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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2020-01-05 20:15:31 +0100
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2020-01-05 20:15:31 +0100
commit768fc661d12559b0dbd99d941b3bf28fe92fd365 (patch)
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parentMerge branch 'akpm' (patches from Andrew) (diff)
parentDocumentation: riscv: add patch acceptance guidelines (diff)
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Merge tag 'riscv/for-v5.5-rc5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/riscv/linux
Pull RISC-V fixes from Paul Walmsley: "Several fixes for RISC-V: - Fix function graph trace support - Prefix the CSR IRQ_* macro names with "RV_", to avoid collisions with macros elsewhere in the Linux kernel tree named "IRQ_TIMER" - Use __pa_symbol() when computing the physical address of a kernel symbol, rather than __pa() - Mark the RISC-V port as supporting GCOV One DT addition: - Describe the L2 cache controller in the FU540 DT file One documentation update: - Add patch acceptance guideline documentation" * tag 'riscv/for-v5.5-rc5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/riscv/linux: Documentation: riscv: add patch acceptance guidelines riscv: prefix IRQ_ macro names with an RV_ namespace clocksource: riscv: add notrace to riscv_sched_clock riscv: ftrace: correct the condition logic in function graph tracer riscv: dts: Add DT support for SiFive L2 cache controller riscv: gcov: enable gcov for RISC-V riscv: mm: use __pa_symbol for kernel symbols
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/features/debug/gcov-profile-all/arch-support.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/index.rst1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/riscv/index.rst1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst35
4 files changed, 38 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/features/debug/gcov-profile-all/arch-support.txt b/Documentation/features/debug/gcov-profile-all/arch-support.txt
index 059d58a549c7..6fb2b0671994 100644
--- a/Documentation/features/debug/gcov-profile-all/arch-support.txt
+++ b/Documentation/features/debug/gcov-profile-all/arch-support.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
| openrisc: | TODO |
| parisc: | TODO |
| powerpc: | ok |
- | riscv: | TODO |
+ | riscv: | ok |
| s390: | ok |
| sh: | ok |
| sparc: | TODO |
diff --git a/Documentation/process/index.rst b/Documentation/process/index.rst
index 21aa7d5358e6..6399d92f0b21 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/index.rst
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ lack of a better place.
volatile-considered-harmful
botching-up-ioctls
clang-format
+ ../riscv/patch-acceptance
.. only:: subproject and html
diff --git a/Documentation/riscv/index.rst b/Documentation/riscv/index.rst
index 215fd3c1f2d5..fa33bffd8992 100644
--- a/Documentation/riscv/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/riscv/index.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ RISC-V architecture
boot-image-header
pmu
+ patch-acceptance
.. only:: subproject and html
diff --git a/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst b/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dfe0ac5624fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+arch/riscv maintenance guidelines for developers
+================================================
+
+Overview
+--------
+The RISC-V instruction set architecture is developed in the open:
+in-progress drafts are available for all to review and to experiment
+with implementations. New module or extension drafts can change
+during the development process - sometimes in ways that are
+incompatible with previous drafts. This flexibility can present a
+challenge for RISC-V Linux maintenance. Linux maintainers disapprove
+of churn, and the Linux development process prefers well-reviewed and
+tested code over experimental code. We wish to extend these same
+principles to the RISC-V-related code that will be accepted for
+inclusion in the kernel.
+
+Submit Checklist Addendum
+-------------------------
+We'll only accept patches for new modules or extensions if the
+specifications for those modules or extensions are listed as being
+"Frozen" or "Ratified" by the RISC-V Foundation. (Developers may, of
+course, maintain their own Linux kernel trees that contain code for
+any draft extensions that they wish.)
+
+Additionally, the RISC-V specification allows implementors to create
+their own custom extensions. These custom extensions aren't required
+to go through any review or ratification process by the RISC-V
+Foundation. To avoid the maintenance complexity and potential
+performance impact of adding kernel code for implementor-specific
+RISC-V extensions, we'll only to accept patches for extensions that
+have been officially frozen or ratified by the RISC-V Foundation.
+(Implementors, may, of course, maintain their own Linux kernel trees
+containing code for any custom extensions that they wish.)