linux_dsm_epyc7002/arch/m68k
Linus Torvalds 5450e8a316 pidfd-updates-v5.3
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
 
 iHUEABYKAB0WIQRAhzRXHqcMeLMyaSiRxhvAZXjcogUCXSMhUgAKCRCRxhvAZXjc
 okkiAQC3Hlg/O2JoIb4PqgEvBkpHSdVxyuWagn0ksjACW9ANKQEAl5OadMhvOq16
 UHGhKlpE/M8HflknIffoEGlIAWHrdwU=
 =7kP5
 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Merge tag 'pidfd-updates-v5.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/brauner/linux

Pull pidfd updates from Christian Brauner:
 "This adds two main features.

   - First, it adds polling support for pidfds. This allows process
     managers to know when a (non-parent) process dies in a race-free
     way.

     The notification mechanism used follows the same logic that is
     currently used when the parent of a task is notified of a child's
     death. With this patchset it is possible to put pidfds in an
     {e}poll loop and get reliable notifications for process (i.e.
     thread-group) exit.

   - The second feature compliments the first one by making it possible
     to retrieve pollable pidfds for processes that were not created
     using CLONE_PIDFD.

     A lot of processes get created with traditional PID-based calls
     such as fork() or clone() (without CLONE_PIDFD). For these
     processes a caller can currently not create a pollable pidfd. This
     is a problem for Android's low memory killer (LMK) and service
     managers such as systemd.

  Both patchsets are accompanied by selftests.

  It's perhaps worth noting that the work done so far and the work done
  in this branch for pidfd_open() and polling support do already see
  some adoption:

   - Android is in the process of backporting this work to all their LTS
     kernels [1]

   - Service managers make use of pidfd_send_signal but will need to
     wait until we enable waiting on pidfds for full adoption.

   - And projects I maintain make use of both pidfd_send_signal and
     CLONE_PIDFD [2] and will use polling support and pidfd_open() too"

[1] https://android-review.googlesource.com/q/topic:%22pidfd+polling+support+4.9+backport%22
    https://android-review.googlesource.com/q/topic:%22pidfd+polling+support+4.14+backport%22
    https://android-review.googlesource.com/q/topic:%22pidfd+polling+support+4.19+backport%22

[2] aab6e3eb73/src/lxc/start.c (L1753)

* tag 'pidfd-updates-v5.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/brauner/linux:
  tests: add pidfd_open() tests
  arch: wire-up pidfd_open()
  pid: add pidfd_open()
  pidfd: add polling selftests
  pidfd: add polling support
2019-07-10 22:17:21 -07:00
..
68000 m68k: Fix off-by-one calendar month 2018-05-22 10:31:50 +02:00
amiga treewide: Add SPDX license identifier - Makefile/Kconfig 2019-05-21 10:50:46 +02:00
apollo treewide: Add SPDX license identifier - Makefile/Kconfig 2019-05-21 10:50:46 +02:00
atari treewide: Add SPDX license identifier - Makefile/Kconfig 2019-05-21 10:50:46 +02:00
bvme6000 treewide: Add SPDX license identifier - Makefile/Kconfig 2019-05-21 10:50:46 +02:00
coldfire treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 285 2019-06-05 17:36:37 +02:00
configs m68k: defconfig: Update defconfigs for v5.2-rc1 2019-06-03 10:52:36 +02:00
emu treewide: Add SPDX license identifier - Makefile/Kconfig 2019-05-21 10:50:46 +02:00
fpsp040 License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
hp300 treewide: Add SPDX license identifier - Makefile/Kconfig 2019-05-21 10:50:46 +02:00
ifpsp060 scripts/spelling.txt: add regsiter -> register spelling mistake 2017-05-08 17:15:13 -07:00
include binfmt_flat: provide an asm-generic/flat.h 2019-06-24 09:16:47 +10:00
kernel pidfd-updates-v5.3 2019-07-10 22:17:21 -07:00
lib treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 152 2019-05-30 11:26:32 -07:00
mac treewide: Add SPDX license identifier - Makefile/Kconfig 2019-05-21 10:50:46 +02:00
math-emu treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 74 2019-05-24 17:36:47 +02:00
mm signal: Remove the task parameter from force_sig_fault 2019-05-29 09:31:43 -05:00
mvme16x treewide: Add SPDX license identifier - Makefile/Kconfig 2019-05-21 10:50:46 +02:00
mvme147 treewide: Add SPDX license identifier - Makefile/Kconfig 2019-05-21 10:50:46 +02:00
q40 docs: ide: convert docs to ReST and rename to *.rst 2019-06-14 14:21:18 -06:00
sun3 treewide: Add SPDX license identifier - Makefile/Kconfig 2019-05-21 10:50:46 +02:00
sun3x treewide: Add SPDX license identifier - Makefile/Kconfig 2019-05-21 10:50:46 +02:00
tools/amiga License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
install.sh kbuild: use INSTALLKERNEL to select customized installkernel script 2009-09-20 12:18:14 +02:00
Kconfig m68k updates for v5.3 (take two) 2019-07-10 21:44:07 -07:00
Kconfig.bus pcmcia: allow PCMCIA support independent of the architecture 2018-11-23 11:46:00 +09:00
Kconfig.cpu PCI: consolidate PCI config entry in drivers/pci 2018-11-23 11:45:34 +09:00
Kconfig.debug Kconfig: consolidate the "Kernel hacking" menu 2018-08-02 08:06:48 +09:00
Kconfig.devices License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
Kconfig.machine m68k: Dispatch nvram_ops calls to Atari or Mac functions 2019-01-22 10:21:45 +01:00
Makefile m68k: Add -ffreestanding to CFLAGS 2019-01-21 10:36:53 +01:00