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Linus Torvalds c84d574698 Modules changes for v6.19-rc1
Rust module parameter support:
 
 - Add Rust module parameter support, enabling Rust kernel modules to declare
   and use module parameters. The rust_minimal sample module demonstrates this,
   and the rust null block driver will be the first to use it in the next cycle.
   This also adds the Rust module files under the modules subsystem as agreed
   between the Rust and modules maintainers.
 
 Hardening:
 
 - Add compile-time check for embedded NUL characters in MODULE_*() macros. This
   module metadata was once used (and maybe still) to bypass license enforcement
   (LWN article [1] from 2003). This change required a sparse fix [2] which you
   reviewed.
 
 MAINTAINERS:
 
 - Add Aaron Tomlin as reviewer for the Modules subsystem.
 
 The changes have been in linux-next for 4 weeks. Recent 0day reports for UM [3]
 and arm64 [4] builds were not reproducible and traced to a buggy bindgen version
 combined with unreleased clang-22 in 0day. The Rust team has reported this to
 0day.
 
 As discussed previously, we rotate module maintainership among co-maintainers
 every 6 months. Sami Tolvanen is next in line and will send the next pull
 request. As a reminder, Luis has already announced [5] he will gradually step
 away as maintainer.
 
 Link: https://lwn.net/Articles/82305/ [1]
 Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-sparse/CACePvbVG2KrGQq4cNKV=wbO5h=jp3M0RO1SdfX8kV4OukjPG8A@mail.gmail.com/T/#mf838b3e2e3245d88c30a801ea7473d5a5c0eb121 [2]
 Link: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202511210858.uwVivgvn-lkp@intel.com/ [3]
 Link: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202512020454.Tf36WHw5-lkp@intel.com/ [4]
 Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-modules/aGiAF8IQ4PRYn0th@bombadil.infradead.org/ [5]
 Signed-off-by: Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@samsung.com>
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Merge tag 'modules-6.19-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/modules/linux

Pull module updates from Daniel Gomez:
 "Rust module parameter support:

   - Add Rust module parameter support, enabling Rust kernel modules to
     declare and use module parameters. The rust_minimal sample module
     demonstrates this, and the rust null block driver will be the first
     to use it in the next cycle. This also adds the Rust module files
     under the modules subsystem as agreed between the Rust and modules
     maintainers.

  Hardening:

   - Add compile-time check for embedded NUL characters in MODULE_*()
     macros. This module metadata was once used (and maybe still) to
     bypass license enforcement (LWN article from 2003):

	https://lwn.net/Articles/82305/ [1]

  MAINTAINERS:

   - Add Aaron Tomlin as reviewer for the Modules subsystem"

* tag 'modules-6.19-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/modules/linux:
  MAINTAINERS: Add myself as reviewer for module support
  module: Add compile-time check for embedded NUL characters
  media: radio: si470x: Fix DRIVER_AUTHOR macro definition
  media: dvb-usb-v2: lmedm04: Fix firmware macro definitions
  modules: add rust modules files to MAINTAINERS
  rust: samples: add a module parameter to the rust_minimal sample
  rust: module: update the module macro with module parameter support
  rust: module: use a reference in macros::module::module
  rust: introduce module_param module
  rust: str: add radix prefixed integer parsing functions
  rust: sync: add `SetOnce`
2025-12-06 08:27:07 -08:00
arch Driver core changes for 6.19-rc1 2025-12-05 21:29:02 -08:00
block VFIO updates for v6.19-rc1 2025-12-04 18:42:48 -08:00
certs sign-file,extract-cert: use pkcs11 provider for OPENSSL MAJOR >= 3 2024-09-20 19:52:48 +03:00
crypto Networking changes for 6.19. 2025-12-03 17:24:33 -08:00
Documentation Driver core changes for 6.19-rc1 2025-12-05 21:29:02 -08:00
drivers Modules changes for v6.19-rc1 2025-12-06 08:27:07 -08:00
fs Driver core changes for 6.19-rc1 2025-12-05 21:29:02 -08:00
include Modules changes for v6.19-rc1 2025-12-06 08:27:07 -08:00
init Some filesystems use a kinda-sorta controlled dentry refcount leak to pin 2025-12-05 14:36:21 -08:00
io_uring Significant patch series in this merge are as follows: 2025-12-05 13:52:43 -08:00
ipc vfs-6.19-rc1.fixes 2025-12-05 15:52:30 -08:00
kernel soc: driver updates for 6.19 2025-12-05 17:29:04 -08:00
lib Driver core changes for 6.19-rc1 2025-12-05 21:29:02 -08:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Replace the obsolete address of the FSF in the GFDL-1.2 2025-07-24 11:15:39 +02:00
mm ARM: 2025-12-05 17:01:20 -08:00
net vfs-6.19-rc1.fixes 2025-12-05 15:52:30 -08:00
rust Modules changes for v6.19-rc1 2025-12-06 08:27:07 -08:00
samples Modules changes for v6.19-rc1 2025-12-06 08:27:07 -08:00
scripts Detect unused tracepoints for v6.19: 2025-12-05 09:37:41 -08:00
security Hi, 2025-12-05 20:36:28 -08:00
sound firewire updates for v6.19 2025-12-04 12:26:36 -08:00
tools ARM: 2025-12-05 17:01:20 -08:00
usr initramfs: add gen_init_cpio to hostprogs unconditionally 2025-11-26 21:55:40 +01:00
virt soc: driver updates for 6.19 2025-12-05 17:29:04 -08:00
.clang-format Significant patch series in this merge are as follows: 2025-12-05 13:52:43 -08:00
.clippy.toml rust: clean Rust 1.88.0's warning about clippy::disallowed_macros configuration 2025-05-07 00:11:47 +02:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
.editorconfig .editorconfig: remove trim_trailing_whitespace option 2024-06-13 16:47:52 +02:00
.get_maintainer.ignore MAINTAINERS: remove Alyssa Rosenzweig 2025-09-18 21:17:31 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore rust: kbuild: add proc macro library support 2025-11-24 17:15:36 +01:00
.mailmap soc: driver updates for 6.19, part 2 2025-12-05 17:47:59 -08:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS MAINTAINERS: mark ISDN subsystem as orphan 2025-10-27 17:49:45 -07:00
Kbuild sched: Make migrate_{en,dis}able() inline 2025-09-25 09:57:16 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS Modules changes for v6.19-rc1 2025-12-06 08:27:07 -08:00
Makefile Detect unused tracepoints for v6.19: 2025-12-05 09:37:41 -08:00
README README: restructure with role-based documentation and guidelines 2025-11-29 08:40:33 -07:00

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


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



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