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- Support for 32-bit tasks on asymmetric AArch32 systems (on top of the scheduler changes merged via the tip tree). - More entry.S clean-ups and conversion to C. - MTE updates: allow a preferred tag checking mode to be set per CPU (the overhead of synchronous mode is smaller for some CPUs than others); optimisations for kernel entry/exit path; optionally disable MTE on the kernel command line. - Kselftest improvements for SVE and signal handling, PtrAuth. - Fix unlikely race where a TLBI could use stale ASID on an ASID roll-over (found by inspection). - Miscellaneous fixes: disable trapping of PMSNEVFR_EL1 to higher exception levels; drop unnecessary sigdelsetmask() call in the signal32 handling; remove BUG_ON when failing to allocate SVE state (just signal the process); SYM_CODE annotations. - Other trivial clean-ups: use macros instead of magic numbers, remove redundant returns, typos. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCgAdFiEE5RElWfyWxS+3PLO2a9axLQDIXvEFAmEuYkoACgkQa9axLQDI XvEWVw/9HSWbccLrQ68ulaqZkL4r6lL2RqvZ2p6fkIRW7bX1JS4UJjWe3+VBg5Ed DQ1A5cHC5ZndQ4gCRsUhcq7IMXBSj3twMzK7yxBk3zh8tbhVrIOONsKMurMw1NyM OmoyTJ01i2ZrkDs0OU3fBlvIHPxBjKbOZqykOJHjrB2rwBSbsyUw2KvpM7ha8DOf O7gKViDrdAhumdIL9rsMvSiIPoJLCxvqeu55c3saVu1JrUR6ENu7lMu3jt4WrfK3 m5gf76IFbgxXvlLiC8RJW7OYaXZ+COb7RA/yP/lK+Y0ug9PwqTpzXDwqvAp8nBIv y7DK0umcBwfDWmwnRO+ZzNPjOGTHnOnjC07WNBPn3v03pMeJ8v8RnvzHkliek31P r6uFWBxWO/O0sBbSpR+4tzgNfir0RkMajwL5pxQCEMoPCucStYQQl8zIeJeJecpT DKIyKzfFw6O59gdhE6dCj2wXH8YmKUoSUPCAXpKGzK/oYVOGVQTZSZjIC++ydFWv AOXz77etPidk3/Tl15Ena7fkkMkxX9UM8dTjOFS64mSWlEyzE6FtfAgm2rIEOaG7 ps6IjVzVves39SC+yry8T2L6gsxPnanRfwKKCWHkovQzNFgs5Qt51Fd5eIeI1jZ0 uEZhd19FN4136QhjWJOeXL/eyj0bv1WLX/mUln95sHnKyf4je9w= =X6Wm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Merge tag 'arm64-upstream' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux Pull arm64 updates from Catalin Marinas: - Support for 32-bit tasks on asymmetric AArch32 systems (on top of the scheduler changes merged via the tip tree). - More entry.S clean-ups and conversion to C. - MTE updates: allow a preferred tag checking mode to be set per CPU (the overhead of synchronous mode is smaller for some CPUs than others); optimisations for kernel entry/exit path; optionally disable MTE on the kernel command line. - Kselftest improvements for SVE and signal handling, PtrAuth. - Fix unlikely race where a TLBI could use stale ASID on an ASID roll-over (found by inspection). - Miscellaneous fixes: disable trapping of PMSNEVFR_EL1 to higher exception levels; drop unnecessary sigdelsetmask() call in the signal32 handling; remove BUG_ON when failing to allocate SVE state (just signal the process); SYM_CODE annotations. - Other trivial clean-ups: use macros instead of magic numbers, remove redundant returns, typos. * tag 'arm64-upstream' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux: (56 commits) arm64: Do not trap PMSNEVFR_EL1 arm64: mm: fix comment typo of pud_offset_phys() arm64: signal32: Drop pointless call to sigdelsetmask() arm64/sve: Better handle failure to allocate SVE register storage arm64: Document the requirement for SCR_EL3.HCE arm64: head: avoid over-mapping in map_memory arm64/sve: Add a comment documenting the binutils needed for SVE asm arm64/sve: Add some comments for sve_save/load_state() kselftest/arm64: signal: Add a TODO list for signal handling tests kselftest/arm64: signal: Add test case for SVE register state in signals kselftest/arm64: signal: Verify that signals can't change the SVE vector length kselftest/arm64: signal: Check SVE signal frame shows expected vector length kselftest/arm64: signal: Support signal frames with SVE register data kselftest/arm64: signal: Add SVE to the set of features we can check for arm64: replace in_irq() with in_hardirq() kselftest/arm64: pac: Fix skipping of tests on systems without PAC Documentation: arm64: describe asymmetric 32-bit support arm64: Remove logic to kill 32-bit tasks on 64-bit-only cores arm64: Hook up cmdline parameter to allow mismatched 32-bit EL0 arm64: Advertise CPUs capable of running 32-bit applications in sysfs ...
This directory attempts to document the ABI between the Linux kernel and userspace, and the relative stability of these interfaces. Due to the everchanging nature of Linux, and the differing maturity levels, these interfaces should be used by userspace programs in different ways. We have four different levels of ABI stability, as shown by the four different subdirectories in this location. Interfaces may change levels of stability according to the rules described below. The different levels of stability are: stable/ This directory documents the interfaces that the developer has defined to be stable. Userspace programs are free to use these interfaces with no restrictions, and backward compatibility for them will be guaranteed for at least 2 years. Most interfaces (like syscalls) are expected to never change and always be available. testing/ This directory documents interfaces that are felt to be stable, as the main development of this interface has been completed. The interface can be changed to add new features, but the current interface will not break by doing this, unless grave errors or security problems are found in them. Userspace programs can start to rely on these interfaces, but they must be aware of changes that can occur before these interfaces move to be marked stable. Programs that use these interfaces are strongly encouraged to add their name to the description of these interfaces, so that the kernel developers can easily notify them if any changes occur (see the description of the layout of the files below for details on how to do this.) obsolete/ This directory documents interfaces that are still remaining in the kernel, but are marked to be removed at some later point in time. The description of the interface will document the reason why it is obsolete and when it can be expected to be removed. removed/ This directory contains a list of the old interfaces that have been removed from the kernel. Every file in these directories will contain the following information: What: Short description of the interface Date: Date created KernelVersion: Kernel version this feature first showed up in. Contact: Primary contact for this interface (may be a mailing list) Description: Long description of the interface and how to use it. Users: All users of this interface who wish to be notified when it changes. This is very important for interfaces in the "testing" stage, so that kernel developers can work with userspace developers to ensure that things do not break in ways that are unacceptable. It is also important to get feedback for these interfaces to make sure they are working in a proper way and do not need to be changed further. Note: The fields should be use a simple notation, compatible with ReST markup. Also, the file **should not** have a top-level index, like:: === foo === How things move between levels: Interfaces in stable may move to obsolete, as long as the proper notification is given. Interfaces may be removed from obsolete and the kernel as long as the documented amount of time has gone by. Interfaces in the testing state can move to the stable state when the developers feel they are finished. They cannot be removed from the kernel tree without going through the obsolete state first. It's up to the developer to place their interfaces in the category they wish for it to start out in. Notable bits of non-ABI, which should not under any circumstances be considered stable: - Kconfig. Userspace should not rely on the presence or absence of any particular Kconfig symbol, in /proc/config.gz, in the copy of .config commonly installed to /boot, or in any invocation of the kernel build process. - Kernel-internal symbols. Do not rely on the presence, absence, location, or type of any kernel symbol, either in System.map files or the kernel binary itself. See Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst.