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-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/arm64/silicon-errata.txt1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/cgroup-v2.txt11
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/cp110-system-controller0.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/exynos/exynos_dsim.txt1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/exynos/samsung-fimd.txt1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/rockchip-dw-mshc.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/brcm,nsp-usb3-phy.txt39
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/4xx/emac.txt62
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/omap_rng.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/extcon/intel-int3496.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt67
14 files changed, 155 insertions, 56 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 2ba45caabada..facc20a3f962 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1725,6 +1725,12 @@
kernel and module base offset ASLR (Address Space
Layout Randomization).
+ kasan_multi_shot
+ [KNL] Enforce KASAN (Kernel Address Sanitizer) to print
+ report on every invalid memory access. Without this
+ parameter KASAN will print report only for the first
+ invalid access.
+
keepinitrd [HW,ARM]
kernelcore= [KNL,X86,IA-64,PPC]
diff --git a/Documentation/arm64/silicon-errata.txt b/Documentation/arm64/silicon-errata.txt
index a71b8095dbd8..2f66683500b8 100644
--- a/Documentation/arm64/silicon-errata.txt
+++ b/Documentation/arm64/silicon-errata.txt
@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@ stable kernels.
| | | | |
| Qualcomm Tech. | Falkor v1 | E1003 | QCOM_FALKOR_ERRATUM_1003 |
| Qualcomm Tech. | Falkor v1 | E1009 | QCOM_FALKOR_ERRATUM_1009 |
+| Qualcomm Tech. | QDF2400 ITS | E0065 | QCOM_QDF2400_ERRATUM_0065 |
diff --git a/Documentation/cgroup-v2.txt b/Documentation/cgroup-v2.txt
index 3b8449f8ac7e..49d7c997fa1e 100644
--- a/Documentation/cgroup-v2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cgroup-v2.txt
@@ -1142,16 +1142,17 @@ used by the kernel.
pids.max
- A read-write single value file which exists on non-root cgroups. The
- default is "max".
+ A read-write single value file which exists on non-root
+ cgroups. The default is "max".
- Hard limit of number of processes.
+ Hard limit of number of processes.
pids.current
- A read-only single value file which exists on all cgroups.
+ A read-only single value file which exists on all cgroups.
- The number of processes currently in the cgroup and its descendants.
+ The number of processes currently in the cgroup and its
+ descendants.
Organisational operations are not blocked by cgroup policies, so it is
possible to have pids.current > pids.max. This can be done by either
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/cp110-system-controller0.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/cp110-system-controller0.txt
index 30c546900b60..07dbb358182c 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/cp110-system-controller0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/cp110-system-controller0.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The following clocks are available:
- 1 15 SATA
- 1 16 SATA USB
- 1 17 Main
- - 1 18 SD/MMC
+ - 1 18 SD/MMC/GOP
- 1 21 Slow IO (SPI, NOR, BootROM, I2C, UART)
- 1 22 USB3H0
- 1 23 USB3H1
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Required properties:
"cpm-audio", "cpm-communit", "cpm-nand", "cpm-ppv2", "cpm-sdio",
"cpm-mg-domain", "cpm-mg-core", "cpm-xor1", "cpm-xor0", "cpm-gop-dp", "none",
"cpm-pcie_x10", "cpm-pcie_x11", "cpm-pcie_x4", "cpm-pcie-xor", "cpm-sata",
- "cpm-sata-usb", "cpm-main", "cpm-sd-mmc", "none", "none", "cpm-slow-io",
+ "cpm-sata-usb", "cpm-main", "cpm-sd-mmc-gop", "none", "none", "cpm-slow-io",
"cpm-usb3h0", "cpm-usb3h1", "cpm-usb3dev", "cpm-eip150", "cpm-eip197";
Example:
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ Example:
gate-clock-output-names = "cpm-audio", "cpm-communit", "cpm-nand", "cpm-ppv2", "cpm-sdio",
"cpm-mg-domain", "cpm-mg-core", "cpm-xor1", "cpm-xor0", "cpm-gop-dp", "none",
"cpm-pcie_x10", "cpm-pcie_x11", "cpm-pcie_x4", "cpm-pcie-xor", "cpm-sata",
- "cpm-sata-usb", "cpm-main", "cpm-sd-mmc", "none", "none", "cpm-slow-io",
+ "cpm-sata-usb", "cpm-main", "cpm-sd-mmc-gop", "none", "none", "cpm-slow-io",
"cpm-usb3h0", "cpm-usb3h1", "cpm-usb3dev", "cpm-eip150", "cpm-eip197";
};
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/exynos/exynos_dsim.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/exynos/exynos_dsim.txt
index a78265993665..ca5204b3bc21 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/exynos/exynos_dsim.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/exynos/exynos_dsim.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Required properties:
- compatible: value should be one of the following
"samsung,exynos3250-mipi-dsi" /* for Exynos3250/3472 SoCs */
"samsung,exynos4210-mipi-dsi" /* for Exynos4 SoCs */
- "samsung,exynos4415-mipi-dsi" /* for Exynos4415 SoC */
"samsung,exynos5410-mipi-dsi" /* for Exynos5410/5420/5440 SoCs */
"samsung,exynos5422-mipi-dsi" /* for Exynos5422/5800 SoCs */
"samsung,exynos5433-mipi-dsi" /* for Exynos5433 SoCs */
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/exynos/samsung-fimd.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/exynos/samsung-fimd.txt
index 18645e0228b0..5837402c3ade 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/exynos/samsung-fimd.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/exynos/samsung-fimd.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Required properties:
"samsung,s5pv210-fimd"; /* for S5PV210 SoC */
"samsung,exynos3250-fimd"; /* for Exynos3250/3472 SoCs */
"samsung,exynos4210-fimd"; /* for Exynos4 SoCs */
- "samsung,exynos4415-fimd"; /* for Exynos4415 SoC */
"samsung,exynos5250-fimd"; /* for Exynos5250 SoCs */
"samsung,exynos5420-fimd"; /* for Exynos5420/5422/5800 SoCs */
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/rockchip-dw-mshc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/rockchip-dw-mshc.txt
index ea9c1c9607f6..520d61dad6dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/rockchip-dw-mshc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/rockchip-dw-mshc.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Required Properties:
- "rockchip,rk2928-dw-mshc": for Rockchip RK2928 and following,
before RK3288
- "rockchip,rk3288-dw-mshc": for Rockchip RK3288
- - "rockchip,rk1108-dw-mshc", "rockchip,rk3288-dw-mshc": for Rockchip RK1108
+ - "rockchip,rv1108-dw-mshc", "rockchip,rk3288-dw-mshc": for Rockchip RV1108
- "rockchip,rk3036-dw-mshc", "rockchip,rk3288-dw-mshc": for Rockchip RK3036
- "rockchip,rk3368-dw-mshc", "rockchip,rk3288-dw-mshc": for Rockchip RK3368
- "rockchip,rk3399-dw-mshc", "rockchip,rk3288-dw-mshc": for Rockchip RK3399
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/brcm,nsp-usb3-phy.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/brcm,nsp-usb3-phy.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e68ae5dec9c9..000000000000
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/brcm,nsp-usb3-phy.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-Broadcom USB3 phy binding for northstar plus SoC
-The USB3 phy is internal to the SoC and is accessed using mdio interface.
-
-Required mdio bus properties:
-- reg: Should be 0x0 for SoC internal USB3 phy
-- #address-cells: must be 1
-- #size-cells: must be 0
-
-Required USB3 PHY properties:
-- compatible: should be "brcm,nsp-usb3-phy"
-- reg: USB3 Phy address on SoC internal MDIO bus and it should be 0x10.
-- usb3-ctrl-syscon: handler of syscon node defining physical address
- of usb3 control register.
-- #phy-cells: must be 0
-
-Required usb3 control properties:
-- compatible: should be "brcm,nsp-usb3-ctrl"
-- reg: offset and length of the control registers
-
-Example:
-
- mdio@0 {
- reg = <0x0>;
- #address-cells = <1>;
- #size-cells = <0>;
-
- usb3_phy: usb-phy@10 {
- compatible = "brcm,nsp-usb3-phy";
- reg = <0x10>;
- usb3-ctrl-syscon = <&usb3_ctrl>;
- #phy-cells = <0>;
- status = "disabled";
- };
- };
-
- usb3_ctrl: syscon@104408 {
- compatible = "brcm,nsp-usb3-ctrl", "syscon";
- reg = <0x104408 0x3fc>;
- };
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/4xx/emac.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/4xx/emac.txt
index 712baf6c3e24..44b842b6ca15 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/4xx/emac.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/4xx/emac.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
For Axon it can be absent, though my current driver
doesn't handle phy-address yet so for now, keep
0x00ffffff in it.
+ - phy-handle : Used to describe configurations where a external PHY
+ is used. Please refer to:
+ Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
- rx-fifo-size-gige : 1 cell, Rx fifo size in bytes for 1000 Mb/sec
operations (if absent the value is the same as
rx-fifo-size). For Axon, either absent or 2048.
@@ -81,8 +84,22 @@
offload, phandle of the TAH device node.
- tah-channel : 1 cell, optional. If appropriate, channel used on the
TAH engine.
+ - fixed-link : Fixed-link subnode describing a link to a non-MDIO
+ managed entity. See
+ Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fixed-link.txt
+ for details.
+ - mdio subnode : When the EMAC has a phy connected to its local
+ mdio, which us supported by the kernel's network
+ PHY library in drivers/net/phy, there must be device
+ tree subnode with the following required properties:
+ - #address-cells: Must be <1>.
+ - #size-cells: Must be <0>.
- Example:
+ For PHY definitions: Please refer to
+ Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/phy.txt and
+ Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/ethernet.txt
+
+ Examples:
EMAC0: ethernet@40000800 {
device_type = "network";
@@ -104,6 +121,48 @@
zmii-channel = <0>;
};
+ EMAC1: ethernet@ef600c00 {
+ device_type = "network";
+ compatible = "ibm,emac-apm821xx", "ibm,emac4sync";
+ interrupt-parent = <&EMAC1>;
+ interrupts = <0 1>;
+ #interrupt-cells = <1>;
+ #address-cells = <0>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+ interrupt-map = <0 &UIC2 0x10 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH /* Status */
+ 1 &UIC2 0x14 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH /* Wake */>;
+ reg = <0xef600c00 0x000000c4>;
+ local-mac-address = [000000000000]; /* Filled in by U-Boot */
+ mal-device = <&MAL0>;
+ mal-tx-channel = <0>;
+ mal-rx-channel = <0>;
+ cell-index = <0>;
+ max-frame-size = <9000>;
+ rx-fifo-size = <16384>;
+ tx-fifo-size = <2048>;
+ fifo-entry-size = <10>;
+ phy-mode = "rgmii";
+ phy-handle = <&phy0>;
+ phy-map = <0x00000000>;
+ rgmii-device = <&RGMII0>;
+ rgmii-channel = <0>;
+ tah-device = <&TAH0>;
+ tah-channel = <0>;
+ has-inverted-stacr-oc;
+ has-new-stacr-staopc;
+
+ mdio {
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+
+ phy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
+ compatible = "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c22";
+ reg = <0>;
+ };
+ };
+ };
+
+
ii) McMAL node
Required properties:
@@ -145,4 +204,3 @@
- revision : as provided by the RGMII new version register if
available.
For Axon: 0x0000012a
-
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/omap_rng.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/omap_rng.txt
index 471477299ece..9cf7876ab434 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/omap_rng.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/omap_rng.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ Required properties:
- reg : Offset and length of the register set for the module
- interrupts : the interrupt number for the RNG module.
Used for "ti,omap4-rng" and "inside-secure,safexcel-eip76"
-- clocks: the trng clock source
+- clocks: the trng clock source. Only mandatory for the
+ "inside-secure,safexcel-eip76" compatible.
Example:
/* AM335x */
diff --git a/Documentation/extcon/intel-int3496.txt b/Documentation/extcon/intel-int3496.txt
index af0b366c25b7..8155dbc7fad3 100644
--- a/Documentation/extcon/intel-int3496.txt
+++ b/Documentation/extcon/intel-int3496.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,8 @@ Index 1: The output gpio for enabling Vbus output from the device to the otg
Index 2: The output gpio for muxing of the data pins between the USB host and
the USB peripheral controller, write 1 to mux to the peripheral
controller
+
+There is a mapping between indices and GPIO connection IDs as follows
+ id index 0
+ vbus index 1
+ mux index 2
diff --git a/Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt b/Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt
index 891c69464434..433eaefb4aa1 100644
--- a/Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ because gcc versions 4.5 and 4.6 are compiled by a C compiler,
gcc-4.7 can be compiled by a C or a C++ compiler,
and versions 4.8+ can only be compiled by a C++ compiler.
-Currently the GCC plugin infrastructure supports only the x86, arm and arm64
-architectures.
+Currently the GCC plugin infrastructure supports only the x86, arm, arm64 and
+powerpc architectures.
This infrastructure was ported from grsecurity [6] and PaX [7].
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index fc73eeb7b3b8..ab0230461377 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -1006,7 +1006,8 @@ accept_redirects - BOOLEAN
FALSE (router)
forwarding - BOOLEAN
- Enable IP forwarding on this interface.
+ Enable IP forwarding on this interface. This controls whether packets
+ received _on_ this interface can be forwarded.
mc_forwarding - BOOLEAN
Do multicast routing. The kernel needs to be compiled with CONFIG_MROUTE
diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
index 069450938b79..fd106899afd1 100644
--- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
@@ -951,6 +951,10 @@ This ioctl allows the user to create or modify a guest physical memory
slot. When changing an existing slot, it may be moved in the guest
physical memory space, or its flags may be modified. It may not be
resized. Slots may not overlap in guest physical address space.
+Bits 0-15 of "slot" specifies the slot id and this value should be
+less than the maximum number of user memory slots supported per VM.
+The maximum allowed slots can be queried using KVM_CAP_NR_MEMSLOTS,
+if this capability is supported by the architecture.
If KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE is available, bits 16-31 of "slot"
specifies the address space which is being modified. They must be
@@ -3373,6 +3377,69 @@ struct kvm_ppc_resize_hpt {
__u32 pad;
};
+4.104 KVM_X86_GET_MCE_CAP_SUPPORTED
+
+Capability: KVM_CAP_MCE
+Architectures: x86
+Type: system ioctl
+Parameters: u64 mce_cap (out)
+Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+
+Returns supported MCE capabilities. The u64 mce_cap parameter
+has the same format as the MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP register. Supported
+capabilities will have the corresponding bits set.
+
+4.105 KVM_X86_SETUP_MCE
+
+Capability: KVM_CAP_MCE
+Architectures: x86
+Type: vcpu ioctl
+Parameters: u64 mcg_cap (in)
+Returns: 0 on success,
+ -EFAULT if u64 mcg_cap cannot be read,
+ -EINVAL if the requested number of banks is invalid,
+ -EINVAL if requested MCE capability is not supported.
+
+Initializes MCE support for use. The u64 mcg_cap parameter
+has the same format as the MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP register and
+specifies which capabilities should be enabled. The maximum
+supported number of error-reporting banks can be retrieved when
+checking for KVM_CAP_MCE. The supported capabilities can be
+retrieved with KVM_X86_GET_MCE_CAP_SUPPORTED.
+
+4.106 KVM_X86_SET_MCE
+
+Capability: KVM_CAP_MCE
+Architectures: x86
+Type: vcpu ioctl
+Parameters: struct kvm_x86_mce (in)
+Returns: 0 on success,
+ -EFAULT if struct kvm_x86_mce cannot be read,
+ -EINVAL if the bank number is invalid,
+ -EINVAL if VAL bit is not set in status field.
+
+Inject a machine check error (MCE) into the guest. The input
+parameter is:
+
+struct kvm_x86_mce {
+ __u64 status;
+ __u64 addr;
+ __u64 misc;
+ __u64 mcg_status;
+ __u8 bank;
+ __u8 pad1[7];
+ __u64 pad2[3];
+};
+
+If the MCE being reported is an uncorrected error, KVM will
+inject it as an MCE exception into the guest. If the guest
+MCG_STATUS register reports that an MCE is in progress, KVM
+causes an KVM_EXIT_SHUTDOWN vmexit.
+
+Otherwise, if the MCE is a corrected error, KVM will just
+store it in the corresponding bank (provided this bank is
+not holding a previously reported uncorrected error).
+
5. The kvm_run structure
------------------------