Tcp wave 14 maintenance

.gitignore

@@ -7,38 +7,40 @@
 # command after changing this file, to see if there are
 # any tracked files which get ignored after the change.
 #
-# Normal rules
+# Normal rules (sorted alphabetically)
 #
 .*
+*.a
+*.bin
+*.bz2
+*.c.[012]*.*
+*.dtb
+*.dtb.S
+*.dwo
+*.elf
+*.gcno
+*.gz
+*.i
+*.ko
+*.ll
+*.lst
+*.lz4
+*.lzma
+*.lzo
+*.mod.c
 *.o
 *.o.*
-*.a
+*.order
+*.patch
 *.s
-*.ko
 *.so
 *.so.dbg
-*.mod.c
-*.i
-*.lst
+*.su
 *.symtypes
-*.order
-*.elf
-*.bin
 *.tar
-*.gz
-*.bz2
-*.lzma
 *.xz
-*.lz4
-*.lzo
-*.patch
-*.gcno
-*.ll
-modules.builtin
 Module.symvers
-*.dwo
-*.su
-*.c.[012]*.*
+modules.builtin
 
 #
 # Top-level generic files
@@ -53,6 +55,11 @@ Module.symvers
 /System.map
 /Module.markers
 
+#
+# RPM spec file (make rpm-pkg)
+#
+/*.spec
+
 #
 # Debian directory (make deb-pkg)
 #

Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Description:
 		Description of the physical chip / device for device X.
 		Typically a part number.
 
-What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/timestamp_clock
+What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/current_timestamp_clock
 KernelVersion:	4.5
 Contact:	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
 Description:

Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu

@@ -373,3 +373,19 @@ Contact:	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
 Description:	information about CPUs heterogeneity.
 
 		cpu_capacity: capacity of cpu#.
+
+What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities
+		/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/meltdown
+		/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v1
+		/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v2
+Date:		January 2018
+Contact:	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
+Description:	Information about CPU vulnerabilities
+
+		The files are named after the code names of CPU
+		vulnerabilities. The output of those files reflects the
+		state of the CPUs in the system. Possible output values:
+
+		"Not affected"	  CPU is not affected by the vulnerability
+		"Vulnerable"	  CPU is affected and no mitigation in effect
+		"Mitigation: $M"  CPU is affected and mitigation $M is in effect

Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt

@@ -1841,13 +1841,6 @@
 			Built with CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_DEFAULT_OFF=y,
 			the default is off.
 
-	kmemcheck=	[X86] Boot-time kmemcheck enable/disable/one-shot mode
-			Valid arguments: 0, 1, 2
-			kmemcheck=0 (disabled)
-			kmemcheck=1 (enabled)
-			kmemcheck=2 (one-shot mode)
-			Default: 2 (one-shot mode)
-
 	kvm.ignore_msrs=[KVM] Ignore guest accesses to unhandled MSRs.
 			Default is 0 (don't ignore, but inject #GP)
 
@@ -2599,6 +2592,11 @@
 	nosmt		[KNL,S390] Disable symmetric multithreading (SMT).
 			Equivalent to smt=1.
 
+	nospectre_v2	[X86] Disable all mitigations for the Spectre variant 2
+			(indirect branch prediction) vulnerability. System may
+			allow data leaks with this option, which is equivalent
+			to spectre_v2=off.
+
 	noxsave		[BUGS=X86] Disables x86 extended register state save
 			and restore using xsave. The kernel will fallback to
 			enabling legacy floating-point and sse state.
@@ -2713,8 +2711,6 @@
 	norandmaps	Don't use address space randomization.  Equivalent to
 			echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space
 
-	noreplace-paravirt	[X86,IA-64,PV_OPS] Don't patch paravirt_ops
-
 	noreplace-smp	[X86-32,SMP] Don't replace SMP instructions
 			with UP alternatives
 
@@ -3253,6 +3249,21 @@
 	pt.		[PARIDE]
 			See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
 
+	pti=		[X86_64] Control Page Table Isolation of user and
+			kernel address spaces.  Disabling this feature
+			removes hardening, but improves performance of
+			system calls and interrupts.
+
+			on   - unconditionally enable
+			off  - unconditionally disable
+			auto - kernel detects whether your CPU model is
+			       vulnerable to issues that PTI mitigates
+
+			Not specifying this option is equivalent to pti=auto.
+
+	nopti		[X86_64]
+			Equivalent to pti=off
+
 	pty.legacy_count=
 			[KNL] Number of legacy pty's. Overwrites compiled-in
 			default number.
@@ -3893,6 +3904,29 @@
 	sonypi.*=	[HW] Sony Programmable I/O Control Device driver
 			See Documentation/laptops/sonypi.txt
 
+	spectre_v2=	[X86] Control mitigation of Spectre variant 2
+			(indirect branch speculation) vulnerability.
+
+			on   - unconditionally enable
+			off  - unconditionally disable
+			auto - kernel detects whether your CPU model is
+			       vulnerable
+
+			Selecting 'on' will, and 'auto' may, choose a
+			mitigation method at run time according to the
+			CPU, the available microcode, the setting of the
+			CONFIG_RETPOLINE configuration option, and the
+			compiler with which the kernel was built.
+
+			Specific mitigations can also be selected manually:
+
+			retpoline	  - replace indirect branches
+			retpoline,generic - google's original retpoline
+			retpoline,amd     - AMD-specific minimal thunk
+
+			Not specifying this option is equivalent to
+			spectre_v2=auto.
+
 	spia_io_base=	[HW,MTD]
 	spia_fio_base=
 	spia_pedr=

Documentation/arm64/silicon-errata.txt

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ stable kernels.
 | Hisilicon      | Hip0{5,6,7}     | #161010101      | HISILICON_ERRATUM_161010101 |
 | Hisilicon      | Hip0{6,7}       | #161010701      | N/A                         |
 |                |                 |                 |                             |
-| Qualcomm Tech. | Falkor v1       | E1003           | QCOM_FALKOR_ERRATUM_1003    |
+| Qualcomm Tech. | Kryo/Falkor v1  | E1003           | QCOM_FALKOR_ERRATUM_1003    |
 | Qualcomm Tech. | Falkor v1       | E1009           | QCOM_FALKOR_ERRATUM_1009    |
 | Qualcomm Tech. | QDF2400 ITS     | E0065           | QCOM_QDF2400_ERRATUM_0065   |
+| Qualcomm Tech. | Falkor v{1,2}   | E1041           | QCOM_FALKOR_ERRATUM_1041    |

Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ whole; patches welcome!
    kasan
    ubsan
    kmemleak
-   kmemcheck
    gdb-kernel-debugging
    kgdb
    kselftest