Merge 3.8-rc5 into driver-core-next

This resolves a gpio driver merge issue pointed out in linux-next.

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

4 files changed, 5 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 4428fd178bce..6774c17a5576 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -340,9 +340,6 @@ int x86_setup_perfctr(struct perf_event *event)
 		/* BTS is currently only allowed for user-mode. */
 		if (!attr->exclude_kernel)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-		if (!attr->exclude_guest)
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	hwc->config |= config;
@@ -385,9 +382,6 @@ int x86_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (event->attr.precise_ip) {
 		int precise = 0;
 
-		if (!event->attr.exclude_guest)
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 		/* Support for constant skid */
 		if (x86_pmu.pebs_active && !x86_pmu.pebs_broken) {
 			precise++;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
index ff84d5469d77..6ed91d9980e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -1065,7 +1065,6 @@ ENTRY(xen_failsafe_callback)
 	lea 16(%esp),%esp
 	CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET -16
 	jz 5f
-	addl $16,%esp
 	jmp iret_exc
 5:	pushl_cfi $-1 /* orig_ax = -1 => not a system call */
 	SAVE_ALL
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/step.c b/arch/x86/kernel/step.c
index cd3b2438a980..9b4d51d0c0d0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/step.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/step.c
@@ -165,10 +165,11 @@ void set_task_blockstep(struct task_struct *task, bool on)
 	 * Ensure irq/preemption can't change debugctl in between.
 	 * Note also that both TIF_BLOCKSTEP and debugctl should
 	 * be changed atomically wrt preemption.
-	 * FIXME: this means that set/clear TIF_BLOCKSTEP is simply
-	 * wrong if task != current, SIGKILL can wakeup the stopped
-	 * tracee and set/clear can play with the running task, this
-	 * can confuse the next __switch_to_xtra().
+	 *
+	 * NOTE: this means that set/clear TIF_BLOCKSTEP is only safe if
+	 * task is current or it can't be running, otherwise we can race
+	 * with __switch_to_xtra(). We rely on ptrace_freeze_traced() but
+	 * PTRACE_KILL is not safe.
 	 */
 	local_irq_disable();
 	debugctl = get_debugctlmsr();
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
index 4f7d2599b484..34bc4cee8887 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
@@ -432,13 +432,6 @@ static void __cpuinit xen_play_dead(void) /* used only with HOTPLUG_CPU */
 	play_dead_common();
 	HYPERVISOR_vcpu_op(VCPUOP_down, smp_processor_id(), NULL);
 	cpu_bringup();
-	/*
-	 * Balance out the preempt calls - as we are running in cpu_idle
-	 * loop which has been called at bootup from cpu_bringup_and_idle.
-	 * The cpucpu_bringup_and_idle called cpu_bringup which made a
-	 * preempt_disable() So this preempt_enable will balance it out.
-	 */
-	preempt_enable();
 }
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */