Merge branches 'for-next/livepatch', 'for-next/user-contig-bbml2', 'for-next/misc', 'for-next/acpi', 'for-next/debug-entry', 'for-next/feat_mte_tagged_far', 'for-next/kselftest', 'for-next/mdscr-cleanup' and 'for-next/vmap-stack', remote-tracking branch 'arm64/for-next/perf' into for-next/core

* arm64/for-next/perf: (23 commits)
  drivers/perf: hisi: Support PMUs with no interrupt
  drivers/perf: hisi: Relax the event number check of v2 PMUs
  drivers/perf: hisi: Add support for HiSilicon SLLC v3 PMU driver
  drivers/perf: hisi: Use ACPI driver_data to retrieve SLLC PMU information
  drivers/perf: hisi: Add support for HiSilicon DDRC v3 PMU driver
  drivers/perf: hisi: Simplify the probe process for each DDRC version
  perf/arm-ni: Support sharing IRQs within an NI instance
  perf/arm-ni: Consolidate CPU affinity handling
  perf/cxlpmu: Fix typos in cxl_pmu.c comments and documentation
  perf/cxlpmu: Remove unintended newline from IRQ name format string
  perf/cxlpmu: Fix devm_kcalloc() argument order in cxl_pmu_probe()
  perf: arm_spe: Relax period restriction
  perf: arm_pmuv3: Add support for the Branch Record Buffer Extension (BRBE)
  KVM: arm64: nvhe: Disable branch generation in nVHE guests
  arm64: Handle BRBE booting requirements
  arm64/sysreg: Add BRBE registers and fields
  perf/arm: Add missing .suppress_bind_attrs
  perf/arm-cmn: Reduce stack usage during discovery
  perf: imx9_perf: make the read-only array mask static const
  perf/arm-cmn: Broaden module description for wider interconnect support
  ...

* for-next/livepatch:
  : Support for HAVE_LIVEPATCH on arm64
  arm64: Kconfig: Keep selects somewhat alphabetically ordered
  arm64: Implement HAVE_LIVEPATCH
  arm64: stacktrace: Implement arch_stack_walk_reliable()
  arm64: stacktrace: Check kretprobe_find_ret_addr() return value
  arm64/module: Use text-poke API for late relocations.

* for-next/user-contig-bbml2:
  : Optimise the TLBI when folding/unfolding contigous PTEs on hardware with BBML2 and no TLB conflict aborts
  arm64/mm: Elide tlbi in contpte_convert() under BBML2
  iommu/arm: Add BBM Level 2 smmu feature
  arm64: Add BBM Level 2 cpu feature
  arm64: cpufeature: Introduce MATCH_ALL_EARLY_CPUS capability type

* for-next/misc:
  : Miscellaneous arm64 patches
  arm64/gcs: task_gcs_el0_enable() should use passed task
  arm64: signal: Remove ISB when resetting POR_EL0
  arm64/mm: Drop redundant addr increment in set_huge_pte_at()
  arm64: Mark kernel as tainted on SAE and SError panic
  arm64/gcs: Don't call gcs_free() when releasing task_struct
  arm64: fix unnecessary rebuilding when CONFIG_DEBUG_EFI=y
  arm64/mm: Optimize loop to reduce redundant operations of contpte_ptep_get
  arm64: pi: use 'targets' instead of extra-y in Makefile

* for-next/acpi:
  : Various ACPI arm64 changes
  ACPI: Suppress misleading SPCR console message when SPCR table is absent
  ACPI: Return -ENODEV from acpi_parse_spcr() when SPCR support is disabled

* for-next/debug-entry:
  : Simplify the debug exception entry path
  arm64: debug: remove debug exception registration infrastructure
  arm64: debug: split bkpt32 exception entry
  arm64: debug: split brk64 exception entry
  arm64: debug: split hardware watchpoint exception entry
  arm64: debug: split single stepping exception entry
  arm64: debug: refactor reinstall_suspended_bps()
  arm64: debug: split hardware breakpoint exception entry
  arm64: entry: Add entry and exit functions for debug exceptions
  arm64: debug: remove break/step handler registration infrastructure
  arm64: debug: call step handlers statically
  arm64: debug: call software breakpoint handlers statically
  arm64: refactor aarch32_break_handler()
  arm64: debug: clean up single_step_handler logic

* for-next/feat_mte_tagged_far:
  : Support for reporting the non-address bits during a synchronous MTE tag check fault
  kselftest/arm64/mte: Add mtefar tests on check_mmap_options
  kselftest/arm64/mte: Refactor check_mmap_option test
  kselftest/arm64/mte: Add verification for address tag in signal handler
  kselftest/arm64/mte: Add address tag related macro and function
  kselftest/arm64/mte: Check MTE_FAR feature is supported
  kselftest/arm64/mte: Register mte signal handler with SA_EXPOSE_TAGBITS
  kselftest/arm64: Add MTE_FAR hwcap test
  KVM: arm64: Expose FEAT_MTE_TAGGED_FAR feature to guest
  arm64: Report address tag when FEAT_MTE_TAGGED_FAR is supported
  arm64/cpufeature: Add FEAT_MTE_TAGGED_FAR feature

* for-next/kselftest:
  : Kselftest updates for arm64
  kselftest/arm64: Handle attempts to disable SM on SME only systems
  kselftest/arm64: Fix SVE write data generation for SME only systems
  kselftest/arm64: Test SME on SME only systems in fp-ptrace
  kselftest/arm64: Test FPSIMD format data writes via NT_ARM_SVE in fp-ptrace
  kselftest/arm64: Allow sve-ptrace to run on SME only systems
  kselftest/arm4: Provide local defines for AT_HWCAP3
  kselftest/arm64: Specify SVE data when testing VL set in sve-ptrace
  kselftest/arm64: Fix test for streaming FPSIMD write in sve-ptrace
  kselftest/arm64: Fix check for setting new VLs in sve-ptrace
  kselftest/arm64: Convert tpidr2 test to use kselftest.h

* for-next/mdscr-cleanup:
  : Drop redundant DBG_MDSCR_* macros
  KVM: selftests: Change MDSCR_EL1 register holding variables as uint64_t
  arm64/debug: Drop redundant DBG_MDSCR_* macros

* for-next/vmap-stack:
  : Force VMAP_STACK on arm64
  arm64: remove CONFIG_VMAP_STACK checks from entry code
  arm64: remove CONFIG_VMAP_STACK checks from SDEI stack handling
  arm64: remove CONFIG_VMAP_STACK checks from stacktrace overflow logic
  arm64: remove CONFIG_VMAP_STACK conditionals from traps overflow stack
  arm64: remove CONFIG_VMAP_STACK conditionals from irq stack setup
  arm64: Remove CONFIG_VMAP_STACK conditionals from THREAD_SHIFT and THREAD_ALIGN
  arm64: efi: Remove CONFIG_VMAP_STACK check
  arm64: Mandate VMAP_STACK
  arm64: efi: Fix KASAN false positive for EFI runtime stack
  arm64/ptrace: Fix stack-out-of-bounds read in regs_get_kernel_stack_nth()
  arm64/gcs: Don't call gcs_free() during flush_gcs()
  arm64: Restrict pagetable teardown to avoid false warning
  docs: arm64: Fix ICC_SRE_EL2 register typo in booting.rst