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![]() General updates * Cleanups and additional flash support for "dataflash" driver * new driver for mchp23k256 SPI SRAM device * improve handling of MTDs without eraseblocks (i.e., MTD_NO_ERASE) * refactor and improve "sub-partition" handling with TRX partition parser; partitions can now be created as sub-partitions of another partition SPI NOR updates, from Cyrille Pitchen and Marek Vasut: * introduce support to the SPI 1-2-2 and 1-4-4 protocols. * introduce support to the Double Data Rate (DDR) mode. * introduce support to the Octo SPI protocols. * add support to new memory parts for Spansion, Macronix and Winbond. * add fixes for the Aspeed, STM32 and Cadence QSPI controler drivers. * clean up the st_spi_fsm driver. NAND updates, from Boris Brezillon: * addition of on-die ECC support to Micron driver * addition of helpers to help drivers choose most appropriate ECC settings * deletion of dead-code (cached programming and ->errstat() hook) * make sure drivers that do not support the SET/GET FEATURES command return ENOTSUPP use a dummy ->set/get_features implementation returning -ENOTSUPP (required for Micron on-die ECC) * change the semantic of ecc->write_page() for drivers setting the NAND_ECC_CUSTOM_PAGE_ACCESS flag * support exiting 'GET STATUS' command in default ->cmdfunc() implementations * change the prototype of ->setup_data_interface() A bunch of driver related changes: * various cleanup, fixes and improvements of the MTK driver * OMAP DT bindings fixes * support for ->setup_data_interface() in the fsmc driver * support for imx7 in the gpmi driver * finalization of the denali driver rework (thanks to Masahiro for the work he's done on this driver) * fix "bitflips in erased pages" handling in the ifc driver * addition of PM ops and dynamic timing configuration to the atmel driver -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAABAgAGBQJZZ7bdAAoJEFySrpd9RFgtZvIP+wfo25Lkv2gFRIFhnoDnxDfu 1pLVL8HrgTYBcD3dmr9ghONq+bxh2SSz3gU20i/eWmOmKy1OwaGegSj88hYpGOpS 2bwWWlczMqkX+upHw0une3ZrTb6pjoyHKHr5I5GYoJPgG2Dw2D3joehRkvMDispD 9cEik9HkyliHXy/1mqFsToe5RwdqauLbKR/a2XZQo89gt8n8Rnlt91Q5QOZytC6r GLkuQzRAf4qVi4sgDb7zvFZW7KeyGTXTLDxKZGG9JETNjzcEJZMykAWxR9SwBCHa tL7HjyaU5d2rXo4ukZ4IplKn9Y+BneDeGomy44DcGP6RAyNDqVC/R5eFW+MtlbwY rm6SDxs9vCeUBrgIaJlVqDJxca/OR3ruHKILGbEfvIy/MmRQ4keBf357Dew8o4x/ wQw2dgznn3/vs5aqSz/E+erY22gdnaHtDApaefB/D0Kqi9fs2yVaAh3gGcXmloO9 yfRfzPugMRwI29gztMkgRWKWTCfHe2JN4hLDMVwO7Rt3ucQIbz642N/4JVMEpDcX gJcaSgXn/u6xRJnEX/2u+B6ERNqVvLZ8fbnfD0fkPkjLOISvfg38xti1qgoxs8z8 tm5lMI7VR9/MKIxCXT/6Z+actDV21j/oo0QInV3YMxHDPl5KBj+migsRtDzpGhna dmztYIMYqF9I29skWgXR =ReBr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Merge tag 'for-linus-20170713' of git://git.infradead.org/linux-mtd Pull MTD updates from Brian Norris: "General updates: - Cleanups and additional flash support for "dataflash" driver - new driver for mchp23k256 SPI SRAM device - improve handling of MTDs without eraseblocks (i.e., MTD_NO_ERASE) - refactor and improve "sub-partition" handling with TRX partition parser; partitions can now be created as sub-partitions of another partition SPINOR updates, from Cyrille Pitchen and Marek Vasut: - introduce support to the SPI 1-2-2 and 1-4-4 protocols. - introduce support to the Double Data Rate (DDR) mode. - introduce support to the Octo SPI protocols. - add support to new memory parts for Spansion, Macronix and Winbond. - add fixes for the Aspeed, STM32 and Cadence QSPI controler drivers. - clean up the st_spi_fsm driver. NAND updates, from Boris Brezillon: - addition of on-die ECC support to Micron driver - addition of helpers to help drivers choose most appropriate ECC settings - deletion of dead-code (cached programming and ->errstat() hook) - make sure drivers that do not support the SET/GET FEATURES command return ENOTSUPP use a dummy ->set/get_features implementation returning -ENOTSUPP (required for Micron on-die ECC) - change the semantic of ecc->write_page() for drivers setting the NAND_ECC_CUSTOM_PAGE_ACCESS flag - support exiting 'GET STATUS' command in default ->cmdfunc() implementations - change the prototype of ->setup_data_interface() A bunch of driver related changes: - various cleanup, fixes and improvements of the MTK driver - OMAP DT bindings fixes - support for ->setup_data_interface() in the fsmc driver - support for imx7 in the gpmi driver - finalization of the denali driver rework (thanks to Masahiro for the work he's done on this driver) - fix "bitflips in erased pages" handling in the ifc driver - addition of PM ops and dynamic timing configuration to the atmel driver" * tag 'for-linus-20170713' of git://git.infradead.org/linux-mtd: (118 commits) Documentation: ABI: mtd: describe "offset" more precisely mtd: Fix check in mtd_unpoint() mtd: nand: mtk: release lock on error path mtd: st_spi_fsm: remove SPINOR_OP_RDSR2 and use SPINOR_OP_RDCR instead mtd: spi-nor: cqspi: remove duplicate const mtd: spi-nor: Add support for Spansion S25FL064L mtd: spi-nor: Add support for mx66u51235f mtd: nand: mtk: add ->setup_data_interface() hook mtd: nand: mtk: remove unneeded mtk_ecc_hw_init from mtk_ecc_resume mtd: nand: mtk: remove unneeded mtk_nfc_hw_init from mtk_nfc_resume mtd: nand: mtk: disable ecc irq when writing page with hwecc mtd: nand: mtk: fix incorrect register setting order about ecc irq mtd: partitions: fixup some allocate_partition() whitespace mtd: parsers: trx: fix pr_err format for printing offset MAINTAINERS: Update SPI NOR subsystem git repositories mtd: extract TRX parser out of bcm47xxpart into a separated module mtd: partitions: add support for partition parsers mtd: partitions: add support for subpartitions mtd: partitions: rename "master" to the "parent" where appropriate mtd: partitions: remove sysfs files when deleting all master's partitions ... |
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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.