15 files changed, 63 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
index 6c9c69ec3986..114c7ce7b58d 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ LDFLAGS_MODULE
 --------------------------------------------------
 Additional options used for $(LD) when linking modules.
 
+KBUILD_KCONFIG
+--------------------------------------------------
+Set the top-level Kconfig file to the value of this environment
+variable.  The default name is "Kconfig".
+
 KBUILD_VERBOSE
 --------------------------------------------------
 Set the kbuild verbosity. Can be assigned same values as "V=...".
@@ -88,7 +93,8 @@ In most cases the name of the architecture is the same as the
 directory name found in the arch/ directory.
 But some architectures such as x86 and sparc have aliases.
 x86: i386 for 32 bit, x86_64 for 64 bit
-sparc: sparc for 32 bit, sparc64 for 64 bit
+sh: sh for 32 bit, sh64 for 64 bit
+sparc: sparc32 for 32 bit, sparc64 for 64 bit
 
 CROSS_COMPILE
 --------------------------------------------------
@@ -148,15 +154,6 @@ stripped after they are installed.  If INSTALL_MOD_STRIP is '1', then
 the default option --strip-debug will be used.  Otherwise,
 INSTALL_MOD_STRIP value will be used as the options to the strip command.
 
-INSTALL_FW_PATH
---------------------------------------------------
-INSTALL_FW_PATH specifies where to install the firmware blobs.
-The default value is:
-
-    $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/firmware
-
-The value can be overridden in which case the default value is ignored.
-
 INSTALL_HDR_PATH
 --------------------------------------------------
 INSTALL_HDR_PATH specifies where to install user space headers when
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
index 7233118f3a05..68c82914c0f3 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ This file contains some assistance for using "make *config".
 
 Use "make help" to list all of the possible configuration targets.
 
-The xconfig ('qconf') and menuconfig ('mconf') programs also
-have embedded help text.  Be sure to check it for navigation,
-search, and other general help text.
+The xconfig ('qconf'), menuconfig ('mconf'), and nconfig ('nconf')
+programs also have embedded help text.  Be sure to check that for
+navigation, search, and other general help text.
 
 ======================================================================
 General
@@ -17,13 +17,16 @@ this happens, using a previously working .config file and running
 for you, so you may find that you need to see what NEW kernel
 symbols have been introduced.
 
-To see a list of new config symbols when using "make oldconfig", use
+To see a list of new config symbols, use
 
 	cp user/some/old.config .config
 	make listnewconfig
 
 and the config program will list any new symbols, one per line.
 
+Alternatively, you can use the brute force method:
+
+	make oldconfig
 	scripts/diffconfig .config.old .config | less
 
 ______________________________________________________________________
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ Searching in menuconfig:
 		This lists all config symbols that contain "hotplug",
 		e.g., HOTPLUG_CPU, MEMORY_HOTPLUG.
 
-	For search help, enter / followed TAB-TAB-TAB (to highlight
+	For search help, enter / followed by TAB-TAB (to highlight
 	<Help>) and Enter.  This will tell you that you can also use
 	regular expressions (regexes) in the search string, so if you
 	are not interested in MEMORY_HOTPLUG, you could try
@@ -203,6 +206,39 @@ Example:
 
 
 ======================================================================
+nconfig
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+nconfig is an alternate text-based configurator.  It lists function
+keys across the bottom of the terminal (window) that execute commands.
+You can also just use the corresponding numeric key to execute the
+commands unless you are in a data entry window.  E.g., instead of F6
+for Save, you can just press 6.
+
+Use F1 for Global help or F3 for the Short help menu.
+
+Searching in nconfig:
+
+	You can search either in the menu entry "prompt" strings
+	or in the configuration symbols.
+
+	Use / to begin a search through the menu entries.  This does
+	not support regular expressions.  Use <Down> or <Up> for
+	Next hit and Previous hit, respectively.  Use <Esc> to
+	terminate the search mode.
+
+	F8 (SymSearch) searches the configuration symbols for the
+	given string or regular expression (regex).
+
+NCONFIG_MODE
+--------------------------------------------------
+This mode shows all sub-menus in one large tree.
+
+Example:
+	make NCONFIG_MODE=single_menu nconfig
+
+
+======================================================================
 xconfig
 --------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -230,8 +266,7 @@ gconfig
 
 Searching in gconfig:
 
-	None (gconfig isn't maintained as well as xconfig or menuconfig);
-	however, gconfig does have a few more viewing choices than
-	xconfig does.
+	There is no search command in gconfig.  However, gconfig does
+	have several different viewing choices, modes, and options.
 
 ###
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 925c55f2524f..2d80fbbe51a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ CONFIG_SHELL := $(shell if [ -x "$$BASH" ]; then echo $$BASH; \
 	  else if [ -x /bin/bash ]; then echo /bin/bash; \
 	  else echo sh; fi ; fi)
 
-HOST_LFS_CFLAGS := $(shell getconf LFS_CFLAGS)
-HOST_LFS_LDFLAGS := $(shell getconf LFS_LDFLAGS)
-HOST_LFS_LIBS := $(shell getconf LFS_LIBS)
+HOST_LFS_CFLAGS := $(shell getconf LFS_CFLAGS 2>/dev/null)
+HOST_LFS_LDFLAGS := $(shell getconf LFS_LDFLAGS 2>/dev/null)
+HOST_LFS_LIBS := $(shell getconf LFS_LIBS 2>/dev/null)
 
 HOSTCC       = gcc
 HOSTCXX      = g++
@@ -1712,6 +1712,6 @@ endif	# skip-makefile
 PHONY += FORCE
 FORCE:
 
-# Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
+# Declare the contents of the PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
 # information in a variable so we can use it in if_changed and friends.
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index c8156d61678c..86321f06461e 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ hdr-inst := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj
 # Prefix -I with $(srctree) if it is not an absolute path.
 # skip if -I has no parameter
 addtree = $(if $(patsubst -I%,%,$(1)), \
-$(if $(filter-out -I/% -I./% -I../%,$(1)),$(patsubst -I%,-I$(srctree)/%,$(1)),$(1)))
+$(if $(filter-out -I/% -I./% -I../%,$(1)),$(patsubst -I%,-I$(srctree)/%,$(1)),$(1)),$(1))
 
 # Find all -I options and call addtree
 flags = $(foreach o,$($(1)),$(if $(filter -I%,$(o)),$(call addtree,$(o)),$(o)))
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index e7889f486ca1..514ed63ff571 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -590,7 +590,4 @@ endif
 # We never want them to be removed automatically.
 .SECONDARY: $(targets)
 
-# Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
-# information in a variable se we can use it in if_changed and friends.
-
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.clean b/scripts/Makefile.clean
index 808d09f27ad4..17ef94c635cd 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.clean
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.clean
@@ -88,7 +88,4 @@ PHONY += $(subdir-ymn)
 $(subdir-ymn):
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$@
 
-# Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
-# information in a variable se we can use it in if_changed and friends.
-
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin b/scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin
index a763b4775d06..40867a41615b 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin
@@ -54,8 +54,4 @@ PHONY += $(subdir-ym)
 $(subdir-ym):
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(modbuiltin)=$@
 
-
-# Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
-# information in a variable se we can use it in if_changed and friends.
-
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modinst b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
index 51ca0244fc8a..ff5ca9817a85 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
@@ -35,8 +35,4 @@ modinst_dir = $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(ext-mod-dir),kernel/$(@D))
 $(modules):
 	$(call cmd,modules_install,$(MODLIB)/$(modinst_dir))
 
-
-# Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
-# information in a variable so we can use it in if_changed and friends.
-
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index df4174405feb..dd92dbbbaa68 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -149,8 +149,4 @@ ifneq ($(cmd_files),)
   include $(cmd_files)
 endif
 
-
-# Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
-# information in a variable se we can use it in if_changed and friends.
-
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modsign b/scripts/Makefile.modsign
index 171483bc0538..da56aa78d245 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modsign
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modsign
@@ -27,7 +27,4 @@ modinst_dir = $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(ext-mod-dir),kernel/$(@D))
 $(modules):
 	$(call cmd,sign_ko,$(MODLIB)/$(modinst_dir))
 
-# Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
-# information in a variable se we can use it in if_changed and friends.
-
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)
diff --git a/scripts/extract-vmlinux b/scripts/extract-vmlinux
index 5061abcc2540..e6239f39abad 100755
--- a/scripts/extract-vmlinux
+++ b/scripts/extract-vmlinux
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ try_decompress '\3757zXZ\000' abcde unxz
 try_decompress 'BZh'          xy    bunzip2
 try_decompress '\135\0\0\0'   xxx   unlzma
 try_decompress '\211\114\132' xy    'lzop -d'
+try_decompress '\002!L\030'   xxx   'lz4 -d'
+try_decompress '(\265/\375'   xxx   unzstd
 
 # Bail out:
 echo "$me: Cannot find vmlinux." >&2
diff --git a/scripts/tags.sh b/scripts/tags.sh
index 66f08bb1cce9..412a70cce558 100755
--- a/scripts/tags.sh
+++ b/scripts/tags.sh
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ exuberant()
 {
 	setup_regex exuberant asm c
 	all_target_sources | xargs $1 -a                        \
-	-I __initdata,__exitdata,__initconst,			\
+	-I __initdata,__exitdata,__initconst,__ro_after_init	\
 	-I __initdata_memblock					\
 	-I __refdata,__attribute,__maybe_unused,__always_unused \
 	-I __acquires,__releases,__deprecated			\
diff --git a/tools/build/Build.include b/tools/build/Build.include
index a4bbb984941d..950c1504ca37 100644
--- a/tools/build/Build.include
+++ b/tools/build/Build.include
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ dep-cmd = $(if $(wildcard $(fixdep)),
            $(fixdep) $(depfile) $@ '$(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).tmp;           \
            rm -f $(depfile);                                                    \
            mv -f $(dot-target).tmp $(dot-target).cmd,                           \
-           printf '\# cannot find fixdep (%s)\n' $(fixdep) > $(dot-target).cmd; \
-           printf '\# using basic dep data\n\n' >> $(dot-target).cmd;           \
+           printf '$(pound) cannot find fixdep (%s)\n' $(fixdep) > $(dot-target).cmd; \
+           printf '$(pound) using basic dep data\n\n' >> $(dot-target).cmd;           \
            cat $(depfile) >> $(dot-target).cmd;                                 \
            printf '\n%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' >> $(dot-target).cmd)
 
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ cxx_flags = -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) -Wp,-MT,$@ $(CXXFLAGS) -D"BUILD_STR(s)=\#s" $(CXX
 ###
 ## HOSTCC C flags
 
-host_c_flags = -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) -Wp,-MT,$@ $(CHOSTFLAGS) -D"BUILD_STR(s)=\#s" $(CHOSTFLAGS_$(basetarget).o) $(CHOSTFLAGS_$(obj))
+host_c_flags = -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) -Wp,-MT,$@ $(HOSTCFLAGS) -D"BUILD_STR(s)=\#s" $(HOSTCFLAGS_$(basetarget).o) $(HOSTCFLAGS_$(obj))
diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile b/tools/build/Makefile
index 5eb4b5ad79cb..5edf65e684ab 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ $(OUTPUT)fixdep-in.o: FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=fixdep
 
 $(OUTPUT)fixdep: $(OUTPUT)fixdep-in.o
-	$(QUIET_LINK)$(HOSTCC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $<
+	$(QUIET_LINK)$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTLDFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
 FORCE:
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/Build b/tools/perf/pmu-events/Build
index 17783913d330..215ba30b8534 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/Build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 hostprogs := jevents
 
 jevents-y	+= json.o jsmn.o jevents.o
-CHOSTFLAGS_jevents.o	= -I$(srctree)/tools/include
+HOSTCFLAGS_jevents.o	= -I$(srctree)/tools/include
 pmu-events-y	+= pmu-events.o
 JDIR		=  pmu-events/arch/$(SRCARCH)
 JSON		=  $(shell [ -d $(JDIR) ] &&				\