spare isn't really important to the integrity of an array. Also activating a spare doesn't always require updating the metadata as the update on 'recovery-completed' is usually sufficient. However the introduction of 'replacement' devices have made these transitions sometimes more important. For example the 'Replacement' flag isn't cleared until the original device is removed, so we need to ensure a metadata update after that 'spare' is removed. So set MD_CHANGE_DEVS whenever a spare is activated or removed, to complement the current situation where it is set when a spare is added or a device is failed (or a number of other less common situations). This is suitable for -stable as out-of-data metadata could lead to data corruption. This is only relevant for 3.3 and later 9when 'replacement' as introduced. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2012-09-19md/raid5: fix calculate of 'degraded' when a replacement becomes active.NeilBrown
When a replacement device becomes active, we mark the device that it replaces as 'faulty' so that it can subsequently get removed. However 'calc_degraded' only pays attention to the primary device, not the replacement, so the array appears to become degraded, which is wrong. So teach 'calc_degraded' to consider any replacement if a primary device is faulty. This is suitable for -stable as an incorrect 'degraded' value can confuse md and could lead to data corruption. This is only relevant for 3.3 and later. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reported-by: Robin Hill <robin@robinhill.me.uk> Reported-by: John Drescher <drescherjm@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>