linux-stable.git/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls, branch master Linux kernel stable tree rseq: Implement sys_rseq_slice_yield() 2026-01-22T10:11:17+00:00 Thomas Gleixner tglx@linutronix.de 2025-12-15T16:52:15+00:00 99d2592023e5d0a31f5f5a83c694df48239a1e6c Provide a new syscall which has the only purpose to yield the CPU after the kernel granted a time slice extension. sched_yield() is not suitable for that because it unconditionally schedules, but the end of the time slice extension is not required to schedule when the task was already preempted. This also allows to have a strict check for termination to catch user space invoking random syscalls including sched_yield() from a time slice extension region. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com> Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251215155708.929634896@linutronix.de 
Provide a new syscall which has the only purpose to yield the CPU after the
kernel granted a time slice extension.

sched_yield() is not suitable for that because it unconditionally
schedules, but the end of the time slice extension is not required to
schedule when the task was already preempted. This also allows to have a
strict check for termination to catch user space invoking random syscalls
including sched_yield() from a time slice extension region.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Reviewed-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251215155708.929634896@linutronix.de
Merge tag 's390-6.19-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux 2025-12-03T00:37:00+00:00 Linus Torvalds torvalds@linux-foundation.org 2025-12-03T00:37:00+00:00 2547f79b0b0cd969ae6f736890af4ebd9368cda5 Pull s390 updates from Heiko Carstens: - Provide a new interface for dynamic configuration and deconfiguration of hotplug memory, allowing with and without memmap_on_memory support. This makes the way memory hotplug is handled on s390 much more similar to other architectures - Remove compat support. There shouldn't be any compat user space around anymore, therefore get rid of a lot of code which also doesn't need to be tested anymore - Add stackprotector support. GCC 16 will get new compiler options, which allow to generate code required for kernel stackprotector support - Merge pai_crypto and pai_ext PMU drivers into a new driver. This removes a lot of duplicated code. The new driver is also extendable and allows to support new PMUs - Add driver override support for AP queues - Rework and extend zcrypt and AP trace events to allow for tracing of crypto requests - Support block sizes larger than 65535 bytes for CCW tape devices - Since the rework of the virtual kernel address space the module area and the kernel image are within the same 4GB area. This eliminates the need of weak per cpu variables. Get rid of ARCH_MODULE_NEEDS_WEAK_PER_CPU - Various other small improvements and fixes * tag 's390-6.19-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux: (92 commits) watchdog: diag288_wdt: Remove KMSG_COMPONENT macro s390/entry: Use lay instead of aghik s390/vdso: Get rid of -m64 flag handling s390/vdso: Rename vdso64 to vdso s390: Rename head64.S to head.S s390/vdso: Use common STABS_DEBUG and DWARF_DEBUG macros s390: Add stackprotector support s390/modules: Simplify module_finalize() slightly s390: Remove KMSG_COMPONENT macro s390/percpu: Get rid of ARCH_MODULE_NEEDS_WEAK_PER_CPU s390/ap: Restrict driver_override versus apmask and aqmask use s390/ap: Rename mutex ap_perms_mutex to ap_attr_mutex s390/ap: Support driver_override for AP queue devices s390/ap: Use all-bits-one apmask/aqmask for vfio in_use() checks s390/debug: Update description of resize operation s390/syscalls: Switch to generic system call table generation s390/syscalls: Remove system call table pointer from thread_struct s390/uapi: Remove 31 bit support from uapi header files s390: Remove compat support tools: Remove s390 compat support ... 
Pull s390 updates from Heiko Carstens:

 - Provide a new interface for dynamic configuration and deconfiguration
   of hotplug memory, allowing with and without memmap_on_memory
   support. This makes the way memory hotplug is handled on s390 much
   more similar to other architectures

 - Remove compat support. There shouldn't be any compat user space
   around anymore, therefore get rid of a lot of code which also doesn't
   need to be tested anymore

 - Add stackprotector support. GCC 16 will get new compiler options,
   which allow to generate code required for kernel stackprotector
   support

 - Merge pai_crypto and pai_ext PMU drivers into a new driver. This
   removes a lot of duplicated code. The new driver is also extendable
   and allows to support new PMUs

 - Add driver override support for AP queues

 - Rework and extend zcrypt and AP trace events to allow for tracing of
   crypto requests

 - Support block sizes larger than 65535 bytes for CCW tape devices

 - Since the rework of the virtual kernel address space the module area
   and the kernel image are within the same 4GB area. This eliminates
   the need of weak per cpu variables. Get rid of
   ARCH_MODULE_NEEDS_WEAK_PER_CPU

 - Various other small improvements and fixes

* tag 's390-6.19-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux: (92 commits)
  watchdog: diag288_wdt: Remove KMSG_COMPONENT macro
  s390/entry: Use lay instead of aghik
  s390/vdso: Get rid of -m64 flag handling
  s390/vdso: Rename vdso64 to vdso
  s390: Rename head64.S to head.S
  s390/vdso: Use common STABS_DEBUG and DWARF_DEBUG macros
  s390: Add stackprotector support
  s390/modules: Simplify module_finalize() slightly
  s390: Remove KMSG_COMPONENT macro
  s390/percpu: Get rid of ARCH_MODULE_NEEDS_WEAK_PER_CPU
  s390/ap: Restrict driver_override versus apmask and aqmask use
  s390/ap: Rename mutex ap_perms_mutex to ap_attr_mutex
  s390/ap: Support driver_override for AP queue devices
  s390/ap: Use all-bits-one apmask/aqmask for vfio in_use() checks
  s390/debug: Update description of resize operation
  s390/syscalls: Switch to generic system call table generation
  s390/syscalls: Remove system call table pointer from thread_struct
  s390/uapi: Remove 31 bit support from uapi header files
  s390: Remove compat support
  tools: Remove s390 compat support
  ...
s390/syscalls: Switch to generic system call table generation 2025-11-17T10:10:39+00:00 Heiko Carstens hca@linux.ibm.com 2025-11-10T18:54:40+00:00 4ac286c4a8d904c8818a6f019da8117ec31b2c27 The s390 syscall.tbl format differs slightly from most others, and therefore requires an s390 specific system call table generation script. With compat support gone use the opportunity to switch to generic system call table generation. The abi for all 64 bit system calls is now common, since there is no need to specify if system call entry points are only for 64 bit anymore. Furthermore create the system call table in C instead of assembler code in order to get type checking for all system call functions contained within the table. Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com> 
The s390 syscall.tbl format differs slightly from most others, and
therefore requires an s390 specific system call table generation
script.

With compat support gone use the opportunity to switch to generic
system call table generation. The abi for all 64 bit system calls is
now common, since there is no need to specify if system call entry
points are only for 64 bit anymore.

Furthermore create the system call table in C instead of assembler
code in order to get type checking for all system call functions
contained within the table.

Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>
arch: hookup listns() system call 2025-11-03T16:41:18+00:00 Christian Brauner brauner@kernel.org 2025-10-29T12:20:33+00:00 b36d4b6aa88ef039647228b98c59a875e92f8c8e Add the listns() system call to all architectures. Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251029-work-namespace-nstree-listns-v4-20-2e6f823ebdc0@kernel.org Tested-by: syzbot@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org> 
Add the listns() system call to all architectures.

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251029-work-namespace-nstree-listns-v4-20-2e6f823ebdc0@kernel.org
Tested-by: syzbot@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
fs: introduce file_getattr and file_setattr syscalls 2025-07-02T15:05:17+00:00 Andrey Albershteyn aalbersh@redhat.com 2025-06-30T16:20:16+00:00 be7efb2d20d67f334a7de2aef77ae6c69367e646 Introduce file_getattr() and file_setattr() syscalls to manipulate inode extended attributes. The syscalls takes pair of file descriptor and pathname. Then it operates on inode opened accroding to openat() semantics. The struct file_attr is passed to obtain/change extended attributes. This is an alternative to FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR ioctl with a difference that file don't need to be open as we can reference it with a path instead of fd. By having this we can manipulated inode extended attributes not only on regular files but also on special ones. This is not possible with FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR ioctl as with special files we can not call ioctl() directly on the filesystem inode using fd. This patch adds two new syscalls which allows userspace to get/set extended inode attributes on special files by using parent directory and a path - *at() like syscall. CC: linux-api@vger.kernel.org CC: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org CC: linux-xfs@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Andrey Albershteyn <aalbersh@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250630-xattrat-syscall-v6-6-c4e3bc35227b@kernel.org Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org> 
Introduce file_getattr() and file_setattr() syscalls to manipulate inode
extended attributes. The syscalls takes pair of file descriptor and
pathname. Then it operates on inode opened accroding to openat()
semantics. The struct file_attr is passed to obtain/change extended
attributes.

This is an alternative to FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR ioctl with a difference
that file don't need to be open as we can reference it with a path
instead of fd. By having this we can manipulated inode extended
attributes not only on regular files but also on special ones. This
is not possible with FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR ioctl as with special files
we can not call ioctl() directly on the filesystem inode using fd.

This patch adds two new syscalls which allows userspace to get/set
extended inode attributes on special files by using parent directory
and a path - *at() like syscall.

CC: linux-api@vger.kernel.org
CC: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
CC: linux-xfs@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Andrey Albershteyn <aalbersh@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250630-xattrat-syscall-v6-6-c4e3bc35227b@kernel.org
Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
fs: add open_tree_attr() 2025-02-12T11:12:28+00:00 Christian Brauner brauner@kernel.org 2025-01-28T10:33:41+00:00 c4a16820d90199409c9bf01c4f794e1e9e8d8fd8 Add open_tree_attr() which allow to atomically create a detached mount tree and set mount options on it. If OPEN_TREE_CLONE is used this will allow the creation of a detached mount with a new set of mount options without it ever being exposed to userspace without that set of mount options applied. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250128-work-mnt_idmap-update-v2-v1-3-c25feb0d2eb3@kernel.org Reviewed-by: "Seth Forshee (DigitalOcean)" <sforshee@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org> 
Add open_tree_attr() which allow to atomically create a detached mount
tree and set mount options on it. If OPEN_TREE_CLONE is used this will
allow the creation of a detached mount with a new set of mount options
without it ever being exposed to userspace without that set of mount
options applied.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250128-work-mnt_idmap-update-v2-v1-3-c25feb0d2eb3@kernel.org
Reviewed-by: "Seth Forshee (DigitalOcean)" <sforshee@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Merge tag 's390-6.13-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux 2024-11-19T01:45:41+00:00 Linus Torvalds torvalds@linux-foundation.org 2024-11-19T01:45:41+00:00 0338cd9c22d1bce7dc4a6641d4215a50f476f429 Pull s390 updates from Heiko Carstens: - Add firmware sysfs interface which allows user space to retrieve the dump area size of the machine - Add 'measurement_chars_full' CHPID sysfs attribute to make the complete associated Channel-Measurements Characteristics Block available - Add virtio-mem support - Move gmap aka KVM page fault handling from the main fault handler to KVM code. This is the first step to make s390 KVM page fault handling similar to other architectures. With this first step the main fault handler does not have any special handling anymore, and therefore convert it to support LOCK_MM_AND_FIND_VMA - With gcc 14 s390 support for flag output operand support for inline assemblies was added. This allows for several optimizations: - Provide a cmpxchg inline assembly which makes use of this, and provide all variants of arch_try_cmpxchg() so that the compiler can generate slightly better code - Convert a few cmpxchg() loops to try_cmpxchg() loops - Similar to x86 add a CC_OUT() helper macro (and other macros), and convert all inline assemblies to make use of them, so that depending on compiler version better code can be generated - List installed host-key hashes in sysfs if the machine supports the Query Ultravisor Keys UVC - Add 'Retrieve Secret' ioctl which allows user space in protected execution guests to retrieve previously stored secrets from the Ultravisor - Add pkey-uv module which supports the conversion of Ultravisor retrievable secrets to protected keys - Extend the existing paes cipher to exploit the full AES-XTS hardware acceleration introduced with message-security assist extension 10 - Convert hopefully all sysfs show functions to use sysfs_emit() so that the constant flow of such patches stop - For PCI devices make use of the newly added Topology ID attribute to enable whole card multi-function support despite the change to PCHID per port. Additionally improve the overall robustness and usability of the multifunction support - Various other small improvements, fixes, and cleanups * tag 's390-6.13-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux: (133 commits) s390/cio/ioasm: Convert to use flag output macros s390/cio/qdio: Convert to use flag output macros s390/sclp: Convert to use flag output macros s390/dasd: Convert to use flag output macros s390/boot/physmem: Convert to use flag output macros s390/pci: Convert to use flag output macros s390/kvm: Convert to use flag output macros s390/extmem: Convert to use flag output macros s390/string: Convert to use flag output macros s390/diag: Convert to use flag output macros s390/irq: Convert to use flag output macros s390/smp: Convert to use flag output macros s390/uv: Convert to use flag output macros s390/pai: Convert to use flag output macros s390/mm: Convert to use flag output macros s390/cpu_mf: Convert to use flag output macros s390/cpcmd: Convert to use flag output macros s390/topology: Convert to use flag output macros s390/time: Convert to use flag output macros s390/pageattr: Convert to use flag output macros ... 
Pull s390 updates from Heiko Carstens:

 - Add firmware sysfs interface which allows user space to retrieve the
   dump area size of the machine

 - Add 'measurement_chars_full' CHPID sysfs attribute to make the
   complete associated Channel-Measurements Characteristics Block
   available

 - Add virtio-mem support

 - Move gmap aka KVM page fault handling from the main fault handler to
   KVM code. This is the first step to make s390 KVM page fault handling
   similar to other architectures. With this first step the main fault
   handler does not have any special handling anymore, and therefore
   convert it to support LOCK_MM_AND_FIND_VMA

 - With gcc 14 s390 support for flag output operand support for inline
   assemblies was added. This allows for several optimizations:

     - Provide a cmpxchg inline assembly which makes use of this, and
       provide all variants of arch_try_cmpxchg() so that the compiler
       can generate slightly better code

     - Convert a few cmpxchg() loops to try_cmpxchg() loops

     - Similar to x86 add a CC_OUT() helper macro (and other macros),
       and convert all inline assemblies to make use of them, so that
       depending on compiler version better code can be generated

 - List installed host-key hashes in sysfs if the machine supports the
   Query Ultravisor Keys UVC

 - Add 'Retrieve Secret' ioctl which allows user space in protected
   execution guests to retrieve previously stored secrets from the
   Ultravisor

 - Add pkey-uv module which supports the conversion of Ultravisor
   retrievable secrets to protected keys

 - Extend the existing paes cipher to exploit the full AES-XTS hardware
   acceleration introduced with message-security assist extension 10

 - Convert hopefully all sysfs show functions to use sysfs_emit() so
   that the constant flow of such patches stop

 - For PCI devices make use of the newly added Topology ID attribute to
   enable whole card multi-function support despite the change to PCHID
   per port. Additionally improve the overall robustness and usability
   of the multifunction support

 - Various other small improvements, fixes, and cleanups

* tag 's390-6.13-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux: (133 commits)
  s390/cio/ioasm: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/cio/qdio: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/sclp: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/dasd: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/boot/physmem: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/pci: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/kvm: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/extmem: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/string: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/diag: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/irq: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/smp: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/uv: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/pai: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/mm: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/cpu_mf: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/cpcmd: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/topology: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/time: Convert to use flag output macros
  s390/pageattr: Convert to use flag output macros
  ...
s390/syscalls: Convert filechk to if_changed 2024-11-12T13:01:30+00:00 Masahiro Yamada masahiroy@kernel.org 2024-11-11T13:45:54+00:00 182c02a6cd5f7947c403ba2321e262fb0aeaabfc The filechk macro always executes the syscalltbl script (and discards the output if there are no changes). Using if_changed is more efficient because it avoids running the script when the target is up-to-date and the command remains unchanged. All other architectures use if_changed for generating syscall headers. Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241111134603.2063226-3-masahiroy@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com> 
The filechk macro always executes the syscalltbl script (and discards
the output if there are no changes).

Using if_changed is more efficient because it avoids running the script
when the target is up-to-date and the command remains unchanged.

All other architectures use if_changed for generating syscall headers.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241111134603.2063226-3-masahiroy@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>
s390/syscalls: Remove unnecessary argument of filechk_syshdr 2024-11-12T13:01:30+00:00 Masahiro Yamada masahiroy@kernel.org 2024-11-11T13:45:53+00:00 e17aca2005087ff501dd9e8f187627f91751c7d3 The filechk_syshdr macro receives $@ in both cases, making the argument redundant. Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241111134603.2063226-2-masahiroy@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com> 
The filechk_syshdr macro receives $@ in both cases, making the argument
redundant.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241111134603.2063226-2-masahiroy@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>
s390/syscalls: Avoid creation of arch/arch/ directory 2024-11-12T13:01:29+00:00 Masahiro Yamada masahiroy@kernel.org 2024-11-11T13:45:52+00:00 0708967e2d56e370231fd07defa0d69f9ad125e8 Building the kernel with ARCH=s390 creates a weird arch/arch/ directory. $ find arch/arch arch/arch arch/arch/s390 arch/arch/s390/include arch/arch/s390/include/generated arch/arch/s390/include/generated/asm arch/arch/s390/include/generated/uapi arch/arch/s390/include/generated/uapi/asm The root cause is 'targets' in arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/Makefile, where the relative path is incorrect. Strictly speaking, 'targets' was not necessary in the first place because this Makefile uses 'filechk' instead of 'if_changed'. However, this commit keeps it, as it will be useful when converting 'filechk' to 'if_changed' later. Fixes: 5c75824d915e ("s390/syscalls: add Makefile to generate system call header files") Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241111134603.2063226-1-masahiroy@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com> 
Building the kernel with ARCH=s390 creates a weird arch/arch/ directory.

  $ find arch/arch
  arch/arch
  arch/arch/s390
  arch/arch/s390/include
  arch/arch/s390/include/generated
  arch/arch/s390/include/generated/asm
  arch/arch/s390/include/generated/uapi
  arch/arch/s390/include/generated/uapi/asm

The root cause is 'targets' in arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/Makefile,
where the relative path is incorrect.

Strictly speaking, 'targets' was not necessary in the first place
because this Makefile uses 'filechk' instead of 'if_changed'.

However, this commit keeps it, as it will be useful when converting
'filechk' to 'if_changed' later.

Fixes: 5c75824d915e ("s390/syscalls: add Makefile to generate system call header files")
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241111134603.2063226-1-masahiroy@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>