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Linus Torvalds aeced66196 Some cleanups:
remove unused get_fsid_from_ino
   fix bounds check for listxattr
   clean up oversize xattr validation
   do not set getattr_time on orangefs_lookup
   return from orangefs_devreq_read quickly if possible
   do not wait for timeout if umounting
   handle zero size write in debugfs
 
 Bug fixes:
 
   do not check possibly stale size on truncate
   ensure the userspace component is unmounted if mount fails
   total reimplementation of dir.c
 
 New feature:
 
   implement statx
 
 The new implementation of dir.c is kind of a big deal, all new
 code. It has been posted to fs-devel during the previous rc period,
 we didn't get much review or feedback from there, but it has been reviewed
 very heavily here, so much so that we have two entire versions of the
 reimplementation. Not only does the new implementation fix some
 xfstests, but it passes all the new tests we made here that involve
 seeking and rewinding and giant directories and long file names.
 The new dir code has three patches itself:
 
   skip forward to the next directory entry if seek is short
   invalidate stored directory on seek
   count directory pieces correctly
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Merge tag 'for-linus-4.12-ofs-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/hubcap/linux

Pull orangefs updates from Mike Marshall:
 "Orangefs cleanups, fixes and statx support.

  Some cleanups:

   - remove unused get_fsid_from_ino
   - fix bounds check for listxattr
   - clean up oversize xattr validation
   - do not set getattr_time on orangefs_lookup
   - return from orangefs_devreq_read quickly if possible
   - do not wait for timeout if umounting
   - handle zero size write in debugfs

  Bug fixes:

   - do not check possibly stale size on truncate
   - ensure the userspace component is unmounted if mount fails
   - total reimplementation of dir.c

  New feature:

   - implement statx

  The new implementation of dir.c is kind of a big deal, all new code.
  It has been posted to fs-devel during the previous rc period, we
  didn't get much review or feedback from there, but it has been
  reviewed very heavily here, so much so that we have two entire
  versions of the reimplementation.

  Not only does the new implementation fix some xfstests, but it passes
  all the new tests we made here that involve seeking and rewinding and
  giant directories and long file names. The new dir code has three
  patches itself:

   - skip forward to the next directory entry if seek is short
   - invalidate stored directory on seek
   - count directory pieces correctly"

* tag 'for-linus-4.12-ofs-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/hubcap/linux:
  orangefs: count directory pieces correctly
  orangefs: invalidate stored directory on seek
  orangefs: skip forward to the next directory entry if seek is short
  orangefs: handle zero size write in debugfs
  orangefs: do not wait for timeout if umounting
  orangefs: return from orangefs_devreq_read quickly if possible
  orangefs: ensure the userspace component is unmounted if mount fails
  orangefs: do not check possibly stale size on truncate
  orangefs: implement statx
  orangefs: remove ORANGEFS_READDIR macros
  orangefs: support very large directories
  orangefs: support llseek on directories
  orangefs: rewrite readdir to fix several bugs
  orangefs: do not set getattr_time on orangefs_lookup
  orangefs: clean up oversize xattr validation
  orangefs: fix bounds check for listxattr
  orangefs: remove unused get_fsid_from_ino
2017-05-05 13:36:10 -07:00
arch arm64 updates for 4.12: 2017-05-05 12:11:37 -07:00
block Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shli/md 2017-05-03 10:05:38 -07:00
certs KEYS: Use structure to capture key restriction function and data 2017-04-04 14:10:10 -07:00
crypto Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/linux-security 2017-05-03 08:50:52 -07:00
Documentation arm64 updates for 4.12: 2017-05-05 12:11:37 -07:00
drivers arm64 updates for 4.12: 2017-05-05 12:11:37 -07:00
firmware WHENCE: use https://linuxtv.org for LinuxTV URLs 2015-12-04 10:35:11 -02:00
fs Some cleanups: 2017-05-05 13:36:10 -07:00
include arm64 updates for 4.12: 2017-05-05 12:11:37 -07:00
init Fix for initramfs for 4.12-rc1 2017-05-05 13:30:11 -07:00
ipc Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2017-05-05 11:08:43 -07:00
kernel powerpc updates for 4.12 part 1. 2017-05-05 11:36:44 -07:00
lib USB patches for 4.12-rc1 2017-05-04 18:03:51 -07:00
mm arm64 updates for 4.12: 2017-05-05 12:11:37 -07:00
net Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2017-05-05 11:08:43 -07:00
samples char/misc patches for 4.12-rc1 2017-05-04 19:15:35 -07:00
scripts char/misc patches for 4.12-rc1 2017-05-04 19:15:35 -07:00
security Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/linux-security 2017-05-03 08:50:52 -07:00
sound sound updates for 4.12-rc1 2017-05-03 11:58:59 -07:00
tools powerpc updates for 4.12 part 1. 2017-05-05 11:36:44 -07:00
usr kbuild: initramfs cleanup, set target from Kconfig 2017-01-05 09:40:16 -08:00
virt arm64 updates for 4.12: 2017-05-05 12:11:37 -07:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
.get_maintainer.ignore Add hch to .get_maintainer.ignore 2015-08-21 14:30:10 -07:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set git diff driver for C source code files 2016-10-07 18:46:30 -07:00
.gitignore Merge branch 'misc' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mmarek/kbuild 2016-08-02 16:48:52 -04:00
.mailmap mailmap: add Martin Kepplinger's email 2017-04-13 18:24:21 -07:00
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Kbuild scripts/gdb: provide linux constants 2016-05-23 17:04:14 -07:00
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MAINTAINERS arm64 updates for 4.12: 2017-05-05 12:11:37 -07:00
Makefile A reasonably busy cycle for documentation this time around. There is a new 2017-05-02 10:21:17 -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.