messages from 2025-07-14 19:56:31 to 2025-07-14 21:23:31 UTC [more...]
[PATCH v7 00/36] ACPI PCI Hotplug support on ARM
2025-07-14 19:46 UTC (3+ messages)
[PULL 00/26] Migration patches for 2025-07-11
2025-07-14 19:39 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PULL 25/26] migration/postcopy: Add latency distribution report for blocktime
[PATCH v5] fast-(import|export): improve on commit signature output format
2025-07-14 21:23 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6] "
[PATCH v5 1/3] net/af-xdp: Remove XDP program cleanup logic
2025-07-14 19:41 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 3/3] net/af-xdp: Support pinned map path for AF_XDP sockets
[PATCH] target/riscv: do not call GETPC() in check_ret_from_m_mode()
2025-07-14 19:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/4] docs: dt: Document established practices: compatible and file naming, subjects
2025-07-14 21:23 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] docs: dt: submitting-patches: Avoid 'YAML' in the subject and add an example
` [PATCH v2 2/4] docs: dt: writing-bindings: Document compatible and filename naming
` [PATCH v2 3/4] docs: dt: writing-bindings: Document discouraged instance IDs
` [PATCH v2 4/4] docs: dt: writing-schema: Document preferred order of properties
[PATCH v8 0/9] Adjust fbcon console device detection
2025-07-14 21:21 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 1/9] PCI: Add helper for checking if a PCI device is a display controller
` [PATCH v8 2/9] vfio/pci: Use pci_is_display()
` [PATCH v8 3/9] vga_switcheroo: "
` [PATCH v8 4/9] iommu/vt-d: "
` [PATCH v8 5/9] ALSA: hda: "
` [PATCH v8 6/9] Fix access to video_is_primary_device() when compiled without CONFIG_VIDEO
` [PATCH v8 7/9] PCI/VGA: Replace vga_is_firmware_default() with a screen info check
` [PATCH v8 8/9] fbcon: Use screen info to find primary device
` [PATCH v8 9/9] PCI: Add a new 'boot_display' attribute
[RFC PATCH v3 00/15] hw/arm/virt: Add support for user-creatable accelerated SMMUv3
2025-07-14 19:43 UTC (9+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v3 07/15] hw/arm/smmuv3: Implement get_viommu_cap() callback
` [RFC PATCH v3 08/15] hw/arm/smmuv3-accel: Add set/unset_iommu_device callback
` [RFC PATCH v3 09/15] hw/arm/smmuv3-accel: Support nested STE install/uninstall support
` [RFC PATCH v3 10/15] hw/arm/smmuv3-accel: Allocate a vDEVICE object for device
[PATCH] i2c: virtio: Avoid hang by using interruptible completion wait
2025-07-14 21:21 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] target/arm: Added support for SME register exposure to GDB
2025-07-14 19:41 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] mbox: Fix splat in get_series()
2025-07-14 21:17 UTC
[bluez/bluez]
2025-07-14 21:17 UTC
[bluez/bluez]
2025-07-14 21:17 UTC
[bluez/bluez]
2025-07-14 21:17 UTC
[PATCH i-g-t] tests/kms_vrr: Pull Panel Replay check before setting up output
2025-07-14 21:16 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for tests/kms_vrr: Pull Panel Replay check before setting up output (rev3)
[PATCH v4 0/9] drm/i915: PREEMPT_RT related fixups
2025-07-14 21:16 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure for drm/i915: PREEMPT_RT related fixups. (rev13)
[PATCH 00/72] media: i2c: Reduce cargo-cult
2025-07-14 21:15 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 55/72] media: v4l2-common: Add legacy camera sensor clock helper
[broonie-ci:v2_20250711_ckeepax_update_sdca_kconfig 12/13] sound/soc/sdca/sdca_interrupts.c:278 sdca_irq_request() error: buffer overflow 'info->irqs' 31 <= 31
2025-07-14 21:15 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] C99: declare bool experiment a success
2025-07-14 21:14 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] git-compat-util: convert string predicates to return bool
[PATCH RFC v5 1/5] pci: report surprise removal event
2025-07-14 21:13 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] xen/arm: fix arm_iommu_map_page after f9f6b22ab
2025-07-14 21:12 UTC (3+ messages)
[syzbot] [fs?] WARNING: bad unlock balance in query_matching_vma
2025-07-14 21:11 UTC
[PATCH 0/4] Minor fixes to comments, README, and Kconfig description
2025-07-14 21:10 UTC (2+ messages)
` (subset) "
[PATCH v2 0/3] integer limit macro consolidation
2025-07-14 21:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 1/5] panic: clean up code for console replay
2025-07-14 21:09 UTC (2+ messages)
Samba support for creating special files (via reparse points)
2025-07-14 21:10 UTC (9+ messages)
[PATCH v5 bpf-next 0/5] bpf path iterator
2025-07-14 21:09 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 1/3] Bluetooth: hci_core: fix typos in macros
2025-07-14 21:10 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] Bluetooth: hci_core: add missing braces when using macro parameters
` [PATCH 3/3] Bluetooth: hci_dev: replace 'quirks' integer by 'quirk_flags' bitmap
` [1/3] Bluetooth: hci_core: fix typos in macros
[PATCH] media: staging: atomisp: stylefix
2025-07-14 21:09 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/9] rust: use `kernel::{fmt,prelude::fmt!}`
2025-07-14 21:08 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 8/9] rust: seq_file: "
[PATCH bpf-next 1/2] bpf: Add struct bpf_token_info
2025-07-14 21:06 UTC (4+ messages)
mm/memory.c:4510 do_swap_page() error: uninitialized symbol 'nr_pages'
2025-07-14 21:05 UTC
[broonie-ci:v2_20250711_ckeepax_update_sdca_kconfig 12/13] sound/soc/sdca/sdca_interrupts.c:278 sdca_irq_request() error: buffer overflow 'info->irqs' 31 <= 31
2025-07-14 21:05 UTC
[PATCH 00/12] Signed BPF programs
2025-07-14 21:05 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH 05/12] libbpf: Support exclusive map creation
[RFC] LTTng upstreaming next steps
2025-07-14 21:04 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH net-next V4 0/5] selftests: drv-net: Test XDP native support
2025-07-14 21:03 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next V4 1/5] net: netdevsim: hook in XDP handling
` [PATCH net-next V4 2/5] selftests: drv-net: Test XDP_PASS/DROP support
` [PATCH net-next V4 3/5] selftests: drv-net: Test XDP_TX support
` [PATCH net-next V4 4/5] selftests: drv-net: Test tail-adjustment support
` [PATCH net-next V4 5/5] selftests: drv-net: Test head-adjustment support
[PATCH 1/2] Fix x86 baytrail boot flow
2025-07-14 21:02 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] Fix x86 baytrail boot flow, UPD/VPD Updates
[PATCH v2 0/4] media: i2c: IMX355 for the Pixel 3a
2025-07-14 21:02 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: media: i2c: Add Sony IMX355
` [PATCH v2 2/4] media: i2c: imx355: Support devicetree and power management
` [PATCH v2 3/4] arm64: dts: qcom: sdm670: remove camss endpoint nodes
` [PATCH v2 4/4] arm64: dts: qcom: sdm670-google-sargo: add imx355 front camera
[syzbot] [wireless?] INFO: task hung in el1_interrupt
2025-07-14 21:02 UTC
[RFC bpf-next v1 0/4] Support cookie for link-based struct_ops attachment
2025-07-14 21:02 UTC (12+ messages)
` [RFC bpf-next v1 2/4] bpf: Support cookie for linked-based "
[PATCH] iommu/tegra241-cmdqv: import IOMMUFD module namespace
2025-07-14 20:57 UTC
[PATCH v3 00/13] PCI/TSM: Core infrastructure for PCI device security (TDISP)
2025-07-14 20:59 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 09/13] PCI/IDE: Report available IDE streams
` [PATCH v3 10/13] PCI/TSM: Report active "
` [PATCH v3 11/13] samples/devsec: Add sample IDE establishment
[PATCH 0/4] vhost: drop backend_features
2025-07-14 19:23 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 59/59] vfio: fix sub-page bar after cpr
2025-07-14 19:21 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH V1] vfio: fix sub-page bar after cpr
2025-07-14 19:21 UTC
[PATCH v4] media: i2c: Add OV05C10 camera sensor driver
2025-07-14 20:51 UTC
[bluez/bluez]
2025-07-14 21:00 UTC
[PATCH BlueZ v1] monitor: Add sequence number and SDU length to ISO packets
2025-07-14 21:00 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH BlueZ v2.. 1/3] lib: tools: remove POLL_ERRQUEUE
2025-07-14 21:00 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH BlueZ] doc: explain SCO and L2CAP timestamping related socket features
2025-07-14 21:00 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] Bluetooth: ISO: add socket option to report packet seqnum via CMSG
2025-07-14 21:00 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/7] drm/xe: LRC refactors
2025-07-14 20:55 UTC (2+ messages)
[tiwai-sound:for-next 114/139] sound/hda/codecs/ca0132.c:2427 dspio_scp() error: we previously assumed 'reply_len' could be null (see line 2390)
2025-07-14 20:55 UTC
Query: XFS reflink unique block measurement / snapshot accounting
2025-07-14 20:54 UTC (2+ messages)
[bluez/bluez] 468c58: monitor: Add sequence number and SDU length to ISO
2025-07-14 20:54 UTC
What's cooking in git.git (Jul 2025, #04; Mon, 14)
2025-07-14 20:53 UTC
Do we need an opt-in for file systems use of hw atomic writes?
2025-07-14 20:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/i915/display: Add power well mapping for WCL
2025-07-14 20:51 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 1/2] lscpu-arm: Allow externally sourced model name
2025-07-14 20:48 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] lscpu-arm: Remove the "Ampere-1a" part
[PATCH i-g-t v2] lib/igt_kms: Update igt_fit_modes_in_bw to add legacy commit check
2025-07-14 20:48 UTC (3+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for lib/igt_kms: Update igt_fit_modes_in_bw to add legacy commit check (rev2)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: "
[bluez/bluez] 77cfff: device: Add btd_device_bdaddr_type_connected
2025-07-14 20:47 UTC
[PATCH 00/19] drm/msm/dp: Drop the HPD state machine
2025-07-14 20:47 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 04/19] drm/msm/dp: replace ST_DISPLAY_OFF with power_on in msm_dp_hpd_unplug_handle()
[PATCH 1/1] io_uring/poll: fix POLLERR handling
2025-07-14 20:45 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH] mailmap: sort entries
2025-07-14 20:45 UTC
[robh:imx93-ethos-v2 2/3] drivers/accel/ethos/ethos_gem.c:224 ethos_gem_cmdstream_create() warn: argument 3 to %llx specifier is cast from pointer
2025-07-14 20:44 UTC
[PATCH] jfs: upper bound check of tree index in dbAllocAG
2025-07-14 20:35 UTC (3+ messages)
` [Jfs-discussion] "
What's cooking in git.git (Jul 2025, #04; Mon, 14)
2025-07-14 20:44 UTC
drop the multi-controller AWUPF check
2025-07-14 20:43 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH] nvme: revert the cross-controller atomic write size validation
[syzbot] [bcachefs?] KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds Write in bch2_dirent_init_name
2025-07-14 20:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/6] sound: convert from clk round_rate() to determine_rate()
2025-07-14 20:39 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/6] sound: soc: qcom: qdsp6: q6dsp-lpass-clocks: convert from "
[PATCH v1] mailmap: add new email to DPDK
2025-07-14 20:41 UTC (2+ messages)
Dovetail 6.15: x86: Invalid wait context
2025-07-14 14:57 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/7] iomap: zero range folio batch support
2025-07-14 20:41 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/7] filemap: add helper to look up dirty folios in a range
` [PATCH v3 2/7] iomap: remove pos+len BUG_ON() to after folio lookup
` [PATCH v3 3/7] iomap: optional zero range dirty folio processing
` [PATCH v3 4/7] xfs: always trim mapping to requested range for zero range
` [PATCH v3 5/7] xfs: fill dirty folios on zero range of unwritten mappings
` [PATCH v3 6/7] iomap: remove old partial eof zeroing optimization
` [PATCH v3 7/7] xfs: error tag to force zeroing on debug kernels
[PATCH v2 1/2] mm/huge_memory: move unrelated code out of __split_unmapped_folio()
2025-07-14 20:37 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v5 00/14] mm: folio_zero_user: clearing of page-extents
2025-07-14 20:35 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 12/14] mm: add config option for clearing page-extents
[PATCH BlueZ v2 1/5] device: Add btd_device_bdaddr_type_connected
2025-07-14 20:35 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH BlueZ v2 2/5] doc: Add org.bluez.Bearer.LE and org.bluez.Bearer.BREDR
` [PATCH BlueZ v2 3/5] bearer: Add initial implementation of org.bluez.Bearer.{BREDR, LE}
` [PATCH BlueZ v2 4/5] client: Add support for org.bluez.Bearer.{BREDR, LE}1
` [PATCH BlueZ v2 5/5] client: Rework handling of Disconnected signal
[PATCH v2 6/6] x86/cpu: <asm/processor.h>: Do not include CPUID API header
2025-07-14 20:34 UTC (2+ messages)
[bcachefs:bcachefs-testing 92/119] fs/bcachefs/super.c:2269:3: error: cannot jump from this goto statement to its label
2025-07-14 20:34 UTC
[PATCH v2] mmc: rockchip_sdhci: Set xx_TAP_VALUE for RK3528
2025-07-14 20:34 UTC
[PATCH] arm: atmel_qspi: fix race condition in transfer completion check
2025-07-14 20:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/dp: Change AUX DPCD probe address from LANE0_1_STATUS to TRAINING_PATTERN_SET
2025-07-14 20:32 UTC (6+ messages)
` ✗ Fi.CI.BUILD: failure for drm/dp: Change AUX DPCD probe address from LANE0_1_STATUS to TRAINING_PATTERN_SET (rev2)
[PATCH] drm/xe: Move debugfs GT attributes under tile directory
2025-07-14 20:31 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for "
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: fsl,qoriq-gpio: Add missing mpc8xxx compatibles
2025-07-14 20:29 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert abilis,tb10x-gpio to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:29 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert cavium,octeon-3860-gpio to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:29 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert cirrus,clps711x-mctrl-gpio to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:29 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert altr,pio-1.0 to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:29 UTC
[PATCH v4 0/6] LMTT invalidation
2025-07-14 20:29 UTC (3+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.Full: failure for LMTT invalidation (rev4)
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert qca,ar7100-gpio to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:28 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert ti,keystone-dsp-gpio to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:28 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert maxim,max3191x to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:28 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert lantiq,gpio-mm-lantiq to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:28 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert ti,twl4030-gpio to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:28 UTC
[PATCH] mm: skip lru_note_cost() when scanning only file or anon
2025-07-14 20:28 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert apm,xgene-gpio-sb to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:28 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert exar,xra1403 to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:28 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert microchip,pic32mzda-gpio to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:28 UTC
[syzbot] [input?] [usb?] UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in s32ton (2)
2025-07-14 20:28 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert lacie,netxbig-gpio-ext to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:28 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: gpio: Convert st,spear-spics-gpio to DT schema
2025-07-14 20:27 UTC
[Buildroot] [PATCH 00/13] package: bump version for some container-related packages (branch yem/bumps)
2025-07-14 20:26 UTC (14+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 01/13] support/testing: add a crun-based runtime test for docker-compoe
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 02/13] package/{aardvark-dns, netavark}: bump to versions 1.15.x
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 03/13] package/amazon-ecr-credential-helper: bump to version 0.10.1
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 04/13] package/crun: bump to version 1.22
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 05/13] package/docker-cli: bump to version 28.3.2
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 06/13] package/docker-cli-buildx: bump to version 0.25.0
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 07/13] package/docker-compose: bump to version 2.38.2
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 08/13] package/docker-credentials-gcr: bump to version 2.1.30
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 09/13] package/docker-engine: bump to version 28.3.2
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 10/13] package/passt: bumpt to version 2025.06.11
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 11/13] package/podman: bump to version 5.5.2
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 12/13] package/runc: bump to version 1.3.0
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 13/13] package/slirp4metms: bump to version 1.3.3
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_plane.c:1087:5-49: duplicated argument to && or ||
2025-07-14 20:24 UTC
[linux-next:master 9133/9557] ERROR: modpost: "utf8_casefold" [fs/bcachefs/bcachefs.ko] undefined!
2025-07-14 20:24 UTC
[PATCH 1/2] drm/amdgpu: rework gmc_v9_0_get_coherence_flags v2
2025-07-14 20:22 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] dt-bindings: gpio: Create a trivial GPIO schema
2025-07-14 20:19 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 5/8] iio: imu: inv_icm45600: add I2C driver for inv_icm45600 driver
2025-07-14 20:21 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/3] SVM compression fixes
2025-07-14 20:20 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.Full: failure for "
[PATCH v6 0/3] i2c: tegra: Improve reset and DMA operations
2025-07-14 20:19 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] mm: consider disabling readahead if there are signs of thrashing
2025-07-14 20:12 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/3] ovl: Enable support for casefold filesystems
2025-07-14 20:12 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] ovl: Make ovl_cache_entry_find support casefold
[PATCH 0/2] staging: media: atomisp: clean up and unify HMM initialization logic
2025-07-14 20:11 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] staging: media: atomisp: return early on hmm_bo_device_init() failure
[PATCH v5 0/1] drm/i915/display: Add no_psr_reason to PSR debugfs
2025-07-14 20:11 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for drm/i915/display: Add no_psr_reason to PSR debugfs (rev9)
[git pull] device mapper fixes 2 for 6.16
2025-07-14 20:10 UTC
[RFC PATCH] doc: clarify VLAN and QinQ stripping behaviour
2025-07-14 20:09 UTC (2+ messages)
Please add key for Vineet Gupta (ARC maintainer)
2025-07-14 20:09 UTC (11+ messages)
` Please add key for Vineet Gupta (ARC maintainer) - updated
[PATCH] drm/ci: Remove sdm845/cheza jobs
2025-07-14 20:08 UTC (7+ messages)
drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c:1376:2-3: Unneeded semicolon
2025-07-14 20:08 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/bridge: ti-sn65dsi86: Remove extra semicolon in ti_sn_bridge_probe()
2025-07-14 20:06 UTC
Meet compiled kernel binaray abnormal issue while enabling generic kasan in kernel 6.12 with some default KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS on
2025-07-14 20:04 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v10 0/5] PCI: VF resizable BAR
2025-07-14 20:05 UTC (2+ messages)
[RFC] ARM: at91: sama5d3: Migrate to MFD-based SMC driver
2025-07-14 20:00 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH REPOST v4 0/4] acpi: Add machine option to disable SPCR table
2025-07-14 18:45 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH REPOST v4 4/4] acpi/virt: suppress UART device & SPCR when guest has no serial hardware
[PATCH] ARM: Fix allowing linker DCE with binutils < 2.36
2025-07-14 20:00 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/5] fs: refactor write_begin/write_end and add ext4 IOCB_DONTCACHE support
2025-07-14 20:02 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ LGCI.VerificationFailed: failure for "
[PATCH net-next v2 0/1] ppp: Replace per-CPU recursion counter with lock-owner field
2025-07-14 20:01 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 1/1] "
[PATCH v2 0/3] DTB build housekeeping
2025-07-14 17:48 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] fanotify: support custom default close response
2025-07-14 19:59 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH] x86/mm: Remove duplicated definitions
2025-07-14 19:58 UTC (2+ messages)
` [tip: x86/cleanups] x86/mm: Remove duplicated __PAGE_KERNEL(_EXEC) definitions
[PATCH net-next v10 00/12] Split netmem from struct page
2025-07-14 19:58 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v10 02/12] netmem: use netmem_desc instead of page to access ->pp in __netmem_get_pp()
` [Intel-wired-lan] "
[regression] Wireguard fragmentation fails with VXLAN since 8930424777e4 ("tunnels: Accept PACKET_HOST skb_tunnel_check_pmtu().") causing network timeouts
2025-07-14 19:57 UTC
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