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Linus Torvalds 0aebc6a440 arm64 updates for 4.16:
- Security mitigations:
   - variant 2: invalidating the branch predictor with a call to secure firmware
   - variant 3: implementing KPTI for arm64
 
 - 52-bit physical address support for arm64 (ARMv8.2)
 
 - arm64 support for RAS (firmware first only) and SDEI (software
   delegated exception interface; allows firmware to inject a RAS error
   into the OS)
 
 - Perf support for the ARM DynamIQ Shared Unit PMU
 
 - CPUID and HWCAP bits updated for new floating point multiplication
   instructions in ARMv8.4
 
 - Removing some virtual memory layout printks during boot
 
 - Fix initial page table creation to cope with larger than 32M kernel
   images when 16K pages are enabled
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Merge tag 'arm64-upstream' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux

Pull arm64 updates from Catalin Marinas:
 "The main theme of this pull request is security covering variants 2
  and 3 for arm64. I expect to send additional patches next week
  covering an improved firmware interface (requires firmware changes)
  for variant 2 and way for KPTI to be disabled on unaffected CPUs
  (Cavium's ThunderX doesn't work properly with KPTI enabled because of
  a hardware erratum).

  Summary:

   - Security mitigations:
      - variant 2: invalidate the branch predictor with a call to
        secure firmware
      - variant 3: implement KPTI for arm64

   - 52-bit physical address support for arm64 (ARMv8.2)

   - arm64 support for RAS (firmware first only) and SDEI (software
     delegated exception interface; allows firmware to inject a RAS
     error into the OS)

   - perf support for the ARM DynamIQ Shared Unit PMU

   - CPUID and HWCAP bits updated for new floating point multiplication
     instructions in ARMv8.4

   - remove some virtual memory layout printks during boot

   - fix initial page table creation to cope with larger than 32M kernel
     images when 16K pages are enabled"

* tag 'arm64-upstream' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux: (104 commits)
  arm64: Fix TTBR + PAN + 52-bit PA logic in cpu_do_switch_mm
  arm64: Turn on KPTI only on CPUs that need it
  arm64: Branch predictor hardening for Cavium ThunderX2
  arm64: Run enable method for errata work arounds on late CPUs
  arm64: Move BP hardening to check_and_switch_context
  arm64: mm: ignore memory above supported physical address size
  arm64: kpti: Fix the interaction between ASID switching and software PAN
  KVM: arm64: Emulate RAS error registers and set HCR_EL2's TERR & TEA
  KVM: arm64: Handle RAS SErrors from EL2 on guest exit
  KVM: arm64: Handle RAS SErrors from EL1 on guest exit
  KVM: arm64: Save ESR_EL2 on guest SError
  KVM: arm64: Save/Restore guest DISR_EL1
  KVM: arm64: Set an impdef ESR for Virtual-SError using VSESR_EL2.
  KVM: arm/arm64: mask/unmask daif around VHE guests
  arm64: kernel: Prepare for a DISR user
  arm64: Unconditionally enable IESB on exception entry/return for firmware-first
  arm64: kernel: Survive corrected RAS errors notified by SError
  arm64: cpufeature: Detect CPU RAS Extentions
  arm64: sysreg: Move to use definitions for all the SCTLR bits
  arm64: cpufeature: __this_cpu_has_cap() shouldn't stop early
  ...
2018-01-30 13:57:43 -08:00
Documentation arm64 updates for 4.16: 2018-01-30 13:57:43 -08:00
arch arm64 updates for 4.16: 2018-01-30 13:57:43 -08:00
block Merge branch 'for-4.16/block' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2018-01-29 11:51:49 -08:00
certs License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
crypto Merge branch 'for-4.16/block' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2018-01-29 11:51:49 -08:00
drivers arm64 updates for 4.16: 2018-01-30 13:57:43 -08:00
firmware kbuild: remove all dummy assignments to obj- 2017-11-18 11:46:06 +09:00
fs Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-30 10:15:30 -08:00
include arm64 updates for 4.16: 2018-01-30 13:57:43 -08:00
init init_task out-of-lining 2018-01-29 09:08:34 -08:00
ipc Rename superblock flags (MS_xyz -> SB_xyz) 2017-11-27 13:05:09 -08:00
kernel arm64 updates for 4.16: 2018-01-30 13:57:43 -08:00
lib Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-30 10:15:30 -08:00
mm Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-30 10:15:30 -08:00
net Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-30 10:15:30 -08:00
samples Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf 2017-12-03 13:08:30 -05:00
scripts Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-30 10:15:30 -08:00
security Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-30 10:15:30 -08:00
sound Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-29 16:50:58 -08:00
tools Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-30 11:15:14 -08:00
usr initramfs: fix initramfs rebuilds w/ compression after disabling 2017-11-03 07:39:19 -07:00
virt arm64 updates for 4.16: 2018-01-30 13:57:43 -08:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
.get_maintainer.ignore Add hch to .get_maintainer.ignore 2015-08-21 14:30:10 -07:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set git diff driver for C source code files 2016-10-07 18:46:30 -07:00
.gitignore Kbuild misc updates for v4.15 2017-11-17 17:51:33 -08:00
.mailmap mailmap: update Mark Yao's email address 2018-01-04 16:45:09 -08:00
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MAINTAINERS arm64 updates for 4.16: 2018-01-30 13:57:43 -08:00
Makefile Linux 4.15 2018-01-28 13:20:33 -08:00
README README: add a new README file, pointing to the Documentation/ 2016-10-24 08:12:35 -02:00

README

Linux kernel
============

This file was moved to Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst

Please notice that there are several guides for kernel developers and users.
These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.