# git rev-parse -q --verify 8efd0d9c316af470377894a6a0f9ff63ce18c177^{commit} 8efd0d9c316af470377894a6a0f9ff63ce18c177 already have revision, skipping fetch # git checkout -q -f -B kisskb 8efd0d9c316af470377894a6a0f9ff63ce18c177 # git clean -qxdf # < git log -1 # commit 8efd0d9c316af470377894a6a0f9ff63ce18c177 # Merge: 9bcbf894b687 8aaaf2f3af2a # Author: Linus Torvalds # Date: Mon Jan 10 19:06:09 2022 -0800 # # Merge tag '5.17-net-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next # # Pull networking updates from Jakub Kicinski: # "Core # ---- # # - Defer freeing TCP skbs to the BH handler, whenever possible, or at # least perform the freeing outside of the socket lock section to # decrease cross-CPU allocator work and improve latency. # # - Add netdevice refcount tracking to locate sources of netdevice and # net namespace refcount leaks. # # - Make Tx watchdog less intrusive - avoid pausing Tx and restarting # all queues from a single CPU removing latency spikes. # # - Various small optimizations throughout the stack from Eric Dumazet. # # - Make netdev->dev_addr[] constant, force modifications to go via # appropriate helpers to allow us to keep addresses in ordered data # structures. # # - Replace unix_table_lock with per-hash locks, improving performance # of bind() calls. # # - Extend skb drop tracepoint with a drop reason. # # - Allow SO_MARK and SO_PRIORITY setsockopt under CAP_NET_RAW. # # BPF # --- # # - New helpers: # - bpf_find_vma(), find and inspect VMAs for profiling use cases # - bpf_loop(), runtime-bounded loop helper trading some execution # time for much faster (if at all converging) verification # - bpf_strncmp(), improve performance, avoid compiler flakiness # - bpf_get_func_arg(), bpf_get_func_ret(), bpf_get_func_arg_cnt() # for tracing programs, all inlined by the verifier # # - Support BPF relocations (CO-RE) in the kernel loader. # # - Further the support for BTF_TYPE_TAG annotations. # # - Allow access to local storage in sleepable helpers. # # - Convert verifier argument types to a composable form with different # attributes which can be shared across types (ro, maybe-null). # # - Prepare libbpf for upcoming v1.0 release by cleaning up APIs, # creating new, extensible ones where missing and deprecating those # to be removed. # # Protocols # --------- # # - WiFi (mac80211/cfg80211): # - notify user space about long "come back in N" AP responses, # allow it to react to such temporary rejections # - allow non-standard VHT MCS 10/11 rates # - use coarse time in airtime fairness code to save CPU cycles # # - Bluetooth: # - rework of HCI command execution serialization to use a common # queue and work struct, and improve handling errors reported in # the middle of a batch of commands # - rework HCI event handling to use skb_pull_data, avoiding packet # parsing pitfalls # - support AOSP Bluetooth Quality Report # # - SMC: # - support net namespaces, following the RDMA model # - improve connection establishment latency by pre-clearing buffers # - introduce TCP ULP for automatic redirection to SMC # # - Multi-Path TCP: # - support ioctls: SIOCINQ, OUTQ, and OUTQNSD # - support socket options: IP_TOS, IP_FREEBIND, IP_TRANSPARENT, # IPV6_FREEBIND, and IPV6_TRANSPARENT, TCP_CORK and TCP_NODELAY # - support cmsgs: TCP_INQ # - improvements in the data scheduler (assigning data to subflows) # - support fastclose option (quick shutdown of the full MPTCP # connection, similar to TCP RST in regular TCP) # # - MCTP (Management Component Transport) over serial, as defined by # DMTF spec DSP0253 - "MCTP Serial Transport Binding". # # Driver API # ---------- # # - Support timestamping on bond interfaces in active/passive mode. # # - Introduce generic phylink link mode validation for drivers which # don't have any quirks and where MAC capability bits fully express # what's supported. Allow PCS layer to participate in the validation. # Convert a number of drivers. # # - Add support to set/get size of buffers on the Rx rings and size of # the tx copybreak buffer via ethtool. # # - Support offloading TC actions as first-class citizens rather than # only as attributes of filters, improve sharing and device resource # utilization. # # - WiFi (mac80211/cfg80211): # - support forwarding offload (ndo_fill_forward_path) # - support for background radar detection hardware # - SA Query Procedures offload on the AP side # # New hardware / drivers # ---------------------- # # - tsnep - FPGA based TSN endpoint Ethernet MAC used in PLCs with # real-time requirements for isochronous communication with protocols # like OPC UA Pub/Sub. # # - Qualcomm BAM-DMUX WWAN - driver for data channels of modems # integrated into many older Qualcomm SoCs, e.g. MSM8916 or MSM8974 # (qcom_bam_dmux). # # - Microchip LAN966x multi-port Gigabit AVB/TSN Ethernet Switch driver # with support for bridging, VLANs and multicast forwarding # (lan966x). # # - iwlmei driver for co-operating between Intel's WiFi driver and # Intel's Active Management Technology (AMT) devices. # # - mse102x - Vertexcom MSE102x Homeplug GreenPHY chips # # - Bluetooth: # - MediaTek MT7921 SDIO devices # - Foxconn MT7922A # - Realtek RTL8852AE # # Drivers # ------- # # - Significantly improve performance in the datapaths of: lan78xx, # ax88179_178a, lantiq_xrx200, bnxt. # # - Intel Ethernet NICs: # - igb: support PTP/time PEROUT and EXTTS SDP functions on # 82580/i354/i350 adapters # - ixgbevf: new PF -> VF mailbox API which avoids the risk of # mailbox corruption with ESXi # - iavf: support configuration of VLAN features of finer # granularity, stacked tags and filtering # - ice: PTP support for new E822 devices with sub-ns precision # - ice: support firmware activation without reboot # # - Mellanox Ethernet NICs (mlx5): # - expose control over IRQ coalescing mode (CQE vs EQE) via ethtool # - support TC forwarding when tunnel encap and decap happen between # two ports of the same NIC # - dynamically size and allow disabling various features to save # resources for running in embedded / SmartNIC scenarios # # - Broadcom Ethernet NICs (bnxt): # - use page frag allocator to improve Rx performance # - expose control over IRQ coalescing mode (CQE vs EQE) via ethtool # # - Other Ethernet NICs: # - amd-xgbe: add Ryzen 6000 (Yellow Carp) Ethernet support # # - Microsoft cloud/virtual NIC (mana): # - add XDP support (PASS, DROP, TX) # # - Mellanox Ethernet switches (mlxsw): # - initial support for Spectrum-4 ASICs # - VxLAN with IPv6 underlay # # - Marvell Ethernet switches (prestera): # - support flower flow templates # - add basic IP forwarding support # # - NXP embedded Ethernet switches (ocelot & felix): # - support Per-Stream Filtering and Policing (PSFP) # - enable cut-through forwarding between ports by default # - support FDMA to improve packet Rx/Tx to CPU # # - Other embedded switches: # - hellcreek: improve trapping management (STP and PTP) packets # - qca8k: support link aggregation and port mirroring # # - Qualcomm 802.11ax WiFi (ath11k): # - qca6390, wcn6855: enable 802.11 power save mode in station mode # - BSS color change support # - WCN6855 hw2.1 support # - 11d scan offload support # - scan MAC address randomization support # - full monitor mode, only supported on QCN9074 # - qca6390/wcn6855: report signal and tx bitrate # - qca6390: rfkill support # - qca6390/wcn6855: regdb.bin support # # - Intel WiFi (iwlwifi): # - support SAR GEO Offset Mapping (SGOM) and Time-Aware-SAR (TAS) # in cooperation with the BIOS # - support for Optimized Connectivity Experience (OCE) scan # - support firmware API version 68 # - lots of preparatory work for the upcoming Bz device family # # - MediaTek WiFi (mt76): # - Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) support # - mt7921: 160 MHz channel support # # - RealTek WiFi (rtw88): # - Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) support # - scan offload # # - Other WiFi NICs # - ath10k: support fetching (pre-)calibration data from nvmem # - brcmfmac: configure keep-alive packet on suspend # - wcn36xx: beacon filter support" # # * tag '5.17-net-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next: (2048 commits) # tcp: tcp_send_challenge_ack delete useless param `skb` # net/qla3xxx: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration # rocker: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration # hinic: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration # lan743x: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration # net: enetc: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration # cxgb4vf: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration # cxgb4: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration # cxgb3: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration # bnx2x: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration # et131x: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration # be2net: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration # vmxnet3: Remove useless DMA-32 fallback configuration # bna: Simplify DMA setting # net: alteon: Simplify DMA setting # myri10ge: Simplify DMA setting # qlcnic: Simplify DMA setting # net: allwinner: Fix print format # page_pool: remove spinlock in page_pool_refill_alloc_cache() # amt: fix wrong return type of amt_send_membership_update() # ... # < /opt/cross/kisskb/korg/gcc-5.5.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux-gcc --version # < /opt/cross/kisskb/korg/gcc-5.5.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux-ld --version # < git log --format=%s --max-count=1 8efd0d9c316af470377894a6a0f9ff63ce18c177 # < make -s -j 32 ARCH=powerpc O=/kisskb/build/linus_powerpc-allnoconfig_powerpc-gcc5 CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/cross/kisskb/korg/gcc-5.5.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux- allnoconfig # < make -s -j 32 ARCH=powerpc O=/kisskb/build/linus_powerpc-allnoconfig_powerpc-gcc5 CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/cross/kisskb/korg/gcc-5.5.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux- help # make -s -j 32 ARCH=powerpc O=/kisskb/build/linus_powerpc-allnoconfig_powerpc-gcc5 CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/cross/kisskb/korg/gcc-5.5.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux- olddefconfig # make -s -j 32 ARCH=powerpc O=/kisskb/build/linus_powerpc-allnoconfig_powerpc-gcc5 CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/cross/kisskb/korg/gcc-5.5.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux- Completed OK # rm -rf /kisskb/build/linus_powerpc-allnoconfig_powerpc-gcc5 # Build took: 0:00:30.711318