messages from 2024-10-21 18:21:47 to 2024-10-21 19:25:42 UTC [more...]
[PATCH drm-dp 0/4] Add dp module in hibmc driver
2024-10-21 19:11 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH drm-dp 3/4] drm/hisilicon/hibmc: add dp kapi moduel in hibmc drivers
` [PATCH drm-dp 4/4] drm/hisilicon/hibmc: add dp module in hibmc
[BUG almost bisected] Splat in dequeue_rt_stack() and build error
2024-10-21 19:25 UTC (11+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/5] implement lightweight guard pages
2024-10-21 19:25 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/5] mm: madvise: implement lightweight guard page mechanism
[PATCH 5.15 00/82] 5.15.169-rc1 review
2024-10-21 19:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/1] binder: report txn errors via generic netlink (genl)
2024-10-21 19:23 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/1] binder: report txn errors via generic netlink
` [PATCH v3 1/1] report binder "
[PATCH] mtd: diskonchip: Cast an operand to uint64_t to prevent potential uint32_t overflow in inftl_partscan()
2024-10-21 19:23 UTC
[PATCH] drm/amd/display: Disable PSR-SU on Parade 08-01 TCON too
2024-10-21 19:23 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/15] Enable CXL PCIe port protocol error handling and logging
2024-10-21 19:22 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/3] modules: few of alignment fixes
2024-10-21 19:22 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH 2/7] rcu: limit PREEMPT_RCU configurations
2024-10-21 19:20 UTC (12+ messages)
[PATCH 0/7] Lazy preemption bits
2024-10-21 19:21 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/7] sched: warn for high latency with TIF_NEED_RESCHED_LAZY
[PATCH net-next v6 4/6] neighbour: Convert iteration to use hlist+macro
2024-10-21 19:21 UTC (2+ messages)
[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] support/testing: add pppd runtime test
2024-10-21 19:20 UTC
[RFC V1 00/14] precreate phase
2024-10-21 19:20 UTC (3+ messages)
` [RFC V1 13/14] net: cleanup for "
[PATCH 6.11 000/135] 6.11.5-rc1 review
2024-10-21 19:20 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH][next] Input: serio_raw: Fix uninitialized variable 'written'
2024-10-21 19:20 UTC (2+ messages)
clar unit testing framework FTBFS on uclibc systems (wchar_t unsupported)
2024-10-21 19:19 UTC (7+ messages)
[PATCH] Input: serio_raw - initialize serio_raw_write() the return code
2024-10-21 19:19 UTC (2+ messages)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] x86/bugs: Use code segment selector for VERW operand" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2024-10-21 19:18 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 5.15.y] x86/bugs: Use code segment selector for VERW operand
6.1.0-17: nvme nvme0: controller is down; will reset: CSTS=0xffffffff, PCI_STATUS=0xffff
2024-10-21 19:14 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v6 00/14] tcg/riscv: Add support for vector
2024-10-21 19:16 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 03/14] util: Add RISC-V vector extension probe in cpuinfo
[driver-core:const_work 31/40] drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c:409:19: warning: initialization discards 'const' qualifier from pointer target type
2024-10-21 19:16 UTC
IWD 1.27 with brcmfmac not working for roaming
2024-10-21 19:15 UTC (21+ messages)
[RFC PATCH] object-name: add @{upstreamhead} shorthand
2024-10-21 19:14 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v1 0/1] drm/xe/guc: Prevent GuC register capture running on VF
2024-10-21 19:14 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 1/1] "
` ✗ CI.FULL: failure for drm/xe/guc: Prevent GuC register capture running on VF (rev2)
[PATCH net-next 00/15] net: sparx5: add support for lan969x switch device
2024-10-21 19:13 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 05/15] net: sparx5: add registers required by lan969x
` [PATCH net-next 10/15] net: lan969x: add PTP handler function
` [PATCH net-next 11/15] net: lan969x: add function for calculating the DSM calendar
❌ FAIL: Test report for master (6.12.0-rc4, mainline.kernel.org-clang, d1293776)
2024-10-21 19:13 UTC
[isar-cip-core][PATCH v2 0/2] Fixing dependency of package expand-on-first-boot on cryptsetup and tss2 (tpm2) libraries when building with disk encryption enabled
2024-10-21 19:12 UTC (4+ messages)
` [isar-cip-core][PATCH v2 1/2] Fixing dependency of package expand-on-first-boot on cryptsetup and tss2 (tpm2) libraries when building with disk encryption enabled. (for bookworm)
` [isar-cip-core][PATCH v2 2/2] Reuse var ADDITIONAL_DISK_ENCRYPTION_PACKAGES in package initramfs-crypt-hook
[PATCH v4 0/1] binder: report txn errors via generic netlink (genl)
2024-10-21 19:12 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/1] "
[PATCH v2 00/19] Migrate to sig_alg and templatize ecdsa
2024-10-21 19:02 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 06/19] crypto: rsassa-pkcs1 - Migrate to sig_alg backend
[PATCH net-next v6 1/6] neighbour: Add hlist_node to struct neighbour
2024-10-21 19:11 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH conntrack,v2 1/2] conntrack: improve --secmark,--id,--zone parser
2024-10-21 19:10 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH conntrack,v2 2/2] conntrack: improve --mark parser
[PATCH v5] btrfs: try to search for data csums in commit root
2024-10-21 19:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[RFC PATCH 0/4] dm-default-key: target for filesystem metadata encryption
2024-10-21 19:10 UTC (8+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 2/4] block: add the bi_skip_dm_default_key flag
` [f2fs-dev] "
` [f2fs-dev] [RFC PATCH 0/4] dm-default-key: target for filesystem metadata encryption
[PATCH v4] btrfs: fix read corruption due to race with extent map merging
2024-10-21 19:09 UTC
[PATCH] docs: explicitly permit a "commonly known identity" with SoB
2024-10-21 19:09 UTC
`git worktree list` when bare repository is named `.git`
2024-10-21 19:09 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v2] rust: page: add Rust version of PAGE_ALIGN
2024-10-21 19:08 UTC (10+ messages)
[PATCH] tests/tcg: Stop using exit() in the gdbstub testcases
2024-10-21 19:08 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] ASoC: dt-bindings: everest,es8328: Document audio graph port
2024-10-21 19:07 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 1/4] arm64: dts: imx8-ss-hsio: Add PCIe and SATA support
2024-10-21 19:06 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/4] arm64: dts: imx8dxl-evk: Add PCIe support
` [PATCH v3 3/4] arm64: dts: imx8qxp-mek: "
` [PATCH v3 4/4] arm64: dts: imx8qm-mek: Add PCIe and SATA
[PATCH v4 0/4] KVM: Dynamic sized memslots array
2024-10-21 19:05 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/4] KVM: Dynamic sized kvm "
[PATCH 0/3] printf: Add struct range print specifier
2024-10-21 19:04 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] printf: Add print format (%pra) for struct range
[OE-core][PATCH 1/4 v2] python3-trove-classifiers: upgrade 2024.7.2 -> 2024.9.12
2024-10-21 19:04 UTC (5+ messages)
` [OE-core][PATCH 4/4 v2] python3-dtc: upgrade 1.7.0 -> 1.7.1
[driver-core:const_work 31/40] drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c:409:5: error: initializing 'struct device_type *' with an expression of type 'typeof (fsl_mc_bus_dprc_type) *' (aka 'const struct device_type *') discards qualifiers
2024-10-21 19:03 UTC (3+ messages)
` [driver-core:const_work 31/40] drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c:409:5: error: initializing 'struct device_type *' with an expression of type 'typeof (fsl_mc_bus_dprc_type) *' (aka 'const struct device_type *') discards qualifiers <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>Greg Kroah-Hartman
[PATCH 0/1] RFC: Need feedback on PCI dt binding property
2024-10-21 19:03 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/1] RFC: dt bindings: Add property "brcm,gen3-eq-presets"
[PATCH] upload-pack: fix how ALLOW_ANY_SHA1 flag is disabled
2024-10-21 19:03 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] doc: document how uploadpack.allowAnySHA1InWant impact other allow options
[PATCH 0/6] iio: adc: ad7606: add support for AD760{7,8,9} parts
2024-10-21 19:03 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/6] iio: adc: ad7606: fix issue/quirk with find_closest() for oversampling
[PATCH] clk: qcom: clk-alpha-pll: fix alpha mode configuration
2024-10-21 19:03 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] t1400: fix --no-create-reflog test and description
2024-10-21 19:02 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2][next] UAPI: net/ethtool: Avoid thousands of -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings
2024-10-21 19:02 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2][next] UAPI: ethtool: Use __struct_group() in struct ethtool_link_settings
` [PATCH 2/2][next] net: ethtool: Avoid thousands of -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings
[linux-next:master 4259/5321] fs/btrfs/bio.c:132:17: sparse: sparse: cast from restricted blk_status_t
2024-10-21 19:02 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] board: emcraft: Add support for Emcraft Systems NavQ+
2024-10-21 19:01 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v8 0/6] Add mfd, pinctrl and pwm support to EN7581 SoC
2024-10-21 19:00 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 3/6] dt-bindings: pwm: airoha: Add EN7581 pwm
[PATCH] diff: setup pager only before diff contents truly ready
2024-10-21 19:00 UTC (4+ messages)
Patchwork summary for: spi-devel-general
2024-10-21 19:00 UTC
[ANNOUNCE] v6.1.111-cip29-rt16 (rt42)
2024-10-21 18:59 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/5] sysbench: add postgresql tps variability
2024-10-21 18:59 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] sysbench: fix kconfig tabs
` [PATCH 2/5] sysbench: fix typos
` [PATCH 3/5] sysbench: fix SYSBENCH_MYSQL_INNODB_REDO_LOG_CAPACITY typo
` [PATCH 5/5] sysbench: add postgresql native TPS variablity support
[PATCH v13 00/85] KVM: Stop grabbing references to PFNMAP'd pages
2024-10-21 18:57 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v13 51/85] KVM: VMX: Use __kvm_faultin_page() to get APIC access page/pfn
[PATCH] 9p: Avoid creating multiple slab caches with the same name
2024-10-21 18:57 UTC (9+ messages)
[PATCH v8 1/3] phy: fsl-imx8mq-usb: add tca function driver for imx95
2024-10-21 18:57 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] gpio: sysfs: demote warning messages on invalid user input to debug
2024-10-21 18:57 UTC
[PATCH v5 0/3] selftests: livepatch: test livepatching a kprobed function
2024-10-21 18:57 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/3] selftests: livepatch: rename KLP_SYSFS_DIR to SYSFS_KLP_DIR
[PATCH] btrfs: do not clear read-only when adding sprout device
2024-10-21 18:56 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH net-next] net: mv88e6xxx: use ethtool_puts
2024-10-21 18:56 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/6] drm/bridge: add ycbcr_420_allowed support
2024-10-21 18:55 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/6] drm/msm/dp: migrate the ycbcr_420_allowed to drm_bridge
[PATCH net-next] eth: fbnic: Add support to write TCE TCAM entries
2024-10-21 18:55 UTC
[PATCH] spi: mtk-snfi: fix kerneldoc for mtk_snand_is_page_ops()
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC (2+ messages)
CVE-2024-50012: cpufreq: Avoid a bad reference count on CPU node
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50011: ASoC: Intel: soc-acpi-intel-rpl-match: add missing empty item
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50010: exec: don't WARN for racy path_noexec check
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50009: cpufreq: amd-pstate: add check for cpufreq_cpu_get's return value
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50008: wifi: mwifiex: Fix memcpy() field-spanning write warning in mwifiex_cmd_802_11_scan_ext()
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50007: ALSA: asihpi: Fix potential OOB array access
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50006: ext4: fix i_data_sem unlock order in ext4_ind_migrate()
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50005: mac802154: Fix potential RCU dereference issue in mac802154_scan_worker
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
[ANNOUNCE] QEMU 9.1.1 Stable released
2024-10-21 18:53 UTC
CVE-2024-50018: net: napi: Prevent overflow of napi_defer_hard_irqs
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50017: x86/mm/ident_map: Use gbpages only where full GB page should be mapped
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50016: drm/amd/display: Avoid overflow assignment in link_dp_cts
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50015: ext4: dax: fix overflowing extents beyond inode size when partially writing
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50014: ext4: fix access to uninitialised lock in fc replay path
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50013: exfat: fix memory leak in exfat_load_bitmap()
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50003: drm/amd/display: Fix system hang while resume with TBT monitor
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
CVE-2024-50004: drm/amd/display: update DML2 policy EnhancedPrefetchScheduleAccelerationFinal DCN35
2024-10-21 18:54 UTC
[PATCH v4 00/15] drm/i915/display: platform identification with display->platform.<platform>
2024-10-21 18:53 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ Fi.CI.IGT: failure for drm/i915/display: platform identification with display->platform.<platform> (rev2)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] x86/bugs: Use code segment selector for VERW operand" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
2024-10-21 18:53 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.1.y] x86/bugs: Use code segment selector for VERW operand
[isar-cip-core][PATCH] linux-cip: Update to 6.1.112-cip30
2024-10-21 18:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] arm64: dts: rockchip: Drop invalid clock-names from es8388 codec nodes
2024-10-21 18:50 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] staging: gpib: Add missing check for NULL
2024-10-21 18:51 UTC (3+ messages)
arm64/for-kernelci baseline: 17 runs, 4 regressions (v6.12-rc3-94-g86cada34bc3a)
2024-10-21 18:49 UTC
[PATCH v6 0/5] Extended MODVERSIONS Support
2024-10-21 18:50 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 1/5] export_report: Rehabilitate script
` [PATCH v6 2/5] modules: Support extended MODVERSIONS info
` [PATCH v6 4/5] modpost: Produce extended MODVERSIONS information
[PATCH] tcg-plugins: add a hook for interrupts, exceptions and traps
2024-10-21 18:47 UTC (4+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 0/7] tcg-plugins: add hooks "
[Question] What is the definition of “private” fields in QOM?
2024-10-21 18:46 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/4] Mark work queues with WQ_MEM_RECLAIM
2024-10-21 18:46 UTC (6+ messages)
` ✓ CI.checkpatch: success for "
` ✓ CI.KUnit: "
` ✓ CI.Build: "
` ✓ CI.Hooks: "
` ✓ CI.checksparse: "
[PATCH v4 00/28] DCD: Add support for Dynamic Capacity Devices (DCD)
2024-10-21 18:45 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 21/28] cxl/extent: Process DCD events and realize region extents
[Bug 219410] New: Need help with Product: CSR8510 A10
2024-10-21 18:45 UTC (2+ messages)
` [Bug 219410] "
[PATCH v2 0/3] raid1 balancing methods
2024-10-21 18:42 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] doc: include pages only once in TOC
2024-10-21 18:42 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] doc: do not include K3 boards twice "
[PATCH 00/10] Clean up some x86/mce code
2024-10-21 18:40 UTC (12+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 00/10] x86/mce: "
` [PATCH v2 06/10] x86/mce: Convert multiple if () statements into a switch() statement
[PATCH v2 0/2] iio: light: add support for veml3235
2024-10-21 18:39 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] "
[PATCH v5 00/13] drm/bridge: cdns-dsi: Fix the color-shift issue
2024-10-21 18:39 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 08/13] drm/mipi-dsi: Add helper to find input format
` [PATCH v5 13/13] drm/bridge: cdns-dsi: Use pre_enable/post_disable to enable/disable
[PATCH] Landlock: fix grammar issues in docs
2024-10-21 18:37 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/25] led: Remove old status-LED code
2024-10-21 18:37 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 04/25] mx23_olinuxino: pinephone: Enable LED
linus-next: improving functional testing for to-be-merged pull requests
2024-10-21 18:36 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v1 net-next 00/12] ipv4: Convert RTM_{NEW,DEL}ADDR and more to per-netns RTNL
2024-10-21 18:32 UTC (13+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 net-next 01/12] rtnetlink: Make per-netns RTNL dereference helpers to macro
` [PATCH v1 net-next 02/12] rtnetlink: Define RTNL_FLAG_DOIT_PERNET for per-netns RTNL doit()
` [PATCH v1 net-next 03/12] ipv4: Factorise RTM_NEWADDR validation to inet_validate_rtm()
` [PATCH v1 net-next 04/12] ipv4: Don't allocate ifa for 0.0.0.0 in inet_rtm_newaddr()
` [PATCH v1 net-next 05/12] ipv4: Convert RTM_NEWADDR to per-netns RTNL
` [PATCH v1 net-next 06/12] ipv4: Use per-netns RTNL helpers in inet_rtm_newaddr()
` [PATCH v1 net-next 07/12] ipv4: Convert RTM_DELADDR to per-netns RTNL
` [PATCH v1 net-next 08/12] ipv4: Convert check_lifetime() "
` [PATCH v1 net-next 09/12] rtnetlink: Define rtnl_net_trylock()
` [PATCH v1 net-next 10/12] ipv4: Convert devinet_sysctl_forward() to per-netns RTNL
` [PATCH v1 net-next 11/12] ipv4: Convert devinet_ioctl() to per-netns RTNL except for SIOCSIFFLAGS
` [PATCH v1 net-next 12/12] ipv4: Convert devinet_ioctl to per-netns RTNL
[PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: at24: add ST M24256E Additional Write lockable page support
2024-10-21 18:35 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH 0/4] Untie the host lock entanglement - part 1
2024-10-21 18:35 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] scsi: ufs: core: Introduce a new host register lock
[RFC PULL] ath11k: move WCN6750 firmware to the device-specific subdir
2024-10-21 18:34 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] ARM: dts: imx6sll: fix anatop thermal dtbs_check warnings
2024-10-21 18:32 UTC
[PATCH] iio: accel: replace s64 __aligned(8) with aligned_s64
2024-10-21 18:32 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] KVM: selftests: x86: Avoid using SSE/AVX instructions
2024-10-21 18:32 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 01/13] media: v4l2-ctrls-api: fix error handling for v4l2_g_ctrl()
2024-10-21 18:32 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v6 00/15] io_uring zero copy rx
2024-10-21 18:31 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 14/15] io_uring/zcrx: add copy fallback
[PATCH v1 1/1] iio: gyro: bmg160: Drop most likely fake ACPI IDs
2024-10-21 18:30 UTC (5+ messages)
Use of strtok() in dpdk code
2024-10-21 18:30 UTC
[PATCH v4 0/2] iio: light: opt3001: add support for TI's opt3002 light sensor
2024-10-21 18:28 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 2/2] "
[PATCH v7 00/38] Boot modules for Hyperlaunch
2024-10-21 18:28 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 03/38] x86/boot: move headroom to boot modules
[PATCH] notes: teach the -e option to edit messages in editor
2024-10-21 18:28 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
` [PATCH v3] "
[GIT PULL] KVM fixes for Linux 6.12-rc5
2024-10-21 18:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[GIT PULL] probes: Fixes for v6.12-rc4
2024-10-21 18:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[GIT PULL] Crypto Update for 6.4
2024-10-21 18:27 UTC (12+ messages)
` [GIT PULL] Crypto Update for 6.5
` [GIT PULL] Crypto Update for 6.6
` [GIT PULL] Crypto Update for 6.7
` [GIT PULL] Crypto Update for 6.8
` [GIT PULL] Crypto Fixes "
` [GIT PULL] Crypto Fixes for 6.9
` [GIT PULL] Crypto Fixes for 6.10
` [GIT PULL] Crypto Fixes for 6.12
[GIT PULL] vfs fixes
2024-10-21 18:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[opencloudos:linux-5.4/lts/5.4.119-20.0009.spr 249/2444] drivers/iommu/amd_iommu.c:442:27: warning: variable 'iommu' set but not used
2024-10-21 18:25 UTC
[PATCH v3 00/11] cover-letter: iommufd: Add vIOMMU infrastructure (Part-1)
2024-10-21 18:25 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 09/11] iommufd/selftest: Add IOMMU_VIOMMU_ALLOC test coverage
[PATCH] wifi: ath12k: Introduce a helper macro for print functions
2024-10-21 18:11 UTC
[PATCH 6.1 00/91] 6.1.114-rc1 review
2024-10-21 18:24 UTC (2+ messages)
[syzbot] [trace?] [bpf?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in bpf_trace_run2 (2)
2024-10-21 18:23 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/5] btrfs: encoded reads via io_uring
2024-10-21 18:23 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/5] btrfs: add io_uring command for encoded reads
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