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Linus Torvalds 6304672b7f Merge branch 'x86-pti-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86/pti updates from Thomas Gleixner:
 "Another set of melted spectrum related changes:

   - Code simplifications and cleanups for RSB and retpolines.

   - Make the indirect calls in KVM speculation safe.

   - Whitelist CPUs which are known not to speculate from Meltdown and
     prepare for the new CPUID flag which tells the kernel that a CPU is
     not affected.

   - A less rigorous variant of the module retpoline check which merily
     warns when a non-retpoline protected module is loaded and reflects
     that fact in the sysfs file.

   - Prepare for Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier support.

   - Prepare for exposure of the Speculation Control MSRs to guests, so
     guest OSes which depend on those "features" can use them. Includes
     a blacklist of the broken microcodes. The actual exposure of the
     MSRs through KVM is still being worked on"

* 'x86-pti-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86/speculation: Simplify indirect_branch_prediction_barrier()
  x86/retpoline: Simplify vmexit_fill_RSB()
  x86/cpufeatures: Clean up Spectre v2 related CPUID flags
  x86/cpu/bugs: Make retpoline module warning conditional
  x86/bugs: Drop one "mitigation" from dmesg
  x86/nospec: Fix header guards names
  x86/alternative: Print unadorned pointers
  x86/speculation: Add basic IBPB (Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier) support
  x86/cpufeature: Blacklist SPEC_CTRL/PRED_CMD on early Spectre v2 microcodes
  x86/pti: Do not enable PTI on CPUs which are not vulnerable to Meltdown
  x86/msr: Add definitions for new speculation control MSRs
  x86/cpufeatures: Add AMD feature bits for Speculation Control
  x86/cpufeatures: Add Intel feature bits for Speculation Control
  x86/cpufeatures: Add CPUID_7_EDX CPUID leaf
  module/retpoline: Warn about missing retpoline in module
  KVM: VMX: Make indirect call speculation safe
  KVM: x86: Make indirect calls in emulator speculation safe
2018-01-29 19:08:02 -08:00
arch Merge branch 'x86-pti-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-29 19:08:02 -08:00
block Merge branch 'for-4.16/block' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2018-01-29 11:51:49 -08:00
certs License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
crypto Merge branch 'for-4.16/block' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2018-01-29 11:51:49 -08:00
Documentation Merge branch 'x86-cache-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-29 17:48:22 -08:00
drivers Merge branch 'x86-timers-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-29 18:54:56 -08:00
firmware kbuild: remove all dummy assignments to obj- 2017-11-18 11:46:06 +09:00
fs for-4.16-tag 2018-01-29 14:04:23 -08:00
include Merge branch 'x86-pti-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-29 19:08:02 -08:00
init init_task out-of-lining 2018-01-29 09:08:34 -08:00
ipc Rename superblock flags (MS_xyz -> SB_xyz) 2017-11-27 13:05:09 -08:00
kernel Merge branch 'x86-pti-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-29 19:08:02 -08:00
lib Merge branch 'for-4.16/block' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2018-01-29 11:51:49 -08:00
mm Merge branch 'for-4.16/block' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2018-01-29 11:51:49 -08:00
net VSOCK: set POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM for TCP_CLOSING 2018-01-26 11:16:27 -05:00
samples Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf 2017-12-03 13:08:30 -05:00
scripts Merge branch 'x86-pti-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-29 19:08:02 -08:00
security inode->i_version rework for v4.16 2018-01-29 13:33:53 -08:00
sound Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-29 16:50:58 -08:00
tools Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-29 16:50:58 -08:00
usr initramfs: fix initramfs rebuilds w/ compression after disabling 2017-11-03 07:39:19 -07:00
virt KVM/ARM Fixes for v4.15, Round 3 (v2) 2018-01-17 14:59:27 +01:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
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MAINTAINERS Merge branch 'irq-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-29 16:47:21 -08:00
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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.