Linux 4.19.234

Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-03-11T09:58:22Z

I'm announcing the release of the 4.19.234 kernel.

All users of the 4.19 kernel series must upgrade.

The updated 4.19.y git tree can be found at:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-4.19.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

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Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst | 48 +++--
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 8
Makefile | 2
arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h | 10 +
arch/arm/include/asm/spectre.h | 32 +++
arch/arm/kernel/Makefile | 2
arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S | 79 ++++++++
arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S | 24 ++
arch/arm/kernel/spectre.c | 71 +++++++
arch/arm/kernel/traps.c | 65 ++++++-
arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.h | 43 +++-
arch/arm/mm/Kconfig | 11 +
arch/arm/mm/proc-v7-bugs.c | 201 +++++++++++++++++++---
arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 2
arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h | 16 +
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 214 +++++++++++++++++-------
drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c | 63 ++++---
drivers/firmware/psci.c | 15 +
drivers/net/xen-netfront.c | 54 +++---
drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c | 3
drivers/xen/gntalloc.c | 25 --
drivers/xen/grant-table.c | 71 ++++---
drivers/xen/pvcalls-front.c | 8
drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_client.c | 24 +-
include/linux/arm-smccc.h | 74 ++++++++
include/linux/bpf.h | 11 +
include/xen/grant_table.h | 19 +-
init/Kconfig | 3
kernel/sysctl.c | 8
net/9p/trans_xen.c | 14 -
tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 2
31 files changed, 962 insertions(+), 260 deletions(-)

Borislav Petkov (1):
x86/speculation: Merge one test in spectre_v2_user_select_mitigation()

Emmanuel Gil Peyrot (1):
ARM: fix build error when BPF_SYSCALL is disabled

Greg Kroah-Hartman (1):
Linux 4.19.234

Josh Poimboeuf (3):
x86/speculation: Include unprivileged eBPF status in Spectre v2 mitigation reporting
x86/speculation: Warn about Spectre v2 LFENCE mitigation
x86/speculation: Warn about eIBRS + LFENCE + Unprivileged eBPF + SMT

Juergen Gross (11):
xen/xenbus: don't let xenbus_grant_ring() remove grants in error case
xen/grant-table: add gnttab_try_end_foreign_access()
xen/blkfront: don't use gnttab_query_foreign_access() for mapped status
xen/netfront: don't use gnttab_query_foreign_access() for mapped status
xen/scsifront: don't use gnttab_query_foreign_access() for mapped status
xen/gntalloc: don't use gnttab_query_foreign_access()
xen: remove gnttab_query_foreign_access()
xen/9p: use alloc/free_pages_exact()
xen/pvcalls: use alloc/free_pages_exact()
xen/gnttab: fix gnttab_end_foreign_access() without page specified
xen/netfront: react properly to failing gnttab_end_foreign_access_ref()

Kim Phillips (2):
x86/speculation: Use generic retpoline by default on AMD
x86/speculation: Update link to AMD speculation whitepaper

Mark Rutland (1):
arm/arm64: smccc/psci: add arm_smccc_1_1_get_conduit()

Nathan Chancellor (1):
ARM: Do not use NOCROSSREFS directive with ld.lld

Peter Zijlstra (3):
x86,bugs: Unconditionally allow spectre_v2=retpoline,amd
x86/speculation: Add eIBRS + Retpoline options
Documentation/hw-vuln: Update spectre doc

Peter Zijlstra (Intel) (1):
x86/speculation: Rename RETPOLINE_AMD to RETPOLINE_LFENCE

Russell King (Oracle) (7):
ARM: report Spectre v2 status through sysfs
ARM: early traps initialisation
ARM: use LOADADDR() to get load address of sections
ARM: Spectre-BHB workaround
ARM: include unprivileged BPF status in Spectre V2 reporting
ARM: fix co-processor register typo
ARM: fix build warning in proc-v7-bugs.c

Sami Tolvanen (1):
kbuild: add CONFIG_LD_IS_LLD

Steven Price (1):
arm/arm64: Provide a wrapper for SMCCC 1.1 calls