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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2019-02-28 07:50:39 +0100
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2019-02-28 07:50:39 +0100
commit0614621d89c43ea5b28456c2baf6b0c0e00ca81e (patch)
tree2dff833e972bdb65d30cb317985a0d41d2c40f0e /Documentation
parent0cf264b3133dce56a60ca8b4335d1f76fe26870a (diff)
parent7d762d69145a54d169f58e56d6dac57a5508debc (diff)
Merge branch 'linus' into locking/core, to pick up fixes
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-mlxreg-io6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst32
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/msg_zerocopy.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/operstates.txt14
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst117
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/translations/it_IT/admin-guide/README.rst2
10 files changed, 104 insertions, 100 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-mlxreg-io b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-mlxreg-io
index 9b642669cb16..169fe08a649b 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-mlxreg-io
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-mlxreg-io
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ What: /sys/devices/platform/mlxplat/mlxreg-io/hwmon/hwmon*/
cpld3_version
Date: November 2018
-KernelVersion: 4.21
+KernelVersion: 5.0
Contact: Vadim Pasternak <vadimpmellanox.com>
Description: These files show with which CPLD versions have been burned
on LED board.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ What: /sys/devices/platform/mlxplat/mlxreg-io/hwmon/hwmon*/
jtag_enable
Date: November 2018
-KernelVersion: 4.21
+KernelVersion: 5.0
Contact: Vadim Pasternak <vadimpmellanox.com>
Description: These files enable and disable the access to the JTAG domain.
By default access to the JTAG domain is disabled.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ What: /sys/devices/platform/mlxplat/mlxreg-io/hwmon/hwmon*/
reset_voltmon_upgrade_fail
Date: November 2018
-KernelVersion: 4.21
+KernelVersion: 5.0
Contact: Vadim Pasternak <vadimpmellanox.com>
Description: These files show the system reset cause, as following: ComEx
power fail, reset from ComEx, system platform reset, reset
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst
index 0797eec76be1..47e577264198 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
.. _readme:
-Linux kernel release 4.x <http://kernel.org/>
+Linux kernel release 5.x <http://kernel.org/>
=============================================
-These are the release notes for Linux version 4. Read them carefully,
+These are the release notes for Linux version 5. Read them carefully,
as they tell you what this is all about, explain how to install the
kernel, and what to do if something goes wrong.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Installing the kernel source
directory where you have permissions (e.g. your home directory) and
unpack it::
- xz -cd linux-4.X.tar.xz | tar xvf -
+ xz -cd linux-5.x.tar.xz | tar xvf -
Replace "X" with the version number of the latest kernel.
@@ -72,26 +72,26 @@ Installing the kernel source
files. They should match the library, and not get messed up by
whatever the kernel-du-jour happens to be.
- - You can also upgrade between 4.x releases by patching. Patches are
+ - You can also upgrade between 5.x releases by patching. Patches are
distributed in the xz format. To install by patching, get all the
newer patch files, enter the top level directory of the kernel source
- (linux-4.X) and execute::
+ (linux-5.x) and execute::
- xz -cd ../patch-4.x.xz | patch -p1
+ xz -cd ../patch-5.x.xz | patch -p1
- Replace "x" for all versions bigger than the version "X" of your current
+ Replace "x" for all versions bigger than the version "x" of your current
source tree, **in_order**, and you should be ok. You may want to remove
the backup files (some-file-name~ or some-file-name.orig), and make sure
that there are no failed patches (some-file-name# or some-file-name.rej).
If there are, either you or I have made a mistake.
- Unlike patches for the 4.x kernels, patches for the 4.x.y kernels
+ Unlike patches for the 5.x kernels, patches for the 5.x.y kernels
(also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply
- directly to the base 4.x kernel. For example, if your base kernel is 4.0
- and you want to apply the 4.0.3 patch, you must not first apply the 4.0.1
- and 4.0.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel version 4.0.2 and
- want to jump to 4.0.3, you must first reverse the 4.0.2 patch (that is,
- patch -R) **before** applying the 4.0.3 patch. You can read more on this in
+ directly to the base 5.x kernel. For example, if your base kernel is 5.0
+ and you want to apply the 5.0.3 patch, you must not first apply the 5.0.1
+ and 5.0.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel version 5.0.2 and
+ want to jump to 5.0.3, you must first reverse the 5.0.2 patch (that is,
+ patch -R) **before** applying the 5.0.3 patch. You can read more on this in
:ref:`Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst <applying_patches>`.
Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Installing the kernel source
Software requirements
---------------------
- Compiling and running the 4.x kernels requires up-to-date
+ Compiling and running the 5.x kernels requires up-to-date
versions of various software packages. Consult
:ref:`Documentation/process/changes.rst <changes>` for the minimum version numbers
required and how to get updates for these packages. Beware that using
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ Build directory for the kernel
place for the output files (including .config).
Example::
- kernel source code: /usr/src/linux-4.X
+ kernel source code: /usr/src/linux-5.x
build directory: /home/name/build/kernel
To configure and build the kernel, use::
- cd /usr/src/linux-4.X
+ cd /usr/src/linux-5.x
make O=/home/name/build/kernel menuconfig
make O=/home/name/build/kernel
sudo make O=/home/name/build/kernel modules_install install
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index b799bcf67d7b..858b6c0b9a15 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1696,12 +1696,11 @@
By default, super page will be supported if Intel IOMMU
has the capability. With this option, super page will
not be supported.
- sm_off [Default Off]
- By default, scalable mode will be supported if the
+ sm_on [Default Off]
+ By default, scalable mode will be disabled even if the
hardware advertises that it has support for the scalable
mode translation. With this option set, scalable mode
- will not be used even on hardware which claims to support
- it.
+ will be used on hardware which claims to support it.
tboot_noforce [Default Off]
Do not force the Intel IOMMU enabled under tboot.
By default, tboot will force Intel IOMMU on, which
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt
index 25170ad7d25b..101f2b2c69ad 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.txt
@@ -533,16 +533,12 @@ Bridge VLAN filtering
function that the driver has to call for each VLAN the given port is a member
of. A switchdev object is used to carry the VID and bridge flags.
-- port_fdb_prepare: bridge layer function invoked when the bridge prepares the
- installation of a Forwarding Database entry. If the operation is not
- supported, this function should return -EOPNOTSUPP to inform the bridge code
- to fallback to a software implementation. No hardware setup must be done in
- this function. See port_fdb_add for this and details.
-
- port_fdb_add: bridge layer function invoked when the bridge wants to install a
Forwarding Database entry, the switch hardware should be programmed with the
specified address in the specified VLAN Id in the forwarding database
- associated with this VLAN ID
+ associated with this VLAN ID. If the operation is not supported, this
+ function should return -EOPNOTSUPP to inform the bridge code to fallback to
+ a software implementation.
Note: VLAN ID 0 corresponds to the port private database, which, in the context
of DSA, would be the its port-based VLAN, used by the associated bridge device.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/msg_zerocopy.rst b/Documentation/networking/msg_zerocopy.rst
index fe46d4867e2d..18c1415e7bfa 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/msg_zerocopy.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/msg_zerocopy.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Intro
=====
The MSG_ZEROCOPY flag enables copy avoidance for socket send calls.
-The feature is currently implemented for TCP sockets.
+The feature is currently implemented for TCP and UDP sockets.
Opportunity and Caveats
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/operstates.txt b/Documentation/networking/operstates.txt
index 355c6d8ef8ad..b203d1334822 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/operstates.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/operstates.txt
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ and changeable from userspace under certain rules.
2. Querying from userspace
Both admin and operational state can be queried via the netlink
-operation RTM_GETLINK. It is also possible to subscribe to RTMGRP_LINK
-to be notified of updates. This is important for setting from userspace.
+operation RTM_GETLINK. It is also possible to subscribe to RTNLGRP_LINK
+to be notified of updates while the interface is admin up. This is
+important for setting from userspace.
These values contain interface state:
@@ -101,8 +102,9 @@ because some driver controlled protocol establishment has to
complete. Corresponding functions are netif_dormant_on() to set the
flag, netif_dormant_off() to clear it and netif_dormant() to query.
-On device allocation, networking core sets the flags equivalent to
-netif_carrier_ok() and !netif_dormant().
+On device allocation, both flags __LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER and
+__LINK_STATE_DORMANT are cleared, so the effective state is equivalent
+to netif_carrier_ok() and !netif_dormant().
Whenever the driver CHANGES one of these flags, a workqueue event is
@@ -133,11 +135,11 @@ netif_carrier_ok() && !netif_dormant() is set by the
driver. Afterwards, the userspace application can set IFLA_OPERSTATE
to IF_OPER_DORMANT or IF_OPER_UP as long as the driver does not set
netif_carrier_off() or netif_dormant_on(). Changes made by userspace
-are multicasted on the netlink group RTMGRP_LINK.
+are multicasted on the netlink group RTNLGRP_LINK.
So basically a 802.1X supplicant interacts with the kernel like this:
--subscribe to RTMGRP_LINK
+-subscribe to RTNLGRP_LINK
-set IFLA_LINKMODE to 1 via RTM_SETLINK
-query RTM_GETLINK once to get initial state
-if initial flags are not (IFF_LOWER_UP && !IFF_DORMANT), wait until
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt b/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt
index 82236a17b5e6..97b7ca8b9b86 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ device.
Switch ID
^^^^^^^^^
-The switchdev driver must implement the switchdev op switchdev_port_attr_get
-for SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PARENT_ID for each port netdev, returning the same
-physical ID for each port of a switch. The ID must be unique between switches
-on the same system. The ID does not need to be unique between switches on
-different systems.
+The switchdev driver must implement the net_device operation
+ndo_get_port_parent_id for each port netdev, returning the same physical ID for
+each port of a switch. The ID must be unique between switches on the same
+system. The ID does not need to be unique between switches on different
+systems.
The switch ID is used to locate ports on a switch and to know if aggregated
ports belong to the same switch.
diff --git a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
index dc2ddc345044..fbb9297e6360 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
@@ -216,14 +216,14 @@ You can use the ``interdiff`` program (http://cyberelk.net/tim/patchutils/) to
generate a patch representing the differences between two patches and then
apply the result.
-This will let you move from something like 4.7.2 to 4.7.3 in a single
+This will let you move from something like 5.7.2 to 5.7.3 in a single
step. The -z flag to interdiff will even let you feed it patches in gzip or
bzip2 compressed form directly without the use of zcat or bzcat or manual
decompression.
-Here's how you'd go from 4.7.2 to 4.7.3 in a single step::
+Here's how you'd go from 5.7.2 to 5.7.3 in a single step::
- interdiff -z ../patch-4.7.2.gz ../patch-4.7.3.gz | patch -p1
+ interdiff -z ../patch-5.7.2.gz ../patch-5.7.3.gz | patch -p1
Although interdiff may save you a step or two you are generally advised to
do the additional steps since interdiff can get things wrong in some cases.
@@ -245,62 +245,67 @@ The patches are available at http://kernel.org/
Most recent patches are linked from the front page, but they also have
specific homes.
-The 4.x.y (-stable) and 4.x patches live at
+The 5.x.y (-stable) and 5.x patches live at
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/
+ https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/
-The -rc patches live at
+The -rc patches are not stored on the webserver but are generated on
+demand from git tags such as
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/testing/
+ https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/p/v5.1-rc1/v5.0
+The stable -rc patches live at
-The 4.x kernels
+ https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/stable-review/
+
+
+The 5.x kernels
===============
These are the base stable releases released by Linus. The highest numbered
release is the most recent.
If regressions or other serious flaws are found, then a -stable fix patch
-will be released (see below) on top of this base. Once a new 4.x base
+will be released (see below) on top of this base. Once a new 5.x base
kernel is released, a patch is made available that is a delta between the
-previous 4.x kernel and the new one.
+previous 5.x kernel and the new one.
-To apply a patch moving from 4.6 to 4.7, you'd do the following (note
-that such patches do **NOT** apply on top of 4.x.y kernels but on top of the
-base 4.x kernel -- if you need to move from 4.x.y to 4.x+1 you need to
-first revert the 4.x.y patch).
+To apply a patch moving from 5.6 to 5.7, you'd do the following (note
+that such patches do **NOT** apply on top of 5.x.y kernels but on top of the
+base 5.x kernel -- if you need to move from 5.x.y to 5.x+1 you need to
+first revert the 5.x.y patch).
Here are some examples::
- # moving from 4.6 to 4.7
+ # moving from 5.6 to 5.7
- $ cd ~/linux-4.6 # change to kernel source dir
- $ patch -p1 < ../patch-4.7 # apply the 4.7 patch
+ $ cd ~/linux-5.6 # change to kernel source dir
+ $ patch -p1 < ../patch-5.7 # apply the 5.7 patch
$ cd ..
- $ mv linux-4.6 linux-4.7 # rename source dir
+ $ mv linux-5.6 linux-5.7 # rename source dir
- # moving from 4.6.1 to 4.7
+ # moving from 5.6.1 to 5.7
- $ cd ~/linux-4.6.1 # change to kernel source dir
- $ patch -p1 -R < ../patch-4.6.1 # revert the 4.6.1 patch
- # source dir is now 4.6
- $ patch -p1 < ../patch-4.7 # apply new 4.7 patch
+ $ cd ~/linux-5.6.1 # change to kernel source dir
+ $ patch -p1 -R < ../patch-5.6.1 # revert the 5.6.1 patch
+ # source dir is now 5.6
+ $ patch -p1 < ../patch-5.7 # apply new 5.7 patch
$ cd ..
- $ mv linux-4.6.1 linux-4.7 # rename source dir
+ $ mv linux-5.6.1 linux-5.7 # rename source dir
-The 4.x.y kernels
+The 5.x.y kernels
=================
Kernels with 3-digit versions are -stable kernels. They contain small(ish)
critical fixes for security problems or significant regressions discovered
-in a given 4.x kernel.
+in a given 5.x kernel.
This is the recommended branch for users who want the most recent stable
kernel and are not interested in helping test development/experimental
versions.
-If no 4.x.y kernel is available, then the highest numbered 4.x kernel is
+If no 5.x.y kernel is available, then the highest numbered 5.x kernel is
the current stable kernel.
.. note::
@@ -308,23 +313,23 @@ the current stable kernel.
The -stable team usually do make incremental patches available as well
as patches against the latest mainline release, but I only cover the
non-incremental ones below. The incremental ones can be found at
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/incr/
+ https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/incr/
-These patches are not incremental, meaning that for example the 4.7.3
-patch does not apply on top of the 4.7.2 kernel source, but rather on top
-of the base 4.7 kernel source.
+These patches are not incremental, meaning that for example the 5.7.3
+patch does not apply on top of the 5.7.2 kernel source, but rather on top
+of the base 5.7 kernel source.
-So, in order to apply the 4.7.3 patch to your existing 4.7.2 kernel
-source you have to first back out the 4.7.2 patch (so you are left with a
-base 4.7 kernel source) and then apply the new 4.7.3 patch.
+So, in order to apply the 5.7.3 patch to your existing 5.7.2 kernel
+source you have to first back out the 5.7.2 patch (so you are left with a
+base 5.7 kernel source) and then apply the new 5.7.3 patch.
Here's a small example::
- $ cd ~/linux-4.7.2 # change to the kernel source dir
- $ patch -p1 -R < ../patch-4.7.2 # revert the 4.7.2 patch
- $ patch -p1 < ../patch-4.7.3 # apply the new 4.7.3 patch
+ $ cd ~/linux-5.7.2 # change to the kernel source dir
+ $ patch -p1 -R < ../patch-5.7.2 # revert the 5.7.2 patch
+ $ patch -p1 < ../patch-5.7.3 # apply the new 5.7.3 patch
$ cd ..
- $ mv linux-4.7.2 linux-4.7.3 # rename the kernel source dir
+ $ mv linux-5.7.2 linux-5.7.3 # rename the kernel source dir
The -rc kernels
===============
@@ -343,38 +348,38 @@ This is a good branch to run for people who want to help out testing
development kernels but do not want to run some of the really experimental
stuff (such people should see the sections about -next and -mm kernels below).
-The -rc patches are not incremental, they apply to a base 4.x kernel, just
-like the 4.x.y patches described above. The kernel version before the -rcN
+The -rc patches are not incremental, they apply to a base 5.x kernel, just
+like the 5.x.y patches described above. The kernel version before the -rcN
suffix denotes the version of the kernel that this -rc kernel will eventually
turn into.
-So, 4.8-rc5 means that this is the fifth release candidate for the 4.8
-kernel and the patch should be applied on top of the 4.7 kernel source.
+So, 5.8-rc5 means that this is the fifth release candidate for the 5.8
+kernel and the patch should be applied on top of the 5.7 kernel source.
Here are 3 examples of how to apply these patches::
- # first an example of moving from 4.7 to 4.8-rc3
+ # first an example of moving from 5.7 to 5.8-rc3
- $ cd ~/linux-4.7 # change to the 4.7 source dir
- $ patch -p1 < ../patch-4.8-rc3 # apply the 4.8-rc3 patch
+ $ cd ~/linux-5.7 # change to the 5.7 source dir
+ $ patch -p1 < ../patch-5.8-rc3 # apply the 5.8-rc3 patch
$ cd ..
- $ mv linux-4.7 linux-4.8-rc3 # rename the source dir
+ $ mv linux-5.7 linux-5.8-rc3 # rename the source dir
- # now let's move from 4.8-rc3 to 4.8-rc5
+ # now let's move from 5.8-rc3 to 5.8-rc5
- $ cd ~/linux-4.8-rc3 # change to the 4.8-rc3 dir
- $ patch -p1 -R < ../patch-4.8-rc3 # revert the 4.8-rc3 patch
- $ patch -p1 < ../patch-4.8-rc5 # apply the new 4.8-rc5 patch
+ $ cd ~/linux-5.8-rc3 # change to the 5.8-rc3 dir
+ $ patch -p1 -R < ../patch-5.8-rc3 # revert the 5.8-rc3 patch
+ $ patch -p1 < ../patch-5.8-rc5 # apply the new 5.8-rc5 patch
$ cd ..
- $ mv linux-4.8-rc3 linux-4.8-rc5 # rename the source dir
+ $ mv linux-5.8-rc3 linux-5.8-rc5 # rename the source dir
- # finally let's try and move from 4.7.3 to 4.8-rc5
+ # finally let's try and move from 5.7.3 to 5.8-rc5
- $ cd ~/linux-4.7.3 # change to the kernel source dir
- $ patch -p1 -R < ../patch-4.7.3 # revert the 4.7.3 patch
- $ patch -p1 < ../patch-4.8-rc5 # apply new 4.8-rc5 patch
+ $ cd ~/linux-5.7.3 # change to the kernel source dir
+ $ patch -p1 -R < ../patch-5.7.3 # revert the 5.7.3 patch
+ $ patch -p1 < ../patch-5.8-rc5 # apply new 5.8-rc5 patch
$ cd ..
- $ mv linux-4.7.3 linux-4.8-rc5 # rename the kernel source dir
+ $ mv linux-5.7.3 linux-5.8-rc5 # rename the kernel source dir
The -mm patches and the linux-next tree
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
index 58649bd4fcfc..ebc679bcb2dc 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ nonzero when shrink_dcache_pages() has been called and the
dcache isn't pruned yet.
nr_negative shows the number of unused dentries that are also
-negative dentries which do not mapped to actual files.
+negative dentries which do not map to any files. Instead,
+they help speeding up rejection of non-existing files provided
+by the users.
==============================================================
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/it_IT/admin-guide/README.rst b/Documentation/translations/it_IT/admin-guide/README.rst
index 80f5ffc94a9e..b37166817842 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/it_IT/admin-guide/README.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/it_IT/admin-guide/README.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
.. _it_readme:
-Rilascio del kernel Linux 4.x <http://kernel.org/>
+Rilascio del kernel Linux 5.x <http://kernel.org/>
===================================================
.. warning::