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![]() Subsystem: - Add tracepoints - Rework of the RTC/nvmem API to allow drivers to discard struct nvmem_config after registration - New range API, drivers can now expose the useful range of the RTC - New offset API the core is now able to add an offset to the RTC time, modifying the supported range. - Multiple rtc_time64_to_tm fixes - Handle time_t overflow on 32 bit platforms in the core instead of letting drivers do crazy things. - remove rtc_control API New driver: - Intersil ISL12026 Drivers: - Drivers exposing the RTC non volatile memory have been converted to use nvmem - Removed useless time and date validation - Removed an indirection pattern that was a cargo cult from ancient drivers - Removed VLA usage - Fixed a possible race condition in probe functions - AB8540 support is dropped from ab8500 - pcf85363 now has alarm support -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCgAdFiEEXx9Viay1+e7J/aM4AyWl4gNJNJIFAlrL3s4ACgkQAyWl4gNJ NJI+MxAAgc56UEXi5chqKpHE6GHL2aPWan9duHB6FmGrKWt/FJmpJ8UGylLFlvaW dpRGvW0Dynz45UztegcrbHMU6+B2O0hboL4/GVZpYAkcNAcu7Lf0ULho2rsQSDmW WJpemmdRxyQY1IkWmw7z7KAkMzhAfYZiVmWmVwMRZfMcKJ3DLEldfgRtkN+g0UdB tayWQY3mS02ki16e2figsgwZRmUUhQslDfpKlesInXOzUMmLgVWhf1QxJSEUcfs0 AMp75vD2YvVJ/RHy/6BilQbqP9EVnaG4NHqJGFSOddazA7u+3HGubEFboI8NuPXb 2fCvfrNux7pgtQsBF9dnpCqWlukE7sF5aDyIUvjYnr0vUm2D/CwdXglGvQSQVWea 5GxPTWBdaCL0V7GD5OSZcfUGyz1TN/7NSUItdLSr9YK13dL+tqhcYYm5ytXJLzvO Z4GyUEoCOMprMJ9j5KU/TXSjauDmPDl8YZ5B93lPcNOh7y+b/2r3umBaInyZrFzX 1WJ6FWtuhbRfEwuQtgQHBsobt9eTwZfo8C2y22HBo/fdWfBv45feiiHNXt3OVrA+ aws6pwfVf1H0UsvpQkXtlPthAx3sbOTndDKAUhntb/U/zA9c7fTrfUyVOQ1bArJy p6tl/cmlpq68AjZB+0d3zUXQkQH4Syu+EqZrWItkE6XxZm+khDE= =l9i8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Merge tag 'rtc-4.17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/abelloni/linux Pull RTC updates from Alexandre Belloni: "This contains a few series that have been in preparation for a while and that will help systems with RTCs that will fail in 2038, 2069 or 2100. Subsystem: - Add tracepoints - Rework of the RTC/nvmem API to allow drivers to discard struct nvmem_config after registration - New range API, drivers can now expose the useful range of the RTC - New offset API the core is now able to add an offset to the RTC time, modifying the supported range. - Multiple rtc_time64_to_tm fixes - Handle time_t overflow on 32 bit platforms in the core instead of letting drivers do crazy things. - remove rtc_control API New driver: - Intersil ISL12026 Drivers: - Drivers exposing the RTC non volatile memory have been converted to use nvmem - Removed useless time and date validation - Removed an indirection pattern that was a cargo cult from ancient drivers - Removed VLA usage - Fixed a possible race condition in probe functions - AB8540 support is dropped from ab8500 - pcf85363 now has alarm support" * tag 'rtc-4.17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/abelloni/linux: (128 commits) rtc: snvs: Fix usage of snvs_rtc_enable rtc: mt7622: fix module autoloading for OF platform drivers rtc: isl12022: use true and false for boolean values rtc: ab8500: Drop AB8540 support rtc: remove a warning during scripts/kernel-doc step rtc: 88pm860x: remove artificial limitation rtc: 88pm80x: remove artificial limitation rtc: st-lpc: remove artificial limitation rtc: mrst: remove artificial limitation rtc: mv: remove artificial limitation rtc: hctosys: Ensure system time doesn't overflow time_t parisc: time: stop validating rtc_time in .read_time rtc: pcf85063: fix clearing bits in pcf85063_start_clock rtc: at91sam9: Set name of regmap_config rtc: s5m: Remove VLA usage rtc: s5m: Move enum from rtc.h to rtc-s5m.c rtc: remove VLA usage rtc: Add useful timestamp definitions rtc: Add one offset seconds to expand RTC range rtc: Factor out the RTC range validation into rtc_valid_range() ... |
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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/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst.