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2011-07-25Documentation/SubmitChecklist: add RCU debug config optionsPaul E. McKenney
There have been persistent lockdep RCU splats, indicating that submitters are not testing with CONFIG_PROVE_RCU. Add this config option to the list in Documentation/SubmitChecklist. Also add CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD for good measure. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2011-06-23sched: Generalize sleep inside spinlock detectionFrederic Weisbecker
The sleeping inside spinlock detection is actually used for more general sleeping inside atomic sections debugging: preemption disabled, rcu read side critical sections, interrupts, interrupt disabled, etc... Change the name of the config and its help section to reflect its more general role. Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2010-05-24Documentation: update SubmitChecklist for O=objdir and kconfig testingRandy Dunlap
Add build testing using 'O=builddir'. Add build testing with various kconfig symbols disabled, listing common ones that are known to cause build problems. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2010-03-12Documentation/SubmitChecklist: add rule #1Randy Dunlap
Add header file requirements. Compliments of Stephen Rothwell. Stephen calls this Rule #1, so I put it there, but I didn't want to demote any of the others in the list, so I made one of them number 2b. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-12-16doc: SubmitChecklist, add ioctls, remove OSDL referenceRandy Dunlap
If a patch adds ioctls, then Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt should also be updated. Remove reference to the OSDL PLM build farm. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-06-19block: rename CONFIG_LBD to CONFIG_LBDAFBartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Follow-up to "block: enable by default support for large devices and files on 32-bit archs". Rename CONFIG_LBD to CONFIG_LBDAF to: - allow update of existing [def]configs for "default y" change - reflect that it is used also for large files support nowadays Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-10-16documentation: explain memory barriersRandy Dunlap
We want all uses of memory barriers to be explained in the source code. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-10-03SubmitChecklist: interfaces changes should CC linux-api@Michael Kerrisk
Mention that patches that change the kernel-userland interface should be CCed to the new list linux-api@vger.kernel.org. Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-02-13Documentation: prune redundant SubmitChecklist itemsJ. Bruce Fields
Kernel style is mentioned twice, and the git apply trick is a bit redundant given the checkpatch.pl recommendation (which also checks for bad whitespace). Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu> Cc: "Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-10-20Documentation: Fix typo in SubmitChecklist.James Bowes
Signed-off-by: James Bowes <jbowes@dangerouslyinc.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-07-16SubmitChecklist update, fix spelling errorJesper Juhl
Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-06-01add a trivial patch style checkerAndy Whitcroft
We are seeing increasing levels of minor patch style violations in submissions to the mailing lists as well as making it into the tree. These detract from the quality of the submission and cause unnessary work for reviewers. As a first step package up the current state of the patch style checker and include it in the kernel tree. Add instructions suggesting running it on submissions. This adds version v0.01 of the checkpatch.pl script. Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org> Signed-off-by: Joel Schopp <jschopp@austin.ibm.com> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Cc: Dave Jones <davej@codemonkey.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-11SubmitChecklist: add -W helpAndrew Morton
Help people to work out how to use `gcc -W'. Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-09Add info about whitespace to SubmitChecklistRoland Dreier
Signed-off-by: Roland Dreier <rolandd@cisco.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-03-01[PATCH] add -mm testing in SubmitChecklistRandy Dunlap
Add -mm testing to SubmitChecklist. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-01-23[PATCH] SubmitChecklist updateAndrew Morton
Sing the praises of `gcc -W'. Would have prevented that blockdev direct-IO bug. Cc: "Chen, Kenneth W" <kenneth.w.chen@intel.com> Cc: "Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2006-12-10[PATCH] submit checklist updateAndrew Morton
Mention the new fault-injection test framework. Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] submit checklist: mention headers_checkAndrew Morton
Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-09-29[PATCH] Mention Documenation/ABI/ requirements in Documentation/SubmitChecklistRandy Dunlap
Mention Documenation/ABI/ requirements in Documentation/SubmitChecklist. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-07-10[PATCH] checklist updateAndrew Morton
Update Documentation/SubmitChecklist. - Mention lockdep coverage - Describe documentation requirements - Number the various items to simplify the composition of caustic emails. Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-23[PATCH] add Doc/SubmitChecklistRandy Dunlap
Provide a checklist of techniques to aid kernel patch submitters in producing healthy patches and in lessening a burden on maintainers. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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