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Linus Torvalds ac57fa9faf tracing fixes for 7.0:
- Revert "tracing: Remove pid in task_rename tracing output"
 
   A change was made to remove the pid field from the task_rename event
   because it was thought that it was always done for the current task and
   recording the pid would be redundant. This turned out to be incorrect and
   there are a few corner case where this is not true and caused some
   regressions in tooling.
 
 - Fix the reading from user space for migration
 
   The reading of user space uses a seq lock type of logic where it uses a
   per-cpu temporary buffer and disables migration, then enables preemption,
   does the copy from user space, disables preemption, enables migration and
   checks if there was any schedule switches while preemption was enabled. If
   there was a context switch, then it is considered that the per-cpu buffer
   could be corrupted and it tries again. There's a protection check that
   tests if it takes a hundred tries, it issues a warning and exits out to
   prevent a live lock.
 
   This was triggered because the task was selected by the load balancer to
   be migrated to another CPU, every time preemption is enabled the migration
   task would schedule in try to migrate the task but can't because migration
   is disabled and let it run again. This caused the scheduler to schedule out
   the task every time it enabled preemption and made the loop never exit
   (until the 100 iteration test triggered).
 
   Fix this by enabling and disabling preemption and keeping migration
   enabled if the reading from user space needs to be done again. This will
   let the migration thread migrate the task and the copy from user space
   will likely pass on the next iteration.
 
 - Fix trace_marker copy option freeing
 
   The "copy_trace_marker" option allows a tracing instance to get a copy of
   a write to the trace_marker file of the top level instance. This is
   managed by a link list protected by RCU. When an instance is removed, a
   check is made if the option is set, and if so synchronized_rcu() is
   called. The problem is that an iteration is made to reset all the flags to
   what they were when the instance was created (to perform clean ups) was
   done before the check of the copy_trace_marker option and that option was
   cleared, so the synchronize_rcu() was never called.
 
   Move the clearing of all the flags after the check of copy_trace_marker to
   do synchronize_rcu() so that the option is still set if it was before and
   the synchronization is performed.
 
 - Fix entries setting when validating the persistent ring buffer
 
   When validating the persistent ring buffer on boot up, the number of
   events per sub-buffer is added to the sub-buffer meta page. The validator
   was updating cpu_buffer->head_page (the first sub-buffer of the per-cpu
   buffer) and not the "head_page" variable that was iterating the
   sub-buffers. This was causing the first sub-buffer to be assigned the
   entries for each sub-buffer and not the sub-buffer that was supposed to be
   updated.
 
 - Use "hash" value to update the direct callers
 
   When updating the ftrace direct callers, it assigned a temporary callback
   to all the callback functions of the ftrace ops and not just the
   functions represented by the passed in hash. This causes an unnecessary
   slow down of the functions of the ftrace_ops that is not being modified.
   Only update the functions that are going to be modified to call the
   ftrace loop function so that the update can be made on those functions.
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Merge tag 'trace-v7.0-rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace

Pull tracing fixes from Steven Rostedt:

 - Revert "tracing: Remove pid in task_rename tracing output"

   A change was made to remove the pid field from the task_rename event
   because it was thought that it was always done for the current task
   and recording the pid would be redundant. This turned out to be
   incorrect and there are a few corner case where this is not true and
   caused some regressions in tooling.

 - Fix the reading from user space for migration

   The reading of user space uses a seq lock type of logic where it uses
   a per-cpu temporary buffer and disables migration, then enables
   preemption, does the copy from user space, disables preemption,
   enables migration and checks if there was any schedule switches while
   preemption was enabled. If there was a context switch, then it is
   considered that the per-cpu buffer could be corrupted and it tries
   again. There's a protection check that tests if it takes a hundred
   tries, it issues a warning and exits out to prevent a live lock.

   This was triggered because the task was selected by the load balancer
   to be migrated to another CPU, every time preemption is enabled the
   migration task would schedule in try to migrate the task but can't
   because migration is disabled and let it run again. This caused the
   scheduler to schedule out the task every time it enabled preemption
   and made the loop never exit (until the 100 iteration test
   triggered).

   Fix this by enabling and disabling preemption and keeping migration
   enabled if the reading from user space needs to be done again. This
   will let the migration thread migrate the task and the copy from user
   space will likely pass on the next iteration.

 - Fix trace_marker copy option freeing

   The "copy_trace_marker" option allows a tracing instance to get a
   copy of a write to the trace_marker file of the top level instance.
   This is managed by a link list protected by RCU. When an instance is
   removed, a check is made if the option is set, and if so
   synchronized_rcu() is called.

   The problem is that an iteration is made to reset all the flags to
   what they were when the instance was created (to perform clean ups)
   was done before the check of the copy_trace_marker option and that
   option was cleared, so the synchronize_rcu() was never called.

   Move the clearing of all the flags after the check of
   copy_trace_marker to do synchronize_rcu() so that the option is still
   set if it was before and the synchronization is performed.

 - Fix entries setting when validating the persistent ring buffer

   When validating the persistent ring buffer on boot up, the number of
   events per sub-buffer is added to the sub-buffer meta page. The
   validator was updating cpu_buffer->head_page (the first sub-buffer of
   the per-cpu buffer) and not the "head_page" variable that was
   iterating the sub-buffers. This was causing the first sub-buffer to
   be assigned the entries for each sub-buffer and not the sub-buffer
   that was supposed to be updated.

 - Use "hash" value to update the direct callers

   When updating the ftrace direct callers, it assigned a temporary
   callback to all the callback functions of the ftrace ops and not just
   the functions represented by the passed in hash. This causes an
   unnecessary slow down of the functions of the ftrace_ops that is not
   being modified. Only update the functions that are going to be
   modified to call the ftrace loop function so that the update can be
   made on those functions.

* tag 'trace-v7.0-rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace:
  ftrace: Use hash argument for tmp_ops in update_ftrace_direct_mod
  ring-buffer: Fix to update per-subbuf entries of persistent ring buffer
  tracing: Fix trace_marker copy link list updates
  tracing: Fix failure to read user space from system call trace events
  tracing: Revert "tracing: Remove pid in task_rename tracing output"
2026-03-22 11:10:31 -07:00
arch Miscellaneous x86 fixes: 2026-03-22 10:54:12 -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 Driver core fixes for 7.0-rc5 2026-03-21 16:59:09 -07:00
drivers i2c-for-7.0-rc5 2026-03-22 11:05:34 -07:00
fs for-7.0-rc4-tag 2026-03-21 08:42:17 -07:00
include tracing fixes for 7.0: 2026-03-22 11:10:31 -07:00
init io_uring-7.0-20260305 2026-03-06 08:31:36 -08:00
io_uring io_uring-7.0-20260320 2026-03-20 09:58:56 -07:00
ipc Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kernel tracing fixes for 7.0: 2026-03-22 11:10:31 -07:00
lib Bootconfig fixes for v7.0-rc4 2026-03-21 08:46:13 -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 6 hotfixes. 4 are cc:stable. 3 are for MM. 2026-03-16 12:21:00 -07:00
net Including fixes from wireless, Bluetooth and netfilter. 2026-03-19 11:25:40 -07:00
rust Rust fixes for v7.0 (2nd) 2026-03-14 12:35:16 -07:00
samples drm-fixes for 7.0-rc4 2026-03-13 15:38:55 -07:00
scripts livepatch/klp-build: Fix inconsistent kernel version 2026-03-16 12:50:17 -07:00
security apparmor: fix race between freeing data and fs accessing it 2026-03-09 16:05:44 -07:00
sound driver core: platform: use generic driver_override infrastructure 2026-03-17 20:30:57 +01:00
tools Fix 3 more livepatching related build environment bugs, 2026-03-22 10:17:50 -07:00
usr kbuild: uapi: drop dependency on CC_CAN_LINK 2026-01-16 15:02:11 -07:00
virt KVM generic changes for 7.0 2026-03-11 18:01:55 +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
.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 MAINTAINERS: update email address for Ignat Korchagin 2026-03-10 16:01:49 -07:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml
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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 In SPI NOR, there was an issue with the RDCR capability, leading to 2026-03-20 09:34:32 -07:00
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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