[PATCH 6.1 00/81] 6.1.144-rc1 review

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Tue Jul 08 2025 - 12:26:26 EST


This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 6.1.144 release.
There are 81 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
to this one. If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
let me know.

Responses should be made by Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:22:09 +0000.
Anything received after that time might be too late.

The whole patch series can be found in one patch at:
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/stable-review/patch-6.1.144-rc1.gz
or in the git tree and branch at:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-6.1.y
and the diffstat can be found below.

thanks,

greg k-h

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Pseudo-Shortlog of commits:

Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Linux 6.1.144-rc1

Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
x86/process: Move the buffer clearing before MONITOR

Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
KVM: SVM: Advertise TSA CPUID bits to guests

Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
x86/bugs: Add a Transient Scheduler Attacks mitigation

Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
x86/bugs: Rename MDS machinery to something more generic

Andrei Kuchynski <akuchynski@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
usb: typec: displayport: Fix potential deadlock

Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>
platform/x86: think-lmi: Fix kobject cleanup

Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>
platform/x86: think-lmi: Create ksets consecutively

Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxxx>
Logitech C-270 even more broken

Michael J. Ruhl <michael.j.ruhl@xxxxxxxxx>
i2c/designware: Fix an initialization issue

Christian König <christian.koenig@xxxxxxx>
dma-buf: fix timeout handling in dma_resv_wait_timeout v2

Peter Chen <peter.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
usb: cdnsp: do not disable slot for disabled slot

Hongyu Xie <xiehongyu1@xxxxxxxxxx>
xhci: Disable stream for xHC controller with XHCI_BROKEN_STREAMS

Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
xhci: dbc: Flush queued requests before stopping dbc

Łukasz Bartosik <ukaszb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
xhci: dbctty: disable ECHO flag by default

Oleksij Rempel <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
net: usb: lan78xx: fix WARN in __netif_napi_del_locked on disconnect

Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>
platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix class device unregistration

Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>
platform/x86: think-lmi: Fix class device unregistration

Fushuai Wang <wangfushuai@xxxxxxxxx>
dpaa2-eth: fix xdp_rxq_info leak

Filipe Manana <fdmanana@xxxxxxxx>
btrfs: use btrfs_record_snapshot_destroy() during rmdir

Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
NFSv4/flexfiles: Fix handling of NFS level errors in I/O

Maíra Canal <mcanal@xxxxxxxxxx>
drm/v3d: Disable interrupts before resetting the GPU

Niklas Schnelle <schnelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
s390/pci: Fix stale function handles in error handling

Bui Quang Minh <minhquangbui99@xxxxxxxxx>
virtio-net: ensure the received length does not exceed allocated size

Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>
rcu: Return early if callback is not specified

Pablo Martin-Gomez <pmartin-gomez@xxxxxxxxxx>
mtd: spinand: fix memory leak of ECC engine conf

Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
ACPICA: Refuse to evaluate a method if arguments are missing

Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
wifi: ath6kl: remove WARN on bad firmware input

Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
wifi: mac80211: drop invalid source address OCB frames

Justin Sanders <jsanders.devel@xxxxxxxxx>
aoe: defer rexmit timer downdev work to workqueue

Maurizio Lombardi <mlombard@xxxxxxxxxx>
scsi: target: Fix NULL pointer dereference in core_scsi3_decode_spec_i_port()

Raven Black <ravenblack@xxxxxxxxx>
ASoC: amd: yc: update quirk data for HP Victus

Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
powerpc: Fix struct termio related ioctl macros

Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
ata: pata_cs5536: fix build on 32-bit UML

Tasos Sahanidis <tasos@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
ata: libata-acpi: Do not assume 40 wire cable if no devices are enabled

Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>
ALSA: sb: Force to disable DMAs once when DMA mode is changed

Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>
ALSA: sb: Don't allow changing the DMA mode during operations

Rob Clark <robdclark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
drm/msm: Fix another leak in the submit error path

Rob Clark <robdclark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
drm/msm: Fix a fence leak in submit error path

Wang Zhaolong <wangzhaolong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
smb: client: fix race condition in negotiate timeout by using more precise timing

Lion Ackermann <nnamrec@xxxxxxxxx>
net/sched: Always pass notifications when child class becomes empty

Thomas Fourier <fourier.thomas@xxxxxxxxx>
nui: Fix dma_mapping_error() check

Kohei Enju <enjuk@xxxxxxxxxx>
rose: fix dangling neighbour pointers in rose_rt_device_down()

Alok Tiwari <alok.a.tiwari@xxxxxxxxxx>
enic: fix incorrect MTU comparison in enic_change_mtu()

Raju Rangoju <Raju.Rangoju@xxxxxxx>
amd-xgbe: align CL37 AN sequence as per databook

Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
lib: test_objagg: Set error message in check_expect_hints_stats()

Vitaly Lifshits <vitaly.lifshits@xxxxxxxxx>
igc: disable L1.2 PCI-E link substate to avoid performance issue

Junxiao Chang <junxiao.chang@xxxxxxxxx>
drm/i915/gsc: mei interrupt top half should be in irq disabled context

Janusz Krzysztofik <janusz.krzysztofik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
drm/i915/gt: Fix timeline left held on VMA alloc error

Alok Tiwari <alok.a.tiwari@xxxxxxxxxx>
platform/mellanox: mlxreg-lc: Fix logic error in power state check

Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>
platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks

Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
drm/i915/selftests: Change mock_request() to return error pointers

James Clark <james.clark@xxxxxxxxxx>
spi: spi-fsl-dspi: Clear completion counter before initiating transfer

Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@xxxxxxxxxxx>
drm/exynos: fimd: Guard display clock control with runtime PM calls

Thomas Fourier <fourier.thomas@xxxxxxxxx>
ethernet: atl1: Add missing DMA mapping error checks and count errors

Filipe Manana <fdmanana@xxxxxxxx>
btrfs: fix iteration of extrefs during log replay

Filipe Manana <fdmanana@xxxxxxxx>
btrfs: fix missing error handling when searching for inode refs during log replay

Yang Li <yang.li@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Bluetooth: Prevent unintended pause by checking if advertising is active

Alok Tiwari <alok.a.tiwari@xxxxxxxxxx>
platform/mellanox: nvsw-sn2201: Fix bus number in adapter error message

Patrisious Haddad <phaddad@xxxxxxxxxx>
RDMA/mlx5: Fix CC counters query for MPV

Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx>
scsi: ufs: core: Fix spelling of a sysfs attribute name

Thomas Fourier <fourier.thomas@xxxxxxxxx>
scsi: qla4xxx: Fix missing DMA mapping error in qla4xxx_alloc_pdu()

Thomas Fourier <fourier.thomas@xxxxxxxxx>
scsi: qla2xxx: Fix DMA mapping test in qla24xx_get_port_database()

Benjamin Coddington <bcodding@xxxxxxxxxx>
NFSv4/pNFS: Fix a race to wake on NFS_LAYOUT_DRAIN

Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@xxxxxxxxxx>
nfs: Clean up /proc/net/rpc/nfs when nfs_fs_proc_net_init() fails.

Mark Zhang <markzhang@xxxxxxxxxx>
RDMA/mlx5: Initialize obj_event->obj_sub_list before xa_insert

David Thompson <davthompson@xxxxxxxxxx>
platform/mellanox: mlxbf-tmfifo: fix vring_desc.len assignment

Janne Grunau <j@xxxxxxxxxx>
arm64: dts: apple: t8103: Fix PCIe BCM4377 nodename

Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
mtk-sd: reset host->mrq on prepare_data() error

Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
mtk-sd: Prevent memory corruption from DMA map failure

Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
mtk-sd: Fix a pagefault in dma_unmap_sg() for not prepared data

RD Babiera <rdbabiera@xxxxxxxxxx>
usb: typec: altmodes/displayport: do not index invalid pin_assignments

Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@xxxxxxxxxx>
regulator: gpio: Fix the out-of-bounds access to drvdata::gpiods

Christian Eggers <ceggers@xxxxxxx>
Bluetooth: MGMT: mesh_send: check instances prior disabling advertising

Christian Eggers <ceggers@xxxxxxx>
Bluetooth: MGMT: set_mesh: update LE scan interval and window

Christian Eggers <ceggers@xxxxxxx>
Bluetooth: hci_sync: revert some mesh modifications

Avri Altman <avri.altman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
mmc: core: sd: Apply BROKEN_SD_DISCARD quirk earlier

Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@xxxxxxxxxx>
Revert "mmc: sdhci: Disable SD card clock before changing parameters"

Victor Shih <victor.shih@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
mmc: sdhci: Add a helper function for dump register in dynamic debug mode

HarshaVardhana S A <harshavardhana.sa@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
vsock/vmci: Clear the vmci transport packet properly when initializing it

Niklas Schnelle <schnelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
s390/pci: Do not try re-enabling load/store if device is disabled

Mateusz Jończyk <mat.jonczyk@xxxxx>
rtc: cmos: use spin_lock_irqsave in cmos_interrupt


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Diffstat:

Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu | 1 +
Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-ufs | 2 +-
.../hw-vuln/processor_mmio_stale_data.rst | 4 +-
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 13 ++
Makefile | 4 +-
arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t8103-jxxx.dtsi | 2 +-
arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/ioctls.h | 8 +-
arch/s390/pci/pci_event.c | 20 ++++
arch/x86/Kconfig | 9 ++
arch/x86/entry/entry.S | 8 +-
arch/x86/include/asm/cpu.h | 12 ++
arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 6 +
arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h | 4 +-
arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h | 19 ++-
arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h | 39 +++---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c | 58 +++++++++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 133 ++++++++++++++++++++-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 14 ++-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c | 2 +
arch/x86/kernel/process.c | 15 ++-
arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c | 9 +-
arch/x86/kvm/reverse_cpuid.h | 8 ++
arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S | 6 +
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 2 +-
drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c | 7 ++
drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c | 24 ++--
drivers/ata/pata_cs5536.c | 2 +-
drivers/ata/pata_via.c | 6 +-
drivers/base/cpu.c | 2 +
drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h | 1 +
drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c | 8 +-
drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c | 5 +-
drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c | 12 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fimd.c | 12 ++
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gsc.c | 2 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c | 3 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c | 20 ++--
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_request.c | 2 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c | 17 ++-
drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.h | 8 ++
drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c | 2 +
drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_irq.c | 37 ++++--
drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c | 1 +
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/counters.c | 2 +-
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/devx.c | 2 +-
drivers/mmc/core/quirks.h | 12 +-
drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c | 21 +++-
drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c | 9 +-
drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h | 16 +++
drivers/mtd/nand/spi/core.c | 1 +
drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-common.h | 2 +
drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c | 9 ++
drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h | 4 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl1.c | 79 ++++++++----
drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c | 26 +++-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c | 10 ++
drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c | 31 ++++-
drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.h | 4 +
drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c | 2 -
drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 38 +++++-
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/bmi.c | 4 +-
drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxbf-tmfifo.c | 3 +-
drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxreg-lc.c | 2 +-
drivers/platform/mellanox/nvsw-sn2201.c | 2 +-
.../x86/dell/dell-wmi-sysman/dell-wmi-sysman.h | 5 +
.../x86/dell/dell-wmi-sysman/enum-attributes.c | 5 +-
.../x86/dell/dell-wmi-sysman/int-attributes.c | 5 +-
.../x86/dell/dell-wmi-sysman/passobj-attributes.c | 5 +-
.../x86/dell/dell-wmi-sysman/string-attributes.c | 5 +-
drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-sysman/sysman.c | 12 +-
drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c | 53 ++++----
drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c | 8 +-
drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c | 10 +-
drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c | 2 +-
drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c | 2 +
drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c | 11 +-
drivers/target/target_core_pr.c | 4 +-
drivers/ufs/core/ufs-sysfs.c | 4 +-
drivers/usb/cdns3/cdnsp-ring.c | 4 +-
drivers/usb/core/quirks.c | 3 +-
drivers/usb/host/xhci-dbgcap.c | 4 +
drivers/usb/host/xhci-dbgtty.c | 1 +
drivers/usb/host/xhci-plat.c | 3 +-
drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/displayport.c | 5 +-
fs/btrfs/inode.c | 7 +-
fs/btrfs/tree-log.c | 8 +-
fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c | 121 +++++++++++++------
fs/nfs/inode.c | 17 ++-
fs/nfs/pnfs.c | 4 +-
fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h | 1 +
fs/smb/client/connect.c | 7 +-
include/linux/cpu.h | 1 +
include/linux/libata.h | 7 +-
include/linux/usb/typec_dp.h | 1 +
kernel/rcu/tree.c | 4 +
lib/test_objagg.c | 4 +-
net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c | 20 ++--
net/bluetooth/mgmt.c | 25 +++-
net/mac80211/rx.c | 4 +
net/rose/rose_route.c | 15 +--
net/sched/sch_api.c | 19 +--
net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c | 4 +-
sound/isa/sb/sb16_main.c | 7 ++
sound/soc/amd/yc/acp6x-mach.c | 7 ++
105 files changed, 982 insertions(+), 304 deletions(-)