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  • those who are using the patchset with the CFS autogroup included & other goodies

    v15 is out !

    2.6.37_plus kernel with coordinate flush, zcache or TOI

    Update5:

    Everyone's advised to update to v15

    v15 includes all changes since v14

    changes (for v14 -> v15):

    20 2.6.38_patches/15 x86 platform ->
    7 [tip:x86_urgent] x86-32: Make sure the stack is set up before we use it

    "25 kztmem" --> rename & bump from V1 to V2 to "25 zcache"
    1 zcache-linux-2.6.37-110205.patch

    (IMPORTANT NOTE: zcache MUST be specified as a kernel boot parameter or
    nothing happens!) And if you love to see tons of detailed statstics
    changing dynamically try running the following bash script in a big window
    with "watch -d":


    the "new" zcache by Dan Magenheimer & Nitin Gupta


    27 even more fixes -> 9 uvesafb, vesafb ->
    1 [PATCH 1_3] uvesafb,vesafb: create WC or WB PAT entries
    2 [PATCH 2_3] Add ioremap_cache and ioremap_wc to all architectures
    3 [PATCH 3_3] uvesafb: remove-ifdef-CONFIG_X86-around-ioremap

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    • Update8:

      Everyone's advised to update to v16 !

      (as always - this is a cumulative update of all patches from the beginning)

      changes (for v15 -> v16):

      "25 kztmem" --> "25 zcache"
      2 [PATCH] staging: zcache: fix memory leak
      3 [PATCH] zcache: Fix build error when sysfs is not defined

      27 even more changes ->
      13 fs: remove 8 bytes of padding from block_device on 64bit builds
      14 (V2) Fix prlimit64 for suid_sgid processes

      20 2.6.38_patches -> 7 CFS -> 11 v16_sd_idle and first_idle_cpu
      1 sched-Resolve-sd_idle-and-first_idle_cpu-Catch-22---v1
      2 [PATCH] sched: Wholesale removal of sd_idle logic

      20 2.6.38_patches -> 13_timer ->
      5 (feb6) [GIT\ PULL\]\ timer\ fixes.txt

      20 2.6.38_patches -> 15 x86\ platform ->
      8 [PATCH\]\ x86\:\ Fix\ io_bitmap_ptr\ memory\ leak\ on\ copy_process\(\)

      "31 btrfs"
      -> included latest btrfs changes from 2.6.37 to 2.6.38-rc4 (as of February 15th) (commit: c26a920373a983b52223eed5a13b97404d8b4158 (as of February 15th) in http://git.eu.kernel.org/?p=linux/ke....git;a=summary)
      1 btrfs-2.6.38-rc4_feb-15th.patch
      2 [PATCH] fix (latent?) memory corruption in btrfs_encode_fh()
      you can try to use btrfs with zcache but most likely a (yet to be fixed) BUG will be triggered: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p...9.html#6571799

      upstream has been notified - no solution or patch to fix it has been posted yet

      - more efficiency in CFS (cpu scheduler): removed cruft from HT scheduler
      - more memory efficiency: fixed memory leaks in zcache, filesystem, and "fs: remove 8 bytes of padding from block_device on 64bit builds"
      - latest btrfs from February 15th

      kudos to all devs making this possible !

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      • (re-uploaded & added missing patches to changelog and patch(set))

        Update8:

        Everyone's advised to update to v16 !

        (as always - this is a cumulative update of all patches from the beginning)

        changes (for v15 -> v16):

        "25 kztmem" --> "25 zcache"
        2 [PATCH] staging: zcache: fix memory leak
        3 [PATCH] zcache: Fix build error when sysfs is not defined

        27 even more changes ->
        13 fs: remove 8 bytes of padding from block_device on 64bit builds
        14 (V2) Fix prlimit64 for suid_sgid processes

        23 post-2.6.37-fixes -> 4 ext4 -> 12 new_v16
        1 [patch] ext4: off by one check in ext4_groupinfo_create_slab()
        3 [PATCH] jbd2: call __jbd2_log_start_commit with j_state_lock write locked
        4 [PATCH] ext4: allow inode_readahead_blks=0 (linux-2.6.37)

        20 2.6.38_patches -> 7 CFS -> 11 v16_sd_idle and first_idle_cpu
        1 sched-Resolve-sd_idle-and-first_idle_cpu-Catch-22---v1
        2 [PATCH] sched: Wholesale removal of sd_idle logic

        20 2.6.38_patches -> 13_timer ->
        5 (feb6) [GIT\ PULL\]\ timer\ fixes.txt

        20 2.6.38_patches -> 15 x86\ platform ->
        8 [PATCH\]\ x86\:\ Fix\ io_bitmap_ptr\ memory\ leak\ on\ copy_process\(\)

        32 linux-phc_phc-intel
        phc-intel-0.3.2.12.1-2.6.37.patch

        "31 btrfs"
        -> included latest btrfs changes from 2.6.37 to 2.6.38-rc4 (as of February 15th) (commit: c26a920373a983b52223eed5a13b97404d8b4158 (as of February 15th) in http://git.eu.kernel.org/?p=linux/ke....git;a=summary)
        1 btrfs-2.6.38-rc4_feb-15th.patch
        2 [PATCH] fix (latent?) memory corruption in btrfs_encode_fh()
        you can try to use btrfs with zcache but most likely a (yet to be fixed) BUG will be triggered: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p...9.html#6571799

        upstream has been notified - no solution or patch to fix it has been posted yet

        - more efficiency in CFS (cpu scheduler): removed cruft from HT scheduler
        - more memory efficiency: fixed memory leaks in zcache, filesystem, and "fs: remove 8 bytes of padding from block_device on 64bit builds"
        - latest btrfs from February 15th
        - fixes for ext4 & ability to disable inode_readahead_blks (inode_readahead_blks=0)
        - linux-phc (over- and underclocking)

        kudos to all devs making this possible !

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        • Originally posted by kernelOfTruth View Post
          (re-uploaded & added missing patches to changelog and patch(set))

          Update8:

          Everyone's advised to update to v16 !

          (as always - this is a cumulative update of all patches from the beginning)



          you can try to use btrfs with zcache but most likely a (yet to be fixed) BUG will be triggered: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p...9.html#6571799

          upstream has been notified - no solution or patch to fix it has been posted yet

          - more efficiency in CFS (cpu scheduler): removed cruft from HT scheduler
          - more memory efficiency: fixed memory leaks in zcache, filesystem, and "fs: remove 8 bytes of padding from block_device on 64bit builds"
          - latest btrfs from February 15th
          - fixes for ext4 & ability to disable inode_readahead_blks (inode_readahead_blks=0)
          - linux-phc (undervolting of the CPU to prolong battery runtime on note- and netbooks)

          kudos to all devs making this possible !

          linux-phc only seems to support undervolting - no over- or underclocking so far

          so you still need to set those things in your Bios or EFI

          - linux-phc (undervolting of the CPU to prolong battery runtime on note- and netbooks)

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          • please apply:

            Update9:

            *Hotfix* for zcache:


            2.6.37_plus_v16_zcache_linux-next_fixes.patch (2.85 KB) (multiupload.com)

            2.6.37_plus_v16_zcache_linux-next_fixes.patch (pastebin.com mirror)

            Originally posted by md5sum 2.6.37_plus_v16_zcache_linux-next_fixes.patch
            9fc278096e07c8bde4af7ebb5ee823bb 2.6.37_plus_v16_zcache_linux-next_fixes.patch
            contents:

            * [PATCH] zcache: Fix build error when sysfs is not defined
            * static int cleancache_get_key from linux-next
            * fix for fs/super.c (will be included in next release of zcache) - kudos & thanks to Dan Magenheimer !

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