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[PATCH v4 bpf-next 0/3] bpf: Add kmem_cache iterator and kfunc
 2024-10-04 22:57 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 bpf-next 1/3] bpf: Add kmem_cache iterator
` [PATCH v4 bpf-next 2/3] mm/bpf: Add bpf_get_kmem_cache() kfunc

lsm sb_delete hook, was Re: [PATCH 4/7] vfs: Convert sb->s_inodes iteration to super_iter_inodes()
 2024-10-04 22:57 UTC  (11+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v3 0/5] eth: fbnic: add timestamping support
 2024-10-04 22:55 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v3 1/5] eth: fbnic: add software TX "

[PATCH v2] mm/cma: print total and used count in cma_alloc()
 2024-10-04 22:55 UTC  (6+ messages)
    ` 回复: [External Mail]Re: "

[PATCH v2 00/12] mwifiex: two fixes and cleanup
 2024-10-04 22:56 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 01/12] wifi: mwifiex: add missing locking

[PATCH 5.15.y] 9p: add missing locking around taking dentry fid list
 2024-10-04 22:52 UTC 

+ fat-fix-uninitialized-variable.patch added to mm-hotfixes-unstable branch
 2024-10-04 22:53 UTC 

[syzbot] [exfat?] KMSAN: uninit-value in vfat_rename2
 2024-10-04 22:53 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH net] Revert "net: stmmac: set PP_FLAG_DMA_SYNC_DEV only if XDP is enabled"
 2024-10-04 22:52 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next] net: airoha: Fix EGRESS_RATE_METER_EN_MASK definition
 2024-10-04 22:49 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC PATCH v2 00/10] Unmapping guest_memfd from Direct Map
 2024-10-04 22:50 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 06/10] kvm: gmem: add tracepoints for gmem share/unshare

[PATCH v4 2/4] asm-generic/div64: optimize/simplify __div64_const32()
 2024-10-04 22:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

the latter half of october, the maintainer goes offline
 2024-10-04 22:47 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH AUTOSEL 6.11 01/76] bpf: Call the missed btf_record_free() when map creation fails
 2024-10-04 22:46 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.11 14/76] iomap: fix iomap_dio_zero() for fs bs > system page size

[PATCH 0/6] Add Xe3 and Panther Lake support
 2024-10-04 22:43 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] drm/xe/xe3: Xe3 uses the same PAT settings as Xe2
` [PATCH 2/6] drm/xe/xe3: Define Xe3 feature flags
` [PATCH 3/6] drm/xe/xe3: Add initial set of workarounds
` [PATCH 4/6] drm/xe/ptl: PTL re-uses Xe2 MOCS table
` [PATCH 5/6] drm/xe/ptl: Add PTL platform definition
` [PATCH 6/6] drm/xe/xe3lpm: Add new "instance0" steering table

[PATCH net-next 4/4] ipv4: remove fib_info_devhash[]
 2024-10-04 22:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 0/9] net: phy: mediatek: Introduce mtk-phy-lib which integrates common part of MediaTek's internal ethernet PHYs
 2024-10-04 22:43 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 1/1] wq: Avoid using isolated cpus' timers on queue_delayed_work
 2024-10-04 22:43 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v2 0/2] gve: adopt page pool
 2024-10-04 22:43 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] gve: move DQO rx buffer management related code to a new file
` [PATCH net-next v2 2/2] gve: adopt page pool for DQ RDA mode

[PULL 00/24] Build system and target/i386/translate.c cleanups for 2025-05-25
 2024-10-04 22:42 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PULL 01/24] configure: move -mcx16 flag out of CPU_CFLAGS

[PATCH 0/7] add function arguments to ftrace
 2024-10-04 22:43 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 6/7] tracing: add support for function argument to graph tracer
` [PATCH 7/7] tracing: add arguments to function tracer

[PATCH v8 14/21] mm/mmap: Avoid zeroing vma tree in mmap_region()
 2024-10-04 22:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC net 0/2] MAINTAINERS: Networking file coverage updates
 2024-10-04 22:42 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 3/4] ipv4: remove fib_info_lock
 2024-10-04 22:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

v2.47.0-rc1 test failure on cygwin
 2024-10-04 22:41 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] t0610: work around flaky test with concurrent writers

[PATCH v3 0/4] drm/log: Introduce a new boot logger to draw the kmsg on the screen
 2024-10-04 22:40 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net] net: pse-pd: Fix enabled status mismatch
 2024-10-04 22:40 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net v5] selftests: net: no_forwarding: fix VID for $swp2 in one_bridge_two_pvids() test
 2024-10-04 22:40 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 2/4] ipv4: use rcu in ip_fib_check_default()
 2024-10-04 22:39 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] meson: fix machine option for x86_version
 2024-10-04 22:37 UTC 

[PATCH] md: yet another CI email test - do not review
 2024-10-04 22:37 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v4 net-next 0/7] sfc: per-queue stats
 2024-10-04 22:37 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 net-next 2/7] sfc: implement basic "
` [PATCH v4 net-next 4/7] sfc: account XDP TXes in netdev base stats

[PATCH RFT 0/2] drm/msm/adreno: Setup SMMU aparture
 2024-10-04 22:35 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH RFT 1/2] firmware: qcom: scm: Introduce CP_SMMU_APERTURE_ID
` [PATCH RFT 2/2] drm/msm/adreno: Setup SMMU aparture for per-process page table

[PATCH 0/4] pack-objects: create new name-hash algorithm
 2024-10-04 22:35 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 0/6] "

+ fixes-null-pointer-dereference-in-pfnmap_lockdep_assert.patch added to mm-hotfixes-unstable branch
 2024-10-04 22:34 UTC 

[PATCH net-next 1/4] ipv4: remove fib_devindex_hashfn()
 2024-10-04 22:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] tests/vmwgfx: Add test that draws triangle without using 3d commands
 2024-10-04 22:30 UTC 

[PATCH net-next v4] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Support LED control
 2024-10-04 22:31 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH 0/4] Stash overlay real upper file in backing_file
 2024-10-04 22:28 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] ovl: do not open non-data lower file for fsync
` [PATCH 3/4] ovl: convert ovl_real_fdget_meta() callers to ovl_real_file_meta()
` [PATCH 4/4] ovl: convert ovl_real_fdget() callers to ovl_real_file()

[PATCH] ethdev: document that stats reset APIs are not thread-safe
 2024-10-04 22:27 UTC  (2+ messages)

[ardb:x86-pie-v2 30/31] ld: warning: orphan section `.relaalloc_tags' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `.rela.dyn'
 2024-10-04 22:26 UTC 

[PATCH v2 net 0/6] rtnetlink: Handle error of rtnl_register_module()
 2024-10-04 22:23 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 net 1/6] rtnetlink: Add bulk registration helpers for rtnetlink message handlers
` [PATCH v2 net 2/6] vxlan: Handle error of rtnl_register_module()
` [PATCH v2 net 3/6] bridge: "
` [PATCH v2 net 4/6] mctp: "
` [PATCH v2 net 5/6] mpls: "
` [PATCH v2 net 6/6] phonet: "

[PATCH v2 00/12] Add PXP HWDRM support
 2024-10-04 22:25 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 03/12] drm/xe/pxp: Add VCS inline termination support

[to-be-updated] lib-math-add-int_log-test-suite.patch removed from -mm tree
 2024-10-04 22:26 UTC 

[PATCH V2 00/13] selftests/resctrl: Support diverse platforms with MBM and MBA tests
 2024-10-04 22:24 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH V2 09/13] selftests/resctrl: Make benchmark parameter passing robust
` [PATCH V2 11/13] selftests/resctrl: Use cache size to determine "fill_buf" buffer size
` [PATCH V2 13/13] selftests/resctrl: Keep results from first test run

[PATCH] eal/common: fix inconsistent representation of PCI numbers
 2024-10-04 22:21 UTC  (2+ messages)

[syzbot] [net?] INFO: task hung in nsim_dev_hwstats_exit
 2024-10-04 22:17 UTC 

[syzbot] [wireless?] INFO: task hung in ieee80211_unregister_hw (2)
 2024-10-04 22:17 UTC 

[syzbot] [wireless?] possible deadlock in ieee80211_change_mac (2)
 2024-10-04 22:17 UTC 

[linux-next:pending-fixes 236/374] arch/arm/boot/dts/ti/davinci/da850-lcdk.dtb: mcasp@100000: interrupts: [[54]] is valid under each of {'type': 'array', 'maxItems': 1, 'minItems': 1}, {'minItems': 1, 'type': 'array', 'maxItems': 2}
 2024-10-04 22:15 UTC 

[Intel-wired-lan] [RFC PATCH 2/2] ice: ptp: add control over HW timestamp latch point
 2024-10-04 22:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] common/mlx5: Optimize mlx5 mempool get extmem
 2024-10-04 22:16 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH] ext4: Avoid remount errors with 'abort' mount option
 2024-10-04 22:15 UTC 

[PATCH] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am62a7-phyboard-lyra-rdk: Update ethernet internal delay
 2024-10-04 22:10 UTC 

[PATCH] ARM: stm32: Update MAINTAINERS file globs for STM32MP DHSOM
 2024-10-04 22:14 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] firmware: arm_scmi: Queue in scmi layer for mailbox implementation
 2024-10-04 22:12 UTC 

[PATCH v3 net-next 0/4] rtnetlink: Per-netns RTNL
 2024-10-04 22:10 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 net-next 1/4] Revert "rtnetlink: add guard for RTNL"
` [PATCH v3 net-next 2/4] rtnetlink: Add per-netns RTNL
` [PATCH v3 net-next 3/4] rtnetlink: Add assertion helpers for "
` [PATCH v3 net-next 4/4] rtnetlink: Add ASSERT_RTNL_NET() placeholder for netdev notifier

[PATCH] PCI: endpoint: test: Synchronously cancel command handler work
 2024-10-04 22:12 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC net-next] net: phy: always set polarity_modes if op is supported
 2024-10-04 22:11 UTC  (3+ messages)

[dpdk-dev v1] doc/multi-process: fixed grammar and rephrasing
 2024-10-04 22:10 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] doc/multi-process: fix grammar and phrasing

[PATCH] PCI: dwc: endpoint: Clear outbound address on unmap
 2024-10-04 22:10 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] Documentation/process: maintainer-soc: clarify submitting patches
 2024-10-04 22:09 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC PATCH 0/9] watchdog: don't print out if registering watchdog fails
 2024-10-04 21:29 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 3/9] watchdog: hpe-wdt: "

[PATCH] net: phy: disable eee due to errata on various KSZ switches
 2024-10-04 21:32 UTC 

[PATCH net-next] net: phy: realtek: check validity of 10GbE link-partner advertisement
 2024-10-04 22:06 UTC  (3+ messages)

[syzbot] [bcachefs?] UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in __btree_node_pinned
 2024-10-04 22:06 UTC 

[Buildroot] [PATCH 0/2] Update Sysprof and libdex to 47.0
 2024-10-04 22:05 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/libdex: bump to version 0.8.0
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] package/sysprof: bump to version 47.0

kselftest/next build: 6 builds: 2 failed, 4 passed, 1 warning (v6.12-rc1-3-gedd435390c554)
 2024-10-04 22:05 UTC 

[PATCH 1/1] nfsd: fix possible badness in FREE_STATEID
 2024-10-04 22:04 UTC 

[PATCH 1/1] PCI: Cleanup convoluted logic in pci_create_slot()
 2024-10-04 22:03 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] meson: ensure we enable CMPXCHG128 on x86_64
 2024-10-04 22:01 UTC 

[PATCH v2 00/18] vbe: Series part E
 2024-10-04 22:02 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 03/18] bootstd: Avoid sprintf() in SPL when creating bootdevs

[PATCH] net: dsa: Fix conditional handling of Wake-on-Lan configuration in dsa_user_set_wol
 2024-10-04 22:02 UTC 

[PATCH net-next] net: phy: realtek: make sure paged read is protected by mutex
 2024-10-04 22:02 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] rust: lockdep: Fix soundness issue affecting LockClassKeys
 2024-10-04 22:01 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] rust: lockdep: Remove support for dynamically allocated LockClassKeys
` [PATCH 2/2] rust: lockdep: Use Pin for all LockClassKey usages

[PATCH] KVM: selftests: memslot_perf_test: increase guest sync timeout
 2024-10-04 22:01 UTC 

[PATCH] PCI/pwrctl: pwrseq: don't use OF-specific routines
 2024-10-04 22:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] SPI fixes for v6.12-rc1
 2024-10-04 21:58 UTC 

[PATCH 1/1] fs: proc: Fix build with GCC 15 due to -Werror=unterminated-string-initialization
 2024-10-04 21:58 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 "

[PATCH] USB: atm: speedtch: do not use assignment in if condition
 2024-10-04 21:07 UTC  (3+ messages)

pcie hotplug driver probe is not getting called
 2024-10-04 21:56 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 0/5] tcp: add skb->sk to more control packets
 2024-10-04 21:56 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 1/5] net: add TIME_WAIT logic to sk_to_full_sk()

[PATCH 5/5] hyperv: Use hvhdk.h instead of hyperv-tlfs.h in Hyper-V code
 2024-10-04 21:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 7/7] power: supply: ingenic-battery: free scale buffer after use
 2024-10-04 21:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

[gustavoars:testing/wfamnae-next20241003 6/14] include/linux/compiler_types.h:517:45: error: call to '__compiletime_assert_851' declared with attribute error: BUILD_BUG_ON failed: conf->keylen < WLAN_KEY_LEN_CCMP
 2024-10-04 21:55 UTC 

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] package/libdivsufsort: new package
 2024-10-04 21:54 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/3] package/bsdiff: switch upstream
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] DEVELOPERS: add Dario Binacchi for bsdiff

[PATCH net-next v4 1/1] net: phy: marvell: make use of fiber autoneg bypass mode
 2024-10-04 21:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] firmware: qcom: scm: suppress download mode error
 2024-10-04 21:49 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] "

[PATCH v3 00/10] Add iio backend compatibility for ad7606
 2024-10-04 21:48 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 01/10] iio: adc: ad7606: Fix typo in the driver name
` [PATCH v3 02/10] dt-bindings: iio: adc: ad7606: Remove spi-cpha from required
` [PATCH v3 03/10] dt-bindings: iio: adc: ad7606: Add iio backend bindings
` [PATCH v3 04/10] Documentation: iio: Document ad7606 driver
` [PATCH v3 05/10] iio: adc: ad7606: Sort includes in alphabetical order
` [PATCH v3 06/10] iio: adc: ad7606: Add PWM support for conversion trigger
` [PATCH v3 07/10] iio: adc: ad7606: Add compatibility to fw_nodes
` [PATCH v3 08/10] iio: adc: ad7606: Introduce num_adc_channels
` [PATCH v3 09/10] iio: adc: ad7606: Add iio-backend support
` [PATCH v3 10/10] iio: adc: ad7606: Disable PWM usage for non backend version

[syzbot] [bcachefs?] UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in __btree_node_pinned
 2024-10-04 21:48 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [syzbot] "

[v3 PATCH] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Fix L1 stream table index calculation for 32-bit sid size
 2024-10-04 21:47 UTC  (3+ messages)

[meta-filesystems][PATCH 1/3] ptest-packagelists-meta-filesystems: Move fuse3 to meta-oe ptests
 2024-10-04 21:45 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [meta-oe][PATCH 2/3] fuse3: Add missing rdep for filecmp python module
` [meta-oe][PATCH 3/3] ptest-packagelists-meta-oe: Add fuse3 to fast ptests

[gustavoars:testing/wfamnae-next20241003 6/14] drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c:2149:2: error: call to '__compiletime_assert_1069' declared with 'error' attribute: BUILD_BUG_ON failed: conf->keylen < WLAN_KEY_LEN_GCMP_256
 2024-10-04 21:44 UTC 

[PATCH] ARM: dts: omap4-kc1: fix twl6030 power node
 2024-10-04 21:40 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/6] Peripheral Image Loader support for Qualcomm SoCs
 2024-10-04 21:40 UTC 

[PATCH] thermal/ti-soc-thermal: Fix typos
 2024-10-04 21:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/4] configfs-tsm-report: TCB Stability
 2024-10-04 21:36 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/4] configfs-tsm-report: Introduce TCB stability enumeration and watchdog

[gustavoars:testing/wfamnae-next20241003 5/14] include/linux/build_bug.h:78:41: error: static assertion failed: "struct member likely outside of struct_group_tagged()"
 2024-10-04 21:34 UTC 

[PATCH 0/3] ARM: dts: ti: omap: fix dtbs_check warnings for ti,gpmc-nand and ti,gpmc-onenend
 2024-10-04 21:33 UTC  (2+ messages)

btrfs send crash on kernel 6.11.0
 2024-10-04 21:22 UTC  (6+ messages)

[meta-ti][scarthgap][PATCH] optee: Update to v4.3.0
 2024-10-04 21:28 UTC 

[PATCH] soc: ti: smartreflex: Use IRQF_NO_AUTOEN flag in request_irq()
 2024-10-04 21:28 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next] net: phy: mxl-gpy: add missing support for TRIGGER_NETDEV_LINK_10
 2024-10-04 21:26 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC PATCH v2 0/4] sched+mm: Track lazy active mm existence with hazard pointers
 2024-10-04 21:25 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 2/4] Documentation: RCU: Refer to ptr_eq()
` [RFC PATCH v2 3/4] hp: Implement Hazard Pointers

[PATCH v7 1/1] pwm: imx27: workaround of the pwm output bug when decrease the duty cycle
 2024-10-04 21:25 UTC  (3+ messages)

[XEN PATCH 00/12] x86: address violations of MISRA C Rule 16.3
 2024-10-04 21:24 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [XEN PATCH 10/12] efi: address violation "

[PATCH v2] cxl/core/port: defer endpoint probes when ACPI likely hasn't finished
 2024-10-04 21:25 UTC 

[PATCH 0/6] Peripheral Image Loader support for Qualcomm SoCs
 2024-10-04 21:23 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] dt-bindings: remoteproc: qcom,pas-common: Introduce iommus and qcom,devmem property
` [PATCH 2/6] remoteproc: qcom: Add iommu map_unmap helper function
` [PATCH 3/6] remoteproc: qcom: Add helper function to support IOMMU devmem translation
` [PATCH 4/6] remoteproc: qcom: Add support to parse qcom,devmem property
` [PATCH 5/6] remoteproc: qcom: Add support of SHM bridge to enable memory protection
` [PATCH 6/6] remoteproc: qcom: Enable map/unmap and SHM bridge support

[gustavoars:testing/wfamnae-next20241003] BUILD SUCCESS WITH WARNING ec64acf2dce7577a42c01241e78b24afebc26e96
 2024-10-04 21:24 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/6] Add AutoFDO and Propeller support for Clang build
 2024-10-04 21:23 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/6] Add AutoFDO "

hwmon: pmbus: Question about header files
 2024-10-04 21:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 net-next 2/4] rtnetlink: Add per-netns RTNL
 2024-10-04 21:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] ARM: dts: ti/omap: Fix at24 EEPROM node names
 2024-10-04 21:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/4] Add Mobileye EyeQ clock support
 2024-10-04 21:20 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 4/4] clk: eyeq: add driver

[PATCH] drm/xe/ptl: L3bank mask is not available on the media GT
 2024-10-04 21:20 UTC 

[ovmf test] 187972: all pass - PUSHED
 2024-10-04 21:19 UTC 

[PATCH] app: fix silent enqueue fail in test_mbuf test_refcnt_iter
 2024-10-04 21:18 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH] app: enhance error check if "

[PATCH v5 00/40] x86/resctrl: Move the resctrl filesystem code to /fs/resctrl
 2024-10-04 21:18 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net v3 0/2] fix ti-am65-cpsw-nuss module removal
 2024-10-04 21:17 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net v3 2/2] net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw: avoid devm_alloc_etherdev, fix "

[XEN PATCH v2 0/3] xen: address violations of MISRA C Rule 13.6
 2024-10-04 21:16 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [XEN PATCH v2 1/3] EFI: address a violation "

[Buildroot] Qt6Charts support in 2024.02
 2024-10-04 21:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] acl: Realign struct posix_acl to reduce its size by 8 bytes
 2024-10-04 21:12 UTC  (4+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 1/2] package/qt6: bump version to 6.7.3
 2024-10-04 21:09 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH v2 2/2] package/qt6/qt6charts: new package

[PATCH v7 00/24] x86/resctrl : Support AMD Assignable Bandwidth Monitoring Counters (ABMC)
 2024-10-04 21:09 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 24/24] x86/resctrl: Introduce interface to modify assignment states of the groups


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