linux-toradex.git/Documentation/devices.txt, branch v3.2.5

Merge branch 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-2.6

2010-10-28T16:35:11+00:00

* 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-2.6: (505 commits)
  [media] af9015: Fix max I2C message size when used with tda18271
  [media] IR: initialize ir_raw_event in few more drivers
  [media] Guard a divide in v4l1 compat layer
  [media] imon: fix nomouse modprobe option
  [media] imon: remove redundant change_protocol call
  [media] imon: fix my egregious brown paper bag w/rdev/idev split
  [media] cafe_ccic: Configure ov7670 correctly
  [media] ov7670: allow configuration of image size, clock speed, and I/O method
  [media] af9015: support for DigitalNow TinyTwin v3 [1f4d:9016]
  [media] af9015: map DigitalNow TinyTwin v2 remote
  [media] DigitalNow TinyTwin remote controller
  [media] af9015: RC fixes and improvements
  videodev2.h.xml: Update to reflect the latest changes at videodev2.h
  [media] v4l: document new Bayer and monochrome pixel formats
  [media] DocBook/v4l: Add missing formats used on gspca cpia1 and sn9c2028
  [media] firedtv: add parameter to fake ca_system_ids in CA_INFO
  [media] tm6000: fix a macro coding style issue
  tm6000: Remove some ugly debug code
  [media] Nova-S-Plus audio line input
  [media] [RFC,1/1] V4L2: Use new CAP bits in existing RDS capable drivers
  ...

mmc: make number of mmcblk minors configurable

2010-10-25T01:28:46+00:00

The old limit of number of minor numbers per mmcblk device was hardcoded
at 8.  This isn't enough for some of the more elaborate partitioning
schemes, for example those used by Chrome OS.

Since there might be a bunch of systems out there with static /dev
contents that relies on the old numbering scheme, let's make it a
build-time option with the default set to the previous 8.

Also provide a boot/modprobe-time parameter to override the config
default: mmcblk.perdev_minors.

Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson 
Cc: Mandeep Baines 
Cc: 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Chris Ball

Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb-2.6

2010-10-23T03:30:48+00:00

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb-2.6: (141 commits)
  USB: mct_u232: fix broken close
  USB: gadget: amd5536udc.c: fix error path
  USB: imx21-hcd - fix off by one resource size calculation
  usb: gadget: fix Kconfig warning
  usb: r8a66597-udc: Add processing when USB was removed.
  mxc_udc: add workaround for ENGcm09152 for i.MX35
  USB: ftdi_sio: add device ids for ScienceScope
  USB: musb: AM35x: Workaround for fifo read issue
  USB: musb: add musb support for AM35x
  USB: AM35x: Add musb support
  usb: Fix linker errors with CONFIG_PM=n
  USB: ohci-sh - use resource_size instead of defining its own resource_len macro
  USB: isp1362-hcd - use resource_size instead of defining its own resource_len macro
  USB: isp116x-hcd - use resource_size instead of defining its own resource_len macro
  USB: xhci: Fix compile error when CONFIG_PM=n
  USB: accept some invalid ep0-maxpacket values
  USB: xHCI: PCI power management implementation
  USB: xHCI: bus power management implementation
  USB: xHCI: port remote wakeup implementation
  USB: xHCI: port power management implementation
  ...

Manually fix up (non-data) conflict: the SCSI merge gad renamed the
'hw_sector_size' member to 'physical_block_size', and the USB tree
brought a new use of it.

USB: yurex: assign a real minor number to the driver

2010-10-22T17:21:51+00:00

This assigns the minor number 192 to the yurex driver.

We also fix up the previous usb minor number entry, it was wrong.

Cc: Tomoki Sekiyama 
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

add ttyprintk driver

2010-10-22T17:20:02+00:00

Ttyprintk is a pseudo TTY driver, which allows users to make printk
messages, via output to ttyprintk device. It is possible to store
"console" messages inline with kernel messages for better analyses of
the boot process, for example.

Signed-off-by: Samo Pogacnik 
Acked-by: Alan Cox 
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

devices.txt: Remove the old obsolete vtx device nodes

2010-10-21T03:05:49+00:00

Teletext interface is provided via VBI interface for a long time. There's no
need nor is there any known program using those old /dev/vtx nodes.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab

dm: allow autoloading of dm mod

2010-08-12T03:14:05+00:00

Add devname:mapper/control and MAPPER_CTRL_MINOR module alias
to support dm-mod module autoloading.

Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers 
Signed-off-by: Peter Rajnoha 
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

Documentation: update broken web addresses.

2010-08-04T13:21:40+00:00

Below you will find an updated version from the original series bunching all patches into one big patch
updating broken web addresses that are located in Documentation/*
Some of the addresses date as far far back as 1995 etc... so searching became a bit difficult,
the best way to deal with these is to use web.archive.org to locate these addresses that are outdated.
Now there are also some addresses pointing to .spec files some are located, but some(after searching
on the companies site)where still no where to be found. In this case I just changed the address
to the company site this way the users can contact the company and they can locate them for the users.

Signed-off-by: Justin P. Mattock 
Signed-off-by: Thomas Weber 
Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger 
Cc: Paulo Marques 
Cc: Randy Dunlap 
Cc: Michael Neuling 
Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina

driver core: add devname module aliases to allow module on-demand auto-loading

2010-05-25T22:08:26+00:00

This adds:
  alias: devname:
to some common kernel modules, which will allow the on-demand loading
of the kernel module when the device node is accessed.

Ideally all these modules would be compiled-in, but distros seems too
much in love with their modularization that we need to cover the common
cases with this new facility. It will allow us to remove a bunch of pretty
useless init scripts and modprobes from init scripts.

The static device node aliases will be carried in the module itself. The
program depmod will extract this information to a file in the module directory:
  $ cat /lib/modules/2.6.34-00650-g537b60d-dirty/modules.devname
  # Device nodes to trigger on-demand module loading.
  microcode cpu/microcode c10:184
  fuse fuse c10:229
  ppp_generic ppp c108:0
  tun net/tun c10:200
  dm_mod mapper/control c10:235

Udev will pick up the depmod created file on startup and create all the
static device nodes which the kernel modules specify, so that these modules
get automatically loaded when the device node is accessed:
  $ /sbin/udevd --debug
  ...
  static_dev_create_from_modules: mknod '/dev/cpu/microcode' c10:184
  static_dev_create_from_modules: mknod '/dev/fuse' c10:229
  static_dev_create_from_modules: mknod '/dev/ppp' c108:0
  static_dev_create_from_modules: mknod '/dev/net/tun' c10:200
  static_dev_create_from_modules: mknod '/dev/mapper/control' c10:235
  udev_rules_apply_static_dev_perms: chmod '/dev/net/tun' 0666
  udev_rules_apply_static_dev_perms: chmod '/dev/fuse' 0666

A few device nodes are switched to statically allocated numbers, to allow
the static nodes to work. This might also useful for systems which still run
a plain static /dev, which is completely unsafe to use with any dynamic minor
numbers.

Note:
The devname aliases must be limited to the *common* and *single*instance*
device nodes, like the misc devices, and never be used for conceptually limited
systems like the loop devices, which should rather get fixed properly and get a
control node for losetup to talk to, instead of creating a random number of
device nodes in advance, regardless if they are ever used.

This facility is to hide the mess distros are creating with too modualized
kernels, and just to hide that these modules are not compiled-in, and not to
paper-over broken concepts. Thanks! :)

Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman 
Cc: David S. Miller 
Cc: Miklos Szeredi 
Cc: Chris Mason 
Cc: Alasdair G Kergon 
Cc: Tigran Aivazian 
Cc: Ian Kent 
Signed-Off-By: Kay Sievers 
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

lanana: assign a device name and numbering for MAX3100

2009-04-07T15:44:05+00:00

This is a low density serial port so needs a real major/minor

Signed-off-by: Alan Cox 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds