diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c linux-3.0.8-libre/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@
 	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES]	    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_CPU_CYCLES,
 	[PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS]	    =
 					ARMV7_PERFCTR_INST_OUT_OF_RENAME_STAGE,
-	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES]    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_COHERENT_LINE_HIT,
-	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES]	    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_COHERENT_LINE_MISS,
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES]    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_DCACHE_ACCESS,
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES]	    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_DCACHE_REFILL,
 	[PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS] = ARMV7_PERFCTR_PC_WRITE,
 	[PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES]	    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_PC_BRANCH_MIS_PRED,
 	[PERF_COUNT_HW_BUS_CYCLES]	    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_CLOCK_CYCLES,
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/arch/arm/mm/init.c linux-3.0.8-libre/arch/arm/mm/init.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/arch/arm/mm/init.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/arch/arm/mm/init.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -473,6 +473,13 @@
 		 */
 		bank_start = min(bank_start,
 				 ALIGN(prev_bank_end, PAGES_PER_SECTION));
+#else
+		/*
+		 * Align down here since the VM subsystem insists that the
+		 * memmap entries are valid from the bank start aligned to
+		 * MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES.
+		 */
+		bank_start = round_down(bank_start, MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES);
 #endif
 		/*
 		 * If we had a previous bank, and there is a space
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/arch/x86/mm/init.c linux-3.0.8-libre/arch/x86/mm/init.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/arch/x86/mm/init.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/arch/x86/mm/init.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	/* for fixmap */
 	tables += roundup(__end_of_fixed_addresses * sizeof(pte_t), PAGE_SIZE);
-
-	good_end = max_pfn_mapped << PAGE_SHIFT;
 #endif
+	good_end = max_pfn_mapped << PAGE_SHIFT;
 
 	base = memblock_find_in_range(start, good_end, tables, PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (base == MEMBLOCK_ERROR)
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/crypto/ghash-generic.c linux-3.0.8-libre/crypto/ghash-generic.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/crypto/ghash-generic.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/crypto/ghash-generic.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 	struct ghash_ctx *ctx = crypto_shash_ctx(desc->tfm);
 	u8 *dst = dctx->buffer;
 
+	if (!ctx->gf128)
+		return -ENOKEY;
+
 	if (dctx->bytes) {
 		int n = min(srclen, dctx->bytes);
 		u8 *pos = dst + (GHASH_BLOCK_SIZE - dctx->bytes);
@@ -119,6 +122,9 @@
 	struct ghash_ctx *ctx = crypto_shash_ctx(desc->tfm);
 	u8 *buf = dctx->buffer;
 
+	if (!ctx->gf128)
+		return -ENOKEY;
+
 	ghash_flush(ctx, dctx);
 	memcpy(dst, buf, GHASH_BLOCK_SIZE);
 
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -1198,6 +1198,10 @@
 {
 	struct fw_unit *unit = fw_unit(dev);
 	struct sbp2_target *tgt = dev_get_drvdata(&unit->device);
+	struct sbp2_logical_unit *lu;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(lu, &tgt->lu_list, link)
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&lu->work);
 
 	sbp2_target_put(tgt);
 	return 0;
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atom.c linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atom.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atom.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atom.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -277,7 +277,12 @@
 	case ATOM_ARG_FB:
 		idx = U8(*ptr);
 		(*ptr)++;
-		val = gctx->scratch[((gctx->fb_base + idx) / 4)];
+		if ((gctx->fb_base + (idx * 4)) > gctx->scratch_size_bytes) {
+			DRM_ERROR("ATOM: fb read beyond scratch region: %d vs. %d\n",
+				  gctx->fb_base + (idx * 4), gctx->scratch_size_bytes);
+			val = 0;
+		} else
+			val = gctx->scratch[(gctx->fb_base / 4) + idx];
 		if (print)
 			DEBUG("FB[0x%02X]", idx);
 		break;
@@ -531,7 +536,11 @@
 	case ATOM_ARG_FB:
 		idx = U8(*ptr);
 		(*ptr)++;
-		gctx->scratch[((gctx->fb_base + idx) / 4)] = val;
+		if ((gctx->fb_base + (idx * 4)) > gctx->scratch_size_bytes) {
+			DRM_ERROR("ATOM: fb write beyond scratch region: %d vs. %d\n",
+				  gctx->fb_base + (idx * 4), gctx->scratch_size_bytes);
+		} else
+			gctx->scratch[(gctx->fb_base / 4) + idx] = val;
 		DEBUG("FB[0x%02X]", idx);
 		break;
 	case ATOM_ARG_PLL:
@@ -1367,11 +1376,13 @@
 
 		usage_bytes = firmware_usage->asFirmwareVramReserveInfo[0].usFirmwareUseInKb * 1024;
 	}
+	ctx->scratch_size_bytes = 0;
 	if (usage_bytes == 0)
 		usage_bytes = 20 * 1024;
 	/* allocate some scratch memory */
 	ctx->scratch = kzalloc(usage_bytes, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx->scratch)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	ctx->scratch_size_bytes = usage_bytes;
 	return 0;
 }
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atom.h linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atom.h
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atom.h	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atom.h	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
 	int cs_equal, cs_above;
 	int io_mode;
 	uint32_t *scratch;
+	int scratch_size_bytes;
 };
 
 extern int atom_debug;
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -392,10 +392,12 @@
 	 * Create and bind a ttm if required.
 	 */
 
-	if (!(new_man->flags & TTM_MEMTYPE_FLAG_FIXED) && (bo->ttm == NULL)) {
-		ret = ttm_bo_add_ttm(bo, false);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out_err;
+	if (!(new_man->flags & TTM_MEMTYPE_FLAG_FIXED)) {
+		if (bo->ttm == NULL) {
+			ret = ttm_bo_add_ttm(bo, false);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out_err;
+		}
 
 		ret = ttm_tt_set_placement_caching(bo->ttm, mem->placement);
 		if (ret)
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -635,13 +635,13 @@
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
-		ttm_bo_free_old_node(bo);
 		if ((man->flags & TTM_MEMTYPE_FLAG_FIXED) &&
 		    (bo->ttm != NULL)) {
 			ttm_tt_unbind(bo->ttm);
 			ttm_tt_destroy(bo->ttm);
 			bo->ttm = NULL;
 		}
+		ttm_bo_free_old_node(bo);
 	} else {
 		/**
 		 * This should help pipeline ordinary buffer moves.
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/hid/hid-ids.h linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/hid/hid-ids.h
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/hid/hid-ids.h	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/hid/hid-ids.h	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -568,6 +568,9 @@
 #define USB_DEVICE_ID_SAMSUNG_IR_REMOTE	0x0001
 #define USB_DEVICE_ID_SAMSUNG_WIRELESS_KBD_MOUSE	0x0600
 
+#define USB_VENDOR_ID_SIGMA_MICRO	0x1c4f
+#define USB_DEVICE_ID_SIGMA_MICRO_KEYBOARD	0x0002
+
 #define USB_VENDOR_ID_SKYCABLE			0x1223
 #define	USB_DEVICE_ID_SKYCABLE_WIRELESS_PRESENTER	0x3F07
 
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -501,9 +501,17 @@
 	}
 	report->size = 6;
 
+	/*
+	 * Some devices repond with 'invalid report id' when feature
+	 * report switching it into multitouch mode is sent to it.
+	 *
+	 * This results in -EIO from the _raw low-level transport callback,
+	 * but there seems to be no other way of switching the mode.
+	 * Thus the super-ugly hacky success check below.
+	 */
 	ret = hdev->hid_output_raw_report(hdev, feature, sizeof(feature),
 			HID_FEATURE_REPORT);
-	if (ret != sizeof(feature)) {
+	if (ret != -EIO && ret != sizeof(feature)) {
 		hid_err(hdev, "unable to request touch data (%d)\n", ret);
 		goto err_stop_hw;
 	}
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 
 	{ USB_VENDOR_ID_CHICONY, USB_DEVICE_ID_CHICONY_MULTI_TOUCH, HID_QUIRK_MULTI_INPUT },
 	{ USB_VENDOR_ID_CHICONY, USB_DEVICE_ID_CHICONY_WIRELESS, HID_QUIRK_MULTI_INPUT },
+	{ USB_VENDOR_ID_SIGMA_MICRO, USB_DEVICE_ID_SIGMA_MICRO_KEYBOARD, HID_QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS },
 	{ 0, 0 }
 };
 
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
 {
 	if (is_word_sized(reg))
 		return LM75_TEMP_FROM_REG(regval);
-	return regval * 1000;
+	return ((s8)regval) * 1000;
 }
 
 static inline u16
@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@
 {
 	if (is_word_sized(reg))
 		return LM75_TEMP_TO_REG(temp);
-	return DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(SENSORS_LIMIT(temp, -127000, 128000), 1000);
+	return (s8)DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(SENSORS_LIMIT(temp, -127000, 128000),
+				     1000);
 }
 
 /* Some of analog inputs have internal scaling (2x), 8mV is ADC LSB */
@@ -1715,7 +1716,8 @@
 }
 
 /* Get the monitoring functions started */
-static inline void __devinit w83627ehf_init_device(struct w83627ehf_data *data)
+static inline void __devinit w83627ehf_init_device(struct w83627ehf_data *data,
+						   enum kinds kind)
 {
 	int i;
 	u8 tmp, diode;
@@ -1746,10 +1748,16 @@
 		w83627ehf_write_value(data, W83627EHF_REG_VBAT, tmp | 0x01);
 
 	/* Get thermal sensor types */
-	diode = w83627ehf_read_value(data, W83627EHF_REG_DIODE);
+	switch (kind) {
+	case w83627ehf:
+		diode = w83627ehf_read_value(data, W83627EHF_REG_DIODE);
+		break;
+	default:
+		diode = 0x70;
+	}
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 		if ((tmp & (0x02 << i)))
-			data->temp_type[i] = (diode & (0x10 << i)) ? 1 : 2;
+			data->temp_type[i] = (diode & (0x10 << i)) ? 1 : 3;
 		else
 			data->temp_type[i] = 4; /* thermistor */
 	}
@@ -2016,7 +2024,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Initialize the chip */
-	w83627ehf_init_device(data);
+	w83627ehf_init_device(data, sio_data->kind);
 
 	data->vrm = vid_which_vrm();
 	superio_enter(sio_data->sioreg);
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_entity.c linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_entity.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_entity.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_entity.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 		if (remote == NULL)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		source = (UVC_ENTITY_TYPE(remote) != UVC_TT_STREAMING)
+		source = (UVC_ENTITY_TYPE(remote) == UVC_TT_STREAMING)
 		       ? (remote->vdev ? &remote->vdev->entity : NULL)
 		       : &remote->subdev.entity;
 		if (source == NULL)
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-laptop.c linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-laptop.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-laptop.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-laptop.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -601,6 +601,16 @@
 		.callback = dmi_check_cb,
 	},
 	{
+		.ident = "N150/N210/N220",
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR,
+					"SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD."),
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "N150/N210/N220"),
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_NAME, "N150/N210/N220"),
+		},
+		.callback = dmi_check_cb,
+	},
+	{
 		.ident = "N150/N210/N220/N230",
 		.matches = {
 			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR,
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -566,6 +566,12 @@
 		struct inode *dir = dentry->d_inode;
 		struct dentry *child;
 
+		if (!dir) {
+			dput(dentry);
+			dentry = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+			break;
+		}
+
 		/* skip separators */
 		while (*s == sep)
 			s++;
@@ -581,10 +587,6 @@
 		mutex_unlock(&dir->i_mutex);
 		dput(dentry);
 		dentry = child;
-		if (!dentry->d_inode) {
-			dput(dentry);
-			dentry = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-		}
 	} while (!IS_ERR(dentry));
 	_FreeXid(xid);
 	kfree(full_path);
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/fuse/dev.c linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/fuse/dev.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/fuse/dev.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/fuse/dev.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -258,10 +258,14 @@
 	forget->forget_one.nlookup = nlookup;
 
 	spin_lock(&fc->lock);
-	fc->forget_list_tail->next = forget;
-	fc->forget_list_tail = forget;
-	wake_up(&fc->waitq);
-	kill_fasync(&fc->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
+	if (fc->connected) {
+		fc->forget_list_tail->next = forget;
+		fc->forget_list_tail = forget;
+		wake_up(&fc->waitq);
+		kill_fasync(&fc->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
+	} else {
+		kfree(forget);
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
 }
 
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include "hfsplus_raw.h"
 
 #define DBG_BNODE_REFS	0x00000001
@@ -110,7 +111,9 @@
 struct hfs_btree;
 
 struct hfsplus_sb_info {
+	void *s_vhdr_buf;
 	struct hfsplus_vh *s_vhdr;
+	void *s_backup_vhdr_buf;
 	struct hfsplus_vh *s_backup_vhdr;
 	struct hfs_btree *ext_tree;
 	struct hfs_btree *cat_tree;
@@ -258,6 +261,15 @@
 	struct hfsplus_cat_key key;
 };
 
+/*
+ * Find minimum acceptible I/O size for an hfsplus sb.
+ */
+static inline unsigned short hfsplus_min_io_size(struct super_block *sb)
+{
+	return max_t(unsigned short, bdev_logical_block_size(sb->s_bdev),
+		     HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE);
+}
+
 #define hfs_btree_open hfsplus_btree_open
 #define hfs_btree_close hfsplus_btree_close
 #define hfs_btree_write hfsplus_btree_write
@@ -436,8 +448,8 @@
 /* wrapper.c */
 int hfsplus_read_wrapper(struct super_block *);
 int hfs_part_find(struct super_block *, sector_t *, sector_t *);
-int hfsplus_submit_bio(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
-		void *data, int rw);
+int hfsplus_submit_bio(struct super_block *sb, sector_t sector,
+		void *buf, void **data, int rw);
 
 /* time macros */
 #define __hfsp_mt2ut(t)		(be32_to_cpu(t) - 2082844800U)
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/hfsplus/part_tbl.c linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/hfsplus/part_tbl.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/hfsplus/part_tbl.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/hfsplus/part_tbl.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -88,11 +88,12 @@
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-static int hfs_parse_new_pmap(struct super_block *sb, struct new_pmap *pm,
-		sector_t *part_start, sector_t *part_size)
+static int hfs_parse_new_pmap(struct super_block *sb, void *buf,
+		struct new_pmap *pm, sector_t *part_start, sector_t *part_size)
 {
 	struct hfsplus_sb_info *sbi = HFSPLUS_SB(sb);
 	int size = be32_to_cpu(pm->pmMapBlkCnt);
+	int buf_size = hfsplus_min_io_size(sb);
 	int res;
 	int i = 0;
 
@@ -107,11 +108,14 @@
 		if (++i >= size)
 			return -ENOENT;
 
-		res = hfsplus_submit_bio(sb->s_bdev,
-					 *part_start + HFS_PMAP_BLK + i,
-					 pm, READ);
-		if (res)
-			return res;
+		pm = (struct new_pmap *)((u8 *)pm + HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE);
+		if ((u8 *)pm - (u8 *)buf >= buf_size) {
+			res = hfsplus_submit_bio(sb,
+						 *part_start + HFS_PMAP_BLK + i,
+						 buf, (void **)&pm, READ);
+			if (res)
+				return res;
+		}
 	} while (pm->pmSig == cpu_to_be16(HFS_NEW_PMAP_MAGIC));
 
 	return -ENOENT;
@@ -124,15 +128,15 @@
 int hfs_part_find(struct super_block *sb,
 		sector_t *part_start, sector_t *part_size)
 {
-	void *data;
+	void *buf, *data;
 	int res;
 
-	data = kmalloc(HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!data)
+	buf = kmalloc(hfsplus_min_io_size(sb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	res = hfsplus_submit_bio(sb->s_bdev, *part_start + HFS_PMAP_BLK,
-				 data, READ);
+	res = hfsplus_submit_bio(sb, *part_start + HFS_PMAP_BLK,
+				 buf, &data, READ);
 	if (res)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -141,13 +145,13 @@
 		res = hfs_parse_old_pmap(sb, data, part_start, part_size);
 		break;
 	case HFS_NEW_PMAP_MAGIC:
-		res = hfs_parse_new_pmap(sb, data, part_start, part_size);
+		res = hfs_parse_new_pmap(sb, buf, data, part_start, part_size);
 		break;
 	default:
 		res = -ENOENT;
 		break;
 	}
 out:
-	kfree(data);
+	kfree(buf);
 	return res;
 }
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/hfsplus/super.c linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/hfsplus/super.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/hfsplus/super.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/hfsplus/super.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -197,17 +197,17 @@
 		write_backup = 1;
 	}
 
-	error2 = hfsplus_submit_bio(sb->s_bdev,
+	error2 = hfsplus_submit_bio(sb,
 				   sbi->part_start + HFSPLUS_VOLHEAD_SECTOR,
-				   sbi->s_vhdr, WRITE_SYNC);
+				   sbi->s_vhdr_buf, NULL, WRITE_SYNC);
 	if (!error)
 		error = error2;
 	if (!write_backup)
 		goto out;
 
-	error2 = hfsplus_submit_bio(sb->s_bdev,
+	error2 = hfsplus_submit_bio(sb,
 				  sbi->part_start + sbi->sect_count - 2,
-				  sbi->s_backup_vhdr, WRITE_SYNC);
+				  sbi->s_backup_vhdr_buf, NULL, WRITE_SYNC);
 	if (!error)
 		error2 = error;
 out:
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@
 	hfs_btree_close(sbi->ext_tree);
 	iput(sbi->alloc_file);
 	iput(sbi->hidden_dir);
-	kfree(sbi->s_vhdr);
-	kfree(sbi->s_backup_vhdr);
+	kfree(sbi->s_vhdr_buf);
+	kfree(sbi->s_backup_vhdr_buf);
 	unload_nls(sbi->nls);
 	kfree(sb->s_fs_info);
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
@@ -508,8 +508,8 @@
 out_close_ext_tree:
 	hfs_btree_close(sbi->ext_tree);
 out_free_vhdr:
-	kfree(sbi->s_vhdr);
-	kfree(sbi->s_backup_vhdr);
+	kfree(sbi->s_vhdr_buf);
+	kfree(sbi->s_backup_vhdr_buf);
 out_unload_nls:
 	unload_nls(sbi->nls);
 	unload_nls(nls);
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/hfsplus/wrapper.c linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/hfsplus/wrapper.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/hfsplus/wrapper.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/hfsplus/wrapper.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -31,25 +31,67 @@
 	complete(bio->bi_private);
 }
 
-int hfsplus_submit_bio(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
-		void *data, int rw)
+/*
+ * hfsplus_submit_bio - Perfrom block I/O
+ * @sb: super block of volume for I/O
+ * @sector: block to read or write, for blocks of HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE bytes
+ * @buf: buffer for I/O
+ * @data: output pointer for location of requested data
+ * @rw: direction of I/O
+ *
+ * The unit of I/O is hfsplus_min_io_size(sb), which may be bigger than
+ * HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE, and @buf must be sized accordingly. On reads
+ * @data will return a pointer to the start of the requested sector,
+ * which may not be the same location as @buf.
+ *
+ * If @sector is not aligned to the bdev logical block size it will
+ * be rounded down. For writes this means that @buf should contain data
+ * that starts at the rounded-down address. As long as the data was
+ * read using hfsplus_submit_bio() and the same buffer is used things
+ * will work correctly.
+ */
+int hfsplus_submit_bio(struct super_block *sb, sector_t sector,
+		void *buf, void **data, int rw)
 {
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
 	struct bio *bio;
 	int ret = 0;
+	unsigned int io_size;
+	loff_t start;
+	int offset;
+
+	/*
+	 * Align sector to hardware sector size and find offset. We
+	 * assume that io_size is a power of two, which _should_
+	 * be true.
+	 */
+	io_size = hfsplus_min_io_size(sb);
+	start = (loff_t)sector << HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SHIFT;
+	offset = start & (io_size - 1);
+	sector &= ~((io_size >> HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SHIFT) - 1);
 
 	bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, 1);
 	bio->bi_sector = sector;
-	bio->bi_bdev = bdev;
+	bio->bi_bdev = sb->s_bdev;
 	bio->bi_end_io = hfsplus_end_io_sync;
 	bio->bi_private = &wait;
 
-	/*
-	 * We always submit one sector at a time, so bio_add_page must not fail.
-	 */
-	if (bio_add_page(bio, virt_to_page(data), HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE,
-			 offset_in_page(data)) != HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE)
-		BUG();
+	if (!(rw & WRITE) && data)
+		*data = (u8 *)buf + offset;
+
+	while (io_size > 0) {
+		unsigned int page_offset = offset_in_page(buf);
+		unsigned int len = min_t(unsigned int, PAGE_SIZE - page_offset,
+					 io_size);
+
+		ret = bio_add_page(bio, virt_to_page(buf), len, page_offset);
+		if (ret != len) {
+			ret = -EIO;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		io_size -= len;
+		buf = (u8 *)buf + len;
+	}
 
 	submit_bio(rw, bio);
 	wait_for_completion(&wait);
@@ -57,8 +99,9 @@
 	if (!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_UPTODATE))
 		ret = -EIO;
 
+out:
 	bio_put(bio);
-	return ret;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }
 
 static int hfsplus_read_mdb(void *bufptr, struct hfsplus_wd *wd)
@@ -147,17 +190,17 @@
 	}
 
 	error = -ENOMEM;
-	sbi->s_vhdr = kmalloc(HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!sbi->s_vhdr)
+	sbi->s_vhdr_buf = kmalloc(hfsplus_min_io_size(sb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sbi->s_vhdr_buf)
 		goto out;
-	sbi->s_backup_vhdr = kmalloc(HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!sbi->s_backup_vhdr)
+	sbi->s_backup_vhdr_buf = kmalloc(hfsplus_min_io_size(sb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sbi->s_backup_vhdr_buf)
 		goto out_free_vhdr;
 
 reread:
-	error = hfsplus_submit_bio(sb->s_bdev,
-				   part_start + HFSPLUS_VOLHEAD_SECTOR,
-				   sbi->s_vhdr, READ);
+	error = hfsplus_submit_bio(sb, part_start + HFSPLUS_VOLHEAD_SECTOR,
+				   sbi->s_vhdr_buf, (void **)&sbi->s_vhdr,
+				   READ);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_free_backup_vhdr;
 
@@ -186,9 +229,9 @@
 		goto reread;
 	}
 
-	error = hfsplus_submit_bio(sb->s_bdev,
-				   part_start + part_size - 2,
-				   sbi->s_backup_vhdr, READ);
+	error = hfsplus_submit_bio(sb, part_start + part_size - 2,
+				   sbi->s_backup_vhdr_buf,
+				   (void **)&sbi->s_backup_vhdr, READ);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_free_backup_vhdr;
 
@@ -232,9 +275,9 @@
 	return 0;
 
 out_free_backup_vhdr:
-	kfree(sbi->s_backup_vhdr);
+	kfree(sbi->s_backup_vhdr_buf);
 out_free_vhdr:
-	kfree(sbi->s_vhdr);
+	kfree(sbi->s_vhdr_buf);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_linux.h linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_linux.h
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_linux.h	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_linux.h	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/list_sort.h>
 
 #include <asm/page.h>
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -1412,37 +1412,35 @@
 	sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 	set_posix_acl_flag(sb);
 
-	error = xfs_syncd_init(mp);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_filestream_unmount;
-
 	xfs_inode_shrinker_register(mp);
 
 	error = xfs_mountfs(mp);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_syncd_stop;
+		goto out_filestream_unmount;
+
+	error = xfs_syncd_init(mp);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_unmount;
 
 	root = igrab(VFS_I(mp->m_rootip));
 	if (!root) {
 		error = ENOENT;
-		goto fail_unmount;
+		goto out_syncd_stop;
 	}
 	if (is_bad_inode(root)) {
 		error = EINVAL;
-		goto fail_vnrele;
+		goto out_syncd_stop;
 	}
 	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		error = ENOMEM;
-		goto fail_vnrele;
+		goto out_iput;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
- out_syncd_stop:
-	xfs_inode_shrinker_unregister(mp);
-	xfs_syncd_stop(mp);
  out_filestream_unmount:
+	xfs_inode_shrinker_unregister(mp);
 	xfs_filestream_unmount(mp);
  out_free_sb:
 	xfs_freesb(mp);
@@ -1456,17 +1454,12 @@
  out:
 	return -error;
 
- fail_vnrele:
-	if (sb->s_root) {
-		dput(sb->s_root);
-		sb->s_root = NULL;
-	} else {
-		iput(root);
-	}
-
- fail_unmount:
-	xfs_inode_shrinker_unregister(mp);
+ out_iput:
+	iput(root);
+ out_syncd_stop:
 	xfs_syncd_stop(mp);
+ out_unmount:
+	xfs_inode_shrinker_unregister(mp);
 
 	/*
 	 * Blow away any referenced inode in the filestreams cache.
@@ -1667,24 +1660,13 @@
 	 */
 	xfs_syncd_wq = alloc_workqueue("xfssyncd", WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE, 8);
 	if (!xfs_syncd_wq)
-		goto out;
-
-	xfs_ail_wq = alloc_workqueue("xfsail", WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE, 8);
-	if (!xfs_ail_wq)
-		goto out_destroy_syncd;
-
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;
-
-out_destroy_syncd:
-	destroy_workqueue(xfs_syncd_wq);
-out:
-	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 STATIC void
 xfs_destroy_workqueues(void)
 {
-	destroy_workqueue(xfs_ail_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(xfs_syncd_wq);
 }
 
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot_item.c linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot_item.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot_item.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot_item.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -183,13 +183,14 @@
  * search the buffer cache can be a time consuming thing, and AIL lock is a
  * spinlock.
  */
-STATIC void
+STATIC bool
 xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_pushbuf(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
 	struct xfs_dq_logitem	*qlip = DQUOT_ITEM(lip);
 	struct xfs_dquot	*dqp = qlip->qli_dquot;
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp;
+	bool			ret = true;
 
 	ASSERT(XFS_DQ_IS_LOCKED(dqp));
 
@@ -201,17 +202,20 @@
 	if (completion_done(&dqp->q_flush) ||
 	    !(lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL)) {
 		xfs_dqunlock(dqp);
-		return;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	bp = xfs_incore(dqp->q_mount->m_ddev_targp, qlip->qli_format.qlf_blkno,
 			dqp->q_mount->m_quotainfo->qi_dqchunklen, XBF_TRYLOCK);
 	xfs_dqunlock(dqp);
 	if (!bp)
-		return;
+		return true;
 	if (XFS_BUF_ISDELAYWRITE(bp))
 		xfs_buf_delwri_promote(bp);
+	if (XFS_BUF_ISPINNED(bp))
+		ret = false;
 	xfs_buf_relse(bp);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
  * the xfsbufd to get this buffer written. We have to unlock the buffer
  * to allow the xfsbufd to write it, too.
  */
-STATIC void
+STATIC bool
 xfs_buf_item_pushbuf(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@
 
 	xfs_buf_delwri_promote(bp);
 	xfs_buf_relse(bp);
+	return true;
 }
 
 STATIC void
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -713,13 +713,14 @@
  * marked delayed write. If that's the case, we'll promote it and that will
  * allow the caller to write the buffer by triggering the xfsbufd to run.
  */
-STATIC void
+STATIC bool
 xfs_inode_item_pushbuf(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
 	struct xfs_inode_log_item *iip = INODE_ITEM(lip);
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = iip->ili_inode;
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp;
+	bool			ret = true;
 
 	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED));
 
@@ -730,7 +731,7 @@
 	if (completion_done(&ip->i_flush) ||
 	    !(lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL)) {
 		xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
-		return;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	bp = xfs_incore(ip->i_mount->m_ddev_targp, iip->ili_format.ilf_blkno,
@@ -738,10 +739,13 @@
 
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
 	if (!bp)
-		return;
+		return true;
 	if (XFS_BUF_ISDELAYWRITE(bp))
 		xfs_buf_delwri_promote(bp);
+	if (XFS_BUF_ISPINNED(bp))
+		ret = false;
 	xfs_buf_relse(bp);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 #include "xfs_trans_priv.h"
 #include "xfs_error.h"
 
-struct workqueue_struct	*xfs_ail_wq;	/* AIL workqueue */
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 /*
  * Check that the list is sorted as it should be.
@@ -272,9 +270,9 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Return the item in the AIL with the current lsn.
- * Return the current tree generation number for use
- * in calls to xfs_trans_next_ail().
+ * Initialise the cursor to the first item in the AIL with the given @lsn.
+ * This searches the list from lowest LSN to highest. Pass a @lsn of zero
+ * to initialise the cursor to the first item in the AIL.
  */
 xfs_log_item_t *
 xfs_trans_ail_cursor_first(
@@ -300,31 +298,97 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * splice the log item list into the AIL at the given LSN.
+ * Initialise the cursor to the last item in the AIL with the given @lsn.
+ * This searches the list from highest LSN to lowest. If there is no item with
+ * the value of @lsn, then it sets the cursor to the last item with an LSN lower
+ * than @lsn.
+ */
+static struct xfs_log_item *
+__xfs_trans_ail_cursor_last(
+	struct xfs_ail		*ailp,
+	xfs_lsn_t		lsn)
+{
+	xfs_log_item_t		*lip;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(lip, &ailp->xa_ail, li_ail) {
+		if (XFS_LSN_CMP(lip->li_lsn, lsn) <= 0)
+			return lip;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Initialise the cursor to the last item in the AIL with the given @lsn.
+ * This searches the list from highest LSN to lowest.
+ */
+struct xfs_log_item *
+xfs_trans_ail_cursor_last(
+	struct xfs_ail		*ailp,
+	struct xfs_ail_cursor	*cur,
+	xfs_lsn_t		lsn)
+{
+	xfs_trans_ail_cursor_init(ailp, cur);
+	cur->item = __xfs_trans_ail_cursor_last(ailp, lsn);
+	return cur->item;
+}
+
+/*
+ * splice the log item list into the AIL at the given LSN. We splice to the
+ * tail of the given LSN to maintain insert order for push traversals. The
+ * cursor is optional, allowing repeated updates to the same LSN to avoid
+ * repeated traversals.
  */
 static void
 xfs_ail_splice(
-	struct xfs_ail  *ailp,
-	struct list_head *list,
-	xfs_lsn_t       lsn)
+	struct xfs_ail		*ailp,
+	struct xfs_ail_cursor	*cur,
+	struct list_head	*list,
+	xfs_lsn_t		lsn)
 {
-	xfs_log_item_t  *next_lip;
+	struct xfs_log_item	*lip = cur ? cur->item : NULL;
+	struct xfs_log_item	*next_lip;
 
-	/* If the list is empty, just insert the item.  */
-	if (list_empty(&ailp->xa_ail)) {
-		list_splice(list, &ailp->xa_ail);
-		return;
-	}
+	/*
+	 * Get a new cursor if we don't have a placeholder or the existing one
+	 * has been invalidated.
+	 */
+	if (!lip || (__psint_t)lip & 1) {
+		lip = __xfs_trans_ail_cursor_last(ailp, lsn);
 
-	list_for_each_entry_reverse(next_lip, &ailp->xa_ail, li_ail) {
-		if (XFS_LSN_CMP(next_lip->li_lsn, lsn) <= 0)
-			break;
+		if (!lip) {
+			/* The list is empty, so just splice and return.  */
+			if (cur)
+				cur->item = NULL;
+			list_splice(list, &ailp->xa_ail);
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
-	ASSERT(&next_lip->li_ail == &ailp->xa_ail ||
-	       XFS_LSN_CMP(next_lip->li_lsn, lsn) <= 0);
-
-	list_splice_init(list, &next_lip->li_ail);
+	/*
+	 * Our cursor points to the item we want to insert _after_, so we have
+	 * to update the cursor to point to the end of the list we are splicing
+	 * in so that it points to the correct location for the next splice.
+	 * i.e. before the splice
+	 *
+	 *  lsn -> lsn -> lsn + x -> lsn + x ...
+	 *          ^
+	 *          | cursor points here
+	 *
+	 * After the splice we have:
+	 *
+	 *  lsn -> lsn -> lsn -> lsn -> .... -> lsn -> lsn + x -> lsn + x ...
+	 *          ^                            ^
+	 *          | cursor points here         | needs to move here
+	 *
+	 * So we set the cursor to the last item in the list to be spliced
+	 * before we execute the splice, resulting in the cursor pointing to
+	 * the correct item after the splice occurs.
+	 */
+	if (cur) {
+		next_lip = list_entry(list->prev, struct xfs_log_item, li_ail);
+		cur->item = next_lip;
+	}
+	list_splice(list, &lip->li_ail);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -340,16 +404,10 @@
 	xfs_trans_ail_cursor_clear(ailp, lip);
 }
 
-/*
- * xfs_ail_worker does the work of pushing on the AIL. It will requeue itself
- * to run at a later time if there is more work to do to complete the push.
- */
-STATIC void
-xfs_ail_worker(
-	struct work_struct	*work)
+static long
+xfsaild_push(
+	struct xfs_ail		*ailp)
 {
-	struct xfs_ail		*ailp = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
-					struct xfs_ail, xa_work);
 	xfs_mount_t		*mp = ailp->xa_mount;
 	struct xfs_ail_cursor	*cur = &ailp->xa_cursors;
 	xfs_log_item_t		*lip;
@@ -412,8 +470,13 @@
 
 		case XFS_ITEM_PUSHBUF:
 			XFS_STATS_INC(xs_push_ail_pushbuf);
-			IOP_PUSHBUF(lip);
-			ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = lsn;
+
+			if (!IOP_PUSHBUF(lip)) {
+				stuck++;
+				flush_log = 1;
+			} else {
+				ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = lsn;
+			}
 			push_xfsbufd = 1;
 			break;
 
@@ -425,7 +488,6 @@
 
 		case XFS_ITEM_LOCKED:
 			XFS_STATS_INC(xs_push_ail_locked);
-			ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = lsn;
 			stuck++;
 			break;
 
@@ -486,20 +548,6 @@
 		/* We're past our target or empty, so idle */
 		ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = 0;
 
-		/*
-		 * We clear the XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT first before checking
-		 * whether the target has changed. If the target has changed,
-		 * this pushes the requeue race directly onto the result of the
-		 * atomic test/set bit, so we are guaranteed that either the
-		 * the pusher that changed the target or ourselves will requeue
-		 * the work (but not both).
-		 */
-		clear_bit(XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT, &ailp->xa_flags);
-		smp_rmb();
-		if (XFS_LSN_CMP(ailp->xa_target, target) == 0 ||
-		    test_and_set_bit(XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT, &ailp->xa_flags))
-			return;
-
 		tout = 50;
 	} else if (XFS_LSN_CMP(lsn, target) >= 0) {
 		/*
@@ -522,9 +570,30 @@
 		tout = 20;
 	}
 
-	/* There is more to do, requeue us.  */
-	queue_delayed_work(xfs_syncd_wq, &ailp->xa_work,
-					msecs_to_jiffies(tout));
+	return tout;
+}
+
+static int
+xfsaild(
+	void		*data)
+{
+	struct xfs_ail	*ailp = data;
+	long		tout = 0;	/* milliseconds */
+
+	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+		if (tout && tout <= 20)
+			__set_current_state(TASK_KILLABLE);
+		else
+			__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		schedule_timeout(tout ?
+				 msecs_to_jiffies(tout) : MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
+
+		try_to_freeze();
+
+		tout = xfsaild_push(ailp);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -559,8 +628,9 @@
 	 */
 	smp_wmb();
 	xfs_trans_ail_copy_lsn(ailp, &ailp->xa_target, &threshold_lsn);
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT, &ailp->xa_flags))
-		queue_delayed_work(xfs_syncd_wq, &ailp->xa_work, 0);
+	smp_wmb();
+
+	wake_up_process(ailp->xa_task);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -645,6 +715,7 @@
 void
 xfs_trans_ail_update_bulk(
 	struct xfs_ail		*ailp,
+	struct xfs_ail_cursor	*cur,
 	struct xfs_log_item	**log_items,
 	int			nr_items,
 	xfs_lsn_t		lsn) __releases(ailp->xa_lock)
@@ -674,7 +745,7 @@
 		list_add(&lip->li_ail, &tmp);
 	}
 
-	xfs_ail_splice(ailp, &tmp, lsn);
+	xfs_ail_splice(ailp, cur, &tmp, lsn);
 
 	if (!mlip_changed) {
 		spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
@@ -794,9 +865,18 @@
 	ailp->xa_mount = mp;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ailp->xa_ail);
 	spin_lock_init(&ailp->xa_lock);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ailp->xa_work, xfs_ail_worker);
+
+	ailp->xa_task = kthread_run(xfsaild, ailp, "xfsaild/%s",
+			ailp->xa_mount->m_fsname);
+	if (IS_ERR(ailp->xa_task))
+		goto out_free_ailp;
+
 	mp->m_ail = ailp;
 	return 0;
+
+out_free_ailp:
+	kmem_free(ailp);
+	return ENOMEM;
 }
 
 void
@@ -805,6 +885,6 @@
 {
 	struct xfs_ail	*ailp = mp->m_ail;
 
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ailp->xa_work);
+	kthread_stop(ailp->xa_task);
 	kmem_free(ailp);
 }
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -1426,6 +1426,7 @@
 static inline void
 xfs_log_item_batch_insert(
 	struct xfs_ail		*ailp,
+	struct xfs_ail_cursor	*cur,
 	struct xfs_log_item	**log_items,
 	int			nr_items,
 	xfs_lsn_t		commit_lsn)
@@ -1434,7 +1435,7 @@
 
 	spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
 	/* xfs_trans_ail_update_bulk drops ailp->xa_lock */
-	xfs_trans_ail_update_bulk(ailp, log_items, nr_items, commit_lsn);
+	xfs_trans_ail_update_bulk(ailp, cur, log_items, nr_items, commit_lsn);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_items; i++)
 		IOP_UNPIN(log_items[i], 0);
@@ -1452,6 +1453,13 @@
  * as an iclog write error even though we haven't started any IO yet. Hence in
  * this case all we need to do is IOP_COMMITTED processing, followed by an
  * IOP_UNPIN(aborted) call.
+ *
+ * The AIL cursor is used to optimise the insert process. If commit_lsn is not
+ * at the end of the AIL, the insert cursor avoids the need to walk
+ * the AIL to find the insertion point on every xfs_log_item_batch_insert()
+ * call. This saves a lot of needless list walking and is a net win, even
+ * though it slightly increases that amount of AIL lock traffic to set it up
+ * and tear it down.
  */
 void
 xfs_trans_committed_bulk(
@@ -1463,8 +1471,13 @@
 #define LOG_ITEM_BATCH_SIZE	32
 	struct xfs_log_item	*log_items[LOG_ITEM_BATCH_SIZE];
 	struct xfs_log_vec	*lv;
+	struct xfs_ail_cursor	cur;
 	int			i = 0;
 
+	spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
+	xfs_trans_ail_cursor_last(ailp, &cur, commit_lsn);
+	spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
+
 	/* unpin all the log items */
 	for (lv = log_vector; lv; lv = lv->lv_next ) {
 		struct xfs_log_item	*lip = lv->lv_item;
@@ -1493,7 +1506,9 @@
 			/*
 			 * Not a bulk update option due to unusual item_lsn.
 			 * Push into AIL immediately, rechecking the lsn once
-			 * we have the ail lock. Then unpin the item.
+			 * we have the ail lock. Then unpin the item. This does
+			 * not affect the AIL cursor the bulk insert path is
+			 * using.
 			 */
 			spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
 			if (XFS_LSN_CMP(item_lsn, lip->li_lsn) > 0)
@@ -1507,7 +1522,7 @@
 		/* Item is a candidate for bulk AIL insert.  */
 		log_items[i++] = lv->lv_item;
 		if (i >= LOG_ITEM_BATCH_SIZE) {
-			xfs_log_item_batch_insert(ailp, log_items,
+			xfs_log_item_batch_insert(ailp, &cur, log_items,
 					LOG_ITEM_BATCH_SIZE, commit_lsn);
 			i = 0;
 		}
@@ -1515,7 +1530,11 @@
 
 	/* make sure we insert the remainder! */
 	if (i)
-		xfs_log_item_batch_insert(ailp, log_items, i, commit_lsn);
+		xfs_log_item_batch_insert(ailp, &cur, log_items, i, commit_lsn);
+
+	spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
+	xfs_trans_ail_cursor_done(ailp, &cur);
+	spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
 }
 
 /*
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
 	void (*iop_unlock)(xfs_log_item_t *);
 	xfs_lsn_t (*iop_committed)(xfs_log_item_t *, xfs_lsn_t);
 	void (*iop_push)(xfs_log_item_t *);
-	void (*iop_pushbuf)(xfs_log_item_t *);
+	bool (*iop_pushbuf)(xfs_log_item_t *);
 	void (*iop_committing)(xfs_log_item_t *, xfs_lsn_t);
 } xfs_item_ops_t;
 
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -64,24 +64,19 @@
  */
 struct xfs_ail {
 	struct xfs_mount	*xa_mount;
+	struct task_struct	*xa_task;
 	struct list_head	xa_ail;
 	xfs_lsn_t		xa_target;
 	struct xfs_ail_cursor	xa_cursors;
 	spinlock_t		xa_lock;
-	struct delayed_work	xa_work;
 	xfs_lsn_t		xa_last_pushed_lsn;
-	unsigned long		xa_flags;
 };
 
-#define XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT	0
-
 /*
  * From xfs_trans_ail.c
  */
-
-extern struct workqueue_struct	*xfs_ail_wq;	/* AIL workqueue */
-
 void	xfs_trans_ail_update_bulk(struct xfs_ail *ailp,
+				struct xfs_ail_cursor *cur,
 				struct xfs_log_item **log_items, int nr_items,
 				xfs_lsn_t lsn) __releases(ailp->xa_lock);
 static inline void
@@ -90,7 +85,7 @@
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip,
 	xfs_lsn_t		lsn) __releases(ailp->xa_lock)
 {
-	xfs_trans_ail_update_bulk(ailp, &lip, 1, lsn);
+	xfs_trans_ail_update_bulk(ailp, NULL, &lip, 1, lsn);
 }
 
 void	xfs_trans_ail_delete_bulk(struct xfs_ail *ailp,
@@ -111,10 +106,13 @@
 void			xfs_trans_unlocked_item(struct xfs_ail *,
 					xfs_log_item_t *);
 
-struct xfs_log_item	*xfs_trans_ail_cursor_first(struct xfs_ail *ailp,
+struct xfs_log_item *	xfs_trans_ail_cursor_first(struct xfs_ail *ailp,
 					struct xfs_ail_cursor *cur,
 					xfs_lsn_t lsn);
-struct xfs_log_item	*xfs_trans_ail_cursor_next(struct xfs_ail *ailp,
+struct xfs_log_item *	xfs_trans_ail_cursor_last(struct xfs_ail *ailp,
+					struct xfs_ail_cursor *cur,
+					xfs_lsn_t lsn);
+struct xfs_log_item *	xfs_trans_ail_cursor_next(struct xfs_ail *ailp,
 					struct xfs_ail_cursor *cur);
 void			xfs_trans_ail_cursor_done(struct xfs_ail *ailp,
 					struct xfs_ail_cursor *cur);
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c linux-3.0.8-libre/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@
 	struct task_cputime sum;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&cputimer->lock, flags);
 	if (!cputimer->running) {
-		cputimer->running = 1;
 		/*
 		 * The POSIX timer interface allows for absolute time expiry
 		 * values through the TIMER_ABSTIME flag, therefore we have
@@ -284,8 +282,11 @@
 		 * it.
 		 */
 		thread_group_cputime(tsk, &sum);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&cputimer->lock, flags);
+		cputimer->running = 1;
 		update_gt_cputime(&cputimer->cputime, &sum);
-	}
+	} else
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&cputimer->lock, flags);
 	*times = cputimer->cputime;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cputimer->lock, flags);
 }
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/kernel/sys.c linux-3.0.8-libre/kernel/sys.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/kernel/sys.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/kernel/sys.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@
 static int override_release(char __user *release, int len)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	char buf[len];
+	char buf[65];
 
 	if (current->personality & UNAME26) {
 		char *rest = UTS_RELEASE;
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/Makefile linux-3.0.8-libre/Makefile
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/Makefile	2011-10-24 14:12:23.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/Makefile	2011-10-25 18:50:56.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION = 3
 PATCHLEVEL = 0
-SUBLEVEL = 7
+SUBLEVEL = 8
 EXTRAVERSION =-libre
 NAME = Sneaky Weasel
 
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/mm/migrate.c linux-3.0.8-libre/mm/migrate.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/mm/migrate.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/mm/migrate.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@
 
 		ptep = pte_offset_map(pmd, addr);
 
-		if (!is_swap_pte(*ptep)) {
-			pte_unmap(ptep);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		/*
+		 * Peek to check is_swap_pte() before taking ptlock?  No, we
+		 * can race mremap's move_ptes(), which skips anon_vma lock.
+		 */
 
 		ptl = pte_lockptr(mm, pmd);
 	}
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/net/x25/af_x25.c linux-3.0.8-libre/net/x25/af_x25.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/net/x25/af_x25.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/net/x25/af_x25.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@
 			 * Found a listening socket, now check the incoming
 			 * call user data vs this sockets call user data
 			 */
-			if(skb->len > 0 && x25_sk(s)->cudmatchlength > 0) {
+			if (x25_sk(s)->cudmatchlength > 0 &&
+				skb->len >= x25_sk(s)->cudmatchlength) {
 				if((memcmp(x25_sk(s)->calluserdata.cuddata,
 					skb->data,
 					x25_sk(s)->cudmatchlength)) == 0) {
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c linux-3.0.8-libre/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -2352,6 +2352,7 @@
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1028, 0x01cc, "Dell D820", POS_FIX_LPIB),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1028, 0x01de, "Dell Precision 390", POS_FIX_LPIB),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1028, 0x01f6, "Dell Latitude 131L", POS_FIX_LPIB),
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1028, 0x02c6, "Dell Inspiron 1010", POS_FIX_LPIB),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1028, 0x0470, "Dell Inspiron 1120", POS_FIX_LPIB),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x103c, 0x306d, "HP dv3", POS_FIX_LPIB),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1043, 0x813d, "ASUS P5AD2", POS_FIX_LPIB),
diff -druN linux-3.0.7-libre/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c linux-3.0.8-libre/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
--- linux-3.0.7-libre/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c	2011-10-16 17:15:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-3.0.8-libre/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c	2011-10-25 01:11:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -3097,6 +3097,7 @@
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x21c5, "Thinkpad Edge 13", CXT5066_THINKPAD),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x21c6, "Thinkpad Edge 13", CXT5066_ASUS),
  	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x215e, "Lenovo Thinkpad", CXT5066_THINKPAD),
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x21cf, "Lenovo T520 & W520", CXT5066_AUTO),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x21da, "Lenovo X220", CXT5066_THINKPAD),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x21db, "Lenovo X220-tablet", CXT5066_THINKPAD),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x17aa, 0x3a0d, "Lenovo U350", CXT5066_ASUS),
