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-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt25
-rw-r--r--Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/allwinner,sun50i-a64-dma.yaml2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,lpass-cpu.yaml8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.rst4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sound/soc/dai.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/translations/it_IT/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/kernel-api.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst2
11 files changed, 48 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 2522b11e593f..f2d26cb7e853 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -5197,6 +5197,30 @@
retain_initrd [RAM] Keep initrd memory after extraction
+ retbleed= [X86] Control mitigation of RETBleed (Arbitrary
+ Speculative Code Execution with Return Instructions)
+ vulnerability.
+
+ off - no mitigation
+ auto - automatically select a migitation
+ auto,nosmt - automatically select a mitigation,
+ disabling SMT if necessary for
+ the full mitigation (only on Zen1
+ and older without STIBP).
+ ibpb - mitigate short speculation windows on
+ basic block boundaries too. Safe, highest
+ perf impact.
+ unret - force enable untrained return thunks,
+ only effective on AMD f15h-f17h
+ based systems.
+ unret,nosmt - like unret, will disable SMT when STIBP
+ is not available.
+
+ Selecting 'auto' will choose a mitigation method at run
+ time according to the CPU.
+
+ Not specifying this option is equivalent to retbleed=auto.
+
rfkill.default_state=
0 "airplane mode". All wifi, bluetooth, wimax, gps, fm,
etc. communication is blocked by default.
@@ -5568,6 +5592,7 @@
eibrs - enhanced IBRS
eibrs,retpoline - enhanced IBRS + Retpolines
eibrs,lfence - enhanced IBRS + LFENCE
+ ibrs - use IBRS to protect kernel
Not specifying this option is equivalent to
spectre_v2=auto.
diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst b/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst
index d6b3f94b9f1f..0793c400d4b0 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Module Loading
Inter Module support
--------------------
-Refer to the file kernel/module.c for more information.
+Refer to the files in kernel/module/ for more information.
Hardware Interfaces
===================
diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst b/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
index 5ad9e0abe42c..12e4aecdae94 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ namespace ``USB_STORAGE``, use::
The corresponding ksymtab entry struct ``kernel_symbol`` will have the member
``namespace`` set accordingly. A symbol that is exported without a namespace will
refer to ``NULL``. There is no default namespace if none is defined. ``modpost``
-and kernel/module.c make use the namespace at build time or module load time,
-respectively.
+and kernel/module/main.c make use the namespace at build time or module load
+time, respectively.
2.2 Using the DEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE define
=============================================
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/allwinner,sun50i-a64-dma.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/allwinner,sun50i-a64-dma.yaml
index ff0a5c58d78c..e712444abff1 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/allwinner,sun50i-a64-dma.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/allwinner,sun50i-a64-dma.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if:
then:
properties:
clocks:
- maxItems: 2
+ minItems: 2
required:
- clock-names
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,lpass-cpu.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,lpass-cpu.yaml
index e9a533080b32..ef18a572a1ff 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,lpass-cpu.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/qcom,lpass-cpu.yaml
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ properties:
- qcom,sc7280-lpass-cpu
reg:
- minItems: 2
+ minItems: 1
maxItems: 6
description: LPAIF core registers
reg-names:
- minItems: 2
+ minItems: 1
maxItems: 6
clocks:
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ properties:
maxItems: 10
interrupts:
- minItems: 2
+ minItems: 1
maxItems: 4
description: LPAIF DMA buffer interrupt
interrupt-names:
- minItems: 2
+ minItems: 1
maxItems: 4
qcom,adsp:
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.rst
index 7da6c30ed596..316cfd8b1891 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.rst
@@ -466,6 +466,10 @@ overlay filesystem and the value of st_ino for filesystem objects may not be
persistent and could change even while the overlay filesystem is mounted, as
summarized in the `Inode properties`_ table above.
+4) "idmapped mounts"
+When the upper or lower layers are idmapped mounts overlayfs will be mounted
+without support for POSIX Access Control Lists (ACLs). This limitation will
+eventually be lifted.
Changes to underlying filesystems
---------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst b/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst
index dbe9b400e39f..7347638895a0 100644
--- a/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst
+++ b/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ module->symtab.
=====================================
Normally, a stripped down copy of a module's symbol table (containing only
"core" symbols) is made available through module->symtab (See layout_symtab()
-in kernel/module.c). For livepatch modules, the symbol table copied into memory
-on module load must be exactly the same as the symbol table produced when the
-patch module was compiled. This is because the relocations in each livepatch
-relocation section refer to their respective symbols with their symbol indices,
-and the original symbol indices (and thus the symtab ordering) must be
+in kernel/module/kallsyms.c). For livepatch modules, the symbol table copied
+into memory on module load must be exactly the same as the symbol table produced
+when the patch module was compiled. This is because the relocations in each
+livepatch relocation section refer to their respective symbols with their symbol
+indices, and the original symbol indices (and thus the symtab ordering) must be
preserved in order for apply_relocate_add() to find the right symbol.
For example, take this particular rela from a livepatch module:::
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/soc/dai.rst b/Documentation/sound/soc/dai.rst
index 009b07e5a0f3..bf8431386d26 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/soc/dai.rst
+++ b/Documentation/sound/soc/dai.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ AC97
====
AC97 is a five wire interface commonly found on many PC sound cards. It is
-now also popular in many portable devices. This DAI has a reset line and time
+now also popular in many portable devices. This DAI has a RESET line and time
multiplexes its data on its SDATA_OUT (playback) and SDATA_IN (capture) lines.
The bit clock (BCLK) is always driven by the CODEC (usually 12.288MHz) and the
frame (FRAME) (usually 48kHz) is always driven by the controller. Each AC97
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/it_IT/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst b/Documentation/translations/it_IT/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
index 42f5d04e38ec..0f6898860d6d 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/it_IT/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/it_IT/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ Di conseguenza, nella tabella dei simboli del kernel ci sarà una voce
rappresentata dalla struttura ``kernel_symbol`` che avrà il campo
``namespace`` (spazio dei nomi) impostato. Un simbolo esportato senza uno spazio
dei nomi avrà questo campo impostato a ``NULL``. Non esiste uno spazio dei nomi
-di base. Il programma ``modpost`` e il codice in kernel/module.c usano lo spazio
-dei nomi, rispettivamente, durante la compilazione e durante il caricamento
-di un modulo.
+di base. Il programma ``modpost`` e il codice in kernel/module/main.c usano lo
+spazio dei nomi, rispettivamente, durante la compilazione e durante il
+caricamento di un modulo.
2.2 Usare il simbolo di preprocessore DEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE
==============================================================
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/kernel-api.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/kernel-api.rst
index e45fe80d1cd8..962d31d019d7 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/kernel-api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/kernel-api.rst
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ kernel/kmod.c
模块接口支持
------------
-更多信息请参考文件kernel/module.c。
+更多信息请参阅kernel/module/目录下的文件。
硬件接口
========
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
index 6abf7ed534ca..bb16f0611046 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
相应的 ksymtab 条目结构体 ``kernel_symbol`` 将有相应的成员 ``命名空间`` 集。
导出时未指明命名空间的符号将指向 ``NULL`` 。如果没有定义命名空间,则默认没有。
-``modpost`` 和kernel/module.c分别在构建时或模块加载时使用名称空间。
+``modpost`` 和kernel/module/main.c分别在构建时或模块加载时使用名称空间。
2.2 使用DEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE定义
====================================