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authorMiquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>2019-11-17 18:34:01 +0100
committerMiquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>2019-11-17 18:34:01 +0100
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Merge tag 'spi-nor/for-5.5' into mtd/next
SPI NOR core changes: - introduce 'struct spi_nor_controller_ops', - clean the Register Operations methods, - use dev_dbg insted of dev_err for low level info, - fix retlen handling in sst_write(), - fix silent truncations in spi_nor_read and spi_nor_read_raw(), - fix the clearing of QE bit on lock()/unlock(), - rework the disabling of the block write protection, - rework the Quad Enable methods, - make sure nor->spimem and nor->controller_ops are mutually exclusive, - set default Quad Enable method for ISSI flashes, - add support for few flashes. SPI NOR controller drivers changes: - intel-spi: - support chips without software sequencer, - add support for Intel Cannon Lake and Intel Comet Lake-H flashes.
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@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ smaller binary while the latter is 1.1 - 2 times faster.
Both KASAN modes work with both SLUB and SLAB memory allocators.
For better bug detection and nicer reporting, enable CONFIG_STACKTRACE.
+To augment reports with last allocation and freeing stack of the physical page,
+it is recommended to enable also CONFIG_PAGE_OWNER and boot with page_owner=on.
+
To disable instrumentation for specific files or directories, add a line
similar to the following to the respective kernel Makefile: