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Pull ARM fix from Russell King:
"Just one fix to the module freeing function that was declared __weak
when it should not have been. Thanks to Petr Pavlu for spotting this"
* tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rmk/linux:
ARM: 9458/1: module: Ensure the override of module_arch_freeing_init()
Pull i2c fixes from Wolfram Sang:
- various MAINTAINERS updates
- fix an off-by-one error in riic
- fix k1 DT schema to allow validation
- rtl9300: fix faulty merge conflict resolution
* tag 'i2c-for-6.17-rc8' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wsa/linux:
i2c: rtl9300: Drop unsupported I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK
MAINTAINERS: add entry for SpacemiT K1 I2C driver
MAINTAINERS: Add me as maintainer of Synopsys DesignWare I2C driver
MAINTAINERS: delete email for Tharun Kumar P
dt-bindings: i2c: spacemit: extend and validate all properties
i2c: riic: Allow setting frequencies lower than 50KHz
MAINTAINERS: Remove myself as Synopsys DesignWare I2C maintainer
MAINTAINERS: Update email address for Qualcomm's I2C GENI maintainers
The function module_arch_freeing_init() defined in arch/arm/kernel/module.c
is supposed to override a weak function of the same name defined in
kernel/module/main.c. However, the ARM override is also marked as weak,
which means that selecting the correct function unnecessarily depends on
the order in which object files with both functions are passed to the
linker. Although it happens to be correct at the moment, the proper pattern
is to make the ARM override a strong definition.
Fixes: cdcb07e45a91 ("ARM: 8975/1: module: fix handling of unwind init sections")
Signed-off-by: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Pull tracing fixes from Steven Rostedt:
- Fix buffer overflow in osnoise_cpu_write()
The allocated buffer to read user space did not add a nul terminating
byte after copying from user the string. It then reads the string,
and if user space did not add a nul byte, the read will continue
beyond the string.
Add a nul terminating byte after reading the string.
- Fix missing check for lockdown on tracing
There's a path from kprobe events or uprobe events that can update
the tracing system even if lockdown on tracing is activate. Add a
check in the dynamic event path.
- Add a recursion check for the function graph return path
Now that fprobes can hook to the function graph tracer and call
different code between the entry and the exit, the exit code may now
call functions that are not called in entry. This means that the exit
handler can possibly trigger recursion that is not caught and cause
the system to crash.
Add the same recursion checks in the function exit handler as exists
in the entry handler path.
* tag 'trace-v6.17-rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace:
tracing: fgraph: Protect return handler from recursion loop
tracing: dynevent: Add a missing lockdown check on dynevent
tracing/osnoise: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in _parse_integer_limit()
While applying the patch for commit ede965fd555a ("i2c: rtl9300: remove
broken SMBus Quick operation support"), a conflict was incorrectly solved
by adding the I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK feature flag. But the code to handle
I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA requests will be added by a separate commit.
Fixes: ede965fd555a ("i2c: rtl9300: remove broken SMBus Quick operation support")
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
Pull spi fixes from Mark Brown:
"A few final driver specific fixes that have been sitting in -next for
a bit.
The OMAP issue is likely to come up very infrequently since mixed
configuration SPI buses are rare and the Cadence issue is specific to
SoCFPGA systems"
* tag 'spi-fix-v6.17-rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/broonie/spi:
spi: omap2-mcspi: drive SPI_CLK on transfer_setup()
spi: cadence-qspi: defer runtime support on socfpga if reset bit is enabled
function_graph_enter_regs() prevents itself from recursion by
ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(), but __ftrace_return_to_handler(),
which is called at the exit, does not prevent such recursion.
Therefore, while it can prevent recursive calls from
fgraph_ops::entryfunc(), it is not able to prevent recursive calls
to fgraph from fgraph_ops::retfunc(), resulting in a recursive loop.
This can lead an unexpected recursion bug reported by Menglong.
is_endbr() is called in __ftrace_return_to_handler -> fprobe_return
-> kprobe_multi_link_exit_handler -> is_endbr.
To fix this issue, acquire ftrace_test_recursion_trylock() in the
__ftrace_return_to_handler() after unwind the shadow stack to mark
this section must prevent recursive call of fgraph inside user-defined
fgraph_ops::retfunc().
This is essentially a fix to commit 4346ba160409 ("fprobe: Rewrite
fprobe on function-graph tracer"), because before that fgraph was
only used from the function graph tracer. Fprobe allowed user to run
any callbacks from fgraph after that commit.
Reported-by: Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@gmail.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250918120939.1706585-1-dongml2@chinatelecom.cn/
Fixes: 4346ba160409 ("fprobe: Rewrite fprobe on function-graph tracer")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/175852292275.307379.9040117316112640553.stgit@devnote2
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Tested-by: Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Add a MAINTAINERS entry for the SpacemiT K1 I2C driver and its DT binding.
Signed-off-by: Troy Mitchell <troy.mitchell@linux.spacemit.com>
Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
Pull turbostat updates from Len Brown:
"tools/power turbostat: version 2025.09.09
- Probe and display L3 Cache topology
- Add ability to average an added counter (useful for pre-integrated
"counters", such as Watts)
- Break the limit of 64 built-in counters
- Assorted bug fixes and minor feature tweaks"
* tag 'turbostat-2025.09.09' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux:
tools/power turbostat: version 2025.09.09
tools/power turbostat: Handle non-root legacy-uncore sysfs permissions
tools/power turbostat: standardize PER_THREAD_PARAMS
tools/power turbostat: Fix DMR support
tools/power turbostat: add format "average" for external attributes
tools/power turbostat: delete GET_PKG()
tools/power turbostat: probe and display L3 cache topology
tools/power turbostat: Support more than 64 built-in-counters
tools/power turbostat.8: Document Totl%C0, Any%C0, GFX%C0, CPUGFX% columns
tools/power turbostat: Fix bogus SysWatt for forked program
tools/power turbostat: Handle cap_get_proc() ENOSYS
tools/power turbostat: Fix build with musl
tools/power turbostat: verify arguments to params --show and --hide
tools/power turbostat: regression fix: --show C1E%
Pull misc fixes from Andrew Morton:
"7 hotfixes. 4 are cc:stable and the remainder address post-6.16 issues
or aren't considered necessary for -stable kernels. 6 of these fixes
are for MM.
All singletons, please see the changelogs for details"
* tag 'mm-hotfixes-stable-2025-09-27-22-35' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm:
include/linux/pgtable.h: convert arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode() and friends to static inlines
mm/damon/sysfs: do not ignore callback's return value in damon_sysfs_damon_call()
mailmap: add entry for Bence Csókás
fs/proc/task_mmu: check p->vec_buf for NULL
kmsan: fix out-of-bounds access to shadow memory
mm/hugetlb: fix copy_hugetlb_page_range() to use ->pt_share_count
mm/hugetlb: fix folio is still mapped when deleted
If the cached contents of the CHCONF register doesn't have the FORCE bit
set, the setup() function failed to set the relevant idle state of the
SPI_CLK pin. In such case, the SPI_CLK's idle state is reached later with
set_cs(), but it's too late for the first SPI transfer which fails since
the CS is asserted before the clock reaching its idle state.
Add a first write in setup() that always sets the FORCE bit.
Keep the current write afterwards to ensure the FORCE bit won't stay in
the cached contents of the CHCONF register unless it's intended.
Signed-off-by: Bastien Curutchet (Schneider Electric) <bastien.curutchet@bootlin.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250912-omap-spi-fix-v1-1-f925b0d27ede@bootlin.com
Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Since dynamic_events interface on tracefs is compatible with
kprobe_events and uprobe_events, it should also check the lockdown
status and reject if it is set.
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/175824455687.45175.3734166065458520748.stgit@devnote2
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
I volunteered as maintainer of the DesignWare I2C driver, so update my
entry from reviewer to maintainer.
Signed-off-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>
Acked-by: Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
Pull smp fixes from Borislav Petkov:
- Remove an obsolete comment and fix spelling
* tag 'smp_urgent_for_v6.17_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
cpu: Remove obsolete comment from takedown_cpu()
smp: Fix spelling in on_each_cpu_cond_mask()'s doc-comment
Probe and display L3 Cache topology
Add ability to average an added counter
(useful for pre-integrated "counters", such as Watts)
Break the limit of 64 built-in counters.
Assorted bug fixes and minor feature tweaks
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
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