linux_dsm_epyc7002/include
Laurent Vivier 48cf6061b3 NBD: allow nbd to be used locally
This patch allows Network Block Device to be mounted locally (nbd-client to
nbd-server over 127.0.0.1).

It creates a kthread to avoid the deadlock described in NBD tools
documentation.  So, if nbd-client hangs waiting for pages, the kblockd thread
can continue its work and free pages.

I have tested the patch to verify that it avoids the hang that always occurs
when writing to a localhost nbd connection.  I have also tested to verify that
no performance degradation results from the additional thread and queue.

Patch originally from Laurent Vivier.

Signed-off-by: Paul Clements <paul.clements@steeleye.com>
Signed-off-by: Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@bull.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-04-29 08:06:23 -07:00
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acpi
asm-alpha alpha: teach the compiler that BUG doesn't return 2008-04-28 08:58:27 -07:00
asm-arm mm: introduce pte_special pte bit 2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
asm-avr32 mm: introduce pte_special pte bit 2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
asm-blackfin
asm-cris cris: add constfy to pgd_offset() 2008-04-28 08:58:28 -07:00
asm-frv mm: introduce pte_special pte bit 2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
asm-generic gpiochip_reserve() 2008-04-28 08:58:34 -07:00
asm-h8300
asm-ia64 dma/ia64: update ia64 machvecs, swiotlb.c 2008-04-29 08:06:12 -07:00
asm-m32r mm: introduce pte_special pte bit 2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
asm-m68k mm: introduce pte_special pte bit 2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
asm-m68knommu
asm-mips Merge branch 'upstream' of git://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/upstream-linus 2008-04-28 10:51:43 -07:00
asm-mn10300 mm: introduce pte_special pte bit 2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
asm-parisc mm: introduce pte_special pte bit 2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
asm-powerpc proper __do_softirq() prototype 2008-04-29 08:06:02 -07:00
asm-ppc mm: introduce pte_special pte bit 2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
asm-s390 s390: implement pte special bit 2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
asm-sh hugetlbfs: common code update for s390 2008-04-28 08:58:25 -07:00
asm-sparc Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc-2.6 2008-04-28 09:45:57 -07:00
asm-sparc64 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc-2.6 2008-04-28 09:45:57 -07:00
asm-um mm: introduce pte_special pte bit 2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
asm-v850
asm-x86 x86: olpc: add One Laptop Per Child architecture support 2008-04-29 08:06:07 -07:00
asm-xtensa mm: introduce pte_special pte bit 2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
crypto
keys
linux NBD: allow nbd to be used locally 2008-04-29 08:06:23 -07:00
math-emu
media
mtd
net Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2008-04-28 09:44:11 -07:00
pcmcia
rdma IB: expand ib_umem_get() prototype 2008-04-29 08:06:12 -07:00
rxrpc
scsi
sound
video fbdev: platforming hecubafb and n411 2008-04-28 08:58:41 -07:00
xen
Kbuild