diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/Documentation/Changes linux/Documentation/Changes
--- v2.4.0/linux/Documentation/Changes	Mon Jan  1 10:00:04 2001
+++ linux/Documentation/Changes	Mon Jan  8 15:18:32 2001
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 o  e2fsprogs              1.19                    # tune2fs --version
 o  pcmcia-cs              3.1.21                  # cardmgr -V
 o  PPP                    2.4.0                   # pppd --version
-o  isdn4k-utils           3.1beta7                # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
+o  isdn4k-utils           3.1pre1                 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
 			  
 Kernel compilation
 ==================
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/Documentation/Configure.help linux/Documentation/Configure.help
--- v2.4.0/linux/Documentation/Configure.help	Thu Jan  4 13:00:55 2001
+++ linux/Documentation/Configure.help	Mon Jan  8 15:06:01 2001
@@ -14619,6 +14619,14 @@
   This enables Van Jacobson header compression for synchronous PPP.
   Say Y if the other end of the connection supports it.
 
+CONFIG_ISDN_PPP_BSDCOMP
+  Support for the BSD-Compress compression method for PPP, which uses
+  the LZW compression method to compress each PPP packet before it is
+  sent over the wire. The machine at the other end of the PPP link
+  (usually your ISP) has to support the BSD-Compress compression
+  method as well for this to be useful. Even if they don't support it,
+  it is safe to say Y here.
+
 Support audio via ISDN
 CONFIG_ISDN_AUDIO
   If you say Y here, the modem-emulator will support a subset of the
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/Makefile linux/Makefile
--- v2.4.0/linux/Makefile	Thu Jan  4 13:48:13 2001
+++ linux/Makefile	Fri Jan  5 23:06:30 2001
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION =
+SUBLEVEL = 1
+EXTRAVERSION =-pre1
 
 KERNELRELEASE=$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION)
 
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/arch/i386/config.in linux/arch/i386/config.in
--- v2.4.0/linux/arch/i386/config.in	Fri Dec 29 14:35:47 2000
+++ linux/arch/i386/config.in	Mon Jan  8 13:27:56 2001
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	 Pentium-Classic		CONFIG_M586TSC \
 	 Pentium-MMX			CONFIG_M586MMX \
 	 Pentium-Pro/Celeron/Pentium-II	CONFIG_M686 \
-	 Pentium-III			CONFIG_M686FXSR \
+	 Pentium-III			CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII \
 	 Pentium-4			CONFIG_MPENTIUM4 \
 	 K6/K6-II/K6-III		CONFIG_MK6 \
 	 Athlon/K7			CONFIG_MK7 \
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 # Define implied options from the CPU selection here
 #
 
-unset CONFIG_X86_FXSR
-
 if [ "$CONFIG_M386" = "y" ]; then
    define_bool CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG n
    define_int  CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT 4
@@ -87,14 +85,12 @@
    define_bool CONFIG_X86_PGE y
    define_bool CONFIG_X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM y
 fi
-if [ "$CONFIG_M686FXSR" = "y" ]; then
+if [ "$CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII" = "y" ]; then
    define_int  CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT 5
    define_bool CONFIG_X86_TSC y
    define_bool CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC y
    define_bool CONFIG_X86_PGE y
    define_bool CONFIG_X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM y
-   define_bool CONFIG_X86_FXSR y
-   define_bool CONFIG_X86_XMM y
 fi
 if [ "$CONFIG_MPENTIUM4" = "y" ]; then
    define_int  CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT 7
@@ -102,8 +98,6 @@
    define_bool CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC y
    define_bool CONFIG_X86_PGE y
    define_bool CONFIG_X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM y
-   define_bool CONFIG_X86_FXSR y
-   define_bool CONFIG_X86_XMM y
 fi
 if [ "$CONFIG_MK6" = "y" ]; then
    define_int  CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT 5
@@ -158,9 +152,7 @@
    define_bool CONFIG_X86_PAE y
 fi
 
-if [ "$CONFIG_X86_FXSR" != "y" ]; then
-   bool 'Math emulation' CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION
-fi
+bool 'Math emulation' CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION
 bool 'MTRR (Memory Type Range Register) support' CONFIG_MTRR
 bool 'Symmetric multi-processing support' CONFIG_SMP
 if [ "$CONFIG_SMP" != "y" ]; then
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/arch/i386/defconfig linux/arch/i386/defconfig
--- v2.4.0/linux/arch/i386/defconfig	Sun Dec 31 09:17:18 2000
+++ linux/arch/i386/defconfig	Mon Jan  8 15:05:57 2001
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
 # CONFIG_M586MMX is not set
 # CONFIG_M686 is not set
-CONFIG_M686FXSR=y
+CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII=y
 # CONFIG_MPENTIUM4 is not set
 # CONFIG_MK6 is not set
 # CONFIG_MK7 is not set
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC=y
 CONFIG_X86_PGE=y
 CONFIG_X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM=y
-CONFIG_X86_FXSR=y
-CONFIG_X86_XMM=y
 # CONFIG_TOSHIBA is not set
 # CONFIG_MICROCODE is not set
 # CONFIG_X86_MSR is not set
@@ -54,6 +52,7 @@
 CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM=y
 # CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G is not set
 # CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is not set
+# CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set
 # CONFIG_MTRR is not set
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_DEC_LOCK=y
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c linux/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c	Fri Nov  3 09:47:48 2000
+++ linux/arch/i386/kernel/i387.c	Mon Jan  8 13:27:56 2001
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86_FXSR)
-#define HAVE_FXSR 1
-#elif defined(CONFIG_X86_RUNTIME_FXSR)
-#define HAVE_FXSR (cpu_has_fxsr)
-#else
-#define HAVE_FXSR 0
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION
 #define HAVE_HWFP (boot_cpu_data.hard_math)
 #else
@@ -35,13 +27,13 @@
 /*
  * The _current_ task is using the FPU for the first time
  * so initialize it and set the mxcsr to its default
- * value at reset if we support FXSR and then
+ * value at reset if we support XMM instructions and then
  * remeber the current task has used the FPU.
  */
 void init_fpu(void)
 {
 	__asm__("fninit");
-	if ( HAVE_FXSR )
+	if ( HAVE_XMM )
 		load_mxcsr(0x1f80);
 		
 	current->used_math = 1;
@@ -207,7 +199,7 @@
 
 void set_fpu_mxcsr( struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned short mxcsr )
 {
-	if ( HAVE_FXSR ) {
+	if ( HAVE_XMM ) {
 		tsk->thread.i387.fxsave.mxcsr = mxcsr;
 	}
 }
@@ -429,8 +421,9 @@
 int get_fpxregs( struct user_fxsr_struct *buf, struct task_struct *tsk )
 {
 	if ( HAVE_FXSR ) {
-		__copy_to_user( (void *)buf, &tsk->thread.i387.fxsave,
-				sizeof(struct user_fxsr_struct) );
+		if (__copy_to_user( (void *)buf, &tsk->thread.i387.fxsave,
+				    sizeof(struct user_fxsr_struct) ))
+			return -EFAULT;
 		return 0;
 	} else {
 		return -EIO;
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c linux/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c	Sun Dec 31 10:26:18 2000
+++ linux/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c	Mon Jan  8 13:27:56 2001
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
 extern unsigned long cpu_khz;
 
 static int disable_x86_serial_nr __initdata = 1;
+int disable_x86_fxsr __initdata = 0;
 
 /*
  * This is set up by the setup-routine at boot-time
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@
 
 		e820.nr_map = 0;
 		add_memory_region(0, LOWMEMSIZE(), E820_RAM);
-		add_memory_region(HIGH_MEMORY, (mem_size << 10) - HIGH_MEMORY, E820_RAM);
+		add_memory_region(HIGH_MEMORY, mem_size << 10, E820_RAM);
   	}
 	printk("BIOS-provided physical RAM map:\n");
 	print_memory_map(who);
@@ -1795,6 +1796,13 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 __setup("serialnumber", x86_serial_nr_setup);
+
+int __init x86_fxsr_setup(char * s)
+{
+	disable_x86_fxsr = 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("nofxsr", x86_fxsr_setup);
 
 
 /* Standard macro to see if a specific flag is changeable */
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/drivers/isdn/hisax/Makefile linux/drivers/isdn/hisax/Makefile
--- v2.4.0/linux/drivers/isdn/hisax/Makefile	Fri Dec 29 14:40:54 2000
+++ linux/drivers/isdn/hisax/Makefile	Mon Jan  8 15:06:01 2001
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 hisax-objs-$(CONFIG_HISAX_ASUSCOM) += asuscom.o isac.o arcofi.o hscx.o
 hisax-objs-$(CONFIG_HISAX_TELEINT) += teleint.o isac.o arcofi.o hfc_2bs0.o
 hisax-objs-$(CONFIG_HISAX_SEDLBAUER) += sedlbauer.o isac.o arcofi.o hscx.o isar.o
-hisax-objs-$(CONFIG_HISAX_SPORTSTER) += sportster.o isac.o arcofi.o hfc_2bs0.o
-hisax-objs-$(CONFIG_HISAX_MIC) += mic.o isac.o arcofi.o hfc_2bs0.o
+hisax-objs-$(CONFIG_HISAX_SPORTSTER) += sportster.o isac.o arcofi.o hscx.o
+hisax-objs-$(CONFIG_HISAX_MIC) += mic.o isac.o arcofi.o hscx.o
 hisax-objs-$(CONFIG_HISAX_NETJET) += nj_s.o netjet.o isac.o arcofi.o
 hisax-objs-$(CONFIG_HISAX_NETJET_U) += nj_u.o netjet.o icc.o
 hisax-objs-$(CONFIG_HISAX_HFCS) += hfcscard.o hfc_2bds0.o
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnl3.c linux/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnl3.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnl3.c	Tue Nov 28 21:43:13 2000
+++ linux/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnl3.c	Mon Jan  8 15:19:34 2001
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
 			} else {
 				struct sk_buff *skb = arg;
 
-				skb_queue_head(&st->l3.squeue, skb);
+				skb_queue_tail(&st->l3.squeue, skb);
 				FsmEvent(&st->l3.l3m, EV_ESTABLISH_REQ, NULL); 
 			}
 			break;
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/drivers/isdn/isdn_common.c linux/drivers/isdn/isdn_common.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/drivers/isdn/isdn_common.c	Tue Jan  2 16:45:38 2001
+++ linux/drivers/isdn/isdn_common.c	Mon Jan  8 15:06:01 2001
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@
 					int i;
 
 					if ((ret = verify_area(VERIFY_READ, (void *) arg,
-					(ISDN_MODEM_NUMREG + ISDN_MSNLEN)
+					(ISDN_MODEM_NUMREG + ISDN_MSNLEN + ISDN_LMSNLEN)
 						   * ISDN_MAX_CHANNELS)))
 						return ret;
 
@@ -1521,6 +1521,9 @@
 						     ISDN_MODEM_NUMREG))
 							return -EFAULT;
 						p += ISDN_MODEM_NUMREG;
+						if (copy_from_user(dev->mdm.info[i].emu.plmsn, p, ISDN_LMSNLEN))
+							return -EFAULT;
+						p += ISDN_LMSNLEN;
 						if (copy_from_user(dev->mdm.info[i].emu.pmsn, p, ISDN_MSNLEN))
 							return -EFAULT;
 						p += ISDN_MSNLEN;
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/drivers/isdn/isdn_net.c linux/drivers/isdn/isdn_net.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/drivers/isdn/isdn_net.c	Fri Dec 29 14:07:22 2000
+++ linux/drivers/isdn/isdn_net.c	Mon Jan  8 15:06:01 2001
@@ -2325,6 +2325,7 @@
 	memset(netdev, 0, sizeof(isdn_net_dev));
 	if (!(netdev->local = (isdn_net_local *) kmalloc(sizeof(isdn_net_local), GFP_KERNEL))) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "isdn_net: Could not allocate device locals\n");
+		kfree(netdev);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	memset(netdev->local, 0, sizeof(isdn_net_local));
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/drivers/isdn/isdn_ppp.c linux/drivers/isdn/isdn_ppp.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/drivers/isdn/isdn_ppp.c	Tue Nov 28 21:43:13 2000
+++ linux/drivers/isdn/isdn_ppp.c	Mon Jan  8 15:20:19 2001
@@ -1131,9 +1131,9 @@
 			proto = PPP_IPX;	/* untested */
 			break;
 		default:
-			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 			printk(KERN_ERR "isdn_ppp: skipped unsupported protocol: %#x.\n", 
 			       skb->protocol);
+			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 			return 0;
 	}
 
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/drivers/net/3c59x.c linux/drivers/net/3c59x.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/drivers/net/3c59x.c	Tue Nov 14 11:34:25 2000
+++ linux/drivers/net/3c59x.c	Sat Jan  6 09:27:42 2001
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@
    LK1.1.11 13 Nov 2000 andrewm
     - Dump MOD_INC/DEC_USE_COUNT, use SET_MODULE_OWNER
 
+   LK1.1.12 1 Jan 2001 andrewm
+    - Call pci_enable_device before we request our IRQ (Tobias Ringstrom)
+    - Add 3c590 PCI latency timer hack to vortex_probe1 (from 0.99Ra)
+    - Added extended wait_for_completion for the 3c905CX.
+    - Look for an MII on PHY index 24 first (3c905CX oddity).
+    - Add HAS_NWAY to 3cSOHO100-TX (Brett Frankenberger)
+    - Don't free skbs we don't own on oom path in vortex_open().
+
     - See http://www.uow.edu.au/~andrewm/linux/#3c59x-2.3 for more details.
     - Also see Documentation/networking/vortex.txt
 */
@@ -203,7 +211,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 
 static char version[] __devinitdata =
-"3c59x.c:LK1.1.11 13 Nov 2000  Donald Becker and others. http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html " "$Revision: 1.102.2.46 $\n";
+"3c59x.c:LK1.1.12 06 Jan 2000  Donald Becker and others. http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html " "$Revision: 1.102.2.46 $\n";
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("3Com 3c59x/3c90x/3c575 series Vortex/Boomerang/Cyclone driver");
@@ -424,7 +432,7 @@
 	 PCI_USES_IO|PCI_USES_MASTER, IS_CYCLONE, 128, },
 
 	{"3cSOHO100-TX Hurricane",
-	 PCI_USES_IO|PCI_USES_MASTER, IS_CYCLONE, 128, },
+	 PCI_USES_IO|PCI_USES_MASTER, IS_CYCLONE|HAS_NWAY, 128, },
 	{"3c555 Laptop Hurricane",
 	 PCI_USES_IO|PCI_USES_MASTER, IS_CYCLONE|EEPROM_8BIT, 128, },
 	{"3c556 Laptop Tornado",
@@ -843,10 +851,15 @@
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = vortex_probe1 (pdev, pci_resource_start (pdev, 0), pdev->irq,
-			    ent->driver_data, vortex_cards_found);
-	if (rc == 0)
-		vortex_cards_found++;
+	/* wake up and enable device */		
+	if (pci_enable_device (pdev)) {
+		rc = -EIO;
+	} else {
+		rc = vortex_probe1 (pdev, pci_resource_start (pdev, 0), pdev->irq,
+				    ent->driver_data, vortex_cards_found);
+		if (rc == 0)
+			vortex_cards_found++;
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -863,7 +876,7 @@
 	struct vortex_private *vp;
 	int option;
 	unsigned int eeprom[0x40], checksum = 0;		/* EEPROM contents */
-	int i;
+	int i, step;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	static int printed_version;
 	int retval;
@@ -889,7 +902,6 @@
 	       vci->name,
 	       ioaddr);
 
-	/* private struct aligned and zeroed by init_etherdev */
 	vp = dev->priv;
 	dev->base_addr = ioaddr;
 	dev->irq = irq;
@@ -908,19 +920,29 @@
 	if (pdev) {
 		/* EISA resources already marked, so only PCI needs to do this here */
 		/* Ignore return value, because Cardbus drivers already allocate for us */
-		if (request_region(ioaddr, vci->io_size, dev->name) != NULL) {
+		if (request_region(ioaddr, vci->io_size, dev->name) != NULL)
 			vp->must_free_region = 1;
-		}
-
-		/* wake up and enable device */		
-		if (pci_enable_device (pdev)) {
-			retval = -EIO;
-			goto free_region;
-		}
 
 		/* enable bus-mastering if necessary */		
 		if (vci->flags & PCI_USES_MASTER)
 			pci_set_master (pdev);
+
+		if (vci->drv_flags & IS_VORTEX) {
+			u8 pci_latency;
+			u8 new_latency = 248;
+
+			/* Check the PCI latency value.  On the 3c590 series the latency timer
+			   must be set to the maximum value to avoid data corruption that occurs
+			   when the timer expires during a transfer.  This bug exists the Vortex
+			   chip only. */
+			pci_read_config_byte(pdev, PCI_LATENCY_TIMER, &pci_latency);
+			if (pci_latency < new_latency) {
+				printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Overriding PCI latency"
+					" timer (CFLT) setting of %d, new value is %d.\n",
+					dev->name, pci_latency, new_latency);
+					pci_write_config_byte(pdev, PCI_LATENCY_TIMER, new_latency);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&vp->lock);
@@ -1025,6 +1047,13 @@
 			   dev->irq);
 #endif
 
+	EL3WINDOW(4);
+	step = (inb(ioaddr + Wn4_NetDiag) & 0x1e) >> 1;
+	printk(KERN_INFO "  product code '%c%c' rev %02x.%d date %02d-"
+		   "%02d-%02d\n", eeprom[6]&0xff, eeprom[6]>>8, eeprom[0x14],
+		   step, (eeprom[4]>>5) & 15, eeprom[4] & 31, eeprom[4]>>9);
+
+
 	if (pdev && vci->drv_flags & HAS_CB_FNS) {
 		unsigned long fn_st_addr;			/* Cardbus function status space */
 		unsigned short n;
@@ -1089,8 +1118,19 @@
 		mii_preamble_required++;
 		mii_preamble_required++;
 		mdio_read(dev, 24, 1);
-		for (phy = 1; phy <= 32 && phy_idx < sizeof(vp->phys); phy++) {
-			int mii_status, phyx = phy & 0x1f;
+		for (phy = 0; phy < 32 && phy_idx < 1; phy++) {
+			int mii_status, phyx;
+
+			/*
+			 * For the 3c905CX we look at index 24 first, because it bogusly
+			 * reports an external PHY at all indices
+			 */
+			if (phy == 0)
+				phyx = 24;
+			else if (phy <= 24)
+				phyx = phy - 1;
+			else
+				phyx = phy;
 			mii_status = mdio_read(dev, phyx, 1);
 			if (mii_status  &&  mii_status != 0xffff) {
 				vp->phys[phy_idx++] = phyx;
@@ -1135,12 +1175,13 @@
 	dev->set_multicast_list = set_rx_mode;
 	dev->tx_timeout = vortex_tx_timeout;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = (watchdog * HZ) / 1000;
-
+//	publish_netdev(dev);
 	return 0;
 
 free_region:
 	if (vp->must_free_region)
 		release_region(ioaddr, vci->io_size);
+//	withdraw_netdev(dev);
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
 	kfree (dev);
 	printk(KERN_ERR PFX "vortex_probe1 fails.  Returns %d\n", retval);
@@ -1150,13 +1191,23 @@
 
 static void wait_for_completion(struct net_device *dev, int cmd)
 {
-	int i = 4000;
+	int i;
 
 	outw(cmd, dev->base_addr + EL3_CMD);
-	while (--i > 0) {
+	for (i = 0; i < 2000; i++) {
 		if (!(inw(dev->base_addr + EL3_STATUS) & CmdInProgress))
 			return;
 	}
+
+	/* OK, that didn't work.  Do it the slow way.  One second */
+	for (i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
+		if (!(inw(dev->base_addr + EL3_STATUS) & CmdInProgress)) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: command 0x%04x took %d usecs! Please tell andrewm@uow.edu.au\n",
+					   dev->name, cmd, i * 10);
+			return;
+		}
+		udelay(10);
+	}
 	printk(KERN_ERR "%s: command 0x%04x did not complete! Status=0x%x\n",
 			   dev->name, cmd, inw(dev->base_addr + EL3_STATUS));
 }
@@ -1331,6 +1382,7 @@
 	set_rx_mode(dev);
 	outw(StatsEnable, ioaddr + EL3_CMD); /* Turn on statistics. */
 
+//	wait_for_completion(dev, SetTxStart|0x07ff);
 	outw(RxEnable, ioaddr + EL3_CMD); /* Enable the receiver. */
 	outw(TxEnable, ioaddr + EL3_CMD); /* Enable transmitter. */
 	/* Allow status bits to be seen. */
@@ -1384,7 +1436,8 @@
 		}
 		if (i != RX_RING_SIZE) {
 			int j;
-			for (j = 0; j < RX_RING_SIZE; j++) {
+			printk(KERN_EMERG "%s: no memory for rx ring\n", dev->name);
+			for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
 				if (vp->rx_skbuff[j]) {
 					dev_kfree_skb(vp->rx_skbuff[j]);
 					vp->rx_skbuff[j] = 0;
@@ -1532,7 +1585,10 @@
 	printk(KERN_ERR "%s: transmit timed out, tx_status %2.2x status %4.4x.\n",
 		   dev->name, inb(ioaddr + TxStatus),
 		   inw(ioaddr + EL3_STATUS));
-
+	EL3WINDOW(4);
+	printk(KERN_ERR "  diagnostics: net %04x media %04x dma %8.8x.\n",
+		   inw(ioaddr + Wn4_NetDiag), inw(ioaddr + Wn4_Media),
+		   inl(ioaddr + PktStatus));
 	/* Slight code bloat to be user friendly. */
 	if ((inb(ioaddr + TxStatus) & 0x88) == 0x88)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Transmitter encountered 16 collisions --"
@@ -1663,6 +1719,12 @@
 			   dev->name, fifo_diag);
 		/* Adapter failure requires Tx/Rx reset and reinit. */
 		if (vp->full_bus_master_tx) {
+			int bus_status = inl(ioaddr + PktStatus);
+			/* 0x80000000 PCI master abort. */
+			/* 0x40000000 PCI target abort. */
+			if (vortex_debug)
+				printk(KERN_ERR "%s: PCI bus error, bus status %8.8x\n", dev->name, bus_status);
+
 			/* In this case, blow the card away */
 			vortex_down(dev);
 			wait_for_completion(dev, TotalReset | 0xff);
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/drivers/net/Makefile linux/drivers/net/Makefile
--- v2.4.0/linux/drivers/net/Makefile	Thu Jan  4 13:00:55 2001
+++ linux/drivers/net/Makefile	Sat Jan  6 19:45:14 2001
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   obj-$(CONFIG_ISDN) += slhc.o
 endif
 
-subdir-$(CONFIG_PCMCIA) += pcmcia
+subdir-$(CONFIG_NET_PCMCIA) += pcmcia
 subdir-$(CONFIG_TULIP) += tulip
 subdir-$(CONFIG_IRDA) += irda
 subdir-$(CONFIG_TR) += tokenring
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/drivers/net/depca.c linux/drivers/net/depca.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/drivers/net/depca.c	Mon Oct 23 15:51:36 2000
+++ linux/drivers/net/depca.c	Mon Jan  8 09:09:36 2001
@@ -1817,7 +1817,9 @@
   ManCode[5]='\0';
 
   for (i=0;(*signatures[i] != '\0') && (*name == '\0');i++) {
-    if (strstr(ManCode, signatures[i]) != NULL) {
+    const char * volatile lhs = ManCode;
+    const char * volatile rhs = signatures[i];		/* egcs-1.1.2 bug */
+    if (strstr(lhs, rhs) != NULL) {
       strcpy(name,ManCode);
       status = 1;
     }
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/drivers/net/dmfe.c linux/drivers/net/dmfe.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/drivers/net/dmfe.c	Tue Dec  5 12:29:38 2000
+++ linux/drivers/net/dmfe.c	Mon Jan  8 09:09:36 2001
@@ -1596,10 +1596,10 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
-	rc = pci_register_driver(&dmfe_driver);
+	rc = pci_module_init(&dmfe_driver);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
-	if (rc > 0) {
+	if (rc >= 0) {
 		printk (KERN_INFO "Davicom DM91xx net driver loaded, version "
 			DMFE_VERSION "\n");
 		return 0;
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/fs/buffer.c linux/fs/buffer.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/fs/buffer.c	Wed Jan  3 20:45:26 2001
+++ linux/fs/buffer.c	Sun Jan  7 19:47:32 2001
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@
 	/* grab the lru lock here to block bdflush. */
 	spin_lock(&lru_list_lock);
 	write_lock(&hash_table_lock);
-	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&buf->b_count) || buffer_locked(buf))
+	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&buf->b_count) || buffer_locked(buf) || buffer_protected(buf))
 		goto in_use;
 	__hash_unlink(buf);
 	remove_inode_queue(buf);
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/fs/exec.c linux/fs/exec.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/fs/exec.c	Wed Jan  3 20:45:26 2001
+++ linux/fs/exec.c	Mon Jan  8 13:31:56 2001
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@
 		/* Add it to the list of mm's */
 		spin_lock(&mmlist_lock);
 		list_add(&mm->mmlist, &init_mm.mmlist);
+		mmlist_nr++;
 		spin_unlock(&mmlist_lock);
 
 		task_lock(current);
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/fs/ramfs/inode.c linux/fs/ramfs/inode.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/fs/ramfs/inode.c	Fri Dec 29 19:26:31 2000
+++ linux/fs/ramfs/inode.c	Fri Jan  5 23:06:19 2001
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 static int ramfs_writepage(struct page *page)
 {
 	SetPageDirty(page);
+	UnlockPage(page);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/include/asm-i386/bugs.h linux/include/asm-i386/bugs.h
--- v2.4.0/linux/include/asm-i386/bugs.h	Thu Jan  4 14:50:45 2001
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/bugs.h	Mon Jan  8 16:51:31 2001
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
  */
 static void __init check_fpu(void)
 {
+	extern int disable_x86_fxsr;
+
 	if (!boot_cpu_data.hard_math) {
 #ifndef CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION
 		printk(KERN_EMERG "No coprocessor found and no math emulation present.\n");
@@ -76,26 +78,26 @@
 	}
 
 /* Enable FXSR and company _before_ testing for FP problems. */
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86_FXSR) || defined(CONFIG_X86_RUNTIME_FXSR)
 	/*
 	 * Verify that the FXSAVE/FXRSTOR data will be 16-byte aligned.
 	 */
-	if (offsetof(struct task_struct, thread.i387.fxsave) & 15)
-		panic("Kernel compiled for PII/PIII+ with FXSR, data not 16-byte aligned!");
-
-	if (cpu_has_fxsr) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "Enabling fast FPU save and restore... ");
-		set_in_cr4(X86_CR4_OSFXSR);
-		printk("done.\n");
+	if (offsetof(struct task_struct, thread.i387.fxsave) & 15) {
+		extern void __buggy_fxsr_alignment(void);
+		__buggy_fxsr_alignment();
 	}
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_XMM
-	if (cpu_has_xmm) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... ");
-		set_in_cr4(X86_CR4_OSXMMEXCPT);
-		printk("done.\n");
-	}
-#endif
+	if (!disable_x86_fxsr) {
+		if (cpu_has_fxsr) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "Enabling fast FPU save and restore... ");
+			set_in_cr4(X86_CR4_OSFXSR);
+			printk("done.\n");
+		}
+		if (cpu_has_xmm) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... ");
+			set_in_cr4(X86_CR4_OSXMMEXCPT);
+			printk("done.\n");
+		}
+	} else
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling fast FPU save and restore.\n");
 
 	/* Test for the divl bug.. */
 	__asm__("fninit\n\t"
@@ -202,14 +204,6 @@
 	    && boot_cpu_data.x86_model == 2
 	    && (boot_cpu_data.x86_mask < 6 || boot_cpu_data.x86_mask == 11))
 		panic("Kernel compiled for PMMX+, assumes a local APIC without the read-before-write bug!");
-#endif
-
-/*
- * If we configured ourselves for FXSR, we'd better have it.
- */
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_FXSR
-	if (!cpu_has_fxsr)
-		panic("Kernel compiled for PII/PIII+, requires FXSR feature!");
 #endif
 }
 
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/include/asm-i386/i387.h linux/include/asm-i386/i387.h
--- v2.4.0/linux/include/asm-i386/i387.h	Thu Jan  4 14:52:01 2001
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/i387.h	Mon Jan  8 16:56:37 2001
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@
 extern void set_fpu_mxcsr( struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned short mxcsr );
 
 #define load_mxcsr( val ) do { \
-	if ( cpu_has_xmm ) { \
-		unsigned long __mxcsr = ((unsigned long)(val) & 0xffff); \
-		asm volatile( "ldmxcsr %0" : : "m" (__mxcsr) ); \
-	} \
+	unsigned long __mxcsr = ((unsigned long)(val) & 0xffbf); \
+	asm volatile( "ldmxcsr %0" : : "m" (__mxcsr) ); \
 } while (0)
 
 /*
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/include/asm-i386/pgtable.h linux/include/asm-i386/pgtable.h
--- v2.4.0/linux/include/asm-i386/pgtable.h	Thu Jan  4 14:50:46 2001
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/pgtable.h	Mon Jan  8 16:51:36 2001
@@ -140,7 +140,11 @@
 #define VMALLOC_START	(((unsigned long) high_memory + 2*VMALLOC_OFFSET-1) & \
 						~(VMALLOC_OFFSET-1))
 #define VMALLOC_VMADDR(x) ((unsigned long)(x))
-#define VMALLOC_END	(FIXADDR_START)
+#if CONFIG_HIGHMEM
+# define VMALLOC_END	(PKMAP_BASE-2*PAGE_SIZE)
+#else
+# define VMALLOC_END	(FIXADDR_START-2*PAGE_SIZE)
+#endif
 
 /*
  * The 4MB page is guessing..  Detailed in the infamous "Chapter H"
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/include/asm-i386/processor.h linux/include/asm-i386/processor.h
--- v2.4.0/linux/include/asm-i386/processor.h	Thu Jan  4 14:50:46 2001
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/processor.h	Mon Jan  8 16:51:36 2001
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
 #define cpu_has_fxsr	(test_bit(X86_FEATURE_FXSR, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability))
 #define cpu_has_xmm	(test_bit(X86_FEATURE_XMM,  boot_cpu_data.x86_capability))
 #define cpu_has_fpu	(test_bit(X86_FEATURE_FPU,  boot_cpu_data.x86_capability))
+#define HAVE_FXSR	(mmu_cr4_features & X86_CR4_OSFXSR)
+#define HAVE_XMM	(mmu_cr4_features & X86_CR4_OSXMMEXCPT)
 
 extern char ignore_irq13;
 
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/include/asm-i386/system.h linux/include/asm-i386/system.h
--- v2.4.0/linux/include/asm-i386/system.h	Thu Jan  4 14:50:46 2001
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/system.h	Mon Jan  8 16:51:36 2001
@@ -267,15 +267,8 @@
  * I expect future Intel CPU's to have a weaker ordering,
  * but I'd also expect them to finally get their act together
  * and add some real memory barriers if so.
- *
- * The Pentium III does add a real memory barrier with the
- * sfence instruction, so we use that where appropriate.
  */
-#ifndef CONFIG_X86_XMM
 #define mb() 	__asm__ __volatile__ ("lock; addl $0,0(%%esp)": : :"memory")
-#else
-#define mb()	__asm__ __volatile__ ("sfence": : :"memory")
-#endif
 #define rmb()	mb()
 #define wmb()	__asm__ __volatile__ ("": : :"memory")
 
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/include/asm-i386/xor.h linux/include/asm-i386/xor.h
--- v2.4.0/linux/include/asm-i386/xor.h	Sun Nov 12 19:39:51 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/xor.h	Mon Jan  8 13:27:56 2001
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@
 	do {						\
 		xor_speed(&xor_block_8regs);		\
 		xor_speed(&xor_block_32regs);		\
-	        if (cpu_has_xmm)			\
+	        if (HAVE_XMM)				\
 			xor_speed(&xor_block_pIII_sse);	\
 	        if (md_cpu_has_mmx()) {			\
 	                xor_speed(&xor_block_pII_mmx);	\
@@ -855,4 +855,4 @@
    We may also be able to load into the L1 only depending on how the cpu
    deals with a load to a line that is being prefetched.  */
 #define XOR_SELECT_TEMPLATE(FASTEST) \
-	(cpu_has_xmm ? &xor_block_pIII_sse : FASTEST)
+	(HAVE_XMM ? &xor_block_pIII_sse : FASTEST)
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/include/linux/sched.h linux/include/linux/sched.h
--- v2.4.0/linux/include/linux/sched.h	Thu Jan  4 14:50:47 2001
+++ linux/include/linux/sched.h	Mon Jan  8 16:51:36 2001
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@
 	mm_context_t context;
 };
 
+extern int mmlist_nr;
+
 #define INIT_MM(name) \
 {			 				\
 	mmap:		&init_mmap, 			\
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/kernel/fork.c linux/kernel/fork.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/kernel/fork.c	Wed Jan  3 20:45:26 2001
+++ linux/kernel/fork.c	Mon Jan  8 13:31:45 2001
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
 }
 
 spinlock_t mmlist_lock __cacheline_aligned = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+int mmlist_nr;
 
 #define allocate_mm()	(kmem_cache_alloc(mm_cachep, SLAB_KERNEL))
 #define free_mm(mm)	(kmem_cache_free(mm_cachep, (mm)))
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&mm->mm_users, &mmlist_lock)) {
 		list_del(&mm->mmlist);
+		mmlist_nr--;
 		spin_unlock(&mmlist_lock);
 		exit_mmap(mm);
 		mmdrop(mm);
@@ -326,6 +328,7 @@
 	 */
 	spin_lock(&mmlist_lock);
 	list_add(&mm->mmlist, &oldmm->mmlist);
+	mmlist_nr++;
 	spin_unlock(&mmlist_lock);
 
 	if (retval)
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/mm/memory.c linux/mm/memory.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/mm/memory.c	Mon Jan  1 10:37:41 2001
+++ linux/mm/memory.c	Mon Jan  8 15:39:38 2001
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@
 			
 			src_pte = pte_offset(src_pmd, address);
 			dst_pte = pte_offset(dst_pmd, address);
-			
+
+			spin_lock(&src->page_table_lock);			
 			do {
 				pte_t pte = *src_pte;
 				struct page *ptepage;
@@ -240,16 +241,21 @@
 cont_copy_pte_range:		set_pte(dst_pte, pte);
 cont_copy_pte_range_noset:	address += PAGE_SIZE;
 				if (address >= end)
-					goto out;
+					goto out_unlock;
 				src_pte++;
 				dst_pte++;
 			} while ((unsigned long)src_pte & PTE_TABLE_MASK);
+			spin_unlock(&src->page_table_lock);
 		
 cont_copy_pmd_range:	src_pmd++;
 			dst_pmd++;
 		} while ((unsigned long)src_pmd & PMD_TABLE_MASK);
 	}
 out:
+	return 0;
+
+out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock(&src->page_table_lock);
 	return 0;
 
 nomem:
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0/linux/mm/vmscan.c linux/mm/vmscan.c
--- v2.4.0/linux/mm/vmscan.c	Wed Jan  3 20:45:26 2001
+++ linux/mm/vmscan.c	Mon Jan  8 16:26:59 2001
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * using a process that no longer actually exists (it might
  * have died while we slept).
  */
-static int try_to_swap_out(struct mm_struct * mm, struct vm_area_struct* vma, unsigned long address, pte_t * page_table, int gfp_mask)
+static int try_to_swap_out(struct mm_struct * mm, struct vm_area_struct* vma, unsigned long address, pte_t * page_table)
 {
 	pte_t pte;
 	swp_entry_t entry;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
  * (C) 1993 Kai Petzke, wpp@marie.physik.tu-berlin.de
  */
 
-static inline int swap_out_pmd(struct mm_struct * mm, struct vm_area_struct * vma, pmd_t *dir, unsigned long address, unsigned long end, int gfp_mask)
+static inline int swap_out_pmd(struct mm_struct * mm, struct vm_area_struct * vma, pmd_t *dir, unsigned long address, unsigned long end)
 {
 	pte_t * pte;
 	unsigned long pmd_end;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 	do {
 		int result;
 		mm->swap_address = address + PAGE_SIZE;
-		result = try_to_swap_out(mm, vma, address, pte, gfp_mask);
+		result = try_to_swap_out(mm, vma, address, pte);
 		if (result)
 			return result;
 		address += PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int swap_out_pgd(struct mm_struct * mm, struct vm_area_struct * vma, pgd_t *dir, unsigned long address, unsigned long end, int gfp_mask)
+static inline int swap_out_pgd(struct mm_struct * mm, struct vm_area_struct * vma, pgd_t *dir, unsigned long address, unsigned long end)
 {
 	pmd_t * pmd;
 	unsigned long pgd_end;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 		end = pgd_end;
 	
 	do {
-		int result = swap_out_pmd(mm, vma, pmd, address, end, gfp_mask);
+		int result = swap_out_pmd(mm, vma, pmd, address, end);
 		if (result)
 			return result;
 		address = (address + PMD_SIZE) & PMD_MASK;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int swap_out_vma(struct mm_struct * mm, struct vm_area_struct * vma, unsigned long address, int gfp_mask)
+static int swap_out_vma(struct mm_struct * mm, struct vm_area_struct * vma, unsigned long address)
 {
 	pgd_t *pgdir;
 	unsigned long end;
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 	if (address >= end)
 		BUG();
 	do {
-		int result = swap_out_pgd(mm, vma, pgdir, address, end, gfp_mask);
+		int result = swap_out_pgd(mm, vma, pgdir, address, end);
 		if (result)
 			return result;
 		address = (address + PGDIR_SIZE) & PGDIR_MASK;
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int swap_out_mm(struct mm_struct * mm, int gfp_mask)
+static int swap_out_mm(struct mm_struct * mm)
 {
 	int result = 0;
 	unsigned long address;
@@ -270,13 +270,14 @@
 	 */
 	spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 	address = mm->swap_address;
+	mm->swap_cnt = mm->rss >> 4;
 	vma = find_vma(mm, address);
 	if (vma) {
 		if (address < vma->vm_start)
 			address = vma->vm_start;
 
 		for (;;) {
-			result = swap_out_vma(mm, vma, address, gfp_mask);
+			result = swap_out_vma(mm, vma, address);
 			if (result)
 				goto out_unlock;
 			vma = vma->vm_next;
@@ -305,76 +306,35 @@
 static int swap_out(unsigned int priority, int gfp_mask)
 {
 	int counter;
-	int __ret = 0;
+	int retval = 0;
 
-	/* 
-	 * We make one or two passes through the task list, indexed by 
-	 * assign = {0, 1}:
-	 *   Pass 1: select the swappable task with maximal RSS that has
-	 *         not yet been swapped out. 
-	 *   Pass 2: re-assign rss swap_cnt values, then select as above.
-	 *
-	 * With this approach, there's no need to remember the last task
-	 * swapped out.  If the swap-out fails, we clear swap_cnt so the 
-	 * task won't be selected again until all others have been tried.
-	 *
-	 * Think of swap_cnt as a "shadow rss" - it tells us which process
-	 * we want to page out (always try largest first).
-	 */
-	counter = (nr_threads << SWAP_SHIFT) >> priority;
-	if (counter < 1)
-		counter = 1;
-
-	for (; counter >= 0; counter--) {
+	counter = mmlist_nr >> priority;
+	do {
 		struct list_head *p;
-		unsigned long max_cnt = 0;
-		struct mm_struct *best = NULL;
-		int assign = 0;
-		int found_task = 0;
-	select:
+		struct mm_struct *mm;
+
 		spin_lock(&mmlist_lock);
 		p = init_mm.mmlist.next;
-		for (; p != &init_mm.mmlist; p = p->next) {
-			struct mm_struct *mm = list_entry(p, struct mm_struct, mmlist);
-	 		if (mm->rss <= 0)
-				continue;
-			found_task++;
-			/* Refresh swap_cnt? */
-			if (assign == 1) {
-				mm->swap_cnt = (mm->rss >> SWAP_SHIFT);
-				if (mm->swap_cnt < SWAP_MIN)
-					mm->swap_cnt = SWAP_MIN;
-			}
-			if (mm->swap_cnt > max_cnt) {
-				max_cnt = mm->swap_cnt;
-				best = mm;
-			}
-		}
+		if (p == &init_mm.mmlist)
+			goto empty;
+
+		/* Move it to the back of the queue.. */
+		list_del(p);
+		list_add_tail(p, &init_mm.mmlist);
+		mm = list_entry(p, struct mm_struct, mmlist);
 
-		/* Make sure it doesn't disappear */
-		if (best)
-			atomic_inc(&best->mm_users);
+		/* Make sure the mm doesn't disappear when we drop the lock.. */
+		atomic_inc(&mm->mm_users);
 		spin_unlock(&mmlist_lock);
 
-		/*
-		 * We have dropped the tasklist_lock, but we
-		 * know that "mm" still exists: we are running
-		 * with the big kernel lock, and exit_mm()
-		 * cannot race with us.
-		 */
-		if (!best) {
-			if (!assign && found_task > 0) {
-				assign = 1;
-				goto select;
-			}
-			break;
-		} else {
-			__ret = swap_out_mm(best, gfp_mask);
-			mmput(best);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	return __ret;
+		retval |= swap_out_mm(mm);
+		mmput(mm);
+	} while (--counter >= 0);
+	return retval;
+
+empty:
+	spin_lock(&mmlist_lock);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -808,6 +768,9 @@
 int inactive_shortage(void)
 {
 	int shortage = 0;
+	pg_data_t *pgdat = pgdat_list;
+
+	/* Is the inactive dirty list too small? */
 
 	shortage += freepages.high;
 	shortage += inactive_target;
@@ -818,7 +781,27 @@
 	if (shortage > 0)
 		return shortage;
 
-	return 0;
+	/* If not, do we have enough per-zone pages on the inactive list? */
+
+	shortage = 0;
+
+	do {
+		int i;
+		for(i = 0; i < MAX_NR_ZONES; i++) {
+			int zone_shortage;
+			zone_t *zone = pgdat->node_zones+ i;
+
+			zone_shortage = zone->pages_high;
+			zone_shortage -= zone->inactive_dirty_pages;
+			zone_shortage -= zone->inactive_clean_pages;
+			zone_shortage -= zone->free_pages;
+			if (zone_shortage > 0)
+				shortage += zone_shortage;
+		}
+		pgdat = pgdat->node_next;
+	} while (pgdat);
+
+	return shortage;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -835,7 +818,7 @@
  */
 static int refill_inactive(unsigned int gfp_mask, int user)
 {
-	int priority, count, start_count, made_progress;
+	int priority, count, start_count;
 
 	count = inactive_shortage() + free_shortage();
 	if (user)
@@ -847,58 +830,19 @@
 
 	priority = 6;
 	do {
-		made_progress = 0;
-
 		if (current->need_resched) {
 			__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 			schedule();
 		}
 
 		while (refill_inactive_scan(priority, 1)) {
-			made_progress = 1;
 			if (--count <= 0)
 				goto done;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * don't be too light against the d/i cache since
-	   	 * refill_inactive() almost never fail when there's
-	   	 * really plenty of memory free. 
-		 */
-		shrink_dcache_memory(priority, gfp_mask);
-		shrink_icache_memory(priority, gfp_mask);
-
-		/*
-		 * Then, try to page stuff out..
-		 */
-		while (swap_out(priority, gfp_mask)) {
-			made_progress = 1;
-			if (--count <= 0)
-				goto done;
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * If we either have enough free memory, or if
-		 * page_launder() will be able to make enough
-		 * free memory, then stop.
-		 */
-		if (!inactive_shortage() || !free_shortage())
-			goto done;
-
-		/*
-		 * Only switch to a lower "priority" if we
-		 * didn't make any useful progress in the
-		 * last loop.
-		 */
-		if (!made_progress)
-			priority--;
-	} while (priority >= 0);
-
-	/* Always end on a refill_inactive.., may sleep... */
-	while (refill_inactive_scan(0, 1)) {
-		if (--count <= 0)
-			goto done;
-	}
+		/* If refill_inactive_scan failed, try to page stuff out.. */
+		swap_out(priority, gfp_mask);
+	} while (!inactive_shortage());
 
 done:
 	return (count < start_count);
@@ -922,14 +866,20 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * If needed, we move pages from the active list
-	 * to the inactive list. We also "eat" pages from
-	 * the inode and dentry cache whenever we do this.
+	 * to the inactive list.
+	 */
+	if (inactive_shortage())
+		ret += refill_inactive(gfp_mask, user);
+
+	/* 	
+	 * Delete pages from the inode and dentry cache 
+	 * if memory is low. 
 	 */
-	if (free_shortage() || inactive_shortage()) {
+	if (free_shortage()) {
 		shrink_dcache_memory(6, gfp_mask);
 		shrink_icache_memory(6, gfp_mask);
-		ret += refill_inactive(gfp_mask, user);
-	} else {
+	} else { 
+
 		/*
 		 * Reclaim unused slab cache memory.
 		 */