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Please consider pulling these changes from the signed vfs-7.4-rc1.shared.net-next.pidfd tag.
 
 Thanks!
 Christian
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Merge tag 'vfs-7.4-rc1.shared.net-next.pidfd' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs

Pull pidfd updates from Christian Brauner:
 "This adds thread specific pidfds to af_unix sockets.

  SO_PASSPIDFD and SO_PEERPIDFD hand out a pidfd for the thread-group
  leader. A coredump server on the coredump socket can't get a handle on
  the thread that took the signal and is writing the dump, and anything
  doing per-thread authentication has the same problem. The sending and
  the connecting thread are recorded in addition to the thread-group
  leader and sk_peer_pid becomes an array indexed by pid type.

  SO_PASSPIDFD_THREAD works like SO_PASSPIDFD but delivers an
  SCM_PIDFD_THREAD cmsg for the sending thread. Both options are
  independent so a receiver can ask for both. On SOCK_STREAM sockets
  recvmsg() only stops merging data at a thread boundary when the
  receiver asked for a thread pidfd. SO_PEERPIDFD_THREAD returns a pidfd
  for the thread that called connect(), listen() or socketpair(). pidfs
  records the coredump on the dumping thread's struct pid too so its
  pidfd reports it like the leader's does. Selftests for af_unix and the
  coredump socket are included"

* tag 'vfs-7.4-rc1.shared.net-next.pidfd' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs:
  selftests/coredump: check the dumping thread's pidfd
  pidfs: record the coredump on the dumping thread's pid too
  selftests/net: SO_PEERPIDFD_THREAD
  net: add SO_PEERPIDFD_THREAD to get a thread-specific pidfd
  af_unix: record the pid of the connecting thread
  net: turn sk_peer_pid into an array indexed by pid type
  selftests/net: SO_PASSPIDFD_THREAD
  net: add SO_PASSPIDFD_THREAD to get a thread-specific SCM_PIDFD
  af_unix: record the pid of the sending thread
  pid: add helpers to operate on a struct pid array
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arch vfs-7.4-rc1.shared.net-next.pidfd 2026-10-19 20:32:52 -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 crypto: aes - Fix undesired override of some optimized AES modes 2026-09-30 08:38:06 -07:00
Documentation vfs-7.4-rc1.netfs 2026-10-19 20:12:19 -10:00
drivers vfs-7.4-rc1.misc 2026-10-19 19:30:45 -10:00
fs vfs-7.4-rc1.shared.net-next.pidfd 2026-10-19 20:32:52 -10:00
include vfs-7.4-rc1.shared.net-next.pidfd 2026-10-19 20:32:52 -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 vfs-7.4-rc1.idmap 2026-10-19 17:57:49 -10:00
lib Crypto library fixes for 7.3-final 2026-10-14 08:23:37 -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 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 hid-for-linus-2026092202 2026-09-22 10:30:17 -07:00
security vfs-7.4-rc1.idmap 2026-10-19 17:57:49 -10:00
sound ASoC: amd: yc: disable MSI on resume 2026-10-13 14:32:22 +01:00
tools vfs-7.4-rc1.shared.net-next.pidfd 2026-10-19 20:32:52 -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
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.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
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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 vfs-7.4-rc1.kernfs 2026-10-19 18:52:22 -10:00
Makefile Linux 7.3 2026-10-18 13:14:58 -10:00
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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