ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.0-test3/2.6.0-test3-mm3/ . The regression with reaim seems to have largely gone away. Needs retesting please. . More CPU scheduler changes . A series of Cardbus driver updates. Changes since 2.6.0-test3-mm2: -x86_64-merge-test3.patch -x86_64-config_preempt-fix.patch -compat-statfs64.patch -compat_utimes.patch -compat-posix-timers.patch -compat-x86_64.patch -cpumask_t-1.patch -sparc64_cpumask.patch -x86_64-cpumask_t-fix.patch -x86_64-cpumask_t-fix-2.patch -fadvise-fix.patch -fadvise64-64.patch -bio-too-big-fix.patch -ppa-fix.patch -1000HZ-time-accuracy-fix.patch -nforce2-acpi-fixes.patch -timer-race-fixes.patch -as-remove-hash-valid-stuff.patch -xfs-uptodate-page-fix.patch -standalone-elevator-noop.patch -pipe-rofs-fix.patch -reiserfs-bogus-kunmap-removal.patch -reiserfs-xattr-fix.patch -p4-thermal-interrupt-fix.patch -nbd-race-fixes.patch -disable-raid5-readahead.patch -pnp_get_info-oops-fix.patch -cciss-warning-fix.patch -vt_ioctl-warning-fixes.patch -task-refcounting-fix.patch -zap_other_threads-fix.patch -probe-udf-after-reiserfs.patch -nfsd-timestamp-fix.patch -ide-scsi-queue-conversion-fix.patch -bluetooth-deref-fix.patch -trident-spin_unlock-fix.patch -handle-old-dev_t-format.patch -firmware-loader-needs-hotplug.patch -loop-iv-fix.patch -as-no-trinary-states-3.patch -ppp-compression-fix.patch -devfs_mk_dir.patch -devfs_walk_path.patch -floppy_init.patch -m68k-selinux-build-fix.patch -mtrr-init-ordering-fixes.patch -hd_c-typo-fix.patch -hugetlbfs-use-after-free-fix.patch -minixfs-warning-fix.patch -loop-oops-fix.patch -sysfs-bin-unbreak-3.patch -uinput-warning-fix.patch -jbd-revoke-warning-fix.patch -as-requeue-fix.patch -keyboard-warning-fix.patch -likely-unlikely-fix.patch -ipmi-update.patch -binfmt_misc-doc.patch -hugetlbfs-free_blocks-accounting-fix.patch -reboot-disable-local-apic.patch -request_firmware-docs.patch -firmware-loader-maintainer.patch -paride-fix.patch -jffs-statfs-fix.patch -part_dev_read-fix.patch -make-16-way-x440s-boot.patch -strncpy-off-by-one-fix.patch -missing-codepage-config-fix.patch -dac960-oops-fix.patch -exec-arg-size-tracking.patch -airo-schedule-fix.patch -adm1021-scaling-fix.patch Merged +o15int.patch +o16int.patch +o16.1int.patch +o16.2int.patch +o16.3int.patch CPU scheduler interactivity work. +syn-multi-btn-fix.patch Synaptics fix -kobject-paranoia-checks.patch Got broken. +4g4g-debug-flags-fix.patch +4g4g-TI_task-fix.patch 4G/4G fixes -awe-use-gfp_flags-braino.patch Folded into awe-use-gfp_flags.patch +deadline-requeue-workaround.patch Work around a deadline IO scheduler bug +cursor-flashing-fix.patch fbdev cursor fix +disable-athlon-prefetch.patch Disable prefetch() on all AMD CPUs. It seems to need significant work to get right and we're currently getting rare oopses with K7's. +opl3sa2-lock-init-fix.patch Missing spin_unlock +sis900-atomicity-fix.patch sleep-in-spinlock fix +slab-hexdump.patch Additional slab debug +aic7xxx-parallel-build-fix.patch Parallel make fix +dscc4-1.patch +dscc4-2.patch +dscc4-3.patch +dscc4-4.patch +dscc4-5.patch +dscc4-6.patch +dscc4-7.patch +dscc4-8.patch Updates to this WAN driver +aio-mm-leak-fix.patch ZIO refcounting fix +selinux-avc_log_lock-fix.patch +selinux-check-behaviour-fix.patch SELinux fixes +ymfpci-oops-fix.patch +ymf_devs-lock.patch Sound driver fixes +slab-drain_array-fix.patch Slab fix +cyclone-fixmap-fix.patch Fix cyclone fixmap logic +loop-oops-fix.patch Fix oops in the loop driver +yenta-20030817-1-zv.patch +yenta-20030817-2-override.patch +yenta-20030817-3-sockinit.patch +yenta-20030817-4-pm.patch +yenta-20030817-5-pm2.patch +yenta-20030817-6-init.patch +yenta-20030817-7-quirks.patch Cardbus driver update +atp870u_detect-lockup-fix.patch Fix a probe-time lockup in the acard driver (it is still not working right though). +copy_user-handle-kernel-fault.patch Teach the Intel copy_to_user ode to handle faults on the source address. Fixes the `cat /dev/kmem' oops. +proc-pid-setuid-ownership-fix.patch Fix permissions on /proc/pid/* when the app does setuid() +Locking-update.patch Doccumentation update +sysctl_h-needs-compiler_h.patch Build fix +aio-remove-lseek-triggerable-BUG_ONs.patch AIO cleanup All 174 patches linus.patch mm.patch add -mmN to EXTRAVERSION kgdb-ga.patch kgdb stub for ia32 (George Anzinger's one) kgdbL warning fix kgdb-warning-fix.patch kgdbL warning fix kgdb-build-fix.patch kgdb-spinlock-fix.patch kgdb-fix-debug-info.patch kgdb: CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO fix kgdb-cpumask_t.patch si_band-type-fix.patch Fix si_band type in asm-generic/siginfo.h config_spinline.patch uninline spinlocks for profiling accuracy. ppc64-bar-0-fix.patch Allow PCI BARs that start at 0 ppc64-reloc_hide.patch ppc64-semaphore-reimplementation.patch ppc64: use the ia32 semaphore implementation ppc64-local.patch ppc64: local.h implementation ppc64-sched_clock.patch ppc64: sched_clock() sym-do-160.patch make the SYM driver do 160 MB/sec x86_64-fixes.patch x86_64 fixes delay-ksoftirqd-fallback.patch Try harded in IRQ context before falling back to ksoftirqd rcu-grace-period.patch Monitor RCU grace period intel8x0-cleanup.patch intel8x0 cleanups linux-isp-2.patch linux-isp-2-fix-again.patch lost feral fix feral-bounce-fix.patch Feral driver - highmem issues feral-bounce-fix-2.patch Feral driver bouncing fix list_del-debug.patch list_del debug check print-build-options-on-oops.patch print a few config options on oops show_task-free-stack-fix.patch show_task() fix and cleanup put_task_struct-debug.patch ia32-mknod64.patch mknod64 for ia32 ext2-64-bit-special-inodes.patch ext2: support for 64-bit device nodes ext3-64-bit-special-inodes.patch ext3: support for 64-bit device nodes 64-bit-dev_t-kdev_t.patch 64-bit dev_t and kdev_t 64-bit-dev_t-other-archs.patch enable 64-bit dev_t for other archs mknod64-64-bit-fix.patch dev_t: fix mknod for 64-bit archs ustat64.patch ustat64 ppc-64-bit-stat.patch fix ppc stat.h for 64-bit dev_t 64-bit-dev_t-init_rd-fixes.patch initrd fixes for 64-bit dev_t arch-dev_t-stat-fixes.patch Fix all asm-*/stat.h dev_t instances oops-dump-preceding-code.patch i386 oops output: dump preceding code lockmeter.patch sparc64-lockmeter-fix.patch sparc64-lockmeter-fix-2.patch Fix lockmeter on sparc64 printk-oops-mangle-fix.patch disentangle printk's whilst oopsing on SMP 20-odirect_enable.patch 21-odirect_cruft.patch 22-read_proc.patch 23-write_proc.patch 24-commit_proc.patch 25-odirect.patch nfs-O_DIRECT-always-enabled.patch Force CONFIG_NFS_DIRECTIO kjournald-PF_SYNCWRITE.patch sched-2.6.0-test2-mm2-A3.patch sched-2.6.0-test2-mm2-A3 ppc-sched_clock.patch sparc64_sched_clock.patch x86_64-sched_clock.patch Add sched_clock for x86-64 sched-warning-fix.patch sched-balance-tuning.patch CPU scheduler balancing fix sched-no-tsc-on-numa.patch Subject: Re: Fw: Re: 2.6.0-test2-mm3 o12.2int.patch O12.2int for interactivity o12.3.patch O12.3 for interactivity o13int.patch O13int for interactivity o13.1int.patch O13.1int o14int.patch O14int o14int-div-fix.patch o14int 64-bit-divide fix o14.1int.patch O14.1int o15int.patch O15int for interactivity o16int.patch From: Con Kolivas Subject: [PATCH] O16int for interactivity o16.1int.patch O16.1int for interactivity o16.2int.patch O16.2int o16.3int.patch O16.3int ext3-block-allocation-cleanup.patch nfs-revert-backoff.patch nfs: revert backoff changes signal-race-fix.patch signal handling race condition causing reboot hangs vmscan-defer-writepage.patch vmscan: give dirty referenced pages another pass around the LRU blacklist-asus-L3800C-dmi.patch add ASUS l3800P to DMI black list local-apic-enable-fixes.patch Local APIC enable fixes p00001_synaptics-restore-on-close.patch p00002_psmouse-reset-timeout.patch p00003_synaptics-multi-button.patch p00004_synaptics-optional.patch p00005_synaptics-pass-through.patch p00006_psmouse-suspend-resume.patch p00007_synaptics-old-proto.patch synaptics-mode-set.patch Synaptics mode setting syn-multi-btn-fix.patch synaptics multibutton fix keyboard-resend-fix.patch keyboard resend fix 4g-2.6.0-test2-mm2-A5.patch 4G/4G split patch 4G/4G: remove debug code 4g4g: pmd fix 4g/4g: fixes from Bill 4g4g: fpu emulation fix 4g/4g usercopy atomicity fix 4G/4G: remove debug code 4g4g: pmd fix 4g/4g: fixes from Bill 4g4g: fpu emulation fix 4g/4g usercopy atomicity fix 4g4g-vmlinux-update-got-lost.patch 4g4g-do_page_fault-cleanup.patch 4G/4G: remove debug code 4g4g-cleanups.patch kgdb-4g4g-fix-2.patch 4g4g-config-fix.patch 4g4g-pmd-fix.patch 4g4g: pmd fix 4g4g-wli-fixes.patch 4g/4g: fixes from Bill 4g4g-fpu-fix.patch 4g4g: fpu emulation fix 4g4g-show_registers-fix.patch 4g4g: show_registers() fix 4g4g-pin_page-atomicity-fix.patch 4g/4g usercopy atomicity fix 4g4g-remove-touch_all_pages.patch 4g4g-debug-flags-fix.patch 4g4g: debug flags fix 4g4g-TI_task-fix.patch 4g4g: Fix wrong asm-offsets entry ppc-fixes.patch make mm4 compile on ppc aic7xxx_old-oops-fix.patch awe-core.patch async write errors: report truncate and io errors on async writes awe-use-gfp_flags.patch async write errors: use flags in address space awe-fix-truncate-errors.patch async write errors: fix spurious fs truncate errors random-locking-fixes.patch random: SMP locking random-accounting-and-sleeping-fixes.patch random: accounting and sleeping fixes rt-tasks-special-vm-treatment.patch real-time enhanced page allocator and throttling rt-tasks-special-vm-treatment-2.patch input-use-after-free-checks.patch input layer debug checks ikconfig-enable.patch enable the ikconfig stuff in config bd-claim-whole-disk.patch When a partition is claimed, claim the whole device for partitioning. O_EXCL-claim-blockdevs.patch Allow O_EXCL on a block device to claim exclusive use. deadline-requeue-workaround.patch deadline requeue workaround fbdev.patch cursor-flashing-fix.patch fbdev: fix cursor letovers disable-athlon-prefetch.patch opl3sa2-lock-init-fix.patch opl3sa2 uninitialised spinlock sis900-atomicity-fix.patch sis900 atomicity fix slab-hexdump.patch slab: hexdump structures when things go wrong aic7xxx-parallel-build-fix.patch fix parallel builds for aic7xxx dscc4-1.patch dscc4: commentary dscc4-2.patch dscc4: clock mode commentary dscc4-3.patch dscc4: debug messages dscc4-4.patch dscc4: scc changes dscc4-5.patch dscc4: reset changes dscc4-6.patch dscc4: CCR1 register fixes dscc4-7.patch dscc4: various dscc4-8.patch dscc4: module refcounting aio-mm-leak-fix.patch aio: fix error-path mm leak in ioctx_alloc selinux-avc_log_lock-fix.patch Fix SELinux avc_log_lock selinux-check-behaviour-fix.patch SELinux check behavior value ymfpci-oops-fix.patch ymfpci oops fix ymf_devs-lock.patch add locking to global list in ymfpci.c slab-drain_array-fix.patch slab: drain_array fix cyclone-fixmap-fix.patch cyclone time fixmap fix loop-oops-fix.patch loop: fix module unload oops yenta-20030817-1-zv.patch yenta-20030817-2-override.patch yenta-20030817-3-sockinit.patch yenta-20030817-4-pm.patch yenta-20030817-5-pm2.patch yenta-20030817-6-init.patch yenta-20030817-7-quirks.patch atp870u_detect-lockup-fix.patch atp870u.c lockup fix copy_user-handle-kernel-fault.patch fix intel copy_to_user() proc-pid-setuid-ownership-fix.patch fix /proc/pid/fd ownership across setuid() Locking-update.patch update Documentation/filesystems/Locking sysctl_h-needs-compiler_h.patch sysctl.h needs compiler.h aio-mm-refcounting-fix.patch fix /proc mm_struct refcounting bug aio-01-retry.patch AIO: Core retry infrastructure io_submit_one-EINVAL-fix.patch Fix aio process hang on EINVAL aio-02-lockpage_wq.patch AIO: Async page wait aio-03-fs_read.patch AIO: Filesystem aio read aio-04-buffer_wq.patch AIO: Async buffer wait aio-05-fs_write.patch AIO: Filesystem aio write aio-05-fs_write-fix.patch aio-06-bread_wq.patch AIO: Async block read aio-06-bread_wq-fix.patch aio-07-ext2getblk_wq.patch AIO: Async get block for ext2 O_SYNC-speedup-2.patch speed up O_SYNC writes aio-09-o_sync.patch aio O_SYNC aio-10-BUG-fix.patch AIO: fix a BUG aio-11-workqueue-flush.patch AIO: flush workqueues before destroying ioctx'es aio-12-readahead.patch AIO: readahead fixes aio-dio-no-readahead.patch aio O_DIRECT no readahead lock_buffer_wq-fix.patch lock_buffer_wq fix unuse_mm-locked.patch AIO: hold the context lock across unuse_mm aio-take-task_lock.patch From: Suparna Bhattacharya Subject: Re: 2.5.72-mm1 - Under heavy testing with AIO,.. vmstat seems to blow the kernel aio-O_SYNC-fix.patch Unify o_sync changes for aio and regular writes O_SYNC-speedup-nolock-fix.patch aio-remove-lseek-triggerable-BUG_ONs.patch aio-readahead-rework.patch Unified page range readahead for aio and regular reads aio-readahead-speedup.patch Readahead issues and AIO read speedup