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[PATCH][next] drm/xe/guc: Fix dereference before Null check
 2024-10-09 20:35 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] ublk: decouple hctx and ublk server threads
 2024-10-09 21:11 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/2] Add support for AST2700 INTC driver
 2024-10-09 21:11 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] dt-bindings: interrupt-controller: Add support for ASPEED AST27XX INTC

[PATCH 1/3] drm/xe: Introduce GuC PC debugfs
 2024-10-09 21:10 UTC  (7+ messages)
` ✓ CI.Patch_applied: success for series starting with [1/3] "
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` ✗ CI.checksparse: warning "

[PATCH v1] eth: asix88179: drop ADVERTISE_LPACK and ADVERTISE_NPAGE advertise flags
 2024-10-09 21:09 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v8 1/8] common/zsda: add common function and log macro
 2024-10-09 21:09 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 2/8] common/zsda: configure device
  ` [PATCH v8 6/8] lib/cryptodev: add sm4 xts for crypto
    ` [EXTERNAL] "

[PATCH 0/6] misc: keba: Add support for additional devices
 2024-10-09 20:29 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] misc: keba: Add SPI controller device
` [PATCH 2/6] misc: keba: Add LAN9252 driver
` [PATCH 3/6] misc: keba: Support EEPROM sections as separate devices
` [PATCH 4/6] misc: keba: Add fan device
` [PATCH 5/6] misc: keba: Add battery device
` [PATCH 6/6] misc: keba: Add UART devices

+ mm-enforce-a-minimal-stack-gap-even-against-inaccessible-vmas-fix.patch added to mm-hotfixes-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 21:08 UTC 

[PATCH] mm: Enforce a minimal stack gap even against inaccessible VMAs
 2024-10-09 21:08 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/5] improve handling of remote/HEAD
 2024-10-09 21:08 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/6] refs_update_symref: atomically record overwritten ref
  ` [PATCH v5 3/6] set-head: better output for --auto
  ` [PATCH v5 4/6] transaction: add TRANSACTION_CREATE_EXISTS error

[PATCH v9] pidfd: add ioctl to retrieve pid info
 2024-10-09 21:06 UTC  (8+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 1/2] board/mender/x86_64: clean up post build and image scripts
 2024-10-09 21:05 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH v2 2/2] package/mender: bump package version to 4.0.4

[PATCH 0/5] sched: Lazy preemption muck
 2024-10-09 21:06 UTC  (9+ messages)

[PATCH v5 1/6] net/octeon_ep: add missing vector API header include
 2024-10-09 21:04 UTC  (12+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 0/7] Optionally have rte_memcpy delegate to compiler memcpy
  ` [PATCH v6 1/7] event/dlb2: include headers for vector and memory copy APIs
  ` [PATCH v6 2/7] net/octeon_ep: add missing vector API header include
  ` [PATCH v6 3/7] distributor: "
  ` [PATCH v6 4/7] fib: "
  ` [PATCH v6 6/7] ci: test compiler memcpy

linux-next: manual merge of the kunit-next tree with the mm tree
 2024-10-09 21:04 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v4 2/4] cryptodev: add ec points to sm2 op
 2024-10-09 21:03 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 0/4] "
  ` [PATCH v5 1/4] cryptodev: reorder structures in asym crypto header
    ` [EXTERNAL] "
  ` [PATCH v5 2/4] cryptodev: add ec points to sm2 op
    ` [EXTERNAL] "
  ` [PATCH v5 3/4] crypto/qat: add sm2 encryption/decryption function
    ` [EXTERNAL] "

linux-next: Signed-off-by missing for commit in the mediatek tree
 2024-10-09 21:03 UTC 

[PATCH] drm/amdkfd: change kfd process kref count at creation
 2024-10-09 21:02 UTC  (3+ messages)

[syzbot] [hfs?] general protection fault in hfs_mdb_commit
 2024-10-09 21:02 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [syzbot] "

[PATCH 00/14] replace call_rcu by kfree_rcu for simple kmem_cache_free callback
 2024-10-09 21:02 UTC  (11+ messages)

[PATCH] crypto/dpaa2_sec: rework debug code
 2024-10-09 21:01 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [v2] "
  ` [EXTERNAL] "

linux-next: Signed-off-by missing for commit in the mmc tree
 2024-10-09 21:01 UTC 

[PATCH v1 00/10] Add MediaTek ISP7 camera system driver
 2024-10-09 21:00 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 01/10] dt-bindings: media: mediatek: add camsys device

+ kaslr-rename-physmem_end-and-physmem_end-to-direct_map_physmem_end.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 21:01 UTC 

[PATCH v3] RDMA/srpt: Make slab cache names unique
 2024-10-09 21:00 UTC 

[PATCH v1 00/15] io_uring zero copy rx
 2024-10-09 21:00 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 01/15] net: devmem: pull struct definitions out of ifdef
` [PATCH v1 02/15] net: prefix devmem specific helpers
` [PATCH v1 03/15] net: generalise net_iov chunk owners
` [PATCH v1 04/15] net: page_pool: create hooks for custom page providers
` [PATCH v1 05/15] net: prepare for non devmem TCP memory providers
` [PATCH v1 06/15] net: page_pool: add ->scrub mem provider callback

+ zram-do-not-open-code-comp-priority-0.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 21:00 UTC 

[PATCH v2 00/25] timekeeping: Rework to prepare support of indenpendent PTP clocks
 2024-10-09 21:00 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 05/25] timekeeping: Simplify code in timekeeping_advance()

[PATCH v2] RDMA/srpt: Make slab cache names unique
 2024-10-09 21:00 UTC  (5+ messages)

linux-next: manual merge of the kunit-next tree with the mm tree
 2024-10-09 21:00 UTC  (3+ messages)

[bug report] bcachefs: bcachefs_metadata_version_inode_has_child_snapshots
 2024-10-09 21:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[syzbot] possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
 2024-10-09 20:59 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [syzbot] "

[tip:x86/urgent] BUILD SUCCESS e4d2102018542e3ae5e297bc6e229303abff8a0f
 2024-10-09 20:57 UTC 

[PATCH] ALSA: hda/realtek: fixup ASUS GA605W
 2024-10-09 20:58 UTC 

[PATCH V2 00/13] Live update: cpr-transfer
 2024-10-09 20:57 UTC  (15+ messages)
` [PATCH V2 13/13] migration: cpr-transfer mode

[PATCH 0/3] rcu: Fix yet another wake up from offline related issue
 2024-10-09 20:56 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] rcu/nocb: Fix rcuog wake-up from offline softirq

[PATCH RFC v2 0/2] dt-bindings: clock: ti: convert to yaml
 2024-10-09 20:56 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC v2 1/2] dt-bindings: clock: ti: Convert interface.txt to json-schema
` [PATCH RFC v2 2/2] dt-bindings: clock: ti: Convert divider.txt "

[PATCH 1/2] rpmb: Remove usage of the deprecated ida_simple_xx() API
 2024-10-09 20:53 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] rpmb: Remove some useless locking

[Bug Report][RFC PATCH 0/1] block: fix failing assert on paused VM migration
 2024-10-09 20:53 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [Bug Report][RFC PATCH 1/1] "

[PATCH] XArray: minor documentation improvements
 2024-10-09 20:52 UTC  (4+ messages)
    ` [PATCH v2] "

linux-next: Signed-off-by missing for commit in the mediatek tree
 2024-10-09 20:53 UTC  (3+ messages)

+ mm-throttle-and-inc-min_seq-when-both-page-types-reach-min_nr_gens.patch added to mm-hotfixes-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:53 UTC 

[PATCH net-next 00/11] add basic support for i.MX95 NETC
 2024-10-09 20:53 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 02/11] dt-bindings: net: add i.MX95 ENETC support

[PATCH] mm: throttle and inc min_seq when both page types reach MIN_NR_GENS
 2024-10-09 20:52 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/7] Lazy preemption bits
 2024-10-09 20:52 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/7] rcu: limit PREEMPT_RCU configurations

[PATCH net-next] lib: packing: catch kunit_kzalloc() failure in the pack() test
 2024-10-09 20:52 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v13 00/40] arm64/gcs: Provide support for GCS in userspace
 2024-10-09 20:49 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v13 11/40] arm64/gcs: Provide basic EL2 setup to allow GCS usage at EL0 and EL1

[PATCH v2 0/2] doc: merge-tree: improve the script example
 2024-10-09 20:50 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 0/1] "

[PATCH] vmscan: add a vmscan event for reclaim_pages
 2024-10-09 20:49 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/9] hwmon: Add and use helper hwmon_visible_0444
 2024-10-09 20:48 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/9] hwmon: sl28cpld: Use new "

[PATCH v4 00/28] DCD: Add support for Dynamic Capacity Devices (DCD)
 2024-10-09 20:46 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 13/28] cxl/mem: Expose DCD partition capabilities in sysfs

Dell Latitude 5530 battery drain in s2idle
 2024-10-09 20:46 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v6 1/7] eal: add static per-lcore memory allocation facility
 2024-10-09 20:46 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 0/7] Lcore variables
  ` [PATCH v7 3/7] eal: add lcore variable performance test

[PATCH 0/9] drm/i915: Async flip + compression, and some plane cleanups
 2024-10-09 20:46 UTC  (4+ messages)
` ✗ Fi.CI.CHECKPATCH: warning for "
` ✗ Fi.CI.SPARSE: "
` ✗ Fi.CI.BAT: failure "

+ resource-correct-reallocate_resource-documentation.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:45 UTC 

[PATCH][next] fs: Fix uninitialized scalar variable now
 2024-10-09 20:45 UTC  (3+ messages)

+ mailmap-add-an-entry-for-andy-chiu.patch added to mm-hotfixes-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:44 UTC 

[PATCH 0/1] DTC v1.7.1 Build Error
 2024-10-09 20:43 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/1] Makefile: only use compiler flags when supported

[xen-unstable-smoke test] 188035: tolerable all pass - PUSHED
 2024-10-09 20:42 UTC 

[PATCH RFC v3 00/10] extensible syscalls: CHECK_FIELDS to allow for easier feature detection
 2024-10-09 20:40 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC v3 01/10] uaccess: add copy_struct_to_user helper
` [PATCH RFC v3 02/10] sched_getattr: port to copy_struct_to_user
` [PATCH RFC v3 03/10] openat2: explicitly return -E2BIG for (usize > PAGE_SIZE)
` [PATCH RFC v3 04/10] openat2: add CHECK_FIELDS flag to usize argument
` [PATCH RFC v3 05/10] selftests: openat2: add 0xFF poisoned data after misaligned struct
` [PATCH RFC v3 06/10] selftests: openat2: add CHECK_FIELDS selftests
` [PATCH RFC v3 07/10] clone3: add CHECK_FIELDS flag to usize argument
` [PATCH RFC v3 08/10] selftests: clone3: add CHECK_FIELDS selftests
` [PATCH RFC v3 09/10] mount_setattr: add CHECK_FIELDS flag to usize argument
` [PATCH RFC v3 10/10] selftests: mount_setattr: add CHECK_FIELDS selftest

[jpoimboe:static-key-deprecated 4/18] arch/powerpc/include/asm/hvcall.h:556:1: error: type specifier missing, defaults to 'int'; ISO C99 and later do not support implicit int
 2024-10-09 20:41 UTC 

NULL pointer deref when running BPF monitor program (6.11.0-rc1)
 2024-10-09 20:41 UTC  (11+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/xe: Enlarge the invalidation timeout from 150 to 500
 2024-10-09 20:41 UTC  (5+ messages)
` ✓ CI.Build: success for "
` ✓ CI.Hooks: "
` ✓ CI.checksparse: "
` ✓ CI.BAT: "

[PATCH] of: Skip kunit tests when arm64+ACPI doesn't populate root node
 2024-10-09 20:41 UTC 

[PATCH] cfi: rust: pass -Zpatchable-function-entry on all architectures
 2024-10-09 20:38 UTC  (8+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 1/1] package/bluez5_utils: enable asha/bass when building audio plugins
 2024-10-09 20:39 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] netfilter: Record uid and gid in xt_AUDIT
 2024-10-09 20:32 UTC 

[Buildroot] [git commit] package/bluez5_utils: enable asha/bass when building audio plugins
 2024-10-09 20:39 UTC 

[PATCH] [RFC] cryptodev: replace LIST_END enumerators with APIs
 2024-10-09 20:38 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH] cryptodev: remove unnecessary list end

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/gobject-introspection: fix build with latest setuptools
 2024-10-09 20:38 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/4] drm/xe: Fix HPD interrupt enabling during runtime resume
 2024-10-09 20:38 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] drm/i915/dp: Assume panel power is off if runtime suspended
` [PATCH v2 2/4] drm/i915/dp: Disable unnecessary HPD polling for eDP

[Buildroot] [git commit] package/gobject-introspection: fix build with latest setuptools
 2024-10-09 20:35 UTC 

Interest in a Git meetup in Bay Area, California?
 2024-10-09 20:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3] mm, kasan, kmsan: copy_from/to_kernel_nofault
 2024-10-09 20:34 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4] "

[PATCH 1/6] x86/bugs: Create single parameter for VERW based mitigations
 2024-10-09 20:34 UTC  (8+ messages)

[syzbot] [ocfs2?] KASAN: use-after-free Read in __ocfs2_find_path
 2024-10-09 20:34 UTC 

+ maple_tree-remove-conditionals-to-detect-wr_node_store.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:33 UTC 

[yocto-autobuilder-helper] [PATCH 1/4] scripts/utils: Use a consistent 'cluster-downloads-cache' location for cache files
 2024-10-09 20:32 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [yocto-autobuilder-helper] [PATCH 2/4] scripts/run-docs-build: Use the "
` [yocto-autobuilder-helper] [PATCH 3/4] config.json: Use 5.0.4 release tarballs or download urls for all artefacts
` [yocto-autobuilder-helper] [PATCH 4/4] config.json: Use BASE_SHAREDIR in index job command

[PATCH 00/10] Add xe3lpd edp enabling
 2024-10-09 20:32 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 07/10] drm/i915/xe3lpd: Add C20 Phy consolidated programming table

+ lib-makefile-make-union-find-compilation-conditional-on-config_cpusets.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:32 UTC 

[DPDK/core Bug 1385] rt_bitops.h fails to give implied atomicity guarantees
 2024-10-09 20:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/11] pack-bitmap: convert offset to ref deltas where possible
 2024-10-09 20:31 UTC  (12+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/11] pack-bitmap.c: do not pass `pack_pos` to `try_partial_reuse()`
` [PATCH 02/11] pack-bitmap.c: avoid unnecessary `offset_to_pack_pos()`
` [PATCH 03/11] pack-bitmap.c: delay calling 'offset_to_pack_pos()'
` [PATCH 04/11] pack-bitmap.c: compare `base_offset` to `delta_obj_offset`
` [PATCH 05/11] pack-bitmap.c: extract `find_base_bitmap_pos()`
` [PATCH 06/11] pack-bitmap: drop `from_midx` field from `bitmapped_pack`
` [PATCH 07/11] write_reused_pack_one(): translate bit positions directly
` [PATCH 08/11] t5332: enable OFS_DELTAs via test_pack_objects_reused
` [PATCH 09/11] pack-bitmap: enable cross-pack delta reuse
` [PATCH 10/11] pack-bitmap.c: record whether the result was filtered
` [PATCH 11/11] pack-bitmap: enable reusing deltas with base objects in 'haves' bitmap

Of clk_hw_unregister_fractional_divider
 2024-10-09 20:29 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] cryptodev: add asymmetric operational capability
 2024-10-09 20:29 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] "

[RFC v5 1/6] eal: add bitset type
 2024-10-09 20:29 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH "
  ` [PATCH 4/6] eal: add unit tests for atomic bitset operations

+ x86-module-enable-rox-caches-for-module-text.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:28 UTC 

+ execmem-add-support-for-cache-of-large-rox-pages.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:28 UTC 

+ x86-module-perpare-module-loading-for-rox-allocations-of-text.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:28 UTC 

+ arch-introduce-set_direct_map_valid_noflush.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:28 UTC 

+ module-prepare-to-handle-rox-allocations-for-text.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:28 UTC 

+ asm-generic-introduce-text-patchingh.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:28 UTC 

+ mm-vmalloc-dont-account-for-number-of-nodes-for-huge_vmap-allocations.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:28 UTC 

+ mm-vmalloc-group-declarations-depending-on-config_mmu-together.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:28 UTC 

[PATCH 0/3] use rte macros instead of GCC __attribute
 2024-10-09 20:27 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 0/5] "
  ` [PATCH v3 5/5] net/cxgbe: use rte macro instead of GCC attribute

[syzbot] [nfs?] INFO: task hung in nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit
 2024-10-09 20:26 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/7] Add support for PCIe3 on x1e80100
 2024-10-09 20:25 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 3/7] dt-bindings: PCI: qcom,pcie-x1e80100: Add 'global' interrupt

[GIT PULL -rc3] unicode fixes
 2024-10-09 20:24 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/8] x86/module: use large ROX pages for text allocations
 2024-10-09 20:24 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 7/8] execmem: add support for cache of large ROX pages

[PATCH] [core-for-CI PATCH] x86/apic: Stop the TSC Deadline timer during lapic timer shutdown
 2024-10-09 20:24 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] media: i2c: Add AR0233 camera sensor driver
 2024-10-09 20:22 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] media: dt-bindings: media: i2c: Add AR0233 camera sensor

[PATCH v2 0/6] KVM: x86/mmu: Optimize TDP MMU huge page recovery during disable-dirty-log
 2024-10-09 20:21 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 4/6] KVM: x86/mmu: Recover TDP MMU huge page mappings in-place instead of zapping

linux-next: build failure after merge of the tip tree
 2024-10-09 20:22 UTC  (3+ messages)

[jpoimboe:static-key-deprecated 4/18] arch/powerpc/include/asm/hvcall.h:556:1: error: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of 'DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE'
 2024-10-09 20:20 UTC 

Fwd: Git bug
 2024-10-09 20:20 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] perf tools: Fix possible compiler warnings in hashmap
 2024-10-09 20:20 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] perf tools: Remove unnecessary parentheses

+ maintainers-add-memory-mapping-vma-co-maintainers.patch added to mm-hotfixes-unstable branch
 2024-10-09 20:19 UTC 

[PATCH v11 1/7] buildtools/chkincs: relax C linkage requirement
 2024-10-09 20:18 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v12 0/7] Improve EAL bit operations API

[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add memory mapping/VMA co-maintainers
 2024-10-09 20:18 UTC  (2+ messages)

Current Samba master incorrectly returns STATUS_INVALID_HANDLE on copy_chunk
 2024-10-09 20:18 UTC  (11+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/3] add clocks support for exynosauto v920 SoC
 2024-10-09 20:18 UTC  (3+ messages)
  ` [PATCH v3 1/3] dt-bindings: clock: exynosautov920: add peric1, misc and hsi0/1 clock definitions

[PATCH 0/3] perf/dwc_pcie: Enable DesignWare PCIe PMU on Ampere SoCs
 2024-10-09 20:07 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] perf/dwc_pcie: Load DesignWare PCIe PMU driver automatically "

[PATCH v10 0/2] fix abort defect
 2024-10-09 17:59 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 2/2] ufs: core: requeue aborted request

[PATCH] nfsd: Fix NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS and NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS_ON_ROOT
 2024-10-09 20:14 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC v2 0/5] mm: Introduce guest_memfd library
 2024-10-09 20:14 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC v2 2/5] mm: guest_memfd: Allow folios to be accessible to host

[PATCH 0/1] drm/xe: enable lite restore
 2024-10-09 20:12 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/1] "

[v2] drm/i915/dp: Add FEC Enable Retry mechanism
 2024-10-09 20:12 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ Fi.CI.IGT: failure for drm/i915/dp: Add FEC Enable Retry mechanism (rev2)

[PATCH net-next] net: phy: populate host_interfaces when attaching PHY
 2024-10-09 20:12 UTC  (6+ messages)

drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c:5732:13-19: opportunity for str_enabled_disabled(enable)
 2024-10-09 20:10 UTC 

[ath:ath12k-mlo] BUILD SUCCESS 829df6ff2c3cd9bdd352a1f7bc4f33cc2a53b8bd
 2024-10-09 19:17 UTC 

[ath:ath12k-mlo-qcn9274] BUILD SUCCESS 7435d14d41d5d479a5e6a8a2cd4efdac9d928823
 2024-10-09 19:16 UTC 


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