structure in the struct pointed to by the 3rd argument for IPC_STAT and
get rid of the 4th argument. The old way returned a pointer into the
kernel array that the calling function would then access afterwards
without holding the appropriate locks and doing non-lock-safe things like
copyout() with the data anyways. This change removes that unsafeness and
resulting race conditions as well as simplifying the interface.
- Implement kern_foo wrappers for stat(), lstat(), fstat(), statfs(),
fstatfs(), and fhstatfs(). Use these wrappers to cut out a lot of
code duplication for freebsd4 and netbsd compatability system calls.
- Add a new lookup function kern_alternate_path() that looks up a filename
under an alternate prefix and determines which filename should be used.
This is basically a more general version of linux_emul_convpath() that
can be shared by all the ABIs thus allowing for further reduction of
code duplication.
callout is first initialised, using a new function callout_init_mtx().
The callout system will acquire this mutex before calling the callout
function and release it on return.
In addition, the callout system uses the mutex to avoid most of the
complications and race conditions inherent in asynchronous timer
facilities, so mutex-protected callouts have much simpler semantics.
As long as the mutex is held when invoking callout_stop() or
callout_reset(), then these functions will guarantee that the callout
will be stopped, even if softclock() had already begun to process
the callout.
Existing Giant-locked callouts will automatically pick up the new
race-free semantics. This should close a number of race conditions
in the USB code and probably other areas of the kernel too.
There should be no change in behaviour for "MP-safe" callouts; these
still need to use the techniques mentioned in timeout(9) to avoid
race conditions.
frequency as a percentage of the base rate and do not change the base
rate directly. The cpufreq framework combines these with absolute drivers
to produce synthesized levels made of one or more settings.
select the CPU frequency level (say for cooling). The driver interface
allows hardware drivers to announce themselves as capable of adjusting
an individual frequency setting.
- Add buffer size limitations (overflow will not be possible anymore).
- Add 'visible' option, which will allow for passphrase reading in the
future.
- Remove special treatment of '@' and '#', those two are only confusing.
Discussed with: rwatson
MFC after: 2 weeks
tond and not fromnd. This could lead us to leak Giant, or unlock it
twice, depending on the filesystems involved. renames within a single
filesystem would not have caused any problems.
Sponsored by: Isilon Systems, Inc.
all reserved, as the lisence makes clear), and strike the third clause
(now this is a 2-clause liberal BSDL as are the rest of files I hold
copyright over).
copies arguments into the kernel space and one that operates
completely in the kernel space;
o use kernel-only version of execve(2) to kill another stackgap in
linuxlator/i386.
Obtained from: DragonFlyBSD (partially)
MFC after: 2 weeks
Add minor2unit() in addition to dev2unit() and unit2minor().
If it wasn't such a hazzle we should redefine minor numbers in
the kernel without the gap for the major number, but it's not worth
the bother (yet).
a process return to userspace if it had pending GEOM events.
We need to have the same check in the exit pass to catch the case
where a GEOM related filedescriptor is not explicitly closed by
the process.
Bumped into by: people using dd(1) to build releases, nanobsd etc.
from the userland and pushes results back and the second which does
actual processing. Use the latter to eliminate stackgap in the linux wrapper
of that syscall.
MFC after: 2 weeks
pops data from the userland and pushes results back and the second which does
actual processing. Use the latter to eliminate stackgap in the linux wrappers
of those syscalls.
MFC after: 2 weeks
missed that when the vnode bypass was introduced.
Deal with zero length transfers before we even get to fo_ops->fo_read().
Found by: Slawa Olhovchenkov <slwzxy.spb.ru@zxy.spb.ru>
PR: 75758
the name Sande^H^H^H^H^Hvnode_create_vobject().
Make the new function take a size argument which removes the need for
a VOP_STAT() or a very pessimistic guess for disks.
Call that new function from vop_stdcreatevobject().
Make vnode_pager_alloc() private now that its only user came home.
