This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 4.4.166 release. There are 86 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response to this one. If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please let me know. Responses should be made by Sat Dec 1 14:00:43 UTC 2018. Anything received after that time might be too late. The whole patch series can be found in one patch at: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/stable-review/patch-4.4.166-rc1.gz or in the git tree and branch at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-4.4.y and the diffstat can be found below. thanks, greg k-h ------------- Pseudo-Shortlog of commits: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Linux 4.4.166-rc1 Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx> drm/ast: Remove existing framebuffers before loading driver Janosch Frank <frankja@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> s390/mm: Check for valid vma before zapping in gmap_discard Salvatore Mesoraca <s.mesoraca16@xxxxxxxxx> namei: allow restricted O_CREAT of FIFOs and regular files Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> sched/core: Allow __sched_setscheduler() in interrupts when PI is not used Qu Wenruo <wqu@xxxxxxxx> btrfs: Ensure btrfs_trim_fs can trim the whole filesystem Aaron Ma <aaron.ma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> usb: xhci: fix uninitialized completion when USB3 port got wrong status Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@xxxxxxxxx> tty: wipe buffer if not echoing data Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> tty: wipe buffer. Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@xxxxxxxxx> iwlwifi: mvm: fix regulatory domain update when the firmware starts Mauricio Faria de Oliveira <mauricfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> scsi: qla2xxx: do not queue commands when unloading Subhash Jadavani <subhashj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> scsi: ufshcd: release resources if probe fails Subhash Jadavani <subhashj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> scsi: ufs: fix race between clock gating and devfreq scaling work Venkat Gopalakrishnan <venkatg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> scsi: ufshcd: Fix race between clk scaling and ungate work Yaniv Gardi <ygardi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> scsi: ufs: fix bugs related to null pointer access and array size Liping Zhang <zlpnobody@xxxxxxxxx> netfilter: nf_tables: fix oops when inserting an element into a verdict map Karthik D A <karthida@xxxxxxxxxxx> mwifiex: fix p2p device doesn't find in scan problem Amitkumar Karwar <akarwar@xxxxxxxxxxx> mwifiex: Fix NULL pointer dereference in skb_dequeue() Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@xxxxxxx> cw1200: Don't leak memory if krealloc failes Ramses Ramírez <ramzeto@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - add support for Xbox1 PDP Camo series gamepad Enno Boland <gottox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - fix GPD Win 2 controller name Ethan Lee <flibitijibibo@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - add GPD Win 2 Controller USB IDs Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - avoid using __set_bit() for capabilities Leo Sperling <leosperling97@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - fix some coding style issues Francis Therien <frtherien@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - add PDP device id 0x02a4 Mark Furneaux <mark@xxxxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - add support for PDP Xbox One controllers Cameron Gutman <aicommander@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - validate USB endpoint type during probe Cameron Gutman <aicommander@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - fix PowerA init quirk for some gamepad models Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - constify usb_device_id Benjamin Valentin <benpicco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - sync supported devices with XBCD Benjamin Valentin <benpicco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - sync supported devices with 360Controller Benjamin Valentin <benpicco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - add USB IDs for Mad Catz Brawlstick and Razer Sabertooth Benjamin Valentin <benpicco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - sync supported devices with xboxdrv Benjamin Valentin <benpicco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - sort supported devices by USB ID Cameron Gutman <aicommander@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - support some quirky Xbox One pads Cameron Gutman <aicommander@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - restore LED state after device resume Cameron Gutman <aicommander@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - fix stuck mode button on Xbox One S pad Cameron Gutman <aicommander@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - don't depend on endpoint order Pavel Rojtberg <rojtberg@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - simplify error condition in init_output Daniel Tobias <dan.g.tob@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - move reporting xbox one home button to common function Daniel Tobias <dan.g.tob@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - correctly sort vendor id's Cameron Gutman <aicommander@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - fix Xbox One rumble stopping after 2.5 secs Cameron Gutman <aicommander@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - add product ID for Xbox One S pad Cameron Gutman <aicommander@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - power off wireless 360 controllers on suspend Cameron Gutman <aicommander@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - fix rumble on Xbox One controllers with 2015 firmware Pavel Rojtberg <rojtberg@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - xbox one elite controller support Pavel Rojtberg <rojtberg@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - add more third-party controllers Cameron Gutman <aicommander@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - prevent spurious input from wired Xbox 360 controllers Silvan Jegen <s.jegen@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - add Mad Catz FightStick TE 2 VID/PID Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - remove unused function Pavel Rojtberg <rojtberg@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - correct xbox one pad device name Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - use LED API when identifying wireless controllers Pavel Rojtberg <rojtberg@xxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - workaround dead irq_out after suspend/ resume Pierre-Loup A. Griffais <githubpublic@xxxxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - update Xbox One Force Feedback Support Pierre-Loup A. Griffais <pgriffais@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Input: xpad - handle "present" and "gone" correctly Clement Calmels <clement.calmels@xxxxxxx> Input: xpad - remove spurious events of wireless xpad 360 controller Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan <vthiagar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ath10k: fix kernel panic due to race in accessing arvif list Greg Hackmann <ghackmann@xxxxxxxxxxx> arm64: remove no-op -p linker flag Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> x86/entry/64: Remove %ebx handling from error_entry/exit Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@xxxxxxx> x86/entry: spell EBX register correctly in documentation Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx> net: bcmgenet: fix OF child-node lookup Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx> NFC: nfcmrvl_uart: fix OF child-node lookup Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx> of: add helper to lookup compatible child node Yufen Yu <yuyufen@xxxxxxxxxx> tmpfs: make lseek(SEEK_DATA/SEK_HOLE) return ENXIO with a negative offset Satheesh Rajendran <sathnaga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> powerpc/numa: Suppress "VPHN is not supported" messages Prarit Bhargava <prarit@xxxxxxxxxx> kdb: Use strscpy with destination buffer size Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> SUNRPC: Fix a bogus get/put in generic_key_to_expire() Russell King <rmk+kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ARM: make lookup_processor_type() non-__init Anson Huang <anson.huang@xxxxxxx> cpufreq: imx6q: add return value check for voltage scale Scott Wood <oss@xxxxxxxxxxxx> KVM: PPC: Move and undef TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH/FILE Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> usb: xhci: Prevent bus suspend if a port connect change or polling state is detected Erik Schmauss <erik.schmauss@xxxxxxxxx> ACPICA: AML interpreter: add region addresses in global list during initialization Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> can: dev: __can_get_echo_skb(): print error message, if trying to echo non existing skb Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> can: dev: __can_get_echo_skb(): Don't crash the kernel if can_priv::echo_skb is accessed out of bounds Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> can: dev: __can_get_echo_skb(): replace struct can_frame by canfd_frame to access frame length Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> can: dev: can_get_echo_skb(): factor out non sending code to __can_get_echo_skb() Y.C. Chen <yc_chen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> drm/ast: fixed cursor may disappear sometimes Y.C. Chen <yc_chen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> drm/ast: change resolution may cause screen blurred Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx> llc: do not use sk_eat_skb() Andrew Price <anprice@xxxxxxxxxx> gfs2: Don't leave s_fs_info pointing to freed memory in init_sbd Xin Long <lucien.xin@xxxxxxxxx> sctp: clear the transport of some out_chunk_list chunks in sctp_assoc_rm_peer Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> bfs: add sanity check at bfs_fill_super() Dominique Martinet <dominique.martinet@xxxxxx> v9fs_dir_readdir: fix double-free on p9stat_read error Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@xxxxxxxxx> iwlwifi: mvm: support sta_statistics() even on older firmware Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> MAINTAINERS: Add Sasha as a stable branch maintainer Aaron Ma <aaron.ma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> usb: xhci: fix timeout for transition from RExit to U0 Dennis Wassenberg <dennis.wassenberg@xxxxxxxxxxx> usb: core: Fix hub port connection events lost ------------- Diffstat: Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt | 36 ++ MAINTAINERS | 1 + Makefile | 4 +- arch/arm/kernel/head-common.S | 6 +- arch/arm64/Makefile | 2 +- arch/powerpc/kvm/trace.h | 8 +- arch/powerpc/kvm/trace_booke.h | 9 +- arch/powerpc/kvm/trace_hv.h | 9 +- arch/powerpc/kvm/trace_pr.h | 9 +- arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c | 2 +- arch/s390/mm/pgtable.c | 2 + arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 20 +- drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c | 4 + drivers/cpufreq/imx6q-cpufreq.c | 7 +- drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c | 21 + drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c | 3 +- drivers/input/joystick/xpad.c | 810 +++++++++++++++++++++------ drivers/net/can/dev.c | 48 +- drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c | 2 +- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c | 6 + drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/wsm.c | 16 +- drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c | 12 +- drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c | 5 +- drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c | 10 +- drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/wmm.c | 12 +- drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/uart.c | 5 +- drivers/of/base.c | 25 + drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c | 5 + drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs.h | 3 +- drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd-pci.c | 2 + drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd-pltfrm.c | 5 +- drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c | 75 ++- drivers/tty/n_tty.c | 19 +- drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c | 2 + drivers/usb/core/hub.c | 4 +- drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c | 66 ++- drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c | 2 +- drivers/usb/host/xhci.h | 2 +- fs/9p/vfs_dir.c | 11 - fs/bfs/inode.c | 9 +- fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c | 10 +- fs/btrfs/ioctl.c | 11 +- fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c | 2 +- fs/namei.c | 53 +- include/linux/can/dev.h | 1 + include/linux/fs.h | 2 + include/linux/of.h | 8 + kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c | 15 +- kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h | 2 +- kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_support.c | 10 +- kernel/sched/core.c | 4 +- kernel/sysctl.c | 18 + mm/shmem.c | 4 +- net/llc/af_llc.c | 11 +- net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c | 1 + net/sctp/associola.c | 10 +- net/sunrpc/auth_generic.c | 8 +- 57 files changed, 1126 insertions(+), 343 deletions(-)