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authorGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2026-07-24 16:17:26 +0200
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2026-07-24 16:17:26 +0200
commitb62ed4c93ad71374b54d2c3a72cbc67b506f580c (patch)
tree6ca6ab974bbce902fc9de300fea6aa056170850f /Documentation
parent5895db67c12464003afd16c08049b73aa09e58ea (diff)
parent221fc2f4d0eda59d02af2e751a9282fa013a8e97 (diff)
Merge v6.18.40linux-rolling-lts
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i3c11
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/arch/arm64/cpu-hotplug.rst28
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,x1e80100-camcc.yaml1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/nvidia,tegra186-gpc-dma.yaml23
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/allwinner,sun4i-a10-video-engine.yaml10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/renesas,ether.yaml3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom,sc8280xp-qmp-pcie-phy.yaml13
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/nvidia,tegra234-pinmux-aon.yaml4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/nvidia,tegra234-pinmux.yaml4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/mt6359-regulator.yaml43
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml16
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.yaml2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/driver-api/nvdimm/btt.rst5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/driver-api/pci/pci.rst3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst14
-rw-r--r--Documentation/netlink/specs/handshake.yaml1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-link.yaml6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/bonding.rst23
-rw-r--r--Documentation/trace/eprobetrace.rst4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/trace/rv/monitor_sched.rst7
21 files changed, 130 insertions, 97 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i3c b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i3c
index c812ab180ff4..c1e048957a01 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i3c
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i3c
@@ -161,3 +161,14 @@ Contact: linux-i3c@vger.kernel.org
Description:
These directories are just symbolic links to
/sys/bus/i3c/devices/i3c-<bus-id>/<bus-id>-<device-pid>.
+
+What: /sys/bus/i3c/devices/i3c-<bus-id>/<bus-id>-<device-pid>/dev_nack_retry_count
+KernelVersion: 6.18
+Contact: linux-i3c@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+ Expose the dev_nak_retry_count which controls the number of
+ automatic retries that will be performed by the controller when
+ the target device returns a NACK response. A value of 0 disables
+ the automatic retries. Exist only when I3C constroller supports
+ this retry on nack feature.
+
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst
index 738d7b4dc33a..9909c7d5c617 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ This governor exposes the following tunables:
of those tasks above 0 and set this attribute to 1.
``sampling_down_factor``
- Temporary multiplier, between 1 (default) and 100 inclusive, to apply to
+ Temporary multiplier, between 1 (default) and 100000 inclusive, to apply to
the ``sampling_rate`` value if the CPU load goes above ``up_threshold``.
This causes the next execution of the governor's worker routine (after
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ This governor exposes the following tunables:
100 (5 by default).
This is how much the frequency is allowed to change in one go. Setting
- it to 0 will cause the default frequency step (5 percent) to be used
- and setting it to 100 effectively causes the governor to periodically
+ it to 0 disables frequency changes by the governor entirely and setting
+ it to 100 effectively causes the governor to periodically
switch the frequency between the ``scaling_min_freq`` and
``scaling_max_freq`` policy limits.
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/arm64/cpu-hotplug.rst b/Documentation/arch/arm64/cpu-hotplug.rst
index 8fb438bf7781..7c3379b704aa 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/arm64/cpu-hotplug.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/arm64/cpu-hotplug.rst
@@ -47,11 +47,12 @@ ever have can be described at boot. There are no power-domain considerations
as such devices are emulated.
CPU Hotplug on virtual systems is supported. It is distinct from physical
-CPU Hotplug as all resources are described as ``present``, but CPUs may be
-marked as disabled by firmware. Only the CPU's online/offline behaviour is
-influenced by firmware. An example is where a virtual machine boots with a
-single CPU, and additional CPUs are added once a cloud orchestrator deploys
-the workload.
+CPU Hotplug as all vCPU resources are statically described in the firmware
+configuration tables (e.g. MADT), meaning their maximum possible count is
+known at boot. However, vCPUs that are not enabled at boot are not marked
+as ``present`` by the kernel until they are hotplugged. An example is where
+a virtual machine boots with a single CPU, and additional CPUs are added
+once a cloud orchestrator deploys the workload.
For a virtual machine, the VMM (e.g. Qemu) plays the part of firmware.
@@ -60,16 +61,19 @@ brought online. Firmware can enforce its policy via PSCI's return codes. e.g.
``DENIED``.
The ACPI tables must describe all the resources of the virtual machine. CPUs
-that firmware wishes to disable either from boot (or later) should not be
-``enabled`` in the MADT GICC structures, but should have the ``online capable``
-bit set, to indicate they can be enabled later. The boot CPU must be marked as
-``enabled``. The 'always on' GICR structure must be used to describe the
-redistributors.
+that are hot-pluggable must have the ``online capable`` bit set and the
+``enabled`` bit cleared in the MADT GICC structures to indicate they can be
+enabled later. The boot CPU must be marked as ``enabled`` with its
+``online capable`` bit cleared. The 'always on' GICR structure must be used
+to describe the redistributors.
CPUs described as ``online capable`` but not ``enabled`` can be set to enabled
by the DSDT's Processor object's _STA method. On virtual systems the _STA method
-must always report the CPU as ``present``. Changes to the firmware policy can
-be notified to the OS via device-check or eject-request.
+must always set the ``ACPI_STA_DEVICE_PRESENT`` bit, while toggling the
+``ACPI_STA_DEVICE_ENABLED`` bit to reflect its plug status. The kernel will
+then dynamically mark the vCPU as ``present`` within the OS when the
+``ACPI_STA_DEVICE_ENABLED`` bit becomes set during hot-add. Changes to the
+firmware policy can be notified to the OS via device-check or eject-request.
CPUs described as ``enabled`` in the static table, should not have their _STA
modified dynamically by firmware. Soft-restart features such as kexec will
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,x1e80100-camcc.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,x1e80100-camcc.yaml
index 938a2f1ff3fc..b28614186cc0 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,x1e80100-camcc.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,x1e80100-camcc.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ properties:
compatible:
enum:
- qcom,x1e80100-camcc
+ - qcom,x1p42100-camcc
reg:
maxItems: 1
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/nvidia,tegra186-gpc-dma.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/nvidia,tegra186-gpc-dma.yaml
index 0dabe9bbb219..64f1e9d9896d 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/nvidia,tegra186-gpc-dma.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/nvidia,tegra186-gpc-dma.yaml
@@ -15,16 +15,14 @@ maintainers:
- Jon Hunter <jonathanh@nvidia.com>
- Rajesh Gumasta <rgumasta@nvidia.com>
-allOf:
- - $ref: dma-controller.yaml#
-
properties:
compatible:
oneOf:
- - const: nvidia,tegra186-gpcdma
+ - enum:
+ - nvidia,tegra264-gpcdma
+ - nvidia,tegra186-gpcdma
- items:
- enum:
- - nvidia,tegra264-gpcdma
- nvidia,tegra234-gpcdma
- nvidia,tegra194-gpcdma
- const: nvidia,tegra186-gpcdma
@@ -60,12 +58,23 @@ required:
- compatible
- reg
- interrupts
- - resets
- - reset-names
- "#dma-cells"
- iommus
- dma-channel-mask
+allOf:
+ - $ref: dma-controller.yaml#
+ - if:
+ properties:
+ compatible:
+ contains:
+ enum:
+ - nvidia,tegra186-gpcdma
+ then:
+ required:
+ - resets
+ - reset-names
+
additionalProperties: false
examples:
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/allwinner,sun4i-a10-video-engine.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/allwinner,sun4i-a10-video-engine.yaml
index 541325f900a1..01f2afa023f0 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/allwinner,sun4i-a10-video-engine.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/allwinner,sun4i-a10-video-engine.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ properties:
CMA pool to use for buffers allocation instead of the default
CMA pool.
+ # FIXME: This should be made required eventually once every SoC will
+ # have the MBUS declared.
+ interconnects:
+ maxItems: 1
+
+ # FIXME: This should be made required eventually once every SoC will
+ # have the MBUS declared.
+ interconnect-names:
+ const: dma-mem
+
required:
- compatible
- reg
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/renesas,ether.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/renesas,ether.yaml
index f0a52f47f95a..dd7187f12a67 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/renesas,ether.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/renesas,ether.yaml
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ examples:
#size-cells = <0>;
phy1: ethernet-phy@1 {
- compatible = "ethernet-phy-id0022.1537",
- "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c22";
+ compatible = "ethernet-phy-id0022.1537";
reg = <1>;
interrupt-parent = <&irqc0>;
interrupts = <0 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>;
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom,sc8280xp-qmp-pcie-phy.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom,sc8280xp-qmp-pcie-phy.yaml
index 119b4ff36dbd..19d7de3ce7a9 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom,sc8280xp-qmp-pcie-phy.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/qcom,sc8280xp-qmp-pcie-phy.yaml
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ allOf:
items:
- description: port a
- description: port b
- required:
- - qcom,4ln-config-sel
else:
properties:
reg:
@@ -146,6 +144,17 @@ allOf:
compatible:
contains:
enum:
+ - qcom,sc8280xp-qmp-gen3x4-pcie-phy
+ - qcom,x1e80100-qmp-gen4x4-pcie-phy
+ then:
+ required:
+ - qcom,4ln-config-sel
+
+ - if:
+ properties:
+ compatible:
+ contains:
+ enum:
- qcom,qcs615-qmp-gen3x1-pcie-phy
- qcom,sar2130p-qmp-gen3x2-pcie-phy
- qcom,sc8180x-qmp-pcie-phy
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/nvidia,tegra234-pinmux-aon.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/nvidia,tegra234-pinmux-aon.yaml
index db8224dfba2c..56fb9cf763ef 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/nvidia,tegra234-pinmux-aon.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/nvidia,tegra234-pinmux-aon.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ patternProperties:
drive_soc_gpio27_pee6, drive_ao_retention_n_pee2,
drive_vcomp_alert_pee1, drive_hdmi_cec_pgg0 ]
+required:
+ - compatible
+ - reg
+
unevaluatedProperties: false
examples:
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/nvidia,tegra234-pinmux.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/nvidia,tegra234-pinmux.yaml
index f5a3a881dec4..bd305a34eee2 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/nvidia,tegra234-pinmux.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/nvidia,tegra234-pinmux.yaml
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ patternProperties:
drive_sdmmc1_dat2_pj4, drive_sdmmc1_dat1_pj3,
drive_sdmmc1_dat0_pj2 ]
+required:
+ - compatible
+ - reg
+
unevaluatedProperties: false
examples:
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/mt6359-regulator.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/mt6359-regulator.yaml
index d6b3b5a5c0b3..5e4b1e741795 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/mt6359-regulator.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/mt6359-regulator.yaml
@@ -18,84 +18,41 @@ patternProperties:
"^buck_v(s1|gpu11|modem|pu|core|s2|pa|proc2|proc1|core_sshub)$":
type: object
$ref: regulator.yaml#
-
- properties:
- regulator-name:
- pattern: "^v(s1|gpu11|modem|pu|core|s2|pa|proc2|proc1|core_sshub)$"
-
unevaluatedProperties: false
"^ldo_v(ibr|rf12|usb|camio|efuse|xo22)$":
type: object
$ref: regulator.yaml#
-
- properties:
- regulator-name:
- pattern: "^v(ibr|rf12|usb|camio|efuse|xo22)$"
-
unevaluatedProperties: false
"^ldo_v(rfck|emc|a12|a09|ufs|bbck)$":
type: object
$ref: regulator.yaml#
-
- properties:
- regulator-name:
- pattern: "^v(rfck|emc|a12|a09|ufs|bbck)$"
-
unevaluatedProperties: false
"^ldo_vcn(18|13|33_1_bt|13_1_wifi|33_2_bt|33_2_wifi)$":
type: object
$ref: regulator.yaml#
-
- properties:
- regulator-name:
- pattern: "^vcn(18|13|33_1_bt|13_1_wifi|33_2_bt|33_2_wifi)$"
-
unevaluatedProperties: false
"^ldo_vsram_(proc2|others|md|proc1|others_sshub)$":
type: object
$ref: regulator.yaml#
-
- properties:
- regulator-name:
- pattern: "^vsram_(proc2|others|md|proc1|others_sshub)$"
-
unevaluatedProperties: false
"^ldo_v(fe|bif|io)28$":
type: object
$ref: regulator.yaml#
-
- properties:
- regulator-name:
- pattern: "^v(fe|bif|io)28$"
-
unevaluatedProperties: false
"^ldo_v(aud|io|aux|rf|m)18$":
type: object
$ref: regulator.yaml#
-
- properties:
- regulator-name:
- pattern: "^v(aud|io|aux|rf|m)18$"
-
unevaluatedProperties: false
"^ldo_vsim[12]$":
type: object
$ref: regulator.yaml#
-
- properties:
- regulator-name:
- pattern: "^vsim[12]$"
-
- required:
- - regulator-name
-
unevaluatedProperties: false
additionalProperties: false
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml
index d85a1a088b35..0c809819b69d 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/sifive,clint.yaml
@@ -69,22 +69,6 @@ properties:
minItems: 1
maxItems: 4095
- sifive,fine-ctr-bits:
- maximum: 15
- description: The width in bits of the fine counter.
-
-if:
- properties:
- compatible:
- contains:
- const: sifive,clint2
-then:
- required:
- - sifive,fine-ctr-bits
-else:
- properties:
- sifive,fine-ctr-bits: false
-
additionalProperties: false
required:
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.yaml
index f1d1882009ba..a9cf85fd6fbe 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.yaml
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ patternProperties:
description: Diodes, Inc.
"^dioo,.*":
description: Dioo Microcircuit Co., Ltd
+ "^displaytech,.*":
+ description: Displaytech Ltd.
"^djn,.*":
description: Shenzhen DJN Optronics Technology Co., Ltd
"^dlc,.*":
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/nvdimm/btt.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/nvdimm/btt.rst
index 107395c042ae..cb1afe9dc3cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/nvdimm/btt.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/nvdimm/btt.rst
@@ -161,9 +161,8 @@ process::
nlanes = min(nfree, num_cpus)
A lane number is obtained at the start of any IO, and is used for indexing into
-all the on-disk and in-memory data structures for the duration of the IO. If
-there are more CPUs than the max number of available lanes, than lanes are
-protected by spinlocks.
+all the on-disk and in-memory data structures for the duration of the IO. Lanes
+are protected by mutexes.
d. In-memory data structure: Read Tracking Table (RTT)
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/pci/pci.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/pci/pci.rst
index 59d86e827198..99a1bbaaec5d 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/pci/pci.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/pci/pci.rst
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ PCI Support Library
.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/slot.c
:export:
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/rebar.c
+ :export:
+
.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/rom.c
:export:
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
index 8256e857e2d7..cf7eee2d9b61 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ fixes/update part 1.1 Stefani Seibold <stefani@seibold.net> June 9 2009
1 Collecting System Information
1.1 Process-Specific Subdirectories
1.2 Kernel data
- 1.3 IDE devices in /proc/ide
- 1.4 Networking info in /proc/net
- 1.5 SCSI info
- 1.6 Parallel port info in /proc/parport
- 1.7 TTY info in /proc/tty
- 1.8 Miscellaneous kernel statistics in /proc/stat
- 1.9 Ext4 file system parameters
+ 1.3 Networking info in /proc/net
+ 1.4 SCSI info
+ 1.5 Parallel port info in /proc/parport
+ 1.6 TTY info in /proc/tty
+ 1.7 Miscellaneous kernel statistics in /proc/stat
+ 1.8 Ext4 file system parameters
+ 1.9 /proc/consoles - Shows registered system consoles
2 Modifying System Parameters
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/handshake.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/handshake.yaml
index 1024297b3851..ffec12b46759 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/handshake.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/handshake.yaml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ operations:
name: done
doc: Handler reports handshake completion
attribute-set: done
+ flags: [admin-perm]
do:
request:
attributes:
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-link.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-link.yaml
index 2a23e9699c0b..ae4db7e03277 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-link.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-link.yaml
@@ -1336,6 +1336,12 @@ attribute-sets:
-
name: coupled-control
type: u8
+ -
+ name: broadcast-neigh
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: lacp-strict
+ type: u8
-
name: bond-ad-info-attrs
name-prefix: ifla-bond-ad-info-
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst b/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst
index e700bf1d095c..33ca5afafdf6 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst
@@ -619,6 +619,29 @@ min_links
aggregator cannot be active without at least one available link,
setting this option to 0 or to 1 has the exact same effect.
+lacp_strict
+
+ Specifies the fallback behavior of a bonding when LACP negotiation
+ fails on all slave links, i.e. when no slave is in the
+ Collecting_Distributing state, while at least `min_links` link still
+ reports carrier up.
+
+ This option is only applicable to 802.3ad mode (mode 4).
+
+ Valid values are:
+
+ off or 0
+ One interface of the bond is selected to be active, in order to
+ facilitate communication with peer devices that do not implement
+ LACP.
+
+ on or 1
+ Interfaces are only permitted to be made active if they have an
+ active LACP partner and have successfully reached
+ Collecting_Distributing state.
+
+ The default value is 0 (off).
+
mode
Specifies one of the bonding policies. The default is
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/eprobetrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/eprobetrace.rst
index 89b5157cfab8..fe3602540569 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/eprobetrace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/eprobetrace.rst
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ Synopsis of eprobe_events
(x8/x16/x32/x64), VFS layer common type(%pd/%pD), "char",
"string", "ustring", "symbol", "symstr" and "bitfield" are
supported.
+ (STRUCT)FIELD->MEMBER[->MEMBER] : If BTF is supported, typecast FIELD to
+ a pointer to STRUCT and then derference the pointer defined by
+ ->MEMBER. Note that when this is used, the FIELD name does not
+ need to be prefixed with a '$'.
Types
-----
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/rv/monitor_sched.rst b/Documentation/trace/rv/monitor_sched.rst
index 3f8381ad9ec7..608173574ba7 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/rv/monitor_sched.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/rv/monitor_sched.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Specifications
--------------
The specifications included in sched are currently a work in progress, adapting the ones
-defined in by Daniel Bristot in [1].
+defined by Daniel Bristot in [1]_.
Currently we included the following:
@@ -399,4 +399,7 @@ another special case that is currently not supported by the monitor.
References
----------
-[1] - https://bristot.me/linux-task-model
+.. [1] Daniel Bristot de Oliveira et al.:
+ `A thread synchronization model for the PREEMPT_RT Linux kernel
+ <https://www.iris.sssup.it/bitstream/11382/533630/1/Elsevier-JSA-2020.pdf>`_,
+ J. Syst. Archit., 2020.