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Here is the big set of char/misc and a number of other driver subsystem updates for 6.9-rc1. Included in here are: - IIO driver updates, loads of new ones and evolution of existing ones - coresight driver updates - const cleanups for many driver subsystems - speakup driver additions - platform remove callback void cleanups - mei driver updates - mhi driver updates - cdx driver updates for MSI interrupt handling - nvmem driver updates - other smaller driver updates and cleanups, full details in the shortlog All of these have been in linux-next for a long time with no reported issue, other than a build warning with some older versions of gcc for a speakup driver, fix for that will come in a few days when I catch up with my pending patch queues. Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iG0EABECAC0WIQT0tgzFv3jCIUoxPcsxR9QN2y37KQUCZfwuLg8cZ3JlZ0Brcm9h aC5jb20ACgkQMUfUDdst+ynKVACgjvR1cD8NYk9PcGWc9ZaXAZ6zSnwAn260kMoe lLFtwszo7m0N6ZULBWBd =y3yz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Merge tag 'char-misc-6.9-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc Pull char/misc and other driver subsystem updates from Greg KH: "Here is the big set of char/misc and a number of other driver subsystem updates for 6.9-rc1. Included in here are: - IIO driver updates, loads of new ones and evolution of existing ones - coresight driver updates - const cleanups for many driver subsystems - speakup driver additions - platform remove callback void cleanups - mei driver updates - mhi driver updates - cdx driver updates for MSI interrupt handling - nvmem driver updates - other smaller driver updates and cleanups, full details in the shortlog All of these have been in linux-next for a long time with no reported issue, other than a build warning for the speakup driver" The build warning hits clang and is a gcc (and C23) extension, and is fixed up in the merge. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240321134831.GA2762840@dev-arch.thelio-3990X/ * tag 'char-misc-6.9-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc: (279 commits) binder: remove redundant variable page_addr uio_dmem_genirq: UIO_MEM_DMA_COHERENT conversion uio_pruss: UIO_MEM_DMA_COHERENT conversion cnic,bnx2,bnx2x: use UIO_MEM_DMA_COHERENT uio: introduce UIO_MEM_DMA_COHERENT type cdx: add MSI support for CDX bus pps: use cflags-y instead of EXTRA_CFLAGS speakup: Add /dev/synthu device speakup: Fix 8bit characters from direct synth parport: sunbpp: Convert to platform remove callback returning void parport: amiga: Convert to platform remove callback returning void char: xillybus: Convert to platform remove callback returning void vmw_balloon: change maintainership MAINTAINERS: change the maintainer for hpilo driver char: xilinx_hwicap: Fix NULL vs IS_ERR() bug hpet: remove hpets::hp_clocksource platform: goldfish: move the separate 'default' propery for CONFIG_GOLDFISH char: xilinx_hwicap: drop casting to void in dev_set_drvdata greybus: move is_gb_* functions out of greybus.h greybus: Remove usage of the deprecated ida_simple_xx() API ... |
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This directory attempts to document the ABI between the Linux kernel and userspace, and the relative stability of these interfaces. Due to the everchanging nature of Linux, and the differing maturity levels, these interfaces should be used by userspace programs in different ways. We have four different levels of ABI stability, as shown by the four different subdirectories in this location. Interfaces may change levels of stability according to the rules described below. The different levels of stability are: stable/ This directory documents the interfaces that the developer has defined to be stable. Userspace programs are free to use these interfaces with no restrictions, and backward compatibility for them will be guaranteed for at least 2 years. Most interfaces (like syscalls) are expected to never change and always be available. testing/ This directory documents interfaces that are felt to be stable, as the main development of this interface has been completed. The interface can be changed to add new features, but the current interface will not break by doing this, unless grave errors or security problems are found in them. Userspace programs can start to rely on these interfaces, but they must be aware of changes that can occur before these interfaces move to be marked stable. Programs that use these interfaces are strongly encouraged to add their name to the description of these interfaces, so that the kernel developers can easily notify them if any changes occur (see the description of the layout of the files below for details on how to do this.) obsolete/ This directory documents interfaces that are still remaining in the kernel, but are marked to be removed at some later point in time. The description of the interface will document the reason why it is obsolete and when it can be expected to be removed. removed/ This directory contains a list of the old interfaces that have been removed from the kernel. Every file in these directories will contain the following information: What: Short description of the interface Date: Date created KernelVersion: Kernel version this feature first showed up in. Contact: Primary contact for this interface (may be a mailing list) Description: Long description of the interface and how to use it. Users: All users of this interface who wish to be notified when it changes. This is very important for interfaces in the "testing" stage, so that kernel developers can work with userspace developers to ensure that things do not break in ways that are unacceptable. It is also important to get feedback for these interfaces to make sure they are working in a proper way and do not need to be changed further. Note: The fields should be use a simple notation, compatible with ReST markup. Also, the file **should not** have a top-level index, like:: === foo === How things move between levels: Interfaces in stable may move to obsolete, as long as the proper notification is given. Interfaces may be removed from obsolete and the kernel as long as the documented amount of time has gone by. Interfaces in the testing state can move to the stable state when the developers feel they are finished. They cannot be removed from the kernel tree without going through the obsolete state first. It's up to the developer to place their interfaces in the category they wish for it to start out in. Notable bits of non-ABI, which should not under any circumstances be considered stable: - Kconfig. Userspace should not rely on the presence or absence of any particular Kconfig symbol, in /proc/config.gz, in the copy of .config commonly installed to /boot, or in any invocation of the kernel build process. - Kernel-internal symbols. Do not rely on the presence, absence, location, or type of any kernel symbol, either in System.map files or the kernel binary itself. See Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst.