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Masahiro Yamada 979f7488da UPSTREAM: modpost: rename merror() to error()
The log function names, warn(), merror(), fatal() are inconsistent.

Commit 2a11665945 ("kbuild: distinguish between errors and warnings
in modpost") intentionally chose merror() to avoid the conflict with
the library function error(). See man page of error(3).

But, we are already causing the conflict with warn() because it is also
a library function. See man page of warn(3). err() would be a problem
for the same reason.

The common technique to work around name conflicts is to use macros.

    #define error __error
    void __error(const char *fmt, ...)
    {
            <our own implementation>
    }

    #define warn __warn
    void __warn(const char *fmt, ...)
    {
            <our own implementation>
    }

In this way, we can implement our own warn() and error(), still we can
include <error.h> and <err.h> with no problem.

And, commit 93c95e526a ("modpost: rework and consolidate logging
interface") already did that.

Since the log functions are all macros, we can use error() without
causing "conflicting types" errors.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>

Bug: 176428324
Change-Id: Ief32b258e943026ad3f67a8c82c989129f8e654b
(cherry picked from commit bc72d723ec)
Signed-off-by: Melody Olvera <molvera@codeaurora.org>
2021-02-01 08:20:33 +00:00
android ANDROID: GKI: update .xml file 2021-01-31 14:01:22 +01:00
arch Revert "ANDROID: GKI: bring WPAN into GKI" 2021-01-31 22:51:29 +00:00
block FROMLIST: block: bsg: resume platform device before accessing 2021-01-28 20:23:35 +00:00
certs .gitignore: add SPDX License Identifier 2020-03-25 11:50:48 +01:00
crypto crypto: xor - Fix divide error in do_xor_speed() 2021-01-27 11:54:52 +01:00
Documentation UPSTREAM: kasan: fix HW_TAGS boot parameters 2021-01-29 20:03:43 +00:00
drivers This is the 5.10.12 stable release 2021-01-30 14:29:02 +01:00
fs This is the 5.10.12 stable release 2021-01-30 14:29:02 +01:00
include This is the 5.10.12 stable release 2021-01-30 14:29:02 +01:00
init ANDROID: GKI: select DMADEVICES if GKI_HIDDEN_SND_SOC_CONFIGS is set 2021-01-28 07:14:26 +00:00
ipc ipc: adjust proc_ipc_sem_dointvec definition to match prototype 2020-09-05 12:14:29 -07:00
kernel This is the 5.10.12 stable release 2021-01-30 14:29:02 +01:00
lib This is the 5.10.11 stable release 2021-01-27 12:12:33 +01:00
LICENSES LICENSES/deprecated: add Zlib license text 2020-09-16 14:33:49 +02:00
mm This is the 5.10.12 stable release 2021-01-30 14:29:02 +01:00
net This is the 5.10.11 stable release 2021-01-27 12:12:33 +01:00
samples samples/bpf: Fix possible hang in xdpsock with multiple threads 2020-12-30 11:53:49 +01:00
scripts UPSTREAM: modpost: rename merror() to error() 2021-02-01 08:20:33 +00:00
security This is the 5.10.9 stable release 2021-01-19 18:49:54 +01:00
sound This is the 5.10.11 stable release 2021-01-27 12:12:33 +01:00
tools This is the 5.10.12 stable release 2021-01-30 14:29:02 +01:00
usr Merge branch 'work.fdpic' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2020-08-07 13:29:39 -07:00
virt FROMGIT: KVM: Forbid the use of tagged userspace addresses for memslots 2021-01-28 17:57:19 +00:00
.clang-format RDMA 5.10 pull request 2020-10-17 11:18:18 -07:00
.cocciconfig
.get_maintainer.ignore Opt out of scripts/get_maintainer.pl 2019-05-16 10:53:40 -07:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: use 'dts' diff driver for dts files 2019-12-04 19:44:11 -08:00
.gitignore FROMLIST: kbuild: lto: fix module versioning 2020-12-16 08:56:32 -08:00
.mailmap mailmap: add two more addresses of Uwe Kleine-König 2020-12-06 10:19:07 -08:00
build.config.aarch64 ANDROID: enable LLVM_IAS=1 for clang's integrated assembler for aarch64 2020-11-10 12:14:17 -08:00
build.config.allmodconfig ANDROID: Disable dynamic ftrace for allmodconfig builds 2020-12-16 08:56:36 -08:00
build.config.allmodconfig.aarch64 ANDROID: drop KERNEL_DIR setting in build.config.common 2020-08-31 15:20:37 +00:00
build.config.allmodconfig.arm ANDROID: drop KERNEL_DIR setting in build.config.common 2020-08-31 15:20:37 +00:00
build.config.allmodconfig.x86_64 ANDROID: drop KERNEL_DIR setting in build.config.common 2020-08-31 15:20:37 +00:00
build.config.arm ANDROID: ARM: Use zImage instead of Image 2020-11-13 15:56:44 +00:00
build.config.common ANDROID: clang: update to 12.0.1 2021-01-26 04:19:57 +00:00
build.config.db845c ANDROID: add initial symbol list for db845c 2020-12-16 11:36:20 +00:00
build.config.gki ANDROID: gki: Removed cf modules from gki_defconfig 2020-02-01 00:27:50 +00:00
build.config.gki-debug.aarch64 ANDROID: drop KERNEL_DIR setting in build.config.common 2020-08-31 15:20:37 +00:00
build.config.gki-debug.x86_64 ANDROID: drop KERNEL_DIR setting in build.config.common 2020-08-31 15:20:37 +00:00
build.config.gki.aarch64 ANDROID: Add initial QCOM symbol list 2021-01-19 20:35:54 +00:00
build.config.gki.x86_64 ANDROID: drop KERNEL_DIR setting in build.config.common 2020-08-31 15:20:37 +00:00
build.config.gki_kasan ANDROID: Rename build.config.gki.arch_kasan 2020-05-05 20:50:47 +00:00
build.config.gki_kasan.aarch64 ANDROID: drop KERNEL_DIR setting in build.config.common 2020-08-31 15:20:37 +00:00
build.config.gki_kasan.x86_64 ANDROID: drop KERNEL_DIR setting in build.config.common 2020-08-31 15:20:37 +00:00
build.config.x86_64 ANDROID: x86: Add objtool to MAKE_GOALS 2021-01-28 22:19:23 +00:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS MAINTAINERS: Move Jason Cooper to CREDITS 2020-11-30 10:20:34 +01:00
Kbuild kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to hostprogs/always-y 2020-02-04 01:53:07 +09:00
Kconfig kbuild: ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated 2020-05-12 13:28:33 +09:00
MAINTAINERS Merge 33dc9614dc ("Merge tag 'ktest-v5.10-rc6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-ktest") into android-mainline 2020-12-11 10:26:31 +01:00
Makefile This is the 5.10.12 stable release 2021-01-30 14:29:02 +01:00
README Drop all 00-INDEX files from Documentation/ 2018-09-09 15:08:58 -06:00
README.md ANDROID: README: Add requirement for "Bug:" tag for FROMLIST 2020-05-01 15:36:12 -07:00

How do I submit patches to Android Common Kernels

  1. BEST: Make all of your changes to upstream Linux. If appropriate, backport to the stable releases. These patches will be merged automatically in the corresponding common kernels. If the patch is already in upstream Linux, post a backport of the patch that conforms to the patch requirements below.

    • Do not send patches upstream that contain only symbol exports. To be considered for upstream Linux, additions of EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() require an in-tree modular driver that uses the symbol -- so include the new driver or changes to an existing driver in the same patchset as the export.
    • When sending patches upstream, the commit message must contain a clear case for why the patch is needed and beneficial to the community. Enabling out-of-tree drivers or functionality is not not a persuasive case.
  2. LESS GOOD: Develop your patches out-of-tree (from an upstream Linux point-of-view). Unless these are fixing an Android-specific bug, these are very unlikely to be accepted unless they have been coordinated with kernel-team@android.com. If you want to proceed, post a patch that conforms to the patch requirements below.

Common Kernel patch requirements

  • All patches must conform to the Linux kernel coding standards and pass script/checkpatch.pl
  • Patches shall not break gki_defconfig or allmodconfig builds for arm, arm64, x86, x86_64 architectures (see https://source.android.com/setup/build/building-kernels)
  • If the patch is not merged from an upstream branch, the subject must be tagged with the type of patch: UPSTREAM:, BACKPORT:, FROMGIT:, FROMLIST:, or ANDROID:.
  • All patches must have a Change-Id: tag (see https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/Documentation/user-changeid.html)
  • If an Android bug has been assigned, there must be a Bug: tag.
  • All patches must have a Signed-off-by: tag by the author and the submitter

Additional requirements are listed below based on patch type

Requirements for backports from mainline Linux: UPSTREAM:, BACKPORT:

  • If the patch is a cherry-pick from Linux mainline with no changes at all
    • tag the patch subject with UPSTREAM:.
    • add upstream commit information with a (cherry picked from commit ...) line
    • Example:
      • if the upstream commit message is
        important patch from upstream

        This is the detailed description of the important patch

        Signed-off-by: Fred Jones <fred.jones@foo.org>
  • then Joe Smith would upload the patch for the common kernel as
        UPSTREAM: important patch from upstream

        This is the detailed description of the important patch

        Signed-off-by: Fred Jones <fred.jones@foo.org>

        Bug: 135791357
        Change-Id: I4caaaa566ea080fa148c5e768bb1a0b6f7201c01
        (cherry picked from commit c31e73121f4c1ec41143423ac6ce3ce6dafdcec1)
        Signed-off-by: Joe Smith <joe.smith@foo.org>
  • If the patch requires any changes from the upstream version, tag the patch with BACKPORT: instead of UPSTREAM:.
    • use the same tags as UPSTREAM:
    • add comments about the changes under the (cherry picked from commit ...) line
    • Example:
        BACKPORT: important patch from upstream

        This is the detailed description of the important patch

        Signed-off-by: Fred Jones <fred.jones@foo.org>

        Bug: 135791357
        Change-Id: I4caaaa566ea080fa148c5e768bb1a0b6f7201c01
        (cherry picked from commit c31e73121f4c1ec41143423ac6ce3ce6dafdcec1)
        [joe: Resolved minor conflict in drivers/foo/bar.c ]
        Signed-off-by: Joe Smith <joe.smith@foo.org>

Requirements for other backports: FROMGIT:, FROMLIST:,

  • If the patch has been merged into an upstream maintainer tree, but has not yet been merged into Linux mainline
    • tag the patch subject with FROMGIT:
    • add info on where the patch came from as (cherry picked from commit <sha1> <repo> <branch>). This must be a stable maintainer branch (not rebased, so don't use linux-next for example).
    • if changes were required, use BACKPORT: FROMGIT:
    • Example:
      • if the commit message in the maintainer tree is
        important patch from upstream

        This is the detailed description of the important patch

        Signed-off-by: Fred Jones <fred.jones@foo.org>
  • then Joe Smith would upload the patch for the common kernel as
        FROMGIT: important patch from upstream

        This is the detailed description of the important patch

        Signed-off-by: Fred Jones <fred.jones@foo.org>

        Bug: 135791357
        (cherry picked from commit 878a2fd9de10b03d11d2f622250285c7e63deace
         https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/foo/bar.git test-branch)
        Change-Id: I4caaaa566ea080fa148c5e768bb1a0b6f7201c01
        Signed-off-by: Joe Smith <joe.smith@foo.org>
  • If the patch has been submitted to LKML, but not accepted into any maintainer tree
    • tag the patch subject with FROMLIST:
    • add a Link: tag with a link to the submittal on lore.kernel.org
    • add a Bug: tag with the Android bug (required for patches not accepted into a maintainer tree)
    • if changes were required, use BACKPORT: FROMLIST:
    • Example:
        FROMLIST: important patch from upstream

        This is the detailed description of the important patch

        Signed-off-by: Fred Jones <fred.jones@foo.org>

        Bug: 135791357
        Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190619171517.GA17557@someone.com/
        Change-Id: I4caaaa566ea080fa148c5e768bb1a0b6f7201c01
        Signed-off-by: Joe Smith <joe.smith@foo.org>

Requirements for Android-specific patches: ANDROID:

  • If the patch is fixing a bug to Android-specific code
    • tag the patch subject with ANDROID:
    • add a Fixes: tag that cites the patch with the bug
    • Example:
        ANDROID: fix android-specific bug in foobar.c

        This is the detailed description of the important fix

        Fixes: 1234abcd2468 ("foobar: add cool feature")
        Change-Id: I4caaaa566ea080fa148c5e768bb1a0b6f7201c01
        Signed-off-by: Joe Smith <joe.smith@foo.org>
  • If the patch is a new feature
    • tag the patch subject with ANDROID:
    • add a Bug: tag with the Android bug (required for android-specific features)