Merge tag 'char-misc-4.20-rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc

Pull char/misc driver fixes from Greg KH:
 "Here are some small char/misc driver fixes for issues that have been
  reported.

  Nothing major, highlights include:

   - gnss sync write fixes

   - uio oops fix

   - nvmem fixes

   - other minor fixes and some documentation/maintainers updates

  Full details are in the shortlog.

  All of these have been in linux-next for a while with no reported
  issues"

* tag 'char-misc-4.20-rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc:
  Documentation/security-bugs: Postpone fix publication in exceptional cases
  MAINTAINERS: Add Sasha as a stable branch maintainer
  gnss: sirf: fix synchronous write timeout
  gnss: serial: fix synchronous write timeout
  uio: Fix an Oops on load
  test_firmware: fix error return getting clobbered
  nvmem: core: fix regression in of_nvmem_cell_get()
  misc: atmel-ssc: Fix section annotation on atmel_ssc_get_driver_data
  drivers/misc/sgi-gru: fix Spectre v1 vulnerability
  Drivers: hv: kvp: Fix the recent regression caused by incorrect clean-up
  slimbus: ngd: remove unnecessary check

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst
index 164bf71149fd..30187d49dc2c 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst
@@ -32,16 +32,17 @@ Disclosure and embargoed information
 The security list is not a disclosure channel.  For that, see Coordination
 below.
 
-Once a robust fix has been developed, our preference is to release the
-fix in a timely fashion, treating it no differently than any of the other
-thousands of changes and fixes the Linux kernel project releases every
-month.
-
-However, at the request of the reporter, we will postpone releasing the
-fix for up to 5 business days after the date of the report or after the
-embargo has lifted; whichever comes first.  The only exception to that
-rule is if the bug is publicly known, in which case the preference is to
-release the fix as soon as it's available.
+Once a robust fix has been developed, the release process starts.  Fixes
+for publicly known bugs are released immediately.
+
+Although our preference is to release fixes for publicly undisclosed bugs
+as soon as they become available, this may be postponed at the request of
+the reporter or an affected party for up to 7 calendar days from the start
+of the release process, with an exceptional extension to 14 calendar days
+if it is agreed that the criticality of the bug requires more time.  The
+only valid reason for deferring the publication of a fix is to accommodate
+the logistics of QA and large scale rollouts which require release
+coordination.
 
 Whilst embargoed information may be shared with trusted individuals in
 order to develop a fix, such information will not be published alongside