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Merge branches 'clk-samsung', 'clk-qcom', 'clk-round', 'clk-sai' and 'clk-cleanup' into clk-next
* clk-samsung:
  clk: samsung: exynos850: Add APM-to-AP mailbox clock
  dt-bindings: clock: exynos850: Add APM_AP MAILBOX clock
  clk: samsung: Use %pe format to simplify
  clk: samsung: pll: Fix possible truncation in a9fraco recalc rate
  clk: samsung: exynosautov920: add block G3D clock support
  dt-bindings: clock: exynosautov920: add G3D clock definitions
  clk: samsung: gs101: harmonise symbol names (clock arrays)
  clk: samsung: artpec-9: Add initial clock support for ARTPEC-9 SoC
  clk: samsung: Add clock PLL support for ARTPEC-9 SoC
  dt-bindings: clock: Add ARTPEC-9 clock controller

* clk-qcom: (67 commits)
  clk: qcom: gcc: Add multiple global clock controller driver for Nord SoC
  clk: qcom: rpmh: Add support for Nord rpmh clocks
  clk: qcom: Add TCSR clock driver for Nord SoC
  dt-bindings: clock: qcom: Add Nord Global Clock Controller
  dt-bindings: clock: qcom-rpmhcc: Add support for Nord SoCs
  dt-bindings: clock: qcom: Document the Nord SoC TCSR Clock Controller
  clk: qcom: gcc-x1e80100: Keep GCC USB QTB clock always ON
  clk: qcom: Constify list of critical CBCR registers
  clk: qcom: Constify qcom_cc_driver_data
  clk: qcom: videocc-glymur: Constify qcom_cc_desc
  clk: qcom: Add a driver for SM8750 GPU clocks
  dt-bindings: clock: qcom: Add SM8750 GPU clocks
  clk: qcom: ipq-cmn-pll: Add IPQ8074 SoC support
  dt-bindings: clock: qcom: Add CMN PLL support for IPQ8074
  clk: qcom: ipq-cmn-pll: Add IPQ6018 SoC support
  dt-bindings: clock: qcom: Add CMN PLL support for IPQ6018
  clk: qcom: gdsc: Fix error path on registration of multiple pm subdomains
  dt-bindings: clock: qcom: Add missing power-domains property
  clk: qcom: gcc-eliza: Enable FORCE_MEM_CORE_ON for UFS AXI PHY clock
  clk: qcom: dispcc-sc7180: Add missing MDSS resets
  ...

* clk-round:
  clk: divider: remove divider_round_rate() and divider_round_rate_parent()
  clk: divider: remove divider_ro_round_rate_parent()
  clk: remove round_rate() clk ops
  clk: composite: convert from round_rate() to determine_rate()
  clk: test: remove references to clk_ops.round_rate

* clk-sai:
  clk: fsl-sai: Add MCLK generation support
  clk: fsl-sai: Extract clock setup into fsl_sai_clk_register()
  dt-bindings: clock: fsl-sai: Document clock-cells = <1> support
  clk: fsl-sai: Add i.MX8M support with 8 byte register offset
  clk: fsl-sai: Sort the headers
  dt-bindings: clock: fsl-sai: Document i.MX8M support

* clk-cleanup:
  clk: visconti: pll: initialize clk_init_data to zero
  clk: xgene: Fix mapping leak in xgene_pllclk_init()
  clk: Simplify clk_is_match()
  clk: baikal-t1: Remove not-going-to-be-supported code for Baikal SoC
  clk: mvebu: armada-37xx-periph: fix __iomem casts in structure init
  clk: qoriq: avoid format string warning
History 2026-04-16 10:12:43 -07:00
arch Miscellaneous x86 fixes: 2026-03-22 10:54:12 -07:00
block block-7.0-20260305 2026-03-06 08:36:18 -08:00
certs Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
crypto crypto: testmgr - Fix stale references to aes-generic 2026-03-03 11:57:15 -08:00
Documentation Merge branches 'clk-samsung', 'clk-qcom', 'clk-round', 'clk-sai' and 'clk-cleanup' into clk-next 2026-04-16 10:12:43 -07:00
drivers Merge branches 'clk-samsung', 'clk-qcom', 'clk-round', 'clk-sai' and 'clk-cleanup' into clk-next 2026-04-16 10:12:43 -07:00
fs for-7.0-rc4-tag 2026-03-21 08:42:17 -07:00
include Merge branches 'clk-samsung', 'clk-qcom', 'clk-round', 'clk-sai' and 'clk-cleanup' into clk-next 2026-04-16 10:12:43 -07:00
init io_uring-7.0-20260305 2026-03-06 08:31:36 -08:00
io_uring io_uring-7.0-20260320 2026-03-20 09:58:56 -07:00
ipc Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kernel bpf-fixes 2026-03-22 11:16:06 -07:00
lib Bootconfig fixes for v7.0-rc4 2026-03-21 08:46:13 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm 6 hotfixes. 4 are cc:stable. 3 are for MM. 2026-03-16 12:21:00 -07:00
net Including fixes from wireless, Bluetooth and netfilter. 2026-03-19 11:25:40 -07:00
rust Rust fixes for v7.0 (2nd) 2026-03-14 12:35:16 -07:00
samples drm-fixes for 7.0-rc4 2026-03-13 15:38:55 -07:00
scripts livepatch/klp-build: Fix inconsistent kernel version 2026-03-16 12:50:17 -07:00
security apparmor: fix race between freeing data and fs accessing it 2026-03-09 16:05:44 -07:00
sound driver core: platform: use generic driver_override infrastructure 2026-03-17 20:30:57 +01:00
tools bpf-fixes 2026-03-22 11:16:06 -07:00
usr kbuild: uapi: drop dependency on CC_CAN_LINK 2026-01-16 15:02:11 -07:00
virt KVM generic changes for 7.0 2026-03-11 18:01:55 +01:00
.clang-format Devicetree updates for v7.0: 2026-02-11 18:27:08 -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: add rst extension 2026-01-26 19:07:09 -08:00
.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 MAINTAINERS: update email address for Ignat Korchagin 2026-03-10 16:01:49 -07:00
.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: remove Thomas Falcon from IBM ibmvnic 2026-03-05 07:35:45 -08:00
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 Merge branches 'clk-tenstorrent', 'clk-rockchip', 'clk-imx' and 'clk-allwinner' into clk-next 2026-04-16 10:12:33 -07:00
Makefile Linux 7.0-rc5 2026-03-22 14:42:17 -07:00
README docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation 2026-01-06 14:55:06 -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
* 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