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Linus Torvalds c2fc71c9b7 JFFS2 changes:
- Support 64-bit timestamps
 
 MTD changes:
   Core changes:
   - Support sub-partitions
   - Clarify mtd_oob_ops documentation
   - Make Kconfig formatting consistent
   - Fix potential overflows in mtdchar_{write,read}()
   - Fallback to ->_{read,write}() when ->_{read,write}_oob() is missing
     and no OOB data were requested
   - Remove VLA usage in the bch lib
 
   Driver changes:
   - Use mtd_device_register() instead of mtd_device_parse_register()
     where applicable
   - Use proper printk format to print physical addresses in the
     solutionengine driver
   - Add missing mtd_set_of_node() call in the powernv driver
   - Remove unneeded variables in a few drivers
   - Plug the TRX part parser to the DT partition parsers logic
   - Check ioremap_cache() return code in the gpio-addr-flash driver
   - Stop using VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR() in gen_probe.c
 
 SPI NOR changes:
   Core changes:
   - Apply reset hacks only when reset is explicitly marked as broken in
     the DT
 
    Driver changes:
    - Minor cleanup/fixes in the m25p80 driver
    - Release flash_np in the nxp-spifi driver
    - Add suspend/resume hooks to the atmel-quadspi driver
    - Include gpio/consumer.h instead of gpio.h in the atmel-quadspi
      driver
    - Use %pK instead of %p in the stm32-quadspi driver
    - Improve timeout handling in the cadence-quadspi driver
    - Use mtd_device_register() instead of mtd_device_parse_register()
      in the intel-spi driver
 
 NAND changes:
   Core changes:
   - Add the SPI-NAND framework.
   - Create a helper to find the best ECC configuration.
   - Create NAND controller operations.
   - Allocate dynamically ONFI parameters structure.
   - Add defines for ONFI version bits.
   - Add manufacturer fixup for ONFI parameter page.
   - Add an option to specify NAND chip as a boot device.
   - Add Reed-Solomon error correction algorithm.
   - Better name for the controller structure.
   - Remove unused caller_is_module() definition.
   - Make subop helpers return unsigned values.
   - Expose _notsupp() helpers for raw page accessors.
   - Add default values for dynamic timings.
   - Kill the chip->scan_bbt() hook.
   - Rename nand_default_bbt() into nand_create_bbt().
   - Start to clean the nand_chip structure.
   - Remove stale prototype from rawnand.h.
 
   Raw NAND controllers drivers changes:
   - Qcom: structuring cleanup.
   - Denali: use core helper to find the best ECC configuration.
   - Possible build of almost all drivers by adding a dependency on
     COMPILE_TEST for almost all of them in Kconfig, implies various
     fixes, Kconfig cleanup, GPIO headers inclusion cleanup, and even
     changes in sparc64 and ia64 architectures.
   - Clean the ->probe() functions error path of a lot of drivers.
   - Migrate all drivers to use nand_scan() instead of
     nand_scan_ident()/nand_scan_tail() pair.
   - Use mtd_device_register() where applicable to simplify the code.
   - Marvell:
     * Handle on-die ECC.
     * Better clocks handling.
     * Remove bogus comment.
     * Add suspend and resume support.
   - Tegra: add NAND controller driver.
   - Atmel:
     * Add module param to avoid using dma.
     * Drop Wenyou Yang from MAINTAINERS.
   - Denali: optimize timings handling.
   - FSMC: Stop using chip->read_buf().
   - FSL:
     * Switch to SPDX license tag identifiers.
     * Fix qualifiers in MXC init functions.
 
   Raw NAND chip drivers changes:
   - Micron:
     * Add fixup for ONFI revision.
     * Update ecc_stats.corrected.
     * Make ECC activation stateful.
     * Avoid enabling/disabling ECC when it can't be disabled.
     * Get the actual number of bitflips.
     * Allow forced on-die ECC.
     * Support 8/512 on-die ECC.
     * Fix on-die ECC detection logic.
   - Hynix:
     * Fix decoding the OOB size on H27UCG8T2BTR.
     * Use ->exec_op() in hynix_nand_reg_write_op().
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Merge tag 'mtd/for-4.19' of git://git.infradead.org/linux-mtd

Pull mtd updates from Boris Brezillon:
 "JFFS2 changes:
   - Support 64-bit timestamps

  MTD core changes:
   - Support sub-partitions
   - Clarify mtd_oob_ops documentation
   - Make Kconfig formatting consistent
   - Fix potential overflows in mtdchar_{write,read}()
   - Fallback to ->_{read,write}() when ->_{read,write}_oob() is missing
     and no OOB data were requested
   - Remove VLA usage in the bch lib

  MTD driver changes:
   - Use mtd_device_register() instead of mtd_device_parse_register()
     where applicable
   - Use proper printk format to print physical addresses in the
     solutionengine driver
   - Add missing mtd_set_of_node() call in the powernv driver
   - Remove unneeded variables in a few drivers
   - Plug the TRX part parser to the DT partition parsers logic
   - Check ioremap_cache() return code in the gpio-addr-flash driver
   - Stop using VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR() in gen_probe.c

  SPI NOR core changes:
   - Apply reset hacks only when reset is explicitly marked as broken in
     the DT

   SPI NOR driver changes:
   - Minor cleanup/fixes in the m25p80 driver
   - Release flash_np in the nxp-spifi driver
   - Add suspend/resume hooks to the atmel-quadspi driver
   - Include gpio/consumer.h instead of gpio.h in the atmel-quadspi
     driver
   - Use %pK instead of %p in the stm32-quadspi driver
   - Improve timeout handling in the cadence-quadspi driver
   - Use mtd_device_register() instead of mtd_device_parse_register() in
     the intel-spi driver

  NAND core changes:
   - Add the SPI-NAND framework.
   - Create a helper to find the best ECC configuration.
   - Create NAND controller operations.
   - Allocate dynamically ONFI parameters structure.
   - Add defines for ONFI version bits.
   - Add manufacturer fixup for ONFI parameter page.
   - Add an option to specify NAND chip as a boot device.
   - Add Reed-Solomon error correction algorithm.
   - Better name for the controller structure.
   - Remove unused caller_is_module() definition.
   - Make subop helpers return unsigned values.
   - Expose _notsupp() helpers for raw page accessors.
   - Add default values for dynamic timings.
   - Kill the chip->scan_bbt() hook.
   - Rename nand_default_bbt() into nand_create_bbt().
   - Start to clean the nand_chip structure.
   - Remove stale prototype from rawnand.h.

  Raw NAND controllers drivers changes:
   - Qcom: structuring cleanup.
   - Denali: use core helper to find the best ECC configuration.
   - Possible build of almost all drivers by adding a dependency on
     COMPILE_TEST for almost all of them in Kconfig, implies various
     fixes, Kconfig cleanup, GPIO headers inclusion cleanup, and even
     changes in sparc64 and ia64 architectures.
   - Clean the ->probe() functions error path of a lot of drivers.
   - Migrate all drivers to use nand_scan() instead of
     nand_scan_ident()/nand_scan_tail() pair.
   - Use mtd_device_register() where applicable to simplify the code.
   - Marvell:
      * Handle on-die ECC.
      * Better clocks handling.
      * Remove bogus comment.
      * Add suspend and resume support.
   - Tegra: add NAND controller driver.
   - Atmel:
      * Add module param to avoid using dma.
      * Drop Wenyou Yang from MAINTAINERS.
   - Denali: optimize timings handling.
   - FSMC: Stop using chip->read_buf().
   - FSL:
      * Switch to SPDX license tag identifiers.
      * Fix qualifiers in MXC init functions.

  Raw NAND chip drivers changes:
   - Micron:
      * Add fixup for ONFI revision.
      * Update ecc_stats.corrected.
      * Make ECC activation stateful.
      * Avoid enabling/disabling ECC when it can't be disabled.
      * Get the actual number of bitflips.
      * Allow forced on-die ECC.
      * Support 8/512 on-die ECC.
      * Fix on-die ECC detection logic.
   - Hynix:
      * Fix decoding the OOB size on H27UCG8T2BTR.
      * Use ->exec_op() in hynix_nand_reg_write_op()"

* tag 'mtd/for-4.19' of git://git.infradead.org/linux-mtd: (188 commits)
  mtd: rawnand: atmel: Select GENERIC_ALLOCATOR
  MAINTAINERS: drop Wenyou Yang from Atmel NAND driver support
  mtd: rawnand: allocate dynamically ONFI parameters during detection
  mtd: spi-nor: only apply reset hacks to broken hardware
  mtd: spi-nor: cadence-quadspi: fix timeout handling
  mtd: spi-nor: atmel-quadspi: Include gpio/consumer.h instead of gpio.h
  mtd: spi-nor: intel-spi: use mtd_device_register()
  mtd: spi-nor: stm32-quadspi: replace "%p" with "%pK"
  mtd: spi-nor: atmel-quadspi: add suspend/resume hooks
  mtd: rawnand: allocate model parameter dynamically
  mtd: rawnand: do not export nand_scan_[ident|tail]() anymore
  mtd: rawnand: txx9ndfmc: convert driver to nand_scan()
  mtd: rawnand: txx9ndfmc: clarify ECC parameters assignation
  mtd: rawnand: tegra: convert driver to nand_scan()
  mtd: rawnand: jz4740: convert driver to nand_scan()
  mtd: rawnand: jz4740: group nand_scan_{ident, tail} calls
  mtd: rawnand: jz4740: fix probe function error path
  mtd: rawnand: docg4: convert driver to nand_scan()
  mtd: rawnand: do not execute nand_scan_ident() if maxchips is zero
  mtd: rawnand: atmel: convert driver to nand_scan()
  ...
2018-08-14 10:57:44 -07:00
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ABI for-4.19/block-20180812 2018-08-14 10:23:25 -07:00
accelerators ocxl: Document new OCXL IOCTLs 2018-06-03 20:40:33 +10:00
accounting
acpi ACPI / Documentation: update ACPI customize method feature docs 2018-06-06 08:48:00 +02:00
admin-guide for-4.19/block-20180812 2018-08-14 10:23:25 -07:00
aoe
arm ARM: Device-tree updates 2018-06-11 17:57:38 -07:00
arm64 ARM: 2018-04-09 11:42:31 -07:00
auxdisplay Doc: misc-devices: move lcd-panel-cgram.txt to auxdisplay/ 2018-04-12 16:08:02 +02:00
backlight
block block: Track DISCARD statistics and output them in stat and diskstat 2018-07-18 08:44:22 -06:00
blockdev zram: introduce zram memory tracking 2018-06-07 17:34:34 -07:00
bpf bpf, doc: howto use/run the BPF selftests 2018-05-14 23:02:58 -07:00
bus-devices
cdrom Documentation/cdrom: fix German sharp s in LaTex 2018-03-08 19:35:29 -07:00
cgroup-v1 page cache: use xa_lock 2018-04-11 10:28:39 -07:00
cma
connector
console
core-api locking/atomics/Documentation: Describe atomic_set() as a write operation 2018-07-17 09:30:31 +02:00
cpu-freq cpufreq: Drop cpufreq_table_validate_and_show() 2018-04-10 08:40:45 +02:00
cpuidle cpuidle: Add definition of residency to sysfs documentation 2018-04-09 13:44:37 +02:00
crypto docs: crypto_engine.rst: Fix two parse warnings 2018-06-15 12:48:59 -03:00
dev-tools doc: dev-tools: kselftest.rst: update contributing new tests 2018-04-27 16:56:15 -06:00
device-mapper dm writecache: support optional offset for start of device 2018-07-02 16:14:02 -04:00
devicetree JFFS2 changes: 2018-08-14 10:57:44 -07:00
doc-guide MAINTAINERS & files: Canonize the e-mails I use at files 2018-05-04 06:21:06 -04:00
driver-api Move all the dma-mapping code to kernel/dma 2018-06-20 16:30:01 +09:00
driver-model serdev: Introduce devm_serdev_device_open() 2018-01-08 10:08:34 +00:00
early-userspace
EDID
extcon
fault-injection Documentation: nvme: Documentation for nvme fault injection 2018-03-26 08:53:43 -06:00
fb documentation: fb: update list of available compiled-in fonts 2017-11-08 03:39:52 -07:00
features ARM: 8777/1: Hook up SYNC_CORE functionality for sys_membarrier() 2018-07-11 11:02:08 +01:00
filesystems Changes for 4.19: 2018-08-14 08:56:02 -07:00
firmware_class
fmc
gpio Documentation: gpio: Move drivers-on-gpio.txt to driver-api 2018-03-23 04:22:29 +01:00
gpu Merge remote-tracking branch 'drm/drm-next' into drm-misc-next 2018-05-11 18:08:10 +02:00
hid Documentation: fix input related doc refs 2017-10-12 11:14:06 -06:00
hwmon hwmon: Add NPCM7xx PWM and Fan driver 2018-07-08 20:08:13 -07:00
i2c Merge branch 'i2c/for-4.18' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wsa/linux 2018-06-14 16:21:46 +09:00
ia64 ia64: doc: tweak whitespace for 'console=' parameter 2018-03-05 14:41:38 -08:00
ide
iio
infiniband Documentation/ABI: update infiniband sysfs interfaces 2018-02-23 08:18:33 -07:00
input Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input 2018-04-05 13:21:57 -07:00
ioctl SCSI misc on 20180610 2018-06-10 13:01:12 -07:00
isdn Documentation/isdn: check and fix dead links ... 2018-03-26 12:31:13 -04:00
kbuild kbuild: document the KBUILD_KCONFIG env. variable 2018-07-06 22:04:01 +09:00
kdump
kernel-hacking Documentation: Fix misconversion of #if 2018-01-17 16:45:01 -07:00
laptops platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: silence HKEY 0x6032, 0x60f0, 0x6030 2018-05-07 15:10:31 +03:00
leds Documentation: leds: Update 00-INDEX file 2017-10-23 20:17:03 +02:00
lightnvm
livepatch livepatch: Remove not longer valid limitations from the documentation 2018-05-24 15:37:57 +02:00
locking Linux 4.16-rc2 2018-02-21 09:57:55 +01:00
m68k
maintainer docs: Fix more broken references 2018-06-15 18:11:26 -03:00
md raid5-ppl: PPL support for disks with write-back cache enabled 2018-01-15 14:29:42 -08:00
media media: cec: improve cec status documentation 2018-05-25 15:34:50 -04:00
memory-devices
mic
mips Documentation: mips: Update AU1xxx_IDE Kconfig dependencies 2018-02-01 12:45:35 -07:00
misc-devices Mostly small fixes and cleanups, plus a non-trivial fix for charlcd 2018-06-07 14:01:16 -07:00
mmc
mtd mtd: spi-nor: add an API to restore the status of SPI flash chip 2017-12-13 00:36:00 +01:00
namespaces
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networking Documentation: dpaa2: Use correct heading adornment 2018-08-01 09:45:57 -07:00
nfc
nios2
nvdimm
nvmem
openrisc Documentation: openrisc: Updates to README 2017-10-30 21:37:53 +09:00
parisc
PCI PCI/AER: Handle ERR_FATAL with removal and re-enumeration of devices 2018-05-17 16:44:13 -05:00
pcmcia
perf drivers/bus: Move Arm CCN PMU driver 2018-03-06 17:26:15 +01:00
phy
platform
power firmware: Fix firmware documentation for recent file renames 2018-04-23 13:03:26 +02:00
powerpc
pps
process There's been a fair amount of work in the docs tree this time around, 2018-06-04 12:34:27 -07:00
pti
ptp ptp: Fix documentation to match code. 2018-03-26 12:13:21 -04:00
rapidio Documentation: rapidio: move sysfs interface to ABI 2018-02-23 08:25:45 -07:00
RCU rculist: Improve documentation for list_for_each_entry_from_rcu() 2018-07-12 15:39:25 -07:00
riscv perf: riscv: Add Document for Future Porting Guide 2018-06-04 14:02:11 -07:00
s390 vfio-ccw: update documentation 2018-03-01 17:32:14 +01:00
scheduler sched/deadline/Documentation: Add overrun signal and GRUB-PA documentation 2018-05-14 09:12:27 +02:00
scsi block: remove BLK_EH_HANDLED 2018-05-29 08:59:21 -06:00
security Kbuild: rename CC_STACKPROTECTOR[_STRONG] config variables 2018-06-14 12:21:18 +09:00
serial
sh
sound sound updates for 4.18 2018-06-06 09:08:38 -07:00
sparc sparc64: Add support for ADI (Application Data Integrity) 2018-03-18 07:38:48 -07:00
sphinx Documentation: rstFlatTable.py: fix a broken reference 2018-06-15 18:10:01 -03:00
sphinx-static
spi
sysctl Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2018-06-06 18:39:49 -07:00
target
thermal thermal: Add cooling device's statistics in sysfs 2018-04-02 21:49:01 +08:00
timers sched/isolation: Eliminate NO_HZ_FULL_ALL 2018-02-15 15:40:37 -08:00
trace tracing: Fix some errors in histogram documentation 2018-06-21 15:12:44 -04:00
translations locking/memory-barriers.txt/kokr: Update Korean translation to fix broken DMA vs. MMIO ordering example 2018-07-17 09:29:33 +02:00
usb doc: usb: Fix typo in gadget_configfs documentation 2018-06-18 12:41:00 +03:00
userspace-api audit/stable-4.18 PR 20180605 2018-06-06 16:34:00 -07:00
virtual KVM: s390: Add huge page enablement control 2018-07-30 23:13:38 +02:00
vm docs/vm: move ksm and transhuge from "user" to "internals" section. 2018-05-29 06:45:55 -06:00
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watchdog watchdog: remove bfin_wdt driver 2018-03-26 15:57:04 +02:00
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flexible-arrays.txt
futex-requeue-pi.txt
gcc-plugins.txt
highuid.txt
hw_random.txt
hwspinlock.txt
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IRQ.txt
irqflags-tracing.txt
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isapnp.txt
kernel-per-CPU-kthreads.txt
kobject.txt
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memory-barriers.txt sched/Documentation: Update wake_up() & co. memory-barrier guarantees 2018-07-17 09:30:34 +02:00
memory-hotplug.txt
men-chameleon-bus.txt
nommu-mmap.txt
ntb.txt
numastat.txt
padata.txt
parport-lowlevel.txt
percpu-rw-semaphore.txt
phy.txt
pi-futex.txt Documentation: fix locking rt-mutex doc refs 2017-10-19 12:56:44 -06:00
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preempt-locking.txt
pwm.txt
rbtree.txt
remoteproc.txt
rfkill.txt
robust-futex-ABI.txt
robust-futexes.txt
rpmsg.txt
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this_cpu_ops.txt
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