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[PATCH igt 0/9] msm: recovery and mapping updates
 2025-07-02  7:48 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH igt 7/9] msm/mapping: Handle larger gmem file size
` [PATCH igt 8/9] msm/mapping: Add wait for stall-on-fault to re-arm

[PATCH] mtd: rawnand: renesas: Add missing check after DMA map
 2025-07-02  7:48 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/9] Enable Xenstore-stubdom Live Update
 2025-07-02  8:13 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/9] stubdom: configure kexec for PVH Xenstore stubdom
` [PATCH 2/9] tools/xenstore: perform kexec for stubdom live update
` [PATCH 3/9] libevtchn: add O_CLOEXEC support for Mini-OS
` [PATCH 4/9] libxengnttab: set the cloexec flag on Mini-OS
` [PATCH 5/9] xenstored: use fread() instead of mmap() for reading live update state
` [PATCH 6/9] xenstored: don't use xenevtchn_fdopen() in stubdom
` [PATCH 7/9] tools/libxenevtchn: add xenevtchn_bind() under Mini-OS
` [PATCH 8/9] xenstored: rebind event channels after live update in stubdom
` [PATCH 9/9] tools/xenstored: make stubdom_init() live update aware

[PATCH] docs/system/target-i386: Remove the sentence about RHEL 7 being supported
 2025-07-02  8:21 UTC 

[MINI-OS PATCH 00/19] Make Xenstore-stubdom live update possible
 2025-07-02  8:12 UTC  (18+ messages)
` [MINI-OS PATCH 01/19] setup: add global pointer for struct hvm_start_info
` [MINI-OS PATCH 02/19] mini-os: kexec: add O_CLOEXEC support
` [MINI-OS PATCH 03/19] mini-os: grants: support populated grant table at boot
` [MINI-OS PATCH 04/19] time: unbind VIRQ_TIMER across kexec
` [MINI-OS PATCH 05/19] mm: refactor init_page_allocator()
` [MINI-OS PATCH 06/19] mm: don't add module pages to free memory
` [MINI-OS PATCH 08/19] e820: don't count lapic page as initially reserved
` [MINI-OS PATCH 09/19] kexec: restructure building the start info data
` [MINI-OS PATCH 10/19] e820: use special type for software reserved memory
` [MINI-OS PATCH 11/19] mini-os: config: add support for config items with numerical values
` [MINI-OS PATCH 13/19] kexec: add support for allocating pages from kexec module memory
` [MINI-OS PATCH 14/19] 9pfs: store bepath in struct struct dev_9pfs
` [MINI-OS PATCH 15/19] 9pfs: refactor init_9pfront()
` [MINI-OS PATCH 16/19] gnttab: remove gnttab_alloc_and_grant() function
` [MINI-OS PATCH 17/19] gnttab: add function to obtain memory address from grantref
` [MINI-OS PATCH 18/19] 9pfs: add support to keep device opened across kexec
` [MINI-OS PATCH 19/19] events: export bind_evtchn()

[PATCH v2 1/3] resource: Introduce a new helper resource_contains_addr()
 2025-07-02  8:21 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next 00/13] Extend skb dynptr for metadata access from TC
 2025-07-02  8:20 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next 01/13] bpf: Ignore dynptr offset in skb data access

[RFC] x86/kvm: Use native qspinlock by default when realtime hinted
 2025-07-02  8:19 UTC  (2+ messages)

Wsparcie programistyczne - termin spotkania
 2025-07-02  8:15 UTC 

[patch 0/3] ptp: Provide support for auxiliary clocks for PTP_SYS_OFFSET_EXTENDED
 2025-07-02  8:19 UTC  (5+ messages)

[tty:tty-testing] BUILD SUCCESS 0c8a3a284a4fb56f0540f216f7428b39ba911ac8
 2025-07-02  8:18 UTC 

Pytanie o samochód
 2025-07-02  8:16 UTC 

[PATCH 0/4] vfio/type1: optimize vfio_pin_pages_remote() and vfio_unpin_pages_remote() for large folio
 2025-07-02  8:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] tests/intel/xe_eudebug_online: Introduce pagefault stress tests
 2025-07-02  8:15 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure for tests/intel/xe_eudebug_online: Introduce pagefault stress tests (rev2)

Wsparcie programistyczne - termin spotkania
 2025-07-02  8:10 UTC 

Wsparcie programistyczne - termin spotkania
 2025-07-02  8:10 UTC 

[PATCH] drm/i915/display: Add upper limit check for pixel clock
 2025-07-02  8:14 UTC  (3+ messages)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success for "
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: "

[PATCH] drm/i915/display: Read DP_ADAPTER_CAP to pass LinkLayer DPCD&EDID tests
 2025-07-02  8:14 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH 00/18] QAPI: add cross-references to qapi docs
 2025-07-02  8:14 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH 03/18] qapi: add cross-references to block layer
` [PATCH 06/18] qapi: add cross-references to job.json
` [PATCH 07/18] qapi: add cross-references to Machine core
` [PATCH 08/18] qapi: add cross-references to migration.json
` [PATCH 15/18] qapi: add cross-references to ui.json
` [PATCH 17/18] qapi: add cross-references to yank.json

[PATCH] lib/test_vmalloc.c: introduce xfail for failing tests
 2025-07-02  8:13 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2] media: si2168: increase cmd execution timeout value
 2025-07-02  8:13 UTC  (2+ messages)
  ` [v2] "

[PATCH] i386/cpu: ARCH_CAPABILITIES should not be advertised on AMD
 2025-07-02  8:34 UTC  (9+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] drm/tests: Fix endian warning
 2025-07-02  8:12 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/3] Support building tegra124-cpufreq as a module
 2025-07-02  8:12 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/3] cpufreq: Export disable_cpufreq()
` [PATCH v5 2/3] cpufreq: dt: Add register helper
` [PATCH v5 3/3] cpufreq: tegra124: Allow building as a module

[PATCH net-next] netdevsim: implement peer queue flow control
 2025-07-02  8:12 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v1 00/29] mm/migration: rework movable_ops page migration (part 1)
 2025-07-02  8:11 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 12/29] mm/zsmalloc: stop using __ClearPageMovable()

[PATCH net-next] net: openvswitch: allow providing upcall pid for the 'execute' command
 2025-07-02  8:10 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v7 00/12] iio: adc: Add support for AD4170 series of ADCs
 2025-07-02  8:09 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/xe/pf: Clear all LMTT pages on alloc
 2025-07-02  8:08 UTC  (3+ messages)

Please cherry-pick this commit to v5.15.y, 5.10.y and 5.4.y: 23e118a48acf ("PCI: hv: Do not set PCI_COMMAND_MEMORY to reduce VM boot time")
 2025-07-02  8:08 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] lib/vsprintf: include stdarg.h from sprintf.h to provide va_list
 2025-07-02  8:07 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Bug 220272] New: Latent race condition in USB code unveiled with optimized memset_64.S
 2025-07-02  8:06 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [Bug 220272] "

[stable 6.12+] x86/pkeys: Simplify PKRU update in signal frame
 2025-07-02  8:06 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v2] mtd: rawnand: atmel: Add missing check after DMA map
 2025-07-02  6:58 UTC 

[PATCH] Remove error prints for devm_add_action_or_reset()
 2025-07-02  7:53 UTC  (9+ messages)

[Buildroot] [next, v5 1/3] package/uutils-coreutils: new package
 2025-07-02  8:05 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [next,v5,1/3] "
  ` [Buildroot] [next, v5, 1/3] "

[syzbot] [usb?] INFO: task hung in hub_activate (3)
 2025-07-02  8:05 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 00/12] iio: adc: ad7173: add SPI offload support
 2025-07-02  8:04 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 10/12] spi: offload trigger: add ADI Util Sigma-Delta SPI driver

[PATCH v2] target: riscv: Add Svrsw60t59b extension support
 2025-07-02  8:03 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] rename: change "expression" to "original"
 2025-07-02  8:03 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] rename: change "expression" to "substring"

Bug#1107142: linux-image-6.12.27-amd64: mpt3sas LSI SAS2008 [1000:0072] probe failure - BAR 1 reservation error
 2025-07-02  8:03 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v1 net 0/2] atm: clip: Fix infinite recursion and potential null-ptr-deref
 2025-07-02  8:02 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 net 1/2] atm: clip: Fix infinite recursive call of clip_push()

[PATCH v2] mtd: rawnand: renesas: Add missing check after DMA map
 2025-07-02  8:01 UTC 

[DPDK/meson Bug 1736] building DPDK [v25.07-rc2] error: inlining failed in call to always_inline ‘_mm512_clmulepi64_epi128’: target specific option mismatch _mm512_clmulepi64_epi128 (__m512i __A, __m512i __B, const int __C)
 2025-07-02  8:02 UTC 

[PATCH v4 0/5] Raspberry Pi HEVC decoder driver
 2025-07-02  7:58 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 3/5] dt-bindings: media: Add the Raspberry Pi HEVC decoder

[PATCH v1 1/1] rtc: sysfs: use __ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS()
 2025-07-02  8:01 UTC 

[PATCH 0/4] Get/Set forbidden operator list via SimManager
 2025-07-02  8:00 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/4] doc: sim-api document ForbiddenPLMN

[PATCH next] wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start()
 2025-07-02  8:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/5] Introduce "non-pixel" sub node within iris video node
 2025-07-02  7:59 UTC  (6+ messages)

[i-g-t, v3] tests/intel/xe_pm: Enhance vram-d3cold-threshold test to verify VRAM self-refresh
 2025-07-02  7:58 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.Full: success for tests/intel/xe_pm: Enhance vram-d3cold-threshold test to verify VRAM self-refresh (rev3)

[PATCH net-next v2] Documentation: xsk: correct the obsolete references and examples
 2025-07-02  7:58 UTC 

drm/ttm/memcg/lru: enable memcg tracking for ttm and amdgpu driver
 2025-07-02  7:57 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 12/17] ttm: add objcg pointer to bo and tt

[PATCH v2 1/3] drm/amdgpu: Dirty cleared blocks on free
 2025-07-02  7:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v13 0/6] rust: extend `module!` macro with integer parameter support
 2025-07-02  7:56 UTC  (16+ messages)
` [PATCH v13 2/6] rust: introduce module_param module

[PATCH v3 0/6] TDX host: kexec/kdump support
 2025-07-02  7:54 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 6/6] KVM: TDX: Explicitly do WBINVD upon reboot notifier

[PATCH net] net: atm: Fix incorrect net_device lec check
 2025-07-02  7:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

[meta-oe] [PATCH] hwloc: upgrade 2.9.3 -> 2.12.1
 2025-07-02  7:54 UTC 

[PATCH] [PATH xfrm offload] xfrm: bonding: Add xfrm packet offload for active-backup mode
 2025-07-02  7:53 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/8] pdx: introduce a new compression algorithm
 2025-07-02  7:52 UTC  (8+ messages)

isar-cip-core: no support for 6.12 on RainboW-G20D-Qseven
 2025-07-02  7:52 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] target/s390x: A fix for the trouble with tribles
 2025-07-02  7:51 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v11 0/4] rust: platform: add Io support
 2025-07-02  7:52 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v11 1/4] rust: io: add resource abstraction

[PATCH 0/2] mm/memory_hotplug: fixup crash during uevent handling
 2025-07-02  7:52 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] mm/memory_hotplug: activate node before adding new memory blocks

[PATCH net] net: ag71xx: Add missing check after DMA map
 2025-07-02  7:50 UTC 

[Intel-wired-lan] [tnguy-net-queue:200GbE] BUILD SUCCESS 0325143b59c6c6d79987afc57d2456e7a20d13b7
 2025-07-02  7:51 UTC 

[PATCH 1/2] clock: make SECOND/MSECOND/USECOND constants a constant expression
 2025-07-02  6:35 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v7 00/24] Linux SBI MPXY and RPMI drivers
 2025-07-02  5:13 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 14/24] ACPI: property: Refactor acpi_fwnode_get_reference_args()
` [PATCH v7 15/24] ACPI: property: Add support for cells property
` [PATCH v7 16/24] ACPI: scan: Update honor list for RPMI System MSI
` [PATCH v7 17/24] ACPI: RISC-V: Create interrupt controller list in sorted order
` [PATCH v7 18/24] ACPI: RISC-V: Add support to update gsi range
` [PATCH v7 19/24] ACPI: RISC-V: Add RPMI System MSI to GSI mapping
` [PATCH v7 23/24] RISC-V: Enable GPIO keyboard and event device in RV64 defconfig
` [PATCH v7 24/24] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for RISC-V RPMI and MPXY drivers

ath12k_pci errors and loss of connectivity in 6.12.y branch
 2025-07-02  5:17 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH 0/7] media: add imx93 mipi/controller csi support
 2025-07-02  5:15 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/7] pmdomain: imx93-blk-ctrl: populate child devices

[PATCH 0/5] ARM: dts: aspeed: Add Meta Darwin dts
 2025-07-02  7:50 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/5] ARM: dts: aspeed: Add Facebook Darwin (AST2600) BMC

[PATCH v4 0/3] rpmsg: Introduce RPMSG_CREATE_EPT_FD_IOCTL uAPI
 2025-07-02  7:48 UTC  (8+ messages)

[PATCH] wireless-regdb: Update regulatory info for Egypt (EG) for 2024
 2025-07-02  7:50 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v6 0/2] ramfb: Add property to control if load the romfile
 2025-07-02  7:48 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 2/2] hw/i386: Add the ramfb romfile compatibility

[PATCH v5] drm/vgem/vgem_drv convert to use faux_device
 2025-07-02  7:49 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v6 0/9] Adjust fbcon console device detection
 2025-07-02  7:49 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 9/9] PCI: Add a new 'boot_display' attribute

[PATCH 0/3] i2c: rework and extend RTL9300 I2C driver
 2025-07-02  7:49 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] dt-bindings: i2c: realtek,rtl9301-i2c: extend for RTL9310 support

[PATCH] bpf: turn off sanitizer in do_misc_fixups for old clang
 2025-07-02  7:48 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v4 0/3] net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: improve device tree handling
 2025-07-02  7:46 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v4 3/3] net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: use generic allocator for SRAM

[PATCH 0/3] reduce system memory requirement for hibernation
 2025-07-02  7:48 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] drm/amdgpu: move GTT to SHM after eviction "

rtw89: RTL8852BE Frequent Bluetooth disconnections and occasional Wi-Fi dropouts
 2025-07-02  7:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] env: mmc: fix offsets relative to the end of the partition
 2025-07-02  8:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 00/13] Add more tests for multi fs block atomic writes
 2025-07-02  7:46 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 05/13] generic/1226: Add atomic write test using fio crc check verifier

[PATCH v3] ipv6: add `force_forwarding` sysctl to enable per-interface forwarding
 2025-07-02  7:46 UTC 

[PATCH v2] iio: adc: spear_adc: mask SPEAR_ADC_STATUS channel and avg sample before setting register
 2025-07-02  7:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] ata: Correct two dependency issues
 2025-07-02  7:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next] net/sched: acp_api: no longer acquire RTNL in tc_action_net_exit()
 2025-07-02  7:44 UTC  (4+ messages)

[Bonding Draft Proposal] Add lacp_prio Support for ad_select?
 2025-07-02  7:44 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PULL] drm-intel-gt-next
 2025-07-02  7:44 UTC 

[PATCH v3] arm64: zynqmp: Enable rng-seed generation
 2025-07-02  7:44 UTC 

[GIT PULL] Please pull mmc-next-2025-07-02
 2025-07-02  8:54 UTC 

[PATCH] platform/chrome: Add ChromeOS EC USB driver
 2025-07-02  7:43 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v3 0/5] Add Ethernet MAC support for SpacemiT K1
 2025-07-02  7:41 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v3 2/5] net: spacemit: Add K1 Ethernet MAC

[PATCH v2] ipv6: add `force_forwarding` sysctl to enable per-interface forwarding
 2025-07-02  7:42 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/2] add support flow director ops
 2025-07-02  7:34 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 "
  ` [PATCH v3 1/2] net/zxdh: npsdk add flow director table ops
  ` [PATCH v3 2/2] net/zxdh: add support flow director ops

[PATCH bpf] selftests/bpf: Re-add kfunc declarations to qdisc tests
 2025-07-02  7:42 UTC  (8+ messages)

[PATCH v2] arm64: zynqmp: Enable rng-seed generation
 2025-07-02  7:41 UTC  (3+ messages)

linux-next: duplicate patches in the bmc tree
 2025-07-02  7:40 UTC 

[PATCH] drivers: fpga: intel_sdm_mb: Check SIP SMC status in send_bitstream()
 2025-07-02  7:40 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] Revert "drivers: mmc: rpmb: Use R1 response"
 2025-07-02  8:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v1] mmc: socfpga_dw_mmc: Retrieve clock manager address via DT
 2025-07-02  8:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] selftests/mm: pagemap_scan ioctl: add PFN ZERO test cases
 2025-07-02  7:39 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] mmc: zynq_sdhci: Add emmc hardware reset
 2025-07-02  7:39 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCHv2 0/3] mm/memory_hotplug: fixup crash during uevent handling
 2025-07-02  7:39 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] drivers/base/memory: add node id parameter to add_memory_block()
` [PATCH 2/3] mm/memory_hotplug: activate node before adding new memory blocks
` [PATCH 3/3] drivers/base: move memory_block_add_nid() into the caller

[PATCH] accel/kvm: Adjust the note about the minimum required kernel version
 2025-07-02  7:39 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] crypto: caam - avoid option aliasing with the CONFIG_CAAM_QI build option
 2025-07-02  7:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5] drm/vkms: convert to use faux_device
 2025-07-02  7:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

Patch "drm/i915/gem: Allow EXEC_CAPTURE on recoverable contexts on DG1" has been added to the 6.1-stable tree
 2025-07-02  7:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/2] PCI: qcom: Move PERST# GPIO & phy retrieval from controller to PCIe bridge node
 2025-07-02  7:38 UTC  (4+ messages)

Karta lunchowa
 2025-07-02  7:35 UTC 

[PATCH] can: rcar_canfd: Drop unused macros
 2025-07-02  7:37 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] taskset: Accept 0 pid for current process
 2025-07-02  7:37 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] xilinx: Remove simple-bus description from mini configurations
 2025-07-02  7:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 00/24] pmdomain: Add generic ->sync_state() support to genpd
 2025-07-02  7:34 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 17/24] driver core: Export get_dev_from_fwnode()

[PULL 00/29] tcg patch queue
 2025-07-01 11:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next v1 1/2] bpf: avoid jump misprediction for PTR_TO_MEM | PTR_UNTRUSTED
 2025-07-02  7:36 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v1 2/2] selftests/bpf: null checks for rdonly_untrusted_mem should be preserved

[BUG] Kernel panic in __migrate_swap_task() on 6.16-rc2 (NULL pointer dereference)
 2025-07-02  7:36 UTC  (8+ messages)

[PATCH v7 00/14] further mt7988 devicetree work
 2025-07-02  6:27 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 01/14] dt-bindings: net: mediatek,net: allow irq names

[PULL 00/35] RISCV, i386, endianness fixes for 2025-05-20
 2025-07-02  7:56 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PULL 35/35] qom: reverse order of instance_post_init calls
  ` [Regression] "

[PATCH] xilinx: zynqmp: Remove PSCI_RESET from mini configurations
 2025-07-02  7:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[pci:controller/imx6] BUILD SUCCESS 66ee525537be816b2accf4ad28ad33cd299ea492
 2025-07-02  7:33 UTC 

[pci:controller/qcom] BUILD SUCCESS 7c184aa42a3dc9b2630010fbcb06c701c440f8e3
 2025-07-02  7:33 UTC 

[OE-core] [PATCH 1/7] gst-examples: upgrade 1.26.2 -> 1.26.3
 2025-07-02  7:33 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [OE-core] [PATCH 7/7] lttng-ust: upgrade 2.13.9 -> 2.14.0

[PATCH i-g-t] lib/intel_compute: use post-sync write to detect command level preemption
 2025-07-02  7:32 UTC 

[PATCH v1 1/1] rtc: sysfs: Bail out earlier if no new groups provided
 2025-07-02  7:32 UTC 

[PATCH] net/sched: sch_qfq: Fix null-deref in agg_dequeue
 2025-07-02  7:32 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v7 0/7] x86: Make MAX_ALTP2M configurable
 2025-07-02  7:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] common: drop duplicate inclusion of common/boards/Kconfig
 2025-07-02  7:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] nbd: fix false lockdep deadlock warning
 2025-07-02  7:30 UTC  (8+ messages)

[PATCH v2] mmc: zynq_sdhci: Reset the host controller
 2025-07-02  7:30 UTC  (2+ messages)


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