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<subtitle>Linux kernel for Apalis and Colibri modules</subtitle>
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<title>mm: introduce get_mm_hiwater_xxx(), fix taskstats-&gt;hiwater_xxx accounting</title>
<updated>2009-01-06T23:59:09+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Oleg Nesterov</name>
<email>oleg@redhat.com</email>
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<published>2009-01-06T22:40:29+00:00</published>
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xacct_add_tsk() relies on do_exit()-&gt;update_hiwater_xxx() and uses
mm-&gt;hiwater_xxx directly, this leads to 2 problems:

- taskstats_user_cmd() can call fill_pid()-&gt;xacct_add_tsk() at any
  moment before the task exits, so we should check the current values of
  rss/vm anyway.

- do_exit()-&gt;update_hiwater_xxx() calls are racy.  An exiting thread can
  be preempted right before mm-&gt;hiwater_xxx = new_val, and another thread
  can use A_LOT of memory and exit in between.  When the first thread
  resumes it can be the last thread in the thread group, in that case we
  report the wrong hiwater_xxx values which do not take A_LOT into
  account.

Introduce get_mm_hiwater_rss() and get_mm_hiwater_vm() helpers and change
xacct_add_tsk() to use them.  The first helper will also be used by
rusage-&gt;ru_maxrss accounting.

Kill do_exit()-&gt;update_hiwater_xxx() calls.  Unless we are going to
decrease rss/vm there is no point to update mm-&gt;hiwater_xxx, and nobody
can look at this mm_struct when exit_mmap() actually unmaps the memory.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov &lt;oleg@redhat.com&gt;
Acked-by: Hugh Dickins &lt;hugh@veritas.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: KOSAKI Motohiro &lt;kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com&gt;
Acked-by: Balbir Singh &lt;balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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xacct_add_tsk() relies on do_exit()-&gt;update_hiwater_xxx() and uses
mm-&gt;hiwater_xxx directly, this leads to 2 problems:

- taskstats_user_cmd() can call fill_pid()-&gt;xacct_add_tsk() at any
  moment before the task exits, so we should check the current values of
  rss/vm anyway.

- do_exit()-&gt;update_hiwater_xxx() calls are racy.  An exiting thread can
  be preempted right before mm-&gt;hiwater_xxx = new_val, and another thread
  can use A_LOT of memory and exit in between.  When the first thread
  resumes it can be the last thread in the thread group, in that case we
  report the wrong hiwater_xxx values which do not take A_LOT into
  account.

Introduce get_mm_hiwater_rss() and get_mm_hiwater_vm() helpers and change
xacct_add_tsk() to use them.  The first helper will also be used by
rusage-&gt;ru_maxrss accounting.

Kill do_exit()-&gt;update_hiwater_xxx() calls.  Unless we are going to
decrease rss/vm there is no point to update mm-&gt;hiwater_xxx, and nobody
can look at this mm_struct when exit_mmap() actually unmaps the memory.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov &lt;oleg@redhat.com&gt;
Acked-by: Hugh Dickins &lt;hugh@veritas.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: KOSAKI Motohiro &lt;kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com&gt;
Acked-by: Balbir Singh &lt;balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>mm: remove cgroup_mm_owner_callbacks</title>
<updated>2009-01-06T23:59:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Hugh Dickins</name>
<email>hugh@veritas.com</email>
</author>
<published>2009-01-06T22:39:22+00:00</published>
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cgroup_mm_owner_callbacks() was brought in to support the memrlimit
controller, but sneaked into mainline ahead of it.  That controller has
now been shelved, and the mm_owner_changed() args were inadequate for it
anyway (they needed an mm pointer instead of a task pointer).

Remove the dead code, and restore mm_update_next_owner() locking to how it
was before: taking mmap_sem there does nothing for memcontrol.c, now the
only user of mm-&gt;owner.

Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins &lt;hugh@veritas.com&gt;
Cc: Paul Menage &lt;menage@google.com&gt;
Cc: Balbir Singh &lt;balbir@in.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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cgroup_mm_owner_callbacks() was brought in to support the memrlimit
controller, but sneaked into mainline ahead of it.  That controller has
now been shelved, and the mm_owner_changed() args were inadequate for it
anyway (they needed an mm pointer instead of a task pointer).

Remove the dead code, and restore mm_update_next_owner() locking to how it
was before: taking mmap_sem there does nothing for memcontrol.c, now the
only user of mm-&gt;owner.

Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins &lt;hugh@veritas.com&gt;
Cc: Paul Menage &lt;menage@google.com&gt;
Cc: Balbir Singh &lt;balbir@in.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'for-2.6.29' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block</title>
<updated>2008-12-31T01:20:05+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2008-12-31T01:20:05+00:00</published>
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* 'for-2.6.29' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (43 commits)
  bio: get rid of bio_vec clearing
  bounce: don't rely on a zeroed bio_vec list
  cciss: simplify parameters to deregister_disk function
  cfq-iosched: fix race between exiting queue and exiting task
  loop: Do not call loop_unplug for not configured loop device.
  loop: Flush possible running bios when loop device is released.
  alpha: remove dead BIO_VMERGE_BOUNDARY
  Get rid of CONFIG_LSF
  block: make blk_softirq_init() static
  block: use min_not_zero in blk_queue_stack_limits
  block: add one-hit cache for disk partition lookup
  cfq-iosched: remove limit of dispatch depth of max 4 times quantum
  nbd: tell the block layer that it is not a rotational device
  block: get rid of elevator_t typedef
  aio: make the lookup_ioctx() lockless
  bio: add support for inlining a number of bio_vecs inside the bio
  bio: allow individual slabs in the bio_set
  bio: move the slab pointer inside the bio_set
  bio: only mempool back the largest bio_vec slab cache
  block: don't use plugging on SSD devices
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* 'for-2.6.29' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (43 commits)
  bio: get rid of bio_vec clearing
  bounce: don't rely on a zeroed bio_vec list
  cciss: simplify parameters to deregister_disk function
  cfq-iosched: fix race between exiting queue and exiting task
  loop: Do not call loop_unplug for not configured loop device.
  loop: Flush possible running bios when loop device is released.
  alpha: remove dead BIO_VMERGE_BOUNDARY
  Get rid of CONFIG_LSF
  block: make blk_softirq_init() static
  block: use min_not_zero in blk_queue_stack_limits
  block: add one-hit cache for disk partition lookup
  cfq-iosched: remove limit of dispatch depth of max 4 times quantum
  nbd: tell the block layer that it is not a rotational device
  block: get rid of elevator_t typedef
  aio: make the lookup_ioctx() lockless
  bio: add support for inlining a number of bio_vecs inside the bio
  bio: allow individual slabs in the bio_set
  bio: move the slab pointer inside the bio_set
  bio: only mempool back the largest bio_vec slab cache
  block: don't use plugging on SSD devices
  ...
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<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip</title>
<updated>2008-12-31T00:10:19+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2008-12-31T00:10:19+00:00</published>
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* 'core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (63 commits)
  stacktrace: provide save_stack_trace_tsk() weak alias
  rcu: provide RCU options on non-preempt architectures too
  printk: fix discarding message when recursion_bug
  futex: clean up futex_(un)lock_pi fault handling
  "Tree RCU": scalable classic RCU implementation
  futex: rename field in futex_q to clarify single waiter semantics
  x86/swiotlb: add default swiotlb_arch_range_needs_mapping
  x86/swiotlb: add default phys&lt;-&gt;bus conversion
  x86: unify pci iommu setup and allow swiotlb to compile for 32 bit
  x86: add swiotlb allocation functions
  swiotlb: consolidate swiotlb info message printing
  swiotlb: support bouncing of HighMem pages
  swiotlb: factor out copy to/from device
  swiotlb: add arch hook to force mapping
  swiotlb: allow architectures to override phys&lt;-&gt;bus&lt;-&gt;phys conversions
  swiotlb: add comment where we handle the overflow of a dma mask on 32 bit
  rcu: fix rcutorture behavior during reboot
  resources: skip sanity check of busy resources
  swiotlb: move some definitions to header
  swiotlb: allow architectures to override swiotlb pool allocation
  ...

Fix up trivial conflicts in
  arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
  arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
  include/linux/hardirq.h
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* 'core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (63 commits)
  stacktrace: provide save_stack_trace_tsk() weak alias
  rcu: provide RCU options on non-preempt architectures too
  printk: fix discarding message when recursion_bug
  futex: clean up futex_(un)lock_pi fault handling
  "Tree RCU": scalable classic RCU implementation
  futex: rename field in futex_q to clarify single waiter semantics
  x86/swiotlb: add default swiotlb_arch_range_needs_mapping
  x86/swiotlb: add default phys&lt;-&gt;bus conversion
  x86: unify pci iommu setup and allow swiotlb to compile for 32 bit
  x86: add swiotlb allocation functions
  swiotlb: consolidate swiotlb info message printing
  swiotlb: support bouncing of HighMem pages
  swiotlb: factor out copy to/from device
  swiotlb: add arch hook to force mapping
  swiotlb: allow architectures to override phys&lt;-&gt;bus&lt;-&gt;phys conversions
  swiotlb: add comment where we handle the overflow of a dma mask on 32 bit
  rcu: fix rcutorture behavior during reboot
  resources: skip sanity check of busy resources
  swiotlb: move some definitions to header
  swiotlb: allow architectures to override swiotlb pool allocation
  ...

Fix up trivial conflicts in
  arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
  arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
  include/linux/hardirq.h
as per Ingo's suggestions.
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<entry>
<title>Do not free io context when taking recursive faults in do_exit</title>
<updated>2008-12-29T07:28:43+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Nikanth Karthikesan</name>
<email>knikanth@suse.de</email>
</author>
<published>2008-11-19T09:20:23+00:00</published>
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When taking recursive faults in do_exit, if the io_context is not null,
exit_io_context() is being called. But it might decrement the refcount
more than once. It is better to leave this task alone.

Signed-off-by: Nikanth Karthikesan &lt;knikanth@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe &lt;jens.axboe@oracle.com&gt;
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When taking recursive faults in do_exit, if the io_context is not null,
exit_io_context() is being called. But it might decrement the refcount
more than once. It is better to leave this task alone.

Signed-off-by: Nikanth Karthikesan &lt;knikanth@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe &lt;jens.axboe@oracle.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'tracing-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip</title>
<updated>2008-12-28T20:21:10+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2008-12-28T20:21:10+00:00</published>
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* 'tracing-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (241 commits)
  sched, trace: update trace_sched_wakeup()
  tracing/ftrace: don't trace on early stage of a secondary cpu boot, v3
  Revert "x86: disable X86_PTRACE_BTS"
  ring-buffer: prevent false positive warning
  ring-buffer: fix dangling commit race
  ftrace: enable format arguments checking
  x86, bts: memory accounting
  x86, bts: add fork and exit handling
  ftrace: introduce tracing_reset_online_cpus() helper
  tracing: fix warnings in kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
  tracing: fix warning in kernel/trace/trace.c
  tracing/ring-buffer: remove unused ring_buffer size
  trace: fix task state printout
  ftrace: add not to regex on filtering functions
  trace: better use of stack_trace_enabled for boot up code
  trace: add a way to enable or disable the stack tracer
  x86: entry_64 - introduce FTRACE_ frame macro v2
  tracing/ftrace: add the printk-msg-only option
  tracing/ftrace: use preempt_enable_no_resched_notrace in ring_buffer_time_stamp()
  x86, bts: correctly report invalid bts records
  ...

Fixed up trivial conflict in scripts/recordmcount.pl due to SH bits
being already partly merged by the SH merge.
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* 'tracing-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (241 commits)
  sched, trace: update trace_sched_wakeup()
  tracing/ftrace: don't trace on early stage of a secondary cpu boot, v3
  Revert "x86: disable X86_PTRACE_BTS"
  ring-buffer: prevent false positive warning
  ring-buffer: fix dangling commit race
  ftrace: enable format arguments checking
  x86, bts: memory accounting
  x86, bts: add fork and exit handling
  ftrace: introduce tracing_reset_online_cpus() helper
  tracing: fix warnings in kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
  tracing: fix warning in kernel/trace/trace.c
  tracing/ring-buffer: remove unused ring_buffer size
  trace: fix task state printout
  ftrace: add not to regex on filtering functions
  trace: better use of stack_trace_enabled for boot up code
  trace: add a way to enable or disable the stack tracer
  x86: entry_64 - introduce FTRACE_ frame macro v2
  tracing/ftrace: add the printk-msg-only option
  tracing/ftrace: use preempt_enable_no_resched_notrace in ring_buffer_time_stamp()
  x86, bts: correctly report invalid bts records
  ...

Fixed up trivial conflict in scripts/recordmcount.pl due to SH bits
being already partly merged by the SH merge.
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<entry>
<title>Merge branches 'core/debug', 'core/futexes', 'core/locking', 'core/rcu', 'core/signal', 'core/urgent' and 'core/xen' into core/core</title>
<updated>2008-11-24T16:44:55+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ingo Molnar</name>
<email>mingo@elte.hu</email>
</author>
<published>2008-11-24T16:44:55+00:00</published>
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<entry>
<title>tracing/function-return-tracer: free the return stack on free_task()</title>
<updated>2008-11-23T21:34:02+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Frederic Weisbecker</name>
<email>fweisbec@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2008-11-23T17:43:39+00:00</published>
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Impact: avoid losing some traces when a task is freed

do_exit() is not the last function called when a task finishes.
There are still some functions which are to be called such as
ree_task().  So we delay the freeing of the return stack to the
last moment.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;fweisbec@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@elte.hu&gt;
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Impact: avoid losing some traces when a task is freed

do_exit() is not the last function called when a task finishes.
There are still some functions which are to be called such as
ree_task().  So we delay the freeing of the return stack to the
last moment.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;fweisbec@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@elte.hu&gt;
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<title>tracing/function-return-tracer: clean up task start/exit callbacks</title>
<updated>2008-11-23T08:19:35+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ingo Molnar</name>
<email>mingo@elte.hu</email>
</author>
<published>2008-11-23T08:18:56+00:00</published>
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Impact: cleanup

Eliminate #ifdefs in core code by using empty inline functions.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@elte.hu&gt;
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Impact: cleanup

Eliminate #ifdefs in core code by using empty inline functions.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@elte.hu&gt;
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<entry>
<title>tracing/function-return-tracer: store return stack into task_struct and allocate it dynamically</title>
<updated>2008-11-23T08:17:26+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Frederic Weisbecker</name>
<email>fweisbec@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2008-11-23T05:22:56+00:00</published>
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Impact: use deeper function tracing depth safely

Some tests showed that function return tracing needed a more deeper depth
of function calls. But it could be unsafe to store these return addresses
to the stack.

So these arrays will now be allocated dynamically into task_struct of current
only when the tracer is activated.

Typical scheme when tracer is activated:
- allocate a return stack for each task in global list.
- fork: allocate the return stack for the newly created task
- exit: free return stack of current
- idle init: same as fork

I chose a default depth of 50. I don't have overruns anymore.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;fweisbec@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@elte.hu&gt;
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Impact: use deeper function tracing depth safely

Some tests showed that function return tracing needed a more deeper depth
of function calls. But it could be unsafe to store these return addresses
to the stack.

So these arrays will now be allocated dynamically into task_struct of current
only when the tracer is activated.

Typical scheme when tracer is activated:
- allocate a return stack for each task in global list.
- fork: allocate the return stack for the newly created task
- exit: free return stack of current
- idle init: same as fork

I chose a default depth of 50. I don't have overruns anymore.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;fweisbec@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@elte.hu&gt;
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