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Linus Torvalds 80234b5ab2 remoteproc fixes for v7.0
Correct the early return from the i.MX remoteproc prepare operation,
 which prevented the platform-specific prepare function to be reached.
 
 Ensure that the Mediatek SCP clock is released during system suspend,
 after the recent refactoring to avoid issues with the clock framework's
 prepare lock.
 
 Correct the type of the subsys_name_len field in the sysmon event
 QMI message, as the recent introduction of big endian support in the QMI
 encoder highlighted the type mismatch and resulted in a failure to
 encode the message.
 
 Roll back the devm_ioremap_resource_wc() to a devm_ioremap_wc() in the
 Qualcomm WCNSS remoteproc driver, after reports that requesting this
 resource fails on some platforms.
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Merge tag 'rproc-v7.0-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/remoteproc/linux

Pull remoteproc fixes from Bjorn Andersson:

 - Correct the early return from the i.MX remoteproc prepare
   operation, which prevented the platform-specific prepare
   function from being reached

 - Ensure that the Mediatek SCP clock is released during system
   suspend after the recent refactoring to avoid issues with the
   clock framework's prepare lock.

 - Correct the type of the subsys_name_len field in the sysmon
   event QMI message, as the recent introduction of big endian
   support in the QMI encoder highlighted the type mismatch and
   resulted in a failure to encode the message

 - Roll back the devm_ioremap_resource_wc() to a devm_ioremap_wc()
   in the Qualcomm WCNSS remoteproc driver, after reports that
   requesting this resource fails on some platforms

* tag 'rproc-v7.0-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/remoteproc/linux:
  remoteproc: imx_rproc: Fix unreachable platform prepare_ops
  remoteproc: mediatek: Unprepare SCP clock during system suspend
  remoteproc: sysmon: Correct subsys_name_len type in QMI request
  remoteproc: qcom_wcnss: Fix reserved region mapping failure
2026-03-11 09:30:20 -07:00
arch powerpc fixes for 7.0 #2 2026-03-11 08:35:31 -07:00
block block-7.0-20260305 2026-03-06 08:36:18 -08:00
certs Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
crypto crypto: testmgr - Fix stale references to aes-generic 2026-03-03 11:57:15 -08:00
Documentation powerpc fixes for 7.0 #2 2026-03-11 08:35:31 -07:00
drivers remoteproc fixes for v7.0 2026-03-11 09:30:20 -07:00
fs ksmbd: Don't log keys in SMB3 signing and encryption key generation 2026-03-08 21:28:39 -05:00
include 15 hotfixes. 6 are cc:stable. 14 are for MM. 2026-03-10 12:47:56 -07:00
init io_uring-7.0-20260305 2026-03-06 08:31:36 -08:00
io_uring io_uring-7.0-20260305 2026-03-06 08:31:36 -08:00
ipc Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kernel Make clock_adjtime() syscall timex validation slightly more 2026-03-07 17:09:15 -08:00
lib linux_kselftest-kunit-fixes-7.0-rc3 2026-03-06 12:34:49 -08:00
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 15 hotfixes. 6 are cc:stable. 14 are for MM. 2026-03-10 12:47:56 -07:00
net xdp: produce a warning when calculated tailroom is negative 2026-03-05 08:02:05 -08:00
rust linux_kselftest-kunit-fixes-7.0-rc3 2026-03-06 12:34:49 -08:00
samples USB / Thunderbolt changes for 7.0-rc1 2026-02-17 09:36:43 -08:00
scripts kbuild: install-extmod-build: Package resolve_btfids if necessary 2026-02-26 14:49:34 -07:00
security Convert remaining multi-line kmalloc_obj/flex GFP_KERNEL uses 2026-02-22 08:26:33 -08:00
sound ASoC: Fixes for v7.0 2026-03-05 17:22:14 +01:00
tools 15 hotfixes. 6 are cc:stable. 14 are for MM. 2026-03-10 12:47:56 -07:00
usr kbuild: uapi: drop dependency on CC_CAN_LINK 2026-01-16 15:02:11 -07:00
virt KVM: always define KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU 2026-02-28 15:31:35 +01:00
.clang-format Devicetree updates for v7.0: 2026-02-11 18:27:08 -08:00
.clippy.toml rust: clean Rust 1.88.0's warning about clippy::disallowed_macros configuration 2025-05-07 00:11:47 +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 MAINTAINERS: remove Alyssa Rosenzweig 2025-09-18 21:17:31 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore rust: kbuild: add proc macro library support 2025-11-24 17:15:36 +01:00
.mailmap 15 hotfixes. 6 are cc:stable. 14 are for MM. 2026-03-10 12:47:56 -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 MAINTAINERS: remove Thomas Falcon from IBM ibmvnic 2026-03-05 07:35:45 -08:00
Kbuild sched: Make migrate_{en,dis}able() inline 2025-09-25 09:57:16 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS 15 hotfixes. 6 are cc:stable. 14 are for MM. 2026-03-10 12:47:56 -07:00
Makefile Linux 7.0-rc3 2026-03-08 16:56:54 -07:00
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