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Pull staging driver fix from Greg KH:
"Here is a single staging driver fix for 6.16-rc4. It resolves a build
error in the rtl8723bs driver for some versions of clang on arm64 when
checking the frame size with -Wframe-larger-than.
It has been in linux-next for a while now with no reported issues"
* tag 'staging-6.16-rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/staging:
staging: rtl8723bs: Avoid memset() in aes_cipher() and aes_decipher()
Pull tty/serial driver fixes from Greg KH:
"Here are five small serial and tty and vt fixes for 6.16-rc4. Included
in here are:
- kerneldoc fixes for recent vt changes
- imx serial driver fix
- of_node sysfs fix for a regression
- vt missing notification fix
- 8250 dt bindings fix
All of these have been in linux-next for a while with no reported issues"
* tag 'tty-6.16-rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty:
dt-bindings: serial: 8250: Make clocks and clock-frequency exclusive
serial: imx: Restore original RXTL for console to fix data loss
serial: core: restore of_node information in sysfs
vt: fix kernel-doc warnings in ucs_get_fallback()
vt: add missing notification when switching back to text mode
After commit 6f110a5e4f99 ("Disable SLUB_TINY for build testing"), which
causes CONFIG_KASAN to be enabled in allmodconfig again, arm64
allmodconfig builds with older versions of clang (15 through 17) show an
instance of -Wframe-larger-than (which breaks the build with
CONFIG_WERROR=y):
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c:1287:5: error: stack frame size (2208) exceeds limit (2048) in 'rtw_aes_decrypt' [-Werror,-Wframe-larger-than]
1287 | u32 rtw_aes_decrypt(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *precvframe)
| ^
This comes from aes_decipher() being inlined in rtw_aes_decrypt().
Running the same build with CONFIG_FRAME_WARN=128 shows aes_cipher()
also uses a decent amount of stack, just under the limit of 2048:
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c:864:19: warning: stack frame size (1952) exceeds limit (128) in 'aes_cipher' [-Wframe-larger-than]
864 | static signed int aes_cipher(u8 *key, uint hdrlen,
| ^
-Rpass-analysis=stack-frame-layout only shows one large structure on the
stack, which is the ctx variable inlined from aes128k128d(). A good
number of the other variables come from the additional checks of
fortified string routines, which are present in memset(), which both
aes_cipher() and aes_decipher() use to initialize some temporary
buffers. In this case, since the size is known at compile time, these
additional checks should not result in any code generation changes but
allmodconfig has several sanitizers enabled, which may make it harder
for the compiler to eliminate the compile time checks and the variables
that come about from them.
The memset() calls are just initializing these buffers to zero, so use
'= {}' instead, which is used all over the kernel and does the exact
same thing as memset() without the fortify checks, which drops the stack
usage of these functions by a few hundred kilobytes.
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c:864:19: warning: stack frame size (1584) exceeds limit (128) in 'aes_cipher' [-Wframe-larger-than]
864 | static signed int aes_cipher(u8 *key, uint hdrlen,
| ^
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c:1271:5: warning: stack frame size (1456) exceeds limit (128) in 'rtw_aes_decrypt' [-Wframe-larger-than]
1271 | u32 rtw_aes_decrypt(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *precvframe)
| ^
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: 554c0a3abf21 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver")
Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@linaro.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250609-rtl8723bs-fix-clang-arm64-wflt-v1-1-e2accba43def@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Pull EDAC fix from Borislav Petkov:
- Consider secondary address mask registers in amd64_edac in order to
get the correct total memory size of the system
* tag 'edac_urgent_for_v6.16_rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ras/ras:
EDAC/amd64: Fix size calculation for Non-Power-of-Two DIMMs
The 8250 binding before converting to json-schema states,
- clock-frequency : the input clock frequency for the UART
or
- clocks phandle to refer to the clk used as per Documentation/devicetree
for clock-related properties, where "or" indicates these properties
shouldn't exist at the same time.
Additionally, the behavior of Linux's driver is strange when both clocks
and clock-frequency are specified: it ignores clocks and obtains the
frequency from clock-frequency, left the specified clocks unclaimed. It
may even be disabled, which is undesired most of the time.
But "anyOf" doesn't prevent these two properties from coexisting, as it
considers the object valid as long as there's at LEAST one match.
Let's switch to "oneOf" and disallows the other property if one exists,
precisely matching the original binding and avoiding future confusion on
the driver's behavior.
Fixes: e69f5dc623f9 ("dt-bindings: serial: Convert 8250 to json-schema")
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Yao Zi <ziyao@disroot.org>
Reviewed-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@microchip.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250623093445.62327-1-ziyao@disroot.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Pull x86 fixes from Borislav Petkov:
- Make sure DR6 and DR7 are initialized to their architectural values
and not accidentally cleared, leading to misconfigurations
* tag 'x86_urgent_for_v6.16_rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
x86/traps: Initialize DR7 by writing its architectural reset value
x86/traps: Initialize DR6 by writing its architectural reset value
Each Chip-Select (CS) of a Unified Memory Controller (UMC) on AMD Zen-based
SOCs has an Address Mask and a Secondary Address Mask register associated with
it. The amd64_edac module logs DIMM sizes on a per-UMC per-CS granularity
during init using these two registers.
Currently, the module primarily considers only the Address Mask register for
computing DIMM sizes. The Secondary Address Mask register is only considered
for odd CS. Additionally, if it has been considered, the Address Mask register
is ignored altogether for that CS. For power-of-two DIMMs i.e. DIMMs whose
total capacity is a power of two (32GB, 64GB, etc), this is not an issue
since only the Address Mask register is used.
For non-power-of-two DIMMs i.e., DIMMs whose total capacity is not a power of
two (48GB, 96GB, etc), however, the Secondary Address Mask register is used
in conjunction with the Address Mask register. However, since the module only
considers either of the two registers for a CS, the size computed by the
module is incorrect. The Secondary Address Mask register is not considered for
even CS, and the Address Mask register is not considered for odd CS.
Introduce a new helper function so that both Address Mask and Secondary
Address Mask registers are considered, when valid, for computing DIMM sizes.
Furthermore, also rename some variables for greater clarity.
Fixes: 81f5090db843 ("EDAC/amd64: Support asymmetric dual-rank DIMMs")
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/dbec22b6-00f2-498b-b70d-ab6f8a5ec87e@natrix.lt
Reported-by: Žilvinas Žaltiena <zilvinas@natrix.lt>
Signed-off-by: Avadhut Naik <avadhut.naik@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Reviewed-by: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@amd.com>
Tested-by: Žilvinas Žaltiena <zilvinas@natrix.lt>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250529205013.403450-1-avadhut.naik@amd.com
Commit 7a637784d517 ("serial: imx: reduce RX interrupt frequency")
introduced a regression on the i.MX6UL EVK board. The issue can be
reproduced with the following steps:
- Open vi on the board.
- Paste a text file (~150 characters).
- Save the file, then repeat the process.
- Compare the sha256sum of the saved files.
The checksums do not match due to missing characters or entire lines.
Fix this by restoring the RXTL value to 1 when the UART is used as a
console.
This ensures timely RX interrupts and reliable data reception in console
mode.
With this change, pasted content is saved correctly, and checksums are
always consistent.
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Fixes: 7a637784d517 ("serial: imx: reduce RX interrupt frequency")
Signed-off-by: Fabio Estevam <festevam@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Wahren <wahrenst@gmx.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250619114617.2791939-1-festevam@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Pull Kbuild fixes from Masahiro Yamada:
- Move warnings about linux/export.h from W=1 to W=2
- Fix structure type overrides in gendwarfksyms
* tag 'kbuild-fixes-v6.16' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild:
gendwarfksyms: Fix structure type overrides
kbuild: move warnings about linux/export.h from W=1 to W=2
Pull perf fix from Borislav Petkov:
- Make sure an AUX perf event is really disabled when it overruns
* tag 'perf_urgent_for_v6.16_rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
perf/aux: Fix pending disable flow when the AUX ring buffer overruns
Initialize DR7 by writing its architectural reset value to always set
bit 10, which is reserved to '1', when "clearing" DR7 so as not to
trigger unanticipated behavior if said bit is ever unreserved, e.g. as
a feature enabling flag with inverted polarity.
Signed-off-by: Xin Li (Intel) <xin@zytor.com>
Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@zytor.com>
Reviewed-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@intel.com>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Acked-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Tested-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@intel.com>
Cc:stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250620231504.2676902-3-xin%40zytor.com
Since in v6.8-rc1, the of_node symlink under tty devices is
missing. This breaks any udev rules relying on this information.
Link the of_node information in the serial controller device with the
parent defined in the device tree. This will also apply to the serial
device which takes the serial controller as a parent device.
Fixes: b286f4e87e32 ("serial: core: Move tty and serdev to be children of serial core port device")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Aidan Stewart <astewart@tektelic.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250617164819.13912-1-astewart@tektelic.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Pull smb client fixes from Steve French:
- SMB3.1.1 POSIX extensions fix for char remapping
- Fix for repeated directory listings when directory leases enabled
- deferred close handle reuse fix
* tag 'v6.16-rc1-smb3-client-fixes' of git://git.samba.org/sfrench/cifs-2.6:
smb: improve directory cache reuse for readdir operations
smb: client: fix perf regression with deferred closes
smb: client: disable path remapping with POSIX extensions
As we always iterate through the entire die_map when expanding
type strings, recursively processing referenced types in
type_expand_child() is not actually necessary. Furthermore,
the type_string kABI rule added in commit c9083467f7b9
("gendwarfksyms: Add a kABI rule to override type strings") can
fail to override type strings for structures due to a missing
kabi_get_type_string() check in this function.
Fix the issue by dropping the unnecessary recursion and moving
the override check to type_expand(). Note that symbol versions
are otherwise unchanged with this patch.
Fixes: c9083467f7b9 ("gendwarfksyms: Add a kABI rule to override type strings")
Reported-by: Giuliano Procida <gprocida@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
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