7d4e49a77d
semaphore" from Lance Yang enhances the hung task detector. The
detector presently dumps the blocking tasks's stack when it is blocked
on a mutex. Lance's series extends this to semaphores.
- The 2 patch series "nilfs2: improve sanity checks in dirty state
propagation" from Wentao Liang addresses a couple of minor flaws in
nilfs2.
- The 2 patch series "scripts/gdb: Fixes related to lx_per_cpu()" from
Illia Ostapyshyn fixes a couple of issues in the gdb scripts.
- The 9 patch series "Support kdump with LUKS encryption by reusing LUKS
volume keys" from Coiby Xu addresses a usability problem with kdump.
When the dump device is LUKS-encrypted, the kdump kernel may not have
the keys to the encrypted filesystem. A full writeup of this is in the
series [0/N] cover letter.
- The 2 patch series "sysfs: add counters for lockups and stalls" from
Max Kellermann adds /sys/kernel/hardlockup_count and
/sys/kernel/hardlockup_count and /sys/kernel/rcu_stall_count.
- The 3 patch series "fork: Page operation cleanups in the fork code"
from Pasha Tatashin implements a number of code cleanups in fork.c.
- The 3 patch series "scripts/gdb/symbols: determine KASLR offset on
s390 during early boot" from Ilya Leoshkevich fixes some s390 issues in
the gdb scripts.
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Merge tag 'mm-nonmm-stable-2025-05-31-15-28' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm
Pull non-MM updates from Andrew Morton:
- "hung_task: extend blocking task stacktrace dump to semaphore" from
Lance Yang enhances the hung task detector.
The detector presently dumps the blocking tasks's stack when it is
blocked on a mutex. Lance's series extends this to semaphores
- "nilfs2: improve sanity checks in dirty state propagation" from
Wentao Liang addresses a couple of minor flaws in nilfs2
- "scripts/gdb: Fixes related to lx_per_cpu()" from Illia Ostapyshyn
fixes a couple of issues in the gdb scripts
- "Support kdump with LUKS encryption by reusing LUKS volume keys" from
Coiby Xu addresses a usability problem with kdump.
When the dump device is LUKS-encrypted, the kdump kernel may not have
the keys to the encrypted filesystem. A full writeup of this is in
the series [0/N] cover letter
- "sysfs: add counters for lockups and stalls" from Max Kellermann adds
/sys/kernel/hardlockup_count and /sys/kernel/hardlockup_count and
/sys/kernel/rcu_stall_count
- "fork: Page operation cleanups in the fork code" from Pasha Tatashin
implements a number of code cleanups in fork.c
- "scripts/gdb/symbols: determine KASLR offset on s390 during early
boot" from Ilya Leoshkevich fixes some s390 issues in the gdb
scripts
* tag 'mm-nonmm-stable-2025-05-31-15-28' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm: (67 commits)
llist: make llist_add_batch() a static inline
delayacct: remove redundant code and adjust indentation
squashfs: add optional full compressed block caching
crash_dump, nvme: select CONFIGFS_FS as built-in
scripts/gdb/symbols: determine KASLR offset on s390 during early boot
scripts/gdb/symbols: factor out pagination_off()
scripts/gdb/symbols: factor out get_vmlinux()
kernel/panic.c: format kernel-doc comments
mailmap: update and consolidate Casey Connolly's name and email
nilfs2: remove wbc->for_reclaim handling
fork: define a local GFP_VMAP_STACK
fork: check charging success before zeroing stack
fork: clean-up naming of vm_stack/vm_struct variables in vmap stacks code
fork: clean-up ifdef logic around stack allocation
kernel/rcu/tree_stall: add /sys/kernel/rcu_stall_count
kernel/watchdog: add /sys/kernel/{hard,soft}lockup_count
x86/crash: make the page that stores the dm crypt keys inaccessible
x86/crash: pass dm crypt keys to kdump kernel
Revert "x86/mm: Remove unused __set_memory_prot()"
crash_dump: retrieve dm crypt keys in kdump kernel
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This part of the documentation inside Documentation/ABI 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::
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foo
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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:
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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.
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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.