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Linus Torvalds 67f2a93099 - Fix DM cache metadata to verify that a cache has block before trying
to continue with operation that requires them.
 
 - Fix bio-based DM core's dm_make_request() to properly impose device
   limits on individual bios by making use of blk_queue_split().
 
 - Fix long-standing race with how DM thinp notified userspace of
   thin-pool mode state changes before they were actually made.
 
 - Fix the zoned target's bio completion handling; this is a fairly
   invassive fix at this stage but it is localized to the zoned target.
   Any zoned target users will benefit from this fix.
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Merge tag 'for-4.20/dm-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/device-mapper/linux-dm

Pull device mapper fixes from Mike Snitzer:

 - Fix DM cache metadata to verify that a cache has block before trying
   to continue with operation that requires them.

 - Fix bio-based DM core's dm_make_request() to properly impose device
   limits on individual bios by making use of blk_queue_split().

 - Fix long-standing race with how DM thinp notified userspace of
   thin-pool mode state changes before they were actually made.

 - Fix the zoned target's bio completion handling; this is a fairly
   invassive fix at this stage but it is localized to the zoned target.
   Any zoned target users will benefit from this fix.

* tag 'for-4.20/dm-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/device-mapper/linux-dm:
  dm thin: bump target version
  dm thin: send event about thin-pool state change _after_ making it
  dm zoned: Fix target BIO completion handling
  dm: call blk_queue_split() to impose device limits on bios
  dm cache metadata: verify cache has blocks in blocks_are_clean_separate_dirty()
2018-12-12 18:29:24 -08:00
Documentation media fixes for v4.20-rc7 2018-12-12 18:24:32 -08:00
LICENSES This is a fairly typical cycle for documentation. There's some welcome 2018-10-24 18:01:11 +01:00
arch ARM: SoC fixes 2018-12-10 09:06:22 -08:00
block blk-mq: punt failed direct issue to dispatch list 2018-12-07 08:16:11 -07:00
certs export.h: remove VMLINUX_SYMBOL() and VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR() 2018-08-22 23:21:44 +09:00
crypto crypto: user - Disable statistics interface 2018-12-07 13:56:08 +08:00
drivers - Fix DM cache metadata to verify that a cache has block before trying 2018-12-12 18:29:24 -08:00
firmware kbuild: remove all dummy assignments to obj- 2017-11-18 11:46:06 +09:00
fs overlayfs fixes for 4.20-rc7 2018-12-12 18:19:44 -08:00
include media fixes for v4.20-rc7 2018-12-12 18:24:32 -08:00
init initramfs: clean old path before creating a hardlink 2018-11-30 14:56:14 -08:00
ipc ipc: IPCMNI limit check for semmni 2018-10-31 08:54:14 -07:00
kernel While running various ftrace tests on new development code, the kmemleak 2018-12-12 18:15:29 -08:00
lib debugobjects: avoid recursive calls with kmemleak 2018-11-30 14:56:14 -08:00
mm dax fixes 4.20-rc6 2018-12-09 09:54:04 -08:00
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scripts Fixes for stackleak 2018-12-07 13:13:07 -08:00
security selinux/stable-4.20 PR 20181129 2018-11-29 10:15:06 -08:00
sound ALSA: hda/realtek: Fix mic issue on Acer AIO Veriton Z4860G/Z6860G 2018-12-05 16:39:59 +01:00
tools Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2018-12-09 15:12:33 -08:00
usr initramfs: move gen_initramfs_list.sh from scripts/ to usr/ 2018-08-22 23:21:44 +09:00
virt Revert "mm, mmu_notifier: annotate mmu notifiers with blockable invalidate callbacks" 2018-10-26 16:25:19 -07:00
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.gitattributes .gitattributes: set git diff driver for C source code files 2016-10-07 18:46:30 -07:00
.gitignore Kbuild updates for v4.17 (2nd) 2018-04-15 17:21:30 -07:00
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CREDITS MAINTAINERS: update entry for MMP platform 2018-12-03 12:39:57 -08:00
Kbuild Kbuild updates for v4.15 2017-11-17 17:45:29 -08:00
Kconfig kconfig: move the "Executable file formats" menu to fs/Kconfig.binfmt 2018-08-02 08:06:55 +09:00
MAINTAINERS ARM: SoC fixes 2018-12-10 09:06:22 -08:00
Makefile Linux 4.20-rc6 2018-12-09 15:31:00 -08:00
README Drop all 00-INDEX files from Documentation/ 2018-09-09 15:08:58 -06:00

README

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.