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[oe-core][PATCHv6 0/5] Display manager proposal for x11 and wayland
 2025-05-20 23:39 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [oe-core][PATCHv6 1/5] libx11: create tmpfile dir for x11 domain socket
` [oe-core][PATCHv6 2/5] emptty: add version 0.14.0
` [oe-core][PATCHv6 3/5] weston-init: convert to virtual-emptty-conf
` [oe-core][PATCHv6 4/5] weston: remove deprecated weston-start scripts
` [oe-core][PATCHv6 5/5] xserver-nodm-init: convert to virtual-emptty-conf

man-pages: mbrtowc: misleading
 2025-05-20 23:39 UTC  (9+ messages)

[PATCH v1 0/6] VMM can handle guest SEA via KVM_EXIT_ARM_SEA
 2025-05-20 23:39 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 2/6] KVM: arm64: Set FnV for VCPU when FAR_EL2 is invalid

[PATCH v3] vfio/type1: optimize vfio_pin_pages_remote() for huge folio
 2025-05-20 23:37 UTC  (8+ messages)

[PATCH 2/2] selinux: optimize selinux_inode_getattr/permission() based on neveraudit|permissive
 2025-05-20 23:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] selinux: introduce neveraudit types
 2025-05-20 23:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] net: ice: Perform accurate aRFS flow match
 2025-05-20 23:36 UTC  (5+ messages)

Update to HPE CLA for OpenBMC
 2025-05-20 15:58 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next] net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Correct spelling
 2025-05-20 23:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC PATCH 00/21] KVM: TDX huge page support for private memory
 2025-05-20 23:34 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 09/21] KVM: TDX: Enable 2MB mapping size after TD is RUNNABLE

[PATCH v1] SUNRPC: Prevent hang on NFS mount with xprtsec=[m]tls
 2025-05-20 23:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

Kconfig for range is being ignored
 2025-05-20 23:33 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] MAINTAINERS: include Argo documentation in the ARGO section
 2025-05-20 23:32 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] MAINTAINERS: add Daniel P. Smith as an Argo maintainer

[RFC PATCH v2 0/5] mm, bpf: BPF based THP adjustment
 2025-05-20 23:32 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 4/5] bpf: Add get_current_comm to bpf_base_func_proto

[PATCH v2 0/2] new: Improvements to new script
 2025-05-20 23:31 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] new: Add a new parameter (name/emailid) in the "new" script

[PATCH net-next 0/3] net: phy: fixed_phy: simplifications and improvements
 2025-05-20 23:29 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: phy: fixed_phy: remove irq argument from fixed_phy_add

[PATCH bpf-next 0/2] libbpf: support multi-split BTF
 2025-05-20 23:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] cpuidle: add tracepoint for enter_s2idle flow
 2025-05-20 23:27 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCHv2] bpf: add bpf_msleep_interruptible() kfunc
 2025-05-20 23:26 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 1/1] alloc_tag: allocate percpu counters for module tags dynamically
 2025-05-20 23:26 UTC  (3+ messages)
` comments on patch "alloc_tag: allocate percpu counters for module tags dynamically"

[PATCH v9 00/13] unwind_user: x86: Deferred unwinding infrastructure
 2025-05-20 23:26 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v13 00/27] x86/resctrl : Support AMD Assignable Bandwidth Monitoring Counters (ABMC)
 2025-05-20 23:25 UTC  (7+ messages)

[RESEND PATCH v1 wireguard-tools] ipc: linux: Support incremental allowed ips updates
 2025-05-20 23:25 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [RESEND PATCH v3 net-next] wireguard: allowedips: Add WGALLOWEDIP_F_REMOVE_ME flag

[PATCH i-g-t] tests/intel/xe_drm_fdinfo: Add test to check for active contexts
 2025-05-20 23:23 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next v4 0/3] Allow mmap of /sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux
 2025-05-20 23:22 UTC  (3+ messages)

Build: arm rustgcc unknown argument '-mno-fdpic'
 2025-05-20 23:21 UTC  (9+ messages)

[PATCH i-g-t 0/4] Add test for active context utilization
 2025-05-20 23:20 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t 1/4] tests/intel/xe_drm_fdinfo: Use end_cork helper to end the spinner
` [PATCH i-g-t 2/4] tests/intel/xe_drm_fdinfo: Drop TEST_TRAILING_IDLE
` [PATCH i-g-t 3/4] tests/intel/xe_drm_fdinfo: Rename TEST_BUSY to TEST_WITH_LOAD
` [PATCH i-g-t 4/4] tests/intel/xe_drm_fdinfo: Test utilization while load is active

[v9 PATCH 0/3] Add L1 and L2 error detection for A72
 2025-05-20 23:20 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] drivers/edac: "

[PATCH v4 0/4] clocksource/drivers/timer-vt8500: clean up and add watchdog function
 2025-05-20 23:15 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 4/4] watchdog: Add support for VIA/WonderMedia SoC watchdog functionality

[PATCH] rust: sync: fix safety comment for `static_lock_class`
 2025-05-20 23:17 UTC 

[PATCH bpf-next v2 1/2] bpf: Do not include r10 in precision backtracking bookkeeping
 2025-05-20 23:16 UTC  (2+ messages)

close(2) with EINTR has been changed by POSIX.1-2024
 2025-05-20 23:16 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/6] KVM: Dirty ring fixes and cleanups
 2025-05-20 23:16 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v4] mm: Add CONFIG_PAGE_BLOCK_ORDER to select page block order
 2025-05-20 23:14 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/amd/display: no 3D and blnd LUT as DPP color caps for DCN401
 2025-05-20 23:13 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2] drm/amd/display: only collect data if debug gamut_remap is available
 2025-05-20 23:12 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/3] KVM: x86: Dynamically allocate hashed page list
 2025-05-20 23:11 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/3] KVM: x86: Use kvzalloc() to allocate VM struct

[PATCH] add variable `WG_QUICK_ROUTING_MODE` to wg-quick to force using fwmark for routing
 2025-04-01 18:32 UTC 

[PATCH] wg-quick: add 'dev' to 'ip link add' to avoid keyword conflicts
 2025-05-20 22:18 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/1] hw/nvme: CMIC.MCTRS should be set automatically for multi-controller subsystems or by parameter
 2025-05-20 23:08 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/1] "

[BUG] propagate_umount() breakage
 2025-05-20 23:08 UTC  (10+ messages)
        ` [RFC][CFT][PATCH] Rewrite of propagate_umount() (was Re: [BUG] propagate_umount() breakage)

[PATCH net-next v5] net: dsa: microchip: Add SGMII port support to KSZ9477 switch
 2025-05-20 23:07 UTC 

[PATCH] squashfs: Add optional full compressed block caching
 2025-05-20 22:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/4 v2]crypto: octeontx2: Fix hang and address alignment issues
 2025-05-20 23:04 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/4 v2] crypto: octeontx2: Fix address alignment issue on ucode loading
` [PATCH 3/4 v2] crypto: octeontx2: Fix address alignment on CN10K A0/A1 and OcteonTX2

[PATCH v2 0/2] xen/domain: updates to hardware emulation flags
 2025-05-20 23:00 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] xen/domain: rewrite emulation_flags_ok()

[PATCH net-next V10 0/6] Support rate management on traffic classes in devlink and mlx5
 2025-05-20 22:59 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next V10 1/6] devlink: Extend devlink rate API with traffic classes bandwidth management
` [PATCH net-next V10 2/6] selftest: netdevsim: Add devlink rate tc-bw test

[PATCH v6] mm: Add CONFIG_PAGE_BLOCK_ORDER to select page block order
 2025-05-20 22:59 UTC 

linux-next: error trying to fetch the clockevents tree
 2025-05-20 22:59 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH] mmc: am654_sdhci: Clear UHS_MODE_SELECT when < MMC_HS_52
 2025-05-20 22:59 UTC 

[PATCH bpf-next v4 0/3] Task local data
 2025-05-20 22:57 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v4 1/3] selftests/bpf: Introduce task "

[PATCH] wifi: add sk_requests_wifi_status()
 2025-05-20 22:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/4] KVM: x86: allow DEBUGCTL.DEBUGCTLMSR_FREEZE_IN_SMM passthrough
 2025-05-20 22:57 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 3/4] x86: nVMX: check vmcs12->guest_ia32_debugctl value given by L2
` [PATCH v4 4/4] x86: KVM: VMX: preserve DEBUGCTLMSR_FREEZE_IN_SMM

[RFC PATCH 0/5] add process_madvise() flags to modify behaviour
 2025-05-20 22:56 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 4/5] mm/madvise: add PMADV_SET_FORK_EXEC_DEFAULT process_madvise() flag

[PATCH net-next v5 0/5] vsock: SOCK_LINGER rework
 2025-05-20 22:55 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v5 1/5] vsock/virtio: Linger on unsent data
` [PATCH net-next v5 2/5] vsock: Move lingering logic to af_vsock core
` [PATCH net-next v5 3/5] vsock/test: Introduce vsock_wait_sent() helper
` [PATCH net-next v5 4/5] vsock/test: Introduce enable_so_linger() helper
` [PATCH net-next v5 5/5] vsock/test: Add test for an unexpectedly lingering close()

[PATCH v4 00/40] drm/msm: sparse / "VM_BIND" support
 2025-05-20 22:56 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 01/40] drm/gpuvm: Don't require obj lock in destructor path

[RFC PATCH 00/25] Implementing a MSHV (Microsoft Hypervisor) accelerator
 2025-05-20 22:52 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 15/25] target/i386/mshv: Implement mshv_store_regs()
` [RFC PATCH 16/25] target/i386/mshv: Implement mshv_get_standard_regs()
` [RFC PATCH 17/25] target/i386/mshv: Implement mshv_get_special_regs()
` [RFC PATCH 18/25] target/i386/mshv: Implement mshv_arch_put_registers()
` [RFC PATCH 22/25] target/i386/mshv: Integrate x86 instruction decoder/emulator
` [RFC PATCH 24/25] target/i386/mshv: Implement mshv_vcpu_run()

[PATCH v2 00/12] iio: accel: adxl313: add power-save on activity/inactivity
 2025-05-20 22:50 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 01/12] iio: accel: adxl313: add debug register
` [PATCH v2 02/12] iio: accel: adxl313: introduce channel scan_index
` [PATCH v2 03/12] iio: accel: adxl313: configure scan type for buffer
` [PATCH v2 04/12] iio: accel: adxl313: make use of regmap cache
` [PATCH v2 05/12] iio: accel: adxl313: add function to enable measurement
` [PATCH v2 06/12] iio: accel: adxl313: prepare interrupt handling
` [PATCH v2 07/12] iio: accel: adxl313: add basic "
` [PATCH v2 08/12] iio: accel: adxl313: add FIFO watermark
` [PATCH v2 09/12] iio: accel: adxl313: add activity sensing
` [PATCH v2 10/12] iio: accel: adxl313: add inactivity sensing
` [PATCH v2 11/12] iio: accel: adxl313: implement power-save on inactivity
` [PATCH v2 12/12] docs: iio: add ADXL313 accelerometer

[PATCH v2 0/3] arm-smmu: select suitable IOVA
 2025-05-20 22:42 UTC  (4+ messages)

[RFC/PATCH] perf report: Support latency profiling in system-wide mode
 2025-05-20 22:50 UTC  (11+ messages)

[PATCH] tools: Add install/uninstall targets to tests/x86_emulator
 2025-05-20 22:48 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] arm: Fix rustgcc unknown argument '-mno-fdpic'
 2025-05-20 22:48 UTC 

[PATCH v2 00/17] maintainer updates for feb25 (qtest, gdbstub, plugins) pre-PR
 2025-05-20 22:21 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 11/17] gdbstub: Try unlinking the unix socket before binding

[PATCH] net/mana: check for vendor_part_id when probing RDMA device
 2025-05-20 22:48 UTC 

[PATCH 0/7] net: Convert dev_set_mac_address() to struct sockaddr_storage
 2025-05-20 22:47 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/7] net: core: Convert inet_addr_is_any() to sockaddr_storage
` [PATCH 2/7] net: core: Switch netif_set_mac_address() to struct sockaddr_storage
` [PATCH 3/7] net/ncsi: Use struct sockaddr_storage for pending_mac
` [PATCH 4/7] ieee802154: Use struct sockaddr_storage with dev_set_mac_address()
` [PATCH 5/7] net: usb: r8152: Convert to use struct sockaddr_storage internally
` [PATCH 6/7] net: core: Convert dev_set_mac_address() to struct sockaddr_storage
` [PATCH 7/7] rtnetlink: do_setlink: Use "

[PATCH v2] pinctrl: mediatek: eint: Fix invalid pointer dereference for v1 platforms
 2025-05-20 22:42 UTC  (2+ messages)

[geert-renesas-devel:renesas-dts-for-v6.16] BUILD SUCCESS 652eea251dd852f02cef6223f367220acb3d1867
 2025-05-20 22:47 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/4] diff: add pathspec support to --no-index
 2025-05-20 22:47 UTC  (14+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] prefix_path: support prefixes not ending in trailing slash
` [PATCH v3 2/4] pathspec: expose match_pathspec_with_flags
` [PATCH v3 3/4] pathspec: add flag to indicate operation without repository
` [PATCH v3 4/4] diff --no-index: support limiting by pathspec

[PATCH 5.15 00/59] 5.15.184-rc1 review
 2025-05-20 22:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[net v1] net: wwan: t7xx: Fix napi rx poll issue
 2025-05-20 22:39 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v7] drm/vc4: hdmi: switch to generic CEC helpers
 2025-05-20 22:44 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/8] Introduce HDP support for STM32MP platforms
 2025-05-20 22:34 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/8] pinctrl: stm32: Introduce HDP driver

[PATCH] security/commoncap: don't assume "setid" if all ids are identical
 2025-05-20 22:43 UTC  (12+ messages)
` [PATCH] exec: Correct the permission check for unsafe exec
            ` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH v6 00/10] drm/display: generic HDMI CEC helpers
 2025-05-20 22:39 UTC  (2+ messages)
` (subset) "

[PATCH 0/6] dma: fake-dma and IOVA tests
 2025-05-20 22:39 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] fake-dma: add fake dma engine driver
` [PATCH 2/6] dmatest: split dmatest_func() into helpers
` [PATCH 3/6] dmatest: move printing to its own routine
` [PATCH 4/6] dmatest: add IOVA tests
` [PATCH 5/6] dma-mapping: benchmark: move validation parameters into a helper
` [PATCH 6/6] dma-mapping: benchmark: add IOVA support

[PATCH 0/3] Fixes for VF GuC version and guc_info debugfs
 2025-05-20 22:39 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] drm/xe/vf: Store the GuC FW info in guc->fw

[geert-renesas-drivers:master 16/58] drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_svm.c:712:16: error: implicit declaration of function 'drm_gpusvm_find_vma_start'; did you mean 'xe_svm_find_vma_start'?
 2025-05-20 22:35 UTC 

[PATCH 1/2] rust: add `pin-init` as a dependency to `bindings` and `uapi`
 2025-05-20 22:36 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] rust: derive `Zeroable` for all structs & unions generated by bindgen where possible

[PATCH v7 00/17] Rate limit AER logs
 2025-05-20 22:35 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 03/17] PCI/AER: Factor COR/UNCOR error handling out from aer_isr_one_error()
` [PATCH v7 04/17] PCI/AER: Consolidate Error Source ID logging in aer_isr_one_error_type()
` [PATCH v7 09/17] PCI/AER: Simplify pci_print_aer()
` [PATCH v7 15/17] PCI/AER: Ratelimit correctable and non-fatal error logging
` [PATCH v7 17/17] PCI/AER: Add sysfs attributes for log ratelimits

Audio & Video Transcription / Translation Service at 70 cents/min
 2025-05-20 22:23 UTC 

[PATCH 05/28] mm, swap: sanitize swap cache lookup convention
 2025-05-20 22:33 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] drm/msm/a7xx: Call CP_RESET_CONTEXT_STATE
 2025-05-20 22:28 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] drm/msm: Fix CP_RESET_CONTEXT_STATE bitfield names
` [PATCH 2/2] drm/msm/a7xx: Call CP_RESET_CONTEXT_STATE

[PATCH v22 0/5] arm64/perf: Enable branch stack sampling
 2025-05-20 22:27 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v22 1/5] arm64/sysreg: Add BRBE registers and fields
` [PATCH v22 2/5] arm64: el2_setup.h: Make __init_el2_fgt labels consistent, again
` [PATCH v22 3/5] arm64: Handle BRBE booting requirements
` [PATCH v22 4/5] KVM: arm64: nvhe: Disable branch generation in nVHE guests
` [PATCH v22 5/5] perf: arm_pmuv3: Add support for the Branch Record Buffer Extension (BRBE)

[PATCH v2 next 0/4] Implement mul_u64_u64_div_u64_roundup()
 2025-05-20 22:28 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 next 2/4] lib: mul_u64_u64_div_u64() Use BUG_ON() for divide by zero
` [PATCH v2 next 3/4] lib: Add mul_u64_add_u64_div_u64() and mul_u64_u64_div_u64_roundup()

[nf-next PATCH v6 00/12] Dynamic hook interface binding part 2
 2025-05-20 22:28 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: rename _Read_EEPROM to _read_eeprom
 2025-05-20 22:26 UTC 

[PATCH] btrfs: preserve mount-supplied device path
 2025-05-20 22:25 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v21 0/4] arm64/perf: Enable branch stack sampling
 2025-05-20 22:22 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v21 4/4] perf: arm_pmuv3: Add support for the Branch Record Buffer Extension (BRBE)

[RFC 1/1] media: mc: Add "kaboom" module parameter
 2025-05-20 22:21 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 00/12] KVM: Make irqfd registration globally unique
 2025-05-20 22:20 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 08/12] sched/wait: Drop WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE from add_wait_queue_priority()

[PATCH bpf-next/net v3 0/5] bpf: Add mptcp_subflow bpf_iter support
 2025-05-20 22:18 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next/net v3 4/5] selftests/bpf: Add mptcp_subflow bpf_iter subtest

[Intel-wired-lan] [tnguy-net-queue:100GbE] BUILD SUCCESS 2dabe349f7882ff1407a784d54d8541909329088
 2025-05-20 22:15 UTC 

[PATCH v2] drm/xe: Add configfs to load with fewer engines
 2025-05-20 22:15 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for drm/xe: Add configfs to load with fewer engines (rev2)

[brgl:gpio/for-next 93/99] gpio-davinci.c:undefined reference to `gpiochip_irq_reqres'
 2025-05-20 22:14 UTC 

[PATCH] perf trace: Increase syscall handler map size to 1024
 2025-05-20 22:14 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/3] Add 'ngpios' and 'gpio-reserved-ranges' for vf610-gpio driver
 2025-05-20 22:14 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/3] ARM: dts: add ngpios for vf610 compatible gpio controllers

Tuple and changes for m68k with -malign-int
 2025-05-20 22:13 UTC  (9+ messages)

[PATCH] t: remove unexpected SANITIZE_LEAK variables
 2025-05-20 22:09 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 1/1] container_of: Document container_of() is not to be used in new code
 2025-05-20 22:09 UTC  (4+ messages)

[RFC PATCH bpf-next] bpf: Support L4 csum update for IPv6 address changes
 2025-05-20 22:06 UTC 

sound/soc/codecs/snd-soc-wcd9335.o: error: objtool: wcd9335_slimbus_irq(): unexpected end of section .text.wcd9335_slimbus_irq
 2025-05-20 22:04 UTC 

[Intel-wired-lan] [iwl-net PATCH v3] idpf: fix a race in txq wakeup
 2025-05-20 22:03 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] prioritise WG_QUICK_USERSPACE_IMPLEMENTATION over kernel implementation when set
 2025-03-10 11:48 UTC 

Small patch to add support for MPTCP on Linux
 2025-05-20 22:02 UTC  (11+ messages)

[PATCH V4 00/16] perf: Fix the throttle logic for group
 2025-05-20 22:02 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH V4 01/16] perf: Fix the throttle logic for a group
` [PATCH V4 02/16] perf: Only dump the throttle log for the leader

[PATCH 0/3] gpio: fix Kconfig issues
 2025-05-20 22:00 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] gpio: pxa: select GPIOLIB_IRQCHIP
` [PATCH 2/3] gpio: mpc8xxx: "
` [PATCH 3/3] gpiolib: remove unneeded #ifdef

[PATCH v2 00/10] cxl: Delay HB port and switch dport probing until endpoint dev probe
 2025-05-20 21:59 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 08/10] cxl: Add helper to detect top of CXL device topology
` [PATCH v2 10/10] cxl: Move enumeration of hostbridge ports to the memdev probe path

[PATCH v2 0/2] Add 'ngpios' and 'gpio-reserved-ranges' for vf610-gpio driver
 2025-05-20 21:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v9 0/4] Support for IN_FORMATS_ASYNC plane property
 2025-05-20 21:57 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure for "

[PATCH] i2c: mlxbf: avoid 64-bit division
 2025-05-20 21:57 UTC  (2+ messages)


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