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SoC-near driver changes that we're merging through our tree. Mostly because they depend on other changes we have staged, but in some cases because the driver maintainers preferred that we did it this way. This contains a largeish cleanup series of the omap_l3_noc bus driver, cpuidle rework for Exynos, some reset driver conversions and a long branch of TI EDMA fixes and cleanups, with more to come next release. The TI EDMA cleanups is a shared branch with the dmaengine tree, with a handful of Davinci-specific fixes on top. After discussion at last year's KS (and some more on the mailing lists), we are here adding a drivers/soc directory. The purpose of this is to keep per-vendor shared code that's needed by different drivers but that doesn't fit into the MFD (nor drivers/platform) model. We expect to keep merging contents for this hierarchy through arm-soc so we can keep an eye on what the vendors keep adding here and not making it a free-for-all to shove in crazy stuff. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJTjOFiAAoJEIwa5zzehBx30RYP/0UE+R8ccdsodunmIDrmQ7QP qFWe1YTWlyXtGBDaPCNfdcU09UYatPKuCv5dJ2ToQCyyFI26PIIhFtnCNXmMuYz+ XPCuqAlJ9hZWx7+j2hXRlyhoZMAaJ5EVVxaK5tnVYXDIfy1Y3xG7i069HD/qGrQp xrV+XofFmpU2VAds6S+SpecFFfYD7n/pJ1bTSgzPfaUsEUyV882dJ3skgs1VpTzQ PnL/0Z2t4ePoP3+6p+F7EnJxemLF5IXrlL0c7hODxQKuMqlzoUluywh6SwOHfCQL u2cc5SFUbbKhExwlGOVibdQMiC0HUOXyRvyYFOIdbv+xNH+Zc/tcoQQ22PWm4Yy1 08qOm3Fr6yw5nH5IT+1wCIFCzJEC/ZHM5B2t+RISFybAMk6Bg1TDYJLmd570zkEL aTLtS5hdmy4h8Ad5FBtwKNyL//6FJJxhbHUu/m0qaE0phq94+78B2M6vbx6757xC kCFlpJsHoN0Tn5c9Q1hpTqI/BHxb4UR7Nf+b8Ox8Veuc9JrS35lzi/rWnGxB5WB0 +1KCA8eih9KXTtksxAte1TmSbMciqW559RUR7dNAPXAMPksY2mJV1I+rg0cRsY3i F90Lnc6LWUM5PYpc4VwiC0sUCLKzTFnpZUELqMOiws3PUblbb0StXuoNo6owbtsK mp1Juxi1n7VhoN9AFVpL =SC+e -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Merge tag 'drivers-for-3.16' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm/arm-soc into next Pull ARM SoC driver changes from Olof Johansson: "SoC-near driver changes that we're merging through our tree. Mostly because they depend on other changes we have staged, but in some cases because the driver maintainers preferred that we did it this way. This contains a largeish cleanup series of the omap_l3_noc bus driver, cpuidle rework for Exynos, some reset driver conversions and a long branch of TI EDMA fixes and cleanups, with more to come next release. The TI EDMA cleanups is a shared branch with the dmaengine tree, with a handful of Davinci-specific fixes on top. After discussion at last year's KS (and some more on the mailing lists), we are here adding a drivers/soc directory. The purpose of this is to keep per-vendor shared code that's needed by different drivers but that doesn't fit into the MFD (nor drivers/platform) model. We expect to keep merging contents for this hierarchy through arm-soc so we can keep an eye on what the vendors keep adding here and not making it a free-for-all to shove in crazy stuff" * tag 'drivers-for-3.16' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm/arm-soc: (101 commits) cpufreq: exynos: Fix driver compilation with ARCH_MULTIPLATFORM tty: serial: msm: Remove direct access to GSBI power: reset: keystone-reset: introduce keystone reset driver Documentation: dt: add bindings for keystone pll control controller Documentation: dt: add bindings for keystone reset driver soc: qcom: fix of_device_id table ARM: EXYNOS: Fix kernel panic when unplugging CPU1 on exynos ARM: EXYNOS: Move the driver to drivers/cpuidle directory ARM: EXYNOS: Cleanup all unneeded headers from cpuidle.c ARM: EXYNOS: Pass the AFTR callback to the platform_data ARM: EXYNOS: Move S5P_CHECK_SLEEP into pm.c ARM: EXYNOS: Move the power sequence call in the cpu_pm notifier ARM: EXYNOS: Move the AFTR state function into pm.c ARM: EXYNOS: Encapsulate the AFTR code into a function ARM: EXYNOS: Disable cpuidle for exynos5440 ARM: EXYNOS: Encapsulate boot vector code into a function for cpuidle ARM: EXYNOS: Pass wakeup mask parameter to function for cpuidle ARM: EXYNOS: Remove ifdef for scu_enable in pm ARM: EXYNOS: Move scu_enable in the cpu_pm notifier ARM: EXYNOS: Use the cpu_pm notifier for pm ... |
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This directory attempts to document the ABI between the Linux kernel and userspace, and the relative stability of these interfaces. Due to the everchanging nature of Linux, and the differing maturity levels, these interfaces should be used by userspace programs in different ways. We have four different levels of ABI stability, as shown by the four different subdirectories in this location. Interfaces may change levels of stability according to the rules described below. The different levels of stability are: stable/ This directory documents the interfaces that the developer has defined to be stable. Userspace programs are free to use these interfaces with no restrictions, and backward compatibility for them will be guaranteed for at least 2 years. Most interfaces (like syscalls) are expected to never change and always be available. testing/ This directory documents interfaces that are felt to be stable, as the main development of this interface has been completed. The interface can be changed to add new features, but the current interface will not break by doing this, unless grave errors or security problems are found in them. Userspace programs can start to rely on these interfaces, but they must be aware of changes that can occur before these interfaces move to be marked stable. Programs that use these interfaces are strongly encouraged to add their name to the description of these interfaces, so that the kernel developers can easily notify them if any changes occur (see the description of the layout of the files below for details on how to do this.) obsolete/ This directory documents interfaces that are still remaining in the kernel, but are marked to be removed at some later point in time. The description of the interface will document the reason why it is obsolete and when it can be expected to be removed. removed/ This directory contains a list of the old interfaces that have been removed from the kernel. Every file in these directories will contain the following information: What: Short description of the interface Date: Date created KernelVersion: Kernel version this feature first showed up in. Contact: Primary contact for this interface (may be a mailing list) Description: Long description of the interface and how to use it. Users: All users of this interface who wish to be notified when it changes. This is very important for interfaces in the "testing" stage, so that kernel developers can work with userspace developers to ensure that things do not break in ways that are unacceptable. It is also important to get feedback for these interfaces to make sure they are working in a proper way and do not need to be changed further. How things move between levels: Interfaces in stable may move to obsolete, as long as the proper notification is given. Interfaces may be removed from obsolete and the kernel as long as the documented amount of time has gone by. Interfaces in the testing state can move to the stable state when the developers feel they are finished. They cannot be removed from the kernel tree without going through the obsolete state first. It's up to the developer to place their interfaces in the category they wish for it to start out in. Notable bits of non-ABI, which should not under any circumstances be considered stable: - Kconfig. Userspace should not rely on the presence or absence of any particular Kconfig symbol, in /proc/config.gz, in the copy of .config commonly installed to /boot, or in any invocation of the kernel build process. - Kernel-internal symbols. Do not rely on the presence, absence, location, or type of any kernel symbol, either in System.map files or the kernel binary itself. See Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt.