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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-mlxreg-io b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-mlxreg-io index 8ca498447aeb..05601a90a9b6 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-mlxreg-io +++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-mlxreg-io @@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ Description: This file shows the system fans direction: The files are read only. -What: /sys/devices/platform/mlxplat/mlxreg-io/hwmon/hwmon*/jtag_enable +What: /sys/devices/platform/mlxplat/mlxreg-io/hwmon/hwmon*/cpld3_version Date: November 2018 KernelVersion: 5.0 Contact: Vadim Pasternak <vadimpmellanox.com> Description: These files show with which CPLD versions have been burned - on LED board. + on LED or Gearbox board. The files are read only. @@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ Description: These files show the system reset cause, as following: ComEx The files are read only. +What: /sys/devices/platform/mlxplat/mlxreg-io/hwmon/hwmon*/cpld4_version +Date: November 2018 +KernelVersion: 5.0 +Contact: Vadim Pasternak <vadimpmellanox.com> +Description: These files show with which CPLD versions have been burned + on LED board. + + The files are read only. + Date: June 2019 KernelVersion: 5.3 Contact: Vadim Pasternak <vadimpmellanox.com> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-mellanox-bootctl b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-mellanox-bootctl index c65a80574869..401d202f478b 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-mellanox-bootctl +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-mellanox-bootctl @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/MLNXBF04:00/driver/lifecycle_state +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/MLNXBF04:00/lifecycle_state Date: Oct 2019 KernelVersion: 5.5 Contact: "Liming Sun <lsun@mellanox.com>" @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Description: GA Non-Secured - Non-Secure chip and not able to change state RMA - Return Merchandise Authorization -What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/MLNXBF04:00/driver/post_reset_wdog +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/MLNXBF04:00/post_reset_wdog Date: Oct 2019 KernelVersion: 5.5 Contact: "Liming Sun <lsun@mellanox.com>" @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Description: to reboot the chip and recover it to the old state if the new boot partition fails. -What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/MLNXBF04:00/driver/reset_action +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/MLNXBF04:00/reset_action Date: Oct 2019 KernelVersion: 5.5 Contact: "Liming Sun <lsun@mellanox.com>" @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Description: emmc - boot from the onchip eMMC emmc_legacy - boot from the onchip eMMC in legacy (slow) mode -What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/MLNXBF04:00/driver/second_reset_action +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/MLNXBF04:00/second_reset_action Date: Oct 2019 KernelVersion: 5.5 Contact: "Liming Sun <lsun@mellanox.com>" @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Description: swap_emmc - swap the primary / secondary boot partition none - cancel the action -What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/MLNXBF04:00/driver/secure_boot_fuse_state +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/MLNXBF04:00/secure_boot_fuse_state Date: Oct 2019 KernelVersion: 5.5 Contact: "Liming Sun <lsun@mellanox.com>" diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/ext4.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/ext4.rst index 059ddcbe769d..9bc93f0ce0c9 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/ext4.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/ext4.rst @@ -181,14 +181,17 @@ When mounting an ext4 filesystem, the following option are accepted: system after its metadata has been committed to the journal. commit=nrsec (*) - Ext4 can be told to sync all its data and metadata every 'nrsec' - seconds. The default value is 5 seconds. This means that if you lose - your power, you will lose as much as the latest 5 seconds of work (your - filesystem will not be damaged though, thanks to the journaling). This - default value (or any low value) will hurt performance, but it's good - for data-safety. Setting it to 0 will have the same effect as leaving - it at the default (5 seconds). Setting it to very large values will - improve performance. + This setting limits the maximum age of the running transaction to + 'nrsec' seconds. The default value is 5 seconds. This means that if + you lose your power, you will lose as much as the latest 5 seconds of + metadata changes (your filesystem will not be damaged though, thanks + to the journaling). This default value (or any low value) will hurt + performance, but it's good for data-safety. Setting it to 0 will have + the same effect as leaving it at the default (5 seconds). Setting it + to very large values will improve performance. Note that due to + delayed allocation even older data can be lost on power failure since + writeback of those data begins only after time set in + /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs. barrier=<0|1(*)>, barrier(*), nobarrier This enables/disables the use of write barriers in the jbd code. diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/xfs.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/xfs.rst index fb5b39f73059..ad911be5b5e9 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/xfs.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/xfs.rst @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ The following sysctls are available for the XFS filesystem: pool. fs.xfs.speculative_prealloc_lifetime - (Units: seconds Min: 1 Default: 300 Max: 86400) + (Units: seconds Min: 1 Default: 300 Max: 86400) The interval at which the background scanning for inodes with unused speculative preallocation runs. The scan removes unused preallocation from clean inodes and releases diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kcov.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kcov.rst index 36890b026e77..1c4e1825d769 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kcov.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kcov.rst @@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ selectively from different subsystems. .. code-block:: c struct kcov_remote_arg { - unsigned trace_mode; - unsigned area_size; - unsigned num_handles; - uint64_t common_handle; - uint64_t handles[0]; + __u32 trace_mode; + __u32 area_size; + __u32 num_handles; + __aligned_u64 common_handle; + __aligned_u64 handles[0]; }; #define KCOV_INIT_TRACE _IOR('c', 1, unsigned long) diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst index 9d6db892c41c..4e1d24db6b13 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst @@ -24,19 +24,16 @@ The wrapper can be run with: For more information on this wrapper (also called kunit_tool) checkout the :doc:`kunit-tool` page. -Creating a kunitconfig -====================== +Creating a .kunitconfig +======================= The Python script is a thin wrapper around Kbuild. As such, it needs to be -configured with a ``kunitconfig`` file. This file essentially contains the +configured with a ``.kunitconfig`` file. This file essentially contains the regular Kernel config, with the specific test targets as well. .. code-block:: bash - git clone -b master https://kunit.googlesource.com/kunitconfig $PATH_TO_KUNITCONFIG_REPO cd $PATH_TO_LINUX_REPO - ln -s $PATH_TO_KUNIT_CONFIG_REPO/kunitconfig kunitconfig - -You may want to add kunitconfig to your local gitignore. + cp arch/um/configs/kunit_defconfig .kunitconfig Verifying KUnit Works --------------------- @@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ and the following to ``drivers/misc/Makefile``: obj-$(CONFIG_MISC_EXAMPLE_TEST) += example-test.o -Now add it to your ``kunitconfig``: +Now add it to your ``.kunitconfig``: .. code-block:: none diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-at91.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-at91.txt index 2210f4359c45..8347b1e7c080 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-at91.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-at91.txt @@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ Optional properties: - dma-names: should contain "tx" and "rx". - atmel,fifo-size: maximum number of data the RX and TX FIFOs can store for FIFO capable I2C controllers. -- i2c-sda-hold-time-ns: TWD hold time, only available for "atmel,sama5d4-i2c" - and "atmel,sama5d2-i2c". +- i2c-sda-hold-time-ns: TWD hold time, only available for: + "atmel,sama5d4-i2c", + "atmel,sama5d2-i2c", + "microchip,sam9x60-i2c". - Child nodes conforming to i2c bus binding Examples : diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/tcan4x5x.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/tcan4x5x.txt index 27e1b4cebfbd..6bdcc3f84bd3 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/tcan4x5x.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/tcan4x5x.txt @@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Required properties: - #size-cells: 0 - spi-max-frequency: Maximum frequency of the SPI bus the chip can operate at should be less than or equal to 18 MHz. - - device-wake-gpios: Wake up GPIO to wake up the TCAN device. - interrupt-parent: the phandle to the interrupt controller which provides the interrupt. - interrupts: interrupt specification for data-ready. @@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ Optional properties: reset. - device-state-gpios: Input GPIO that indicates if the device is in a sleep state or if the device is active. + - device-wake-gpios: Wake up GPIO to wake up the TCAN device. Example: tcan4x5x: tcan4x5x@0 { @@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ tcan4x5x: tcan4x5x@0 { interrupts = <14 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>; device-state-gpios = <&gpio3 21 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>; device-wake-gpios = <&gpio1 15 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>; - reset-gpios = <&gpio1 27 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>; + reset-gpios = <&gpio1 27 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>; }; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml index 4845e29411e4..e08cd4c4d568 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwmac.yaml @@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ allOf: - st,spear600-gmac then: + properties: snps,tso: $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#definitions/flag description: diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reset/brcm,brcmstb-reset.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reset/brcm,brcmstb-reset.txt index 6e5341b4f891..ee59409640f2 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reset/brcm,brcmstb-reset.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reset/brcm,brcmstb-reset.txt @@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ Example: }; ðernet_switch { - resets = <&reset>; + resets = <&reset 26>; reset-names = "switch"; }; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml index 732339275848..1e0ca6ccf64b 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ patternProperties: spi-rx-bus-width: allOf: - $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32 - - enum: [ 1, 2, 4 ] + - enum: [ 1, 2, 4, 8 ] - default: 1 description: Bus width to the SPI bus used for MISO. @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ patternProperties: spi-tx-bus-width: allOf: - $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32 - - enum: [ 1, 2, 4 ] + - enum: [ 1, 2, 4, 8 ] - default: 1 description: Bus width to the SPI bus used for MOSI. diff --git a/Documentation/features/debug/gcov-profile-all/arch-support.txt b/Documentation/features/debug/gcov-profile-all/arch-support.txt index 059d58a549c7..6fb2b0671994 100644 --- a/Documentation/features/debug/gcov-profile-all/arch-support.txt +++ b/Documentation/features/debug/gcov-profile-all/arch-support.txt @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ | openrisc: | TODO | | parisc: | TODO | | powerpc: | ok | - | riscv: | TODO | + | riscv: | ok | | s390: | ok | | sh: | ok | | sparc: | TODO | diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst index 74bef19f69f0..231e6a64957f 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst @@ -196,14 +196,11 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax). or equal to the first symbol and smaller than or equal to the second symbol. -- help text: "help" or "---help---" +- help text: "help" This defines a help text. The end of the help text is determined by the indentation level, this means it ends at the first line which has a smaller indentation than the first line of the help text. - "---help---" and "help" do not differ in behaviour, "---help---" is - used to help visually separate configuration logic from help within - the file as an aid to developers. - misc options: "option" <symbol>[=<value>] diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst index b9b50553bfc5..d7e6534a8505 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst @@ -297,9 +297,19 @@ more details, with real examples. If CONFIG_EXT2_FS is set to either 'y' (built-in) or 'm' (modular) the corresponding obj- variable will be set, and kbuild will descend down in the ext2 directory. - Kbuild only uses this information to decide that it needs to visit - the directory, it is the Makefile in the subdirectory that - specifies what is modular and what is built-in. + + Kbuild uses this information not only to decide that it needs to visit + the directory, but also to decide whether or not to link objects from + the directory into vmlinux. + + When Kbuild descends into the directory with 'y', all built-in objects + from that directory are combined into the built-in.a, which will be + eventually linked into vmlinux. + + When Kbuild descends into the directory with 'm', in contrast, nothing + from that directory will be linked into vmlinux. If the Makefile in + that directory specifies obj-y, those objects will be left orphan. + It is very likely a bug of the Makefile or of dependencies in Kconfig. It is good practice to use a `CONFIG_` variable when assigning directory names. This allows kbuild to totally skip the directory if the diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dsa/sja1105.rst b/Documentation/networking/dsa/sja1105.rst index eef20d0bcf7c..64553d8d91cb 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/dsa/sja1105.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/dsa/sja1105.rst @@ -230,12 +230,6 @@ simultaneously on two ports. The driver checks the consistency of the schedules against this restriction and errors out when appropriate. Schedule analysis is needed to avoid this, which is outside the scope of the document. -At the moment, the time-aware scheduler can only be triggered based on a -standalone clock and not based on PTP time. This means the base-time argument -from tc-taprio is ignored and the schedule starts right away. It also means it -is more difficult to phase-align the scheduler with the other devices in the -network. - Device Tree bindings and board design ===================================== diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt index fd26788e8c96..48ccb1b31160 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt @@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ tcp_synack_retries - INTEGER with the current initial RTO of 1second. With this the final timeout for a passive TCP connection will happen after 63seconds. -tcp_syncookies - BOOLEAN +tcp_syncookies - INTEGER Only valid when the kernel was compiled with CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES Send out syncookies when the syn backlog queue of a socket overflows. This is to prevent against the common 'SYN flood attack' diff --git a/Documentation/networking/j1939.rst b/Documentation/networking/j1939.rst index dc60b13fcd09..f5be243d250a 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/j1939.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/j1939.rst @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ To claim an address following code example can be used: .pgn = J1939_PGN_ADDRESS_CLAIMED, .pgn_mask = J1939_PGN_PDU1_MAX, }, { - .pgn = J1939_PGN_ADDRESS_REQUEST, + .pgn = J1939_PGN_REQUEST, .pgn_mask = J1939_PGN_PDU1_MAX, }, { .pgn = J1939_PGN_ADDRESS_COMMANDED, diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst index 642fa963be3c..d5c9320901c3 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst @@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ the names, the ``net`` tree is for fixes to existing code already in the mainline tree from Linus, and ``net-next`` is where the new code goes for the future release. You can find the trees here: -- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git -- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next.git +- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git +- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next.git Q: How often do changes from these trees make it to the mainline Linus tree? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/process/index.rst b/Documentation/process/index.rst index 21aa7d5358e6..6399d92f0b21 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/index.rst @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ lack of a better place. volatile-considered-harmful botching-up-ioctls clang-format + ../riscv/patch-acceptance .. only:: subproject and html diff --git a/Documentation/riscv/index.rst b/Documentation/riscv/index.rst index 215fd3c1f2d5..fa33bffd8992 100644 --- a/Documentation/riscv/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/riscv/index.rst @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ RISC-V architecture boot-image-header pmu + patch-acceptance .. only:: subproject and html diff --git a/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst b/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..dfe0ac5624fb --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +arch/riscv maintenance guidelines for developers +================================================ + +Overview +-------- +The RISC-V instruction set architecture is developed in the open: +in-progress drafts are available for all to review and to experiment +with implementations. New module or extension drafts can change +during the development process - sometimes in ways that are +incompatible with previous drafts. This flexibility can present a +challenge for RISC-V Linux maintenance. Linux maintainers disapprove +of churn, and the Linux development process prefers well-reviewed and +tested code over experimental code. We wish to extend these same +principles to the RISC-V-related code that will be accepted for +inclusion in the kernel. + +Submit Checklist Addendum +------------------------- +We'll only accept patches for new modules or extensions if the +specifications for those modules or extensions are listed as being +"Frozen" or "Ratified" by the RISC-V Foundation. (Developers may, of +course, maintain their own Linux kernel trees that contain code for +any draft extensions that they wish.) + +Additionally, the RISC-V specification allows implementors to create +their own custom extensions. These custom extensions aren't required +to go through any review or ratification process by the RISC-V +Foundation. To avoid the maintenance complexity and potential +performance impact of adding kernel code for implementor-specific +RISC-V extensions, we'll only to accept patches for extensions that +have been officially frozen or ratified by the RISC-V Foundation. +(Implementors, may, of course, maintain their own Linux kernel trees +containing code for any custom extensions that they wish.) |