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[PATCH i-g-t 0/5] tests/kms_plane_scaling: Improvise the scaling BW issues
 2024-07-16  4:32 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t 1/5] tests/kms_plane_scaling: Update the single plane scaling function arguments
` [PATCH i-g-t 2/5] tests/kms_plane_scaling: Update the multi "
` [PATCH i-g-t 3/5] tests/kms_plane_scaling: Improvise the planes scaling BW issues

[PATCH] nvme-core: choose PIF from QPIF if QPIFS supports and PIF is QTYPE
 2024-07-16  4:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH V3] nvme-pci: allow unmanaged interrupts
 2024-07-16  4:29 UTC  (3+ messages)

[GIT PULL] power sequencing updates for v6.11-rc1
 2024-07-16  4:29 UTC  (4+ messages)

[syzbot] [kernel?] kernel BUG in binder_inc_ref_for_node
 2024-07-16  4:28 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH] binder: fix descriptor lookup for context manager

[LTP] [PATCH] lib: tst_fd: Add kernel version check to memfd_secret
 2024-07-16  4:25 UTC  (5+ messages)

Uses of ->write_begin/write_end
 2024-07-16  4:25 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/14] PCI: qcom: Simulate PCIe hotplug using 'global' interrupt
 2024-07-16  4:24 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH 04/14] dt-bindings: PCI: pci-ep: Document 'linux,pci-domain' property
` [PATCH 06/14] PCI: endpoint: Assign PCI domain number for endpoint controllers
` [PATCH 13/14] PCI: qcom: Simulate PCIe hotplug using 'global' interrupt

[pci:next] BUILD SUCCESS ea4516b2b250965457bb5ee575a3339013478bbb
 2024-07-16  4:23 UTC 

[PATCH v15 0/2] Export cxl1.1 device link status register value to pci device sysfs
 2024-07-16  4:25 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v15 1/2] cxl/core/regs: Add rcd_pcie_cap initialization
` [PATCH v15 2/2] cxl/pci: Add sysfs attribute for CXL 1.1 device link status

[PATCH 0/6] input: use device_for_each_child_node_scoped()
 2024-07-16  4:23 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/6] input: qt1050: "

[pci:acs] BUILD SUCCESS 47c8846a49baa8c0b7a6a3e7e7eacd6e8d119d25
 2024-07-16  4:22 UTC 

[PATCH 00/10] Use VRR timing generator for fixed refresh rate modes
 2024-07-16  4:22 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 02/10] drm/i915/display: Add member fixed_rr to denote Fixed refresh rate with VRRTG
` [PATCH 04/10] drm/i915/vrr: Compute vrr vsync if platforms support it
` [PATCH 08/10] drm/i915/vrr: Avoid sending PUSH when VRR TG is used with Fixed refresh rate

[PATCH v2] arm64: remove redundant 'if HAVE_ARCH_KASAN' in Kconfig
 2024-07-16  4:19 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] kselftest: missing arg in ptrace.c
 2024-07-16  4:19 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] add device managed version of dev_pm_domain_attach|detach_list()
 2024-07-16  4:11 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] PM: domains: "

[PATCH linux dev-6.6 0/2] Add ltc4286 and ltc4287 driver support
 2024-07-16  4:09 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] phy: cadence-torrent: add support for three or more links using 2 protocols
 2024-07-16  4:04 UTC  (8+ messages)

[LTP] [PATCH] getcpu: Convert docs to docparse
 2024-07-16  4:03 UTC 

[PATCH] bcachefs: Convert comma to semicolon
 2024-07-16  4:03 UTC 

[PATCH v2] target/loongarch/gdbstub: Add vector registers support
 2024-07-16  3:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] crash: Fix x86_32 and arm32 memory reserve bug
 2024-07-16  3:52 UTC  (6+ messages)

[syzbot] [mm?] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in vma_alloc_folio_noprof
 2024-07-16  3:51 UTC  (2+ messages)

[syzbot] [nilfs?] KMSAN: uninit-value in nilfs_add_checksums_on_logs (3)
 2024-07-16  3:49 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v7] sbitmap: fix io hung due to race on sbitmap_word::cleared
 2024-07-16  3:48 UTC  (3+ messages)

[yocto] [meta-cgl] [PATCH 1/2] cluster-glue: fix Upstream-Status
 2024-07-16  3:46 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [yocto] [meta-cgl] [PATCH 2/2] ocfs2-tools: "

overlayfs: NFS lowerdir changes & opaque negative lookups
 2024-07-16  3:45 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH v3] drm/i915/gt: Do not consider preemption during execlists_dequeue for gen8
 2024-07-16  3:43 UTC  (6+ messages)

[GIT PULL] x86/build for v6.11-rc1
 2024-07-16  3:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] x86/misc for v6.11-rc1
 2024-07-16  3:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] x86/vmware for v6.11-rc1
 2024-07-16  3:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] x86/bugs for v6.11-rc1
 2024-07-16  3:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] x86/cpu for v6.11-rc1
 2024-07-16  3:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] x86/alternatives for v6.11-rc1
 2024-07-16  3:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] x86/boot for v6.11-rc1
 2024-07-16  3:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] x86/cleanups for v6.11-rc1
 2024-07-16  3:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] x86/cc for v6.11-rc1
 2024-07-16  3:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] x86/core for v6.11-rc1
 2024-07-16  3:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH mptcp-net v2 00/17] mptcp: fix endpoints with 'signal' and 'subflow' flags
 2024-07-16  3:40 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH mptcp-net v2 06/17] selftests: mptcp: join: ability to invert ADD_ADDR check
` [PATCH mptcp-net v2 14/17] mptcp: pm: remove mptcp_pm_remove_subflow()

[PATCH v2] mm/hwpoison: reset hwpoison filter parameters in pfn_inject_exit()
 2024-07-16  3:35 UTC 

[PATCH V15 0/7] Add architecture agnostic code to support vCPU Hotplug
 2024-07-16  3:38 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/4] Refine i.MX8QM SATA based on generic PHY callbacks
 2024-07-16  3:38 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] dt-bindings: ata: Add i.MX8QM AHCI compatible string
` [PATCH v3 2/4] ata: ahci_imx: Clean up code by using i.MX8Q HSIO PHY driver
` [PATCH v3 3/4] ata: ahci_imx: Enlarge RX water mark for i.MX8QM SATA
` [PATCH v3 4/4] ata: ahci_imx: Correct the email address

[linux dev-6.6 v1] usb: chipidea: udc: enforce write to the memory
 2024-07-16  3:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] qemu/timer: Add host ticks function for LoongArch
 2024-07-16  3:15 UTC 

[PATCH v5 1/2] perf script: Fix perf script -F +metric
 2024-07-16  3:33 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 10/15] cxl: define a driver interface for DPA allocation
 2024-07-16  3:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/5] Changes in v5:
 2024-07-16  3:30 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 4/5] firmware: imx: add driver for NXP EdgeLock Enclave
    ` [EXT] "
` [PATCH v5 5/5] firmware: imx: adds miscdev
    ` [EXT] "

Addition of zstd compression to erofs release?
 2024-07-16  3:27 UTC  (2+ messages)

[linux dev-6.6 v1] i2c: npcm7xx: disable I2C interrupt before devm_request_irq
 2024-07-16  3:26 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/5] pids controller events rework
 2024-07-16  3:27 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 2/5] cgroup/pids: Make event counters hierarchical

[linux dev-6.6 v1] net: stmmac: Add NCSI support for STMMAC
 2024-07-16  3:25 UTC  (2+ messages)

Test Mail
 2024-07-16  3:26 UTC 

[linux dev-6.6 v1 0/2] spi: npcm-pspi: add full duplex and fix word issue
 2024-07-16  3:25 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next 0/4] monitor network traffic for flaky test cases
 2024-07-16  3:25 UTC  (6+ messages)

[syzbot] [bcachefs?] general protection fault in bch2_opts_apply
 2024-07-16  3:25 UTC 

[linux dev-6.6 v1] spi: npcm-fiu: add dual and quad write support
 2024-07-16  3:24 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/linux-firmware: Add Arm mali CSF firmwares
 2024-07-16  3:24 UTC  (3+ messages)

[scarthgap][master][PATCH] rt_bmark.py: fix TypeError
 2024-07-16  3:24 UTC 

[linux-next:master 12760/12989] WARNING: modpost: vmlinux: section mismatch in reference: map_kfence_pool+0x7c (section: .text) -> create_physical_mapping.constprop.0 (section: .init.text)
 2024-07-16  3:21 UTC 

[linux dev-6.6 v1 0/7] pinctrl: npcm8xx: pin configuration changes
 2024-07-16  3:20 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 13/14] nfsd: introduce concept of a maximum number of threads
 2024-07-16  3:21 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/8] [PATCH v3 0/8] target/i386: Misc cleanup on KVM PV defs, outdated comments and error handling
 2024-07-16  3:35 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 7/8] target/i386/kvm: Clean up return values of MSR filter related functions

[RFC PATCH] nmi,printk: fix ABBA deadlock between nmi_backtrace and dump_stack_lvl
 2024-07-16  3:20 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2] Add GDB helper commands
 2024-07-16  3:19 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/5] arm: exynos: Enable TRNG for E850-96 board
 2024-07-16  3:17 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/5] board: samsung: e850-96: Add default partitions
` [PATCH v2 2/5] board: samsung: e850-96: Load LDFW firmware on board init
` [PATCH v2 3/5] clk: exynos: Add SSS clocks for Exynos850
` [PATCH v2 4/5] rng: Add Exynos TRNG driver
` [PATCH v2 5/5] arm: exynos: Enable TRNG on E850-96 board

[PATCH 1/4] Add support for Amlogic HCI UART
 2024-07-16  3:13 UTC 

[PATCH] watchdog: rzn1: Convert comma to semicolon
 2024-07-16  3:11 UTC 

[PATCH 1/2] scripts/gdb: Add 'lx-stack_depot_lookup' command
 2024-07-16  3:11 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] scripts/gdb: Add 'lx-kasan_mem_to_shadow' command

[PATCH v5 0/4] Generate address range data for built-in modules
 2024-07-16  3:10 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/4] kbuild: add mod(name,file)_flags to assembler flags for module objects
` [PATCH v5 2/4] kbuild, kconfig: generate offset range data for builtin modules
` [PATCH v5 3/4] scripts: add verifier script for builtin module range data
` [PATCH v5 4/4] module: add install target for modules.builtin.ranges

[meta-oe][PATCH] opencv: Check GTK3DISTROFEATURES for enabling gtk support
 2024-07-16  3:08 UTC 

[PATCH] watchdog: lenovo_se10_wdt: Convert comma to semicolon
 2024-07-16  3:07 UTC 

[PATCH] rockchip: add support for Radxa ROCK Pi E v3.0
 2024-07-16  3:06 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] hw/nubus/nubus-virtio-mmio: Fix missing ERRP_GUARD() in nubus_virtio_mmio_realize()
 2024-07-16  3:21 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH] hw/virtio/vdpa-dev: Check returned value instead of dereferencing @errp

[PATCH v6 0/5] Implement QATzip compression method
 2024-07-16  3:03 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 1/5] docs/migration: add qatzip compression feature
` [PATCH v6 2/5] meson: Introduce 'qatzip' feature to the build system

[PATCH] rtc: twl: convert comma to semicolon
 2024-07-16  3:02 UTC 

[PATCH net-next v24 00/13] Add Realtek automotive PCIe driver
 2024-07-16  3:01 UTC  (3+ messages)

[linux dev-6.6 v1 1/3] arm64: dts: nuvoton: npcm8xx: add reference 25m clock property
 2024-07-16  2:59 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/7] Implement compression support on BMG
 2024-07-16  3:00 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ CI.FULL: failure for "

[PATCH 0/6] cat-file: add remote-object-info to batch-command
 2024-07-16  2:59 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/6] transport: add client support for object-info
` [PATCH 5/6] cat-file: add declaration of variable i inside its for loop

[PATCH] md: convert comma to semicolon
 2024-07-16  2:58 UTC 

[PATCH] bcachefs: allocate inode by using alloc_inode_sb()
 2024-07-16  2:58 UTC 

[PATCH v2] ufs: core: fix deadlock when rtc update
 2024-07-16  2:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

rtw88: The debugfs interface reads registers from the wrong device
 2024-07-16  2:56 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v1] ufs: core: bypass quick recovery if need force reset
 2024-07-16  2:53 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] KVM: x86/mmu: Allow per VM kvm_mmu_max_gfn()
 2024-07-16  2:53 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/4] Refine i.MX8QM SATA based on generic PHY callbacks
 2024-07-16  2:52 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/4] ata: ahci_imx: Enlarge RX water mark for i.MX8QM SATA

[PATCH V4] scsi: ufs: core: Check LSDBS cap when !mcq
 2024-07-16  2:52 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] doc: fit: add ELF image to list of image formats
 2024-07-16  2:51 UTC  (2+ messages)

overlayfs issue: dir permission lost during overlayfs copy-up
 2024-07-16  2:51 UTC  (4+ messages)
  ` 答复: "

[PATCH linux-next v3 RESEND] sched/core: Add WARN_ON_ONCE() to check overflow for migrate_disable
 2024-07-16  2:42 UTC 

[RFC PATCH] ath11k: fix peer addition/deletion error on sta band migration
 2024-07-16  2:49 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] [net,v3] net: wwan: t7xx: add support for Dell DW5933e
 2024-07-16  2:49 UTC 

[PATCH 0/4] Add support for Amlogic HCI UART
 2024-07-16  2:48 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/4] MAINTAINERS: Add an entry "

[PATCH 0/2] Introduce DMA_HEAP_IOCTL_ALLOC_AND_READ
 2024-07-16  2:48 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dma-buf: heaps: DMA_HEAP_IOCTL_ALLOC_READ_FILE framework

[PATCH 0/3] wifi: ath12k: Support dump PDEV transmit and receive rate HTT stats
 2024-07-16  2:45 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] wifi: ath12k: Dump PDEV transmit "
` [PATCH 2/3] wifi: ath12k: Dump PDEV receive "
` [PATCH 3/3] wifi: ath12k: Dump additional "

[PATCH 1/1] boot: provide CONFIG_BOOTMETH_QFW Kconfig parameter
 2024-07-16  2:40 UTC 

[PATCH v2 2/2] perf jevents: Autogenerate empty-pmu-events.c
 2024-07-16  2:39 UTC  (9+ messages)

[PATCH v1 net] tcp: Don't access uninit tcp_rsk(req)->ao_keyid in tcp_create_openreq_child()
 2024-07-16  2:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v1 01/17] net/ntnic: Add registers for NapaTech SmartNiC
 2024-07-16  2:36 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 01/21] net/ntnic: add ethdev and makes PMD available

[PATCH] drm/panic: depends on !VT_CONSOLE
 2024-07-16  2:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] mm/hwpoison: reset hwpoison filter parameters in pfn_inject_exit()
 2024-07-16  2:37 UTC  (3+ messages)

[Bug 201497] New: [amdgpu]: '*ERROR* No EDID read' is back in 4.19
 2024-07-16  2:36 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [Bug 201497] "

[PATCH] mm/memory-failure: fix VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(PagePoisoned(page)) when unpoison memory
 2024-07-16  2:34 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v7 0/6] Add driver for LTC2664 and LTC2672
 2024-07-16  1:50 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 4/6] dt-bindings: iio: dac: Add adi,ltc2664.yaml

[PATCH 0/6] drm/amd/display: Address kernel doc warnings
 2024-07-16  2:27 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] drm/amd/display: Move DIO documentation to the right place
` [PATCH 2/6] Documentation/gpu: Remove ':export:' option from DCN documentation
` [PATCH 3/6] Documentation/gpu: Adjust DCN documentation paths
` [PATCH 4/6] drm/amd/display: Add simple struct doc to remove doc build warning
` [PATCH 5/6] Documentation/gpu: Remove undocumented files from dcn-blockshubbub.h
` [PATCH 6/6] Documentation/amdgpu: Fix duplicate declaration

[PATCH 1/2] radix tree test suite: include kconfig.h with incomplete path
 2024-07-16  2:31 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] ipv6: prevent possible NULL dereference in ndisc_recv_na()
 2024-07-16  2:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] scsi: aha152x: use DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK for non-constant completion
 2024-07-16  2:29 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] mm: list_lru: Fix NULL pointer dereference in list_lru_add()
 2024-07-16  2:30 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/6] mm: zswap: global shrinker fix and proactive shrink
 2024-07-16  2:30 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 5/6] mm: zswap: store incompressible page as-is

[PATCH v3 0/6] Basic inline encryption support for ufs-exynos
 2024-07-16  2:29 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] scsi: qla2xxx: Convert comma to semicolon
 2024-07-16  2:29 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 00/10] UFS patches for kernel 6.11
 2024-07-16  2:29 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 00/11] qla2xxx misc. bug fixes
 2024-07-16  2:29 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] filemap: fix error pointer dereference in filemap_fault()
 2024-07-16  2:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC v2 00/23] Enable display cpuinfo to get the reset cause
 2024-07-16  2:28 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC v2 01/23] rockchip: RK3328: Read the reset cause from clock reset unit for RK3328 SoC

[PATCH 1/5] hwmon: pmbus: Implement generic bus access delay
 2024-07-16  2:25 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] rockchip: include cru_rk3588.h and define rockchip_cru for RK3588
 2024-07-16  2:24 UTC  (3+ messages)

[meta-oe][PATCH] lvm2: install all systemd service files
 2024-07-16  2:24 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2] Fix for a very old KVM bug in the segment cache
 2024-07-16  2:21 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] phy: rockchip: inno-hdmi: Fix missing readl base addr
 2024-07-16  2:20 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/2] Fix for a very old KVM bug in the segment cache
 2024-07-16  2:20 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] KVM: nVMX: use vmx_segment_cache_clear
` [PATCH v2 2/2] KVM: VMX: disable preemption when touching segment fields

[PATCH next 0/2] rockchip: theobroma: use HTTPS for git URLs and drop RK3368 Lion support
 2024-07-16  2:17 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH next 1/2] rockchip: theobroma-systems: migrate git URLs to HTTPS
` [PATCH next 2/2] rockchip: remove support for Theobroma Systems RK3368 Lion

[PATCH] riscv/mm: Add soft-dirty page tracking support
 2024-07-16  2:16 UTC  (4+ messages)

FreeBSD update required for CI?
 2024-07-16  2:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] dt-bindings: pincfg-node: Add "input-schmitt" property
 2024-07-16  2:16 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH 0/6] Implement compression support on BMG
 2024-07-16  2:15 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] drm/xe/migrate: Handle clear ccs logic for xe2 dgfx

[PATCH next v2] rockchip: puma-rk3399: increase Ethernet PHY timeout to 30s
 2024-07-16  2:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next] perf/bpf: Use prog to emit ksymbol event for main program
 2024-07-16  1:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

QA notification for completed autobuilder build (yocto-4.0.20.rc1)
 2024-07-16  2:13 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [yocto] "

[PATCH] mm/zswap: fix a white space issue
 2024-07-16  2:12 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 6.6/6.9 v2 1/2] ext4: avoid overflow when setting values via sysfs
 2024-07-16  2:11 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.6/6.9 v2 2/2] ext4: fix slab-out-of-bounds in ext4_mb_find_good_group_avg_frag_lists()

[PATCH v2 1/3] configs: rockchip: reduce diff for rk3308, rk3328, rk3399, rk3568, and rk3588
 2024-07-16  2:11 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/3] configs: rockchip: sync ENV_MEM_LAYOUT_SETTINGS for rk3308, rk3328, and rk3399

[PATCH net] tipc: Return non-zero value from tipc_udp_addr2str() on error
 2024-07-16  2:09 UTC 

fine-grained PI control
 2024-07-16  2:07 UTC  (6+ messages)

[drm-xe:drm-xe-next] BUILD SUCCESS 45d30c828c613441bfbe5c97ca766854152b7181
 2024-07-16  2:07 UTC 

[PATCH] kselftest/arm64: Add coresight test
 2024-07-16  2:06 UTC  (4+ messages)

[rdma:for-next] BUILD SUCCESS 887cd308fd46a1c6956e9ccda1aaca830edc8ed7
 2024-07-16  2:04 UTC 

[PATCH next 0/4] rockchip: imply ARMV8_CRYPTO on px30 + px30-ringneck/rk3399-puma defconfig changes
 2024-07-16  2:04 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH next 1/4] rockchip: ringneck-px30: disable broken USB gadget


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