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authorDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2018-11-24 17:01:43 -0800
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2018-11-24 17:01:43 -0800
commitb1bf78bfb2e4c9ffa03ccdbc60d89a2f7c5fd82c (patch)
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parentptp: Fix pass zero to ERR_PTR() in ptp_clock_register (diff)
parentMerge tag 'arm64-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux (diff)
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst21
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/dev-meta.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-g-fmt.rst5
5 files changed, 20 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 81d1d5a74728..19f4423e70d9 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -4713,6 +4713,8 @@
prevent spurious wakeup);
n = USB_QUIRK_DELAY_CTRL_MSG (Device needs a
pause after every control message);
+ o = USB_QUIRK_HUB_SLOW_RESET (Hub needs extra
+ delay after resetting its port);
Example: quirks=0781:5580:bk,0a5c:5834:gij
usbhid.mousepoll=
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst
index 164bf71149fd..30187d49dc2c 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst
@@ -32,16 +32,17 @@ Disclosure and embargoed information
The security list is not a disclosure channel. For that, see Coordination
below.
-Once a robust fix has been developed, our preference is to release the
-fix in a timely fashion, treating it no differently than any of the other
-thousands of changes and fixes the Linux kernel project releases every
-month.
-
-However, at the request of the reporter, we will postpone releasing the
-fix for up to 5 business days after the date of the report or after the
-embargo has lifted; whichever comes first. The only exception to that
-rule is if the bug is publicly known, in which case the preference is to
-release the fix as soon as it's available.
+Once a robust fix has been developed, the release process starts. Fixes
+for publicly known bugs are released immediately.
+
+Although our preference is to release fixes for publicly undisclosed bugs
+as soon as they become available, this may be postponed at the request of
+the reporter or an affected party for up to 7 calendar days from the start
+of the release process, with an exceptional extension to 14 calendar days
+if it is agreed that the criticality of the bug requires more time. The
+only valid reason for deferring the publication of a fix is to accommodate
+the logistics of QA and large scale rollouts which require release
+coordination.
Whilst embargoed information may be shared with trusted individuals in
order to develop a fix, such information will not be published alongside
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt
index 3ceeb8de1196..35694c0c376b 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ limitations.
Current Binding
---------------
-Switches are true Linux devices and can be probes by any means. Once
+Switches are true Linux devices and can be probed by any means. Once
probed, they register to the DSA framework, passing a node
pointer. This node is expected to fulfil the following binding, and
may contain additional properties as required by the device it is
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/dev-meta.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/dev-meta.rst
index f7ac8d0d3af1..b65dc078abeb 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/dev-meta.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/dev-meta.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ To use the :ref:`format` ioctls applications set the ``type`` field of the
the desired operation. Both drivers and applications must set the remainder of
the :c:type:`v4l2_format` structure to 0.
-.. _v4l2-meta-format:
+.. c:type:: v4l2_meta_format
.. tabularcolumns:: |p{1.4cm}|p{2.2cm}|p{13.9cm}|
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-g-fmt.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-g-fmt.rst
index 3ead350e099f..9ea494a8faca 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-g-fmt.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-g-fmt.rst
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ The format as returned by :ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` must be identical
- Definition of a data format, see :ref:`pixfmt`, used by SDR
capture and output devices.
* -
+ - struct :c:type:`v4l2_meta_format`
+ - ``meta``
+ - Definition of a metadata format, see :ref:`meta-formats`, used by
+ metadata capture devices.
+ * -
- __u8
- ``raw_data``\ [200]
- Place holder for future extensions.