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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/device-mapper/dm-uevent.txt | 97 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 6 |
4 files changed, 136 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-uevent.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-uevent.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..07edbd85c714 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-uevent.txt @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +The device-mapper uevent code adds the capability to device-mapper to create +and send kobject uevents (uevents). Previously device-mapper events were only +available through the ioctl interface. The advantage of the uevents interface +is the event contains environment attributes providing increased context for +the event avoiding the need to query the state of the device-mapper device after +the event is received. + +There are two functions currently for device-mapper events. The first function +listed creates the event and the second function sends the event(s). + +void dm_path_uevent(enum dm_uevent_type event_type, struct dm_target *ti, + const char *path, unsigned nr_valid_paths) + +void dm_send_uevents(struct list_head *events, struct kobject *kobj) + + +The variables added to the uevent environment are: + +Variable Name: DM_TARGET +Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE +Type: string +Description: +Value: Name of device-mapper target that generated the event. + +Variable Name: DM_ACTION +Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE +Type: string +Description: +Value: Device-mapper specific action that caused the uevent action. + PATH_FAILED - A path has failed. + PATH_REINSTATED - A path has been reinstated. + +Variable Name: DM_SEQNUM +Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE +Type: unsigned integer +Description: A sequence number for this specific device-mapper device. +Value: Valid unsigned integer range. + +Variable Name: DM_PATH +Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE +Type: string +Description: Major and minor number of the path device pertaining to this +event. +Value: Path name in the form of "Major:Minor" + +Variable Name: DM_NR_VALID_PATHS +Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE +Type: unsigned integer +Description: +Value: Valid unsigned integer range. + +Variable Name: DM_NAME +Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE +Type: string +Description: Name of the device-mapper device. +Value: Name + +Variable Name: DM_UUID +Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE +Type: string +Description: UUID of the device-mapper device. +Value: UUID. (Empty string if there isn't one.) + +An example of the uevents generated as captured by udevmonitor is shown +below. + +1.) Path failure. +UEVENT[1192521009.711215] change@/block/dm-3 +ACTION=change +DEVPATH=/block/dm-3 +SUBSYSTEM=block +DM_TARGET=multipath +DM_ACTION=PATH_FAILED +DM_SEQNUM=1 +DM_PATH=8:32 +DM_NR_VALID_PATHS=0 +DM_NAME=mpath2 +DM_UUID=mpath-35333333000002328 +MINOR=3 +MAJOR=253 +SEQNUM=1130 + +2.) Path reinstate. +UEVENT[1192521132.989927] change@/block/dm-3 +ACTION=change +DEVPATH=/block/dm-3 +SUBSYSTEM=block +DM_TARGET=multipath +DM_ACTION=PATH_REINSTATED +DM_SEQNUM=2 +DM_PATH=8:32 +DM_NR_VALID_PATHS=1 +DM_NAME=mpath2 +DM_UUID=mpath-35333333000002328 +MINOR=3 +MAJOR=253 +SEQNUM=1131 diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt index fe8b0c4892cf..616043a6da99 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt @@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax). Optionally, dependencies only for this default value can be added with "if". -- dependencies: "depends on"/"requires" <expr> +- type definition + default value: + "def_bool"/"def_tristate" <expr> ["if" <expr>] + This is a shorthand notation for a type definition plus a value. + Optionally dependencies for this default value can be added with "if". + +- dependencies: "depends on" <expr> This defines a dependency for this menu entry. If multiple dependencies are defined, they are connected with '&&'. Dependencies are applied to all other options within this menu entry (which also @@ -289,3 +294,10 @@ source: "source" <prompt> This reads the specified configuration file. This file is always parsed. + +mainmenu: + + "mainmenu" <prompt> + +This sets the config program's title bar if the config program chooses +to use it. diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt index f099b814d383..6166e2d7da76 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt @@ -518,6 +518,28 @@ more details, with real examples. In this example for a specific GCC version the build will error out explaining to the user why it stops. + cc-cross-prefix + cc-cross-prefix is used to check if there exist a $(CC) in path with + one of the listed prefixes. The first prefix where there exist a + prefix$(CC) in the PATH is returned - and if no prefix$(CC) is found + then nothing is returned. + Additional prefixes are separated by a single space in the + call of cc-cross-prefix. + This functionality is usefull for architecture Makefile that try + to set CROSS_COMPILE to well know values but may have several + values to select between. + It is recommended only to try to set CROSS_COMPILE is it is a cross + build (host arch is different from target arch). And is CROSS_COMPILE + is already set then leave it with the old value. + + Example: + #arch/m68k/Makefile + ifneq ($(SUBARCH),$(ARCH)) + ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),) + CROSS_COMPILE := $(call cc-cross-prefix, m68k-linux-gnu-) + endif + endif + === 4 Host Program support Kbuild supports building executables on the host for use during the diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 929734386fd9..6accd360da73 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -419,8 +419,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file over the 8254 in addition to over the IO-APIC. The kernel tries to set a sensible default. - hpet= [X86-32,HPET] option to disable HPET and use PIT. - Format: disable + hpet= [X86-32,HPET] option to control HPET usage + Format: { enable (default) | disable | force } + disable: disable HPET and use PIT instead + force: allow force enabled of undocumented chips (ICH4, VIA) com20020= [HW,NET] ARCnet - COM20020 chipset Format: |