linux/drivers
Linus Torvalds 9977d9b379 Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal
Pull big execve/kernel_thread/fork unification series from Al Viro:
 "All architectures are converted to new model.  Quite a bit of that
  stuff is actually shared with architecture trees; in such cases it's
  literally shared branch pulled by both, not a cherry-pick.

  A lot of ugliness and black magic is gone (-3KLoC total in this one):

   - kernel_thread()/kernel_execve()/sys_execve() redesign.

     We don't do syscalls from kernel anymore for either kernel_thread()
     or kernel_execve():

     kernel_thread() is essentially clone(2) with callback run before we
     return to userland, the callbacks either never return or do
     successful do_execve() before returning.

     kernel_execve() is a wrapper for do_execve() - it doesn't need to
     do transition to user mode anymore.

     As a result kernel_thread() and kernel_execve() are
     arch-independent now - they live in kernel/fork.c and fs/exec.c
     resp.  sys_execve() is also in fs/exec.c and it's completely
     architecture-independent.

   - daemonize() is gone, along with its parts in fs/*.c

   - struct pt_regs * is no longer passed to do_fork/copy_process/
     copy_thread/do_execve/search_binary_handler/->load_binary/do_coredump.

   - sys_fork()/sys_vfork()/sys_clone() unified; some architectures
     still need wrappers (ones with callee-saved registers not saved in
     pt_regs on syscall entry), but the main part of those suckers is in
     kernel/fork.c now."

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal: (113 commits)
  do_coredump(): get rid of pt_regs argument
  print_fatal_signal(): get rid of pt_regs argument
  ptrace_signal(): get rid of unused arguments
  get rid of ptrace_signal_deliver() arguments
  new helper: signal_pt_regs()
  unify default ptrace_signal_deliver
  flagday: kill pt_regs argument of do_fork()
  death to idle_regs()
  don't pass regs to copy_process()
  flagday: don't pass regs to copy_thread()
  bfin: switch to generic vfork, get rid of pointless wrappers
  xtensa: switch to generic clone()
  openrisc: switch to use of generic fork and clone
  unicore32: switch to generic clone(2)
  score: switch to generic fork/vfork/clone
  c6x: sanitize copy_thread(), get rid of clone(2) wrapper, switch to generic clone()
  take sys_fork/sys_vfork/sys_clone prototypes to linux/syscalls.h
  mn10300: switch to generic fork/vfork/clone
  h8300: switch to generic fork/vfork/clone
  tile: switch to generic clone()
  ...

Conflicts:
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acpi Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rzhang/linux 2012-12-12 07:57:13 -08:00
amba ARM: arm-soc: Cleanups on various subarchitectures 2012-12-12 11:51:39 -08:00
ata ARM: arm-soc: Header cleanups 2012-12-12 11:45:16 -08:00
atm atm: forever loop loading ambassador firmware 2012-11-28 11:38:11 -05:00
auxdisplay
base regmap: Updates for v3.8 2012-12-12 07:55:48 -08:00
bcma
block mtip32xx: Fix padding issue 2012-11-23 14:32:55 +01:00
bluetooth Linux 3.7-rc7 2012-11-25 21:34:34 -08:00
bus
cdrom
char ARM: arm-soc: Header cleanups 2012-12-12 11:45:16 -08:00
clk ARM: arm-soc: SoC updates for 3.8 2012-12-12 12:05:15 -08:00
clocksource ARM: arm-soc: SoC updates for 3.8 2012-12-12 12:05:15 -08:00
connector
cpufreq ACPI and power management updates for 3.8-rc1 2012-12-11 12:45:35 -08:00
cpuidle ARM: arm-soc: SoC updates for 3.8 2012-12-12 12:05:15 -08:00
crypto ARM: arm-soc: Cleanups on various subarchitectures 2012-12-12 11:51:39 -08:00
dca
devfreq Merge branch 'pm-devfreq' 2012-12-07 23:13:36 +01:00
dio
dma ARM: arm-soc: Cleanups on various subarchitectures 2012-12-12 11:51:39 -08:00
edac Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bp/bp 2012-12-11 11:28:43 -08:00
eisa
extcon extcon: remove use of __devexit_p 2012-11-26 15:57:24 -08:00
firewire Driver core updates for 3.8-rc1 2012-12-11 13:13:55 -08:00
firmware efi_pstore: Add a format check for an existing variable name at erasing time 2012-11-26 16:08:37 -08:00
gpio ARM: arm-soc: Cleanups on various subarchitectures 2012-12-12 11:51:39 -08:00
gpu Revert "revert "Revert "mm: remove __GFP_NO_KSWAPD""" and associated damage 2012-12-10 11:03:05 -08:00
hid Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/hid 2012-11-16 07:58:20 -08:00
hsi
hv hv: hv_balloon: mark a function static 2012-11-21 12:46:40 -08:00
hwmon Driver core updates for 3.8-rc1 2012-12-11 13:13:55 -08:00
hwspinlock hwspinlock: remove use of __devexit 2012-11-28 11:41:36 -08:00
i2c ARM: arm-soc: Cleanups on various subarchitectures 2012-12-12 11:51:39 -08:00
ide
idle cpuidle: Measure idle state durations with monotonic clock 2012-11-27 14:17:58 +01:00
iio iio: imu: adis16480: remove duplicated include from adis16480.c 2012-11-30 13:11:46 +00:00
infiniband
input ARM: arm-soc: Header cleanups 2012-12-12 11:45:16 -08:00
iommu ARM: arm-soc: Header cleanups 2012-12-12 11:45:16 -08:00
ipack TTY/Serial merge for 3.8-rc1 2012-12-11 14:08:47 -08:00
irqchip Fixes in sunXi related drivers for 3.8 2012-12-07 16:29:05 -08:00
isdn TTY: isdn/gigaset destroy tty_port properly 2012-11-21 15:13:36 -08:00
leds ARM: arm-soc: Board updates for 3.8 2012-12-12 12:14:06 -08:00
lguest
macintosh bootmem: fix wrong call parameter for free_bootmem() 2012-12-11 17:22:28 -08:00
md Single bugfix for raid1/raid10. 2012-12-02 16:24:31 -08:00
media ARM: arm-soc: SoC updates for 3.8 2012-12-12 12:05:15 -08:00
memory
memstick drivers/memstick: Add realtek pcie memstick host driver 2012-11-15 17:30:14 -08:00
message
mfd ARM: arm-soc: SoC updates for 3.8 2012-12-12 12:05:15 -08:00
misc TTY/Serial merge for 3.8-rc1 2012-12-11 14:08:47 -08:00
mmc ARM: arm-soc: Cleanups on various subarchitectures 2012-12-12 11:51:39 -08:00
mtd ARM: arm-soc: SoC updates for 3.8 2012-12-12 12:05:15 -08:00
net ARM: arm-soc: Header cleanups 2012-12-12 11:45:16 -08:00
nfc NFC: Fix pn533 target mode memory leak 2012-11-20 00:09:26 +01:00
nubus
of Fix build when CONFIG_W1_MASTER_GPIO=m b exporting "allnodes" 2012-11-30 10:04:06 +00:00
oprofile
parisc
parport drivers/parport: remove depends on CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL 2012-11-15 17:27:06 -08:00
pci Driver core updates for 3.8-rc1 2012-12-11 13:13:55 -08:00
pcmcia ARM: arm-soc: Header cleanups 2012-12-12 11:45:16 -08:00
pinctrl ARM: arm-soc: SoC updates for 3.8 2012-12-12 12:05:15 -08:00
platform
pnp Driver core updates for 3.8-rc1 2012-12-11 13:13:55 -08:00
power Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rzhang/linux 2012-12-12 07:57:13 -08:00
pps
ps3
ptp ptp: remove use of __devexit 2012-11-28 12:12:32 -08:00
pwm pwm: remove use of __devexit 2012-11-28 12:23:41 -08:00
rapidio Driver core updates for 3.8-rc1 2012-12-11 13:13:55 -08:00
regulator Merge remote-tracking branches 'regulator/fix/gpio', 'regulator/fix/put' and 'regulator/fix/supp-volt' into tmp 2012-11-15 11:16:02 +09:00
remoteproc remoteproc: fix error path of ->find_vqs 2012-11-29 10:05:09 +02:00
rpmsg
rtc ARM: arm-soc: Cleanups on various subarchitectures 2012-12-12 11:51:39 -08:00
s390 Merge 3.7-rc6 into tty-next 2012-11-16 18:26:00 -08:00
sbus
scsi megaraid: fix BUG_ON() from incorrect use of delayed work 2012-12-04 07:29:47 -08:00
sfi
sh Merge branch 'soc' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/horms/renesas into next/soc 2012-11-12 21:45:19 +01:00
sn
spi ARM: arm-soc: Header cleanups 2012-12-12 11:45:16 -08:00
ssb
staging Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal 2012-12-12 12:22:13 -08:00
target target: Fix handling of aborted commands 2012-11-17 13:35:44 -08:00
tc
thermal Thermal: Fix DEFAULT_THERMAL_GOVERNOR 2012-12-12 15:34:48 +08:00
tty ARM: arm-soc: SoC updates for 3.8 2012-12-12 12:05:15 -08:00
uio ARM: arm-soc: SoC updates for 3.8 2012-12-12 12:05:15 -08:00
usb ARM: arm-soc: Cleanups on various subarchitectures 2012-12-12 11:51:39 -08:00
uwb uwb: fix uwb_dev_unlock() missed at an error path in uwb_rc_cmd_async() 2012-11-26 15:58:43 -08:00
vfio
vhost vhost: fix length for cross region descriptor 2012-11-28 11:27:01 -05:00
video ARM: arm-soc: SoC updates for 3.8 2012-12-12 12:05:15 -08:00
virt
virtio virtio_balloon: introduce migration primitives to balloon pages 2012-12-11 17:22:27 -08:00
vlynq
vme
w1 w1-gpio: Simplify & get rid of defines 2012-11-26 16:16:35 -08:00
watchdog ARM: arm-soc: Cleanups on various subarchitectures 2012-12-12 11:51:39 -08:00
xen Char/Misc driver merge for 3.8-rc1 2012-12-11 13:56:38 -08:00
zorro
Kconfig Staging: ipack: move out of staging 2012-11-16 08:14:18 -08:00
Makefile Staging: ipack: move out of staging 2012-11-16 08:14:18 -08:00