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![]() - Convert xen-blkfront to the multiqueue API - [arm] Support binding event channels to different VCPUs. - [x86] Support > 512 GiB in a PV guests (off by default as such a guest cannot be migrated with the current toolstack). - [x86] PMU support for PV dom0 (limited support for using perf with Xen and other guests). -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAABAgAGBQJV7wIdAAoJEFxbo/MsZsTR0hEH/04HTKLKGnSJpZ5WbMPxqZxE UqGlvhvVWNAmFocZmbPcEi9T1qtcFrX5pM55JQr6UmAp3ovYsT2q1Q1kKaOaawks pSfc/YEH3oQW5VUQ9Lm9Ru5Z8Btox0WrzRREO92OF36UOgUOBOLkGsUfOwDinNIM lSk2djbYwDYAsoeC3PHB32wwMI//Lz6B/9ZVXcyL6ULynt1ULdspETjGnptRPZa7 JTB5L4/soioKOn18HDwwOhKmvaFUPQv9Odnv7dc85XwZreajhM/KMu3qFbMDaF/d WVB1NMeCBdQYgjOrUjrmpyr5uTMySiQEG54cplrEKinfeZgKlEyjKvjcAfJfiac= =Ktjl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Merge tag 'for-linus-4.3-rc0-tag' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xen/tip Pull xen updates from David Vrabel: "Xen features and fixes for 4.3: - Convert xen-blkfront to the multiqueue API - [arm] Support binding event channels to different VCPUs. - [x86] Support > 512 GiB in a PV guests (off by default as such a guest cannot be migrated with the current toolstack). - [x86] PMU support for PV dom0 (limited support for using perf with Xen and other guests)" * tag 'for-linus-4.3-rc0-tag' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xen/tip: (33 commits) xen: switch extra memory accounting to use pfns xen: limit memory to architectural maximum xen: avoid another early crash of memory limited dom0 xen: avoid early crash of memory limited dom0 arm/xen: Remove helpers which are PV specific xen/x86: Don't try to set PCE bit in CR4 xen/PMU: PMU emulation code xen/PMU: Intercept PMU-related MSR and APIC accesses xen/PMU: Describe vendor-specific PMU registers xen/PMU: Initialization code for Xen PMU xen/PMU: Sysfs interface for setting Xen PMU mode xen: xensyms support xen: remove no longer needed p2m.h xen: allow more than 512 GB of RAM for 64 bit pv-domains xen: move p2m list if conflicting with e820 map xen: add explicit memblock_reserve() calls for special pages mm: provide early_memremap_ro to establish read-only mapping xen: check for initrd conflicting with e820 map xen: check pre-allocated page tables for conflict with memory map xen: check for kernel memory conflicting with memory layout ... |
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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.