#pragma section-numbers on #pragma keywords Linux, kernel, operating system, changes, changelog, file system, Linus Torvalds, open source, device drivers #pragma description Summary of the changes and new features merged in the Linux kernel during the 4.8 development cycle [[TableOfContents()]] = Prominent features = == == = Core (various) = = File systems = = Memory management = = Block layer = = Cryptography = = Tracing and perf tool = = Virtualization = = Networking = * IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6lowpan): introduces a layer for IPv6 neighbour discovery which allows to implement two use-cases: short address handling for 802.15.4, and 6CO handling as userspace option [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/b06f95272e4d338792414e33a393a436cc3d0905 (merge)] * Bluetooth * Add Authentication Failed reason to Disconnected Mgmt event [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/160b925163c0aabc2c2fbb7d58a75e38b7cd6a17 commit] * Add debugfs fields for hardware and firmware info [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/5177a83827cd0b8cf6ce0391b00dd4417352d2f1 commit] * Near-Field Communication (NFC): Add support for NFC DEP Response Waiting Time [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1a09c56f545c8ff8d338a38c7c40d79f4165a94c commit] * Infiniband * Software RDMA over Ethernet (RoCE) driver. This driver implements the InfiniBand RDMA transport over the Linux network stack. It enables a system with a standard Ethernet adapter to interoperate with a RoCE adapter or with another system running the RXE driver. See https://github.com/SoftRoCE/ for code, and [https://github.com/SoftRoCE/rxe-dev/wiki/rxe-dev this wiki page] to configure and work with it [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 commit] * Add IPv6 support to flow steering [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/4c2aae712cb024f9d30a1fa62e3ba2ff785c6a3e commit] * Export a common fw_ver sysfs entry [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/41a6ae1ebd51d074a43d608b8ecfc9dd2b323d5e commit] * Support for send only multicast joins in the cma layer [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ab15c95a17b3fe8c0e01bb7ce1dd0b657598eb61 commit] * Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS): Enable multipath RDS for TCP [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/5916e2c1554f3e36f770401c989c3c7fadf619ca commit] * B.A.T.M.A.N * Adds a debugfs file named {{{mcast_flags}}} with originators and their according multicast flags to help users figure out why multicast optimizations might be enabled or disabled for them [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/4e3e823b5a503235630921287f130e1d8d22d200 commit] * Add multicast optimization support for bridged setups [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/687937ab34896d9c39b80b68d304c68ca3c2b207 commit] * Add generic netlink family for B.A.T.M.A.N., with the purpose of replacing the debugfs files [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/09748a22f4ab7b0ab5a83c432f6e18f65f18e09b commit], [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/5da0aef5e93591b373010c10f374c4161b37728c commit] * Throughput meter implementation. It is invoked through batctl [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e commit] * Controller Area Network (can): Broadcast Manager CAN FD support [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/6f3b911d5f29b98752e5da86a295210c0c4f4e14 commit], [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9be05c7f372940a2308e0301c5bdddab3022a449 commit] * cbq scheduler: remove {{{TCA_CBQ_OVL_STRATEGY}}} support [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/c3498d34dd369115a06e5bb862b90b06fde3d114 commit], remove {{{TCA_CBQ_POLICE}}} support [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/dd47c1fa776cda48531b651c88341e951140b0a7 commit] fcoe: Add a new sysfs attribute {{{fip_vlan_responder}}} which will activate a FIP VLAN discovery [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9a6cf881df0293cc1c06d31bcbeda6c23b95dcac commit] fib_rules: Added NLM_F_EXCL support to fib_nl_newrule [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/153380ec4b9b6802bba61ebd34da432a54994e9d commit] gre: better support for ICMP messages for gre+ipv6 [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9b8c6d7bf2e08a7d3eb6660a2bfaf29b8b49c329 commit] gue: Implement direction IP encapsulation [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/c1e48af7960e93e1fbe54934be8f4a2fb66ef6fd commit] ieee802154: add netns support [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/66e5c2672cd11b9310008099faf6a4ffb9dfb6d0 commit] ip6gre: Allow live link address change [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/76e48f9fbe3b0d1279868eef0543725577525e97 commit] ipip: support MPLS over IPv4 [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1b69e7e6c4da1e84edc2496fa91db289e5e493b0 commit] ipv6: RFC 4884 partial support for SIT/GRE tunnels [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/20e1954fe238dbe5f8d3a979e593fe352bd703cf commit] * Wireless (802.11) * Add support for beacon report radio measurement [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/7947d3e075cde1a18e538f2dafbc850aa356ff79 commit] * Support beacon report scanning [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1d76250bd34af86c6498fc51e50cab3bfbbeceaa commit] * Add API to support VHT MU-MIMO air sniffer [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/c6e6a0c8be575c830a97b1942dabeab70f423fe0 commit] * Allow privileged netlink operations from user namespaces [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/5617c6cd6f844eaa2f4d61f165b7e6664a658865 commit] * Integrate FQ/codel with the mac80211 internal software queues [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/fa962b92120bb70693a4db545f89067eb3373294 commit], [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/5caa328e3811b7cfa33fd02c93280ffa622deb0e commit], [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9399b86c0e9a058928e8b5f1e695056714814873 commit] * dd mesh peer AID setting API [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/7d27a0ba7adc8ef30c2aae7592fce4c162aee4df commit] * Add vht cap decode to debugfs [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0bb7ed426373cebf406ff3ae7b6d2344f2f4364c commit] macsec: enable GRO and RPS on macsec devices [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/5491e7c6b1a95df39b917e16f2eeddc84f9e8491 commit] mpls: allow routes on ipgre devices [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0d227a8672c83f2153a0eeeb5439e3b7185c3d9c commit] mpls: allow routes on ipip and sit devices [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/407f31be9ddfbcc51ae8054c1218db00c08b92e9 commit] net sched actions: skbedit add support for mod-ing skb pkt_type [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ff202ee1ed8f032f05b80b541664cf02e75d7080 commit] net/devlink: Add E-Switch mode control [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/08f4b5918b2d6b491f0403cc1886f5cdccef89bb commit] net/sched: Add match-all classifier hw offloading. [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/b87f7936a93246804cf70e7e2e0568799c948bb1 commit] net/sched: cls_flower: Introduce support in SKIP SW flag [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/e69985c67c33f1d981a87986237366e83a8f0e13 commit] net/sched: introduce Match-all classifier [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/bf3994d2ed310813da28362d87bfe9f0e1c3e37f commit] net: Add l3mdev rule [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/96c63fa7393d0a346acfe5a91e0c7d4c7782641b commit] net: add ndo to setup/query xdp prog in adapter rx [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a7862b45849fe2f8610a2bec89235580f55d337f commit] net: bridge: add support for IGMP/MLD stats and export them via netlink [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1080ab95e3c7bdd77870e209aff83c763fdcf439 commit] net: bridge: extend MLD/IGMP query stats [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a65056ecf4b48be0d0284a7b6a57b6dace10b843 commit] net: diag: Add support to filter on device index [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/637c841dd7a5f9bd97b75cbe90b526fa1a52e530 commit] net: pktgen: support injecting packets for qdisc testing [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0967f2445963b63269d7dd2f5b6f234ea57dd10e commit] net: rtnetlink: add support for the IFLA_STATS_LINK_XSTATS_SLAVE attribute [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/80e73cc563c4359be809a03bcb8e7e28141a813a commit] net: vrf: Add support for PREROUTING rules on vrf device [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/73e20b761acf8678de2d55d92b90a623b8558a77 commit] net: vrf: Handle ipv6 multicast and link-local addresses [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9ff74384600aeecba34ebdacbbde0627489ff601 commit] net: vrf: ipv4 support for local traffic to local addresses [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/671cd19ade97e98046d0b0d1d470d4968f012401 commit] net: vrf: ipv4 support for local traffic to local addresses [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/afe80a4998efa17b4429ce9f151f957d3e6af317 commit] net: vrf: ipv6 support for local traffic to local addresses [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/625b47b507329c4d12b256bca245e70467d3b096 commit] net: vrf: ipv6 support for local traffic to local addresses [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/b4869aa2f881ea4fcd36cd01ad591e4ed96eb33b commit] net_sched: generalize bulk dequeue [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/4d202a0d31b96ab3324b21e7500d9a2da9ef57dd commit] net_sched: transform qdisc running bit into a seqcount [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f9eb8aea2a1e12fc2f584d1627deeb957435a801 commit] netfilter: nf_tables: add generation mask to chains [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/664b0f8cd8c66d02d14168ee7ac6a957cc88177f commit] netfilter: nf_tables: add generation mask to sets [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/37a9cc52552579f22e18cca401cfc4351b6cbc72 commit] netfilter: nf_tables: add generation mask to tables [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f2a6d766765d2794e26e25655d4ffcfe29c3ec2f commit] netfilter: nf_tables: add generic macros to check for generation mask [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/889f7ee7c6e84251215d43cbc856ea116c72d3f2 commit] netfilter: nf_tables: allow to filter out rules by table and chain [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/6e1f760e13c75eb0c21c75c6eed918e25b54cd07 commit] netlabel: Add an address family to domain hash entries. [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/8f18e675c3335b5f113dbabc4afbab6da41ff61f commit] rxrpc: Calls displayed in /proc may in future lack a connection [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f4e7da8cde87d0f7e9fb806918f7ec283912b694 commit] rxrpc: Limit the listening backlog [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0e119b41b7f23e08799fa8b1c9c1360d7da75815 commit] sctp: Add GSO support [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb commit] sctp: add SCTP_DEFAULT_PRINFO into sctp sockopt [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f959fb442c35f4b61fea341401b8463dd0a1b959 commit] sctp: add SCTP_PR_ASSOC_STATUS on sctp sockopt [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/826d253d57b11f69add81c8086d2e7f1dce5ec77 commit] sctp: add SCTP_PR_SUPPORTED on sctp sockopt [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/28aa4c26fce2202db8d42ae76b639ca1d9a23d25 commit] sctp: implement prsctp PRIO policy [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/8dbdf1f5b09cb22560e7c7173b52fe3c631046bd commit] sctp: implement prsctp RTX policy [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/01aadb3af6e1b10970c1f7e510b5097c8f725d64 commit] sctp: implement prsctp TTL policy [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a6c2f792873aff332a4689717c3cd6104f46684c commit] sctp: support ipv6 nonlocal bind [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9b97420228881e839b76c8a4506da3cb187bf004 commit] sit: support MPLS over IPv4 [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/49dbe7ae2168b3a933ecea1118fc0515c186bd64 commit] tcp: add NV congestion control [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/699fafafab6d765f12367b3ce0816e64ae19d1e8 commit] tipc: add neighbor monitoring framework [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/35c55c9877f8de0ab129fa1a309271d0ecc868b9 commit] tipc: dump monitor attributes [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/cf6f7e1d51090772d5ff7355aaf0fcff17f20d1a commit] tunnels: support MPLS over IPv4 tunnels [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/8afe97e5d4165c9d181d42504af3f96c8427659a commit] = Architectures = * ARM * x86 = Drivers = == Graphics == == Storage == == Staging == == Networking == == Audio == == Tablets, touch screens, keyboards, mouses == == TV tuners, webcams, video capturers == == USB == == Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) == == Watchdog == == Serial == == ACPI, EFI, cpufreq, thermal, Power Management == == Real Time Clock (RTC) == == Voltage, current regulators, power capping, power supply == == Rapid I/O == == Pin Controllers (pinctrl) == == Memory Technology Devices (MTD) == == Multi Media Card == == Industrial I/O (iio) == == Multi Function Devices (MFD) == == Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) == == Hardware monitoring (hwmon) == == General Purpose I/O (gpio) == == Clocks == == PCI == == Various == = List of merges = * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/b403f230448ed687edcc460cd46de652bc686b12 Pull gfs2 updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9d0be76f52faff97fd9581eba70870f27061ae93 Pull char/misc driver updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/25a0dc4be86fc0d8c7e81bb5f8be8427022bf15f Pull staging and IIO driver updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/721413aff218118548b84b18cb5b49660e6e2940 Pull tty/serial driver updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/b7545b79a1698b4cbcb5da94c105523b85ee7c90 Pull USB updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/52770c37db2c0ee5585dae2de3d19c8453f1e8dc Pull SH drivers updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/dd9506954539dcedd0294a065ff0976e61386fc6 Pull hwmon updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/df00ccca7201dcb78847de68538486dbcfa5deba Pull RCU updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a2303849a6b4b7ba59667091e00d6bb194071d9a Pull EFI updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/c86ad14d305d2429c3da19462440bac50c183def Pull locking updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/89e7eb098adfe342bc036f00201eb579d448f033 Pull RAS updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/7e4dc77b2869a683fc43c0394fca5441816390ba Pull perf updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/cca08cd66ce6cc37812b6b36986ba7eaabd33e0b Pull scheduler updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/766fd5f6cdaf1d558afba19850493b2603c9625d Pull NOHZ updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/425dbc6db34dbd679cab1a17135c5910b271a03d Pull x86/apic updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0f657262d5f99ad86b9a63fb5dcd29036c2ed916 Pull x86 mm updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/77cd3d0c43b7e6c0bb49ca641cf936891f6e1766 Pull x86 boot updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/80f09cf5c14017f98c2e2eaea49ad5d2f5a1399f Pull x86 build updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/c265cc5c3cb2e950910437a846ef59e3a5c2df51 Pull x86 cleanups ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/36e635cb21d96da0f30b91a39cc95ef4ed1bce26 Pull x86 stackdump update ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/2d724ffddd958f21e2711b7400c63bdfee287d75 Pull x86 fpu updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/8e466955d6f78896cc6519b6f07e89173d3ba58b Pull x86 platform updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/5f22004ba9b4cf740773777ea7b74586743f6051 Pull x86 timer updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/55392c4c06204c8149dc333309cf474691f1cc3c Pull timer updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/e65805251f2db69c9f67ed8062ab82526be5a374 Pull irq updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/85802a49a85c49d3e9174b686d471cb86c90a1cb Pull KVM leftovers ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/015cd867e566e3a27b5e8062eb24eeaa4d77297f Pull s390 updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0f776dc377f6c87f4e4d4a5f63602f33fb93b31e Pull documentation updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/bbce2ad2d711c12d93145a7bbdf086e73f414bcd Pull crypto updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/b55b048718c8c833186c87ceeea86b78346cda2e Pull cgroup updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/75a442efb1ca613f8d1cc71a32c2c9b0aefae4a5 Pull libata updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d05d7f40791ccbb6e543cc5dd6a6aa08fc71d635 Pull core block updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/3fc9d690936fb2e20e180710965ba2cc3a0881f8 Pull block driver updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f7e68169941a26cb1ad764d53ef13721e6fe439a Pull device mapper updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/27b79027bc112a63ad4004eb83c6acacae08a0de Pull x8 platform driver updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/6453dbdda30428a3c56568c96fe70ea3612f07e2 Pull power management updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/e663107fa1edda4d8a0d5b8ce704d71f8e27de43 Pull ACPI updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/396d10993f8d2ef410a6ca6a42724dc0211a8b42 Pull ext4 updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d31dcd92473b26463cd804410174f16be8a02573 Pull orangefs updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1b3fc0bef8859268d542230172f80e85553fdab4 Pull pstore subsystem updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9c1958fc326a0a0a533ec8e86ea6fa30977207de Pull media updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1cd04d293c818687795b83cd8f2626bd4662feeb Pull GPIO updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ae9799975ccf5f1b2c30227d6d02aa4129750a64 Pull regmap updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/6097d55e10a7e190279e99318a0e075c8d1dce9e Pull regulator updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f7816ad0f878dacd5f0120476f9b836ccf8699ea Pull power supply and reset updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0e06f5c0deeef0332a5da2ecb8f1fcf3e024d958 Merge updates from akpm] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0e6acf0204da5b8705722a5f6806a4f55ed379d6 Pull xfs updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/4fc29c1aa375353ffe7c8fa171bf941b71ce29ef Pull f2fs updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ba4f67899f9b3091744da4a4ce4057123ed02c4e Pull dlm updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f9abf53af4c78b08da44d841d23308c4f4d74c83 Pull tile architecture updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/e831101a73fbc8339ef1d1909dad3ef64f089e70 Pull arm64 updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/08fd8c17686c6b09fa410a26d516548dd80ff147 Pull xen updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/468fc7ed5537615efe671d94248446ac24679773 Pull networking updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/c79a14defb3d8344802115e1b2a62d201354dc18 Pull EDAC updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/78d51aee04cd20f540c78f1f98f0f9a762ab697a Pull IPMI updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/607e11ab6654e167b1b0ec132cedc73e220f63c6 Pull LED updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/7ae0ae4a022b72f33d23ab6e858163d4b37400a5 Pull spi updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/66304207cd341045df34195b4a8d422075bff513 Pull i2c updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d85486d47123961bd8b08e94f6d4886c59a1fd76 Pull input updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/6a492b0f23d28e1f946cdf08e54617484400dafb Pull SCSI updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ff9a082fda424257976f08fce942609f358015e0 Pull media documentation updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/818e607b57c94ade9824dad63a96c2ea6b21baf3 Pull random driver updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/8448cefe499a45222430ebbcabcd9e26369895c3 Pull HSI updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/554828ee0db41618d101d9549db8808af9fd9d65 This changes the vfs dentry hashing to mix in the parent pointer at the] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/6784725ab0b9473ce44bfad91a256bd72b5cddc1 Pull vfs updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/76d5b28bbad1c5502a24f94c2beafc468690b2ba Pull quota update ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/69c4289449b954f87ce33904bbb1b27dc075dcfa Pull trivial tree updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/884316deb4c9fdf9becfa31831a9e40717e3026c Pull HID updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ce8c891c3496d3ea4a72ec40beac9a7b7f6649bf Pull remoteproc updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/6039b80eb50a893476fea7d56e86ed2d19290054 Pull dmaengine updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1c88e19b0f6a8471ee50d5062721ba30b8fd4ba9 Merge more updates from akpm] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d94ba9e7d8d5c821d0442f13b30b0140c1109c38 Pull pin control updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f0c98ebc57c2d5e535bc4f9167f35650d2ba3c90 Pull libnvdimm updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/867900b5ec231b3386304e61a42bfc9b30f9076f Pull MD updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/e55884d2c6ac3ae50e49a1f6fe38601a91181719 Pull VFIO updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/c624c86615fb8aa61fa76ed8c935446d06c80e77 Pull tracing updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/b0c4e2acdd6175a07107474f3cd7bdc062cf4d3d Pull CIFS/SMB3 fixes ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0a7736d03720a450727c6ab906e13b60d4d34e42 Pull freevxfs updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/e7b4f2d8edbbc58c8e2c3134ff884611433ba3db Pull overlayfs update ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/27ae0c41ed2ef724905741488668c879bb016405 Pull fuse updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/b5f00d18cc345bad3f5542b37886824c34a2a7ff Pull ARM updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/befff3bfb3b39099a5f4b1f8f9f94496c80f004a Pull AVR32 updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/86505fc06b6f1ee8a13473053a41ed01948e2d4f Pull sparc updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a6408f6cb63ac0958fee7dbce7861ffb540d8a49 Pull smp hotplug updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a867d7349e94b6409b08629886a819f802377e91 Pull userns vfs updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/7a1e8b80fb1e8ead4cec15d1fc494ed290e4d2e9 Pull security subsystem updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/797cee982eef9195736afc5e7f3b8f613c41d19a Pull audit updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1056c9bd2702ea1bb79abf9bd1e78c578589d247 Pull clk updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f64d6e2aaa79f0ad588fd7ad595a0a8eb8f04645 Pull DeviceTree updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/b325e04ea21081439f0f3e7fe1117e883a9031d8 Pull x86 cpufeature updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d761f3ed6e71bcca724a6e9e39efcac65b7b4ac1 Pull x86 microcode updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/7f155c702677d057d03b192ce652311de5434697 Pull NFS client updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/bad60e6f259a01cf9f29a1ef8d435ab6c60b2de9 Pull powerpc updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/c9b95e5961c0294e0efffeaa847c1a1e6369204c Pull sound updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ba929b6646c5b87c7bb15cd8d3e51617725c983b Pull btrfs updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/27acbec338113a75b9d72aeb53149a3538031dda Pull watchdog updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/07f00f06ba9a5533d6650d46d3e938f6cbeee97e Pull MMC updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/77d9ada23f207ec3d6258985c882f4fb653693f1 Pull mailbox updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/dd9671172a06830071c8edb31fb2176f222a2c6e Pull IOMMU updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/06e23d51151fd06c225c80ace26675532bdf406d Pull MFD updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/7a66ecfd319af8fe4f4c3eadf019b998c93d6687 Pull backlight updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/aeb35d6b74174ed08daab84e232b456bbd89d1d9 Pull x86 header cleanups ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f38d2e5313f0af9d9b66c02a5d49c71deb994b85 Pull crypto fixes ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/2790aed095fe50b21ab7ed94dc34a0f410a3872c Pull more hwmon updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1571a03daf626ff34705e5fb40404879d00ac463 Pull kselftest fixes ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/5dd0bf621e84b9f48cbee8f4a31f4d68568aeaee Pull kselftest updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/6f888fe31dfcda4cb25018b0af3f50049fcf0b7f Pull ARM SoC cleanups ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/fbae5cbb43512446ba15a3b90039cb127d22ee95 Pull ARM SoC platform updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/3fbff9c874072a085c08af706beb88e7797d78b4 Pull 64-bit ARM SoC updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/6911a5281430cf6897376487698504620f454791 Pull ARM SoC defconfig updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/43a0a98aa8da71583f84b84fd72e265c24d4c5f8 Pull ARM SoC driver updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/043248cd4e9603e2e8858c4e20810d8e40be7d9d Pull ARM DT updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/ed780686de61ab27e65f1cfedeccd7b45667bd70 Pull 64-bit ARM DT updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/e48af7aaf1e6d266414b11540339e6d2dac20ad2 Pull ia64 updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/731c7d3a205ba89b475b2aa71b5f13dd6ae3de56 Merge drm updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f7b32e4c021fd788f13f6785e17efbc3eb05b351 Pull more s390 updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/221bb8a46e230b9824204ae86537183d9991ff2a Pull KVM updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f716a85cd6045c994011268223706642cff7e485 Pull kbuild updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/44cee85a8824464e7e951e590243c2a85d79c494 Pull misc kbuild updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/affe8a2abd0d7815bb2653eea2717d0e0f8ac7e3 Pull MTD updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/c8d0267efdb4ab16cd0ed6e0218e8c164006de48 Pull PCI updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/72b5ac54d620b29cae23d25f0405f2765b466f72 Pull Ceph updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/8cbdd85bda499d028b8f128191f392d701e8e41d Pull orangefs update ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d52bd54db8be8999df6df5a776f38c4f8b5e9cea Merge yet more updates from akpm] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d597690eef4142cf622fd469859ecc56506119b5 Merge even more updates from akpm] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/fb1b83d3ff78168e10799627f231cf0c05c9d80d Pull module updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/c1ece76719205690f4b448460d9b85c130e8021b Pull media DocBook removal and some fixups ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/8e7106a60748e74f4c76b2204e83f14e4dc041cc Pull m68knommu updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/b067c9045af4791a5836042f743d12477131f7b5 Pull parisc updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/9e0243db6169d7d1fc39a087e78fed22a2fe7071 Pull UML updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/3a303258ef40a29dd4a3ebd29dcb16afd546bd59 Pull UBI/UBIFS updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d58b0d980f0b1c27204da0e05537b606da45a07f Pull more btrfs updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a71e36045e1fd5813addad2fce878d96e2827d66 Pull nfsd updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/fdf1f7ff1bd7f1c6d1d5dc2b29b6b11a4f722276 Pull SCSI target updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0cda611386b2fcbf8bb32e9a5d82bfed4856fc36 Pull base rdma updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/84e39eeb08c0ea7e9ec43ac820bf76a6fe8ecbad Pull second round of rdma updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/755b20f49220683bc2469f4d956dee39101440aa Pull metag architecture updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/2cfd716d2777489db54a237f466a1c42700879c6 Pull more powerpc updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/6c84239d595dc6ffe39f0f03dae2f64ed200db95 Pull RTC updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f72035fad84c9b51a45fd8afc8024f3df0ba8848 Pull more USB updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/39fada55274241d50e27eb961cc9280b5b6121fb Pull more input updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/11d8ec408d0aa2dae7ca89f95e497b8f22427b20 Pull more power management updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0524b422fa39fe3dd9454c8667da283241dde9e7 Pull more ACPI updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/32199ec3cf8db2de1709cec9339844555b55c16e Pull NTB updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a157b3aaa44829998d5a079174df989e5d8c20ff Pull pwm updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1630e843e104528ddf0208dfc692c70c9bd05a89 Pull arch/sh updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/db8262787e82b5c0fa57bd9d676add187519a751 Pull perf updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/4305f42401b29e2e024bd064618faf25aef5cb69 Pull MIPS updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/80fac0f577a35c437219a2786c1804ab8ca1e998 Pull more KVM updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0803e04011c2e107b9611660301edde94d7010cc Pull virtio/vhost updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/835c92d43b29eb354abdbd5475308a474d7efdfa Pull qstr constification updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0cbbc422d56668528f6efd1234fe908010284082 Pull more xfs updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/fe64f3283fb315e3d8f2b78785a86904a852ca82 Pull more vfs updates ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/e9d488c3114acb6a0a93e99c02f9cd1d656f46c7 Pull binfmt_misc update ] * [https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/635a4ba111e3bd0169fd549b24fe108b1f171713 Pull drm zpos property support ] = Other news sites = * LWN's 4.8 Merge window, [https://lwn.net/Articles/695294/ part 1], [https://lwn.net/Articles/696073/ part 2], [https://lwn.net/Articles/696720/ part 3] * Phoronix.com [http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux-48-features&num=1 The Many Exciting Features To The Linux 4.8 Kernel] * heise.de [https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Die-Neuerungen-von-Linux-4-8-3283402.html Die Neuerungen von Linux 4.8]