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Linus Torvalds 32543b0968 - Implement ->fileattr_set so chattr(1) compression changes (chattr +c/-c)
go through the generic VFS fileattr path and its permission and
    serialization checks instead of the raw FS_IOC_SETFLAGS fallback and
    remove the now-unreachable file flags ioctl handlers
 
  - Require stable pages when the connection is signed or SMB compression is
    enabled, so a buffered write can no longer modify a folio that is still in
    flight and corrupt its signature (surfaced as -EIO) or, with compression,
    silently corrupt the data stored on the server
 
  - Stop breaking a file's just-granted lease while probing it for a
    Minshall+French symlink, by reusing an already open handle or opening with
    the inode's lease key
 
  - Fix several out-of-bounds reads and use-after-free bug in SMB1
 
  - Fix an use-after-free bug in cifs_ses_add_channel()
 
  - Fix a NULL pointer dereference in the demultiplex thread when an encrypted
    read response matches no outstanding request and reclaim the credits
    granted on such responses to avoid starving the connection of credits
 
  - Fail sends fast when the connection needs to reconnect
 
  - Drop the redundant nls_table argument threaded through the session setup,
    tree connect and path-based call paths, allocate the session setup state
    on the stack and remove the internal CIFS version number along with a
    batch of write-only fields and commented-out code
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Merge tag 'cifs-for-7.4' of https://git.manguebit.org/linux

Pull smb client updates from Paulo Alcantara:

 - Implement ->fileattr_set so chattr(1) compression changes (chattr
   +c/-c) go through the generic VFS fileattr path and its permission
   and serialization checks instead of the raw FS_IOC_SETFLAGS fallback
   and remove the now-unreachable file flags ioctl handlers

 - Require stable pages when the connection is signed or SMB compression
   is enabled, so a buffered write can no longer modify a folio that is
   still in flight and corrupt its signature (surfaced as -EIO) or, with
   compression, silently corrupt the data stored on the server

 - Stop breaking a file's just-granted lease while probing it for a
   Minshall+French symlink, by reusing an already open handle or opening
   with the inode's lease key

 - Fix several out-of-bounds reads and use-after-free bug in SMB1

 - Fix an use-after-free bug in cifs_ses_add_channel()

 - Fix a NULL pointer dereference in the demultiplex thread when an
   encrypted read response matches no outstanding request and reclaim
   the credits granted on such responses to avoid starving the
   connection of credits

 - Fail sends fast when the connection needs to reconnect

 - Drop the redundant nls_table argument threaded through the session
   setup, tree connect and path-based call paths, allocate the session
   setup state on the stack and remove the internal CIFS version number
   along with a batch of write-only fields and commented-out code

* tag 'cifs-for-7.4' of https://git.manguebit.org/linux: (61 commits)
  smb: client: reclaim credits for decrypted reads with no matching mid
  smb: client: do not pass a NULL buf to is_oplock_break()
  smb: client: require stable pages for SMB compression
  smb: client: allocate struct SMB2_sess_data on the stack
  smb: client: allocate struct sess_data on the stack
  smb: client: drop redundant nls_table arg from CIFSSMBRenameOpenFile()
  smb: client: drop redundant nls_table arg from SMBLegacyOpen()
  smb: client: drop redundant nls_table arg from CIFSPOSIXCreate()
  smb: client: drop redundant nls_table arg from CIFSPOSIXDelFile()
  smb: client: drop redundant nls_table arg from ->tree_connect()
  smb: client: drop redundant nls_table arg from cifs_setup_session()
  smb: client: drop redundant nls_table arg from ->sess_setup()
  smb: client: drop unused nls_table arg from decode_ascii_ssetup()
  smb: client: drop redundant nls_table arg from decode_unicode_ssetup()
  smb: client: drop unused nls_table arg from ascii_ssetup_strings()
  smb: client: drop redundant nls_table arg from unicode_ssetup_strings()
  smb: client: drop unused nls_table arg from ascii_domain_string()
  smb: client: drop redundant nls_table arg from unicode_domain_string()
  smb: client: drop unused nls_table arg from ascii_oslm_strings()
  smb: client: drop redundant nls_table arg from build_ntlmssp_auth_blob()
  ...
2026-10-20 16:16:00 -10:00
arch Crypto library updates for 7.4 2026-10-20 15:38:53 -10:00
block vfs-7.4-rc1.iomap 2026-10-19 18:33:02 -10:00
certs treewide: fix indentation and whitespace in Kconfig files 2026-05-28 21:24:42 -07:00
crypto lib/crypto: sparc/aes-xts: Add optimization using the AES opcodes 2026-10-04 21:40:47 +02:00
Documentation Crypto library updates for 7.4 2026-10-20 15:38:53 -10:00
drivers chrome-platform-firmware: Updates for v7.4 2026-10-20 15:02:13 -10:00
fs - Implement ->fileattr_set so chattr(1) compression changes (chattr +c/-c) 2026-10-20 16:16:00 -10:00
include for-7.4-tag 2026-10-20 15:53:24 -10:00
init vfs-7.4-rc1.misc 2026-10-19 19:30:45 -10:00
io_uring vfs-7.4-rc1.file 2026-10-19 17:35:50 -10:00
ipc vfs-7.4-rc1.idmap 2026-10-19 17:57:49 -10:00
kernel Perf events updates: 2026-10-20 13:00:41 -10:00
lib Crypto library updates for 7.4 2026-10-20 15:38:53 -10:00
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 vfs-7.4-rc1.idmap 2026-10-19 17:57:49 -10:00
net vfs-7.4-rc1.shared.net-next.pidfd 2026-10-19 20:32:52 -10:00
rust rust: net: netlink: validate attribute length before casting to c_int 2026-09-29 12:28:03 +02:00
samples samples: pidfd: fix userprogs typo 2026-10-14 22:08:01 +02:00
scripts It was a reasonably busy cycle for docs; changes include: 2026-10-20 14:38:38 -10:00
security Crypto library updates for 7.4 2026-10-20 15:38:53 -10:00
sound ASoC: amd: yc: disable MSI on resume 2026-10-13 14:32:22 +01:00
tools Crypto library updates for 7.4 2026-10-20 15:38:53 -10:00
usr usr: Correct a spelling by changing a letter 2026-08-05 14:51:58 +02:00
virt vfs-7.4-rc1.idmap 2026-10-19 17:57:49 -10:00
.clang-format drm/bridge: rename drm_for_each_bridge_in_chain_scoped() to drm_for_each_bridge_in_chain() 2026-07-14 17:55:51 +02:00
.clippy.toml rust: bump Clippy's MSRV and clean incompatible_msrv allows 2026-04-07 09:51:39 +02:00
.cocciconfig
.editorconfig editorconfig: add rst extension 2026-01-26 19:07:09 -08:00
.get_maintainer.ignore .get_maintainer.ignore: add myself 2026-09-07 10:01:33 +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 7 hotfixes. 4 are cc:stable. 2026-10-08 12:35:20 +02:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml
AGENTS.md docs: add AGENTS.md as a symlink to README 2026-10-14 11:45:46 -06:00
COPYING
CREDITS vfs-7.4-rc1.bfs 2026-10-19 16:55:31 -10:00
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 fsverity updates for 7.4 2026-10-20 15:51:20 -10:00
Makefile It was a reasonably busy cycle for docs; changes include: 2026-10-20 14:38:38 -10:00
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