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Linus Torvalds b4b760b59f RISC-V:
- Avoid redundant allocations when allocating IMSIC page tables
 
 - Apply SBI FWFT LOCK flag only on successful set
 
 - Bound SBI PMU counter mask scan to BITS_PER_LONG, since on RV32
   the PMU SBI start/stop helper can only access 32 PMU counters.
 
 - Skip TLB flush when G-stage PTE becomes valid if the Svvptc
   extension is available.
 
 - Always show Zicbo[m|z|p] block sizes in ONE_REG
 
 - Inject instruction access fault on unmapped guest fetch
 
 - Use raw spinlock for irqs_pending and irqs_pending_mask
 
 - Fix Spectre-v1 in vector register access via ONE_REG
 
 x86:
 
 - Fixes to SEV selftests.
 
 - Once free_nested() did a VMCLEAR of shadow VMCS, there's no need to VMCLEAR it
   again if the kernel is preempted and thread migration happens
 
 - Preserve nested TDP shadow page tables if they are used as roots, instead of
   clearing them unnecessarily
 
 - Fix use of stale data if out-of-memory happens after vendor module reload
 
 - Check for invalid/obsolete root *after* making MMU pages available, because
   the latter can make a page invalid
 
 - Only reset TSC Deadline Timer in apic_timer_expired on KVM_RUN
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Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm

Pull kvm fixes from Paolo Bonzini:
 "RISC-V:

   - Avoid redundant allocations when allocating IMSIC page tables

   - Apply SBI FWFT LOCK flag only on successful set

   - Bound SBI PMU counter mask scan to BITS_PER_LONG, since on RV32 the
     PMU SBI start/stop helper can only access 32 PMU counters.

   - Skip TLB flush when G-stage PTE becomes valid if the Svvptc
     extension is available.

   - Always show Zicbo[m|z|p] block sizes in ONE_REG

   - Inject instruction access fault on unmapped guest fetch

   - Use raw spinlock for irqs_pending and irqs_pending_mask

   - Fix Spectre-v1 in vector register access via ONE_REG

  x86:

   - Fixes to SEV selftests

   - Once free_nested() did a VMCLEAR of shadow VMCS, there's no need to
     VMCLEAR it again if the kernel is preempted and thread migration
     happens

   - Preserve nested TDP shadow page tables if they are used as roots,
     instead of clearing them unnecessarily

   - Fix use of stale data if out-of-memory happens after vendor module
     reload

   - Check for invalid/obsolete root *after* making MMU pages available,
     because the latter can make a page invalid

   - Only reset TSC Deadline Timer in apic_timer_expired on KVM_RUN"

* tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm:
  KVM: x86: Only reset TSC Deadline Timer in apic_timer_expired on KVM_RUN
  KVM: selftests: sev_init2_tests: Derive SEV availability from KVM
  KVM: selftests: sev_smoke_test: Only run VM types the host offers
  KVM: x86/mmu: Fix use-after-free on vendor module reload
  KVM: x86/mmu: Preserve nested TDP shadow page tables if they are used as roots
  KVM: x86: Check for invalid/obsolete root *after* making MMU pages available
  KVM: nVMX: Hide shadow VMCS right after VMCLEAR
  KVM: riscv: Fix Spectre-v1 in vector register access
  RISC-V: KVM: Serialize virtual interrupt pending state updates
  RISC-V: KVM: Inject instruction access fault on unmapped guest fetch
  RISC-V: KVM: Zicbo[m|z|p] block sizes should be always present in ONE_REG
  riscv: kvm: Skip TLB flush when G-stage PTE becomes valid with Svvptc
  KVM: riscv: PMU: Bound counter mask scan to BITS_PER_LONG
  KVM: riscv: SBI FWFT: Apply LOCK flag only on successful set
  RISC-V: KVM: Avoid redundant page-table allocations in ioremap topup
2026-07-21 08:26:21 -07:00
arch RISC-V: 2026-07-21 08:26:21 -07:00
block block: fix aligning of bounced dio read bios 2026-07-16 06:11:37 -06:00
certs treewide: fix indentation and whitespace in Kconfig files 2026-05-28 21:24:42 -07:00
crypto crypto: aes - Fix conditions for selecting MAC dependencies 2026-07-09 11:06:22 -04:00
Documentation 12 hotfixes. 8 are cc:stable and the remainder address post-7.1 issues or 2026-07-20 13:04:47 -07:00
drivers 12 hotfixes. 8 are cc:stable and the remainder address post-7.1 issues or 2026-07-20 13:04:47 -07:00
fs for-7.2-rc4-tag 2026-07-21 08:06:24 -07:00
include for-7.2-rc4-tag 2026-07-21 08:06:24 -07:00
init mm.git review status for mm-hotfixes-stable..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-06-21 13:20:19 -07:00
io_uring io_uring-7.2-20260717 2026-07-19 09:24:32 -07:00
ipc kernel-7.2-rc1.misc 2026-06-15 03:05:50 +05:30
kernel tracing/eprobe: Fix exact system name matching in eprobe_dyn_event_match() 2026-07-21 10:23:21 +09:00
lib This push contains the following changes: 2026-07-20 12:55:50 -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 12 hotfixes. 8 are cc:stable and the remainder address post-7.1 issues or 2026-07-20 13:04:47 -07:00
net BPF fixes: 2026-07-17 12:55:24 -07:00
rust Rust changes for v7.2 (addendum) 2026-06-24 15:11:08 -07:00
samples tracing fixes for 7.2: 2026-07-12 09:46:37 -07:00
scripts scripts/sorttable: Handle RISC-V patchable ftrace entries 2026-06-25 13:15:03 -06:00
security selinux/stable-7.2 PR 20260717 2026-07-17 11:04:46 -07:00
sound ALSA: usb-audio: Add delay quirk for iBasso DC-Elite 2026-07-13 17:06:20 +02:00
tools RISC-V: 2026-07-21 08:26:21 -07:00
usr kbuild: uapi: also test UAPI headers against C++ compilers 2026-03-25 13:24:42 +01:00
virt KVM/arm64 fixes for 7.2, take #2 2026-07-15 12:13:30 +02:00
.clang-format clang-format: fix formatting of guard() and scoped_guard() statements 2026-05-28 21:24:41 -07:00
.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 SPDX patches for 7.2-rc1 2026-06-22 12:06:22 -07:00
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.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml
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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 12 hotfixes. 8 are cc:stable and the remainder address post-7.1 issues or 2026-07-20 13:04:47 -07:00
Makefile Linux 7.2-rc4 2026-07-19 13:54:41 -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