Re: Linux 5.17-rc4

[Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>]

On Sun, Feb 13, 2022 at 12:29:27PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Things continue to look pretty normal for 5.17. Both the diffstat and
> the number of commits looks pretty much average for an rc4 release.
> 
> About half the changes being to drivers (all over, but as usual gpu
> and networking is a noticeable part of driver changes), with arch
> updates showing up next (devicetree updates dominate, but there's
> "real code" changes too).
> 
> Other than that, we've got filesystem fixes, core networking, tooling,
> and misc core kernel fixlets.
> 
> The appended shortlog gives details as usual, nothing in here looks worrisome.
> 

Build results:
	total: 155 pass: 152 fail: 3
Failed builds:
	mips:malta_defconfig
	powerpc:skiroot_defconfig
	sparc64:allmodconfig
Qemu test results:
	total: 488 pass: 427 fail: 61
Failed tests:
	arm:orangepi-pc:multi_v7_defconfig:usb1:net,nic:sun8i-h3-orangepi-pc:rootfs
	<almost all mips tests>

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Building powerpc:skiroot_defconfig ... failed
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arch/powerpc/kernel/stacktrace.c: In function 'handle_backtrace_ipi':
arch/powerpc/kernel/stacktrace.c:171:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'nmi_cpu_backtrace'

Introduced with commit 1614b2b11fab29 ("arch: Make ARCH_STACKWALK
independent of STACKTRACE"). Discussed at
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/YeE2VWwHO50gFw9M@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net/T/

Fixed with commit 5a72345e6a78 ("powerpc: Fix STACKTRACE=n build") in linux-next.

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Building arm:orangepi-pc:multi_v7_defconfig:usb1:net,nic:sun8i-h3-orangepi-pc:rootfs ... running ........R.... failed (no root file system)

Introduced with 8df89a7cbc63 ("pinctrl-sunxi: don't call
pinctrl_gpio_direction()"). Fix posted at
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-media/patch/0f536cd8-01db-5d16-2cec-ec6d19409a49@xs4all.nl/
and in linux-next as commit 3c5412cdec9f ("pinctrl-sunxi:
sunxi_pinctrl_gpio_direction_in/output: use correct offset").
The fix exposes a lockdep splat for which a fix is posted at
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220216040037.22730-1-samuel@sholland.org/

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Building mips:malta_defconfig ... failed
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Error log:
net/netfilter/xt_socket.c: In function ‘socket_mt_destroy’:
net/netfilter/xt_socket.c:224:3: error: implicit declaration of function ‘nf_defrag_ipv6_disable’

This problem affects all configurations with IPV4 enabled and IPV6
disabled. Caused by commit 75063c9294fb2 ("netfilter: xt_socket: fix
a typo in socket_mt_destroy()"). Build failure reported by 0-day and
fix suggested at
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/CANn89iLS4N4cpX+Nh9ALjf_APOPQ4-aSPSX1P6iLpda8mJS8UQ@mail.gmail.com/

Fix not posted as patch as far as I know.

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Building sparc64:allmodconfig ... failed
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Error log:
<stdin>:1517:2: warning: #warning syscall clone3 not implemented [-Wcpp]
sparc64-linux-ld: drivers/memory/omap-gpmc.o: in function `gpmc_probe_generic_child':
omap-gpmc.c:(.text.unlikely+0x14c4): undefined reference to `of_platform_device_create'

Introduced by commit 4cd335dae3cf ("mtd: rawnand: omap2: Prevent invalid
configuration and build error"). Reported at
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220219150836.GA1035394@roeck-us.net/T/#t
Fix posted at
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220219193600.24892-1-rogerq@kernel.org/t/