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Linus Torvalds 34d5a4b336 Fix for yet another subtle futex issue. The futex code used ihold() to
prevent inodes from vanishing, but ihold() does not guarantee inode
 persistence. Replace the inode pointer with a per boot, machine wide,
 unique inode identifier. The second commit fixes the breakage of the hash
 mechanism whihc causes a 100% performance regression.
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Merge tag 'locking-urgent-2020-03-15' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull futex fix from Thomas Gleixner:
 "Fix for yet another subtle futex issue.

  The futex code used ihold() to prevent inodes from vanishing, but
  ihold() does not guarantee inode persistence. Replace the inode
  pointer with a per boot, machine wide, unique inode identifier.

  The second commit fixes the breakage of the hash mechanism which
  causes a 100% performance regression"

* tag 'locking-urgent-2020-03-15' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  futex: Unbreak futex hashing
  futex: Fix inode life-time issue
2020-03-15 12:55:52 -07:00
arch Two fixes for x86: 2020-03-15 12:52:56 -07:00
block block: Fix partition support for host aware zoned block devices 2020-03-12 07:54:39 -06:00
certs certs: Add wrapper function to check blacklisted binary hash 2019-11-12 12:25:50 +11:00
crypto Merge branch 'next-integrity' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/zohar/linux-integrity 2020-02-20 15:15:16 -08:00
Documentation Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2020-03-12 16:19:19 -07:00
drivers Two EFI fixes: 2020-03-15 12:42:03 -07:00
fs Fix for yet another subtle futex issue. The futex code used ihold() to 2020-03-15 12:55:52 -07:00
include Fix for yet another subtle futex issue. The futex code used ihold() to 2020-03-15 12:55:52 -07:00
init Tracing updates: 2020-02-26 10:34:42 -08:00
ipc Revert "ipc,sem: remove uneeded sem_undo_list lock usage in exit_sem()" 2020-02-21 11:22:15 -08:00
kernel Fix for yet another subtle futex issue. The futex code used ihold() to 2020-03-15 12:55:52 -07:00
lib Tracing updates: 2020-02-26 10:34:42 -08:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Rename other to deprecated 2019-05-03 06:34:32 -06:00
mm Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2020-03-12 16:19:19 -07:00
net taprio: Fix sending packets without dequeueing them 2020-03-12 11:25:08 -07:00
samples Kbuild updates for v5.6 (2nd) 2020-02-09 16:05:50 -08:00
scripts parse-maintainers: Mark as executable 2020-03-06 16:29:21 -06:00
security Merge branch 'next-integrity' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/zohar/linux-integrity 2020-02-20 15:15:16 -08:00
sound ASoC: Fixes for v5.6 2020-03-07 07:24:36 +01:00
tools A pile of perf fixes: 2020-03-15 12:50:15 -07:00
usr Kbuild updates for v5.6 (2nd) 2020-02-09 16:05:50 -08:00
virt KVM/arm fixes for 5.6, take #1 2020-02-28 11:50:06 +01:00
.clang-format clang-format: Update with the latest for_each macro list 2020-03-06 21:50:05 +01:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
.get_maintainer.ignore Opt out of scripts/get_maintainer.pl 2019-05-16 10:53:40 -07:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: use 'dts' diff driver for dts files 2019-12-04 19:44:11 -08:00
.gitignore selftest/lkdtm: Use local .gitignore 2020-03-02 08:39:39 -07:00
.mailmap A handful of small documentation fixes that wandered in. 2020-02-07 13:03:10 -08:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS MAINTAINERS: Hand MIPS over to Thomas 2020-02-24 22:43:18 -08:00
Kbuild kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to hostprogs/always-y 2020-02-04 01:53:07 +09:00
Kconfig docs: kbuild: convert docs to ReST and rename to *.rst 2019-06-14 14:21:21 -06:00
MAINTAINERS Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2020-03-12 16:19:19 -07:00
Makefile Linux 5.6-rc5 2020-03-08 17:44:44 -07:00
README Drop all 00-INDEX files from Documentation/ 2018-09-09 15:08:58 -06:00

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

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.

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.