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Linus Torvalds 2853d5fafb Support for "split lock" detection:
- Atomic operations (lock prefixed instructions) which span two cache
     lines have to acquire the global bus lock. This is at least 1k cycles
     slower than an atomic operation within a cache line and disrupts
     performance on other cores. Aside of performance disruption this is
     a unpriviledged form of DoS.
 
     Some newer CPUs have the capability to raise an #AC trap when such an
     operation is attempted. The detection is by default enabled in warning
     mode which will warn once when a user space application is caught. A
     command line option allows to disable the detection or to select fatal
     mode which will terminate offending applications with SIGBUS.
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Merge tag 'x86-splitlock-2020-03-30' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull x86 splitlock updates from Thomas Gleixner:
 "Support for 'split lock' detection:

  Atomic operations (lock prefixed instructions) which span two cache
  lines have to acquire the global bus lock. This is at least 1k cycles
  slower than an atomic operation within a cache line and disrupts
  performance on other cores. Aside of performance disruption this is a
  unpriviledged form of DoS.

  Some newer CPUs have the capability to raise an #AC trap when such an
  operation is attempted. The detection is by default enabled in warning
  mode which will warn once when a user space application is caught. A
  command line option allows to disable the detection or to select fatal
  mode which will terminate offending applications with SIGBUS"

* tag 'x86-splitlock-2020-03-30' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86/split_lock: Avoid runtime reads of the TEST_CTRL MSR
  x86/split_lock: Rework the initialization flow of split lock detection
  x86/split_lock: Enable split lock detection by kernel
2020-03-30 19:35:52 -07:00
arch Support for "split lock" detection: 2020-03-30 19:35:52 -07:00
block Merge branch 'efi-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-03-30 16:13:08 -07:00
certs certs: Add wrapper function to check blacklisted binary hash 2019-11-12 12:25:50 +11:00
crypto Merge branch 'next-integrity' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/zohar/linux-integrity 2020-02-20 15:15:16 -08:00
Documentation Support for "split lock" detection: 2020-03-30 19:35:52 -07:00
drivers timekeeping and timer updates: 2020-03-30 18:51:47 -07:00
fs Merge branch 'locking-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-03-30 16:17:15 -07:00
include x86 entry code updates: 2020-03-30 19:14:28 -07:00
init Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-03-30 17:01:51 -07:00
ipc Revert "ipc,sem: remove uneeded sem_undo_list lock usage in exit_sem()" 2020-02-21 11:22:15 -08:00
kernel x86 entry code updates: 2020-03-30 19:14:28 -07:00
lib timekeeping and timer updates: 2020-03-30 18:51:47 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Rename other to deprecated 2019-05-03 06:34:32 -06:00
mm mm/sparse: fix kernel crash with pfn_section_valid check 2020-03-29 09:47:06 -07:00
net This has been a busy cycle for documentation work. Highlights include: 2020-03-30 12:45:23 -07:00
samples media: rename VFL_TYPE_GRABBER to _VIDEO 2020-02-24 16:52:39 +01:00
scripts timekeeping and timer updates: 2020-03-30 18:51:47 -07:00
security Merge branch 'efi-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-03-30 16:13:08 -07:00
sound Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-03-30 16:40:08 -07:00
tools x86 entry code updates: 2020-03-30 19:14:28 -07:00
usr initramfs: restore default compression behavior 2020-03-17 09:50:37 +09:00
virt irqchip/gic-v4.1: Move doorbell management to the GICv4 abstraction layer 2020-03-24 12:15:51 +00:00
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COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
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Kbuild kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to hostprogs/always-y 2020-02-04 01:53:07 +09:00
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MAINTAINERS Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-03-30 17:01:51 -07:00
Makefile Linux 5.6 2020-03-29 15:25:41 -07:00
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Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.

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.