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Linus Torvalds 27efed3e83 Merge branch 'core-watchdog-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull watchddog clean-up and fixes from Thomas Gleixner:
 "The watchdog (hard/softlockup detector) code is pretty much broken in
  its current state. The patch series addresses this by removing all
  duct tape and refactoring it into a workable state.

  The reasons why I ask for inclusion that late in the cycle are:

   1) The code causes lockdep splats vs. hotplug locking which get
      reported over and over. Unfortunately there is no easy fix.

   2) The risk of breakage is minimal because it's already broken

   3) As 4.14 is a long term stable kernel, I prefer to have working
      watchdog code in that and the lockdep issues resolved. I wouldn't
      ask you to pull if 4.14 wouldn't be a LTS kernel or if the
      solution would be easy to backport.

   4) The series was around before the merge window opened, but then got
      delayed due to the UP failure caused by the for_each_cpu()
      surprise which we discussed recently.

  Changes vs. V1:

   - Addressed your review points

   - Addressed the warning in the powerpc code which was discovered late

   - Changed two function names which made sense up to a certain point
     in the series. Now they match what they do in the end.

   - Fixed a 'unused variable' warning, which got not detected by the
     intel robot. I triggered it when trying all possible related config
     combinations manually. Randconfig testing seems not random enough.

  The changes have been tested by and reviewed by Don Zickus and tested
  and acked by Micheal Ellerman for powerpc"

* 'core-watchdog-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (36 commits)
  watchdog/core: Put softlockup_threads_initialized under ifdef guard
  watchdog/core: Rename some softlockup_* functions
  powerpc/watchdog: Make use of watchdog_nmi_probe()
  watchdog/core, powerpc: Lock cpus across reconfiguration
  watchdog/core, powerpc: Replace watchdog_nmi_reconfigure()
  watchdog/hardlockup/perf: Fix spelling mistake: "permanetely" -> "permanently"
  watchdog/hardlockup/perf: Cure UP damage
  watchdog/hardlockup: Clean up hotplug locking mess
  watchdog/hardlockup/perf: Simplify deferred event destroy
  watchdog/hardlockup/perf: Use new perf CPU enable mechanism
  watchdog/hardlockup/perf: Implement CPU enable replacement
  watchdog/hardlockup/perf: Implement init time detection of perf
  watchdog/hardlockup/perf: Implement init time perf validation
  watchdog/core: Get rid of the racy update loop
  watchdog/core, powerpc: Make watchdog_nmi_reconfigure() two stage
  watchdog/sysctl: Clean up sysctl variable name space
  watchdog/sysctl: Get rid of the #ifdeffery
  watchdog/core: Clean up header mess
  watchdog/core: Further simplify sysctl handling
  watchdog/core: Get rid of the thread teardown/setup dance
  ...
2017-10-06 08:36:41 -07:00
arch Merge branch 'core-watchdog-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-10-06 08:36:41 -07:00
block block: fix a crash caused by wrong API 2017-09-25 08:56:05 -06:00
certs modsign: add markers to endif-statements in certs/Makefile 2017-07-14 11:01:37 +10:00
crypto crypto: af_alg - update correct dst SGL entry 2017-09-20 17:42:42 +08:00
Documentation - A stable fix for the alignment of the event number reported at the 2017-10-05 15:17:40 -07:00
drivers - A stable fix for the alignment of the event number reported at the 2017-10-05 15:17:40 -07:00
firmware firmware: Restore support for built-in firmware 2017-09-16 10:58:48 -07:00
fs Merge branch 'akpm' (patches from Andrew) 2017-10-04 09:30:50 -07:00
include Merge branch 'core-watchdog-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-10-06 08:36:41 -07:00
init Merge branch 'work.mount' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2017-09-14 18:54:01 -07:00
ipc fix a typo in put_compat_shm_info() 2017-09-25 20:41:46 -04:00
kernel Merge branch 'core-watchdog-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-10-06 08:36:41 -07:00
lib lib/ratelimit.c: use deferred printk() version 2017-10-03 17:54:26 -07:00
mm mm/memory_hotplug: define find_{smallest|biggest}_section_pfn as unsigned long 2017-10-03 17:54:26 -07:00
net Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2017-10-05 08:40:09 -07:00
samples media updates for v4.14-rc1 2017-09-07 12:53:14 -07:00
scripts checkpatch: fix ignoring cover-letter logic 2017-10-03 17:54:26 -07:00
security lsm: fix smack_inode_removexattr and xattr_getsecurity memleak 2017-10-04 18:03:15 +11:00
sound sound fixes for 4.14-rc4 2017-10-05 10:39:29 -07:00
tools Merge branch 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-10-01 12:06:31 -07:00
usr ramfs: clarify help text that compression applies to ramfs as well as legacy ramdisk. 2017-07-06 16:24:30 -07:00
virt Revert "KVM: Don't accept obviously wrong gsi values via KVM_IRQFD" 2017-09-19 08:37:17 +02:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
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COPYING [PATCH] update FSF address in COPYING 2005-09-10 10:06:29 -07:00
CREDITS selinux/stable-4.14 PR 20170831 2017-09-12 13:21:00 -07:00
Kbuild kbuild: Consolidate header generation from ASM offset information 2017-04-13 05:43:37 +09:00
Kconfig kbuild: migrate all arch to the kconfig mainmenu upgrade 2010-09-19 22:54:11 -04:00
MAINTAINERS ARM: SoC fixes for 4.14-rc 2017-10-04 17:16:05 -07:00
Makefile Linux 4.14-rc3 2017-10-01 14:54:54 -07:00
README README: add a new README file, pointing to the Documentation/ 2016-10-24 08:12:35 -02:00

Linux kernel
============

This file was moved to Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst

Please notice that there are several guides for kernel developers and users.
These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.