messages from 2025-04-22 08:35:55 to 2025-04-22 09:02:31 UTC [more...]
[PATCH] wifi: ath11k: Fix memory reuse logic
2025-04-22 8:01 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v4 00/11] Perf improvements for hugetlb and vmalloc on arm64
2025-04-22 8:18 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 04/11] arm64/mm: Refactor __set_ptes() and __ptep_get_and_clear()
` [PATCH v4 05/11] arm64: hugetlb: Use __set_ptes_anysz() and __ptep_get_and_clear_anysz()
` [PATCH v4 06/11] arm64/mm: Hoist barriers out of set_ptes_anysz() loop
` [PATCH v4 07/11] mm/vmalloc: Warn on improper use of vunmap_range()
` [PATCH v4 08/11] mm/vmalloc: Gracefully unmap huge ptes
` [PATCH v4 09/11] arm64/mm: Support huge pte-mapped pages in vmap
` [PATCH v4 10/11] mm/vmalloc: Enter lazy mmu mode while manipulating vmalloc ptes
` [PATCH v4 11/11] arm64/mm: Batch barriers when updating kernel mappings
Patch "mm: Fix is_zero_page() usage in try_grab_page()" has been added to the 6.1-stable tree
2025-04-22 9:02 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/3] Input: convert GPIO chips to using new value setters
2025-04-22 9:01 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] Input: adp5589 - use new GPIO line value setter callbacks
[PATCH master 1/2] crypto: ecc: use HWRNG for random numbers
2025-04-22 8:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH master] lib: select HAS_INSECURE_DEFAULTS from ALLOW_PRNG_FALLBACK
2025-04-22 8:24 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] ARM: dts: tqma93xx add dummy supply to regulator
2025-04-22 8:23 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/3] Move duplicated instructions macros into asm/insn.h
2025-04-22 8:25 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] riscv: Fix typo EXRACT -> EXTRACT
` [PATCH 2/3] riscv: Strengthen duplicate and inconsistent definition of RV_X()
` [PATCH 3/3] riscv: Move all duplicate insn parsing macros into asm/insn.h
[PATCH v2 0/5] Enable QPIC BAM and QPIC NAND support for SDX75
2025-04-22 8:32 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/5] arm64: dts: qcom: sdx75: Add QPIC BAM support
[PATCH v1 0/9] coresight: Fix and improve clock usage
2025-04-22 8:21 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 1/9] coresight: tmc: Support atclk
[PATCH 6.12/6.14] nvmet-fc: Remove unused functions
2025-04-22 8:34 UTC
[PATCH v2 1/4] mm/hugetlb: Refactor unmap_ref_private() to take folio instead of page
2025-04-22 9:00 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/4] mm/hugetlb: Refactor unmap_hugepage_range() "
` [PATCH v2 3/4] mm/hugetlb: Refactor __unmap_hugepage_range() "
` [PATCH v2 4/4] mm/hugetlb: Convert use of struct page to folio in __unmap_hugepage_range()
[Buildroot] [PATCH] support/testing: test_edk2: add macchiatobin build test
2025-04-22 8:59 UTC
[RFC PATCH v2 00/34] MSR refactor with new MSR instructions support
2025-04-22 8:59 UTC (7+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 05/34] x86/msr: Return u64 consistently in Xen PMC read functions
` [RFC PATCH v2 06/34] x86/msr: Use the alternatives mechanism to read PMC
` [RFC PATCH v2 22/34] x86/msr: Utilize the alternatives mechanism to read MSR
[PATCH 0/5] Add support for user creatable SMMUv3 device
2025-04-22 8:57 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/5] hw/arm/virt-acpi-build: Update IORT for multiple smmuv3 devices
[PATCH v9 0/7] Introduction of PSCR Framework and Related Components
2025-04-22 8:57 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 1/7] power: Extend power_on_reason.h for upcoming PSCRR framework
` [PATCH v9 2/7] reboot: hw_protection_trigger: use standardized numeric shutdown/reboot reasons instead of strings
` [PATCH v9 3/7] power: reset: Introduce PSCR Recording Framework for Non-Volatile Storage
` [PATCH v9 4/7] nvmem: provide consumer access to cell size metrics
` [PATCH v9 5/7] nvmem: add support for device and sysfs-based cell lookups
` [PATCH v9 6/7] power: reset: add PSCR NVMEM Driver for Recording Power State Change Reasons
` [PATCH v9 7/7] Documentation: Add sysfs documentation for PSCRR reboot reason tracking
[PATCH V8 1/5] drm: add drm_file_err function to add process info
2025-04-22 8:57 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH V8 2/5] drm/amdgpu: add drm_file reference in userq_mgr
[RFC PATCH v2 00/10] mm/mremap: introduce more mergeable mremap via MREMAP_RELOCATE_ANON
2025-04-22 8:09 UTC (2+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 08/10] tools/testing/selftests: expand mremap() tests for MREMAP_RELOCATE_ANON
[PATCH io_uring-6.15] io_uring/zcrx: fix late dma unmap for a dead dev
2025-04-22 8:57 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/2] send-email: add oauth2 support and fix outlook breaking threads
2025-04-22 8:54 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] send-email: implement SMTP bearer authentication
` [PATCH v2 2/2] send-email: retrieve Message-ID from outlook SMTP server
[PATCH v3] drm/panthor: Don't create a file offset for NO_MMAP BOs
2025-04-22 8:56 UTC (2+ messages)
[Bug 220041] New: Frequent freezes in amdgpu with 6.14.3 kernel
2025-04-22 8:56 UTC (2+ messages)
` [Bug 220041] "
[RFC][PATCH] sched/core: Tweak wait_task_inactive() to force dequeue sched_delayed tasks
2025-04-22 8:56 UTC (2+ messages)
[Bug 220043] New: Geforce 210 video does not work with nouveau drivers in 6.14.0 and later
2025-04-22 8:56 UTC (2+ messages)
` [Bug 220043] "
[PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: dac: ad7293: add vrefin support
2025-04-22 8:55 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] iio: dac: ad7293: add adc reference configuration
[PATCH v5 00/16] Attack vector controls (part 1)
2025-04-22 8:56 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 02/16] x86/bugs: Restructure TAA mitigation
[PATCH] fsldma: Support 40 bit DMA addresses where capable
2025-04-22 8:56 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH] net/mlx5: fix out-of-bounds write in Rx software ring
2025-04-22 8:54 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH WITHDRAW] "
[PATCH v2 0/2] binman: properly error out if path provided to key-name-hint in signature nodes
2025-04-22 8:53 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] binman: etype: u_boot_spl_pubkey_dtb: provide more explicit error for key-name-hint with path
[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/bat:bump to version 0.25.0
2025-04-22 8:53 UTC (2+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] support/test: new bat runtime test
[meta-oe] [PATCH] mozjs-128: INSANE_SKIP 32bit-time QA issue
2025-04-22 8:53 UTC (2+ messages)
` [oe] "
[PATCH v2 0/5] mm/vmalloc.c: code cleanup and improvements
2025-04-22 8:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH RESEND v3 0/6] clk: clk-axi-clkgen: improvements and some fixes
2025-04-22 8:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/13] Enable OF_UPSTREAM for STM32 and STi platforms
2025-04-22 8:51 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH 11/13] stm32mp: fdt: remove ETZPC peripheral cleanup
` [PATCH 12/13] ARM: dts: stm32: convert stm32mp2 board to OF_UPSTREAM
` [PATCH 13/13] ARM: stm32mp: add RIFSC system bus driver for STM32MP25
[PATCH v3 00/32] kselftest harness and nolibc compatibility
2025-04-22 8:51 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 6.1 000/205] 6.1.134-rc2 review
2025-04-22 8:51 UTC (3+ messages)
[isar-cip-core][RFC] Handling UIDs/GIDs on Updates
2025-04-22 8:51 UTC
[linus:master] [ext4] 896b02d0b9: stress-ng.fiemap.ops_per_sec 15.8% regression
2025-04-22 8:51 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] migration-guides: add placeholders for 5.3
2025-04-22 8:50 UTC
[?bug] Can't get switchdev mode work on ConnectX-4 Card
2025-04-22 8:50 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/3] Add basic SPI support for SOPHGO SG2042 SoC
2025-04-22 8:50 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 2/3] spi: dt-bindings: snps,dw-apb-ssi: Add compatible "
[PATCH v2 1/2] khugepaged: Refactor trace_mm_collapse_huge_page_isolate() to take folio instead of page
2025-04-22 8:50 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] khugepaged: Refactor trace_mm_khugepaged_scan_pmd() "
[oe] [meta-oe] [PATCH 01/30] adw-gtk3: upgrade 5.8 -> 5.10
2025-04-22 8:49 UTC (30+ messages)
` [oe] [meta-oe] [PATCH 02/30] ctags: upgrade 6.1.20250413.0 -> 6.1.20250420.0
` [oe] [meta-oe] [PATCH 03/30] jsoncons: upgrade 1.3.1 -> 1.3.2
` [oe] [meta-perl] [PATCH 04/30] libmime-types-perl: upgrade 2.27 -> 2.28
` [oe] [meta-networking] [PATCH 05/30] libnftnl: upgrade 1.2.8 -> 1.2.9
` [oe] [meta-gnome] [PATCH 06/30] libspelling: upgrade 0.4.7 -> 0.4.8
` [oe] [meta-gnome] [PATCH 07/30] nautilus: upgrade 48.0 -> 48.1
` [oe] [meta-networking] [PATCH 08/30] nbdkit: upgrade 1.40.5 -> 1.42.1
` [oe] [meta-networking] [PATCH 09/30] nftables: upgrade 1.1.1 -> 1.1.2
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 10/30] python3-aiohttp: upgrade 3.11.16 -> 3.11.17
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 11/30] python3-aniso8601: upgrade 10.0.0 -> 10.0.1
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 12/30] python3-beautifulsoup4: upgrade 4.13.3 -> 4.13.4
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 13/30] python3-dill: upgrade 0.3.9 -> 0.4.0
` [oe] [meta-oe] [PATCH 14/30] python3-drgn: upgrade 0.0.30 -> 0.0.31
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 15/30] python3-frozenlist: upgrade 1.5.0 -> 1.6.0
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 16/30] python3-google-auth: upgrade 2.37.0 -> 2.39.0
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 17/30] python3-greenlet: upgrade 3.1.1 -> 3.2.0
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 18/30] python3-inline-snapshot: upgrade 0.22.1 -> 0.22.3
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 19/30] python3-m2crypto: upgrade 0.44.0 -> 0.45.0
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 20/30] python3-marshmallow: upgrade 3.26.1 -> 4.0.0
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 21/30] python3-mlcommons-loadgen: upgrade 5.0.14 -> 5.0.15
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 22/30] python3-moteus: upgrade 0.3.79 -> 0.3.81
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 23/30] python3-nanobind: upgrade 2.6.1 -> 2.7.0
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 24/30] python3-posix-ipc: upgrade 1.1.1 -> 1.2.0
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 25/30] python3-pymodbus: upgrade 3.9.1 -> 3.9.2
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 26/30] python3-rsa: upgrade 4.9 -> 4.9.1
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 27/30] python3-webargs: upgrade 8.6.0 -> 8.7.0
` [oe] [meta-python] [PATCH 28/30] python3-xmlschema: upgrade 4.0.0 -> 4.0.1
` [oe] [meta-oe] [PATCH 29/30] smarty: update 5.4.3 -> 5.4.5
` [oe] [meta-gnome] [PATCH 30/30] tinysparql: upgrade 3.9.1 -> 3.9.2
nftables RP filter and loopback
2025-04-22 8:49 UTC
[PATCH net-next 00/15] vxlan: Convert FDB table to rhashtable
2025-04-22 8:49 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 12/15] vxlan: Create wrappers for FDB lookup
` [PATCH net-next 13/15] vxlan: Do not treat dst cache initialization errors as fatal
[PATCH] io_uring: Add new functions to handle user fault scenarios
2025-04-22 8:50 UTC (4+ messages)
[linus:master] [block] 30f1e72414: blktests.nvme/019.device.fail
2025-04-22 8:48 UTC
[PATCH RESEND] x86/smpboot: avoid SMT domain attach/destroy if SMT is not enabled
2025-04-22 8:47 UTC
[PATCH v1 0/5] DT: Enable sharing resources for SMT threads
2025-04-22 8:43 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 1/5] DT: add infra for finding CPU id from phandle
` [PATCH v1 2/5] arm64: of: handle multiple threads in ARM cpu node
` [PATCH v1 3/5] driver/base/arch_topology: update CPU map to use the new API
` [PATCH v1 4/5] driver/hwtracing/coresight: Use of_cpu_phandle_to_id for grabbing CPU id
` [PATCH v1 5/5] DT: of_cpu_phandle_to_id to support SMT threads
[PATCH v5 0/5] Initial support of MSM8937 and Xiaomi Redmi 3S
2025-04-22 8:46 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/5] dt-bindings: clock: qcom: Add MSM8937 Global Clock Controller
[PATCH v3 0/9] target/loongarch: Code cleanup with function loongarch_map_address
2025-04-22 8:45 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 6/9] target/loongarch: Define function loongarch_get_addr_from_tlb() non-static
[linux-6.6.y bugreport] riscv: kprobe crash as some patchs lost
2025-04-22 8:46 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v9 0/4] Panthor BO tagging and GEMS debug display
2025-04-22 8:44 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 4/4] drm/panthor: show device-wide list of DRM GEM objects over DebugFS
[PATCH 6.1 000/198] 6.1.132-rc1 review
2025-04-22 8:44 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.1 051/198] Xen/swiotlb: mark xen_swiotlb_fixup() __init
[PATCH 0/8] media: uvcvideo: Add support for V4L2_CID_CAMERA_SENSOR_ORIENTATION
2025-04-22 8:44 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/8] media: v4l: fwnode: Support acpi devices for v4l2_fwnode_device_parse
[PATCH v4 0/3] Use proper printk format in appletbdrm
2025-04-22 8:43 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/3] lib/vsprintf: Add support for generic FourCCs by extending %p4cc
endless loop in truncate_inode_pages_range()
2025-04-22 8:44 UTC
[PATCH net-next v9 0/9] Device memory TCP TX
2025-04-22 8:45 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v9 2/9] net: add get_netmem/put_netmem support
[PATCH v5 0/7] Support for GPU ACD feature on Adreno X1-85
2025-04-22 8:43 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 5/7] dt-bindings: opp: Add v2-qcom-adreno vendor bindings
[PATCH v2 0/2] iio: dac: adi-axi-dac: fix for wrong bus read
2025-04-22 8:41 UTC (3+ messages)
[linus:master] [ucount] b4dc0bee2a: stress-ng.set.ops_per_sec 7.5% improvement
2025-04-22 8:42 UTC
[PATCH v4 0/4] add support for winsen MHZ19B CO2 sensor
2025-04-22 8:42 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 3/4] iio: chemical: "
[PATCH] hw/core: Get default_cpu_type calling machine_class_default_cpu_type()
2025-04-22 8:41 UTC
[RFC PATCH v2 0/2] Extend mmio-mux driver to configure mux with new DT property
2025-04-22 8:42 UTC (9+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 1/2] devicetree: bindings: mux: reg-mux: Update bindings for reg-mux for new property
[PATCH v3] drm/xe/pf: Don't allow LMEM provisioning if LMTT isn't available on the device
2025-04-22 8:42 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v12 0/5] Change PWM-controlled LED pin active mode and algorithm
2025-04-22 8:53 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v12 1/5] riscv: dts: sifive: unleashed/unmatched: Remove PWM controlled LED's active-low properties
` [PATCH v12 2/5] pwm: sifive: change the PWM algorithm
` [PATCH v12 3/5] pwm: sifive: Fix the error in the idempotent test within the pwm_apply_state_debug function
` [PATCH v12 4/5] pwm: sifive: Fix rounding issues in apply and get_state functions
` [PATCH v12 5/5] pwm: sifive: clarify inverted compare logic in comments
[PATCH] arm64: dts: imx8mm-verdin: Link reg_nvcc_sd to usdhc2
2025-04-22 8:41 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 00/11] firmware: qemu_fw_cfg: implement file system
2025-04-22 8:02 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v1 00/14] riscv: introduce basic UART support and interrupts for hypervisor mode
2025-04-22 8:40 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 03/14] xen/riscv: introduce ioremap()
[RFC PATCH 1/1] md: delete gendisk in ioctl path
2025-04-22 8:40 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v6 0/3] riscv: canaan: Add support for K230-Canmv clock
2025-04-22 8:01 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 2/3] clk: canaan: Add clock driver for Canaan K230
[PATCH] nvme-tcp: remove redundant check to ctrl->opts
2025-04-22 8:00 UTC (2+ messages)
[Buildroot] [PATCH v2] package/util-linux: bump to 2.41
2025-04-22 8:40 UTC (3+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] "
[ANNOUNCE] makedumpfile 1.7.7
2025-04-22 7:58 UTC
[PATCH 00/16] nova-core: run FWSEC-FRTS to perform first stage of GSP initialization
2025-04-22 8:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] e1000e: disregard NVM checksum on tgp when valid checksum mask is not set
2025-04-22 8:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 1/3] ARM: drop unused mmiocpy/mmioset symbols
2025-04-22 7:57 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] ARM: define position-independent __pi_memmove/memset/memcpy
` [PATCH 3/3] RISC-V: "
[PATCH] include: add support for NOTIFY_BAD
2025-04-22 7:56 UTC
[PATCH] virtio: make more robust in face of misbehaving devices
2025-04-22 7:56 UTC
[PATCH 1/7] clk: add compatibility for prepare/unprepare/is_prepared
2025-04-22 7:56 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/7] clk: mux: replace width member with mask as in Linux
` [PATCH 3/7] clk: mux: fix mask/width confusion in clk_hw_register_mux
` [PATCH 4/7] clk: gate: underscore-prefix barebox-specific parent member
` [PATCH 5/7] clk: gate: add bit_idx member as in Linux
` [PATCH 6/7] clk: composite: change mux/rate/gate members to clk_hw
` [PATCH 7/7] clk: move struct clk_composite definition to header
[PATCH 1/4] restart: give poweroff_machine and restart_machine a flag parameter
2025-04-22 7:56 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/4] restart: give all restart_handler::restart callbacks a flags parameter
` [PATCH 3/4] poweroff: give all poweroff_handler::poweroff "
` [PATCH 4/4] restart: make warm reboot a callback argument
[PATCH] of: address: implement dummy iounmap
2025-04-22 7:56 UTC
[PATCH 0/5] riscv: misaligned: fix interruptible context and add tests
2025-04-22 7:57 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] riscv: misaligned: factorize trap handling
[PATCH] include: linux/iopoll.h: add optional PBL support
2025-04-22 7:55 UTC
[PATCH 1/2] mfd: syscon: make mfd/syscon.h header self-contained
2025-04-22 7:55 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] dma: make "
[PATCH master 1/4] KASan: fix possible breakage with CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL
2025-04-22 7:55 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH master 2/4] ARM: Layerscape: fix compilation of LS1028 without LS1046
` [PATCH master 3/4] ARM: k3: define debug_ll_write_reg only on CONFIG_DEBUG_AM62X_UART=y
` [PATCH master 4/4] memory: correct return value in request_barebox_region stub
[PATCH] stddev: make reads from /dev/null return 0 bytes
2025-04-22 7:54 UTC
[PATCH] nvmet-tcp: switch to using the crc32c library
2025-04-22 7:55 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] kbuild: treat char as always unsigned
2025-04-22 7:52 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH master 1/2] tlsf: hardening: unpoison trailing padding before zeroing it
2025-04-22 7:47 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] fixup! defaultenv: boot/bnet: fallback to booting generic 2nd stage FIT image
2025-04-22 7:44 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] nvmet: Fix out-of-bounds access in nvmet_enable_port
2025-04-22 7:50 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 00/21] Enable drm/imagination BXM-4-64 Support for LicheePi 4A
2025-04-22 7:47 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 20/21] riscv: dts: thead: Introduce reset controller node
[PATCH v3 0/2] nvme/pci: PRP list DMA pool partitioning
2025-04-22 7:38 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/2] nvme/pci: make PRP list DMA pools per-NUMA-node
` [PATCH v3 1/2] nvme/pci: factor out nvme_init_hctx() helper
[PATCH] meson: install shell completion scripts
2025-04-22 8:36 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] contrib/completion: install Bash completion
[PATCH V2 00/20] block: unify elevator changing and fix lockdep warning
2025-04-22 8:36 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH V2 12/20] block: add `struct elv_change_ctx` for unifying elevator_change
[PATCH RFC v2 0/2] drm/meson: vclk: revert and re-fix vclk calculations
2025-04-22 7:32 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/7] soc: amlogic: clk-measure: Add clk-measure support for C3 and S4
2025-04-22 7:32 UTC (2+ messages)
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[PATCH v1 0/4] dts: amlogic: fix FCLK{3,4} clocks for new PWM controller binding
2025-04-22 7:27 UTC (2+ messages)
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