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Linus Torvalds a66b4cd1e7 Merge branch 'work.open3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs
Pull vfs open-related updates from Al Viro:

 - "do we need fput() or put_filp()" rules are gone - it's always fput()
   now. We keep track of that state where it belongs - in ->f_mode.

 - int *opened mess killed - in finish_open(), in ->atomic_open()
   instances and in fs/namei.c code around do_last()/lookup_open()/atomic_open().

 - alloc_file() wrappers with saner calling conventions are introduced
   (alloc_file_clone() and alloc_file_pseudo()); callers converted, with
   much simplification.

 - while we are at it, saner calling conventions for path_init() and
   link_path_walk(), simplifying things inside fs/namei.c (both on
   open-related paths and elsewhere).

* 'work.open3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs: (40 commits)
  few more cleanups of link_path_walk() callers
  allow link_path_walk() to take ERR_PTR()
  make path_init() unconditionally paired with terminate_walk()
  document alloc_file() changes
  make alloc_file() static
  do_shmat(): grab shp->shm_file earlier, switch to alloc_file_clone()
  new helper: alloc_file_clone()
  create_pipe_files(): switch the first allocation to alloc_file_pseudo()
  anon_inode_getfile(): switch to alloc_file_pseudo()
  hugetlb_file_setup(): switch to alloc_file_pseudo()
  ocxlflash_getfile(): switch to alloc_file_pseudo()
  cxl_getfile(): switch to alloc_file_pseudo()
  ... and switch shmem_file_setup() to alloc_file_pseudo()
  __shmem_file_setup(): reorder allocations
  new wrapper: alloc_file_pseudo()
  kill FILE_{CREATED,OPENED}
  switch atomic_open() and lookup_open() to returning 0 in all success cases
  document ->atomic_open() changes
  ->atomic_open(): return 0 in all success cases
  get rid of 'opened' in path_openat() and the helpers downstream
  ...
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arch Here are the main MIPS changes for 4.19. 2018-08-13 19:24:32 -07:00
block Partially revert "block: fail op_is_write() requests to read-only partitions" 2018-08-04 18:19:55 -07:00
certs certs/blacklist: fix const confusion 2018-06-26 09:43:03 -07:00
crypto Merge branch 'linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6 2018-07-19 07:32:44 -07:00
Documentation Merge branch 'work.open3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-08-13 19:58:36 -07:00
drivers Merge branch 'work.open3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-08-13 19:58:36 -07:00
firmware kbuild: remove all dummy assignments to obj- 2017-11-18 11:46:06 +09:00
fs Merge branch 'work.open3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-08-13 19:58:36 -07:00
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init Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux 2018-08-13 19:07:17 -07:00
ipc Merge branch 'work.open3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-08-13 19:58:36 -07:00
kernel Here are the main MIPS changes for 4.19. 2018-08-13 19:24:32 -07:00
lib Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux 2018-08-13 19:07:17 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add Linux-OpenIB license text 2018-04-27 16:41:53 -06:00
mm Merge branch 'work.open3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-08-13 19:58:36 -07:00
net Merge branch 'work.open3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-08-13 19:58:36 -07:00
samples samples/bpf: xdp_redirect_cpu adjustment to reproduce teardown race easier 2018-08-09 21:50:44 +02:00
scripts lib/ubsan: remove null-pointer checks 2018-08-10 20:19:58 -07:00
security Merge branch 'work.open3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-08-13 19:58:36 -07:00
sound ALSA: hda/realtek - Yet another Clevo P950 quirk entry 2018-07-18 12:17:46 +02:00
tools Merge branch 'parisc-4.19-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/deller/parisc-linux 2018-08-13 19:18:02 -07:00
usr kbuild: rename built-in.o to built-in.a 2018-03-26 02:01:19 +09:00
virt Merge branch 'sched/urgent' into sched/core, to pick up fixes 2018-07-25 11:29:58 +02:00
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COPYING COPYING: use the new text with points to the license files 2018-03-23 12:41:45 -06:00
CREDITS MAINTAINERS/CREDITS: Drop METAG ARCHITECTURE 2018-03-05 16:34:24 +00:00
Kbuild Kbuild updates for v4.15 2017-11-17 17:45:29 -08:00
Kconfig kconfig: add basic helper macros to scripts/Kconfig.include 2018-05-29 03:31:19 +09:00
MAINTAINERS Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux 2018-08-13 19:07:17 -07:00
Makefile Linux 4.18 2018-08-12 13:41:04 -07:00
README Docs: Added a pointer to the formatted docs to README 2018-03-21 09:02:53 -06:00

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.
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.