messages from 2025-06-13 14:00:32 to 2025-06-13 14:42:32 UTC [more...]
[PATCH v5 00/23] nova-core: run FWSEC-FRTS to perform first stage of GSP initialization
2025-06-13 14:16 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 04/23] rust: add new `num` module with `PowerOfTwo` type
[meta-rockchip][PATCH 1/2] trusted-firmware-a: remove no-longer-required patches
2025-06-13 14:42 UTC (4+ messages)
` [meta-rockchip][PATCH 2/2] fitimage rework
` [yocto-patches] "
[PATCH v4 0/2] Add support for WoM (Wake-on-Motion) feature
2025-06-13 14:41 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/2] iio: imu: inv_icm42600: add WoM support
[PATCH v2 0/2] fix MADV_COLLAPSE issue if THP settings are disabled
2025-06-13 14:42 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH 1/2] drm/amd/pm: move the dpm table setting back after featureenablement
2025-06-13 14:42 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] drm/amd/pm: set pcie default dpm table when updating pcie dpm parameters
[PATCH 01/14] Fix stack-skip counts for caller and stackdepth
2025-06-13 14:42 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 02/14] Add stack-skip frame count for rawtp provider
` [PATCH 03/14] Test: remove unnecessary "unstable" tag
` [DTrace-devel] "
` [PATCH 04/14] Test: caller and stackdepth tests for fbt provider
` [DTrace-devel] "
` [PATCH 05/14] Test: caller and stackdepth tests for dtrace provider
[PATCH RFC 0/7] i3c: add driver for the Renesas IP and support RZ/G3S+G3E
2025-06-13 14:41 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 4/7] i3c: add driver for Renesas I3C IP
[PATCH 0/2] build: Fixes to Building from dist Archive
2025-06-13 14:41 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/msm: Fix inverted WARN_ON() logic
2025-06-13 14:41 UTC
[PATCH net-next v9 00/15] Begin upstreaming Homa transport protocol
2025-06-13 14:41 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v9 03/15] net: homa: create shared Homa header files
` [PATCH net-next v9 05/15] net: homa: create homa_peer.h and homa_peer.c
` [PATCH net-next v9 13/15] net: homa: create homa_timer.c
[PATCH v3 00/62] KVM: iommu: Overhaul device posted IRQs support
2025-06-13 14:38 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 08/62] KVM: SVM: Drop pointless masking of default APIC base when setting V_APIC_BAR
` [PATCH v3 09/62] KVM: SVM: Drop pointless masking of kernel page pa's with AVIC HPA masks
` [PATCH v3 10/62] KVM: SVM: Add helper to deduplicate code for getting AVIC backing page
[PATCH v3 0/2] add support for MCP998X
2025-06-13 14:40 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: temperature: "
[RFC PATCH 00/12] Support vector and more extended registers in perf
2025-06-13 14:39 UTC (3+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 03/12] x86/fpu/xstate: Add xsaves_nmi
[RFC PATCH] tools: zynqmp: add build script and documentation for ZynqMP KV260
2025-06-13 14:39 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH net-next 0/9] net: ethtool: add dedicated RXFH driver callbacks
2025-06-13 14:39 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 4/9] net: ethtool: add dedicated callbacks for getting and setting rxfh fields
[PATCH] mfd: twl6030-irq: Remove unused twl6030_mmc_card_detect*
2025-06-13 14:39 UTC (3+ messages)
` (subset) "
[PATCH] arm64: dts: apple: Move touchbar mipi {address,size}-cells from dtsi to dts
2025-06-13 14:38 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] lib/LzmaEnc: Validate 'len' before subtracting
2025-06-13 14:37 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] arm64: dts: apple: Drop {address,size}-cells from SPI NOR
2025-06-13 14:38 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 1/4] lib/test_vmalloc.c: Replace RWSEM to SRCU for setup
2025-06-13 14:37 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/4] lib/test_vmalloc.c: Allow built-in execution
[PATCH v3 0/2] Add CONFIG_SYSTEM_SUSPEND and SCIF UART suspend/resume handlers
2025-06-13 14:36 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/2] xen/char: implement suspend/resume calls for SCIF driver
[PATCH] arm64: dts: apple: t8103: Fix PCIe BCM4377 nodename
2025-06-13 14:37 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v8] riscv: mm: Add support for Svinval extension
2025-06-13 14:08 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/3] hwmon: (amc6821) Add cooling device support
2025-06-13 14:36 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/3] dt-bindings: hwmon: amc6821: Add cooling levels
[PATCH v8 00/16] Introduce support for IGVM files
2025-06-13 14:11 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 05/16] i386/pc_sysfw: Ensure sysfw flash configuration does not conflict with IGVM
` [PATCH v8 06/16] sev: Update launch_update_data functions to use Error handling
` [PATCH v8 07/16] target/i386: Allow setting of R_LDTR and R_TR with cpu_x86_load_seg_cache()
` [PATCH v8 08/16] i386/sev: Refactor setting of reset vector and initial CPU state
[PATCH 0/1] dmaengine: virt-dma: convert tasklet to BH workqueue for callback invocation
2025-06-13 14:34 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/1] "
[PATCH] gitlab-ci: build docs before installation
2025-06-13 14:35 UTC
[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: adjust file entry in TPS6131X FLASH LED DRIVER
2025-06-13 14:35 UTC (3+ messages)
` (subset) "
[PATCH -perfbook] Convert *.log files into UTF-8 encoding
2025-06-13 14:35 UTC (2+ messages)
Trying to fix drm/prime: remove drm_prime_lookup_buf_by_handle
2025-06-13 14:35 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH] drm/prime: fix drm_prime_add_buf_handle
[Bug 220224] New: Kernel 6.15 causes crash (general protection fault) due to amd_sfh module
2025-06-13 14:34 UTC (4+ messages)
` [Bug 220224] "
[PATCH v4 1/2] gpu/trace: make TRACE_GPU_MEM configurable
2025-06-13 14:34 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 2/2] drm/xe/bo: add GPU memory trace points
[PATCH net-next 0/4] Add Ethernet MAC support for SpacemiT K1
2025-06-13 14:32 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: spacemit: Add K1 Ethernet MAC
[PATCH v4] drm/xe/guc: Set wedged on Xe micro hardware initialization error
2025-06-13 14:32 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 1/1] cxl/edac: Fix potential memory leak issues
2025-06-13 14:30 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/2] Improve optimal IO size initialization
2025-06-13 14:31 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 2/2] scsi: sd: Set a default optimal IO size if one is not defined
[PATCH] gitlab-ci: correct meson setup commands
2025-06-13 14:30 UTC
[PATCH] fpga: altera-cvp: Add FPGA Configuration Framework dependency
2025-06-13 14:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/2] riscv: sophgo: add USB phy support for CV18XX series
2025-06-13 14:29 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/2] dt-bindings: phy: Add Sophgo CV1800 USB phy
[PATCH 0/5] mm/vfio: huge pfnmaps with !MAP_FIXED mappings
2025-06-13 14:29 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] mm: Deduplicate mm_get_unmapped_area()
` [PATCH 2/5] mm/hugetlb: Remove prepare_hugepage_range()
` [PATCH 3/5] mm: Rename __thp_get_unmapped_area to mm_get_unmapped_area_aligned
` [PATCH 4/5] vfio: Introduce vfio_device_ops.get_unmapped_area hook
` [PATCH 5/5] vfio-pci: Best-effort huge pfnmaps with !MAP_FIXED mappings
[PATCH v2 0/5] tracepoints: Add warnings for unused tracepoints and trace events
2025-06-13 14:28 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH i-g-t v5] tests/intel/xe_fault_injection: Suppress Guc CT dumps during fault injection
2025-06-13 14:27 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.Full: failure for tests/intel/xe_fault_injection: Suppress Guc CT dumps during fault injection (rev5)
[PATCH 0/8] Fix bcache regression with equality-aware heap APIs
2025-06-13 14:26 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] migration/postcopy: Add latency distribution report for blocktime
2025-06-13 14:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/3] ti: Add support for eCAP PWM and LCD pin mux
2025-06-13 14:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v12 0/6] platform/x86: Add Lenovo WMI Gaming Series Drivers
2025-06-13 14:25 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] rtc: Optimize calculations in rtc_time64_to_tm()
2025-06-13 14:24 UTC
[PATCH 0/5] Misc rework on hugetlb_fault
2025-06-13 14:23 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/5] mm,hugetlb: Document the reason to lock the folio in the faulting path
[PATCH RFC 0/3] riscv: sophgo: add top syscon device for cv18xx
2025-06-13 14:23 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 1/3] dt-bindings: soc: sophgo: add TOP syscon for CV18XX/SG200X series SoC
[PATCH] Revert "dt_pid: pid grabs should be shortlived"
2025-06-13 14:23 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] arm: zynqmp: Remove local copy of 'dt-bindings/clock/xlnx-zynqmp-clk.h'
2025-06-13 14:22 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 00/17] Samsung S2MPG10 regulator and S2MPG11 PMIC drivers
2025-06-13 14:22 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 07/17] mfd: sec-common: Instantiate s2mpg10 bucks and ldos separately
` [PATCH 08/17] mfd: sec: Add support for S2MPG11 PMIC via ACPM
[PATCH v2 00/18] KVM: x86: Add I/O APIC kconfig, delete irq_comm.c
2025-06-13 14:22 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 04/18] KVM: x86: Drop superfluous kvm_hv_set_sint() => kvm_hv_synic_set_irq() wrapper
[PATCH 0/5] media: venus: Add QCM2290 support with AR50_LITE core
2025-06-13 14:20 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] dt-bindings: media: venus: Add qcm2290 dt schema
` [PATCH 2/5] arch: arm64: dts: qcom: qcm2290: Add venus video node
` [PATCH 3/5] media: venus: vdec: ar50_lite video core support
` [PATCH 4/5] media: venus: hfi_plat_v6_lite: Populate decode capabilities
` [PATCH 5/5] media: venus: core: Add qcm2290 DT compatible and resource data
[RFC PATCH 0/4] New Helper to Initialise writeback connector
2025-06-13 14:20 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] test: Make the USDT "only enabled" test more stringent
2025-06-13 14:19 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v1 0/3] x86/traps: Fix DR6/DR7 inintialization
2025-06-13 14:18 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 1/3] x86/traps: Move DR7_RESET_VALUE to <uapi/asm/debugreg.h>
` [PATCH v1 2/3] x86/traps: Initialize DR7 by writing its architectural reset value
[PATCH 0/9] drm/i915/dmc: Deal with loss of pipe DMC state
2025-06-13 14:18 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/9] drm/i915/dmc: Extract dmc_load_program()
` [PATCH 5/9] drm/i915/dmc: Reload pipe DMC state on TGL when enabling pipe A
[RFC v2] vfio/type1: optimize vfio_unpin_pages_remote() for large folio
2025-06-13 14:16 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] test: Wait for output to flush out in enable_pid
2025-06-13 14:15 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 00/14] migration/postcopy: Blocktime tracking overhaul
2025-06-13 14:12 UTC (15+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 01/14] migration: Add option to set postcopy-blocktime
` [PATCH v3 02/14] migration/postcopy: Push blocktime start/end into page req mutex
` [PATCH v3 03/14] migration/postcopy: Drop all atomic ops in blocktime feature
` [PATCH v3 04/14] migration/postcopy: Make all blocktime vars 64bits
` [PATCH v3 05/14] migration/postcopy: Drop PostcopyBlocktimeContext.start_time
` [PATCH v3 06/14] migration/postcopy: Bring blocktime layer to ns level
` [PATCH v3 07/14] migration/postcopy: Add blocktime fault counts per-vcpu
` [PATCH v3 08/14] migration/postcopy: Report fault latencies in blocktime
` [PATCH v3 09/14] migration/postcopy: Initialize blocktime context only until listen
` [PATCH v3 10/14] migration/postcopy: Cache the tid->vcpu mapping for blocktime
` [PATCH v3 11/14] migration/postcopy: Cleanup the total blocktime accounting
` [PATCH v3 12/14] migration/postcopy: Optimize blocktime fault tracking with hashtable
` [PATCH v3 13/14] migration/postcopy: blocktime allows track / report non-vCPU faults
` [PATCH v3 14/14] migration/postcopy: Add latency distribution report for blocktime
[PATCH v4 00/42] SELinux namespace support
2025-06-13 14:15 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 04/42] selinux: dynamically allocate selinux namespace
` [PATCH v4 27/42] selinux: introduce task_obj_perm()
Question on BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT in GCC on NetBSD/m68k
2025-06-13 14:15 UTC (16+ messages)
[PATCH v10 00/11] Add support for MAX7360
2025-06-13 14:15 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 02/11] mfd: Add max7360 support
[PATCH v4 00/20] MADVISE FOR XE
2025-06-13 14:15 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 02/20] drm/xe/uapi: Add madvise interface
[PATCH 0/8] dma: mmp_pdma: Add SpacemiT K1 SoC support with 64-bit addressing
2025-06-13 14:15 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/8] riscv: dts: spacemit: Add dma bus and PDMA node for K1 SoC
[PATCH v4 0/3] rust: revocable: documentation and refactorings
2025-06-13 14:11 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/3] rust: revocable: update write invariant and fix safety comments
` [PATCH v4 2/3] rust: revocable: simplify RevocableGuard for internal safety
` [PATCH v4 3/3] rust: revocable: split revoke_internal into revoke and revoke_nosync
[bluez/bluez] 86eecb: shared/gatt-client: Make bt_gatt_client_read use b
2025-06-13 14:11 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] Powerbutton driver and powerdown request for TPS65224 PMIC
2025-06-13 14:11 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] mfd: tps6594-pwrbutton: Add powerbutton functionality
` [PATCH 3/3] mfd: tps6594: Adds support for powering off the PMIC
[PATCH v3 00/11] migration: Some enhancements and cleanups for 10.1
2025-06-13 14:08 UTC (12+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 01/11] migration/hmp: Reorg "info migrate" once more
` [PATCH v3 02/11] migration/hmp: Fix postcopy-blocktime per-vCPU results
` [PATCH v3 03/11] migration/docs: Move docs for postcopy blocktime feature
` [PATCH v3 04/11] migration/bg-snapshot: Do not check for SKIP in iterator
` [PATCH v3 05/11] migration: Drop save_live_complete_postcopy hook
` [PATCH v3 06/11] migration: Rename save_live_complete_precopy to save_complete
` [PATCH v3 07/11] migration: qemu_savevm_complete*() helpers
` [PATCH v3 08/11] migration/ram: One less indent for ram_find_and_save_block()
` [PATCH v3 09/11] migration/ram: Add tracepoints for ram_save_complete()
` [PATCH v3 10/11] migration: Rewrite the migration complete detect logic
` [PATCH v3 11/11] migration/postcopy: Avoid clearing dirty bitmap for postcopy too
[PATCH 0/2] RISC-V: turn sbi_ecall into a variadic macro
2025-06-13 14:10 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] RISC-V: make use of variadic sbi_ecall
[PATCH] scsi: pm80xx: add controller scsi host fatal error uevents
2025-06-13 14:09 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] test: Suppress some white space
2025-06-13 14:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH i-g-t 0/2]
2025-06-13 14:10 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure for series starting with [i-g-t,1/2] tools/gputop/gputop: Add per-device engine activity stats in GPUTOP
[PATCH 0/2] Correct the ready and handover interrupt number for sa8775p remoteproc
2025-06-13 14:09 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: remoteproc: qcom,sa8775p-pas: Correct the interrupt number
[PATCH RFC v7 0/3] riscv: mm: Add soft-dirty and uffd-wp support
2025-06-13 14:09 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC v7 1/3] riscv: Add RISC-V Svrsw60t59b extension support
[PATCH v3 0/8] Add STM32MP25 timers support: MFD, PWM, IIO and counter drivers
2025-06-13 13:44 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 4/8] pwm: stm32: add support for stm32mp25
[PATCH v2 0/5] drm/xe: enable driver usage on non-4KiB kernels
2025-06-13 14:08 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success for "
[PATCH] drm/prime: remove drm_prime_lookup_buf_by_handle
2025-06-13 14:07 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH net-next RFC] selftests: net: add netpoll basic functionality test
2025-06-13 14:07 UTC (5+ messages)
[BUG] fuse/virtiofs: kernel module build fail
2025-06-13 14:06 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] mfd: da9063: occupy second I2C address, too
2025-06-13 14:06 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v1 00/12] iommufd: Repare for IOMMUFD_OBJ_HW_QUEUE
2025-06-13 13:46 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 06/12] iommufd/selftest: Implement mock_get_viommu_size and mock_viommu_init
` [PATCH v1 10/12] iommufd: Move _iommufd_object_alloc out of driver.c
[PATCH v3 0/3] mm/huge_memory: vmf_insert_folio_*() and vmf_insert_pfn_pud() fixes
2025-06-13 14:01 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/3] mm/huge_memory: don't mark refcounted folios special in vmf_insert_folio_pmd()
` [PATCH v3 3/3] mm/huge_memory: don't mark refcounted folios special in vmf_insert_folio_pud()
[PATCH 0/4] sched/fair: Manage lag and run to parity with different slices
2025-06-13 14:05 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] sched/fair: Use protect_slice() instead of direct comparison
` [PATCH 2/4] sched/fair: Increase max lag clamping
` [PATCH 3/4] sched/fair: Limit run to parity to the min slice of enqueued entities
` [PATCH 4/4] sched/fair: Improve NO_RUN_TO_PARITY
[PATCH v6 00/17] drm/msm: Add support for SM8750
2025-06-13 14:04 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 08/17] drm/msm/dsi/phy: Fix reading zero as PLL rates when unprepared
[PATCH BlueZ v1] shared/gatt-client: Make bt_gatt_client_read use bt_gatt_client_read_long
2025-06-13 14:04 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] media: vsp1: Add FCP soft reset procedure
2025-06-13 14:04 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] media: vsp1: Reset FCP for VSPX
[PATCH v3 0/3] drm/gpusvm, drm/pagemap, drm/xe: Restructure migration in preparation for multi-device
2025-06-13 14:02 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] drm/gpusvm, drm/pagemap: Move migration functionality to drm_pagemap
` [PATCH v3 2/3] drm/pagemap: Add a populate_mm op
` [PATCH v3 3/3] drm/xe: Implement and use the drm_pagemap "
[PATCH v2 0/3] drm/tests: Update format-helper tests for sysfb
2025-06-13 14:03 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] drm/tests: Do not use drm_fb_blit() in format-helper tests
` [PATCH v2 2/3] drm/tests: Test drm_fb_build_fourcc_list() in separate test suite
[PATCH v2 00/22] am62: IO+DDR resume support
2025-06-13 13:19 UTC (18+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 06/22] arm: mach-k3: common: Add lpm_resume_from_ddr
` [PATCH v2 07/22] arm: mach-k3: common: Helper for LPM meta data address from DT
` [PATCH v2 08/22] arm: mach-k3: am62a7_init: Resume on LPM exit
` [PATCH v2 09/22] arm: mach-k3: am62p5_init: "
` [PATCH v2 10/22] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am62a7-sk: Enable PWM
` [PATCH v2 11/22] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am6*: Add boot phase flag to support MMC boot
` [PATCH v2 12/22] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am6*: Remove disable-wp for eMMC
` [PATCH v2 13/22] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am62a-mcu: Add R5F remote proc node
` [PATCH v2 14/22] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am62a-wakeup: Add R5F device node
` [PATCH v2 15/22] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am62a-main: Add C7xv "
` [PATCH v2 16/22] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am62a7-sk: Enable IPC with remote processors
` [PATCH v2 17/22] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am62p5-sk: "
` [PATCH v2 18/22] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am62x-sk-common: "
` [PATCH v2 19/22] arm: dts: k3-am62a: Add r5 device nodes
` [PATCH v2 20/22] arm: dts: k3-am62p: "
` [PATCH v2 21/22] configs: am62ax_evm_r5: Enable IODDR resume support
` [PATCH v2 22/22] configs: am62p_evm_r5_defconfig: "
[PATCH v4 0/2] Loongarch irq-redirect supprot
2025-06-13 14:02 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/2] Enable permission change on arm64 kernel block mappings
2025-06-13 13:43 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/2] arm64: pageattr: Enable huge-vmalloc permission change
[PATCH] drm/xe: replace kmem_cache_create() with KMEM_CACHE()
2025-06-13 14:01 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ LGCI.VerificationFailed: failure for "
[PATCH] drm/xe/hwmon: fix uninitialised access in xe_hwmon_pcode_write_power_limit
2025-06-13 14:00 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ LGCI.VerificationFailed: failure for "
[PATCH 1/1] dt-bindings: mfd: convert lpc1850-creg-clk.txt pc1850-dmamux.txt phy-lpc18xx-usb-otg.txt to yaml format
2025-06-13 14:00 UTC (2+ messages)
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