Merge tag 'v3.12-rc4' into sched/core

Merge Linux v3.12-rc4 to fix a conflict and also to refresh the tree
before applying more scheduler patches.

Conflicts:
	arch/avr32/include/asm/Kbuild

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>

13 files changed, 139 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 91e53d04b6a9..7b0e23a740ce 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -1117,9 +1117,10 @@ struct audit_buffer *audit_log_start(struct audit_context *ctx, gfp_t gfp_mask,
 
 			sleep_time = timeout_start + audit_backlog_wait_time -
 					jiffies;
-			if ((long)sleep_time > 0)
+			if ((long)sleep_time > 0) {
 				wait_for_auditd(sleep_time);
-			continue;
+				continue;
+			}
 		}
 		if (audit_rate_check() && printk_ratelimit())
 			printk(KERN_WARNING
diff --git a/kernel/context_tracking.c b/kernel/context_tracking.c
index 013161f1c807..e5f3917aa05b 100644
--- a/kernel/context_tracking.c
+++ b/kernel/context_tracking.c
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ void context_tracking_user_enter(void)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/*
+	 * Repeat the user_enter() check here because some archs may be calling
+	 * this from asm and if no CPU needs context tracking, they shouldn't
+	 * go further. Repeat the check here until they support the static key
+	 * check.
+	 */
+	if (!static_key_false(&context_tracking_enabled))
+		return;
+
+	/*
 	 * Some contexts may involve an exception occuring in an irq,
 	 * leading to that nesting:
 	 * rcu_irq_enter() rcu_user_exit() rcu_user_exit() rcu_irq_exit()
@@ -151,6 +160,9 @@ void context_tracking_user_exit(void)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (!static_key_false(&context_tracking_enabled))
+		return;
+
 	if (in_interrupt())
 		return;
 
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index dd236b66ca3a..cb4238e85b38 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -3660,6 +3660,26 @@ static void calc_timer_values(struct perf_event *event,
 	*running = ctx_time - event->tstamp_running;
 }
 
+static void perf_event_init_userpage(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	struct perf_event_mmap_page *userpg;
+	struct ring_buffer *rb;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	rb = rcu_dereference(event->rb);
+	if (!rb)
+		goto unlock;
+
+	userpg = rb->user_page;
+
+	/* Allow new userspace to detect that bit 0 is deprecated */
+	userpg->cap_bit0_is_deprecated = 1;
+	userpg->size = offsetof(struct perf_event_mmap_page, __reserved);
+
+unlock:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
 void __weak arch_perf_update_userpage(struct perf_event_mmap_page *userpg, u64 now)
 {
 }
@@ -4044,6 +4064,7 @@ again:
 	ring_buffer_attach(event, rb);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(event->rb, rb);
 
+	perf_event_init_userpage(event);
 	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
 
 unlock:
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index fb326365b694..b086006c59e7 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -571,6 +571,10 @@ int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *sub_info, int wait)
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
 	int retval = 0;
 
+	if (!sub_info->path) {
+		call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(sub_info);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	helper_lock();
 	if (!khelper_wq || usermodehelper_disabled) {
 		retval = -EBUSY;
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 81c4e78c8f4c..c00d5b502aa4 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -254,11 +254,11 @@ int parse_args(const char *doing,
 
 
 STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(byte, unsigned char, "%hhu", unsigned long, kstrtoul);
-STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(short, short, "%hi", long, kstrtoul);
+STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(short, short, "%hi", long, kstrtol);
 STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(ushort, unsigned short, "%hu", unsigned long, kstrtoul);
-STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(int, int, "%i", long, kstrtoul);
+STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(int, int, "%i", long, kstrtol);
 STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(uint, unsigned int, "%u", unsigned long, kstrtoul);
-STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(long, long, "%li", long, kstrtoul);
+STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(long, long, "%li", long, kstrtol);
 STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(ulong, unsigned long, "%lu", unsigned long, kstrtoul);
 
 int param_set_charp(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index ebe5e80b10f8..9b9a26698144 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@ void free_pid(struct pid *pid)
 			 */
 			wake_up_process(ns->child_reaper);
 			break;
+		case PIDNS_HASH_ADDING:
+			/* Handle a fork failure of the first process */
+			WARN_ON(ns->child_reaper);
+			ns->nr_hashed = 0;
+			/* fall through */
 		case 0:
 			schedule_work(&ns->proc_work);
 			break;
diff --git a/kernel/power/snapshot.c b/kernel/power/snapshot.c
index 358a146fd4da..98c3b34a4cff 100644
--- a/kernel/power/snapshot.c
+++ b/kernel/power/snapshot.c
@@ -743,7 +743,10 @@ int create_basic_memory_bitmaps(void)
 	struct memory_bitmap *bm1, *bm2;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	BUG_ON(forbidden_pages_map || free_pages_map);
+	if (forbidden_pages_map && free_pages_map)
+		return 0;
+	else
+		BUG_ON(forbidden_pages_map || free_pages_map);
 
 	bm1 = kzalloc(sizeof(struct memory_bitmap), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bm1)
diff --git a/kernel/power/user.c b/kernel/power/user.c
index 72e8f4fd616d..957f06164ad1 100644
--- a/kernel/power/user.c
+++ b/kernel/power/user.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static struct snapshot_data {
 	char frozen;
 	char ready;
 	char platform_support;
+	bool free_bitmaps;
 } snapshot_state;
 
 atomic_t snapshot_device_available = ATOMIC_INIT(1);
@@ -82,6 +83,10 @@ static int snapshot_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		data->swap = -1;
 		data->mode = O_WRONLY;
 		error = pm_notifier_call_chain(PM_RESTORE_PREPARE);
+		if (!error) {
+			error = create_basic_memory_bitmaps();
+			data->free_bitmaps = !error;
+		}
 		if (error)
 			pm_notifier_call_chain(PM_POST_RESTORE);
 	}
@@ -111,6 +116,8 @@ static int snapshot_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		pm_restore_gfp_mask();
 		free_basic_memory_bitmaps();
 		thaw_processes();
+	} else if (data->free_bitmaps) {
+		free_basic_memory_bitmaps();
 	}
 	pm_notifier_call_chain(data->mode == O_RDONLY ?
 			PM_POST_HIBERNATION : PM_POST_RESTORE);
@@ -231,6 +238,7 @@ static long snapshot_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 			break;
 		pm_restore_gfp_mask();
 		free_basic_memory_bitmaps();
+		data->free_bitmaps = false;
 		thaw_processes();
 		data->frozen = 0;
 		break;
diff --git a/kernel/reboot.c b/kernel/reboot.c
index 269ed9384cc4..f813b3474646 100644
--- a/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -32,7 +32,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cad_pid);
 #endif
 enum reboot_mode reboot_mode DEFAULT_REBOOT_MODE;
 
-int reboot_default;
+/*
+ * This variable is used privately to keep track of whether or not
+ * reboot_type is still set to its default value (i.e., reboot= hasn't
+ * been set on the command line).  This is needed so that we can
+ * suppress DMI scanning for reboot quirks.  Without it, it's
+ * impossible to override a faulty reboot quirk without recompiling.
+ */
+int reboot_default = 1;
 int reboot_cpu;
 enum reboot_type reboot_type = BOOT_ACPI;
 int reboot_force;
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 3e88612fc87e..dcab1d3fb53d 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -328,10 +328,19 @@ void irq_enter(void)
 
 static inline void invoke_softirq(void)
 {
-	if (!force_irqthreads)
-		__do_softirq();
-	else
+	if (!force_irqthreads) {
+		/*
+		 * We can safely execute softirq on the current stack if
+		 * it is the irq stack, because it should be near empty
+		 * at this stage. But we have no way to know if the arch
+		 * calls irq_exit() on the irq stack. So call softirq
+		 * in its own stack to prevent from any overrun on top
+		 * of a potentially deep task stack.
+		 */
+		do_softirq();
+	} else {
 		wakeup_softirqd();
+	}
 }
 
 static inline void tick_irq_exit(void)
diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index 8f5b3b98577b..bb2215174f05 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -516,13 +516,13 @@ static void sync_cmos_clock(struct work_struct *work)
 	schedule_delayed_work(&sync_cmos_work, timespec_to_jiffies(&next));
 }
 
-static void notify_cmos_timer(void)
+void ntp_notify_cmos_timer(void)
 {
 	schedule_delayed_work(&sync_cmos_work, 0);
 }
 
 #else
-static inline void notify_cmos_timer(void) { }
+void ntp_notify_cmos_timer(void) { }
 #endif
 
 
@@ -687,8 +687,6 @@ int __do_adjtimex(struct timex *txc, struct timespec *ts, s32 *time_tai)
 	if (!(time_status & STA_NANO))
 		txc->time.tv_usec /= NSEC_PER_USEC;
 
-	notify_cmos_timer();
-
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 48b9fffabdc2..947ba25a95a0 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -1703,6 +1703,8 @@ int do_adjtimex(struct timex *txc)
 	write_seqcount_end(&timekeeper_seq);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&timekeeper_lock, flags);
 
+	ntp_notify_cmos_timer();
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 51c4f34d258e..4431610f049a 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -486,7 +486,52 @@ static struct smp_hotplug_thread watchdog_threads = {
 	.unpark			= watchdog_enable,
 };
 
-static int watchdog_enable_all_cpus(void)
+static void restart_watchdog_hrtimer(void *info)
+{
+	struct hrtimer *hrtimer = &__raw_get_cpu_var(watchdog_hrtimer);
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * No need to cancel and restart hrtimer if it is currently executing
+	 * because it will reprogram itself with the new period now.
+	 * We should never see it unqueued here because we are running per-cpu
+	 * with interrupts disabled.
+	 */
+	ret = hrtimer_try_to_cancel(hrtimer);
+	if (ret == 1)
+		hrtimer_start(hrtimer, ns_to_ktime(sample_period),
+				HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED);
+}
+
+static void update_timers(int cpu)
+{
+	struct call_single_data data = {.func = restart_watchdog_hrtimer};
+	/*
+	 * Make sure that perf event counter will adopt to a new
+	 * sampling period. Updating the sampling period directly would
+	 * be much nicer but we do not have an API for that now so
+	 * let's use a big hammer.
+	 * Hrtimer will adopt the new period on the next tick but this
+	 * might be late already so we have to restart the timer as well.
+	 */
+	watchdog_nmi_disable(cpu);
+	__smp_call_function_single(cpu, &data, 1);
+	watchdog_nmi_enable(cpu);
+}
+
+static void update_timers_all_cpus(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	get_online_cpus();
+	preempt_disable();
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
+		update_timers(cpu);
+	preempt_enable();
+	put_online_cpus();
+}
+
+static int watchdog_enable_all_cpus(bool sample_period_changed)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -496,6 +541,8 @@ static int watchdog_enable_all_cpus(void)
 			pr_err("Failed to create watchdog threads, disabled\n");
 		else
 			watchdog_running = 1;
+	} else if (sample_period_changed) {
+		update_timers_all_cpus();
 	}
 
 	return err;
@@ -520,13 +567,15 @@ int proc_dowatchdog(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		    void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int err, old_thresh, old_enabled;
+	static DEFINE_MUTEX(watchdog_proc_mutex);
 
+	mutex_lock(&watchdog_proc_mutex);
 	old_thresh = ACCESS_ONCE(watchdog_thresh);
 	old_enabled = ACCESS_ONCE(watchdog_user_enabled);
 
 	err = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	if (err || !write)
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 
 	set_sample_period();
 	/*
@@ -535,7 +584,7 @@ int proc_dowatchdog(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	 * watchdog_*_all_cpus() function takes care of this.
 	 */
 	if (watchdog_user_enabled && watchdog_thresh)
-		err = watchdog_enable_all_cpus();
+		err = watchdog_enable_all_cpus(old_thresh != watchdog_thresh);
 	else
 		watchdog_disable_all_cpus();
 
@@ -544,7 +593,8 @@ int proc_dowatchdog(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		watchdog_thresh = old_thresh;
 		watchdog_user_enabled = old_enabled;
 	}
-
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&watchdog_proc_mutex);
 	return err;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
@@ -554,5 +604,5 @@ void __init lockup_detector_init(void)
 	set_sample_period();
 
 	if (watchdog_user_enabled)
-		watchdog_enable_all_cpus();
+		watchdog_enable_all_cpus(false);
 }