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-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/4.Coding.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/changes.rst6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/coding-style.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst31
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst2
5 files changed, 22 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/process/4.Coding.rst b/Documentation/process/4.Coding.rst
index 4b7a5ab3cec1..13dd893c9f88 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/4.Coding.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/4.Coding.rst
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ enabled, a configurable percentage of memory allocations will be made to
fail; these failures can be restricted to a specific range of code.
Running with fault injection enabled allows the programmer to see how the
code responds when things go badly. See
-Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.txt for more information on
+Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.rst for more information on
how to use this facility.
Other kinds of errors can be found with the "sparse" static analysis tool.
diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
index 111636ad1bad..2284f2221f02 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ you probably needn't concern yourself with pcmciautils.
====================== =============== ========================================
GNU C 4.6 gcc --version
GNU make 3.81 make --version
-binutils 2.20 ld -v
+binutils 2.21 ld -v
flex 2.5.35 flex --version
bison 2.0 bison --version
util-linux 2.10o fdformat --version
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ You will need GNU make 3.81 or later to build the kernel.
Binutils
--------
-The build system has, as of 4.13, switched to using thin archives (`ar T`)
-rather than incremental linking (`ld -r`) for built-in.a intermediate steps.
-This requires binutils 2.20 or newer.
+Binutils 2.21 or newer is needed to build the kernel.
pkg-config
----------
diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
index fa864a51e6ea..f4a2198187f9 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ filesystems) should advertise this prominently in their prompt string::
...
For full documentation on the configuration files, see the file
-Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt.
+Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst.
11) Data structures
diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
index 4bab7464ff8c..17db11b7ed48 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
@@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ your new subkey::
work.
If for some reason you prefer to stay with RSA subkeys, just replace
- "ed25519" with "rsa2048" in the above command.
+ "ed25519" with "rsa2048" in the above command. Additionally, if you
+ plan to use a hardware device that does not support ED25519 ECC
+ keys, like Nitrokey Pro or a Yubikey, then you should use
+ "nistp256" instead or "ed25519."
Back up your master key for disaster recovery
@@ -432,23 +435,23 @@ Available smartcard devices
Unless all your laptops and workstations have smartcard readers, the
easiest is to get a specialized USB device that implements smartcard
-functionality. There are several options available:
+functionality. There are several options available:
- `Nitrokey Start`_: Open hardware and Free Software, based on FSI
- Japan's `Gnuk`_. Offers support for ECC keys, but fewest security
- features (such as resistance to tampering or some side-channel
- attacks).
-- `Nitrokey Pro`_: Similar to the Nitrokey Start, but more
- tamper-resistant and offers more security features, but no ECC
- support.
-- `Yubikey 4`_: proprietary hardware and software, but cheaper than
+ Japan's `Gnuk`_. One of the few available commercial devices that
+ support ED25519 ECC keys, but offer fewest security features (such as
+ resistance to tampering or some side-channel attacks).
+- `Nitrokey Pro 2`_: Similar to the Nitrokey Start, but more
+ tamper-resistant and offers more security features. Pro 2 supports ECC
+ cryptography (NISTP).
+- `Yubikey 5`_: proprietary hardware and software, but cheaper than
Nitrokey Pro and comes available in the USB-C form that is more useful
with newer laptops. Offers additional security features such as FIDO
- U2F, but no ECC.
+ U2F, among others, and now finally supports ECC keys (NISTP).
`LWN has a good review`_ of some of the above models, as well as several
-others. If you want to use ECC keys, your best bet among commercially
-available devices is the Nitrokey Start.
+others. Your choice will depend on cost, shipping availability in your
+geographical region, and open/proprietary hardware considerations.
.. note::
@@ -457,8 +460,8 @@ available devices is the Nitrokey Start.
Foundation.
.. _`Nitrokey Start`: https://shop.nitrokey.com/shop/product/nitrokey-start-6
-.. _`Nitrokey Pro`: https://shop.nitrokey.com/shop/product/nitrokey-pro-3
-.. _`Yubikey 4`: https://www.yubico.com/product/yubikey-4-series/
+.. _`Nitrokey Pro 2`: https://shop.nitrokey.com/shop/product/nitrokey-pro-2-3
+.. _`Yubikey 5`: https://www.yubico.com/products/yubikey-5-overview/
.. _Gnuk: http://www.fsij.org/doc-gnuk/
.. _`LWN has a good review`: https://lwn.net/Articles/736231/
.. _`qualify for a free Nitrokey Start`: https://www.kernel.org/nitrokey-digital-tokens-for-kernel-developers.html
diff --git a/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst b/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst
index c88867b173d9..365efc9e4aa8 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ and elsewhere regarding submitting Linux kernel patches.
6) Any new or modified ``CONFIG`` options do not muck up the config menu and
default to off unless they meet the exception criteria documented in
- ``Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt`` Menu attributes: default value.
+ ``Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst`` Menu attributes: default value.
7) All new ``Kconfig`` options have help text.