I'm announcing the release of the 5.4.79 kernel. All users of the 5.4 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 5.4.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-5.4.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/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 7 Makefile | 2 arch/mips/pci/pci-xtalk-bridge.c | 2 arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/kup-radix.h | 29 +-- arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h | 12 + arch/powerpc/include/asm/feature-fixups.h | 19 + arch/powerpc/include/asm/kup.h | 27 ++ arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h | 7 arch/powerpc/include/asm/setup.h | 4 arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S | 88 ++++----- arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S | 14 - arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c | 122 ++++++++++++ arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 14 + arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c | 104 ++++++++++ arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c | 17 + arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c | 8 arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c | 8 drivers/acpi/evged.c | 2 drivers/input/keyboard/sunkbd.c | 41 +++- drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_xrx200.c | 2 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c | 109 ++++++++++- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c | 157 +++++++++------- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/eq.h | 2 include/linux/mlx5/driver.h | 6 net/can/proc.c | 6 net/mac80211/sta_info.c | 18 + tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/.gitignore | 1 tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/Makefile | 2 tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/entry_flush.c | 163 +++++++++++++++++ tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/rfi_flush.c | 35 +++ 30 files changed, 856 insertions(+), 172 deletions(-) Christophe Leroy (1): powerpc/8xx: Always fault when _PAGE_ACCESSED is not set Daniel Axtens (1): selftests/powerpc: entry flush test 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 Eran Ben Elisha (3): net/mlx5: poll cmd EQ in case of command timeout net/mlx5: Fix a race when moving command interface to events mode net/mlx5: Add retry mechanism to the command entry index allocation Greg Kroah-Hartman (1): Linux 5.4.79 Hauke Mehrtens (1): net: lantiq: Add locking for TX DMA channel Johannes Berg (1): mac80211: always wind down STA state Michael Ellerman (1): powerpc: Only include kup-radix.h for 64-bit Book3S Nicholas Piggin (2): powerpc/64s: flush L1D on kernel entry powerpc/64s: flush L1D after user accesses Nick Desaulniers (1): ACPI: GED: fix -Wformat Parav Pandit (1): net/mlx5: Use async EQ setup cleanup helpers for multiple EQs Russell Currey (1): selftests/powerpc: rfi_flush: disable entry flush if present Sudip Mukherjee (1): MIPS: PCI: Fix MIPS build Zhang Changzhong (1): can: proc: can_remove_proc(): silence remove_proc_entry warning