messages from 2025-07-01 12:59:27 to 2025-07-01 13:42:37 UTC [more...]
[PATCH v5 00/20] mfd: adp5585: support keymap events and drop legacy Input driver
2025-07-01 13:42 UTC (8+ messages)
[RESEND PATCH v9 0/4] PCI: rockchip: Improve driver quality
2025-07-01 12:03 UTC (6+ messages)
` [RESEND PATCH v9 1/4] PCI: rockchip: Use standard PCIe defines
[PATCH] kunit/fortify: Add back "volatile" for sizeof() constants
2025-07-01 13:41 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v10 00/13] nommu UML
2025-07-01 12:03 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 09/13] x86/um: nommu: signal handling
[PATCH 00/10] Add clock drivers for SM7635
2025-07-01 13:42 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH v2 1/1] serial: 8520_ce4100: Reuse mem_serial_in() in ce4100_mem_serial_in()
2025-07-01 13:41 UTC
[cocci] Searching function implementations with more than a single return?
2025-07-01 13:41 UTC (6+ messages)
` [cocci] Searching function implementations with variable declarations and statements?
[PATCH v3] module: Make sure relocations are applied to the per-CPU section
2025-07-01 13:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 1/4] chrt: with more than one argument, interpret first argument as priority
2025-07-01 13:39 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/4] chrt: do not try to interpret the --pid option itself as a PID
` [PATCH 3/4] chrt: simplify the other check for too few arguments
[PATCH] mtd: nand/fsmc: Add missing check after DMA map
2025-07-01 11:55 UTC
[GIT PULL] MFD fixes for v6.16
2025-07-01 13:39 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] efi_loader: Address some issues found by Smatch
2025-07-01 13:38 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] efi_loader: Prevent dereferencing NULL pointer
` [PATCH 2/3] efi_loader: Prevent dereference of uninitialised variable
` [PATCH 3/3] efi_loader: Prevent free of uninitialised pointer
[PATCH v2 0/2] NTB: epf: add vNTB support for Renesas rcar platform
2025-07-01 13:38 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] NTB: epf: Add Renesas rcar support
[PATCH v2 0/3] daemon: explicitly allow EINTR during poll()
2025-07-01 13:38 UTC (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH] daemon: add a self pipe to trigger reaping of children
[OE-core][walnascar 00/11] Patch review
2025-07-01 13:38 UTC (12+ messages)
` [OE-core][walnascar 01/11] python3-urllib3: fix CVE-2025-50181
` [OE-core][walnascar 02/11] python3-urllib3: fix CVE-2025-50182
` [OE-core][walnascar 03/11] python3-setuptools: fix CVE-2025-47273
` [OE-core][walnascar 04/11] libarchive: fix CVE-2025-5914
` [OE-core][walnascar 05/11] python3: drop old nis module dependencies
` [OE-core][walnascar 06/11] package_rpm.bbclass: Remove empty build directory
` [OE-core][walnascar 07/11] xwayland: Add missing libtirpc dependency
` [OE-core][walnascar 08/11] sstate: apply proper umask when fetching from SSTATE_MIRROR
` [OE-core][walnascar 09/11] oeqa/sstatetests: Fix NATIVELSBSTRING handling
` [OE-core][walnascar 10/11] oeqa/sstatetests: Improve/fix sstate creation tests
` [OE-core][walnascar 11/11] tcf-agent: correct the SRC_URI
[PATCH v2 00/11] kasan: unify kasan_arch_is_ready with kasan_enabled
2025-07-01 13:37 UTC (7+ messages)
[PATCH v4 01/11] drm/amdgpu: validate userq input args
2025-07-01 13:38 UTC (13+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 05/11] drm/amdgpu: add userq object va track helpers
` [PATCH v4 07/11] drm/amdgpu: add user queue vm identifier
` [PATCH v4 10/11] drm/amdgpu: only bound the eviction fence to userq bo
[PATCH net-next v2] sfc: siena: eliminate xdp_rxq_info_valid using XDP base API
2025-07-01 13:38 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/sched/tests: Make timedout_job callback a better role model
2025-07-01 13:37 UTC (2+ messages)
[openeuler:openEuler-1.0-LTS 1605/1605] fs/btrfs/inode.c:6717:6: warning: variable 'drop_on_err' set but not used
2025-07-01 13:37 UTC
[PATCH v2] arm64: dts: imx8mp-venice-gw74xx: update name of M2SKT_WDIS2# gpio
2025-07-01 13:37 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net v4 1/2] net/sched: Restrict conditions for adding duplicating netems to qdisc tree
2025-07-01 13:36 UTC (8+ messages)
[meta-ti][scarthgap][PATCH] trusted-firmware-a: add power state validation patch for K3 SoCs
2025-07-01 13:36 UTC
[PATCH RESEND] time/timecounter: fix the lie that struct cyclecounter is const
2025-07-01 13:36 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/4] clang-format: modify rules to reduce false-positives
2025-07-01 13:36 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 0/3] "
` [PATCH v2 3/3] meson: add rule to run 'git clang-format'
[PATCH v6 0/8] lib/pmu: cleanups and trace integration
2025-07-01 13:33 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 "
` [PATCH v7 7/8] trace: add PMU
[PATCH] ALSA: hda/realtek: Add quirk for ASUS ExpertBook B9403CVAR
2025-07-01 13:34 UTC
[PATCH] arch/powerpc: Remove .interp section in vmlinux
2025-07-01 13:32 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/3] Add Input Video Control Block driver for RZ/V2H
2025-07-01 13:33 UTC (14+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/3] media: platform: Add Renesas Input Video Control block driver
[RFC PATCH 08/21] KVM: TDX: Increase/decrease folio ref for huge pages
2025-07-01 13:32 UTC (12+ messages)
[Intel-wired-lan] [tnguy-next-queue:10GbE] BUILD SUCCESS 99e3eb454cc48b9f2691256780aeb247bdc0ee3d
2025-07-01 13:31 UTC
[PATCH 0/6] Add RSPI support for RZ/V2H
2025-07-01 13:32 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] clk: renesas: r9a09g057: Add entries for the RSPIs
` [PATCH 2/6] spi: dt-bindings: Document the RZ/V2H(P) RSPI
` [PATCH 4/6] MAINTAINERS: Add entries for "
` [PATCH 6/6] arm64: dts: renesas: r9a09g057: Add RSPI nodes
[RESEND PATCH mfd-next v2] mfd: Drop unused variables 'node'
2025-07-01 13:31 UTC (3+ messages)
` (subset) "
[isar-cip-core][RFC 0/7] Immutable /etc
2025-07-01 13:31 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/3] Decouple max_pclk check from constant display feats
2025-07-01 13:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next] net/sched: acp_api: no longer acquire RTNL in tc_action_net_exit()
2025-07-01 13:30 UTC
[QUESTION] problems report: rcu_read_unlock_special() called in irq_exit() causes dead loop
2025-07-01 13:29 UTC (11+ messages)
[PATCH] mm: limit THP alignment – performance gain observed in AI inference workloads
2025-07-01 13:28 UTC (13+ messages)
[PATCH v2 net-next] net: atlantic: Rename PCI driver struct to end in _driver
2025-07-01 13:29 UTC (2+ messages)
next-20250627: IOMMU DMA warning during NVMe I/O completion after 06cae0e3f61c
2025-07-01 13:29 UTC (5+ messages)
[rdma:wip/leon-for-next 22/26] drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c:1317:2: warning: unannotated fall-through between switch labels
2025-07-01 13:28 UTC
[robh:imx93-ethos-v2 19/24] drivers/accel/ethos/ethos_job.c:532:33: warning: format '%ld' expects argument of type 'long int', but argument 5 has type 'size_t' {aka 'unsigned int'}
2025-07-01 13:28 UTC
[PATCH] nbd: fix false lockdep deadlock warning
2025-07-01 13:28 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 0/5] clock: imx95: Add LVDS/DISPLAY CSR for i.MX94
2025-07-01 14:40 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] dt-bindings: clock: Add support for i.MX94 LVDS/DISPLAY CSR
` [PATCH 5/5] arm64: dts: imx943: Add LVDS/DISPLAY CSR nodes
[PATCH] irqchip/renesas-rzv2h: Enable SKIP_SET_WAKE and MASK_ON_SUSPEND
2025-07-01 13:28 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/2] Add video clock controller DT support for sc8180x
2025-07-01 13:27 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: clock: qcom,videocc: Add sc8180x compatible
[PATCH 0/4] Remove the wl1273 FM Radio
2025-07-01 13:27 UTC (2+ messages)
` (subset) "
[PATCH net-next] sfc: eliminate xdp_rxq_info_valid using XDP base API
2025-07-01 13:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] libucontext: use hard/soft float
2025-07-01 13:27 UTC
[patch V2 0/3] ptp: Provide support for auxiliary clocks for PTP_SYS_OFFSET_EXTENDED
2025-07-01 13:27 UTC (4+ messages)
` [patch V2 1/3] timekeeping: Provide ktime_get_clock_ts64()
` [patch V2 2/3] ptp: Use ktime_get_clock_ts64() for timestamping
` [patch V2 3/3] ptp: Enable auxiliary clocks for PTP_SYS_OFFSET_EXTENDED
[PATCH] leds: tps6131x: add V4L2_FLASH_LED_CLASS dependency
2025-07-01 13:26 UTC (2+ messages)
` (subset) "
[PATCH qemu v16 0/5] arm/virt: CXL support via pxb_cxl
2025-07-01 13:26 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH qemu v16 3/5] hw/arm/virt: Basic CXL enablement on pci_expander_bridge instances pxb-cxl
[PATCH v2 0/6] zcrx huge pages support Vol 1
2025-07-01 13:27 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/6] io_uring/zcrx: always pass page to io_zcrx_copy_chunk
` [PATCH v2 2/6] io_uring/zcrx: return error from io_zcrx_map_area_*
` [PATCH v2 3/6] io_uring/zcrx: introduce io_populate_area_dma
` [PATCH v2 4/6] io_uring/zcrx: allocate sgtable for umem areas
` [PATCH v2 5/6] io_uring/zcrx: assert area type in io_zcrx_iov_page
` [PATCH v2 6/6] io_uring/zcrx: prepare fallback for larger chunks
[meta-ti][scarthgap/master][PATCH 1/2] meta-ti-bsp: conf: machine: Deploy all versions of tiboot3.bin
2025-07-01 13:25 UTC (4+ messages)
` [meta-ti][scarthgap/master][PATCH 2/2] meta-ti-bsp: Add all tiboot3.bin variants by wildcard
[PATCH v1 00/29] mm/migration: rework movable_ops page migration (part 1)
2025-07-01 13:22 UTC (15+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 23/29] mm/page-alloc: remove PageMappingFlags()
` [PATCH v1 24/29] mm/page-flags: remove folio_mapping_flags()
` [PATCH v1 25/29] mm: simplify folio_expected_ref_count()
` [PATCH v1 26/29] mm: rename PAGE_MAPPING_* to FOLIO_MAPPING_*
` [PATCH v1 27/29] docs/mm: convert from "Non-LRU page migration" to "movable_ops page migration"
` [PATCH v1 28/29] mm/balloon_compaction: "movable_ops" doc updates
` [PATCH v1 29/29] mm/balloon_compaction: provide single balloon_page_insert() and balloon_mapping_gfp_mask()
[PATCH] libucontext: use hard/soft float
2025-07-01 13:24 UTC (3+ messages)
` [OE-core] "
[PATCH v6 0/6] fs: introduce file_getattr and file_setattr syscalls
2025-07-01 13:24 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 5/6] fs: prepare for extending file_get/setattr()
` [PATCH v6 6/6] fs: introduce file_getattr and file_setattr syscalls
[PATCH] net/handshake: Add new parameter 'HANDSHAKE_A_ACCEPT_KEYRING'
2025-07-01 13:23 UTC (3+ messages)
[RFC PATCH 0/2] mm/swap, memcg: Support per-cgroup swap device prioritization
2025-07-01 13:08 UTC (8+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/2] mm/swap, memcg: basic structure and logic for per cgroup swap priority control
[PATCH v5 00/14] Add a deadline server for sched_ext tasks
2025-07-01 13:23 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 08/14] sched/ext: Add a DL "
[PATCH] net: usb: usbnet: fix use-after-free in race on workqueue
2025-07-01 13:22 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/6] drm/sched: Fix memory leaks with cancel_job() callback
2025-07-01 13:21 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] drm/sched: Avoid "
` [PATCH 2/6] drm/sched/tests: Port to cancel_job()
` [PATCH 3/6] drm/sched: Warn if pending list is not empty
` [PATCH 4/6] drm/nouveau: Make fence container helper usable driver-wide
` [PATCH 5/6] drm/nouveau: Add new callback for scheduler teardown
` [PATCH 6/6] drm/nouveau: Remove waitque for sched teardown
[PATCH v3 00/15] media: mt9m114: Changes to make it work with atomisp devices
2025-07-01 13:21 UTC (3+ messages)
[LTP] [PATCH v2] misc: rewrite crash02 test
2025-07-01 13:21 UTC (6+ messages)
[LTP] [PATCH 1/2] lib: Add is_fuse flag to SAFE_MOUNT() and tst_device
2025-07-01 13:21 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 00/10] ext4: fix insufficient credits when writing back large folios
2025-07-01 13:06 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 01/10] ext4: process folios writeback in bytes
` [PATCH v3 02/10] ext4: move the calculation of wbc->nr_to_write to mpage_folio_done()
` [PATCH v3 03/10] ext4: fix stale data if it bail out of the extents mapping loop
` [PATCH v3 04/10] ext4: refactor the block allocation process of ext4_page_mkwrite()
` [PATCH v3 05/10] ext4: restart handle if credits are insufficient during allocating blocks
` [PATCH v3 06/10] ext4: enhance tracepoints during the folios writeback
` [PATCH v3 07/10] ext4: correct the reserved credits for extent conversion
` [PATCH v3 08/10] ext4: reserved credits for one extent during the folio writeback
` [PATCH v3 09/10] ext4: replace ext4_writepage_trans_blocks()
` [PATCH v3 10/10] ext4: fix insufficient credits calculation in ext4_meta_trans_blocks()
[PATCH] all: Fix typos
2025-07-01 13:20 UTC
[PATCH net-next v4 00/14] net: mctp: Add support for gateway routing
2025-07-01 13:20 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v4 03/14] net: mctp: separate routing database from routing operations
` [PATCH net-next v4 12/14] net: mctp: allow NL parsing directly into a struct mctp_route
[PATCH v3 0/5] Introduce "non-pixel" sub node within iris video node
2025-07-01 13:19 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/6] spi: spi-fsl-dspi: Target mode improvements
2025-07-01 13:18 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v2] selftests/mm: Add process_madvise() tests
2025-07-01 13:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[GSOC PATCH v5 0/3] environment: remove sparse-checkout related global variables
2025-07-01 13:18 UTC (3+ messages)
` [GSOC PATCH v5 3/3] environment: remove the global variable 'sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns'
[PATCH v3] cxl: docs/driver-api/conventions resolve conflicts btw CFMWS, LMH, ED
2025-07-01 13:17 UTC (2+ messages)
[GSOC PATCH] commit: avoid scanning trailing comments when 'core.commentChar' is "auto"
2025-07-01 13:17 UTC (3+ messages)
` [GSOC PATCH v3] "
[PATCH 0/3] i2c: rework and extend RTL9300 I2C driver
2025-07-01 13:17 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] dt-bindings: i2c: realtek,rtl9301-i2c: extend for RTL9310 support
[PATCH v2 00/16] ext4: better scalability for ext4 block allocation
2025-07-01 13:17 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 03/16] ext4: remove unnecessary s_md_lock on update s_mb_last_group
[PATCH v3 0/7] Relax VF/PF version negotiation
2025-07-01 13:16 UTC (3+ messages)
` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning for Relax VF/PF version negotiation (rev3)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success "
[PATCH] test/event: disable vector adapter test
2025-07-01 13:15 UTC
[PATCH v4 00/48] block: do not drain while holding the graph lock
2025-07-01 13:13 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 27/48] block: call bdrv_set_backing_hd() while unlocked in bdrv_open_backing_file()
[PATCH] objtool: Add missing endian conversion to read_annotate()
2025-07-01 13:13 UTC (2+ messages)
` [tip: objtool/urgent] "
[PATCH v2] sched: Fix preemption string of preempt_dynamic_none
2025-07-01 13:13 UTC (2+ messages)
` [tip: sched/urgent] "
[PATCH 1/1] sched/core: Fix migrate_swap() vs. hotplug
2025-07-01 13:13 UTC (2+ messages)
` [tip: sched/urgent] "
[PATCH] futex: Temporary disable FUTEX_PRIVATE_HASH
2025-07-01 13:13 UTC (2+ messages)
` [tip: locking/urgent] "
[PATCH 0/8] Device: generic accessors for drvdata + Driver::unbind()
2025-07-01 13:12 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/8] rust: device: add drvdata accessors
[PATCH 0/5] media: i2c: IMX355 for the Pixel 3a
2025-07-01 13:11 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] dt-bindings: media: i2c: Add Sony IMX355
` [PATCH 2/5] media: i2c: imx355: Support device tree probing and resource management
` [PATCH 4/5] arm64: dts: qcom: sdm670-google-sargo: add imx355 front camera
` [PATCH 5/5] arm64: dts: qcom: sdm670-google-sargo: Add front camera rotation/orientation
[PATCH net v4 0/3] Fix IRQ vectors
2025-07-01 13:10 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net v4 3/3] net: ngbe: specify IRQ vector when the number of VFs is 7
[PATCH v6 0/5] drm/xe: i2c support
2025-07-01 13:10 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for drm/xe: i2c support (rev6)
[PATCH] mm: support large mapping building for tmpfs
2025-07-01 13:08 UTC (2+ messages)
imx95 SDP support?
2025-07-01 13:07 UTC (2+ messages)
` 回复: "
[PATCH 0/4] Get/Set forbidden operator list via SimManager
2025-07-01 13:06 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] simutil: Add Forbidden operatator list(PLMN) fileid
[PATCH RFT v2 0/6] gpio: mmio: remove struct bgpio_pdata
2025-07-01 11:49 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH RFT v2 3/6] mfd: vexpress-sysreg: set-up software nodes for gpio-mmio
` [PATCH RFT v2 4/6] ARM: omap1: ams-delta: use generic device properties "
` [PATCH RFT v2 5/6] ARM: s3c: crag6410: "
` [PATCH RFT v2 6/6] gpio: mmio: remove struct bgpio_pdata
[v3 00/10] DPAA specific fixes
2025-07-01 13:06 UTC (4+ messages)
` [v4 07/10] net/dpaa: add Tx rate limiting DPAA PMD API
` [EXT] "
[PATCH] arm64: dts: freescale: imx93-phyboard-nash: Move ADC vref to SoM
2025-07-01 13:05 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 00/24] pmdomain: Add generic ->sync_state() support to genpd
2025-07-01 11:47 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 02/24] pmdomain: renesas: rmobile-sysc: Move init to postcore_initcall
[PATCH] block: include 'file' child node name in block device info
2025-07-01 13:04 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] i386/cpu: ARCH_CAPABILITIES should not be advertised on AMD
2025-07-01 13:05 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH 0/3 v4] Make ELOG and GHES log and trace consistently
2025-07-01 13:05 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3 v4] ACPI: extlog: Trace CPER CXL Protocol Error Section
[PATCH] hv_sock: Return the readable bytes in hvs_stream_has_data()
2025-07-01 13:04 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/17] xen/riscv: introduce p2m functionality
2025-07-01 13:04 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 04/17] xen/riscv: construct the P2M pages pool for guests
[PATCH] node: fix C++ compatibility errors (option 2)
2025-07-01 13:04 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] perf/core: Fix the WARN_ON_ONCE is out of lock protected region
2025-07-01 13:03 UTC (2+ messages)
` [tip: perf/urgent] "
[PATCH v2] selftests/mm: Add process_madvise() tests
2025-07-01 13:03 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v8 1/4] drm: move drm based debugfs funcs to drm_debugfs.c
2025-07-01 13:02 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 2/2] bitops: rotate: Add riscv implementation using Zbb extension
2025-07-01 13:01 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4 5/7] PCI: dwc: Ensure that dw_pcie_wait_for_link() waits 100 ms after link up
2025-07-01 13:01 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/10] net: Add passt netdev backend
2025-07-01 13:00 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 09/10] net: Add passt network backend
[PATCH v4 net-next 0/3] Support some features for the HIBMCGE driver
2025-07-01 12:54 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 net-next 1/3] net: hibmcge: support scenario without PHY
` [PATCH v4 net-next 2/3] net: hibmcge: adjust the burst len configuration of the MAC controller to improve TX performance
` [PATCH v4 net-next 3/3] net: hibmcge: configure FIFO thresholds according to the MAC controller documentation
[GSOC PATCH v2 0/2] builtin/prune: remove dependency on global variables and 'the_repository'
2025-07-01 13:01 UTC (5+ messages)
` [GSOC PATCH v2 1/2] repository: move 'repository_format_precious_objects' to repo scope
` [GSOC PATCH v2 2/2] builtin/prune: stop depending on 'the_repository'
[patch 0/3] ptp: Provide support for auxiliary clocks for PTP_SYS_OFFSET_EXTENDED
2025-07-01 13:00 UTC (3+ messages)
` [patch 3/3] ptp: Enable "
[PATCH] selftests/sched_ext: Fix exit selftest hang on UP
2025-07-01 13:00 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 5.10] vhost-scsi: protect vq->log_used with vq->mutex
2025-07-01 12:48 UTC
[PATCH v3 00/25] Appended Signature Secure Boot Support for PowerPC
2025-07-01 12:58 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 18/25] ieee1275: Read the DB and DBX secure boot variables
[PATCH v8 0/4] arm64: dts: qcom: Add Lenovo ThinkBook 16 device tree
2025-07-01 12:59 UTC (2+ messages)
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