messages from 2024-07-09 17:06:55 to 2024-07-09 18:29:49 UTC [more...]
[PATCH] KVM: selftests: Add SEV-ES shutdown test
2024-07-09 18:29 UTC
[PATCH v2] sched/fair: Make SCHED_IDLE entity be preempted in strict hierarchy
2024-07-09 18:28 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH] arm-toolchain: update to 13.3
2024-07-09 18:28 UTC
[PATCH] CI: remove unnecessary clang settings
2024-07-09 18:27 UTC
[jlayton:mgtime 5/13] inode.c:undefined reference to `__invalid_cmpxchg_size'
2024-07-09 18:27 UTC (9+ messages)
` Fwd: "
[PATCH] fetch2/git: Sanitize git configuration
2024-07-09 18:26 UTC (2+ messages)
` [bitbake-devel] "
[syzbot] [bpf?] [net?] WARNING in bpf_lwt_seg6_adjust_srh
2024-07-09 18:24 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next] seg6: Ensure that seg6_bpf_srh_states can only be accessed from input_action_end_bpf()
[RFC] iommu_ops->domain_alloc_paging() enhancement to support AMD IOMMU driver
2024-07-09 18:23 UTC (9+ messages)
[PATCH v3] net: ks8851: Fix deadlock with the SPI chip variant
2024-07-09 18:22 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] arm64: dts: qcom: sa8775p: Add interconnects for ethernet
2024-07-09 18:21 UTC
[PATCH] arm64: dts: qcom: sa8775p: Add interconnects for ethernet
2024-07-09 18:21 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] arm64: dts: rockchip: Remove broken tsadc pinctrl binding for rk356x
2024-07-09 18:20 UTC (2+ messages)
[OE-core][PATCH] python3-hypothesis: upgrade 6.103.2 -> 6.105.1
2024-07-09 18:20 UTC
[PATCH v5 0/2] io-pgtable-arm + drm/msm: Extend iova fault debugging
2024-07-09 18:20 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/2] iommu/io-pgtable-arm: Add way to debug pgtable walk
[PATCH net-next] selftests: forwarding: Make vxlan-bridge-1d pass on debug kernels
2024-07-09 18:20 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] x86/syscall: Avoid memcpy() for ia32 syscall_get_arguments()
2024-07-09 18:20 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH V3] scsi: ufs: core: Check LSDBS cap when !mcq
2024-07-09 18:18 UTC (2+ messages)
commit 8ef052389f7f breaks make bindeb-pkg
2024-07-09 18:14 UTC
[PATCH v3 0/6] Basic inline encryption support for ufs-exynos
2024-07-09 18:14 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 6/6] scsi: ufs: exynos: Add support for Flash Memory Protector (FMP)
[PATCH v3 00/16] Avoid MAP_FIXED gap exposure
2024-07-09 18:13 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 16/16] mm/mmap: Move may_expand_vm() check in mmap_region()
[PATCH bpf-next] selftests/bpf: Workaround iters/iter_arr_with_actual_elem_count failure when -mcpu=cpuv4
2024-07-09 18:12 UTC (14+ messages)
[PATCH RESEND] bpf: fix order of args in call to bpf_map_kvcalloc
2024-07-09 18:11 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v2] netdevice: define and allocate &net_device _properly_
2024-07-09 18:11 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/49] KVM: x86: CPUID overhaul, fixes, and caching
2024-07-09 18:11 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 25/49] KVM: x86: Harden CPU capabilities processing against out-of-scope features
[PATCH v5] usb: dwc3: enable CCI support for AMD-xilinx DWC3 controller
2024-07-09 18:10 UTC
[PATCH v2 00/18] PCI device authentication
2024-07-09 18:10 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 08/18] PCI/CMA: Authenticate devices on enumeration
[PATCH v3 0/1] Allow platform drivers to update UIC command timeout
2024-07-09 18:10 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/1] scsi: ufs: core: Support Updating UIC Command Timeout
linux-next: duplicate patches in the random tree
2024-07-09 18:09 UTC (2+ messages)
[lee-leds:for-leds-next 61/62] drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c:189:15: error: too many arguments provided to function-like macro invocation
2024-07-09 18:07 UTC
b4 shazam --single-message still grabs the full series
2024-07-09 18:07 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v4] drm/gma500: fix null pointer dereference in cdv_intel_lvds_get_modes
2024-07-09 18:06 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] xe_exec_reset: Wait for spin batches to start
2024-07-09 18:07 UTC
[PATCH v3] drm/gma500: fix null pointer dereference in cdv_intel_lvds_get_modes
2024-07-09 18:06 UTC (2+ messages)
eBPF verifier "invalid access to packet offset is outside" - clang optimizer bug?
2024-07-09 18:06 UTC
[PATCH net v3 1/1] ethtool: netlink: do not return SQI value if link is down
2024-07-09 18:03 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH BlueZ v2 1/4] health: mcap: add checks for NULL mcap_notify_error()
2024-07-09 18:03 UTC (2+ messages)
` fix errors found by SVACE static analyzer #3
[PATCH v2] driver core: Fix size calculation of symlink name for devlink_(add|remove)_symlinks()
2024-07-09 18:03 UTC (2+ messages)
[RFC PATCH v4 0/7] Add Rust support, implement ARM PL011
2024-07-09 18:02 UTC (13+ messages)
[PATCH RFCv1 00/10] hw/arm/virt: Add multiple nested SMMUs
2024-07-09 18:02 UTC (14+ messages)
` [PATCH RFCv1 02/10] hw/arm/virt: Add iommufd link to virt-machine
` [PATCH RFCv1 03/10] hw/arm/virt: Get the number of host-level SMMUv3 instances
` [PATCH RFCv1 05/10] hw/arm/virt: Add VIRT_NESTED_SMMU
[PATCH-cgroup v2] cgroup: Show # of subsystem CSSes in root cgroup.stat
2024-07-09 18:02 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH net v2 1/1] ethtool: netlink: do not return SQI value if link is down
2024-07-09 18:02 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v1] drm/rockchip: rk3066_hdmi: change to bridge driver mode
2024-07-09 18:01 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/2] Add interconnect support for stmmac driver
2024-07-09 18:01 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/2] dt-bindings: net: qcom: ethernet: Add interconnect properties
[PATCH -next v3] scsi: sd: Fix an incorrect type in 'sd_spinup_disk()'
2024-07-09 17:59 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/3] Resolve problems with kexec identity mapping
2024-07-09 17:58 UTC (11+ messages)
[PATCH -next] rxrpc: Fix the error handling path in rxkad_init_connection_security
2024-07-09 17:58 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/2] PCI: qcom: Add QCS9100 PCIe compatible
2024-07-09 17:58 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] clk: rockchip: clk-rk3588: Fix 32k clock name for pmu_24m_32k_100m_src_p
2024-07-09 17:57 UTC (2+ messages)
[v5 PATCH] arm64: mm: force write fault for atomic RMW instructions
2024-07-09 17:56 UTC (9+ messages)
[PATCH] printf.3: the overall syntax is "%argnum$...", not "%$..."
2024-07-09 17:57 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v5] prctl.2: Add PR_RISCV_SET_ICACHE_FLUSH_CTX
2024-07-09 17:56 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] virtio-fs: Add 'file' mount option
2024-07-09 17:56 UTC (2+ messages)
[RFC][PATCH 0/4] slab: Allow for type introspection during allocation
2024-07-09 17:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] swupdate.bbclass: make swu_files entries unique
2024-07-04 12:15 UTC (2+ messages)
[cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH v3 1/2] initramfs-overlay-hook: Add INITRAMFS_OVERLAY_MOUNT_OPTION
2024-07-09 16:41 UTC (2+ messages)
[xen-unstable-smoke test] 186741: tolerable all pass - PUSHED
2024-07-09 17:54 UTC
[PATCH v1 0/4] Add second scatter test case
2024-07-09 17:53 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 0/2] "
` [PATCH v7 1/2] dts: add methods for modifying MTU to testpmd shell
` [PATCH v7 2/2] dts: add test case that utilizes offload to pmd_buffer_scatter
[PATCH] sigaction.2: setitimer(2)/alarm(2) timers yield si_code=SI_TIMER too
2024-07-09 17:53 UTC (3+ messages)
[syzbot] [dri?] possible deadlock in drm_modeset_lock
2024-07-09 17:53 UTC
[RFC V3 0/4] arm_scmi: vendors: ARM SCMI Qualcomm Vendor Protocol
2024-07-09 17:52 UTC (3+ messages)
` [RFC V3 2/4] firmware: arm_scmi: vendors: Add ARM SCMI QCOM vendor protocol v1.0
[PATCH] drm/amdgpu: Restore uncache behaviour on GFX12
2024-07-09 17:52 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] scsi/mpt3sas: fix a KASAN report
2024-07-09 17:52 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] block/rnbd: Constify struct kobj_type
2024-07-09 17:52 UTC (2+ messages)
[RFC PATCH v1 0/4] Add support for the Bus Lock Threshold
2024-07-09 17:51 UTC (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v1 1/4] x86/cpufeatures: Add CPUID feature bit "
` [RFC PATCH v1 2/4] KVM: SVM: Enable Bus lock threshold exit
` [RFC PATCH v1 3/4] KVM: x86: nSVM: Implement support for nested Bus Lock Threshold
` [RFC PATCH v1 4/4] KVM: selftests: Add bus lock exit test
[PATCH] btrfs: add test for subvolid reuse with squota
2024-07-09 17:51 UTC
[PATCH v4] perf,x86: avoid missing caller address in stack traces captured in uprobe
2024-07-09 17:50 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH i-g-t] tests/intel/kms_pm_dc: Modified the deep-pkgc subtest. Changes: 1. Added checks to avoid connector failures. 2. Added vblank wait to sync with frame time
2024-07-09 17:49 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/2] man-pages: add documentation for statmount/listmount
2024-07-09 17:49 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/2] statmount.2: New page describing the statmount syscall
` [PATCH v5 2/2] listmount.2: New page describing the listmount syscall
[PATCH v5 4/9] mm: Add test_clear_young_fast_only MMU notifier
2024-07-09 17:49 UTC (11+ messages)
[RFC PATCH V3 0/8] Rust bindings for cpufreq and OPP core + sample driver
2024-07-09 17:45 UTC (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH V3 1/8] rust: Add initial bindings for OPP framework
[PATCH V2] drm/xe/xe2: Add Wa_15015404425
2024-07-09 17:46 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH bpf] selftests/bpf: DENYLIST.aarch64: Remove fexit_sleep
2024-07-09 17:44 UTC (9+ messages)
[ti:ti-rt-linux-6.6.y-cicd 2/92] ERROR: modpost: "prueth_dma_rx_push" [drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg-prueth-sr1.ko] undefined!
2024-07-09 17:44 UTC
[PATCH net-next v15 00/14] Device Memory TCP
2024-07-09 17:44 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v15 03/14] netdev: support binding dma-buf to netdevice
[PATCH v2] bloblist: Fix bloblist convention checking
2024-07-09 17:19 UTC
[PATCH] hugetlbfs: add MTE support
2024-07-09 17:42 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH] bloblist: Fix bloblist convention checking
2024-07-09 17:16 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH AUTOSEL 6.9 01/40] workqueue: Refactor worker ID formatting and make wq_worker_comm() use full ID string
2024-07-09 17:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH mptcp-next 0/4] mptcp: fix endpoints with 'signal' and 'subflow' flags
2024-07-09 17:43 UTC (9+ messages)
[PATCH v3] drm/panel-edp: Add entry for BOE NV133WUM-N63 panel
2024-07-09 17:36 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v7 0/3] net: A lightweight zero-copy notification
2024-07-09 17:42 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v7 1/3] sock: support copying cmsgs to the user space in sendmsg
[PATCH v2 0/2] net: stmmac: dwmac-qcom-ethqos: Add QCS9100 ethqos compatible
2024-07-09 17:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] soc: ti: k3-ringacc: Constify struct k3_ring_ops
2024-07-09 17:41 UTC
[PATCH] smp: Fix missed destroy_work_on_stack() calls in smp_call_on_cpu()
2024-07-09 17:41 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v6 net-next 0/2] Introduce EN7581 ethernet support
2024-07-09 17:39 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 net-next 2/2] net: airoha: Introduce ethernet support for EN7581 SoC
[PATCH v4 0/4] RISC-V: Parse DT for Zkr to seed KASLR
2024-07-09 17:39 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/4] RISC-V: pi: Force hidden visibility for all symbol references
` [PATCH v4 2/4] RISC-V: lib: Add pi aliases for string functions
` [PATCH v4 3/4] RISC-V: pi: Add kernel/pi/pi.h
` [PATCH v4 4/4] RISC-V: Use Zkr to seed KASLR base address
Please add new Android branches
2024-07-09 17:38 UTC (15+ messages)
` new branch + more recent gcc?
Driver for AMS AS7341
2024-07-09 17:38 UTC
MSIs not freed in GICv3 ITS driver
2024-07-09 17:37 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] ATT: Error (0x01) - Error: Unlikely error (14) Prepare Write req (0x16)
2024-07-09 17:36 UTC (3+ messages)
` "
WG14 paper for removing restrict from nptr in strtol(3)
2024-07-09 17:36 UTC (7+ messages)
[PATCH v7 00/10] IOMMUFD: Deliver IO page faults to user space
2024-07-09 17:36 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 07/10] iommufd: Fault-capable hwpt attach/detach/replace
[PATCH v3 0/2] i2c: smbus cleanups and SPD support for piix4
2024-07-09 17:35 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] i2c: smbus: remove i801 assumptions from SPD probing
` [PATCH v3 2/2] i2c: piix4: Register SPDs
[PATCH v8 00/10] IOMMUFD: Deliver IO page faults to user space
2024-07-09 17:33 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 06/10] iommufd: Add iommufd fault object
The TTM LRU-walk cherry-pick series
2024-07-09 17:32 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH v8 00/10] enable bs > ps in XFS
2024-07-09 17:33 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 01/10] fs: Allow fine-grained control of folio sizes
[PATCH i-g-t] tests/intel-ci/xe.blocklist: Add SR-IOV tests
2024-07-09 17:33 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ CI.xeFULL: success for tests/intel-ci/xe.blocklist: Add SR-IOV tests (rev2)
[Intel-wired-lan] [tnguy-net-queue:100GbE] BUILD SUCCESS ea9e48d3a7b23496c44e68bee839a83857ae73c0
2024-07-09 17:32 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: display: bridge: ti,sn65dsi83: add burst-mode-disabled
2024-07-09 17:30 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH] dt-bindings: display: bridge: ti, sn65dsi83: "
[PATCH] merge-recursive: honor diff.algorithm
2024-07-09 17:16 UTC (2+ messages)
[net-next PATCH v4 00/15] eth: fbnic: Add network driver for Meta Platforms Host Network Interface
2024-07-09 17:29 UTC (16+ messages)
` [net-next PATCH v4 01/15] PCI: Add Meta Platforms vendor ID
` [net-next PATCH v4 02/15] eth: fbnic: Add scaffolding for Meta's NIC driver
` [net-next PATCH v4 03/15] eth: fbnic: Allocate core device specific structures and devlink interface
` [net-next PATCH v4 04/15] eth: fbnic: Add register init to set PCIe/Ethernet device config
` [net-next PATCH v4 05/15] eth: fbnic: Add message parsing for FW messages
` [net-next PATCH v4 06/15] eth: fbnic: Add FW communication mechanism
` [net-next PATCH v4 07/15] eth: fbnic: Allocate a netdevice and napi vectors with queues
` [net-next PATCH v4 08/15] eth: fbnic: Implement Tx queue alloc/start/stop/free
` [net-next PATCH v4 09/15] eth: fbnic: Implement Rx "
` [net-next PATCH v4 10/15] eth: fbnic: Add initial messaging to notify FW of our presence
` [net-next PATCH v4 11/15] eth: fbnic: Add link detection
` [net-next PATCH v4 12/15] eth: fbnic: Add basic Tx handling
` [net-next PATCH v4 13/15] eth: fbnic: Add basic Rx handling
` [net-next PATCH v4 14/15] eth: fbnic: Add L2 address programming
` [net-next PATCH v4 15/15] eth: fbnic: Write the TCAM tables used for RSS control and Rx to host
[PATCH 0/6] ASoC: Add NTP8918 and NTP8835 codecs support
2024-07-09 17:28 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] dt-bindings: vendor-prefixes: Add NeoFidelity, Inc
` [PATCH 2/6] ASoC: codecs: Add NeoFidelity Firmware helpers
` [PATCH 3/6] ASoC: dt-bindings: Add bindings for NeoFidelity NTP8918
` [PATCH 4/6] ASoC: codecs: Add NeoFidelity NTP8918 codec
` [PATCH 5/6] ASoC: dt-bindings: Add bindings for NeoFidelity NTP8835
` [PATCH 6/6] ASoC: codecs: Add NeoFidelity NTP8835 codec
[PATCH v2 0/4] i2c: smbus cleanups and SPD support for piix4
2024-07-09 17:27 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] i2c: smbus: only limit max banks to eight
[PATCH RFC] wifi: ath12k: workaround fortify warnings in ath12k_wow_convert_8023_to_80211()
2024-07-09 17:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/13] Support several Rust toolchain versions
2024-07-09 17:26 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 11/13] kbuild: rust: add `rustc-version` support
[PULL 0/9] vfio queue
2024-07-09 17:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[PULL 0/8] aspeed queue
2024-07-09 17:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/17] arch: convert everything to syscall.tbl
2024-07-09 17:23 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 10/17] arm64: generate 64-bit syscall.tbl
[PATCH v2 0/6] Remove some lruvec page accounting functions
2024-07-09 17:12 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/6] slub: Use alloc_pages_node() in alloc_slab_page()
[PATCH] [RFC] genirq/cpuhotplug, PCI/rcar-host: Silence set affinity failed warning
2024-07-09 17:18 UTC (4+ messages)
[kvm-unit-tests PATCH v1 0/2] Some fixes for running under -cpu max on QEMU
2024-07-09 17:18 UTC (7+ messages)
` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v1 1/2] arm/pmu: skip the PMU introspection test if missing
[PATCH 0/6] Add rounding macros and enable KUnit tests
2024-07-09 17:18 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] math.h: Add macros for rounding to closest value
[OE-core] [PATCH] bluez5: upgrade 5.72 -> 5.76
2024-07-09 17:13 UTC (2+ messages)
` "
[PATCH] Fix missing leading whitespace with ':append'
2024-07-09 17:13 UTC (4+ messages)
` [OE-core] "
[PATCH v4 00/19] SMMUv3 nested translation support
2024-07-09 17:13 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 09/19] hw/arm/smmu-common: Rework TLB lookup for nesting
MLO failing due to attempting wrong link-id
2024-07-09 17:13 UTC (2+ messages)
arm64 uaccess series
2024-07-09 17:12 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v1 0/7] net: stmmac: refactor FPE for gmac4 and xgmac
2024-07-09 17:10 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v1 1/7] net: stmmac: xgmac: drop incomplete FPE implementation
[Buildroot] [git commit branch/2024.05.x] package/libmad: drop GCC's "-fforce-mem" option
2024-07-09 17:03 UTC
[Buildroot] [git commit branch/2024.05.x] package/libmad: update the patches to be applied with fuzz 0
2024-07-09 17:03 UTC
[Buildroot] [git commit branch/2024.05.x] package/apache: security bump version to 2.4.60
2024-07-09 16:55 UTC
[PATCH v4 00/21] qcom: rpmh core and regulator support
2024-07-09 17:09 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 01/21] linux/bitmap.h: add bitmap_empty helper
[Buildroot] [git commit branch/2024.02.x] package/apache: security bump version to 2.4.60
2024-07-09 16:55 UTC
[Buildroot] [git commit branch/2024.02.x] package/libmad: update the patches to be applied with fuzz 0
2024-07-09 17:03 UTC
[Buildroot] [git commit branch/2024.02.x] package/libmad: drop GCC's "-fforce-mem" option
2024-07-09 17:03 UTC
[syzbot] [bpf?] [net?] stack segment fault in cpu_map_redirect
2024-07-09 17:09 UTC
[PATCH v1 0/9] selftests: kvm: s390: Add s390x ucontrol selftests
2024-07-09 17:06 UTC (17+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 1/9] selftests: kvm: s390: Define page sizes in shared header
` [PATCH v1 2/9] selftests: kvm: s390: Add kvm_s390_sie_block definition for userspace tests
` [PATCH v1 3/9] selftests: kvm: s390: Add s390x ucontrol test suite with hpage test
` [PATCH v1 4/9] selftests: kvm: s390: Add test fixture and simple VM setup tests
` [PATCH v1 5/9] selftests: kvm: s390: Add debug print functions
` [PATCH v1 6/9] selftests: kvm: s390: Add VM run test case
` [PATCH v1 8/9] selftests: kvm: s390: Add uc_skey VM "
` [PATCH v1 9/9] selftests: kvm: s390: Verify reject memory region operations for ucontrol VMs
Re：Proposal to add CRIU support to DRM render nodes
2024-07-09 17:07 UTC (4+ messages)
` 回复：Re：Proposal "
[PATCH net-next v3] tg3: Remove residual error handling in tg3_suspend
2024-07-09 16:54 UTC
[PATCH v2 1/2] mesa: Fix missing leading whitespace with ':append'
2024-07-09 17:06 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] dnf: "
[PATCH] kallsyms, livepatch: Fix livepatch with CONFIG_LTO_CLANG
2024-07-09 17:06 UTC (12+ messages)
[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/libmad: update the patches to be applied with fuzz 0
2024-07-09 17:06 UTC (3+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] package/libmad: drop GCC's "-fforce-mem" option
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