Merge tag 'v5.1-rc1' into asoc-5.2

Linux 5.1-rc1

Merge tag 'v5.1-rc1' into asoc-5.1

Linux 5.1-rc1

Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/livepatching/livepatching

Pull livepatching updates from Jiri Kosina:

- support for something we call 'atomic replace', an

Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/livepatching/livepatching

Pull livepatching updates from Jiri Kosina:

- support for something we call 'atomic replace', and allows for much
better handling of cumulative patches (which is something very useful
for distros), from Jason Baron with help of Petr Mladek and Joe
Lawrence

- improvement of handling of tasks blocking finalization, from Miroslav
Benes

- update of MAINTAINERS file to reflect move towards group
maintainership

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/livepatching/livepatching: (22 commits)
livepatch/selftests: use "$@" to preserve argument list
livepatch: Module coming and going callbacks can proceed with all listed patches
livepatch: Proper error handling in the shadow variables selftest
livepatch: return -ENOMEM on ptr_id() allocation failure
livepatch: Introduce klp_for_each_patch macro
livepatch: core: Return EOPNOTSUPP instead of ENOSYS
selftests/livepatch: add DYNAMIC_DEBUG config dependency
livepatch: samples: non static warnings fix
livepatch: update MAINTAINERS
livepatch: Remove signal sysfs attribute
livepatch: Send a fake signal periodically
selftests/livepatch: introduce tests
livepatch: Remove ordering (stacking) of the livepatches
livepatch: Atomic replace and cumulative patches documentation
livepatch: Remove Nop structures when unused
livepatch: Add atomic replace
livepatch: Use lists to manage patches, objects and functions
livepatch: Simplify API by removing registration step
livepatch: Don't block the removal of patches loaded after a forced transition
livepatch: Consolidate klp_free functions
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selftests/livepatch: introduce tests

Add a few livepatch modules and simple target modules that the included
regression suite can run tests against:

- basic livepatching (multiple patches, atomic

selftests/livepatch: introduce tests

Add a few livepatch modules and simple target modules that the included
regression suite can run tests against:

- basic livepatching (multiple patches, atomic replace)
- pre/post (un)patch callbacks
- shadow variable API

Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Tested-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>
Tested-by: Alice Ferrazzi <alice.ferrazzi@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>

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