[linux-yocto] v5.2.x - stable updates comprising v5.2.22

[Bruce Ashfield]

On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 12:05 AM Paul Gortmaker
<paul.gortmaker at windriver.com> wrote:
>
> Bruce, Yocto kernel folks:
>
> Here is the first 5.2.x stable update "extension" primarily created for
> the Yocto project, continuing from the last v5.2.21 EOL release from the
> normal stable-kernel feed/stream.
>
> As the 1st extension update, it is probably worthwhile to remind people
> that the work here is stacked on top of the existing vanilla
> linux-stable work and isn't Yocto specific in any way -- other than
> filling a need for the Yocto project kernel needs.
>
> Non Yocto users with a 5.2.x kernel are also encouraged to make use of
> the work, just as the 4.8, 4.12 and 4.18 stable extension work done in
> the past.  Content is chosen by monitoring non-EOL stable releases, CVEs
> and similar, and is released in a fashion as close as possible to the
> primary stable-kernel feed that people are used to.
>
> More specifically, for this 5.2.22 release, it contains about 235 mainline
> commits based on what was found in 5.3.6 and 5.3.7 stable content.
>
> I've put this 5.2.22 queue through the usual testing; build testing on
> x86-64/32, ARM-64/32, PPC and MIPS, plus some static analysis and
> finally some sanity runtime tests on x86-64.
>
> I did the signed tag just as per the previously released versions.
> Please find a signed v5.2.22 tag using this key:
>
> http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0xEBCE84042C07D1D6
>
> in the repo in the kernel.org directory here:
>
>   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux-5.2.y.git/?h=linux-5.2.y
>   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux-5.2.y.git
>
> for merge to standard/base in linux-yocto-5.2 and then out from there
> into the other base and BSP branches.

This is merged, that being said .. there are a couple of things that
could use a second set of eyes.

1) I had a preempt-rt conflict in fs/libfs.c. It looks like
scan_positives() was introduced. The merge picked up a conflict, when
really it should have just been the introduction of that new function
and a drop of the old ones. But again, a 2nd set of eyes to see if I
read it right would be nice.

2) there was a conflict in v5.2/standard/xlnx-soc in
drivers/tty/serial/uartlite.c. There's a minor change in the driver
unregistration. I resolved he conflict, but there now might be two
unregister calls .. and I'm not sure how well that'll work. I copied
Quanyang, to have a look and see if I got it right.

Cheers,

Bruce

>
> For those who are interested, the evolution of the commits is here:
>
>   https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/paulg/longterm-queue-5.2.git/
>
> This repo isn't needed for anything; it just exists for transparency and
> so people can see the evolution of the raw commits that were originally
> selected to create this 5.2.x release.
>
> Paul.



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