Merge tag 'v3.4-rc2' into perf/core

Merge Linux 3.4-rc2: we were on v3.3, update the base.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>

diff --combined Makefile
index 23b9ce5a2c2c4923b3daa5a7af20b11a06030811,0df3d003a07995fd0f1eb0ce0b917d906679e88b..f7f7381171284c1b678127c28b47fd7b99835bf5
--- 1/Makefile
--- 2/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@@ -1,7 -1,7 +1,7 @@@
  VERSION = 3
- PATCHLEVEL = 3
+ PATCHLEVEL = 4
  SUBLEVEL = 0
- EXTRAVERSION =
+ EXTRAVERSION = -rc2
  NAME = Saber-toothed Squirrel
  
  # *DOCUMENTATION*
@@@ -1170,7 -1170,7 +1170,7 @@@ MRPROPER_FILES += .config .config.old .
  #
  clean: rm-dirs  := $(CLEAN_DIRS)
  clean: rm-files := $(CLEAN_FILES)
- clean-dirs      := $(addprefix _clean_, . $(vmlinux-alldirs) Documentation)
+ clean-dirs      := $(addprefix _clean_, . $(vmlinux-alldirs) Documentation samples)
  
  PHONY += $(clean-dirs) clean archclean
  $(clean-dirs):
@@@ -1468,13 -1468,6 +1468,13 @@@ kernelrelease
  kernelversion:
        @echo $(KERNELVERSION)
  
 +# Clear a bunch of variables before executing the submake
 +tools/: FORCE
 +      $(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= -C $(src)/tools/
 +
 +tools/%: FORCE
 +      $(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= -C $(src)/tools/ $*
 +
  # Single targets
  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # Single targets are compatible with: