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Linus Torvalds a11e1d432b Revert changes to convert to ->poll_mask() and aio IOCB_CMD_POLL 
The poll() changes were not well thought out, and completely
unexplained.  They also caused a huge performance regression, because
"->poll()" was no longer a trivial file operation that just called down
to the underlying file operations, but instead did at least two indirect
calls.

Indirect calls are sadly slow now with the Spectre mitigation, but the
performance problem could at least be largely mitigated by changing the
"->get_poll_head()" operation to just have a per-file-descriptor pointer
to the poll head instead.  That gets rid of one of the new indirections.

But that doesn't fix the new complexity that is completely unwarranted
for the regular case.  The (undocumented) reason for the poll() changes
was some alleged AIO poll race fixing, but we don't make the common case
slower and more complex for some uncommon special case, so this all
really needs way more explanations and most likely a fundamental
redesign.

[ This revert is a revert of about 30 different commits, not reverted
  individually because that would just be unnecessarily messy  - Linus ]

Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2018-06-28 10:40:47 -07:00
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acpi Merge branches 'acpi-soc' and 'acpi-processor' 2018-06-21 14:19:08 +02:00
amba Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.armlinux.org.uk/~rmk/linux-arm 2018-06-06 13:49:25 -07:00
android treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
ata treewide: devm_kzalloc() -> devm_kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
atm treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
auxdisplay treewide: kmalloc() -> kmalloc_array() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
base Power management changes for 4.18-rc2 2018-06-22 05:57:36 +09:00
bcma dma-mapping updates for 4.18: 2018-06-04 10:58:12 -07:00
block for-linus-20180623 2018-06-24 06:33:54 +08:00
bluetooth bluetooth: hci_nokia: Don't include linux/unaligned/le_struct.h directly. 2018-06-17 08:38:55 +09:00
bus - Error path bug fix for overflow tests (Dan) 2018-06-12 18:28:00 -07:00
cdrom treewide: kmalloc() -> kmalloc_array() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
char Revert changes to convert to ->poll_mask() and aio IOCB_CMD_POLL 2018-06-28 10:40:47 -07:00
clk docs: Fix some broken references 2018-06-15 18:10:01 -03:00
clocksource Merge branch 'timers-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-06-24 19:16:42 +08:00
connector Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2018-06-06 18:39:49 -07:00
cpufreq cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix scaling max/min limits with Turbo 3.0 2018-06-19 10:40:29 +02:00
cpuidle powerpc updates for 4.18 2018-06-07 10:23:33 -07:00
crypto Merge branch 'linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6 2018-06-24 06:31:54 +08:00
dax libnvdimm for 4.18 2018-06-08 17:21:52 -07:00
dca
devfreq treewide: devm_kzalloc() -> devm_kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
dio
dma fix a series of Documentation/ broken file name references 2018-06-15 18:10:01 -03:00
dma-buf
edac treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
eisa
extcon treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
firewire treewide: kmalloc() -> kmalloc_array() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
firmware efi/libstub/tpm: Initialize efi_physical_addr_t vars to zero for mixed mode 2018-06-22 10:58:27 +02:00
fmc treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
fpga
fsi
gpio treewide: devm_kzalloc() -> devm_kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
gpu Fixes for v4.18-rc2: 2018-06-22 11:03:43 +10:00
hid Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/hid 2018-06-20 16:42:39 +09:00
hsi
hv treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
hwmon hwmon: (nct6775) Fix loop limit 2018-06-16 16:40:36 -07:00
hwspinlock hwspinlock updates for v4.18 2018-06-11 12:09:19 -07:00
hwtracing treewide: devm_kzalloc() -> devm_kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
i2c Merge branch 'i2c/for-4.18' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wsa/linux 2018-06-14 16:21:46 +09:00
ide treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
idle
iio treewide: devm_kzalloc() -> devm_kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
infiniband 4.18-rc 2018-06-21 07:22:30 +09:00
input Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input 2018-06-27 09:16:53 -07:00
iommu - Error path bug fix for overflow tests (Dan) 2018-06-12 18:28:00 -07:00
ipack treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
irqchip irqchip/gic-v3-its: Fix reprogramming of redistributors on CPU hotplug 2018-06-22 14:22:02 +02:00
isdn Revert changes to convert to ->poll_mask() and aio IOCB_CMD_POLL 2018-06-28 10:40:47 -07:00
leds treewide: devm_kzalloc() -> devm_kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
lightnvm for-linus-20180623 2018-06-24 06:33:54 +08:00
macintosh powerpc updates for 4.18 2018-06-07 10:23:33 -07:00
mailbox treewide: devm_kzalloc() -> devm_kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
mcb
md docs: Fix some broken references 2018-06-15 18:10:01 -03:00
media Solve a series of broken links for files under Documentation: 2018-06-17 05:25:18 +09:00
memory - Error path bug fix for overflow tests (Dan) 2018-06-12 18:28:00 -07:00
memstick treewide: kmalloc() -> kmalloc_array() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
message treewide: kmalloc() -> kmalloc_array() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
mfd Merge branch 'i2c/for-4.18' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wsa/linux 2018-06-14 16:21:46 +09:00
misc Merge branch 'i2c/for-4.18' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wsa/linux 2018-06-14 16:21:46 +09:00
mmc treewide: devm_kzalloc() -> devm_kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
mtd - Error path bug fix for overflow tests (Dan) 2018-06-12 18:28:00 -07:00
mux
net Revert changes to convert to ->poll_mask() and aio IOCB_CMD_POLL 2018-06-28 10:40:47 -07:00
nfc treewide: devm_kmalloc() -> devm_kmalloc_array() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
ntb - Error path bug fix for overflow tests (Dan) 2018-06-12 18:28:00 -07:00
nubus Char/Misc driver patches for 4.18-rc1 2018-06-05 16:20:22 -07:00
nvdimm Merge branch 'for-4.18/mcsafe' into libnvdimm-for-next 2018-06-08 15:16:44 -07:00
nvme nvme-pci: limit max IO size and segments to avoid high order allocations 2018-06-21 18:59:46 +02:00
nvmem treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
of - Error path bug fix for overflow tests (Dan) 2018-06-12 18:28:00 -07:00
opp PM / OPP: Update voltage in case freq == old_freq 2018-06-19 15:53:32 +05:30
oprofile treewide: Use array_size() in vmalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
parisc dma-mapping updates for 4.18: 2018-06-04 10:58:12 -07:00
parport docs: Fix some broken references 2018-06-15 18:10:01 -03:00
pci - Error path bug fix for overflow tests (Dan) 2018-06-12 18:28:00 -07:00
pcmcia treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
perf drivers/bus: arm-cci: fix build warnings 2018-05-29 16:38:16 +01:00
phy Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2018-06-06 18:39:49 -07:00
pinctrl pinctrl: mt7622: fix a kernel panic when pio don't work as EINT controller 2018-06-18 07:55:57 +02:00
platform fix a series of Documentation/ broken file name references 2018-06-15 18:10:01 -03:00
pnp media updates for v4.18-rc1 2018-06-07 12:34:37 -07:00
power treewide: devm_kzalloc() -> devm_kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
powercap treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
pps
ps3
ptp ptp: replace getnstimeofday64() with ktime_get_real_ts64() 2018-06-20 07:59:53 +09:00
pwm pwm: Changes for v4.18-rc1 2018-06-14 16:25:43 +09:00
rapidio treewide: Use array_size() in vmalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
ras
regulator treewide: devm_kzalloc() -> devm_kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
remoteproc treewide: use PHYS_ADDR_MAX to avoid type casting ULLONG_MAX 2018-06-15 07:55:25 +09:00
reset - Error path bug fix for overflow tests (Dan) 2018-06-12 18:28:00 -07:00
rpmsg rpmsg: smd: do not use mananged resources for endpoints and channels 2018-06-04 12:35:03 -07:00
rtc - New Device Support 2018-06-11 07:20:17 -07:00
s390 Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux 2018-06-19 07:44:51 +09:00
sbus fix a series of Documentation/ broken file name references 2018-06-15 18:10:01 -03:00
scsi SCSI fixes on 20180627 2018-06-27 09:42:16 -07:00
sfi
sh treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
siox
slimbus treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
sn
soc Qualcomm Fixes for v4.18-rc2 2018-06-26 10:42:31 -07:00
soundwire docs: Fix more broken references 2018-06-15 18:11:26 -03:00
spi treewide: devm_kzalloc() -> devm_kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
spmi
ssb
staging media: v4l: fix broken video4linux docs locations 2018-06-15 18:10:01 -03:00
target scsi: target: tcmu: add read length support 2018-06-18 21:02:52 -04:00
tc
tee
thermal - Error path bug fix for overflow tests (Dan) 2018-06-12 18:28:00 -07:00
thunderbolt
tty vfs/y2038: inode timestamps conversion to timespec64 2018-06-15 07:31:07 +09:00
uio treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
usb vfs/y2038: inode timestamps conversion to timespec64 2018-06-15 07:31:07 +09:00
uwb treewide: kmalloc() -> kmalloc_array() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
vfio VFIO updates for v4.18 2018-06-12 13:11:26 -07:00
vhost vhost_net: validate sock before trying to put its fd 2018-06-23 10:23:49 +09:00
video Solve a series of broken links for files under Documentation: 2018-06-17 05:25:18 +09:00
virt treewide: kzalloc() -> kcalloc() 2018-06-12 16:19:22 -07:00
virtio virtio, vhost: features, fixes 2018-06-16 06:35:02 +09:00
visorbus
vlynq
vme
w1 Char/Misc driver patches for 4.18-rc1 2018-06-05 16:20:22 -07:00
watchdog MIPS changes for 4.18 2018-06-12 12:56:02 -07:00
xen xen: fixes for 4.18-rc2 2018-06-23 20:44:11 +08:00
zorro - Introduce arithmetic overflow test helper functions (Rasmus) 2018-06-06 17:27:14 -07:00
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