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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-xfs | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/ingenic,intc.yaml | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/fsl,spdif.yaml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpu/todo.rst | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/bonding.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amazon/ena.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-dpipe.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst | 72 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/xfrm_device.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst | 12 |
13 files changed, 48 insertions, 87 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-xfs b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-xfs index ea0cc8c42093..f704925f6fe9 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-xfs +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-xfs @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Contact: xfs@oss.sgi.com Description: The current state of the log write grant head. It represents the total log reservation of all currently - oustanding transactions, including regrants due to + outstanding transactions, including regrants due to rolling transactions. The grant head is exported in "cycle:bytes" format. Users: xfstests diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/ingenic,intc.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/ingenic,intc.yaml index 0a046be8d1cd..0358a7739c8e 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/ingenic,intc.yaml +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/ingenic,intc.yaml @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ properties: - enum: - ingenic,jz4775-intc - ingenic,jz4770-intc + - ingenic,jz4760b-intc - const: ingenic,jz4760-intc - items: - const: ingenic,x1000-intc diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/fsl,spdif.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/fsl,spdif.yaml index 50449b6d1048..4454aca34d56 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/fsl,spdif.yaml +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/fsl,spdif.yaml @@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ properties: - fsl,vf610-spdif - fsl,imx6sx-spdif - fsl,imx8qm-spdif + - fsl,imx8qxp-spdif + - fsl,imx8mq-spdif + - fsl,imx8mm-spdif + - fsl,imx8mn-spdif reg: maxItems: 1 diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst index 40ccac61137e..22ce801e3a8d 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst +++ b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst @@ -613,6 +613,27 @@ Some of these date from the very introduction of KMS in 2008 ... Level: Intermediate +Remove automatic page mapping from dma-buf importing +---------------------------------------------------- + +When importing dma-bufs, the dma-buf and PRIME frameworks automatically map +imported pages into the importer's DMA area. drm_gem_prime_fd_to_handle() and +drm_gem_prime_handle_to_fd() require that importers call dma_buf_attach() +even if they never do actual device DMA, but only CPU access through +dma_buf_vmap(). This is a problem for USB devices, which do not support DMA +operations. + +To fix the issue, automatic page mappings should be removed from the +buffer-sharing code. Fixing this is a bit more involved, since the import/export +cache is also tied to &drm_gem_object.import_attach. Meanwhile we paper over +this problem for USB devices by fishing out the USB host controller device, as +long as that supports DMA. Otherwise importing can still needlessly fail. + +Contact: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>, Daniel Vetter + +Level: Advanced + + Better Testing ============== diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst b/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst index 5f690f0ad0e4..62f2aab8eaec 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst @@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ netif_carrier. If use_carrier is 0, then the MII monitor will first query the device's (via ioctl) MII registers and check the link state. If that request fails (not just that it returns carrier down), then the MII -monitor will make an ethtool ETHOOL_GLINK request to attempt to obtain +monitor will make an ethtool ETHTOOL_GLINK request to attempt to obtain the same information. If both methods fail (i.e., the driver either does not support or had some error in processing both the MII register and ethtool requests), then the MII monitor will assume the link is diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amazon/ena.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amazon/ena.rst index 3561a8a29fd2..f8c6469f2bd2 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amazon/ena.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amazon/ena.rst @@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ DATA PATH Tx -- -end_start_xmit() is called by the stack. This function does the following: +ena_start_xmit() is called by the stack. This function does the following: - Maps data buffers (skb->data and frags). - Populates ena_buf for the push buffer (if the driver and device are diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-dpipe.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-dpipe.rst index 468fe1001b74..af37f250df43 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-dpipe.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-dpipe.rst @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ purposes as a standard complementary tool. The system's view from ``devlink-dpipe`` should change according to the changes done by the standard configuration tools. -For example, it’s quiet common to implement Access Control Lists (ACL) +For example, it’s quite common to implement Access Control Lists (ACL) using Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM). The TCAM memory can be divided into TCAM regions. Complex TC filters can have multiple rules with different priorities and different lookup keys. On the other hand hardware diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst index e99b41599465..ab790e7980b8 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ representor netdevice. ------------- A subfunction devlink port is created but it is not active yet. That means the entities are created on devlink side, the e-switch port representor is created, -but the subfunction device itself it not created. A user might use e-switch port +but the subfunction device itself is not created. A user might use e-switch port representor to do settings, putting it into bridge, adding TC rules, etc. A user might as well configure the hardware address (such as MAC address) of the subfunction while subfunction is inactive. @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Terms and Definitions * - Term - Definitions * - ``PCI device`` - - A physical PCI device having one or more PCI bus consists of one or + - A physical PCI device having one or more PCI buses consists of one or more PCI controllers. * - ``PCI controller`` - A controller consists of potentially multiple physical functions, diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst index a64c01b52b4c..91b2cf712801 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst @@ -142,73 +142,13 @@ Please send incremental versions on top of what has been merged in order to fix the patches the way they would look like if your latest patch series was to be merged. -How can I tell what patches are queued up for backporting to the various stable releases? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Normally Greg Kroah-Hartman collects stable commits himself, but for -networking, Dave collects up patches he deems critical for the -networking subsystem, and then hands them off to Greg. - -There is a patchworks queue that you can see here: - - https://patchwork.kernel.org/bundle/netdev/stable/?state=* - -It contains the patches which Dave has selected, but not yet handed off -to Greg. If Greg already has the patch, then it will be here: - - https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git - -A quick way to find whether the patch is in this stable-queue is to -simply clone the repo, and then git grep the mainline commit ID, e.g. -:: - - stable-queue$ git grep -l 284041ef21fdf2e - releases/3.0.84/ipv6-fix-possible-crashes-in-ip6_cork_release.patch - releases/3.4.51/ipv6-fix-possible-crashes-in-ip6_cork_release.patch - releases/3.9.8/ipv6-fix-possible-crashes-in-ip6_cork_release.patch - stable/stable-queue$ - -I see a network patch and I think it should be backported to stable. Should I request it via stable@vger.kernel.org like the references in the kernel's Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst file say? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -No, not for networking. Check the stable queues as per above first -to see if it is already queued. If not, then send a mail to netdev, -listing the upstream commit ID and why you think it should be a stable -candidate. - -Before you jump to go do the above, do note that the normal stable rules -in :ref:`Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst <stable_kernel_rules>` -still apply. So you need to explicitly indicate why it is a critical -fix and exactly what users are impacted. In addition, you need to -convince yourself that you *really* think it has been overlooked, -vs. having been considered and rejected. - -Generally speaking, the longer it has had a chance to "soak" in -mainline, the better the odds that it is an OK candidate for stable. So -scrambling to request a commit be added the day after it appears should -be avoided. - -I have created a network patch and I think it should be backported to stable. Should I add a Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org like the references in the kernel's Documentation/ directory say? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -No. See above answer. In short, if you think it really belongs in -stable, then ensure you write a decent commit log that describes who -gets impacted by the bug fix and how it manifests itself, and when the -bug was introduced. If you do that properly, then the commit will get -handled appropriately and most likely get put in the patchworks stable -queue if it really warrants it. - -If you think there is some valid information relating to it being in -stable that does *not* belong in the commit log, then use the three dash -marker line as described in -:ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <the_canonical_patch_format>` -to temporarily embed that information into the patch that you send. - -Are all networking bug fixes backported to all stable releases? +Are there special rules regarding stable submissions on netdev? --------------------------------------------------------------- -Due to capacity, Dave could only take care of the backports for the -last two stable releases. For earlier stable releases, each stable -branch maintainer is supposed to take care of them. If you find any -patch is missing from an earlier stable branch, please notify -stable@vger.kernel.org with either a commit ID or a formal patch -backported, and CC Dave and other relevant networking developers. +While it used to be the case that netdev submissions were not supposed +to carry explicit ``CC: stable@vger.kernel.org`` tags that is no longer +the case today. Please follow the standard stable rules in +:ref:`Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst <stable_kernel_rules>`, +and make sure you include appropriate Fixes tags! Is the comment style convention different for the networking content? --------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/networking/xfrm_device.rst b/Documentation/networking/xfrm_device.rst index da1073acda96..01391dfd37d9 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/xfrm_device.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/xfrm_device.rst @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Callbacks to implement The NIC driver offering ipsec offload will need to implement these callbacks to make the offload available to the network stack's -XFRM subsytem. Additionally, the feature bits NETIF_F_HW_ESP and +XFRM subsystem. Additionally, the feature bits NETIF_F_HW_ESP and NETIF_F_HW_ESP_TX_CSUM will signal the availability of the offload. diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index 3973556250e1..003c865e9c21 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree ---------------------------------------------------- - - If the patch covers files in net/ or drivers/net please follow netdev stable - submission guidelines as described in - :ref:`Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst <netdev-FAQ>` - after first checking the stable networking queue at - https://patchwork.kernel.org/bundle/netdev/stable/?state=* - to ensure the requested patch is not already queued up. - Security patches should not be handled (solely) by the -stable review process but should follow the procedures in :ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst <securitybugs>`. diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 8c991c863628..91de63b201c1 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -250,11 +250,6 @@ should also read :ref:`Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst <stable_kernel_rules>` in addition to this file. -Note, however, that some subsystem maintainers want to come to their own -conclusions on which patches should go to the stable trees. The networking -maintainer, in particular, would rather not see individual developers -adding lines like the above to their patches. - If changes affect userland-kernel interfaces, please send the MAN-PAGES maintainer (as listed in the MAINTAINERS file) a man-pages patch, or at least a notification of the change, so that some information makes its way diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst index 1a2b5210cdbf..307f2fcf1b02 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst @@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ is dependent on the CPU capability and the kernel configuration. The limit can be retrieved using KVM_CAP_ARM_VM_IPA_SIZE of the KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION ioctl() at run-time. +Creation of the VM will fail if the requested IPA size (whether it is +implicit or explicit) is unsupported on the host. + Please note that configuring the IPA size does not affect the capability exposed by the guest CPUs in ID_AA64MMFR0_EL1[PARange]. It only affects size of the address translated by the stage2 level (guest physical to @@ -1492,7 +1495,8 @@ Fails if any VCPU has already been created. Define which vcpu is the Bootstrap Processor (BSP). Values are the same as the vcpu id in KVM_CREATE_VCPU. If this ioctl is not called, the default -is vcpu 0. +is vcpu 0. This ioctl has to be called before vcpu creation, +otherwise it will return EBUSY error. 4.42 KVM_GET_XSAVE @@ -4803,8 +4807,10 @@ If an MSR access is not permitted through the filtering, it generates a allows user space to deflect and potentially handle various MSR accesses into user space. -If a vCPU is in running state while this ioctl is invoked, the vCPU may -experience inconsistent filtering behavior on MSR accesses. +Note, invoking this ioctl with a vCPU is running is inherently racy. However, +KVM does guarantee that vCPUs will see either the previous filter or the new +filter, e.g. MSRs with identical settings in both the old and new filter will +have deterministic behavior. 4.127 KVM_XEN_HVM_SET_ATTR -------------------------- |