linux.git/Documentation/process, branch v5.18 Clone of https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git Documentation/process: Update ARM contact for embargoed hardware issues 2022-05-10T17:10:16+00:00 Catalin Marinas catalin.marinas@arm.com 2022-03-24T15:16:05+00:00 575f00edea0a7117e6a4337800ebf62e2a1d09d6 With Grant taking a prominent role in Linaro, I will take over as the process ambassador for ARM w.r.t. embargoed hardware issues. Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Cc: Grant Likely <grant.likely@arm.com> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
With Grant taking a prominent role in Linaro, I will take over as the
process ambassador for ARM w.r.t. embargoed hardware issues.

Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
Cc: Grant Likely <grant.likely@arm.com>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Documentation/process: Add embargoed HW contact for Ampere Computing 2022-05-06T08:00:25+00:00 Darren Hart darren@os.amperecomputing.com 2022-04-27T17:29:58+00:00 29ad05fd6760c55fa7ab0e1f96e5be1b66daa4fc Add Darren Hart as Ampere Computing's ambassador for the embargoed hardware issues process. Signed-off-by: Darren Hart <darren@os.amperecomputing.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/2e36a8e925bc958928b4afa189b2f876c392831b.1650995848.git.darren@os.amperecomputing.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
Add Darren Hart as Ampere Computing's ambassador for the embargoed
hardware issues process.

Signed-off-by: Darren Hart <darren@os.amperecomputing.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/2e36a8e925bc958928b4afa189b2f876c392831b.1650995848.git.darren@os.amperecomputing.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Documentation/process: Make groups alphabetical and use tabs consistently 2022-05-06T08:00:23+00:00 Darren Hart darren@os.amperecomputing.com 2022-04-27T17:29:57+00:00 8bf6e0e3c7de857b91a75aa57cecd56c10035bb2 The list appears to be grouped by type (silicon, software, cloud) and mostly alphabetical within each group, with a few exceptions. Before adding to it, cleanup the list to be alphabetical within the groups, and use tabs consistently throughout the list. Signed-off-by: Darren Hart <darren@os.amperecomputing.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/ec574b5d55584a3adda9bd31b7695193636ff136.1650995848.git.darren@os.amperecomputing.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
The list appears to be grouped by type (silicon, software, cloud) and
mostly alphabetical within each group, with a few exceptions.

Before adding to it, cleanup the list to be alphabetical within the
groups, and use tabs consistently throughout the list.

Signed-off-by: Darren Hart <darren@os.amperecomputing.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/ec574b5d55584a3adda9bd31b7695193636ff136.1650995848.git.darren@os.amperecomputing.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
docs: netdev: move the netdev-FAQ to the process pages 2022-03-31T08:49:39+00:00 Jakub Kicinski kuba@kernel.org 2022-03-30T04:25:05+00:00 8df0136376dc9227a45fd6a1420016f58792b5d0 The documentation for the tip tree is really in quite a similar spirit to the netdev-FAQ. Move the netdev-FAQ to the process docs as well. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> 
The documentation for the tip tree is really in quite a similar
spirit to the netdev-FAQ. Move the netdev-FAQ to the process docs
as well.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Merge tag 'driver-core-5.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core 2022-03-28T19:41:28+00:00 Linus Torvalds torvalds@linux-foundation.org 2022-03-28T19:41:28+00:00 266d17a8c0d857a579813ad185cd1640b0d6ccac Pull driver core updates from Greg KH: "Here is the set of driver core changes for 5.18-rc1. Not much here, primarily it was a bunch of cleanups and small updates: - kobj_type cleanups for default_groups - documentation updates - firmware loader minor changes - component common helper added and take advantage of it in many drivers (the largest part of this pull request). All of these have been in linux-next for a while with no reported problems" * tag 'driver-core-5.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core: (54 commits) Documentation: update stable review cycle documentation drivers/base/dd.c : Remove the initial value of the global variable Documentation: update stable tree link Documentation: add link to stable release candidate tree devres: fix typos in comments Documentation: add note block surrounding security patch note samples/kobject: Use sysfs_emit instead of sprintf base: soc: Make soc_device_match() simpler and easier to read driver core: dd: fix return value of __setup handler driver core: Refactor sysfs and drv/bus remove hooks driver core: Refactor multiple copies of device cleanup scripts: get_abi.pl: Fix typo in help message kernfs: fix typos in comments kernfs: remove unneeded #if 0 guard ALSA: hda/realtek: Make use of the helper component_compare_dev_name video: omapfb: dss: Make use of the helper component_compare_dev power: supply: ab8500: Make use of the helper component_compare_dev ASoC: codecs: wcd938x: Make use of the helper component_compare/release_of iommu/mediatek: Make use of the helper component_compare/release_of drm: of: Make use of the helper component_release_of ... 
Pull driver core updates from Greg KH:
 "Here is the set of driver core changes for 5.18-rc1.

  Not much here, primarily it was a bunch of cleanups and small updates:

   - kobj_type cleanups for default_groups

   - documentation updates

   - firmware loader minor changes

   - component common helper added and take advantage of it in many
     drivers (the largest part of this pull request).

  All of these have been in linux-next for a while with no reported
  problems"

* tag 'driver-core-5.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core: (54 commits)
  Documentation: update stable review cycle documentation
  drivers/base/dd.c : Remove the initial value of the global variable
  Documentation: update stable tree link
  Documentation: add link to stable release candidate tree
  devres: fix typos in comments
  Documentation: add note block surrounding security patch note
  samples/kobject: Use sysfs_emit instead of sprintf
  base: soc: Make soc_device_match() simpler and easier to read
  driver core: dd: fix return value of __setup handler
  driver core: Refactor sysfs and drv/bus remove hooks
  driver core: Refactor multiple copies of device cleanup
  scripts: get_abi.pl: Fix typo in help message
  kernfs: fix typos in comments
  kernfs: remove unneeded #if 0 guard
  ALSA: hda/realtek: Make use of the helper component_compare_dev_name
  video: omapfb: dss: Make use of the helper component_compare_dev
  power: supply: ab8500: Make use of the helper component_compare_dev
  ASoC: codecs: wcd938x: Make use of the helper component_compare/release_of
  iommu/mediatek: Make use of the helper component_compare/release_of
  drm: of: Make use of the helper component_release_of
  ...
Merge tag 'kbuild-gnu11-v5.18' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild 2022-03-25T18:48:01+00:00 Linus Torvalds torvalds@linux-foundation.org 2022-03-25T18:48:01+00:00 50560ce6a0bdab2fc37384c52aa02c7043909d2c Pull Kbuild update for C11 language base from Masahiro Yamada: "Kbuild -std=gnu11 updates for v5.18 Linus pointed out the benefits of C99 some years ago, especially variable declarations in loops [1]. At that time, we were not ready for the migration due to old compilers. Recently, Jakob Koschel reported a bug in list_for_each_entry(), which leaks the invalid pointer out of the loop [2]. In the discussion, we agreed that the time had come. Now that GCC 5.1 is the minimum compiler version, there is nothing to prevent us from going to -std=gnu99, or even straight to -std=gnu11. Discussions for a better list iterator implementation are ongoing, but this patch set must land first" [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wgr12JkKmRd21qh-se-_Gs69kbPgR9x4C+Es-yJV2GLkA@mail.gmail.com/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/86C4CE7D-6D93-456B-AA82-F8ADEACA40B7@gmail.com/ * tag 'kbuild-gnu11-v5.18' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild: Kbuild: use -std=gnu11 for KBUILD_USERCFLAGS Kbuild: move to -std=gnu11 Kbuild: use -Wdeclaration-after-statement Kbuild: add -Wno-shift-negative-value where -Wextra is used 
Pull Kbuild update for C11 language base from Masahiro Yamada:
 "Kbuild -std=gnu11 updates for v5.18

  Linus pointed out the benefits of C99 some years ago, especially
  variable declarations in loops [1]. At that time, we were not ready
  for the migration due to old compilers.

  Recently, Jakob Koschel reported a bug in list_for_each_entry(), which
  leaks the invalid pointer out of the loop [2]. In the discussion, we
  agreed that the time had come. Now that GCC 5.1 is the minimum
  compiler version, there is nothing to prevent us from going to
  -std=gnu99, or even straight to -std=gnu11.

  Discussions for a better list iterator implementation are ongoing, but
  this patch set must land first"

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wgr12JkKmRd21qh-se-_Gs69kbPgR9x4C+Es-yJV2GLkA@mail.gmail.com/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/86C4CE7D-6D93-456B-AA82-F8ADEACA40B7@gmail.com/

* tag 'kbuild-gnu11-v5.18' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild:
  Kbuild: use -std=gnu11 for KBUILD_USERCFLAGS
  Kbuild: move to -std=gnu11
  Kbuild: use -Wdeclaration-after-statement
  Kbuild: add -Wno-shift-negative-value where -Wextra is used
Merge tag 'overflow-v5.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux 2022-03-22T02:46:41+00:00 Linus Torvalds torvalds@linux-foundation.org 2022-03-22T02:46:41+00:00 d0858cbdef50d973ca6b38c0ed0cce54cb2b6182 Pull overflow updates from Kees Cook: "These changes come in roughly two halves: support of Gustavo A. R. Silva's struct_size() work via additional helpers for catching overflow allocation size calculations, and conversions of selftests to KUnit (which includes some tweaks for UML + Clang): - Convert overflow selftest to KUnit - Convert stackinit selftest to KUnit - Implement size_t saturating arithmetic helpers - Allow struct_size() to be used in initializers" * tag 'overflow-v5.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux: lib: stackinit: Convert to KUnit um: Allow builds with Clang lib: overflow: Convert to Kunit overflow: Provide constant expression struct_size overflow: Implement size_t saturating arithmetic helpers test_overflow: Regularize test reporting output 
Pull overflow updates from Kees Cook:
 "These changes come in roughly two halves: support of Gustavo A. R.
  Silva's struct_size() work via additional helpers for catching
  overflow allocation size calculations, and conversions of selftests to
  KUnit (which includes some tweaks for UML + Clang):

   - Convert overflow selftest to KUnit

   - Convert stackinit selftest to KUnit

   - Implement size_t saturating arithmetic helpers

   - Allow struct_size() to be used in initializers"

* tag 'overflow-v5.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux:
  lib: stackinit: Convert to KUnit
  um: Allow builds with Clang
  lib: overflow: Convert to Kunit
  overflow: Provide constant expression struct_size
  overflow: Implement size_t saturating arithmetic helpers
  test_overflow: Regularize test reporting output
Documentation: update stable review cycle documentation 2022-03-18T13:32:49+00:00 Bagas Sanjaya bagasdotme@gmail.com 2022-03-14T11:33:27+00:00 88d99e870143199ba5bf42701dca06ce1d1388f0 In recent times, the review cycle for stable releases have been changed. In particular, there is release candidate phase between ACKing patches and new stable release. Also, in case of failed submissions (fail to apply to stable tree), manual backport (Option 3) have to be submitted instead. Update the release cycle documentation on stable-kernel-rules.rst to reflect the above. Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220314113329.485372-4-bagasdotme@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
In recent times, the review cycle for stable releases have been changed.
In particular, there is release candidate phase between ACKing patches
and new stable release. Also, in case of failed submissions (fail to
apply to stable tree), manual backport (Option 3) have to be submitted
instead.

Update the release cycle documentation on stable-kernel-rules.rst to
reflect the above.

Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220314113329.485372-4-bagasdotme@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Documentation: update stable tree link 2022-03-18T13:30:51+00:00 Bagas Sanjaya bagasdotme@gmail.com 2022-03-14T11:33:29+00:00 555d44932c67e617d89bc13c81c7efac5b51fcfa The link to stable tree is redirected to https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git. Update accordingly. Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220314113329.485372-6-bagasdotme@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
The link to stable tree is redirected to
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git. Update
accordingly.

Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220314113329.485372-6-bagasdotme@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Documentation: add link to stable release candidate tree 2022-03-18T13:30:35+00:00 Bagas Sanjaya bagasdotme@gmail.com 2022-03-14T11:33:28+00:00 587d39b260c4d090166314d64be70b1f6a26b0b5 There is also stable release candidate tree. Mention it, however with a warning that the tree is for testing purposes. Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220314113329.485372-5-bagasdotme@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
There is also stable release candidate tree. Mention it, however with a
warning that the tree is for testing purposes.

Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220314113329.485372-5-bagasdotme@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>