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Please consider pulling these changes from the signed vfs-7.2-rc1.procfs tag.
 
 Thanks!
 Christian
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Merge tag 'vfs-7.2-rc1.procfs' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs

Pull procfs updates from Christian Brauner:

 - Revamp fs/filesystems.c

   The file was a mess with a hand-rolled linked list in desperate need
   of a cleanup. The filesystems list is now RCU-ified, /proc files can
   be marked permanent from outside fs/proc/, and the string emitted
   when reading /proc/filesystems is pre-generated and cached instead of
   pointer-chasing and printfing entry by entry on every read.

   The file is read frequently because libselinux reads it and is linked
   into numerous frequently used programs (even ones you would not
   suspect, like sed!). Scalability also improves since reference
   maintenance on open/close is bypassed.

    open+read+close cycle single-threaded (ops/s):
      before: 442732
      after:  1063462 (+140%)

    open+read+close cycle with 20 processes (ops/s):
      before: 606177
      after:  3300576 (+444%)

   A follow-up patch adds missing unlocks in some corner cases and
   tidies things up.

 - Relax the mount visibility check for subset=pid mounts

   When procfs is mounted with subset=pid, all static files become
   unavailable and only the dynamic pid information is accessible. In
   that case there is no point in imposing the full mount visibility
   restrictions on the mounter - everything that can be hidden in procfs
   is already inaccessible. These restrictions prevented procfs from
   being mounted inside rootless containers since almost all container
   implementations overmount parts of procfs to hide certain
   directories.

   As part of this /proc/self/net is only shown in subset=pid mounts for
   CAP_NET_ADMIN, reconfiguring subset=pid is rejected, the
   SB_I_USERNS_VISIBLE superblock flag is replaced with an
   FS_USERNS_MOUNT_RESTRICTED filesystem flag, fully visible mounts are
   recorded in a list, and the mount restrictions are finally
   documented.

 - Protect ptrace_may_access() with exec_update_lock in procfs

   Most uses of ptrace_may_access() in procfs should hold
   exec_update_lock to avoid TOCTOU issues with concurrent privileged
   execve() (like setuid binary execution).

   This fixes the easy cases - the owner and visibility checks and the
   FD link permission checks - with the gnarlier ones to follow later.

* tag 'vfs-7.2-rc1.procfs' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs:
  fs: fix ups and tidy ups to /proc/filesystems caching
  proc: protect ptrace_may_access() with exec_update_lock (FD links)
  proc: protect ptrace_may_access() with exec_update_lock (part 1)
  docs: proc: add documentation about mount restrictions
  proc: handle subset=pid separately in userns visibility checks
  proc: prevent reconfiguring subset=pid
  proc: subset=pid: Show /proc/self/net only for CAP_NET_ADMIN
  fs: cache the string generated by reading /proc/filesystems
  sysfs: remove trivial sysfs_get_tree() wrapper
  fs: RCU-ify filesystems list
  fs: move SB_I_USERNS_VISIBLE to FS_USERNS_MOUNT_RESTRICTED
  proc: allow to mark /proc files permanent outside of fs/proc/
  namespace: record fully visible mounts in list
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arch vfs-7.2-rc1.misc 2026-06-15 03:59:45 +05:30
block block-7.1-20260529 2026-05-29 10:41:07 -07:00
certs Clang build fixes for 7.1 2026-04-24 09:29:51 -07:00
crypto crypto/krb5, rxrpc: Fix lack of pre-decrypt/pre-verify length checks 2026-05-20 16:36:45 -07:00
Documentation vfs-7.2-rc1.procfs 2026-06-15 04:07:58 +05:30
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io_uring io_uring-7.1-20260611 2026-06-12 10:49:59 -07:00
ipc kernel-7.2-rc1.misc 2026-06-15 03:05:50 +05:30
kernel vfs-7.2-rc1.procfs 2026-06-15 04:07:58 +05:30
lib vfs-7.2-rc1.misc 2026-06-15 03:59:45 +05:30
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-7.2-rc1.misc 2026-06-15 03:59:45 +05:30
net vfs-7.2-rc1.xattr 2026-06-15 03:54:54 +05:30
rust rust: i2c: fix I2cAdapter refcount double increment 2026-06-08 09:47:50 +02:00
samples soc: drivers for 7.1 2026-04-16 20:34:34 -07:00
scripts Rust fixes for v7.1 (2nd) 2026-06-06 09:44:42 -07:00
security vfs-7.2-rc1.inode 2026-06-15 02:44:23 +05:30
sound ASoC: Fixes for v7.1 2026-06-11 21:29:47 +02:00
tools vfs-7.2-rc1.misc 2026-06-15 03:59:45 +05:30
usr kbuild: uapi: also test UAPI headers against C++ compilers 2026-03-25 13:24:42 +01:00
virt vfs-7.2-rc1.misc 2026-06-15 03:59:45 +05:30
.clang-format Devicetree updates for v7.0: 2026-02-11 18:27:08 -08:00
.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 2026-04-02 16:48:25 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore kbuild: rust: provide an option to inline C helpers into Rust 2026-03-30 02:03:52 +02:00
.mailmap MAINTAINERS: update Baoquan He's email address 2026-06-03 16:25:50 -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 Delete some obsolete networking code 2026-04-24 09:41:58 -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 vfs-7.2-rc1.exportfs 2026-06-15 02:38:54 +05:30
Makefile Linux 7.1 2026-06-14 15:58:38 +01:00
README docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation 2026-01-06 14:55:06 -07:00

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