linux/Documentation/x86
Linus Torvalds ccaaaf6fe5 MPX requires recompiling applications, which requires compiler support.
Unfortunately, GCC 9.1 is expected to be be released without support for
 MPX.  This means that there was only a relatively small window where
 folks could have ever used MPX.  It failed to gain wide adoption in the
 industry, and Linux was the only mainstream OS to ever support it widely.
 
 Support for the feature may also disappear on future processors.
 
 This set completes the process that we started during the 5.4 merge window.
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Merge tag 'mpx-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/daveh/x86-mpx

Pull x86 MPX removal from Dave Hansen:
 "MPX requires recompiling applications, which requires compiler
  support. Unfortunately, GCC 9.1 is expected to be be released without
  support for MPX. This means that there was only a relatively small
  window where folks could have ever used MPX. It failed to gain wide
  adoption in the industry, and Linux was the only mainstream OS to ever
  support it widely.

  Support for the feature may also disappear on future processors.

  This set completes the process that we started during the 5.4 merge
  window when the MPX prctl()s were removed. XSAVE support is left in
  place, which allows MPX-using KVM guests to continue to function"

* tag 'mpx-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/daveh/x86-mpx:
  x86/mpx: remove MPX from arch/x86
  mm: remove arch_bprm_mm_init() hook
  x86/mpx: remove bounds exception code
  x86/mpx: remove build infrastructure
  x86/alternatives: add missing insn.h include
2020-01-30 16:11:50 -08:00
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i386 Documentation: x86: convert i386/IO-APIC.txt to reST 2019-05-08 14:34:11 -06:00
x86_64 Doc: x86: Fix a typo in mm.rst 2019-12-30 11:57:18 -07:00
amd-memory-encryption.rst Documentation: x86: convert amd-memory-encryption.txt to reST 2019-05-08 14:34:10 -06:00
boot.rst It has been a relatively quiet cycle for documentation, but there's still a 2020-01-29 15:27:31 -08:00
earlyprintk.rst Documentation: x86: convert earlyprintk.txt to reST 2019-05-08 14:34:10 -06:00
entry_64.rst Documentation: x86: convert entry_64.txt to reST 2019-05-08 14:34:09 -06:00
exception-tables.rst Documentation/x86: Fix path to entry_32.S 2019-05-24 08:52:54 +02:00
index.rst x86/speculation/taa: Add documentation for TSX Async Abort 2019-10-28 08:37:00 +01:00
intel_txt.rst docs: x86: move two x86-specific files to x86 arch dir 2019-07-15 11:03:01 -03:00
intel-iommu.rst docs: x86: move two x86-specific files to x86 arch dir 2019-07-15 11:03:01 -03:00
kernel-stacks.rst Some late arriving documentation changes. In particular, this contains the 2019-05-10 13:24:53 -04:00
mds.rst x86/speculation/mds: Improve CPU buffer clear documentation 2019-05-16 09:05:12 +02:00
microcode.rst Documentation: x86: convert microcode.txt to reST 2019-05-08 14:34:11 -06:00
mtrr.rst Documentation: x86: convert mtrr.txt to reST 2019-05-08 14:34:10 -06:00
orc-unwinder.rst Documentation: x86: convert orc-unwinder.txt to reST 2019-05-08 14:34:11 -06:00
pat.rst remove ioremap_nocache and devm_ioremap_nocache 2020-01-06 09:45:59 +01:00
pti.rst Documentation: x86: convert pti.txt to reST 2019-05-08 14:34:10 -06:00
resctrl_ui.rst Documentation: x86: fix some typos 2019-06-20 14:16:12 -06:00
tlb.rst Documentation: x86: convert tlb.txt to reST 2019-05-08 14:34:10 -06:00
topology.rst docs: admin-guide: add a series of orphaned documents 2019-07-15 11:03:02 -03:00
tsx_async_abort.rst x86/speculation/taa: Add documentation for TSX Async Abort 2019-10-28 08:37:00 +01:00
usb-legacy-support.rst Documentation: x86: convert usb-legacy-support.txt to reST 2019-05-08 14:34:11 -06:00
zero-page.rst Documentation: x86: convert zero-page.txt to reST 2019-05-08 14:34:10 -06:00