diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
index 0b86a8022fa1e..8256e857e2d74 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ otherwise.
 kernel flags associated with the particular virtual memory area in two letter
 encoded manner. The codes are the following:
 
-    ==    =======================================
+    ==    =============================================================
     rd    readable
     wr    writeable
     ex    executable
@@ -591,7 +591,8 @@ encoded manner. The codes are the following:
     sl    sealed
     lf    lock on fault pages
     dp    always lazily freeable mapping
-    ==    =======================================
+    gu    maybe contains guard regions (if not set, definitely doesn't)
+    ==    =============================================================
 
 Note that there is no guarantee that every flag and associated mnemonic will
 be present in all further kernel releases. Things get changed, the flags may
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst
index 7c527a01d1cf5..d896b9991a4f7 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ Code  Seq#    Include File                                             Comments
                                                                        <mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
 'a'   all    linux/atm*.h, linux/sonet.h                               ATM on linux
                                                                        <http://lrcwww.epfl.ch/>
-'a'   00-0F  drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_common.h            conflict! qat driver
 'b'   00-FF                                                            conflict! bit3 vme host bridge
                                                                        <mailto:natalia@nikhefk.nikhef.nl>
 'b'   00-0F  linux/dma-buf.h                                           conflict!
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/Makefile linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/Makefile
index 85039592ed2c2..4c3125114de96 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/Makefile
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 18
-SUBLEVEL = 36
+SUBLEVEL = 37
 EXTRAVERSION = -gnu
 NAME = Baby Opossum Posse
 
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/acpi/scan.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 50f60da6cf27f..16704c2a730c0 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) "ACPI: " fmt
 
+#include <linux/async.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -2360,46 +2361,34 @@ static int acpi_dev_get_next_consumer_dev_cb(struct acpi_dep_data *dep, void *da
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct acpi_scan_clear_dep_work {
-	struct work_struct work;
-	struct acpi_device *adev;
-};
-
-static void acpi_scan_clear_dep_fn(struct work_struct *work)
+static void acpi_scan_clear_dep_fn(void *dev, async_cookie_t cookie)
 {
-	struct acpi_scan_clear_dep_work *cdw;
-
-	cdw = container_of(work, struct acpi_scan_clear_dep_work, work);
+	struct acpi_device *adev = to_acpi_device(dev);
 
 	acpi_scan_lock_acquire();
-	acpi_bus_attach(cdw->adev, (void *)true);
+	acpi_bus_attach(adev, (void *)true);
 	acpi_scan_lock_release();
 
-	acpi_dev_put(cdw->adev);
-	kfree(cdw);
+	acpi_dev_put(adev);
 }
 
 static bool acpi_scan_clear_dep_queue(struct acpi_device *adev)
 {
-	struct acpi_scan_clear_dep_work *cdw;
-
 	if (adev->dep_unmet)
 		return false;
 
-	cdw = kmalloc(sizeof(*cdw), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cdw)
-		return false;
-
-	cdw->adev = adev;
-	INIT_WORK(&cdw->work, acpi_scan_clear_dep_fn);
 	/*
-	 * Since the work function may block on the lock until the entire
-	 * initial enumeration of devices is complete, put it into the unbound
-	 * workqueue.
+	 * Async schedule the deferred acpi_scan_clear_dep_fn() since:
+	 * - acpi_bus_attach() needs to hold acpi_scan_lock which cannot
+	 *   be acquired under acpi_dep_list_lock (held here)
+	 * - the deferred work at boot stage is ensured to be finished
+	 *   before userspace init task by the async_synchronize_full()
+	 *   barrier
+	 *
+	 * Use _nocall variant since it'll return on failure instead of
+	 * run the function synchronously.
 	 */
-	queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &cdw->work);
-
-	return true;
+	return async_schedule_dev_nocall(acpi_scan_clear_dep_fn, &adev->dev);
 }
 
 static void acpi_scan_delete_dep_data(struct acpi_dep_data *dep)
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/base/memory.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/base/memory.c
index 0ecb43556736b..fdbec49f5f5b2 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -828,7 +828,6 @@ static int add_memory_block(unsigned long block_id, int nid, unsigned long state
 	mem->start_section_nr = block_id * sections_per_block;
 	mem->state = state;
 	mem->nid = nid;
-	mem->altmap = altmap;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mem->group_next);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_NUMA
@@ -846,6 +845,8 @@ static int add_memory_block(unsigned long block_id, int nid, unsigned long state
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	mem->altmap = altmap;
+
 	if (group) {
 		mem->group = group;
 		list_add(&mem->group_next, &group->memory_blocks);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/char/agp/amd64-agp.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/char/agp/amd64-agp.c
index 2505df1f4e691..6741270e0a982 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/char/agp/amd64-agp.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/char/agp/amd64-agp.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static int agp_amd64_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	/* Fill in the mode register */
 	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, bridge->capndx+PCI_AGP_STATUS, &bridge->mode);
 
-	if (cache_nbs(pdev, cap_ptr) == -1) {
+	if (cache_nbs(pdev, cap_ptr) < 0) {
 		agp_put_bridge(bridge);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.c
index b0fc453fa3fb5..97273da40b438 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.c
@@ -103,16 +103,6 @@ static void adf_cfg_section_del_all(struct list_head *head);
 static void adf_cfg_section_del_all_except(struct list_head *head,
 					   const char *section_name);
 
-void adf_cfg_del_all(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
-{
-	struct adf_cfg_device_data *dev_cfg_data = accel_dev->cfg;
-
-	down_write(&dev_cfg_data->lock);
-	adf_cfg_section_del_all(&dev_cfg_data->sec_list);
-	up_write(&dev_cfg_data->lock);
-	clear_bit(ADF_STATUS_CONFIGURED, &accel_dev->status);
-}
-
 void adf_cfg_del_all_except(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev,
 			    const char *section_name)
 {
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.h linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.h
index 2afa6f0d15c51..108032b392425 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.h
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ void adf_cfg_dev_remove(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev);
 void adf_cfg_dev_dbgfs_add(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev);
 void adf_cfg_dev_dbgfs_rm(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev);
 int adf_cfg_section_add(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev, const char *name);
-void adf_cfg_del_all(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev);
 void adf_cfg_del_all_except(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev,
 			    const char *section_name);
 int adf_cfg_add_key_value_param(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev,
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_common.h linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_common.h
index 81e9e9d7eccd2..d63f4dcccbb5d 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_common.h
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_common.h
@@ -4,18 +4,11 @@
 #define ADF_CFG_COMMON_H_
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/ioctl.h>
 
 #define ADF_CFG_MAX_STR_LEN 64
 #define ADF_CFG_MAX_KEY_LEN_IN_BYTES ADF_CFG_MAX_STR_LEN
 #define ADF_CFG_MAX_VAL_LEN_IN_BYTES ADF_CFG_MAX_STR_LEN
 #define ADF_CFG_MAX_SECTION_LEN_IN_BYTES ADF_CFG_MAX_STR_LEN
-#define ADF_CFG_BASE_DEC 10
-#define ADF_CFG_BASE_HEX 16
-#define ADF_CFG_ALL_DEVICES 0xFE
-#define ADF_CFG_NO_DEVICE 0xFF
-#define ADF_CFG_AFFINITY_WHATEVER 0xFF
-#define MAX_DEVICE_NAME_SIZE 32
 #define ADF_MAX_DEVICES (32 * 32)
 #define ADF_DEVS_ARRAY_SIZE BITS_TO_LONGS(ADF_MAX_DEVICES)
 
@@ -51,29 +44,4 @@ enum adf_device_type {
 	DEV_420XX,
 	DEV_6XXX,
 };
-
-struct adf_dev_status_info {
-	enum adf_device_type type;
-	__u32 accel_id;
-	__u32 instance_id;
-	__u8 num_ae;
-	__u8 num_accel;
-	__u8 num_logical_accel;
-	__u8 banks_per_accel;
-	__u8 state;
-	__u8 bus;
-	__u8 dev;
-	__u8 fun;
-	char name[MAX_DEVICE_NAME_SIZE];
-};
-
-#define ADF_CTL_IOC_MAGIC 'a'
-#define IOCTL_CONFIG_SYS_RESOURCE_PARAMETERS _IOW(ADF_CTL_IOC_MAGIC, 0, \
-		struct adf_user_cfg_ctl_data)
-#define IOCTL_STOP_ACCEL_DEV _IOW(ADF_CTL_IOC_MAGIC, 1, \
-		struct adf_user_cfg_ctl_data)
-#define IOCTL_START_ACCEL_DEV _IOW(ADF_CTL_IOC_MAGIC, 2, \
-		struct adf_user_cfg_ctl_data)
-#define IOCTL_STATUS_ACCEL_DEV _IOW(ADF_CTL_IOC_MAGIC, 3, __u32)
-#define IOCTL_GET_NUM_DEVICES _IOW(ADF_CTL_IOC_MAGIC, 4, __s32)
 #endif
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_user.h linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_user.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 421f4fb8b4dd2..0000000000000
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_user.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0-only) */
-/* Copyright(c) 2014 - 2020 Intel Corporation */
-#ifndef ADF_CFG_USER_H_
-#define ADF_CFG_USER_H_
-
-#include "adf_cfg_common.h"
-#include "adf_cfg_strings.h"
-
-struct adf_user_cfg_key_val {
-	char key[ADF_CFG_MAX_KEY_LEN_IN_BYTES];
-	char val[ADF_CFG_MAX_VAL_LEN_IN_BYTES];
-	union {
-		struct adf_user_cfg_key_val *next;
-		__u64 padding3;
-	};
-	enum adf_cfg_val_type type;
-} __packed;
-
-struct adf_user_cfg_section {
-	char name[ADF_CFG_MAX_SECTION_LEN_IN_BYTES];
-	union {
-		struct adf_user_cfg_key_val *params;
-		__u64 padding1;
-	};
-	union {
-		struct adf_user_cfg_section *next;
-		__u64 padding3;
-	};
-} __packed;
-
-struct adf_user_cfg_ctl_data {
-	union {
-		struct adf_user_cfg_section *config_section;
-		__u64 padding;
-	};
-	__u8 device_id;
-} __packed;
-#endif
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_common_drv.h linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_common_drv.h
index 6cf3a95489e8a..c625324bd47f9 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_common_drv.h
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_common_drv.h
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ int adf_devmgr_add_dev(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev,
 void adf_devmgr_rm_dev(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev,
 		       struct adf_accel_dev *pf);
 struct list_head *adf_devmgr_get_head(void);
-struct adf_accel_dev *adf_devmgr_get_dev_by_id(u32 id);
 struct adf_accel_dev *adf_devmgr_pci_to_accel_dev(struct pci_dev *pci_dev);
-int adf_devmgr_verify_id(u32 id);
-void adf_devmgr_get_num_dev(u32 *num);
 int adf_devmgr_in_reset(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev);
 int adf_dev_started(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev);
 int adf_dev_restarting_notify(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_ctl_drv.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_ctl_drv.c
index c2e6f0cb7480b..f01f2946de6e8 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_ctl_drv.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_ctl_drv.c
@@ -2,410 +2,13 @@
 /* Copyright(c) 2014 - 2020 Intel Corporation */
 
 #include <crypto/algapi.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/mutex.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-#include <linux/bitops.h>
-#include <linux/pci.h>
-#include <linux/cdev.h>
-#include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
-#include "adf_accel_devices.h"
 #include "adf_common_drv.h"
-#include "adf_cfg.h"
-#include "adf_cfg_common.h"
-#include "adf_cfg_user.h"
-
-#define ADF_CFG_MAX_SECTION 512
-#define ADF_CFG_MAX_KEY_VAL 256
-
-#define DEVICE_NAME "qat_adf_ctl"
-
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(adf_ctl_lock);
-static long adf_ctl_ioctl(struct file *fp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
-
-static const struct file_operations adf_ctl_ops = {
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
-	.unlocked_ioctl = adf_ctl_ioctl,
-	.compat_ioctl = compat_ptr_ioctl,
-};
-
-static const struct class adf_ctl_class = {
-	.name = DEVICE_NAME,
-};
-
-struct adf_ctl_drv_info {
-	unsigned int major;
-	struct cdev drv_cdev;
-};
-
-static struct adf_ctl_drv_info adf_ctl_drv;
-
-static void adf_chr_drv_destroy(void)
-{
-	device_destroy(&adf_ctl_class, MKDEV(adf_ctl_drv.major, 0));
-	cdev_del(&adf_ctl_drv.drv_cdev);
-	class_unregister(&adf_ctl_class);
-	unregister_chrdev_region(MKDEV(adf_ctl_drv.major, 0), 1);
-}
-
-static int adf_chr_drv_create(void)
-{
-	dev_t dev_id;
-	struct device *drv_device;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (alloc_chrdev_region(&dev_id, 0, 1, DEVICE_NAME)) {
-		pr_err("QAT: unable to allocate chrdev region\n");
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
-
-	ret = class_register(&adf_ctl_class);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_chrdev_unreg;
-
-	adf_ctl_drv.major = MAJOR(dev_id);
-	cdev_init(&adf_ctl_drv.drv_cdev, &adf_ctl_ops);
-	if (cdev_add(&adf_ctl_drv.drv_cdev, dev_id, 1)) {
-		pr_err("QAT: cdev add failed\n");
-		goto err_class_destr;
-	}
-
-	drv_device = device_create(&adf_ctl_class, NULL,
-				   MKDEV(adf_ctl_drv.major, 0),
-				   NULL, DEVICE_NAME);
-	if (IS_ERR(drv_device)) {
-		pr_err("QAT: failed to create device\n");
-		goto err_cdev_del;
-	}
-	return 0;
-err_cdev_del:
-	cdev_del(&adf_ctl_drv.drv_cdev);
-err_class_destr:
-	class_unregister(&adf_ctl_class);
-err_chrdev_unreg:
-	unregister_chrdev_region(dev_id, 1);
-	return -EFAULT;
-}
-
-static struct adf_user_cfg_ctl_data *adf_ctl_alloc_resources(unsigned long arg)
-{
-	struct adf_user_cfg_ctl_data *cfg_data;
-
-	cfg_data = memdup_user((void __user *)arg, sizeof(*cfg_data));
-	if (IS_ERR(cfg_data))
-		pr_err("QAT: failed to copy from user cfg_data.\n");
-	return cfg_data;
-}
-
-static int adf_add_key_value_data(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev,
-				  const char *section,
-				  const struct adf_user_cfg_key_val *key_val)
-{
-	if (key_val->type == ADF_HEX) {
-		long *ptr = (long *)key_val->val;
-		long val = *ptr;
-
-		if (adf_cfg_add_key_value_param(accel_dev, section,
-						key_val->key, (void *)val,
-						key_val->type)) {
-			dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
-				"failed to add hex keyvalue.\n");
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
-	} else {
-		if (adf_cfg_add_key_value_param(accel_dev, section,
-						key_val->key, key_val->val,
-						key_val->type)) {
-			dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
-				"failed to add keyvalue.\n");
-			return -EFAULT;
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int adf_copy_key_value_data(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev,
-				   struct adf_user_cfg_ctl_data *ctl_data)
-{
-	struct adf_user_cfg_key_val key_val;
-	struct adf_user_cfg_key_val *params_head;
-	struct adf_user_cfg_section section, *section_head;
-	int i, j;
-
-	section_head = ctl_data->config_section;
-
-	for (i = 0; section_head && i < ADF_CFG_MAX_SECTION; i++) {
-		if (copy_from_user(&section, (void __user *)section_head,
-				   sizeof(*section_head))) {
-			dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
-				"failed to copy section info\n");
-			goto out_err;
-		}
-
-		if (adf_cfg_section_add(accel_dev, section.name)) {
-			dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
-				"failed to add section.\n");
-			goto out_err;
-		}
-
-		params_head = section.params;
-
-		for (j = 0; params_head && j < ADF_CFG_MAX_KEY_VAL; j++) {
-			if (copy_from_user(&key_val, (void __user *)params_head,
-					   sizeof(key_val))) {
-				dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
-					"Failed to copy keyvalue.\n");
-				goto out_err;
-			}
-			if (adf_add_key_value_data(accel_dev, section.name,
-						   &key_val)) {
-				goto out_err;
-			}
-			params_head = key_val.next;
-		}
-		section_head = section.next;
-	}
-	return 0;
-out_err:
-	adf_cfg_del_all(accel_dev);
-	return -EFAULT;
-}
-
-static int adf_ctl_ioctl_dev_config(struct file *fp, unsigned int cmd,
-				    unsigned long arg)
-{
-	struct adf_user_cfg_ctl_data *ctl_data;
-	struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	ctl_data = adf_ctl_alloc_resources(arg);
-	if (IS_ERR(ctl_data))
-		return PTR_ERR(ctl_data);
-
-	accel_dev = adf_devmgr_get_dev_by_id(ctl_data->device_id);
-	if (!accel_dev) {
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (adf_dev_started(accel_dev)) {
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (adf_copy_key_value_data(accel_dev, ctl_data)) {
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_CONFIGURED, &accel_dev->status);
-out:
-	kfree(ctl_data);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int adf_ctl_is_device_in_use(int id)
-{
-	struct adf_accel_dev *dev;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(dev, adf_devmgr_get_head(), list) {
-		if (id == dev->accel_id || id == ADF_CFG_ALL_DEVICES) {
-			if (adf_devmgr_in_reset(dev) || adf_dev_in_use(dev)) {
-				dev_info(&GET_DEV(dev),
-					 "device qat_dev%d is busy\n",
-					 dev->accel_id);
-				return -EBUSY;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void adf_ctl_stop_devices(u32 id)
-{
-	struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(accel_dev, adf_devmgr_get_head(), list) {
-		if (id == accel_dev->accel_id || id == ADF_CFG_ALL_DEVICES) {
-			if (!adf_dev_started(accel_dev))
-				continue;
-
-			/* First stop all VFs */
-			if (!accel_dev->is_vf)
-				continue;
-
-			adf_dev_down(accel_dev);
-		}
-	}
-
-	list_for_each_entry(accel_dev, adf_devmgr_get_head(), list) {
-		if (id == accel_dev->accel_id || id == ADF_CFG_ALL_DEVICES) {
-			if (!adf_dev_started(accel_dev))
-				continue;
-
-			adf_dev_down(accel_dev);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-static int adf_ctl_ioctl_dev_stop(struct file *fp, unsigned int cmd,
-				  unsigned long arg)
-{
-	int ret;
-	struct adf_user_cfg_ctl_data *ctl_data;
-
-	ctl_data = adf_ctl_alloc_resources(arg);
-	if (IS_ERR(ctl_data))
-		return PTR_ERR(ctl_data);
-
-	if (adf_devmgr_verify_id(ctl_data->device_id)) {
-		pr_err("QAT: Device %d not found\n", ctl_data->device_id);
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ret = adf_ctl_is_device_in_use(ctl_data->device_id);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
-	if (ctl_data->device_id == ADF_CFG_ALL_DEVICES)
-		pr_info("QAT: Stopping all acceleration devices.\n");
-	else
-		pr_info("QAT: Stopping acceleration device qat_dev%d.\n",
-			ctl_data->device_id);
-
-	adf_ctl_stop_devices(ctl_data->device_id);
-
-out:
-	kfree(ctl_data);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int adf_ctl_ioctl_dev_start(struct file *fp, unsigned int cmd,
-				   unsigned long arg)
-{
-	int ret;
-	struct adf_user_cfg_ctl_data *ctl_data;
-	struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev;
-
-	ctl_data = adf_ctl_alloc_resources(arg);
-	if (IS_ERR(ctl_data))
-		return PTR_ERR(ctl_data);
-
-	ret = -ENODEV;
-	accel_dev = adf_devmgr_get_dev_by_id(ctl_data->device_id);
-	if (!accel_dev)
-		goto out;
-
-	dev_info(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
-		 "Starting acceleration device qat_dev%d.\n",
-		 ctl_data->device_id);
-
-	ret = adf_dev_up(accel_dev, false);
-
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev), "Failed to start qat_dev%d\n",
-			ctl_data->device_id);
-		adf_dev_down(accel_dev);
-	}
-out:
-	kfree(ctl_data);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int adf_ctl_ioctl_get_num_devices(struct file *fp, unsigned int cmd,
-					 unsigned long arg)
-{
-	u32 num_devices = 0;
-
-	adf_devmgr_get_num_dev(&num_devices);
-	if (copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &num_devices, sizeof(num_devices)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int adf_ctl_ioctl_get_status(struct file *fp, unsigned int cmd,
-				    unsigned long arg)
-{
-	struct adf_hw_device_data *hw_data;
-	struct adf_dev_status_info dev_info;
-	struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev;
-
-	if (copy_from_user(&dev_info, (void __user *)arg,
-			   sizeof(struct adf_dev_status_info))) {
-		pr_err("QAT: failed to copy from user.\n");
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
-
-	accel_dev = adf_devmgr_get_dev_by_id(dev_info.accel_id);
-	if (!accel_dev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	hw_data = accel_dev->hw_device;
-	dev_info.state = adf_dev_started(accel_dev) ? DEV_UP : DEV_DOWN;
-	dev_info.num_ae = hw_data->get_num_aes(hw_data);
-	dev_info.num_accel = hw_data->get_num_accels(hw_data);
-	dev_info.num_logical_accel = hw_data->num_logical_accel;
-	dev_info.banks_per_accel = hw_data->num_banks
-					/ hw_data->num_logical_accel;
-	strscpy(dev_info.name, hw_data->dev_class->name, sizeof(dev_info.name));
-	dev_info.instance_id = hw_data->instance_id;
-	dev_info.type = hw_data->dev_class->type;
-	dev_info.bus = accel_to_pci_dev(accel_dev)->bus->number;
-	dev_info.dev = PCI_SLOT(accel_to_pci_dev(accel_dev)->devfn);
-	dev_info.fun = PCI_FUNC(accel_to_pci_dev(accel_dev)->devfn);
-
-	if (copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &dev_info,
-			 sizeof(struct adf_dev_status_info))) {
-		dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev), "failed to copy status.\n");
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static long adf_ctl_ioctl(struct file *fp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&adf_ctl_lock))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case IOCTL_CONFIG_SYS_RESOURCE_PARAMETERS:
-		ret = adf_ctl_ioctl_dev_config(fp, cmd, arg);
-		break;
-
-	case IOCTL_STOP_ACCEL_DEV:
-		ret = adf_ctl_ioctl_dev_stop(fp, cmd, arg);
-		break;
-
-	case IOCTL_START_ACCEL_DEV:
-		ret = adf_ctl_ioctl_dev_start(fp, cmd, arg);
-		break;
-
-	case IOCTL_GET_NUM_DEVICES:
-		ret = adf_ctl_ioctl_get_num_devices(fp, cmd, arg);
-		break;
-
-	case IOCTL_STATUS_ACCEL_DEV:
-		ret = adf_ctl_ioctl_get_status(fp, cmd, arg);
-		break;
-	default:
-		pr_err_ratelimited("QAT: Invalid ioctl %d\n", cmd);
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-		break;
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&adf_ctl_lock);
-	return ret;
-}
 
 static int __init adf_register_ctl_device_driver(void)
 {
-	if (adf_chr_drv_create())
-		goto err_chr_dev;
-
 	if (adf_init_misc_wq())
 		goto err_misc_wq;
 
@@ -437,15 +40,11 @@ err_pf_wq:
 err_aer:
 	adf_exit_misc_wq();
 err_misc_wq:
-	adf_chr_drv_destroy();
-err_chr_dev:
-	mutex_destroy(&adf_ctl_lock);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
 static void __exit adf_unregister_ctl_device_driver(void)
 {
-	adf_chr_drv_destroy();
 	adf_exit_misc_wq();
 	adf_exit_aer();
 	adf_exit_vf_wq();
@@ -453,7 +52,6 @@ static void __exit adf_unregister_ctl_device_driver(void)
 	qat_crypto_unregister();
 	qat_compression_unregister();
 	adf_clean_vf_map(false);
-	mutex_destroy(&adf_ctl_lock);
 }
 
 module_init(adf_register_ctl_device_driver);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_dev_mgr.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_dev_mgr.c
index 34b9f7731c782..81dd22d2083ff 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_dev_mgr.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_dev_mgr.c
@@ -45,19 +45,6 @@ static struct vf_id_map *adf_find_vf(u32 bdf)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int adf_get_vf_real_id(u32 fake)
-{
-	struct list_head *itr;
-
-	list_for_each(itr, &vfs_table) {
-		struct vf_id_map *ptr =
-			list_entry(itr, struct vf_id_map, list);
-		if (ptr->fake_id == fake)
-			return ptr->id;
-	}
-	return -1;
-}
-
 /**
  * adf_clean_vf_map() - Cleans VF id mappings
  * @vf: flag indicating whether mappings is cleaned
@@ -304,63 +291,6 @@ struct adf_accel_dev *adf_devmgr_pci_to_accel_dev(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(adf_devmgr_pci_to_accel_dev);
 
-struct adf_accel_dev *adf_devmgr_get_dev_by_id(u32 id)
-{
-	struct list_head *itr;
-	int real_id;
-
-	mutex_lock(&table_lock);
-	real_id = adf_get_vf_real_id(id);
-	if (real_id < 0)
-		goto unlock;
-
-	id = real_id;
-
-	list_for_each(itr, &accel_table) {
-		struct adf_accel_dev *ptr =
-				list_entry(itr, struct adf_accel_dev, list);
-		if (ptr->accel_id == id) {
-			mutex_unlock(&table_lock);
-			return ptr;
-		}
-	}
-unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&table_lock);
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-int adf_devmgr_verify_id(u32 id)
-{
-	if (id == ADF_CFG_ALL_DEVICES)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (adf_devmgr_get_dev_by_id(id))
-		return 0;
-
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-
-static int adf_get_num_dettached_vfs(void)
-{
-	struct list_head *itr;
-	int vfs = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&table_lock);
-	list_for_each(itr, &vfs_table) {
-		struct vf_id_map *ptr =
-			list_entry(itr, struct vf_id_map, list);
-		if (ptr->bdf != ~0 && !ptr->attached)
-			vfs++;
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&table_lock);
-	return vfs;
-}
-
-void adf_devmgr_get_num_dev(u32 *num)
-{
-	*num = num_devices - adf_get_num_dettached_vfs();
-}
-
 /**
  * adf_dev_in_use() - Check whether accel_dev is currently in use
  * @accel_dev: Pointer to acceleration device.
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/firmware/samsung/exynos-acpm.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/firmware/samsung/exynos-acpm.c
index d3bd4bafe2811..b19f9a91a5ec7 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/firmware/samsung/exynos-acpm.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/firmware/samsung/exynos-acpm.c
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ struct acpm_queue {
  *
  * @cmd:	pointer to where the data shall be saved.
  * @n_cmd:	number of 32-bit commands.
- * @response:	true if the client expects the RX data.
+ * @rxcnt:	expected length of the response in 32-bit words.
  */
 struct acpm_rx_data {
 	u32 *cmd;
 	size_t n_cmd;
-	bool response;
+	size_t rxcnt;
 };
 
 #define ACPM_SEQNUM_MAX    64
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void acpm_get_saved_rx(struct acpm_chan *achan,
 	const struct acpm_rx_data *rx_data = &achan->rx_data[tx_seqnum - 1];
 	u32 rx_seqnum;
 
-	if (!rx_data->response)
+	if (!rx_data->rxcnt)
 		return;
 
 	rx_seqnum = FIELD_GET(ACPM_PROTOCOL_SEQNUM, rx_data->cmd[0]);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static int acpm_get_rx(struct acpm_chan *achan, const struct acpm_xfer *xfer)
 		seqnum = rx_seqnum - 1;
 		rx_data = &achan->rx_data[seqnum];
 
-		if (rx_data->response) {
+		if (rx_data->rxcnt) {
 			if (rx_seqnum == tx_seqnum) {
 				__ioread32_copy(xfer->rxd, addr,
 						xfer->rxlen / 4);
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static int acpm_get_rx(struct acpm_chan *achan, const struct acpm_xfer *xfer)
 				 * after the response is copied to the request.
 				 */
 				__ioread32_copy(rx_data->cmd, addr,
-						xfer->rxlen / 4);
+						rx_data->rxcnt);
 			}
 		} else {
 			clear_bit(seqnum, achan->bitmap_seqnum);
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ static void acpm_prepare_xfer(struct acpm_chan *achan,
 	/* Clear data for upcoming responses */
 	rx_data = &achan->rx_data[achan->seqnum - 1];
 	memset(rx_data->cmd, 0, sizeof(*rx_data->cmd) * rx_data->n_cmd);
-	if (xfer->rxd)
-		rx_data->response = true;
+	/* zero means no response expected */
+	rx_data->rxcnt = xfer->rxlen / 4;
 
 	/* Flag the index based on seqnum. (seqnum: 1~63, bitmap: 0~62) */
 	set_bit(achan->seqnum - 1, achan->bitmap_seqnum);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
index 62795f6cbb001..8b409a3d41f04 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static void kvp_send_key(struct work_struct *dummy);
 static void kvp_respond_to_host(struct hv_kvp_msg *msg, int error);
 static void kvp_timeout_func(struct work_struct *dummy);
 static void kvp_host_handshake_func(struct work_struct *dummy);
-static void kvp_register(int);
+static int kvp_register(int);
 
 static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(kvp_timeout_work, kvp_timeout_func);
 static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(kvp_host_handshake_work, kvp_host_handshake_func);
@@ -127,24 +127,26 @@ static void kvp_register_done(void)
 	hv_poll_channel(kvp_transaction.recv_channel, kvp_poll_wrapper);
 }
 
-static void
+static int
 kvp_register(int reg_value)
 {
 
 	struct hv_kvp_msg *kvp_msg;
 	char *version;
+	int ret;
 
 	kvp_msg = kzalloc(sizeof(*kvp_msg), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!kvp_msg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (kvp_msg) {
-		version = kvp_msg->body.kvp_register.version;
-		kvp_msg->kvp_hdr.operation = reg_value;
-		strcpy(version, HV_DRV_VERSION);
+	version = kvp_msg->body.kvp_register.version;
+	kvp_msg->kvp_hdr.operation = reg_value;
+	strcpy(version, HV_DRV_VERSION);
 
-		hvutil_transport_send(hvt, kvp_msg, sizeof(*kvp_msg),
-				      kvp_register_done);
-		kfree(kvp_msg);
-	}
+	ret = hvutil_transport_send(hvt, kvp_msg, sizeof(*kvp_msg),
+				    kvp_register_done);
+	kfree(kvp_msg);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void kvp_timeout_func(struct work_struct *dummy)
@@ -186,9 +188,8 @@ static int kvp_handle_handshake(struct hv_kvp_msg *msg)
 	 */
 	pr_debug("KVP: userspace daemon ver. %d connected\n",
 		 msg->kvp_hdr.operation);
-	kvp_register(dm_reg_value);
 
-	return 0;
+	return kvp_register(dm_reg_value);
 }
 
 
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index 8a090e2a28f92..137cf82e2292e 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -2291,8 +2291,8 @@ static acpi_status vmbus_walk_resources(struct acpi_resource *res, void *ctx)
 		return AE_NO_MEMORY;
 
 	/* If this range overlaps the virtual TPM, truncate it. */
-	if (end > VTPM_BASE_ADDRESS && start < VTPM_BASE_ADDRESS)
-		end = VTPM_BASE_ADDRESS;
+	if (end >= VTPM_BASE_ADDRESS && start < VTPM_BASE_ADDRESS)
+		end = VTPM_BASE_ADDRESS - 1;
 
 	new_res->name = "hyperv mmio";
 	new_res->flags = IORESOURCE_MEM;
@@ -2359,6 +2359,7 @@ static void vmbus_mmio_remove(void)
 static void __maybe_unused vmbus_reserve_fb(void)
 {
 	resource_size_t start = 0, size;
+	resource_size_t low_mmio_base;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;
 
 	if (efi_enabled(EFI_BOOT)) {
@@ -2366,6 +2367,24 @@ static void __maybe_unused vmbus_reserve_fb(void)
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SYSFB)) {
 			start = screen_info.lfb_base;
 			size = max_t(__u32, screen_info.lfb_size, 0x800000);
+
+			low_mmio_base = hyperv_mmio->start;
+			if (!low_mmio_base || upper_32_bits(low_mmio_base) ||
+			    (start && start < low_mmio_base)) {
+				pr_warn("Unexpected low mmio base %pa\n", &low_mmio_base);
+			} else {
+				/*
+				 * If the kdump/kexec or CVM kernel's lfb_base
+				 * is 0, fall back to the low mmio base.
+				 */
+				if (!start)
+					start = low_mmio_base;
+				/*
+				 * Reserve half of the space below 4GB for high
+				 * resolutions, but cap the reservation to 128MB.
+				 */
+				size = min((SZ_4G - start) / 2, SZ_128M);
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		/* Gen1 VM: get FB base from PCI */
@@ -2386,8 +2405,10 @@ static void __maybe_unused vmbus_reserve_fb(void)
 		pci_dev_put(pdev);
 	}
 
-	if (!start)
+	if (!start) {
+		pr_warn("Unexpected framebuffer mmio base of zero\n");
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Make a claim for the frame buffer in the resource tree under the
@@ -2397,6 +2418,8 @@ static void __maybe_unused vmbus_reserve_fb(void)
 	 */
 	for (; !fb_mmio && (size >= 0x100000); size >>= 1)
 		fb_mmio = __request_region(hyperv_mmio, start, size, fb_mmio_name, 0);
+
+	pr_info("hv_mmio=%pR,%pR fb=%pR\n", hyperv_mmio, hyperv_mmio->sibling, fb_mmio);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/i2c/i2c-stub.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/i2c/i2c-stub.c
index 09e7b7bf4c5f7..a6e2ce4360ca5 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/i2c/i2c-stub.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/i2c/i2c-stub.c
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@ static s32 stub_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, u16 addr, unsigned short flags,
 		 * We ignore banks here, because banked chips don't use I2C
 		 * block transfers
 		 */
+		if (data->block[0] == 0 ||
+		    data->block[0] > I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
 		if (data->block[0] > 256 - command)	/* Avoid overrun */
 			data->block[0] = 256 - command;
 		len = data->block[0];
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads1298.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads1298.c
index ae30b47e45142..731792f06993a 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads1298.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads1298.c
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ static const u8 ads1298_pga_settings[] = { 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12 };
 static int ads1298_get_scale(struct ads1298_private *priv,
 			     int channel, int *val, int *val2)
 {
+	unsigned int pga_idx;
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int regval;
 	u8 gain;
@@ -302,7 +303,11 @@ static int ads1298_get_scale(struct ads1298_private *priv,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	gain = ads1298_pga_settings[FIELD_GET(ADS1298_MASK_CH_PGA, regval)];
+	pga_idx = FIELD_GET(ADS1298_MASK_CH_PGA, regval);
+	if (pga_idx >= ARRAY_SIZE(ads1298_pga_settings))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	gain = ads1298_pga_settings[pga_idx];
 	*val /= gain; /* Full scale is VREF / gain */
 
 	*val2 = ADS1298_BITS_PER_SAMPLE - 1; /* Signed, hence the -1 */
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/iio/light/veml6075.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/iio/light/veml6075.c
index edbb434070543..f7eb159e5cb40 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/iio/light/veml6075.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/iio/light/veml6075.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec veml6075_channels[] = {
 
 static int veml6075_request_measurement(struct veml6075_data *data)
 {
-	int ret, conf, int_time;
+	int ret, conf, int_time, int_index;
 
 	ret = regmap_read(data->regmap, VEML6075_CMD_CONF, &conf);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ static int veml6075_request_measurement(struct veml6075_data *data)
 	 * time for all possible configurations. Using a 1.50 factor simplifies
 	 * operations and ensures reliability under all circumstances.
 	 */
-	int_time = veml6075_it_ms[FIELD_GET(VEML6075_CONF_IT, conf)];
+	int_index = FIELD_GET(VEML6075_CONF_IT, conf);
+	if (int_index >= ARRAY_SIZE(veml6075_it_ms))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	int_time = veml6075_it_ms[int_index];
 	msleep(int_time + (int_time / 2));
 
 	/* shutdown again, data registers are still accessible */
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
index ff91511bd3389..c1645de495a72 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
@@ -4350,7 +4350,7 @@ int bnxt_re_alloc_ucontext(struct ib_ucontext *ctx, struct ib_udata *udata)
 
 	uctx->rdev = rdev;
 
-	uctx->shpg = (void *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	uctx->shpg = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!uctx->shpg) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail;
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c
index 7dad97881fdb0..00ae52dbc96e2 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ static int vidtv_mux_pid_ctx_init(struct vidtv_mux *m)
 	/* add a ctx for all PMT sections */
 	while (p) {
 		pid = vidtv_psi_get_pat_program_pid(p);
-		vidtv_mux_create_pid_ctx_once(m, pid);
+		if (!vidtv_mux_create_pid_ctx_once(m, pid))
+			goto free;
 		p = p->next;
 	}
 
@@ -170,6 +171,9 @@ static u32 vidtv_mux_push_si(struct vidtv_mux *m)
 	nit_ctx = vidtv_mux_get_pid_ctx(m, VIDTV_NIT_PID);
 	eit_ctx = vidtv_mux_get_pid_ctx(m, VIDTV_EIT_PID);
 
+	if (!pat_ctx || !sdt_ctx || !nit_ctx || !eit_ctx)
+		return 0;
+
 	pat_args.offset             = m->mux_buf_offset;
 	pat_args.continuity_counter = &pat_ctx->cc;
 
@@ -186,6 +190,8 @@ static u32 vidtv_mux_push_si(struct vidtv_mux *m)
 		}
 
 		pmt_ctx = vidtv_mux_get_pid_ctx(m, pmt_pid);
+		if (!pmt_ctx)
+			continue;
 
 		pmt_args.offset             = m->mux_buf_offset;
 		pmt_args.pmt                = m->si.pmt_secs[i];
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c
index ba8763cac9d9e..3a132633c066e 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ static void rmnet_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 	ep = rmnet_get_endpoint(real_port, mux_id);
 	if (ep) {
 		hlist_del_init_rcu(&ep->hlnode);
-		rmnet_vnd_dellink(mux_id, real_port, ep);
-		kfree(ep);
+		real_port->nr_rmnet_devs--;
+		kfree_rcu(ep, rcu);
 	}
 
 	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(real_dev, dev);
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ static void rmnet_force_unassociate_device(struct net_device *real_dev)
 		hash_for_each_safe(port->muxed_ep, bkt_ep, tmp_ep, ep, hlnode) {
 			unregister_netdevice_queue(ep->egress_dev, &list);
 			netdev_upper_dev_unlink(real_dev, ep->egress_dev);
-			rmnet_vnd_dellink(ep->mux_id, port, ep);
 			hlist_del_init_rcu(&ep->hlnode);
-			kfree(ep);
+			port->nr_rmnet_devs--;
+			kfree_rcu(ep, rcu);
 		}
 		rmnet_unregister_real_device(real_dev);
 		unregister_netdevice_many(&list);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.h linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.h
index ed112d51ac5a7..f50fae1c6bdd5 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.h
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct rmnet_endpoint {
 	u8 mux_id;
 	struct net_device *egress_dev;
 	struct hlist_node hlnode;
+	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
 struct rmnet_egress_agg_params {
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 41b270a486308..1ceedd74e4290 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -7760,7 +7760,7 @@ int stmmac_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	u32 chan;
 
 	if (!ndev || !netif_running(ndev))
-		return 0;
+		goto suspend_bsp;
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
@@ -7803,6 +7803,7 @@ int stmmac_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	if (stmmac_fpe_supported(priv))
 		ethtool_mmsv_stop(&priv->fpe_cfg.mmsv);
 
+suspend_bsp:
 	if (priv->plat->suspend)
 		return priv->plat->suspend(dev, priv->plat->bsp_priv);
 
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/net/net_failover.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/net/net_failover.c
index 5b50d9186f121..cd16b3dd7720a 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/net/net_failover.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/net/net_failover.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ static int net_failover_slave_register(struct net_device *slave_dev,
 
 	/* Align MTU of slave with failover dev */
 	orig_mtu = slave_dev->mtu;
-	err = dev_set_mtu(slave_dev, failover_dev->mtu);
+	err = netif_set_mtu(slave_dev, failover_dev->mtu);
 	if (err) {
 		netdev_err(failover_dev, "unable to change mtu of %s to %u register failed\n",
 			   slave_dev->name, failover_dev->mtu);
@@ -512,11 +512,11 @@ static int net_failover_slave_register(struct net_device *slave_dev,
 	dev_hold(slave_dev);
 
 	if (netif_running(failover_dev)) {
-		err = dev_open(slave_dev, NULL);
+		err = netif_open(slave_dev, NULL);
 		if (err && (err != -EBUSY)) {
 			netdev_err(failover_dev, "Opening slave %s failed err:%d\n",
 				   slave_dev->name, err);
-			goto err_dev_open;
+			goto err_netif_open;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -562,10 +562,10 @@ static int net_failover_slave_register(struct net_device *slave_dev,
 err_vlan_add:
 	dev_uc_unsync(slave_dev, failover_dev);
 	dev_mc_unsync(slave_dev, failover_dev);
-	dev_close(slave_dev);
-err_dev_open:
+	netif_close(slave_dev);
+err_netif_open:
 	dev_put(slave_dev);
-	dev_set_mtu(slave_dev, orig_mtu);
+	netif_set_mtu(slave_dev, orig_mtu);
 done:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/regulator/core.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 765bd1b5deb3a..761a3f9058593 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -2159,8 +2159,16 @@ static int regulator_resolve_supply(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 	if (rdev->use_count) {
 		ret = regulator_enable(rdev->supply);
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			_regulator_put(rdev->supply);
+			struct regulator *supply;
+
+			regulator_lock_two(rdev, rdev->supply->rdev, &ww_ctx);
+
+			supply = rdev->supply;
 			rdev->supply = NULL;
+
+			regulator_unlock_two(rdev, supply->rdev, &ww_ctx);
+
+			regulator_put(supply);
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
index 337fa3261ac7c..a34817a4428c9 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
@@ -896,12 +896,9 @@ static void qcom_geni_serial_handle_rx_dma(struct uart_port *uport, bool drop)
 	port->rx_dma_addr = 0;
 
 	rx_in = readl(uport->membase + SE_DMA_RX_LEN_IN);
-	if (!rx_in) {
-		dev_warn(uport->dev, "serial engine reports 0 RX bytes in!\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (!drop)
+	if (!rx_in)
+		dev_warn_ratelimited(uport->dev, "serial engine reports 0 RX bytes in!\n");
+	else if (!drop)
 		handle_rx_uart(uport, rx_in);
 
 	ret = geni_se_rx_dma_prep(&port->se, port->rx_buf,
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
index c814644ef4ee6..60b12d40724c8 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ vcs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 	}
 	*ppos += written;
 	ret = written;
-	if (written)
+	if (written && vc)
 		vcs_scr_updated(vc);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/fuse/dev.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 8bd6cf17355f6..527f60f7ad7be 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -1037,6 +1037,10 @@ static int fuse_try_move_folio(struct fuse_copy_state *cs, struct folio **foliop
 	if (WARN_ON(folio_test_mlocked(oldfolio)))
 		goto out_fallback_unlock;
 
+	err = lock_request(cs->req);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_fallback_unlock;
+
 	replace_page_cache_folio(oldfolio, newfolio);
 
 	folio_get(newfolio);
@@ -1050,20 +1054,7 @@ static int fuse_try_move_folio(struct fuse_copy_state *cs, struct folio **foliop
 	 */
 	pipe_buf_release(cs->pipe, buf);
 
-	err = 0;
-	spin_lock(&cs->req->waitq.lock);
-	if (test_bit(FR_ABORTED, &cs->req->flags))
-		err = -ENOENT;
-	else
-		*foliop = newfolio;
-	spin_unlock(&cs->req->waitq.lock);
-
-	if (err) {
-		folio_unlock(newfolio);
-		folio_put(newfolio);
-		goto out_put_old;
-	}
-
+	*foliop = newfolio;
 	folio_unlock(oldfolio);
 	/* Drop ref for ap->pages[] array */
 	folio_put(oldfolio);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/fuse/file.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/fuse/file.c
index 7821781245121..79d1b502e7319 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -374,8 +374,14 @@ void fuse_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct fuse_file *ff,
 	 * aio and closes the fd before the aio completes.  Since aio takes its
 	 * own ref to the file, the IO completion has to drop the ref, which is
 	 * how the fuse server can end up closing its clients' files.
+	 *
+	 * Exception is virtio-fs, which is not affected by the above (server is
+	 * on host, cannot close open files in guest).  Virtio-fs needs sync
+	 * release, because the num_waiting mechanism to wait for all requests
+	 * before commencing with fs shutdown doesn't work if submounts are
+	 * used.
 	 */
-	fuse_file_put(ff, false);
+	fuse_file_put(ff, ff->fm->fc->auto_submounts);
 }
 
 void fuse_release_common(struct file *file, bool isdir)
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/nfsd/export.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/nfsd/export.c
index 18933ca407bef..2a1499f2ad196 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -36,30 +36,19 @@
  * second map contains a reference to the entry in the first map.
  */
 
-static struct workqueue_struct *nfsd_export_wq;
-
 #define	EXPKEY_HASHBITS		8
 #define	EXPKEY_HASHMAX		(1 << EXPKEY_HASHBITS)
 #define	EXPKEY_HASHMASK		(EXPKEY_HASHMAX -1)
 
-static void expkey_release(struct work_struct *work)
+static void expkey_put(struct kref *ref)
 {
-	struct svc_expkey *key = container_of(to_rcu_work(work),
-					      struct svc_expkey, ek_rwork);
+	struct svc_expkey *key = container_of(ref, struct svc_expkey, h.ref);
 
 	if (test_bit(CACHE_VALID, &key->h.flags) &&
 	    !test_bit(CACHE_NEGATIVE, &key->h.flags))
 		path_put(&key->ek_path);
 	auth_domain_put(key->ek_client);
-	kfree(key);
-}
-
-static void expkey_put(struct kref *ref)
-{
-	struct svc_expkey *key = container_of(ref, struct svc_expkey, h.ref);
-
-	INIT_RCU_WORK(&key->ek_rwork, expkey_release);
-	queue_rcu_work(nfsd_export_wq, &key->ek_rwork);
+	kfree_rcu(key, ek_rcu);
 }
 
 static int expkey_upcall(struct cache_detail *cd, struct cache_head *h)
@@ -364,13 +353,11 @@ static void export_stats_destroy(struct export_stats *stats)
 					    EXP_STATS_COUNTERS_NUM);
 }
 
-static void svc_export_release(struct work_struct *work)
+static void svc_export_release(struct rcu_head *rcu_head)
 {
-	struct svc_export *exp = container_of(to_rcu_work(work),
-					      struct svc_export, ex_rwork);
+	struct svc_export *exp = container_of(rcu_head, struct svc_export,
+			ex_rcu);
 
-	path_put(&exp->ex_path);
-	auth_domain_put(exp->ex_client);
 	nfsd4_fslocs_free(&exp->ex_fslocs);
 	export_stats_destroy(exp->ex_stats);
 	kfree(exp->ex_stats);
@@ -382,8 +369,9 @@ static void svc_export_put(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct svc_export *exp = container_of(ref, struct svc_export, h.ref);
 
-	INIT_RCU_WORK(&exp->ex_rwork, svc_export_release);
-	queue_rcu_work(nfsd_export_wq, &exp->ex_rwork);
+	path_put(&exp->ex_path);
+	auth_domain_put(exp->ex_client);
+	call_rcu(&exp->ex_rcu, svc_export_release);
 }
 
 static int svc_export_upcall(struct cache_detail *cd, struct cache_head *h)
@@ -1490,36 +1478,6 @@ const struct seq_operations nfs_exports_op = {
 	.show	= e_show,
 };
 
-/**
- * nfsd_export_wq_init - allocate the export release workqueue
- *
- * Called once at module load. The workqueue runs deferred svc_export and
- * svc_expkey release work scheduled by queue_rcu_work() in the cache put
- * callbacks.
- *
- * Return values:
- *   %0: workqueue allocated
- *   %-ENOMEM: allocation failed
- */
-int nfsd_export_wq_init(void)
-{
-	nfsd_export_wq = alloc_workqueue("nfsd_export", WQ_UNBOUND, 0);
-	if (!nfsd_export_wq)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * nfsd_export_wq_shutdown - drain and free the export release workqueue
- *
- * Called once at module unload. Per-namespace teardown in
- * nfsd_export_shutdown() has already drained all deferred work.
- */
-void nfsd_export_wq_shutdown(void)
-{
-	destroy_workqueue(nfsd_export_wq);
-}
-
 /*
  * Initialize the exports module.
  */
@@ -1581,9 +1539,6 @@ nfsd_export_shutdown(struct net *net)
 
 	cache_unregister_net(nn->svc_expkey_cache, net);
 	cache_unregister_net(nn->svc_export_cache, net);
-	/* Drain deferred export and expkey release work. */
-	rcu_barrier();
-	flush_workqueue(nfsd_export_wq);
 	cache_destroy_net(nn->svc_expkey_cache, net);
 	cache_destroy_net(nn->svc_export_cache, net);
 	svcauth_unix_purge(net);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/nfsd/export.h linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/nfsd/export.h
index b053993745749..d2b09cd761453 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/nfsd/export.h
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/nfsd/export.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/sunrpc/cache.h>
 #include <linux/percpu_counter.h>
-#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/nfsd/export.h>
 #include <linux/nfs4.h>
 
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ struct svc_export {
 	u32			ex_layout_types;
 	struct nfsd4_deviceid_map *ex_devid_map;
 	struct cache_detail	*cd;
-	struct rcu_work		ex_rwork;
+	struct rcu_head		ex_rcu;
 	unsigned long		ex_xprtsec_modes;
 	struct export_stats	*ex_stats;
 };
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ struct svc_expkey {
 	u32			ek_fsid[6];
 
 	struct path		ek_path;
-	struct rcu_work		ek_rwork;
+	struct rcu_head		ek_rcu;
 };
 
 #define EX_ISSYNC(exp)		(!((exp)->ex_flags & NFSEXP_ASYNC))
@@ -111,8 +110,6 @@ __be32 check_nfsd_access(struct svc_export *exp, struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 /*
  * Function declarations
  */
-int			nfsd_export_wq_init(void);
-void			nfsd_export_wq_shutdown(void);
 int			nfsd_export_init(struct net *);
 void			nfsd_export_shutdown(struct net *);
 void			nfsd_export_flush(struct net *);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 4ed19d81577b6..1da5c40d6722a 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -2262,12 +2262,9 @@ static int __init init_nfsd(void)
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_free_pnfs;
 	nfsd_lockd_init();	/* lockd->nfsd callbacks */
-	retval = nfsd_export_wq_init();
-	if (retval)
-		goto out_free_lockd;
 	retval = register_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free_export_wq;
+		goto out_free_lockd;
 	retval = register_cld_notifier();
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_free_subsys;
@@ -2296,8 +2293,6 @@ out_free_cld:
 	unregister_cld_notifier();
 out_free_subsys:
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
-out_free_export_wq:
-	nfsd_export_wq_shutdown();
 out_free_lockd:
 	nfsd_lockd_shutdown();
 	nfsd_drc_slab_free();
@@ -2318,7 +2313,6 @@ static void __exit exit_nfsd(void)
 	nfsd4_destroy_laundry_wq();
 	unregister_cld_notifier();
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nfsd_net_ops);
-	nfsd_export_wq_shutdown();
 	nfsd_drc_slab_free();
 	nfsd_lockd_shutdown();
 	nfsd4_free_slabs();
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/proc/task_mmu.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index b490245ff9be7..4c5adfd4fc1f1 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -1159,6 +1159,7 @@ static void show_smap_vma_flags(struct seq_file *m, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		[ilog2(VM_MAYSHARE)]	= "ms",
 		[ilog2(VM_GROWSDOWN)]	= "gd",
 		[ilog2(VM_PFNMAP)]	= "pf",
+		[ilog2(VM_MAYBE_GUARD)]	= "gu",
 		[ilog2(VM_LOCKED)]	= "lo",
 		[ilog2(VM_IO)]		= "io",
 		[ilog2(VM_SEQ_READ)]	= "sr",
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index c21bca5a34c4e..c012c5a93cc61 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -613,6 +613,11 @@ int smb2_check_user_session(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 					sess_id, work->sess->id);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+		if (work->sess->state != SMB2_SESSION_VALID) {
+			pr_err("compound request on a non-valid session (state %d)\n",
+					work->sess->state);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		return 1;
 	}
 
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/include/linux/mm.h linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/include/linux/mm.h
index d905cf528b23c..92ba2489f2374 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/include/linux/mm.h
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ extern struct rw_semaphore nommu_region_sem;
 extern unsigned int kobjsize(const void *objp);
 #endif
 
+#define VM_MAYBE_GUARD_BIT 11
+
 /*
  * vm_flags in vm_area_struct, see mm_types.h.
  * When changing, update also include/trace/events/mmflags.h
@@ -294,6 +296,7 @@ extern unsigned int kobjsize(const void *objp);
 #define VM_UFFD_MISSING	0
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 #define VM_PFNMAP	0x00000400	/* Page-ranges managed without "struct page", just pure PFN */
+#define VM_MAYBE_GUARD	BIT(VM_MAYBE_GUARD_BIT)	/* The VMA maybe contains guard regions. */
 #define VM_UFFD_WP	0x00001000	/* wrprotect pages tracking */
 
 #define VM_LOCKED	0x00002000
@@ -498,12 +501,72 @@ extern unsigned int kobjsize(const void *objp);
 /* This mask represents all the VMA flag bits used by mlock */
 #define VM_LOCKED_MASK	(VM_LOCKED | VM_LOCKONFAULT)
 
+/* These flags can be updated atomically via VMA/mmap read lock. */
+#define VM_ATOMIC_SET_ALLOWED VM_MAYBE_GUARD
+
 /* Arch-specific flags to clear when updating VM flags on protection change */
 #ifndef VM_ARCH_CLEAR
 # define VM_ARCH_CLEAR	VM_NONE
 #endif
 #define VM_FLAGS_CLEAR	(ARCH_VM_PKEY_FLAGS | VM_ARCH_CLEAR)
 
+/*
+ * Flags which should be 'sticky' on merge - that is, flags which, when one VMA
+ * possesses it but the other does not, the merged VMA should nonetheless have
+ * applied to it:
+ *
+ *   VM_SOFTDIRTY - if a VMA is marked soft-dirty, that is has not had its
+ *                  references cleared via /proc/$pid/clear_refs, any merged VMA
+ *                  should be considered soft-dirty also as it operates at a VMA
+ *                  granularity.
+ *
+ * VM_MAYBE_GUARD - If a VMA may have guard regions in place it implies that
+ *                  mapped page tables may contain metadata not described by the
+ *                  VMA and thus any merged VMA may also contain this metadata,
+ *                  and thus we must make this flag sticky.
+ */
+#define VM_STICKY (VM_SOFTDIRTY | VM_MAYBE_GUARD)
+
+/*
+ * VMA flags we ignore for the purposes of merge, i.e. one VMA possessing one
+ * of these flags and the other not does not preclude a merge.
+ *
+ *    VM_STICKY - When merging VMAs, VMA flags must match, unless they are
+ *                'sticky'. If any sticky flags exist in either VMA, we simply
+ *                set all of them on the merged VMA.
+ */
+#define VM_IGNORE_MERGE VM_STICKY
+
+/*
+ * Flags which should result in page tables being copied on fork. These are
+ * flags which indicate that the VMA maps page tables which cannot be
+ * reconsistuted upon page fault, so necessitate page table copying upon fork.
+ *
+ * Note that these flags should be compared with the DESTINATION VMA not the
+ * source, as VM_UFFD_WP may not be propagated to destination, while all other
+ * flags will be.
+ *
+ * VM_PFNMAP / VM_MIXEDMAP - These contain kernel-mapped data which cannot be
+ *                           reasonably reconstructed on page fault.
+ *
+ *              VM_UFFD_WP - Encodes metadata about an installed uffd
+ *                           write protect handler, which cannot be
+ *                           reconstructed on page fault.
+ *
+ *                           We always copy pgtables when dst_vma has uffd-wp
+ *                           enabled even if it's file-backed
+ *                           (e.g. shmem). Because when uffd-wp is enabled,
+ *                           pgtable contains uffd-wp protection information,
+ *                           that's something we can't retrieve from page cache,
+ *                           and skip copying will lose those info.
+ *
+ *          VM_MAYBE_GUARD - Could contain page guard region markers which
+ *                           by design are a property of the page tables
+ *                           only and thus cannot be reconstructed on page
+ *                           fault.
+ */
+#define VM_COPY_ON_FORK (VM_PFNMAP | VM_MIXEDMAP | VM_UFFD_WP | VM_MAYBE_GUARD)
+
 /*
  * mapping from the currently active vm_flags protection bits (the
  * low four bits) to a page protection mask..
@@ -840,6 +903,47 @@ static inline void vm_flags_mod(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	__vm_flags_mod(vma, set, clear);
 }
 
+static inline bool __vma_flag_atomic_valid(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+				       int bit)
+{
+	const vm_flags_t mask = BIT(bit);
+
+	/* Only specific flags are permitted */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(mask & VM_ATOMIC_SET_ALLOWED)))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Set VMA flag atomically. Requires only VMA/mmap read lock. Only specific
+ * valid flags are allowed to do this.
+ */
+static inline void vma_flag_set_atomic(struct vm_area_struct *vma, int bit)
+{
+	/* mmap read lock/VMA read lock must be held. */
+	if (!rwsem_is_locked(&vma->vm_mm->mmap_lock))
+		vma_assert_locked(vma);
+
+	if (__vma_flag_atomic_valid(vma, bit))
+		set_bit(bit, &ACCESS_PRIVATE(vma, __vm_flags));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test for VMA flag atomically. Requires no locks. Only specific valid flags
+ * are allowed to do this.
+ *
+ * This is necessarily racey, so callers must ensure that serialisation is
+ * achieved through some other means, or that races are permissible.
+ */
+static inline bool vma_flag_test_atomic(struct vm_area_struct *vma, int bit)
+{
+	if (__vma_flag_atomic_valid(vma, bit))
+		return test_bit(bit, &vma->vm_flags);
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline void vma_set_anonymous(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
 	vma->vm_ops = NULL;
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/include/net/rose.h linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/include/net/rose.h
index 2b5491bbf39ab..95d1f9c582dcc 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/include/net/rose.h
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/include/net/rose.h
@@ -160,6 +160,18 @@ static inline void rose_neigh_hold(struct rose_neigh *rose_neigh)
 static inline void rose_neigh_put(struct rose_neigh *rose_neigh)
 {
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&rose_neigh->use)) {
+		/* We are dropping the last reference, so we are about to free the
+		 * neighbour.  Its timers may still be armed -- t0timer in particular
+		 * re-arms itself in rose_t0timer_expiry().  rose_remove_neigh()
+		 * cancels them before its own put, but callers that drop the final
+		 * reference without first calling rose_remove_neigh() (the socket
+		 * heartbeat reaping path) would otherwise kfree() a neighbour with a
+		 * live timer -> use-after-free.  timer_delete_sync() (not the async
+		 * variant) is required: it waits out a concurrently running handler
+		 * and loops until the self-rearming timer stays stopped.
+		 */
+		timer_delete_sync(&rose_neigh->ftimer);
+		timer_delete_sync(&rose_neigh->t0timer);
 		if (rose_neigh->ax25)
 			ax25_cb_put(rose_neigh->ax25);
 		kfree(rose_neigh->digipeat);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/include/trace/events/mmflags.h linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/include/trace/events/mmflags.h
index aa441f593e9a6..a6e5a44c9b429 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/include/trace/events/mmflags.h
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/include/trace/events/mmflags.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ IF_HAVE_PG_ARCH_3(arch_3)
 	{VM_UFFD_MISSING,		"uffd_missing"	},		\
 IF_HAVE_UFFD_MINOR(VM_UFFD_MINOR,	"uffd_minor"	)		\
 	{VM_PFNMAP,			"pfnmap"	},		\
+	{VM_MAYBE_GUARD,		"maybe_guard"	},		\
 	{VM_UFFD_WP,			"uffd_wp"	},		\
 	{VM_LOCKED,			"locked"	},		\
 	{VM_IO,				"io"		},		\
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/io_uring/net.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/io_uring/net.c
index a46c7e8170402..3ab2bfca1bd5d 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/io_uring/net.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/io_uring/net.c
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ int io_socket(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 int io_connect_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 {
 	struct io_connect *conn = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_connect);
-	struct io_async_msghdr *io;
+	struct sockaddr_storage *addr;
 
 	if (sqe->len || sqe->buf_index || sqe->rw_flags || sqe->splice_fd_in)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1780,17 +1780,17 @@ int io_connect_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 	conn->addr_len =  READ_ONCE(sqe->addr2);
 	conn->in_progress = conn->seen_econnaborted = false;
 
-	io = io_msg_alloc_async(req);
-	if (unlikely(!io))
+	addr = io_uring_alloc_async_data(NULL, req);
+	if (unlikely(!addr))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	return move_addr_to_kernel(conn->addr, conn->addr_len, &io->addr);
+	return move_addr_to_kernel(conn->addr, conn->addr_len, addr);
 }
 
 int io_connect(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	struct io_connect *connect = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_connect);
-	struct io_async_msghdr *io = req->async_data;
+	struct sockaddr_storage *addr = req->async_data;
 	unsigned file_flags;
 	int ret;
 	bool force_nonblock = issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK;
@@ -1804,8 +1804,7 @@ int io_connect(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 
 	file_flags = force_nonblock ? O_NONBLOCK : 0;
 
-	ret = __sys_connect_file(req->file, &io->addr, connect->addr_len,
-				 file_flags);
+	ret = __sys_connect_file(req->file, addr, connect->addr_len, file_flags);
 	if ((ret == -EAGAIN || ret == -EINPROGRESS || ret == -ECONNABORTED)
 	    && force_nonblock) {
 		if (ret == -EINPROGRESS) {
@@ -1834,7 +1833,6 @@ get_sock_err:
 out:
 	if (ret < 0)
 		req_set_fail(req);
-	io_req_msg_cleanup(req, issue_flags);
 	io_req_set_res(req, ret, 0);
 	return IOU_COMPLETE;
 }
@@ -1844,15 +1842,15 @@ out:
  * which in turn end up in mnt_want_write() which will grab the fs
  * percpu start write sem. This can trigger a lockdep warning.
  */
-static int io_bind_file_create(const struct io_async_msghdr *io, int addr_len)
+static int io_bind_file_create(const struct sockaddr_storage *addr, int addr_len)
 {
 	const struct sockaddr_un *sun;
 
-	if (io->addr.ss_family != AF_UNIX)
+	if (addr->ss_family != AF_UNIX)
 		return 0;
 	if (addr_len <= offsetof(struct sockaddr_un, sun_path))
 		return 0;
-	sun = (const struct sockaddr_un *) &io->addr;
+	sun = (const struct sockaddr_un *) addr;
 	return sun->sun_path[0] != '\0';
 }
 
@@ -1860,7 +1858,7 @@ int io_bind_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 {
 	struct io_bind *bind = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_bind);
 	struct sockaddr __user *uaddr;
-	struct io_async_msghdr *io;
+	struct sockaddr_storage *addr;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (sqe->len || sqe->buf_index || sqe->rw_flags || sqe->splice_fd_in)
@@ -1869,21 +1867,23 @@ int io_bind_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 	uaddr = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr));
 	bind->addr_len =  READ_ONCE(sqe->addr2);
 
-	io = io_msg_alloc_async(req);
-	if (unlikely(!io))
+	addr = io_uring_alloc_async_data(NULL, req);
+	if (unlikely(!addr))
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	ret = move_addr_to_kernel(uaddr, bind->addr_len, &io->addr);
+
+	ret = move_addr_to_kernel(uaddr, bind->addr_len, addr);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;
-	if (io_bind_file_create(io, bind->addr_len))
+	if (io_bind_file_create(addr, bind->addr_len))
 		req->flags |= REQ_F_FORCE_ASYNC;
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
 int io_bind(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	struct io_bind *bind = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_bind);
-	struct io_async_msghdr *io = req->async_data;
+	struct sockaddr_storage *addr = req->async_data;
 	struct socket *sock;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1891,7 +1891,7 @@ int io_bind(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	if (unlikely(!sock))
 		return -ENOTSOCK;
 
-	ret = __sys_bind_socket(sock, &io->addr, bind->addr_len);
+	ret = __sys_bind_socket(sock, addr, bind->addr_len);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		req_set_fail(req);
 	io_req_set_res(req, ret, 0);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/io_uring/opdef.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/io_uring/opdef.c
index 932319633eac2..a57c820567f77 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/io_uring/opdef.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/io_uring/opdef.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ const struct io_issue_def io_issue_defs[] = {
 		.unbound_nonreg_file	= 1,
 		.pollout		= 1,
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET)
-		.async_size		= sizeof(struct io_async_msghdr),
+		.async_size		= sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage),
 		.prep			= io_connect_prep,
 		.issue			= io_connect,
 #else
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ const struct io_issue_def io_issue_defs[] = {
 		.needs_file		= 1,
 		.prep			= io_bind_prep,
 		.issue			= io_bind,
-		.async_size		= sizeof(struct io_async_msghdr),
+		.async_size		= sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage),
 #else
 		.prep			= io_eopnotsupp_prep,
 #endif
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/lib/debugobjects.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/lib/debugobjects.c
index e4b7f77ece3b4..17f116247bb42 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/lib/debugobjects.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/lib/debugobjects.c
@@ -711,6 +711,50 @@ static struct debug_obj *lookup_object_or_alloc(void *addr, struct debug_bucket
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline bool debug_objects_is_pi_blocked_on(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_RT_MUTEXES
+	return current->pi_blocked_on != NULL;
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline bool can_fill_pool(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * On !RT enabled kernels there are no restrictions and spinlock_t and
+	 * raw_spinlock_t are the same types.
+	 */
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
+		return true;
+
+	/*
+	 * On RT enabled kernels, the task must not be blocked on a lock as
+	 * that could corrupt the PI state when blocking on a lock in the
+	 * allocation path.
+	 */
+	if (debug_objects_is_pi_blocked_on())
+		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 * On RT enabled kernels the pool refill should happen in preemptible
+	 * context.
+	 */
+	if (preemptible())
+		return true;
+
+	/*
+	 * Though during system boot before scheduling is set up, preemption is
+	 * disabled and the pool can get exhausted. Before scheduling is active
+	 * a task cannot be blocked on a sleeping lock, but it might hold a lock
+	 * and if interrupted then hard interrupt context might run into a lock
+	 * inversion. So exclude hard interrupt context from allocations before
+	 * scheduling is active.
+	 */
+	return system_state < SYSTEM_SCHEDULING && !in_hardirq();
+}
+
 static void debug_objects_fill_pool(void)
 {
 	if (!static_branch_likely(&obj_cache_enabled))
@@ -725,19 +769,13 @@ static void debug_objects_fill_pool(void)
 	if (likely(!pool_should_refill(&pool_global)))
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * On RT enabled kernels the pool refill must happen in preemptible
-	 * context -- for !RT kernels we rely on the fact that spinlock_t and
-	 * raw_spinlock_t are basically the same type and this lock-type
-	 * inversion works just fine.
-	 */
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) || preemptible()) {
+	if (can_fill_pool()) {
 		/*
 		 * Annotate away the spinlock_t inside raw_spinlock_t warning
-		 * by temporarily raising the wait-type to WAIT_SLEEP, matching
-		 * the preemptible() condition above.
+		 * by temporarily raising the wait-type to LD_WAIT_CONFIG, matching
+		 * the preemptible() condition in can_fill_pool().
 		 */
-		static DEFINE_WAIT_OVERRIDE_MAP(fill_pool_map, LD_WAIT_SLEEP);
+		static DEFINE_WAIT_OVERRIDE_MAP(fill_pool_map, LD_WAIT_CONFIG);
 		lock_map_acquire_try(&fill_pool_map);
 		fill_pool();
 		lock_map_release(&fill_pool_map);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/khugepaged.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/khugepaged.c
index abe54f0043c73..3dcd884c844e8 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/khugepaged.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/khugepaged.c
@@ -1715,6 +1715,43 @@ drop_folio:
 	return result;
 }
 
+/* Can we retract page tables for this file-backed VMA? */
+static bool file_backed_vma_is_retractable(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Check vma->anon_vma to exclude MAP_PRIVATE mappings that
+	 * got written to. These VMAs are likely not worth removing
+	 * page tables from, as PMD-mapping is likely to be split later.
+	 */
+	if (READ_ONCE(vma->anon_vma))
+		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 * When a vma is registered with uffd-wp, we cannot recycle
+	 * the page table because there may be pte markers installed.
+	 * Other vmas can still have the same file mapped hugely, but
+	 * skip this one: it will always be mapped in small page size
+	 * for uffd-wp registered ranges.
+	 */
+	if (userfaultfd_wp(vma))
+		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the VMA contains guard regions then we can't collapse it.
+	 *
+	 * This is set atomically on guard marker installation under mmap/VMA
+	 * read lock, and here we may not hold any VMA or mmap lock at all.
+	 *
+	 * This is therefore serialised on the PTE page table lock, which is
+	 * obtained on guard region installation after the flag is set, so this
+	 * check being performed under this lock excludes races.
+	 */
+	if (vma_flag_test_atomic(vma, VM_MAYBE_GUARD_BIT))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void retract_page_tables(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t pgoff)
 {
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
@@ -1729,14 +1766,6 @@ static void retract_page_tables(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t pgoff)
 		spinlock_t *ptl;
 		bool success = false;
 
-		/*
-		 * Check vma->anon_vma to exclude MAP_PRIVATE mappings that
-		 * got written to. These VMAs are likely not worth removing
-		 * page tables from, as PMD-mapping is likely to be split later.
-		 */
-		if (READ_ONCE(vma->anon_vma))
-			continue;
-
 		addr = vma->vm_start + ((pgoff - vma->vm_pgoff) << PAGE_SHIFT);
 		if (addr & ~HPAGE_PMD_MASK ||
 		    vma->vm_end < addr + HPAGE_PMD_SIZE)
@@ -1748,14 +1777,8 @@ static void retract_page_tables(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t pgoff)
 
 		if (hpage_collapse_test_exit(mm))
 			continue;
-		/*
-		 * When a vma is registered with uffd-wp, we cannot recycle
-		 * the page table because there may be pte markers installed.
-		 * Other vmas can still have the same file mapped hugely, but
-		 * skip this one: it will always be mapped in small page size
-		 * for uffd-wp registered ranges.
-		 */
-		if (userfaultfd_wp(vma))
+
+		if (!file_backed_vma_is_retractable(vma))
 			continue;
 
 		/* PTEs were notified when unmapped; but now for the PMD? */
@@ -1782,15 +1805,15 @@ static void retract_page_tables(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t pgoff)
 			spin_lock_nested(ptl, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 
 		/*
-		 * Huge page lock is still held, so normally the page table
-		 * must remain empty; and we have already skipped anon_vma
-		 * and userfaultfd_wp() vmas.  But since the mmap_lock is not
-		 * held, it is still possible for a racing userfaultfd_ioctl()
-		 * to have inserted ptes or markers.  Now that we hold ptlock,
-		 * repeating the anon_vma check protects from one category,
-		 * and repeating the userfaultfd_wp() check from another.
+		 * Huge page lock is still held, so normally the page table must
+		 * remain empty; and we have already skipped anon_vma and
+		 * userfaultfd_wp() vmas.  But since the mmap_lock is not held,
+		 * it is still possible for a racing userfaultfd_ioctl() or
+		 * madvise() to have inserted ptes or markers.  Now that we hold
+		 * ptlock, repeating the retractable checks protects us from
+		 * races against the prior checks.
 		 */
-		if (likely(!vma->anon_vma && !userfaultfd_wp(vma))) {
+		if (likely(file_backed_vma_is_retractable(vma))) {
 			pgt_pmd = pmdp_collapse_flush(vma, addr, pmd);
 			pmdp_get_lockless_sync();
 			success = true;
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/madvise.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/madvise.c
index fb1c86e630b66..5dbe40be7c650 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/madvise.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/madvise.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int madvise_update_vma(vm_flags_t new_flags,
 			range->start, range->end, anon_name);
 	else
 		vma = vma_modify_flags(&vmi, madv_behavior->prev, vma,
-			range->start, range->end, new_flags);
+			range->start, range->end, &new_flags);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(vma))
 		return PTR_ERR(vma);
@@ -1141,15 +1141,21 @@ static long madvise_guard_install(struct madvise_behavior *madv_behavior)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
-	 * If we install guard markers, then the range is no longer
-	 * empty from a page table perspective and therefore it's
-	 * appropriate to have an anon_vma.
-	 *
-	 * This ensures that on fork, we copy page tables correctly.
+	 * Set atomically under read lock. All pertinent readers will need to
+	 * acquire an mmap/VMA write lock to read it. All remaining readers may
+	 * or may not see the flag set, but we don't care.
+	 */
+	vma_flag_set_atomic(vma, VM_MAYBE_GUARD_BIT);
+
+	/*
+	 * If anonymous and we are establishing page tables the VMA ought to
+	 * have an anon_vma associated with it.
 	 */
-	err = anon_vma_prepare(vma);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	if (vma_is_anonymous(vma)) {
+		err = anon_vma_prepare(vma);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Optimistically try to install the guard marker pages first. If any
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/memory.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/memory.c
index 42b733b785236..9b071e269d1ec 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/memory.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/memory.c
@@ -1480,17 +1480,15 @@ static bool
 vma_needs_copy(struct vm_area_struct *dst_vma, struct vm_area_struct *src_vma)
 {
 	/*
-	 * Always copy pgtables when dst_vma has uffd-wp enabled even if it's
-	 * file-backed (e.g. shmem). Because when uffd-wp is enabled, pgtable
-	 * contains uffd-wp protection information, that's something we can't
-	 * retrieve from page cache, and skip copying will lose those info.
+	 * We check against dst_vma as while sane VMA flags will have been
+	 * copied, VM_UFFD_WP may be set only on dst_vma.
 	 */
-	if (userfaultfd_wp(dst_vma))
+	if (dst_vma->vm_flags & VM_COPY_ON_FORK)
 		return true;
-
-	if (src_vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP | VM_MIXEDMAP))
-		return true;
-
+	/*
+	 * The presence of an anon_vma indicates an anonymous VMA has page
+	 * tables which naturally cannot be reconstituted on page fault.
+	 */
 	if (src_vma->anon_vma)
 		return true;
 
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/mlock.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/mlock.c
index f59c6d8d376ff..73551c71cebfc 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/mlock.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/mlock.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static int mlock_fixup(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		 */
 		goto out;
 
-	vma = vma_modify_flags(vmi, *prev, vma, start, end, newflags);
+	vma = vma_modify_flags(vmi, *prev, vma, start, end, &newflags);
 	if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
 		goto out;
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/mprotect.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/mprotect.c
index 988c366137d50..fa818cd582018 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/mprotect.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/mprotect.c
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ mprotect_fixup(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mmu_gather *tlb,
 		newflags &= ~VM_ACCOUNT;
 	}
 
-	vma = vma_modify_flags(vmi, *pprev, vma, start, end, newflags);
+	vma = vma_modify_flags(vmi, *pprev, vma, start, end, &newflags);
 	if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(vma);
 		goto fail;
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/mseal.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/mseal.c
index c561f0ea93e84..3d2f06046e90b 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/mseal.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/mseal.c
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ static int mseal_apply(struct mm_struct *mm,
 		const unsigned long curr_end = MIN(vma->vm_end, end);
 
 		if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_SEALED)) {
-			vma = vma_modify_flags(&vmi, prev, vma,
-					curr_start, curr_end,
-					vma->vm_flags | VM_SEALED);
+			vm_flags_t vm_flags = vma->vm_flags | VM_SEALED;
+
+			vma = vma_modify_flags(&vmi, prev, vma, curr_start,
+					       curr_end, &vm_flags);
 			if (IS_ERR(vma))
 				return PTR_ERR(vma);
 			vm_flags_set(vma, VM_SEALED);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/vma.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/vma.c
index eeb6a187c3d8b..30148e6af7751 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/vma.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/vma.c
@@ -82,15 +82,7 @@ static inline bool is_mergeable_vma(struct vma_merge_struct *vmg, bool merge_nex
 
 	if (!mpol_equal(vmg->policy, vma_policy(vma)))
 		return false;
-	/*
-	 * VM_SOFTDIRTY should not prevent from VMA merging, if we
-	 * match the flags but dirty bit -- the caller should mark
-	 * merged VMA as dirty. If dirty bit won't be excluded from
-	 * comparison, we increase pressure on the memory system forcing
-	 * the kernel to generate new VMAs when old one could be
-	 * extended instead.
-	 */
-	if ((vma->vm_flags ^ vmg->vm_flags) & ~VM_SOFTDIRTY)
+	if ((vma->vm_flags ^ vmg->vm_flags) & ~VM_IGNORE_MERGE)
 		return false;
 	if (vma->vm_file != vmg->file)
 		return false;
@@ -810,6 +802,7 @@ static bool can_merge_remove_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 static __must_check struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge_existing_range(
 		struct vma_merge_struct *vmg)
 {
+	vm_flags_t sticky_flags = vmg->vm_flags & VM_STICKY;
 	struct vm_area_struct *middle = vmg->middle;
 	struct vm_area_struct *prev = vmg->prev;
 	struct vm_area_struct *next;
@@ -904,11 +897,13 @@ static __must_check struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge_existing_range(
 	if (merge_right) {
 		vma_start_write(next);
 		vmg->target = next;
+		sticky_flags |= (next->vm_flags & VM_STICKY);
 	}
 
 	if (merge_left) {
 		vma_start_write(prev);
 		vmg->target = prev;
+		sticky_flags |= (prev->vm_flags & VM_STICKY);
 	}
 
 	if (merge_both) {
@@ -978,6 +973,7 @@ static __must_check struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge_existing_range(
 	if (err || commit_merge(vmg))
 		goto abort;
 
+	vm_flags_set(vmg->target, sticky_flags);
 	khugepaged_enter_vma(vmg->target, vmg->vm_flags);
 	vmg->state = VMA_MERGE_SUCCESS;
 	return vmg->target;
@@ -1156,14 +1152,20 @@ int vma_expand(struct vma_merge_struct *vmg)
 	struct vm_area_struct *target = vmg->target;
 	struct vm_area_struct *next = vmg->next;
 	int ret = 0;
+	vm_flags_t sticky_flags;
+
+	sticky_flags = vmg->vm_flags & VM_STICKY;
+	sticky_flags |= target->vm_flags & VM_STICKY;
 
 	VM_WARN_ON_VMG(!target, vmg);
 
 	mmap_assert_write_locked(vmg->mm);
 	vma_start_write(target);
 
-	if (next && target != next && vmg->end == next->vm_end)
+	if (next && target != next && vmg->end == next->vm_end) {
+		sticky_flags |= next->vm_flags & VM_STICKY;
 		remove_next = true;
+	}
 
 	/* We must have a target. */
 	VM_WARN_ON_VMG(!target, vmg);
@@ -1197,6 +1199,7 @@ int vma_expand(struct vma_merge_struct *vmg)
 	if (commit_merge(vmg))
 		goto nomem;
 
+	vm_flags_set(target, sticky_flags);
 	return 0;
 
 nomem:
@@ -1676,25 +1679,35 @@ static struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify(struct vma_merge_struct *vmg)
 	return vma;
 }
 
-struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify_flags(
-	struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *prev,
-	struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
-	vm_flags_t vm_flags)
+struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify_flags(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+		struct vm_area_struct *prev, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+		unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+		vm_flags_t *vm_flags_ptr)
 {
 	VMG_VMA_STATE(vmg, vmi, prev, vma, start, end);
+	const vm_flags_t vm_flags = *vm_flags_ptr;
+	struct vm_area_struct *ret;
 
 	vmg.vm_flags = vm_flags;
 
-	return vma_modify(&vmg);
+	ret = vma_modify(&vmg);
+	if (IS_ERR(ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * For a merge to succeed, the flags must match those
+	 * requested. However, sticky flags may have been retained, so propagate
+	 * them to the caller.
+	 */
+	if (vmg.state == VMA_MERGE_SUCCESS)
+		*vm_flags_ptr = ret->vm_flags;
+	return ret;
 }
 
-struct vm_area_struct
-*vma_modify_name(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
-		       struct vm_area_struct *prev,
-		       struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-		       unsigned long start,
-		       unsigned long end,
-		       struct anon_vma_name *new_name)
+struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify_name(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+		struct vm_area_struct *prev, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+		unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+		struct anon_vma_name *new_name)
 {
 	VMG_VMA_STATE(vmg, vmi, prev, vma, start, end);
 
@@ -1703,12 +1716,10 @@ struct vm_area_struct
 	return vma_modify(&vmg);
 }
 
-struct vm_area_struct
-*vma_modify_policy(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
-		   struct vm_area_struct *prev,
-		   struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-		   unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
-		   struct mempolicy *new_pol)
+struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify_policy(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+		struct vm_area_struct *prev, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+		unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+		struct mempolicy *new_pol)
 {
 	VMG_VMA_STATE(vmg, vmi, prev, vma, start, end);
 
@@ -1717,14 +1728,10 @@ struct vm_area_struct
 	return vma_modify(&vmg);
 }
 
-struct vm_area_struct
-*vma_modify_flags_uffd(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
-		       struct vm_area_struct *prev,
-		       struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-		       unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
-		       vm_flags_t vm_flags,
-		       struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx new_ctx,
-		       bool give_up_on_oom)
+struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify_flags_uffd(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+		struct vm_area_struct *prev, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+		unsigned long start, unsigned long end, vm_flags_t vm_flags,
+		struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx new_ctx, bool give_up_on_oom)
 {
 	VMG_VMA_STATE(vmg, vmi, prev, vma, start, end);
 
@@ -1955,7 +1962,7 @@ static int anon_vma_compatible(struct vm_area_struct *a, struct vm_area_struct *
 	return a->vm_end == b->vm_start &&
 		mpol_equal(vma_policy(a), vma_policy(b)) &&
 		a->vm_file == b->vm_file &&
-		!((a->vm_flags ^ b->vm_flags) & ~(VM_ACCESS_FLAGS | VM_SOFTDIRTY)) &&
+		!((a->vm_flags ^ b->vm_flags) & ~(VM_ACCESS_FLAGS | VM_IGNORE_MERGE)) &&
 		b->vm_pgoff == a->vm_pgoff + ((b->vm_start - a->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
 
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/vma.h linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/vma.h
index d73e1b324bfd1..4c7ea8b893ab7 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/mm/vma.h
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/mm/vma.h
@@ -266,47 +266,113 @@ void remove_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 void unmap_region(struct ma_state *mas, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		struct vm_area_struct *prev, struct vm_area_struct *next);
 
-/* We are about to modify the VMA's flags. */
-__must_check struct vm_area_struct
-*vma_modify_flags(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+/**
+ * vma_modify_flags() - Peform any necessary split/merge in preparation for
+ * setting VMA flags to *@vm_flags in the range @start to @end contained within
+ * @vma.
+ * @vmi: Valid VMA iterator positioned at @vma.
+ * @prev: The VMA immediately prior to @vma or NULL if @vma is the first.
+ * @vma: The VMA containing the range @start to @end to be updated.
+ * @start: The start of the range to update. May be offset within @vma.
+ * @end: The exclusive end of the range to update, may be offset within @vma.
+ * @vm_flags_ptr: A pointer to the VMA flags that the @start to @end range is
+ * about to be set to. On merge, this will be updated to include sticky flags.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: The actual modification being requested here is NOT applied,
+ * rather the VMA is perhaps split, perhaps merged to accommodate the change,
+ * and the caller is expected to perform the actual modification.
+ *
+ * In order to account for sticky VMA flags, the @vm_flags_ptr parameter points
+ * to the requested flags which are then updated so the caller, should they
+ * overwrite any existing flags, correctly retains these.
+ *
+ * Returns: A VMA which contains the range @start to @end ready to have its
+ * flags altered to *@vm_flags.
+ */
+__must_check struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify_flags(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+		struct vm_area_struct *prev, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+		unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+		vm_flags_t *vm_flags_ptr);
+
+/**
+ * vma_modify_name() - Peform any necessary split/merge in preparation for
+ * setting anonymous VMA name to @new_name in the range @start to @end contained
+ * within @vma.
+ * @vmi: Valid VMA iterator positioned at @vma.
+ * @prev: The VMA immediately prior to @vma or NULL if @vma is the first.
+ * @vma: The VMA containing the range @start to @end to be updated.
+ * @start: The start of the range to update. May be offset within @vma.
+ * @end: The exclusive end of the range to update, may be offset within @vma.
+ * @new_name: The anonymous VMA name that the @start to @end range is about to
+ * be set to.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: The actual modification being requested here is NOT applied,
+ * rather the VMA is perhaps split, perhaps merged to accommodate the change,
+ * and the caller is expected to perform the actual modification.
+ *
+ * Returns: A VMA which contains the range @start to @end ready to have its
+ * anonymous VMA name changed to @new_name.
+ */
+__must_check struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify_name(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
 		struct vm_area_struct *prev, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
-		vm_flags_t vm_flags);
-
-/* We are about to modify the VMA's anon_name. */
-__must_check struct vm_area_struct
-*vma_modify_name(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
-		 struct vm_area_struct *prev,
-		 struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-		 unsigned long start,
-		 unsigned long end,
-		 struct anon_vma_name *new_name);
-
-/* We are about to modify the VMA's memory policy. */
-__must_check struct vm_area_struct
-*vma_modify_policy(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
-		   struct vm_area_struct *prev,
-		   struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+		struct anon_vma_name *new_name);
+
+/**
+ * vma_modify_policy() - Peform any necessary split/merge in preparation for
+ * setting NUMA policy to @new_pol in the range @start to @end contained
+ * within @vma.
+ * @vmi: Valid VMA iterator positioned at @vma.
+ * @prev: The VMA immediately prior to @vma or NULL if @vma is the first.
+ * @vma: The VMA containing the range @start to @end to be updated.
+ * @start: The start of the range to update. May be offset within @vma.
+ * @end: The exclusive end of the range to update, may be offset within @vma.
+ * @new_pol: The NUMA policy that the @start to @end range is about to be set
+ * to.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: The actual modification being requested here is NOT applied,
+ * rather the VMA is perhaps split, perhaps merged to accommodate the change,
+ * and the caller is expected to perform the actual modification.
+ *
+ * Returns: A VMA which contains the range @start to @end ready to have its
+ * NUMA policy changed to @new_pol.
+ */
+__must_check struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify_policy(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+		   struct vm_area_struct *prev, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		   unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 		   struct mempolicy *new_pol);
 
-/* We are about to modify the VMA's flags and/or uffd context. */
-__must_check struct vm_area_struct
-*vma_modify_flags_uffd(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
-		       struct vm_area_struct *prev,
-		       struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-		       unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
-		       vm_flags_t vm_flags,
-		       struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx new_ctx,
-		       bool give_up_on_oom);
-
-__must_check struct vm_area_struct
-*vma_merge_new_range(struct vma_merge_struct *vmg);
-
-__must_check struct vm_area_struct
-*vma_merge_extend(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
-		  struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-		  unsigned long delta);
+/**
+ * vma_modify_flags_uffd() - Peform any necessary split/merge in preparation for
+ * setting VMA flags to @vm_flags and UFFD context to @new_ctx in the range
+ * @start to @end contained within @vma.
+ * @vmi: Valid VMA iterator positioned at @vma.
+ * @prev: The VMA immediately prior to @vma or NULL if @vma is the first.
+ * @vma: The VMA containing the range @start to @end to be updated.
+ * @start: The start of the range to update. May be offset within @vma.
+ * @end: The exclusive end of the range to update, may be offset within @vma.
+ * @vm_flags: The VMA flags that the @start to @end range is about to be set to.
+ * @new_ctx: The userfaultfd context that the @start to @end range is about to
+ * be set to.
+ * @give_up_on_oom: If an out of memory condition occurs on merge, simply give
+ * up on it and treat the merge as best-effort.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: The actual modification being requested here is NOT applied,
+ * rather the VMA is perhaps split, perhaps merged to accommodate the change,
+ * and the caller is expected to perform the actual modification.
+ *
+ * Returns: A VMA which contains the range @start to @end ready to have its VMA
+ * flags changed to @vm_flags and its userfaultfd context changed to @new_ctx.
+ */
+__must_check struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify_flags_uffd(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+		struct vm_area_struct *prev, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+		unsigned long start, unsigned long end, vm_flags_t vm_flags,
+		struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx new_ctx, bool give_up_on_oom);
+
+__must_check struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge_new_range(struct vma_merge_struct *vmg);
+
+__must_check struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge_extend(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+		  struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long delta);
 
 void unlink_file_vma_batch_init(struct unlink_vma_file_batch *vb);
 
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/core/dev.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/core/dev.c
index 681d7de89c505..5853aada258ca 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/core/dev.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1724,6 +1724,7 @@ int netif_open(struct net_device *dev, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_open);
 
 static void __dev_close_many(struct list_head *head)
 {
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/core/failover.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/core/failover.c
index 2a140b3ea6694..7fc3b9d8ab2a6 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/core/failover.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/core/failover.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <uapi/linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
+#include <net/netdev_lock.h>
 #include <net/failover.h>
 
 static LIST_HEAD(failover_list);
@@ -221,8 +222,11 @@ failover_existing_slave_register(struct net_device *failover_dev)
 	for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
 		if (netif_is_failover(dev))
 			continue;
-		if (ether_addr_equal(failover_dev->perm_addr, dev->perm_addr))
+		if (ether_addr_equal(failover_dev->perm_addr, dev->perm_addr)) {
+			netdev_lock_ops(dev);
 			failover_slave_register(dev);
+			netdev_unlock_ops(dev);
+		}
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/rose/af_rose.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/rose/af_rose.c
index 53c9bc71f813d..38bfe60665c0f 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -211,8 +211,21 @@ start:
 		spin_lock_bh(&rose_list_lock);
 		if (rose->device == dev) {
 			rose_disconnect(sk, ENETUNREACH, ROSE_OUT_OF_ORDER, 0);
-			if (rose->neighbour)
+			/* Mark for destruction so rose_heartbeat_expiry()
+			 * cleans up the socket at its next tick rather than
+			 * looping forever in ROSE_STATE_0 with no owner.
+			 */
+			sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DESTROY);
+			if (rose->neighbour) {
 				rose_neigh_put(rose->neighbour);
+				/* Clear the pointer after dropping the reference, as
+				 * every other rose_neigh_put() site does.  Otherwise
+				 * rose_heartbeat_expiry() (STATE_0 reaping) sees a stale
+				 * rose->neighbour and puts it a second time -> rose_neigh
+				 * refcount underflow / use-after-free.
+				 */
+				rose->neighbour = NULL;
+			}
 			netdev_put(rose->device, &rose->dev_tracker);
 			rose->device = NULL;
 		}
@@ -358,6 +371,7 @@ static void rose_destroy_timer(struct timer_list *t)
  */
 void rose_destroy_socket(struct sock *sk)
 {
+	struct rose_sock *rose = rose_sk(sk);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	rose_remove_socket(sk);
@@ -365,6 +379,14 @@ void rose_destroy_socket(struct sock *sk)
 	rose_stop_idletimer(sk);
 	rose_stop_timer(sk);
 
+	/* Drop any device reference not already released by rose_kill_by_device()
+	 * or rose_release() -- e.g. incoming sockets that were never accepted.
+	 */
+	if (rose->device) {
+		netdev_put(rose->device, &rose->dev_tracker);
+		rose->device = NULL;
+	}
+
 	rose_clear_queues(sk);		/* Flush the queues */
 
 	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
@@ -626,9 +648,7 @@ static struct sock *rose_make_new(struct sock *osk)
 	rose->hb	= orose->hb;
 	rose->idle	= orose->idle;
 	rose->defer	= orose->defer;
-	rose->device	= orose->device;
-	if (rose->device)
-		netdev_hold(rose->device, &rose->dev_tracker, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	rose->device	= NULL;  /* rose_rx_call_request() sets this */
 	rose->qbitincl	= orose->qbitincl;
 
 	return sk;
@@ -1078,9 +1098,11 @@ int rose_rx_call_request(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct ros
 		make_rose->source_digis[n] = facilities.source_digis[n];
 	make_rose->neighbour     = neigh;
 	make_rose->device        = dev;
-	/* Caller got a reference for us. */
-	netdev_tracker_alloc(make_rose->device, &make_rose->dev_tracker,
-			     GFP_ATOMIC);
+	/* Take an independent reference for this socket; callers keep their
+	 * own reference (from rose_dev_get / dev_hold) and will release it
+	 * themselves via dev_put().
+	 */
+	netdev_hold(make_rose->device, &make_rose->dev_tracker, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	make_rose->facilities    = facilities;
 
 	rose_neigh_hold(make_rose->neighbour);
@@ -1667,19 +1689,28 @@ static void __exit rose_exit(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	rose_unregister_sysctl();
 #endif
-	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&rose_dev_notifier);
-
 	sock_unregister(PF_ROSE);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < rose_ndevs; i++) {
 		struct net_device *dev = dev_rose[i];
 
 		if (dev) {
+			/* unregister_netdev() fires NETDEV_DOWN, which -- while the
+			 * notifier is still registered below -- invokes
+			 * rose_kill_by_device(dev).  That releases every socket's
+			 * netdev reference and disconnects all active circuits.
+			 * Unregistering the notifier before this loop was the
+			 * original bug: NETDEV_DOWN was never delivered, leaving
+			 * 165 netdev_tracker entries leaked and stale timers live.
+			 */
 			unregister_netdev(dev);
 			free_netdev(dev);
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Now safe to remove the notifier -- all ROSE devices are gone. */
+	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&rose_dev_notifier);
+
 	kfree(dev_rose);
 	proto_unregister(&rose_proto);
 }
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/rose/rose_in.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/rose/rose_in.c
index 0276b393f0e53..622527f1354f8 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/rose/rose_in.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/rose/rose_in.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static int rose_state1_machine(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int framety
 		rose_write_internal(sk, ROSE_CLEAR_CONFIRMATION);
 		rose_disconnect(sk, ECONNREFUSED, skb->data[3], skb->data[4]);
 		rose_neigh_put(rose->neighbour);
+		rose->neighbour = NULL;
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -80,11 +81,13 @@ static int rose_state2_machine(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int framety
 		rose_write_internal(sk, ROSE_CLEAR_CONFIRMATION);
 		rose_disconnect(sk, 0, skb->data[3], skb->data[4]);
 		rose_neigh_put(rose->neighbour);
+		rose->neighbour = NULL;
 		break;
 
 	case ROSE_CLEAR_CONFIRMATION:
 		rose_disconnect(sk, 0, -1, -1);
 		rose_neigh_put(rose->neighbour);
+		rose->neighbour = NULL;
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ static int rose_state3_machine(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int framety
 		rose_write_internal(sk, ROSE_CLEAR_CONFIRMATION);
 		rose_disconnect(sk, 0, skb->data[3], skb->data[4]);
 		rose_neigh_put(rose->neighbour);
+		rose->neighbour = NULL;
 		break;
 
 	case ROSE_RR:
@@ -235,6 +239,7 @@ static int rose_state4_machine(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int framety
 		rose_write_internal(sk, ROSE_CLEAR_CONFIRMATION);
 		rose_disconnect(sk, 0, skb->data[3], skb->data[4]);
 		rose_neigh_put(rose->neighbour);
+		rose->neighbour = NULL;
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -255,6 +260,7 @@ static int rose_state5_machine(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int framety
 		rose_write_internal(sk, ROSE_CLEAR_CONFIRMATION);
 		rose_disconnect(sk, 0, skb->data[3], skb->data[4]);
 		rose_neigh_put(rose_sk(sk)->neighbour);
+		rose_sk(sk)->neighbour = NULL;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/rose/rose_loopback.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
index b538e39b3df54..fd4e4795776a3 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@
 #include <net/rose.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 
-static struct sk_buff_head loopback_queue;
 #define ROSE_LOOPBACK_LIMIT 1000
-static struct timer_list loopback_timer;
 
+static struct timer_list loopback_timer;
+static struct sk_buff_head loopback_queue;
 static void rose_set_loopback_timer(void);
 static void rose_loopback_timer(struct timer_list *unused);
 
+static atomic_t loopback_stopping = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
 void rose_loopback_init(void)
 {
 	skb_queue_head_init(&loopback_queue);
@@ -66,10 +68,25 @@ static void rose_loopback_timer(struct timer_list *unused)
 	unsigned int lci_i, lci_o;
 	int count;
 
+	if (atomic_read(&loopback_stopping))
+		return;
+
+	if (rose_loopback_neigh)
+		rose_neigh_hold(rose_loopback_neigh);
+	else
+		return;
+
 	for (count = 0; count < ROSE_LOOPBACK_LIMIT; count++) {
 		skb = skb_dequeue(&loopback_queue);
 		if (!skb)
-			return;
+			goto out;
+
+		if (atomic_read(&loopback_stopping)) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			skb_queue_purge(&loopback_queue);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		if (skb->len < ROSE_MIN_LEN) {
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			continue;
@@ -96,27 +113,34 @@ static void rose_loopback_timer(struct timer_list *unused)
 		}
 
 		if (frametype == ROSE_CALL_REQUEST) {
-			if (!rose_loopback_neigh->dev &&
-			    !rose_loopback_neigh->loopback) {
-				kfree_skb(skb);
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			dev = rose_dev_get(dest);
 			if (!dev) {
 				kfree_skb(skb);
 				continue;
 			}
-
-			if (rose_rx_call_request(skb, dev, rose_loopback_neigh, lci_o) == 0) {
+			/* rose_kill_by_device() runs on NETDEV_DOWN (IFF_UP cleared)
+			 * before the device is unregistered.  If we create a new
+			 * socket here after that cleanup, the ref never gets released
+			 * because NETDEV_DOWN fires only once.  Drop the call instead.
+			 */
+			if (!netif_running(dev)) {
 				dev_put(dev);
 				kfree_skb(skb);
+				continue;
 			}
+
+			if (rose_rx_call_request(skb, dev, rose_loopback_neigh, lci_o) == 0)
+				kfree_skb(skb);
+			dev_put(dev);
 		} else {
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 		}
 	}
-	if (!skb_queue_empty(&loopback_queue))
+
+out:
+	rose_neigh_put(rose_loopback_neigh);
+
+	if (!atomic_read(&loopback_stopping) && !skb_queue_empty(&loopback_queue))
 		mod_timer(&loopback_timer, jiffies + 1);
 }
 
@@ -124,10 +148,15 @@ void __exit rose_loopback_clear(void)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	timer_delete(&loopback_timer);
+	atomic_set(&loopback_stopping, 1);
+	/* Pairs with atomic_read() in rose_loopback_timer(): ensure the
+	 * stopping flag is visible before we cancel, so a concurrent
+	 * callback aborts its loop early rather than re-arming the timer.
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
 
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&loopback_queue)) != NULL) {
-		skb->sk = NULL;
+	timer_delete_sync(&loopback_timer);
+
+	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&loopback_queue)) != NULL)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-	}
 }
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/rose/rose_timer.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/rose/rose_timer.c
index bb60a1654d612..d967cbc1db3db 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/rose/rose_timer.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/rose/rose_timer.c
@@ -126,12 +126,68 @@ static void rose_heartbeat_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 		sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer, jiffies + HZ/20);
 		goto out;
 	}
+
+	/* The bound device went down while we still hold a reference on it.
+	 * This catches the narrow race where rose_loopback_timer() created a
+	 * socket in the window after rose_kill_by_device()'s NETDEV_DOWN sweep
+	 * but before rose_insert_socket() -- leaving a STATE_3 socket that no
+	 * other branch reaps.  A down device means the link is dead, so tear
+	 * the socket down regardless of state.  rose_destroy_socket() releases
+	 * the held netdev reference (rose->device still set).
+	 */
+	if (rose->device && !netif_running(rose->device)) {
+		if (rose->neighbour) {
+			rose_neigh_put(rose->neighbour);
+			rose->neighbour = NULL;
+		}
+		rose_disconnect(sk, ENETDOWN, -1, -1);
+
+		/* Only reap the socket if userspace no longer holds it.  A socket
+		 * still attached to a struct socket (sk->sk_socket != NULL -- e.g.
+		 * a connection an fpad client has accepted and kept open) is owned
+		 * by that fd: rose_release() will destroy it on close().  Dropping
+		 * the last reference here leaves the open fd dangling, so the
+		 * eventual close() touches freed memory -> slab-use-after-free in
+		 * rose_release().  Unaccepted incoming sockets and post-close
+		 * orphans have sk->sk_socket == NULL and stay safe to reap here.
+		 */
+		if (!sk->sk_socket) {
+			sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DESTROY);
+			bh_unlock_sock(sk);
+			rose_destroy_socket(sk);
+			sock_put(sk);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		/* Owned by userspace: the link is down and the socket is now
+		 * disconnected (rose_disconnect() moved it to STATE_0).  Fall
+		 * through to the switch, which re-arms the heartbeat; the close()
+		 * will tear the socket down. */
+	}
+
 	switch (rose->state) {
 	case ROSE_STATE_0:
-		/* Magic here: If we listen() and a new link dies before it
-		   is accepted() it isn't 'dead' so doesn't get removed. */
-		if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DESTROY) ||
-		    (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN && sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))) {
+		/* Destroy any orphaned STATE_0 socket: either explicitly
+		 * flagged SOCK_DESTROY, or SOCK_DEAD (covers both unaccepted
+		 * incoming connections and listening sockets whose link died).
+		 */
+		if ((sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DESTROY) || sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD)) &&
+		    !sk->sk_socket) {
+			/* Reap only orphaned sockets (sk->sk_socket == NULL).  A
+			 * socket still owned by a userspace fd reaches here via the
+			 * STATE_2 device-gone branch, which sets SOCK_DESTROY without
+			 * knowing about the fd; freeing it would race rose_release()
+			 * at close() -> use-after-free.  Leave it for close().
+			 *
+			 * Orphaned incoming sockets (rose_rx_call_request) hold a
+			 * neighbour reference; release it before teardown, as the
+			 * STATE_2 and device-down branches do.  rose_destroy_socket()
+			 * does not drop it.
+			 */
+			if (rose->neighbour) {
+				rose_neigh_put(rose->neighbour);
+				rose->neighbour = NULL;
+			}
 			bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 			rose_destroy_socket(sk);
 			sock_put(sk);
@@ -139,6 +195,20 @@ static void rose_heartbeat_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case ROSE_STATE_2:
+		/* Device gone before CLEAR CONFIRM arrived: stop waiting for T3
+		 * and disconnect now instead of blocking rmmod for up to 180s. */
+		if (!rose->device) {
+			rose_stop_timer(sk);
+			if (rose->neighbour) {
+				rose_neigh_put(rose->neighbour);
+				rose->neighbour = NULL;
+			}
+			rose_disconnect(sk, ENETDOWN, -1, -1);
+			sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DESTROY);
+		}
+		break;
+
 	case ROSE_STATE_3:
 		/*
 		 * Check for the state of the receive buffer.
@@ -180,7 +250,10 @@ static void rose_timer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 		break;
 
 	case ROSE_STATE_2:	/* T3 */
-		rose_neigh_put(rose->neighbour);
+		if (rose->neighbour) {
+			rose_neigh_put(rose->neighbour);
+			rose->neighbour = NULL;
+		}
 		rose_disconnect(sk, ETIMEDOUT, -1, -1);
 		break;
 
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/sctp/ipv6.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index d725b21587588..7434309785cc5 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -261,9 +261,11 @@ static int sctp_v6_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *t)
 	skb_set_inner_ipproto(skb, IPPROTO_SCTP);
 	label = ip6_make_flowlabel(sock_net(sk), skb, fl6->flowlabel, true, fl6);
 
+	local_bh_disable();
 	udp_tunnel6_xmit_skb(dst, sk, skb, NULL, &fl6->saddr, &fl6->daddr,
 			     tclass, ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst), label,
 			     sctp_sk(sk)->udp_port, t->encap_port, false, 0);
+	local_bh_enable();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/sctp/protocol.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 9dbc24af749b5..6ce58fc95ef51 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -1102,10 +1102,12 @@ static inline int sctp_v4_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *t)
 	skb_reset_inner_mac_header(skb);
 	skb_reset_inner_transport_header(skb);
 	skb_set_inner_ipproto(skb, IPPROTO_SCTP);
+	local_bh_disable();
 	udp_tunnel_xmit_skb(dst_rtable(dst), sk, skb, fl4->saddr,
 			    fl4->daddr, dscp, ip4_dst_hoplimit(dst), df,
 			    sctp_sk(sk)->udp_port, t->encap_port, false, false,
 			    0);
+	local_bh_enable();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/tools/testing/selftests/mm/soft-dirty.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/tools/testing/selftests/mm/soft-dirty.c
index 4ee4db3750c16..c3a9585de98cd 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/tools/testing/selftests/mm/soft-dirty.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/tools/testing/selftests/mm/soft-dirty.c
@@ -184,6 +184,130 @@ static void test_mprotect(int pagemap_fd, int pagesize, bool anon)
 		close(test_fd);
 }
 
+static void test_merge(int pagemap_fd, int pagesize)
+{
+	char *reserved, *map, *map2;
+
+	/*
+	 * Reserve space for tests:
+	 *
+	 *   ---padding to ---
+	 *   |   avoid adj.  |
+	 *   v     merge     v
+	 * |---|---|---|---|---|
+	 * |   | 1 | 2 | 3 |   |
+	 * |---|---|---|---|---|
+	 */
+	reserved = mmap(NULL, 5 * pagesize, PROT_NONE,
+			MAP_ANON | MAP_PRIVATE, -1, 0);
+	if (reserved == MAP_FAILED)
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("mmap failed\n");
+	munmap(reserved, 4 * pagesize);
+
+	/*
+	 * Establish initial VMA:
+	 *
+	 *      S/D
+	 * |---|---|---|---|---|
+	 * |   | 1 |   |   |   |
+	 * |---|---|---|---|---|
+	 */
+	map = mmap(&reserved[pagesize], pagesize, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+		   MAP_ANON | MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_FIXED, -1, 0);
+	if (map == MAP_FAILED)
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("mmap failed\n");
+
+	/* This will clear VM_SOFTDIRTY too. */
+	clear_softdirty();
+
+	/*
+	 * Now place a new mapping which will be marked VM_SOFTDIRTY. Away from
+	 * map:
+	 *
+	 *       -      S/D
+	 * |---|---|---|---|---|
+	 * |   | 1 |   | 2 |   |
+	 * |---|---|---|---|---|
+	 */
+	map2 = mmap(&reserved[3 * pagesize], pagesize, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+		    MAP_ANON | MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_FIXED, -1, 0);
+	if (map2 == MAP_FAILED)
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("mmap failed\n");
+
+	/*
+	 * Now remap it immediately adjacent to map, if the merge correctly
+	 * propagates VM_SOFTDIRTY, we should then observe the VMA as a whole
+	 * being marked soft-dirty:
+	 *
+	 *       merge
+	 *        S/D
+	 * |---|-------|---|---|
+	 * |   |   1   |   |   |
+	 * |---|-------|---|---|
+	 */
+	map2 = mremap(map2, pagesize, pagesize, MREMAP_FIXED | MREMAP_MAYMOVE,
+		      &reserved[2 * pagesize]);
+	if (map2 == MAP_FAILED)
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("mremap failed\n");
+	ksft_test_result(pagemap_is_softdirty(pagemap_fd, map) == 1,
+			 "Test %s-anon soft-dirty after remap merge 1st pg\n",
+			 __func__);
+	ksft_test_result(pagemap_is_softdirty(pagemap_fd, map2) == 1,
+			 "Test %s-anon soft-dirty after remap merge 2nd pg\n",
+			 __func__);
+
+	munmap(map, 2 * pagesize);
+
+	/*
+	 * Now establish another VMA:
+	 *
+	 *      S/D
+	 * |---|---|---|---|---|
+	 * |   | 1 |   |   |   |
+	 * |---|---|---|---|---|
+	 */
+	map = mmap(&reserved[pagesize], pagesize, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+		   MAP_ANON | MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_FIXED, -1, 0);
+	if (map == MAP_FAILED)
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("mmap failed\n");
+
+	/* Clear VM_SOFTDIRTY... */
+	clear_softdirty();
+	/* ...and establish incompatible adjacent VMA:
+	 *
+	 *       -  S/D
+	 * |---|---|---|---|---|
+	 * |   | 1 | 2 |   |   |
+	 * |---|---|---|---|---|
+	 */
+	map2 = mmap(&reserved[2 * pagesize], pagesize,
+	PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC,
+		   MAP_ANON | MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_FIXED, -1, 0);
+	if (map2 == MAP_FAILED)
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("mmap failed\n");
+
+	/*
+	 * Now mprotect() VMA 1 so it's compatible with 2 and therefore merges:
+	 *
+	 *       merge
+	 *        S/D
+	 * |---|-------|---|---|
+	 * |   |   1   |   |   |
+	 * |---|-------|---|---|
+	 */
+	if (mprotect(map, pagesize, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC))
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("mprotect failed\n");
+
+	ksft_test_result(pagemap_is_softdirty(pagemap_fd, map) == 1,
+			 "Test %s-anon soft-dirty after mprotect merge 1st pg\n",
+			 __func__);
+	ksft_test_result(pagemap_is_softdirty(pagemap_fd, map2) == 1,
+			 "Test %s-anon soft-dirty after mprotect merge 2nd pg\n",
+			 __func__);
+
+	munmap(map, 2 * pagesize);
+}
+
 static void test_mprotect_anon(int pagemap_fd, int pagesize)
 {
 	test_mprotect(pagemap_fd, pagesize, true);
@@ -204,7 +328,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!softdirty_supported())
 		ksft_exit_skip("soft-dirty is not support\n");
 
-	ksft_set_plan(15);
+	ksft_set_plan(19);
 	pagemap_fd = open(PAGEMAP_FILE_PATH, O_RDONLY);
 	if (pagemap_fd < 0)
 		ksft_exit_fail_msg("Failed to open %s\n", PAGEMAP_FILE_PATH);
@@ -216,6 +340,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	test_hugepage(pagemap_fd, pagesize);
 	test_mprotect_anon(pagemap_fd, pagesize);
 	test_mprotect_file(pagemap_fd, pagesize);
+	test_merge(pagemap_fd, pagesize);
 
 	close(pagemap_fd);
 
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/tools/testing/vma/vma.c linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/tools/testing/vma/vma.c
index 656e1c75b711e..fd37ce3b26280 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/tools/testing/vma/vma.c
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/tools/testing/vma/vma.c
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ static bool test_simple_modify(void)
 	struct mm_struct mm = {};
 	struct vm_area_struct *init_vma = alloc_vma(&mm, 0, 0x3000, 0, vm_flags);
 	VMA_ITERATOR(vmi, &mm, 0x1000);
+	vm_flags_t flags = VM_READ | VM_MAYREAD;
 
 	ASSERT_FALSE(attach_vma(&mm, init_vma));
 
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ static bool test_simple_modify(void)
 	 * performs the merge/split only.
 	 */
 	vma = vma_modify_flags(&vmi, init_vma, init_vma,
-			       0x1000, 0x2000, VM_READ | VM_MAYREAD);
+			       0x1000, 0x2000, &flags);
 	ASSERT_NE(vma, NULL);
 	/* We modify the provided VMA, and on split allocate new VMAs. */
 	ASSERT_EQ(vma, init_vma);
diff --git linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
index 9f724954a0f6b..f64064ee48587 100644
--- linux-libre-6.18.36-gnu/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
+++ linux-libre-6.18.37-gnu/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ extern unsigned long dac_mmap_min_addr;
 #define VM_MAYEXEC	0x00000040
 #define VM_GROWSDOWN	0x00000100
 #define VM_PFNMAP	0x00000400
+#define VM_MAYBE_GUARD	0x00000800
 #define VM_LOCKED	0x00002000
 #define VM_IO           0x00004000
 #define VM_SEQ_READ	0x00008000	/* App will access data sequentially */
@@ -116,6 +117,54 @@ extern unsigned long dac_mmap_min_addr;
 #define VM_SEALED	VM_NONE
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Flags which should be 'sticky' on merge - that is, flags which, when one VMA
+ * possesses it but the other does not, the merged VMA should nonetheless have
+ * applied to it:
+ *
+ *   VM_SOFTDIRTY - if a VMA is marked soft-dirty, that is has not had its
+ *                  references cleared via /proc/$pid/clear_refs, any merged VMA
+ *                  should be considered soft-dirty also as it operates at a VMA
+ *                  granularity.
+ */
+#define VM_STICKY (VM_SOFTDIRTY | VM_MAYBE_GUARD)
+
+/*
+ * VMA flags we ignore for the purposes of merge, i.e. one VMA possessing one
+ * of these flags and the other not does not preclude a merge.
+ *
+ *    VM_STICKY - When merging VMAs, VMA flags must match, unless they are
+ *                'sticky'. If any sticky flags exist in either VMA, we simply
+ *                set all of them on the merged VMA.
+ */
+#define VM_IGNORE_MERGE VM_STICKY
+
+/*
+ * Flags which should result in page tables being copied on fork. These are
+ * flags which indicate that the VMA maps page tables which cannot be
+ * reconsistuted upon page fault, so necessitate page table copying upon
+ *
+ * VM_PFNMAP / VM_MIXEDMAP - These contain kernel-mapped data which cannot be
+ *                           reasonably reconstructed on page fault.
+ *
+ *              VM_UFFD_WP - Encodes metadata about an installed uffd
+ *                           write protect handler, which cannot be
+ *                           reconstructed on page fault.
+ *
+ *                           We always copy pgtables when dst_vma has uffd-wp
+ *                           enabled even if it's file-backed
+ *                           (e.g. shmem). Because when uffd-wp is enabled,
+ *                           pgtable contains uffd-wp protection information,
+ *                           that's something we can't retrieve from page cache,
+ *                           and skip copying will lose those info.
+ *
+ *          VM_MAYBE_GUARD - Could contain page guard region markers which
+ *                           by design are a property of the page tables
+ *                           only and thus cannot be reconstructed on page
+ *                           fault.
+ */
+#define VM_COPY_ON_FORK (VM_PFNMAP | VM_MIXEDMAP | VM_UFFD_WP | VM_MAYBE_GUARD)
+
 #define FIRST_USER_ADDRESS	0UL
 #define USER_PGTABLES_CEILING	0UL
 
