patch-2.4.17 linux/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog

• Lines: 71
• Date: Fri Dec 21 16:40:32 2001
• Orig file: linux-2.4.16/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog
• Orig date: Sat Nov 3 18:06:38 2001

diff -Naur -X /home/marcelo/lib/dontdiff linux-2.4.16/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog linux/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog
@@ -1778,3 +1778,70 @@
   Thanks to Kari Hurtta <hurtta@leija.mh.fmi.fi>
 
 - Avoid deadlock in <devfs_follow_link> by using temporary buffer
+===============================================================================
+Changes for patch v197
+
+- First release of new locking code for devfs core (v1.0)
+
+- Fixed bug in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
+===============================================================================
+Changes for patch v198
+
+- Discard temporary buffer, now use "%s" for dentry names
+
+- Don't generate path in <try_modload>: use fake entry instead
+
+- Use "existing" directory in <_devfs_make_parent_for_leaf>
+
+- Use slab cache rather than fixed buffer for devfsd events
+===============================================================================
+Changes for patch v199
+
+- Removed obsolete usage of DEVFS_FL_NO_PERSISTENCE
+
+- Send DEVFSD_NOTIFY_REGISTERED events in <devfs_mk_dir>
+
+- Fixed locking bug in <devfs_d_revalidate_wait> due to typo
+
+- Do not send CREATE, CHANGE, ASYNC_OPEN or DELETE events from devfsd
+  or children
+===============================================================================
+Changes for patch v199.1
+
+- Fixed bug in <devfsd_read>: was dereferencing freed pointer
+===============================================================================
+Changes for patch v199.2
+
+- Fixed bug in <devfsd_close>: was dereferencing freed pointer
+
+- Added process group check for devfsd privileges
+===============================================================================
+Changes for patch v199.3
+
+- Use SLAB_ATOMIC in <devfsd_notify_de> from <devfs_d_delete>
+===============================================================================
+Changes for patch v199.4
+
+- Removed long obsolete rc.devfs
+
+- Return old entry in <devfs_mk_dir> for 2.4.x kernels
+
+- Updated README from master HTML file
+
+- Increment refcount on module in <check_disc_changed>
+
+- Created <devfs_get_handle> and exported <devfs_put>
+
+- Increment refcount on module in <devfs_get_ops>
+
+- Created <devfs_put_ops> and used where needed to fix races
+
+- Added clarifying comments in response to preliminary EMC code review
+===============================================================================
+Changes for patch v199.5
+
+- Added poisoning to <devfs_put>
+
+- Improved debugging messages
+
+- Fixed unregister bugs in drivers/md/lvm-fs.c