Linus Torvalds 04a9f17669 Merge tag 'soc-fixes-7.0' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/soc/soc
Pull SoC fixes from Arnd Bergmann:
 "The firmware drivers for ARM SCMI, FF-A and the Tee subsystem, as
  well as the reset controller and cache controller subsystem all see
  small bugfixes for reference ounting errors, ABI correctness, and
  NULL pointer dereferences.

  Similarly, there are multiple reference counting fixes in drivers/soc/
  for vendor specific drivers (rockchips, microchip), while the
  freescale drivers get a fix for a race condition and error handling.

  The devicetree fixes for Rockchips and NXP got held up, so for
  the moment there is only Renesas fixing problesm with SD card
  initialization, a boot hang on one board and incorrect descriptions
  for interrupts and clock registers on some SoCs. The Microchip
  polarfire gets a dts fix for a boot time warning.

  A defconfig fix avoids a warning about a conflicting assignment"

* tag 'soc-fixes-7.0' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/soc/soc: (21 commits)
  ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: Drop duplicate CONFIG_TI_PRUSS=m
  firmware: arm_scmi: Spelling s/mulit/multi/, s/currenly/currently/
  firmware: arm_scmi: Fix NULL dereference on notify error path
  firmware: arm_scpi: Fix device_node reference leak in probe path
  firmware: arm_ffa: Remove vm_id argument in ffa_rxtx_unmap()
  arm64: dts: renesas: r8a78000: Fix out-of-range SPI interrupt numbers
  arm64: dts: renesas: rzg3s-smarc-som: Set bypass for Versa3 PLL2
  arm64: dts: renesas: r9a09g087: Fix CPG register region sizes
  arm64: dts: renesas: r9a09g077: Fix CPG register region sizes
  arm64: dts: renesas: r9a09g057: Remove wdt{0,2,3} nodes
  arm64: dts: renesas: rzv2-evk-cn15-sd: Add ramp delay for SD0 regulator
  arm64: dts: renesas: rzt2h-n2h-evk: Add ramp delay for SD0 card regulator
  tee: shm: Remove refcounting of kernel pages
  reset: rzg2l-usbphy-ctrl: Check pwrrdy is valid before using it
  soc: fsl: cpm1: qmc: Fix error check for devm_ioremap_resource() in qmc_qe_init_resources()
  soc: fsl: qbman: fix race condition in qman_destroy_fq
  soc: rockchip: grf: Add missing of_node_put() when returning
  cache: ax45mp: Fix device node reference leak in ax45mp_cache_init()
  cache: starfive: fix device node leak in starlink_cache_init()
  riscv: dts: microchip: add can resets to mpfs
  ...
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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
* AI Coding Assistant - LLMs and AI-powered development tools


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

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


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
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