I'm announcing the release of the 4.4.245 kernel. All users of the 4.4 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 4.4.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-4.4.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary thanks, greg k-h ------------ Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 7 Makefile | 2 arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/kup-radix.h | 23 ++ arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h | 15 + arch/powerpc/include/asm/feature-fixups.h | 19 ++ arch/powerpc/include/asm/futex.h | 4 arch/powerpc/include/asm/kup.h | 40 ++++ arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h | 7 arch/powerpc/include/asm/setup.h | 4 arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h | 142 +++++++++++++--- arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S | 210 +++++++++++++++---------- arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S | 8 arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc_ksyms.c | 10 + arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c | 138 ++++++++++++++++ arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 14 + arch/powerpc/lib/checksum_wrappers_64.c | 4 arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c | 104 ++++++++++++ arch/powerpc/lib/string.S | 2 arch/powerpc/lib/string_64.S | 4 arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c | 15 + arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c | 8 arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c | 8 drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c | 25 +- drivers/input/keyboard/sunkbd.c | 41 +++- fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c | 58 ++++++ net/mac80211/sta_info.c | 18 ++ 26 files changed, 781 insertions(+), 149 deletions(-) Andrew Donnellan (1): powerpc: Fix __clear_user() with KUAP enabled Christophe Leroy (3): powerpc: Add a framework for user access tracking powerpc: Implement user_access_begin and friends powerpc/8xx: Always fault when _PAGE_ACCESSED is not set Daniel Axtens (2): powerpc/64s: Define MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES_OOL powerpc/64s: move some exception handlers out of line Dave Chinner (2): xfs: catch inode allocation state mismatch corruption xfs: validate cached inodes are free when allocated David Edmondson (1): KVM: x86: clflushopt should be treated as a no-op by emulation Dmitry Torokhov (1): Input: sunkbd - avoid use-after-free in teardown paths Greg Kroah-Hartman (1): Linux 4.4.245 Johannes Berg (1): mac80211: always wind down STA state Krzysztof Kozlowski (1): i2c: imx: Fix external abort on interrupt in exit paths Nicholas Piggin (3): powerpc/64s: flush L1D on kernel entry powerpc/uaccess: Evaluate macro arguments once, before user access is allowed powerpc/64s: flush L1D after user accesses