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    Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc · 9d3cae26
    Linus Torvalds authored
    Pull powerpc updates from Benjamin Herrenschmidt:
     "So from the depth of frozen Minnesota, here's the powerpc pull request
      for 3.9.  It has a few interesting highlights, in addition to the
      usual bunch of bug fixes, minor updates, embedded device tree updates
      and new boards:
    
       - Hand tuned asm implementation of SHA1 (by Paulus & Michael
         Ellerman)
    
       - Support for Doorbell interrupts on Power8 (kind of fast
         thread-thread IPIs) by Ian Munsie
    
       - Long overdue cleanup of the way we handle relocation of our open
         firmware trampoline (prom_init.c) on 64-bit by Anton Blanchard
    
       - Support for saving/restoring & context switching the PPR (Processor
         Priority Register) on server processors that support it.  This
         allows the kernel to preserve thread priorities established by
         userspace.  By Haren Myneni.
    
       - DAWR (new watchpoint facility) support on Power8 by Michael Neuling
    
       - Ability to ch...
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