messages from 2024-12-10 13:34:42 to 2024-12-10 14:25:18 UTC [more...]
[PATCH libgpiod] bindings: python: provide fileno() for Chip and LineRequest
2024-12-10 14:21 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] staging: fbtft: Remove unnecessary parentheses
2024-12-10 14:24 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 00/10] Refactor the common parts to the HiSilicon Uncore PMU core and cleanups
2024-12-10 14:15 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 01/10] drivers/perf: hisi: Define a symbol namespace for HiSilicon Uncore PMUs
` [PATCH v5 02/10] drivers/perf: hisi: Don't update the associated_cpus on CPU offline
` [PATCH v5 03/10] drivers/perf: hisi: Migrate to one online CPU if no associated one online
` [PATCH v5 04/10] drivers/perf: hisi: Refactor the detection of associated CPUs
` [PATCH v5 06/10] drivers/perf: hisi: Add a common function to retrieve topology from firmware
` [PATCH v5 08/10] drivers/perf: hisi: Export associated CPUs of each PMU through sysfs
` [PATCH v5 10/10] drivers/perf: hisi: Delete redundant blank line of DDRC PMU
[PATCH net-next 1/4] vsock/test: Use NSEC_PER_SEC
2024-12-10 14:24 UTC (2+ messages)
[mhiramat:topic/fprobe-on-fgraph 20/20] kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:1073:22: warning: 'ftrace_get_entry_ip' defined but not used
2024-12-10 14:24 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] riscv: signal: fix the size of signal frame
2024-12-10 14:23 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] riscv: signal: fix signal frame size
` [PATCH 2/2] riscv: signal: fix signal_minsigstksz
[PATCH 0/3] drm,fbdev: Fix module dependencies
2024-12-10 14:09 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] fbdev: Fix recursive dependencies wrt BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
` [PATCH 2/3] drm/fbdev: Select FB_CORE dependency for fbdev on DMA and TTM
` [PATCH 3/3] drm: rework FB_CORE dependency
[PATCH v2 00/35] Introduce NS8250 UART emulator
2024-12-10 14:23 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 10/35] xen/domain: add get_initial_domain_id()
` [PATCH v2 11/35] xen/domain: enable max_init_domid for all architectures
` [PATCH v2 13/35] xen/console: rename console_input_domain
` [PATCH v2 14/35] xen/console: rename switch_serial_input() to console_find_owner()
` [PATCH v2 15/35] xen/console: rename console_rx to console_owner
[LTP] Question on hugemmap34
2024-12-10 14:22 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v2 01/11] x86/Kconfig: Geode CPU has cmpxchg8b
2024-12-10 14:21 UTC
+ mm-page_alloc-dont-use-__gfp_hardwall-when-migrating-pages-via-alloc_contig.patch added to mm-unstable branch
2024-12-10 14:21 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/6] move per-vma lock into vm_area_struct
2024-12-10 14:21 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 4/6] mm: make vma cache SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU
[PATCH v9 0/4] i2c-i801 / dell-lis3lv02d: Move instantiation of lis3lv02d i2c_client from i2c-i801 to dell-lis3lv02d
2024-12-10 14:21 UTC (3+ messages)
+ mm-memory_hotplug-dont-use-__gfp_hardwall-when-migrating-pages-via-memory-offlining.patch added to mm-unstable branch
2024-12-10 14:20 UTC (2+ messages)
[kirkstone][PATCH] nagios-plugins: fix CVE-2023-37154
2024-12-10 14:19 UTC (5+ messages)
` [meta-virtualization] "
[PATCH v4] media: i2c: add lt6911uxe hdmi bridge driver
2024-12-10 14:19 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] drm/bridge: ti-sn65dsi86: Fix multiple instances
2024-12-10 14:18 UTC
[linus:master] [uprobes] 87195a1ee3: stress-ng.uprobe.ops_per_sec -13.3% regression
2024-12-10 14:18 UTC
[RFC PATCH] sched/core: Enhanced debug logs in do_task_dead()
2024-12-10 14:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/1] KVM: arm64: Map GPU memory with no struct pages
2024-12-10 14:18 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/1] KVM: arm64: Allow cacheable stage 2 mapping using VMA flags
[PATCH bpf-next v4 0/5] bpf: Add open-coded style process file iterator and bpf_fget_task() kfunc
2024-12-10 14:17 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v4 2/5] selftests/bpf: Add tests for open-coded style process file iterator
[PATCH 0/4] drm/bridge: move drm_atomic_helper_connector_hdmi_check() to drm_bridge_connector
2024-12-10 14:16 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] drm/display: bridge_connector: provide atomic_check for HDMI bridges
` [PATCH 2/4] drm/bridge: ite-it6263: drop atomic_check() callback
` [PATCH 3/4] drm/bridge: lontium-lt9611: "
` [PATCH 4/4] drm/bridge: dw-hdmi-qp: "
[patch] mount.nfs: Add support for nfs://-URLs
2024-12-10 14:15 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH i-g-t v11] igt-runner fact checking
2024-12-10 14:14 UTC (2+ messages)
BPF and lazy preemption
2024-12-10 14:14 UTC (3+ messages)
[LTP] [PATCH] Verify virtual device availability
2024-12-10 14:13 UTC
[PATCH net v2] net: dsa: microchip: KSZ9896 register regmap alignment to 32 bit boundaries
2024-12-10 14:13 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net 1/5] net, team, bonding: Add netdev_base_features helper
2024-12-10 14:12 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net 2/5] bonding: Fix initial {vlan,mpls}_feature set in bond_compute_features
` [PATCH net 3/5] bonding: Fix feature propagation of NETIF_F_GSO_ENCAP_ALL
` [PATCH net 4/5] team: Fix initial vlan_feature set in __team_compute_features
` [PATCH net 5/5] team: Fix feature propagation of NETIF_F_GSO_ENCAP_ALL
Intel speed scaling
2024-12-10 14:12 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/5] kprobes: jump label: Cleanup with guard and __free
2024-12-10 14:12 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/5] kprobes: Use guard() for external locks
[REGRESSION]: Audio Drivers Intel does not utilize all speakers anymore
2024-12-10 14:10 UTC
[PATCH v1 1/2] dts: add new testpmd shell functions
2024-12-10 14:11 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 2/2] dts: add port restart configuration persistency test
[PATCH] usb: gadget: f_midi: Fixing wMaxPacketSize exceeded issue during MIDI bind retries
2024-12-10 14:11 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] preempt: Move PREEMPT_RT before PREEMPT in vermagic
2024-12-10 14:10 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next v5 0/5] bpf: Add open-coded style process file iterator and bpf_fget_task() kfunc
2024-12-10 14:03 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v5 1/5] bpf: Introduce task_file open-coded iterator kfuncs
` [PATCH bpf-next v5 2/5] selftests/bpf: Add tests for open-coded style process file iterator
` [PATCH bpf-next v5 3/5] bpf: Add bpf_fget_task() kfunc
` [PATCH bpf-next v5 4/5] bpf: Make fs kfuncs available for SYSCALL and TRACING program types
` [PATCH bpf-next v5 5/5] selftests/bpf: Add tests for bpf_fget_task() kfunc
[PATCH 00/10] of: fix bugs and improve codes
2024-12-10 14:10 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 05/10] of: Fix available buffer size calculating error in API of_device_uevent_modalias()
` [PATCH 09/10] of: property: Implement of_fwnode_property_present() by of_property_present()
[PATCH 0/6] rockchip: rk3328 fixes in preparation for usb3-phy
2024-12-10 14:08 UTC (22+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/6] clk: rockchip: fix wrong clk_ref_usb3otg parent for rk3328
` [PATCH 4/6] arm64: dts: rockchip: add hevc power domain clock to rk3328
` [PATCH 5/6] arm64: dts: rockchip: correct rk3328-roc regulator map
` [PATCH 6/6] arm64: dts: rockchip: Remove address aligned beats from rk3328-roc
[PATCH v8 00/21] Add zpdesc memory descriptor for zswap.zpool
2024-12-10 14:10 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 01/21] mm/zsmalloc: add "
` [PATCH v8 06/21] mm/zsmalloc: convert create_page_chain() and its users to use zpdesc
` [PATCH v8 11/21] mm/zsmalloc: rename reset_page to reset_zpdesc and use zpdesc in it
` [PATCH v8 16/21] mm/zsmalloc: convert SetZsPageMovable and remove unused funcs
` [PATCH v8 17/21] mm/zsmalloc: convert get/set_first_obj_offset() to take zpdesc
[GIT PULL] xfs: bug fixes for 6.13
2024-12-10 14:09 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] thermal: imx91: Add support for i.MX91 thermal monitoring unit
2024-12-10 14:09 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] "
[PATCH 0/2] dsa: mv88e6xxx: Refactor statistics ready for RMU support
2024-12-10 14:08 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dsa: mv88e6xxx: Move available stats into info structure
` [PATCH 2/2] dsa: mv88e6xxx: Centralise common statistics check
[PATCH net 0/4] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Amethyst (6393X) fixes
2024-12-10 14:07 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net 2/4] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Give chips more time to activate their PPUs
[PATCH v2 0/2] libperf: evlist: Fix --cpu argument on hybrid platform
2024-12-10 14:07 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] "
[PATCH v6 0/3] pmdomain: ti_sci: collect and send low-power mode constraints
2024-12-10 14:02 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH RFC] net: bridge: handle ports in locked mode for ll learning
2024-12-10 14:06 UTC
[PATCH] driver core: auxiliary bus: add device creation helper
2024-12-10 14:05 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH can-next v2] can: mcp251xfd: ACPI support
2024-12-10 14:04 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH 0/5] cpuidle: Handle TIF_NR_POLLING on behalf of polling idle states v2
2024-12-10 14:03 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/5] cpuidle: Introduce CPUIDLE_FLAG_MWAIT
` [PATCH 3/5] cpuidle: Handle TIF_NR_POLLING on behalf of CPUIDLE_FLAG_MWAIT states
[PATCH] cpuidle: psci: Activate GENPD_FLAG_ACTIVE_WAKEUP with OSI
2024-12-10 14:01 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 1/4] platform/x86: int3472: Check for adev == NULL
2024-12-10 14:03 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] platform/x86: intel: int0002_vgpio: Make the irqchip immutable
2024-12-10 14:03 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/26] Intel Xe GPU debug support (eudebug) v3
2024-12-10 14:03 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 14/26] drm/xe/eudebug: implement userptr_vma access
[PATCH v3 0/2] platform/x86: Vexia EDU ATLA 10 pwrsrc and battery support
2024-12-10 14:03 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/8] platform/x86: x86-android-tablets: Add Bluetooth support for Vexia EDU ATLA 10
2024-12-10 14:03 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/1] Expose dsc sink max slice count via debugfs
2024-12-10 14:05 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/1] drm/i915/dsc: "
[PATCH v2 0/3] bulk: Remove legacy cpu_physical_memory_rw() API
2024-12-10 14:01 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] dump/dump: Include missing 'exec/memory.h' header
` [PATCH v2 2/3] bulk: Replace legacy cpu_physical_memory_rw() API
` [PATCH v2 3/3] system: Remove mentions of "
[PATCH v3 5/5] arm64: dts: qcom: Add support for QCS9075 Ride & Ride-r3
2024-12-10 14:02 UTC (11+ messages)
[PATCH 1/2] pmdomain: imx8m[p]-blk-ctrl: Suppress bind attrs
2024-12-10 14:02 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] pmdomain: gpcv2: "
[APS-24624] Missing patch in K5.15 against kernel panic
2024-12-10 14:01 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] Allow naming pmdomain idle states
2024-12-10 14:01 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v1 1/1] net: phy: Move callback comments from struct to kernel-doc section
2024-12-10 14:02 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/3] PCI: endpoint: fix bug for 2 APIs and simplify 1 API
2024-12-10 14:00 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] PCI: endpoint: Fix that API devm_pci_epc_destroy() fails to destroy the EPC device
` [PATCH v3 2/3] PCI: endpoint: Simplify API pci_epc_get() implementation
` [PATCH v3 3/3] PCI: endpoint: Fix API pci_epf_add_vepf() returning -EBUSY error
[PATCH 1/1] platform/x86/intel/tpmi/plr: Make char[] longer to silence warning
2024-12-10 14:01 UTC
[f2fs-dev] [PATCH 1/2] f2fs-tools: use pread and pwrite when they are available
2024-12-10 13:43 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/3] SN65DSI83/4 lvds_vod_swing properties
2024-12-10 13:59 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 2/3] drm/bridge: ti-sn65dsi83: Add ti,lvds-vod-swing optional properties
[PATCH v2 00/18] KVM: arm64: Non-protected guest stage-2 support for pKVM
2024-12-10 13:58 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 10/18] KVM: arm64: Introduce __pkvm_host_share_guest()
[PATCH v3 0/2] Extend 8-byte PCI load/store support to x86 arch
2024-12-10 13:58 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] vfio/pci: Enable iowrite64 and ioread64 for vfio pci
` [PATCH v3 2/2] vfio/pci: Remove #ifdef iowrite64 and #ifdef ioread64
[PATCH 0/4] Fix OSPI boot for J722S
2024-12-10 13:57 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] mailbox: k3-sec-proxy: Add DM to DMSC communication thread "
` [PATCH 2/4] arm: dts: k3-j722s-r5-evm: Fix DM2TIFS secproxy thread ID
` [PATCH 3/4] arm: mach-k3: j722_spl: Add FAST XSPI boot mode
` [PATCH 4/4] arm: dts: k3-j722s*: Add overrides specific to OSPI
[PATCH net-next 00/10] net: add phylink managed EEE support
2024-12-10 13:58 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 06/10] net: phylink: allow MAC driver to validate eee params
[PATCH] iommufd: Deal with IOMMU_HWPT_FAULT_ID_VALID in iommufd core
2024-12-10 13:57 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH v1 1/2] perf hwmon_pmu: Use openat rather than dup to refresh directory
2024-12-10 13:57 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 2/2] perf test hwmon_pmu: Fix event file location
[PATCH v2 0/5] tools: ynl: add install target
2024-12-10 13:56 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 5/5] tools: ynl: add main "
[net-next PATCH v5 0/6] CN20K silicon with mbox support
2024-12-10 13:55 UTC (6+ messages)
` [net-next PATCH v5 1/6] octeontx2: Set appropriate PF, VF masks and shifts based on silicon
` [EXTERNAL] "
[GIT PULL] KVM/arm64 fixes for 6.13, part #2
2024-12-10 13:55 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH V6 net-next 0/7] Support some features for the HIBMCGE driver
2024-12-10 13:48 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH V6 net-next 1/7] net: hibmcge: Add debugfs supported in this module
` [PATCH V6 net-next 2/7] net: hibmcge: Add irq_info file to debugfs
` [PATCH V6 net-next 3/7] net: hibmcge: Add unicast frame filter supported in this module
` [PATCH V6 net-next 4/7] net: hibmcge: Add register dump "
` [PATCH V6 net-next 5/7] net: hibmcge: Add pauseparam "
` [PATCH V6 net-next 6/7] net: hibmcge: Add reset "
` [PATCH V6 net-next 7/7] net: hibmcge: Add nway_reset "
[ANNOUNCE] xfs-linux: for-next updated to 3c171ea60082
2024-12-10 13:55 UTC
[PATCH net-next] net/mlx5e: Transmit small messages in linear skb
2024-12-10 13:54 UTC (5+ messages)
[REGRESSION] module BTF validation failure (Error -22) on next
2024-12-10 13:55 UTC (2+ messages)
` [REGRESSION] module BTF validation failure (Error -22) on
[RFC PATCH v3 00/15] context_tracking,x86: Defer some IPIs until a user->kernel transition
2024-12-10 13:53 UTC (13+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v3 13/15] context_tracking,x86: Add infrastructure to defer kernel TLBI
[PATCH 0/3] pull request for net: batman-adv 2024-12-10
2024-12-10 13:50 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] batman-adv: Do not send uninitialized TT changes
` [PATCH 2/3] batman-adv: Remove uninitialized data in full table TT response
` [PATCH 3/3] batman-adv: Do not let TT changes list grows indefinitely
[PATCH] platform/x86: adv_swbutton: disable wakeup in .remove() and the error path of .probe()
2024-12-10 13:52 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/4] nvmem: imx-ocotp-ele: fix reading from ELE OCOTP
2024-12-10 13:52 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] dma: ti: k3-udma: Fix BCDMA probe by adding check for MMR_RFLOW
2024-12-10 13:50 UTC
[PATCH v9 00/15] arm64: support poll_idle()
2024-12-10 13:50 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 05/15] arm64: barrier: add support for smp_cond_relaxed_timeout()
[PATCH net] net: dsa: felix: fix stuck CPU-injected packets with short taprio windows
2024-12-10 13:50 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH i-g-t 0/2] Add sink max dsc slice count lib helper
2024-12-10 13:53 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t 1/2] lib/dsc: Add helper igt_get_dsc_sink_max_slice_count()
` [PATCH i-g-t 2/2] tests/intel/kms_joiner: Add igt_get_dsc_sink_max_slice_count() constraint
UEFI EBS() failures on Lenovo T14s
2024-12-10 13:49 UTC (7+ messages)
Support for ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI
2024-12-10 13:48 UTC
[yocto-docs PATCH v2] Add scripts to build the docs in containers
2024-12-10 13:48 UTC (6+ messages)
` [docs] "
[PATCH for-next] RDMA/hns: Support mmapping reset state to userspace
2024-12-10 13:48 UTC (4+ messages)
[RFC PATCH] common: board: Simply array with function pointers with CONFIG_IS_ENABLED
2024-12-10 13:48 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net] MAINTAINERS: Add ethtool.h to NETWORKING [GENERAL]
2024-12-10 13:47 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] drm: bridge: adv7511: refine actual capabilities
2024-12-10 13:42 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] ASoC: hdmi-codec: allow to refine formats actually supported
[PATCH 0/7] of: overlay: Add support for export-symbols node feature
2024-12-10 13:46 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH net-next] net: fec: use phydev->eee_cfg.tx_lpi_timer
2024-12-10 13:44 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v4 00/10] Add PCIe support for bcm2712
2024-12-10 13:42 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 08/10] PCI: brcmstb: Adjust PHY PLL setup to use a 54MHz input refclk
[PATCH v2 0/7] arm64: zynqmp: Convert platforms to use binman
2024-12-10 13:43 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/7] common: binman: Calling initr_binman() when BINMAN_FDT
[PATCH v9 0/6] drm/log: Introduce a new boot logger to draw the kmsg on the screen
2024-12-10 13:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH i-g-t v10] igt-runner fact checking
2024-12-10 13:41 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/3] media: i2c: imx219: Fixes for blanking and pixel rate
2024-12-10 13:41 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 3/3] media: i2c: imx219: Scale the pixel rate for analog binning
[net-next PATCH v11 0/9] net: dsa: Add Airoha AN8855 support
2024-12-10 13:39 UTC (9+ messages)
` [net-next PATCH v11 6/9] net: mdio: Add Airoha AN8855 Switch MDIO Passtrough
` [net-next PATCH v11 9/9] net: phy: Add Airoha AN8855 Internal Switch Gigabit PHY
[RFC PATCH v2 0/20] fwctl/cxl: Add CXL feature commands support via fwctl
2024-12-10 13:40 UTC (6+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 09/20] fwctl/cxl: Add driver for CXL mailbox for handling CXL features commands
[PATCH 6.6.y] iommu/arm-smmu: Defer probe of clients after smmu device bound
2024-12-10 13:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] x86 tsc: avoid system instability in hibernation
2024-12-10 13:39 UTC
[bug report] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected at blk_mq_submit_bio+0x43d/0x18d0 and xfs_create+0x31f/0x8c0 [xfs]
2024-12-10 13:38 UTC
[PATCH v2] perf: imx9_perf: Introduce AXI filter version to refactor the driver and better extension
2024-12-10 13:37 UTC (4+ messages)
[RFC 0/6] Add a stricter headers check
2024-12-10 13:36 UTC (4+ messages)
` [RFC 5/6] build: install indirect headers to a dedicated directory
[PATCH 0/3] ASoC: sun4i-spdif: Add 24bit support
2024-12-10 13:36 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/10] ASoC: Intel: boards: updates for 6.14
2024-12-10 13:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/4] Add function to constrain rates
2024-12-10 13:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] media: i2c: imx296: Implement simple retry for model identification
2024-12-10 13:35 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] drivers: media: imx296: Add standby delay during probe
[PATCH net-next] dt-bindings: net: dsa: microchip,ksz: Improve example to a working one
2024-12-10 13:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/3] Add a new command in kgdb for vmcoreinfo
2024-12-10 13:34 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] kgdb: Add kgdb_mem2ebin function for converting memory to binary format
` [PATCH 2/3] serial: Move LF -> CRLF replacement from serial console to kdb
` [PATCH 3/3] kgdb: Add command linux.vmcoreinfo to kgdb
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