Merge tag 'v4.8-rc1' into patchwork

Merge tag 'v4.8-rc1' into patchwork

Linux 4.8-rc1

* tag 'v4.8-rc1': (6093 commits)
  Linux 4.8-rc1
  block: rename bio bi_rw to bi_opf
  target: iblock_execute_sync_cache() should use bio_set_op_attrs()
  mm: make __swap_writepage() use bio_set_op_attrs()
  block/mm: make bdev_ops->rw_page() take a bool for read/write
  fs: return EPERM on immutable inode
  ramoops: use persistent_ram_free() instead of kfree() for freeing prz
  ramoops: use DT reserved-memory bindings
  NTB: ntb_hw_intel: use local variable pdev
  NTB: ntb_hw_intel: show BAR size in debugfs info
  ntb_test: Add a selftest script for the NTB subsystem
  ntb_perf: clear link_is_up flag when the link goes down.
  ntb_pingpong: Add a debugfs file to get the ping count
  ntb_tool: Add link status and files to debugfs
  ntb_tool: Postpone memory window initialization for the user
  ntb_perf: Wait for link before running test
  ntb_perf: Return results by reading the run file
  ntb_perf: Improve thread handling to increase robustness
  ntb_perf: Schedule based on time not on performance
  ntb_transport: Check the number of spads the hardware supports
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