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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2026-09-20 08:15:23 -0700
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Merge tag 'locking-urgent-2026-09-20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tipgrafted
Pull futex fix from Ingo Molnar: - Also allocate a default private futex hash on vfork() as well, to avoid races with (private) futex waiters (Peter Zijlstra) * tag 'locking-urgent-2026-09-20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: futex: Also allocate private hash on vfork()
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+.. _auxiliary_bus:
+
+=============
+Auxiliary Bus
+=============
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/auxiliary.c
+ :doc: PURPOSE
+
+When Should the Auxiliary Bus Be Used
+=====================================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/auxiliary.c
+ :doc: USAGE
+
+
+Auxiliary Device Creation
+=========================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/auxiliary_bus.h
+ :identifiers: auxiliary_device
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/auxiliary.c
+ :identifiers: auxiliary_device_init __auxiliary_device_add
+
+Auxiliary Device Memory Model and Lifespan
+------------------------------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/auxiliary_bus.h
+ :doc: DEVICE_LIFESPAN
+
+
+Auxiliary Drivers
+=================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/auxiliary_bus.h
+ :identifiers: auxiliary_driver module_auxiliary_driver
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/auxiliary.c
+ :identifiers: __auxiliary_driver_register auxiliary_driver_unregister
+
+Example Usage
+=============
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/auxiliary.c
+ :doc: EXAMPLE
+