Linus Torvalds 25a01b5155 Merge tag 's390-7.2-1' of gitolite.kernel.org:pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux
Pull s390 updates from Alexander Gordeev:

 - Use CIO device online variable instead of the internal FSM state to
   determine device availability during purge operations

 - Remove extra check of task_stack_page() because try_get_task_stack()
   already takes care of that when reading /proc/<pid>/wchan

 - Allow user-space to use the new SCLP action qualifier 4 for to
   provide NVMe SMART log data to the platform.

 - Send AP CHANGE uevents on successful bind and successful association
   to notify user-space about SE operations on AP queue devices

 - Add an s390dbf kernel parameter to configure debug log levels and
   area sizes during early boot

 - On arm64 the empty zero page is going to be mapped read-only. Do the
   same for s390 with an explicit set_memory_ro() call

 - Improve s390-specific bcr_serialize() and cpu_relax() implementations

 - Remove all unused variables to avoid allmodconfig W=1 build fails
   with latest clang-23

 - Cleanup default Kconfig values for s390 selftests

 - Add a s390-tod trace clock to allow comparing trace timestamps
   between different systems or virtual machines on s390

 - Remove the s390 implementation of strlcat() in favor of the generic
   variant

 - Make consistent the calling order between
   page_table_check_pte_clear() and secure page conversion across all
   code paths

 - Rearrange some fields within AP and zcrypt structs to reduce memory
   consumption and unused holes

 - Shorten GR_NUM and VX_NUM macros and move them to a separate header

 - Replace __get_free_page() with kmalloc() in few sources

 - Introduce an infrastructure for more efficient this_cpu operations.
   Eliminate conditional branches when PREEMPT_NONE is removed

 - Enable Rust support

 - Use z10 as minimum architecture level, similar to the boot code, to
   enforce a defined architecture level set

 - Improve and convert various mem*() helper functions to C. For that
   add .noinstr.text section to avoid orphaned warnings from the linker

 - Fix the function pointer type in __ret_from_fork() to correct the
   indirect call to match kernel thread return type of int

 - Revert support for DCACHE_WORD_ACCESS to avoid an endless exception
   loop on read from donated Ultravisor pages at unaligned addresses

* tag 's390-7.2-1' of gitolite.kernel.org:pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux: (52 commits)
  s390: Revert support for DCACHE_WORD_ACCESS
  s390/process: Fix kernel thread function pointer type
  s390/tishift: Convert __ashlti3(), __ashrti3(), __lshrti3() to C
  s390/memmove: Optimize backward copy case
  s390/string: Convert memset(16|32|64)() to C
  s390/string: Convert memcpy() to C
  s390/string: Convert memset() to C
  s390/string: Convert memmove() to C
  s390/string: Add -ffreestanding compile option to string.o
  s390: Add .noinstr.text to boot and purgatory linker scripts
  s390/purgatory: Enforce z10 minimum architecture level
  s390: Enable Rust support
  s390/cmpxchg: Fix KASAN stack-out-of-bounds in atomic helpers
  rust: helpers: Add memchr wrapper for string operations
  rust/bindgen_parameters: Mark s390 types as opaque to prevent repr conflicts
  s390/jump_label: Implement ARCH_STATIC_BRANCH_JUMP_ASM and ARCH_STATIC_BRANCH_ASM macros
  s390/bug: Provide ARCH_WARN_ASM for Rust WARN/BUG support
  s390/ap: Fix locking issue in SE bind and associate sysfs functions
  s390/percpu: Provide arch_this_cpu_write() implementation
  s390/percpu: Provide arch_this_cpu_read() implementation
  ...
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Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant - LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst
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