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Linus Torvalds 073e62fd33 RISC-V updates for v7.3
- Add initial definitions and discovery for the Smcsrind, Sscsrind,
   Smcntrpmf, Ssccfg, Smcdeleg, Zicclsm, Ziccamoa, Ziccif, Ziccrse,
   Za64rs, and Ssqosid RISC-V ISA extensions
 
 - Improve the RISC-V update_mmu_cache_range() implementation by using
   flush-by-ASID, enabling performance improvements on
   microarchitectures that support related optimizations; and by taking
   advantage of the Svinval RISC-V ISA extension on microarchitectures
   that support it
 
 - Shrink CFI shadow stack allocation further (to 512MB) to save
   virtual address space (and physical memory on systems with strict
   overcommit policies)
 
 - Add initial CPU context switch support for QoS tagging (Ssqosid)
 
 - Change our vector misaligned access speed test code to be
   synchronous, avoiding a bunch of bugs related to unnecessary
   asynchronicity
 
 - Enable ARCH_HAS_ACPI_TABLE_UPGRADE for RISC-V to help with ACPI
   table debugging (similar to ARM64 and x86)
 
 - Extract vDSO section offsets at build time, rather than run time, to
   avoid the boot time overhead
 
 - Use assembler directives to control the use of instructions from the
   RISC-V ISA extensions Zacas and Zabha, rather than compiler -march
   flags that could affect the whole kernel (similar to ARM64)
 
 - Add a kselftest for kprobes support for the c.jal instruction on
   RISC-V
 
 - When UEFI runtime services are available, use them to restart and
   power off
 
 - Fix ARCH_HAS_ACPI_TABLE_UPGRADE for RISC-V by adding a missing
   include file to the ACPI code
 
 - Move contiguous DMA memory reservation later in the boot, to ensure
   that the correct global and per-node pools are allocated when
   CONFIG_CMA_SIZE_PERNUMA is enabled
 
 - Disallow probes on breakpoint handlers to avoid recursing
   indefinitely into do_trap_break()
 
 - Patch the compat vDSO during runtime alternatives processing, not
   only the standard vDSO
 
 - Remove some leftover XIP support elements missed by commit
   9b3a2be848 ("riscv: Remove support for XIP kernel")
 
 - Fix broadcast timer switching in ACPI LPI power states by
   implementing a RISC-V version of arch_get_idle_state_flags()
 
 - Miscellaneous fixes, including: vDSO makefile simplification;
   marking our default_power_off() as __noreturn; error path fixes in
   the PMU SBI perf driver; RISC-V extension capitalization
   consistency; the use of BIT() macros in one of our include files;
   and some documentation fixes
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Merge tag 'riscv-for-linus-7.3-mw1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/riscv/linux

Pull RISC-V updates from Paul Walmsley

 - Add initial definitions and discovery for the Smcsrind, Sscsrind,
   Smcntrpmf, Ssccfg, Smcdeleg, Zicclsm, Ziccamoa, Ziccif, Ziccrse,
   Za64rs, and Ssqosid RISC-V ISA extensions

 - Improve the RISC-V update_mmu_cache_range() implementation by using
   flush-by-ASID, enabling performance improvements on
   microarchitectures that support related optimizations; and by taking
   advantage of the Svinval RISC-V ISA extension on microarchitectures
   that support it

 - Shrink CFI shadow stack allocation further (to 512MB) to save virtual
   address space (and physical memory on systems with strict overcommit
   policies)

 - Add initial CPU context switch support for QoS tagging (Ssqosid)

 - Change our vector misaligned access speed test code to be
   synchronous, avoiding a bunch of bugs related to unnecessary
   asynchronicity

 - Enable ARCH_HAS_ACPI_TABLE_UPGRADE for RISC-V to help with ACPI table
   debugging (similar to ARM64 and x86)

 - Extract vDSO section offsets at build time, rather than run time, to
   avoid the boot time overhead

 - Use assembler directives to control the use of instructions from the
   RISC-V ISA extensions Zacas and Zabha, rather than compiler -march
   flags that could affect the whole kernel (similar to ARM64)

 - Add a kselftest for kprobes support for the c.jal instruction on
   RISC-V

 - When UEFI runtime services are available, use them to restart and
   power off

 - Fix ARCH_HAS_ACPI_TABLE_UPGRADE for RISC-V by adding a missing
   include file to the ACPI code

 - Move contiguous DMA memory reservation later in the boot, to ensure
   that the correct global and per-node pools are allocated when
   CONFIG_CMA_SIZE_PERNUMA is enabled

 - Disallow probes on breakpoint handlers to avoid recursing
   indefinitely into do_trap_break()

 - Patch the compat vDSO during runtime alternatives processing, not
   only the standard vDSO

 - Remove some leftover XIP support elements missed by commit
   9b3a2be848 ("riscv: Remove support for XIP kernel")

 - Fix broadcast timer switching in ACPI LPI power states by
   implementing a RISC-V version of arch_get_idle_state_flags()

 - Miscellaneous fixes, including: vDSO makefile simplification; marking
   our default_power_off() as __noreturn; error path fixes in the PMU
   SBI perf driver; RISC-V extension capitalization consistency; the use
   of BIT() macros in one of our include files; and some documentation
   fixes

* tag 'riscv-for-linus-7.3-mw1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/riscv/linux: (39 commits)
  RISC-V: hwprobe: Use BIT macro to avoid warnings
  riscv: alternative: Also patch the compat vDSO
  riscv: alternative: Use the statically extracted vDSO section offsets
  riscv: vdso: Add symbols for the alternative section boundaries
  riscv: Add Ziccamoa, Ziccif, Ziccrse, and Za64rs to cpufeature and hwprobe
  riscv: Add Zicclsm to cpufeature and hwprobe
  riscv: cpufeature: Clarify ISA spec version for canonical order
  riscv: Standardize extension capitalization
  riscv: kprobes: Prevent probes in breakpoint handlers
  riscv: cmpxchg: Use .option arch for Zacas and Zabha
  riscv: acpi: Handle LPI architectural context loss flags
  riscv: further remove XIP
  riscv: Add support for srmcfg CSR from Ssqosid extension
  riscv: Detect the Ssqosid extension
  dt-bindings: riscv: Add Ssqosid extension description
  dt-bindings: riscv: add Counter delegation ISA extensions description
  RISC-V: Add Ssccfg/Smcdeleg ISA extension definition and parsing
  RISC-V: Add Ssccfg extension CSR definition
  dt-bindings: riscv: add Smcntrpmf ISA extension description
  RISC-V: Add Smcntrpmf extension parsing
  ...
2026-08-20 14:53:54 -07:00
arch RISC-V updates for v7.3 2026-08-20 14:53:54 -07:00
block for-7.3/block-20260819 2026-08-20 13:55:16 -07:00
certs treewide: fix indentation and whitespace in Kconfig files 2026-05-28 21:24:42 -07:00
crypto This update includes the following changes: 2026-08-19 17:25:42 -07:00
Documentation RISC-V updates for v7.3 2026-08-20 14:53:54 -07:00
drivers RISC-V updates for v7.3 2026-08-20 14:53:54 -07:00
fs for-7.3/block-20260819 2026-08-20 13:55:16 -07:00
include for-7.3/block-20260819 2026-08-20 13:55:16 -07:00
init sched_ext: Changes for v7.3 2026-08-20 11:01:37 -07:00
io_uring for-7.3/block-20260819 2026-08-20 13:55:16 -07:00
ipc vfs-7.3-rc1.lookup 2026-08-17 12:03:34 -07:00
kernel for-7.3/block-20260819 2026-08-20 13:55:16 -07:00
lib for-7.3/block-20260819 2026-08-20 13:55:16 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm for-7.3/block-20260819 2026-08-20 13:55:16 -07:00
net for-7.3/block-20260819 2026-08-20 13:55:16 -07:00
rust lsm/stable-7.3 PR 20260814 2026-08-19 16:28:23 -07:00
samples tracing updates for v7.3: 2026-08-19 14:06:14 -07:00
scripts It has been a not-too-busy cycle for docs; here's the highlights: 2026-08-20 10:31:50 -07:00
security integrity-v7.3 2026-08-19 17:17:17 -07:00
sound sound updates for 7.3-rc1 2026-08-19 10:04:59 -07:00
tools LoongArch changes for v7.3 2026-08-20 14:46:50 -07:00
usr usr: Correct a spelling by changing a letter 2026-08-05 14:51:58 +02:00
virt KVM/arm64 fixes for 7.2, take #2 2026-07-15 12:13:30 +02:00
.clang-format clang-format: fix formatting of guard() and scoped_guard() statements 2026-05-28 21:24:41 -07:00
.clippy.toml rust: bump Clippy's MSRV and clean incompatible_msrv allows 2026-04-07 09:51:39 +02:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
.editorconfig editorconfig: add rst extension 2026-01-26 19:07:09 -08:00
.get_maintainer.ignore .get_maintainer.ignore: add myself 2026-04-02 16:48:25 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore SPDX patches for 7.2-rc1 2026-06-22 12:06:22 -07:00
.mailmap There is a known WiFi/mt76 regression, waiting for a complete fix that 2026-08-13 08:37:26 -07:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS It has been a not-too-busy cycle for docs; here's the highlights: 2026-08-20 10:31:50 -07:00
Kbuild checksyscalls: move instance functionality into generic code 2026-04-05 09:21:32 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS RISC-V updates for v7.3 2026-08-20 14:53:54 -07:00
Makefile Kbuild/Kconfig updates for 7.3 2026-08-18 09:26:31 -07:00
README README: remove out of place emdashes 2026-07-15 10:51:29 -06:00

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

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer: Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher: Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert: Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer: Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator: Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer: Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor: Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer: Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant: LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst