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Linus Torvalds 5701725692 Rust changes for v6.12
Toolchain and infrastructure:
 
  - Support 'MITIGATION_{RETHUNK,RETPOLINE,SLS}' (which cleans up objtool
    warnings), teach objtool about 'noreturn' Rust symbols and mimic
    '___ADDRESSABLE()' for 'module_{init,exit}'. With that, we should be
    objtool-warning-free, so enable it to run for all Rust object files.
 
  - KASAN (no 'SW_TAGS'), KCFI and shadow call sanitizer support.
 
  - Support 'RUSTC_VERSION', including re-config and re-build on change.
 
  - Split helpers file into several files in a folder, to avoid conflicts
    in it. Eventually those files will be moved to the right places with
    the new build system. In addition, remove the need to manually export
    the symbols defined there, reusing existing machinery for that.
 
  - Relax restriction on configurations with Rust + GCC plugins to just
    the RANDSTRUCT plugin.
 
 'kernel' crate:
 
  - New 'list' module: doubly-linked linked list for use with reference
    counted values, which is heavily used by the upcoming Rust Binder.
    This includes 'ListArc' (a wrapper around 'Arc' that is guaranteed
    unique for the given ID), 'AtomicTracker' (tracks whether a 'ListArc'
    exists using an atomic), 'ListLinks' (the prev/next pointers for an
    item in a linked list), 'List' (the linked list itself), 'Iter' (an
    iterator over a 'List'), 'Cursor' (a cursor into a 'List' that allows
    to remove elements), 'ListArcField' (a field exclusively owned by a
    'ListArc'), as well as support for heterogeneous lists.
 
  - New 'rbtree' module: red-black tree abstractions used by the upcoming
    Rust Binder. This includes 'RBTree' (the red-black tree itself),
    'RBTreeNode' (a node), 'RBTreeNodeReservation' (a memory reservation
    for a node), 'Iter' and 'IterMut' (immutable and mutable iterators),
    'Cursor' (bidirectional cursor that allows to remove elements), as
    well as an entry API similar to the Rust standard library one.
 
  - 'init' module: add 'write_[pin_]init' methods and the 'InPlaceWrite'
    trait. Add the 'assert_pinned!' macro.
 
  - 'sync' module: implement the 'InPlaceInit' trait for 'Arc' by
    introducing an associated type in the trait.
 
  - 'alloc' module: add 'drop_contents' method to 'BoxExt'.
 
  - 'types' module: implement the 'ForeignOwnable' trait for
    'Pin<Box<T>>' and improve the trait's documentation. In addition,
    add the 'into_raw' method to the 'ARef' type.
 
  - 'error' module: in preparation for the upcoming Rust support for
    32-bit architectures, like arm, locally allow Clippy lint for those.
 
 Documentation:
 
  - https://rust.docs.kernel.org has been announced, so link to it.
 
  - Enable rustdoc's "jump to definition" feature, making its output a
    bit closer to the experience in a cross-referencer.
 
  - Debian Testing now also provides recent Rust releases (outside of
    the freeze period), so add it to the list.
 
 MAINTAINERS:
 
  - Trevor is joining as reviewer of the "RUST" entry.
 
 And a few other small bits.
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Merge tag 'rust-6.12' of https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux

Pull Rust updates from Miguel Ojeda:
 "Toolchain and infrastructure:

   - Support 'MITIGATION_{RETHUNK,RETPOLINE,SLS}' (which cleans up
     objtool warnings), teach objtool about 'noreturn' Rust symbols and
     mimic '___ADDRESSABLE()' for 'module_{init,exit}'. With that, we
     should be objtool-warning-free, so enable it to run for all Rust
     object files.

   - KASAN (no 'SW_TAGS'), KCFI and shadow call sanitizer support.

   - Support 'RUSTC_VERSION', including re-config and re-build on
     change.

   - Split helpers file into several files in a folder, to avoid
     conflicts in it. Eventually those files will be moved to the right
     places with the new build system. In addition, remove the need to
     manually export the symbols defined there, reusing existing
     machinery for that.

   - Relax restriction on configurations with Rust + GCC plugins to just
     the RANDSTRUCT plugin.

  'kernel' crate:

   - New 'list' module: doubly-linked linked list for use with reference
     counted values, which is heavily used by the upcoming Rust Binder.

     This includes 'ListArc' (a wrapper around 'Arc' that is guaranteed
     unique for the given ID), 'AtomicTracker' (tracks whether a
     'ListArc' exists using an atomic), 'ListLinks' (the prev/next
     pointers for an item in a linked list), 'List' (the linked list
     itself), 'Iter' (an iterator over a 'List'), 'Cursor' (a cursor
     into a 'List' that allows to remove elements), 'ListArcField' (a
     field exclusively owned by a 'ListArc'), as well as support for
     heterogeneous lists.

   - New 'rbtree' module: red-black tree abstractions used by the
     upcoming Rust Binder.

     This includes 'RBTree' (the red-black tree itself), 'RBTreeNode' (a
     node), 'RBTreeNodeReservation' (a memory reservation for a node),
     'Iter' and 'IterMut' (immutable and mutable iterators), 'Cursor'
     (bidirectional cursor that allows to remove elements), as well as
     an entry API similar to the Rust standard library one.

   - 'init' module: add 'write_[pin_]init' methods and the
     'InPlaceWrite' trait. Add the 'assert_pinned!' macro.

   - 'sync' module: implement the 'InPlaceInit' trait for 'Arc' by
     introducing an associated type in the trait.

   - 'alloc' module: add 'drop_contents' method to 'BoxExt'.

   - 'types' module: implement the 'ForeignOwnable' trait for
     'Pin<Box<T>>' and improve the trait's documentation. In addition,
     add the 'into_raw' method to the 'ARef' type.

   - 'error' module: in preparation for the upcoming Rust support for
     32-bit architectures, like arm, locally allow Clippy lint for
     those.

  Documentation:

   - https://rust.docs.kernel.org has been announced, so link to it.

   - Enable rustdoc's "jump to definition" feature, making its output a
     bit closer to the experience in a cross-referencer.

   - Debian Testing now also provides recent Rust releases (outside of
     the freeze period), so add it to the list.

  MAINTAINERS:

   - Trevor is joining as reviewer of the "RUST" entry.

  And a few other small bits"

* tag 'rust-6.12' of https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux: (54 commits)
  kasan: rust: Add KASAN smoke test via UAF
  kbuild: rust: Enable KASAN support
  rust: kasan: Rust does not support KHWASAN
  kbuild: rust: Define probing macros for rustc
  kasan: simplify and clarify Makefile
  rust: cfi: add support for CFI_CLANG with Rust
  cfi: add CONFIG_CFI_ICALL_NORMALIZE_INTEGERS
  rust: support for shadow call stack sanitizer
  docs: rust: include other expressions in conditional compilation section
  kbuild: rust: replace proc macros dependency on `core.o` with the version text
  kbuild: rust: rebuild if the version text changes
  kbuild: rust: re-run Kconfig if the version text changes
  kbuild: rust: add `CONFIG_RUSTC_VERSION`
  rust: avoid `box_uninit_write` feature
  MAINTAINERS: add Trevor Gross as Rust reviewer
  rust: rbtree: add `RBTree::entry`
  rust: rbtree: add cursor
  rust: rbtree: add mutable iterator
  rust: rbtree: add iterator
  rust: rbtree: add red-black tree implementation backed by the C version
  ...
2024-09-25 10:25:40 -07:00
arch Rust changes for v6.12 2024-09-25 10:25:40 -07:00
block vfs-6.12.blocksize 2024-09-20 17:53:17 -07:00
certs sign-file,extract-cert: use pkcs11 provider for OPENSSL MAJOR >= 3 2024-09-20 19:52:48 +03:00
crypto KEYS: prevent NULL pointer dereference in find_asymmetric_key() 2024-09-20 19:49:49 +03:00
Documentation Rust changes for v6.12 2024-09-25 10:25:40 -07:00
drivers Kbuild updates for v6.12 2024-09-24 13:02:06 -07:00
fs NFS Client Updates for Linux 6.12 2024-09-24 15:44:18 -07:00
include NFS Client Updates for Linux 6.12 2024-09-24 15:44:18 -07:00
init Rust changes for v6.12 2024-09-25 10:25:40 -07:00
io_uring for-6.12/io_uring-20240922 2024-09-24 11:11:38 -07:00
ipc struct fd layout change (and conversion to accessor helpers) 2024-09-23 09:35:36 -07:00
kernel bpf-next-6.12-struct-fd 2024-09-24 14:54:26 -07:00
lib Kbuild updates for v6.12 2024-09-24 13:02:06 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: add 0BSD license text 2024-09-01 20:43:24 -07:00
mm Rust changes for v6.12 2024-09-25 10:25:40 -07:00
net NFS Client Updates for Linux 6.12 2024-09-24 15:44:18 -07:00
rust Rust changes for v6.12 2024-09-25 10:25:40 -07:00
samples Landlock updates for v6.12-rc1 2024-09-24 10:40:11 -07:00
scripts Rust changes for v6.12 2024-09-25 10:25:40 -07:00
security bpf-next-6.12-struct-fd 2024-09-24 14:54:26 -07:00
sound firewire updates for v6.12 2024-09-23 12:55:27 -07:00
tools Rust changes for v6.12 2024-09-25 10:25:40 -07:00
usr initramfs: shorten cmd_initfs in usr/Makefile 2024-07-16 01:07:52 +09:00
virt struct fd layout change (and conversion to accessor helpers) 2024-09-23 09:35:36 -07:00
.clang-format Docs: Move clang-format from process/ to dev-tools/ 2024-06-26 16:36:00 -06:00
.cocciconfig
.editorconfig .editorconfig: remove trim_trailing_whitespace option 2024-06-13 16:47:52 +02:00
.get_maintainer.ignore Add Jeff Kirsher to .get_maintainer.ignore 2024-03-08 11:36:54 +00:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore Kbuild updates for v6.12 2024-09-24 13:02:06 -07:00
.mailmap Summary 2024-09-24 11:08:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS MAINTAINERS: Mark powerpc spufs as orphaned 2024-08-19 21:27:56 +10:00
Kbuild Kbuild updates for v6.1 2022-10-10 12:00:45 -07:00
Kconfig kbuild: ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated 2020-05-12 13:28:33 +09:00
MAINTAINERS Rust changes for v6.12 2024-09-25 10:25:40 -07:00
Makefile Rust changes for v6.12 2024-09-25 10:25:40 -07:00
README README: Fix spelling 2024-03-18 03:36:32 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.