Linus Torvalds 416f99c3b1 Merge tag 'driver-core-6.19-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/driver-core/driver-core
Pull driver core updates from Danilo Krummrich:
 "Arch Topology:
   - Move parse_acpi_topology() from arm64 to common code for reuse in
     RISC-V

  CPU:
   - Expose housekeeping CPUs through /sys/devices/system/cpu/housekeeping
   - Print a newline (or 0x0A) instead of '(null)' reading
     /sys/devices/system/cpu/nohz_full when nohz_full= is not set

  debugfs
   - Remove (broken) 'no-mount' mode
   - Remove redundant access mode checks in debugfs_get_tree() and
     debugfs_create_*() functions

  Devres:
   - Remove unused devm_free_percpu() helper
   - Move devm_alloc_percpu() from device.h to devres.h

  Firmware Loader:
   - Replace simple_strtol() with kstrtoint()
   - Do not call cancel_store() when no upload is in progress

  kernfs:
   - Increase struct super_block::maxbytes to MAX_LFS_FILESIZE
   - Fix a missing unwind path in __kernfs_new_node()

  Misc:
   - Increase the name size in struct auxiliary_device_id to 40
     characters
   - Replace system_unbound_wq with system_dfl_wq and add WQ_PERCPU to
     alloc_workqueue()

  Platform:
   - Replace ERR_PTR() with IOMEM_ERR_PTR() in platform ioremap
     functions

  Rust:
   - Auxiliary:
      - Unregister auxiliary device on parent device unbind
      - Move parent() to impl Device; implement device context aware
        parent() for Device<Bound>
      - Illustrate how to safely obtain a driver's device private data
        when calling from an auxiliary driver into the parant device
        driver

   - DebugFs:
      - Implement support for binary large objects

   - Device:
      - Let probe() return the driver's device private data as pinned
        initializer, i.e. impl PinInit<Self, Error>
      - Implement safe accessor for a driver's device private data for
        Device<Bound> (returned reference can't out-live driver binding
        and guarantees the correct private data type)
      - Implement AsBusDevice trait, to be used by class device
        abstractions to derive the bus device type of the parent device

   - DMA:
      - Store raw pointer of allocation as NonNull
      - Use start_ptr() and start_ptr_mut() to inherit correct
        mutability of self

   - FS:
      - Add file::Offset type alias

   - I2C:
      - Add abstractions for I2C device / driver infrastructure
      - Implement abstractions for manual I2C device registrations

   - I/O:
      - Use "kernel vertical" style for imports
      - Define ResourceSize as resource_size_t
      - Move ResourceSize to top-level I/O module
      - Add type alias for phys_addr_t
      - Implement Rust version of read_poll_timeout_atomic()

   - PCI:
      - Use "kernel vertical" style for imports
      - Move I/O and IRQ infrastructure to separate files
      - Add support for PCI interrupt vectors
      - Implement TryInto<IrqRequest<'a>> for IrqVector<'a> to convert
        an IrqVector bound to specific pci::Device into an IrqRequest
        bound to the same pci::Device's parent Device
      - Leverage pin_init_scope() to get rid of redundant Result in IRQ
        methods

   - PinInit:
      - Add {pin_}init_scope() to execute code before creating an
        initializer

   - Platform:
      - Leverage pin_init_scope() to get rid of redundant Result in IRQ
        methods

   - Timekeeping:
      - Implement abstraction of udelay()

   - Uaccess:
      - Implement read_slice_partial() and read_slice_file() for
        UserSliceReader
      - Implement write_slice_partial() and write_slice_file() for
        UserSliceWriter

  sysfs:
   - Prepare the constification of struct attribute"

* tag 'driver-core-6.19-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/driver-core/driver-core: (75 commits)
  rust: pci: fix build failure when CONFIG_PCI_MSI is disabled
  debugfs: Fix default access mode config check
  debugfs: Remove broken no-mount mode
  debugfs: Remove redundant access mode checks
  driver core: Check drivers_autoprobe for all added devices
  driver core: WQ_PERCPU added to alloc_workqueue users
  driver core: replace use of system_unbound_wq with system_dfl_wq
  tick/nohz: Expose housekeeping CPUs in sysfs
  tick/nohz: avoid showing '(null)' if nohz_full= not set
  sysfs/cpu: Use DEVICE_ATTR_RO for nohz_full attribute
  kernfs: fix memory leak of kernfs_iattrs in __kernfs_new_node
  fs/kernfs: raise sb->maxbytes to MAX_LFS_FILESIZE
  mod_devicetable: Bump auxiliary_device_id name size
  sysfs: simplify attribute definition macros
  samples/kobject: constify 'struct foo_attribute'
  samples/kobject: add is_visible() callback to attribute group
  sysfs: attribute_group: enable const variants of is_visible()
  sysfs: introduce __SYSFS_FUNCTION_ALTERNATIVE()
  sysfs: transparently handle const pointers in ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS()
  sysfs: attribute_group: allow registration of const attribute
  ...
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Linux kernel
============

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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
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-----------------------

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==================

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--------------------

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* 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
-------------------

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* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
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---------------

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* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
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-----------------------------

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* 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

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--------------------

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* 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

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----------

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* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
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Hardware Vendor
---------------

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* 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
-----------------------

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* 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
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