• Linux_5.8

Linux 5.8 changelog

This list of changes is not complete. While I finish the work, you can take a look at:

• LWN's merge window part 1, part 2

• Phoronix's Linux 5.8 Kernel Features Include New Intel/AMD Capabilities, Security Improvements, Optimizations

...or take a look at the pull requests:

• tpm updates

• hwmon updates

• regmap updates

• spi updates

• regulator updates

• crypto updates

• pstore updates

• fscrypt updates

• printk updates

• EDAC updates

• x86 microcode update

• x86 cache resource control updates

• kprobes updates

• RCU updates

• locking updates

• objtool updates

• perf updates

• EFI updates

• SMP updates

• x86 boot updates

• x86 build updates

• x86 cleanups

• x86 cpu updates

• x86 FPU updates

• x86 platform updates

• x86 vdso updates

• m68k updates

• arm64 updates

• ARM updates

• documentation updates

• uaccess/csum updates

• uaccess/access_ok updates

• uaccess/readdir updates

• uaccess/__put-user updates

• uaccess/__copy_from_user updates

• uaccess/__copy_to_user updates

• uaccess/coredump updates

• vfs updates

• memory management updates from akpm

• MMC updates

• x86 platform driver updates

• power management updates

• ACPI updates

• hmm updates

• drm updates

• block updates

• block driver updates

• io_uring updates

• audit updates

• SELinux updates

• lockdown update

• xfs updates

• DAX updates part one

• DAX updates part two

• btrfs updates

• erofs updates

• irq updates

• timer updates

• x86 timer updates

• scheduler updates

• thread updates

• MIPS updates

• parsic updates

• Xtensa updates

• kgdb updates

• hyper-v updates

• kvm updates

• splice updates

• comedi uaccess cleanups

• networking updates

• more memory management updates

• media updates

• perf tooling updates

• keyring updates

• smack updates

• MFD updates

• backlight updates

• watchdog updates

• chrome platform updates

• LED updates

• sound updates

• HID updates

• livepatching updates

• fsnotify updates

• ext2 and reiserfs cleanups

• proc updates

• execve updates

• yet more memory management updates

• ARM SoC updates

• ARM defconfig updates

• ARM/SoC driver updates

• ARM devicetree updates

• devicetree updates

• RISC-V updates

• x86 mm updates

• module updates

• powerpc updates

• READ_IMPLIES_EXEC changes

• VFIO updates

• IPMI updates

• GPIO updates

• rdma updates

• SCSI updates

• device mapper updates

• ext4 updates

• AFS updates

• cifs updates

• dlm updates

• orangefs updates

• integrity updates

• cgroup updates

• workqueue updates

• PCI updates

• dmi update

• dma-mapping updates

• dma-mapping helpers

• Kbuild updates

• Kconfig updates

• arch/sh updates

• USB/PHY driver updates

• tty/serial driver updates

• staging/IIO driver updates

• driver core updates

• char/misc driver updates

• apparmor updates

• NTB updates

• RTC updates

• pin control updates

• sparc updates

• still more memory management updates

• drm fixes

• drm msm updates

• iommu updates

• s390 updates

• gfs2 updates

• ceph updates

• rpmsg updates

• remoteproc updates

• x86 "Slow Randomizing Boosts Denial of Service"

• even more memory management updates

• kselftest updates

• Kunit updates

• tracing updates

• exfat update

• f2fs updates

• overlayfs updates

• fuse updates

• dmaengine updates

• power supply and reset updates

• clk updates

• MTD updates

• UBI update

• UML updates

• virtio updates

• input updates

• more power management updates

• more ACPI updates

• more documentation updates

• READ/WRITE_ONCE rework

• misc uaccess updates

• i915 uaccess updates

• epoll update

• nfsd updates

• DAX updates part three

• NFS client updates

• mailbox updates

• m68knommu updates

• more RISC-V updates

• some more memory management updates

• more x86 updates

• atomics rework

• Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer

• xen updates

• more KVM updates

• iommu driver directory structure cleanup

• pwm updates

• thermal updates

• notification queue

• x86 entry updates

• x86 RAS updates

• alpha updates

• OpenRISC update

• 9p update

• libnvdimm updates

• more media updates

• i2c updates

• more SCSI updates

• more Kbuild updates

• more cifs updates

• btrfs updates

• SafeSetID update