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[PATCH] Revert "drm/amd/display: limit clear_update_flags to dcn32 and above"
 2025-07-18  0:18 UTC  (10+ messages)

[RFC PATCH v8 00/35] AMD: Add Secure AVIC Guest Support
 2025-07-18  2:14 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v8 24/35] x86/apic: Add support to send IPI for Secure AVIC
` [RFC PATCH v8 25/35] x86/apic: Support LAPIC timer "

[PATCH v9 00/14] khugepaged: mTHP support
 2025-07-18  2:14 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 09/14] khugepaged: avoid unnecessary mTHP collapse attempts

[RFC PATCH v3 0/3] PCI: rockchip-host: Support quirky devices
 2025-07-18  1:55 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v3 2/3] PCI: rockchip-host: Retry link training on failure without PERST#

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 2025-07-18  2:09 UTC 

[PATCH net v2] et131x: Add missing check after DMA map
 2025-07-18  2:10 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net v2] net: ag71xx: Add missing check after DMA map
 2025-07-18  2:10 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 net-next 00/14] Add NETC Timer PTP driver and add PTP support for i.MX95
 2025-07-18  2:08 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 net-next 04/14] ptp: netc: add PTP_CLK_REQ_PPS support
` [PATCH v2 net-next 12/14] net: enetc: add PTP synchronization support for ENETC v4

[PATCH] clk: spacemit: fix sspax_clk
 2025-07-18  1:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/3] support for amlogic the new SPI IP
 2025-07-18  1:52 UTC  (12+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/3] spi: dt-bindings: Add binding document of Amlogic SPISG controller
` [PATCH v5 2/3] spi: Add Amlogic SPISG driver
` [PATCH v5 3/3] MAINTAINERS: Add an entry for Amlogic spi driver

[resend][PATCH v2] arm: kernel: bios32: use string choices helper
 2025-07-18  1:52 UTC 

[PATCH net-next] eea: Add basic driver framework for Alibaba Elastic Ethernet Adaptor
 2025-07-18  1:54 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH V2 0/9] Refine virtio mapping API
 2025-07-18  2:05 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH V2 9/9] vduse: switch to use virtio map API instead of DMA API

[resend][PATCH v2] arm: omap2: use string choices helper
 2025-07-18  1:52 UTC 

[BUG] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in xhci_hub_control
 2025-07-18  2:05 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/6] PCI/ASPM: Fix pci_enable_link_state*() APIs behavior
 2025-07-18  2:05 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/6] wifi: ath12k: Use pci_{enable/disable}_link_state() APIs to enable/disable ASPM states

[PATCH net-next V2 0/3] in order support for vhost-net
 2025-07-18  2:04 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH] ACPI: Fix initial QoS constraint application order in PPC initialization
 2025-07-18  2:03 UTC 

[resend][PATCH v2] arm: omap1: use string choices helper
 2025-07-18  1:51 UTC 

[PATCH v3] staging: rtl8192u: Rename ChannelPlan to channel_plan and fix index name
 2025-07-18  2:02 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] block: restore two stage elevator switch while running nr_hw_queue update
 2025-07-18  2:01 UTC  (4+ messages)

[resend][PATCH v2] arm: mm: fault: use string choices helper
 2025-07-18  1:51 UTC 

[PATCH v4] staging: rtl8192u: Rename ChannelPlan to channel_plan and fix index name
 2025-07-18  1:59 UTC 

[PATCH net-next] net/mlx5: Fix an IS_ERR() vs NULL bug in esw_qos_move_node()
 2025-07-18  2:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v4] ibmvnic: Use ndo_get_stats64 to fix inaccurate SAR reporting
 2025-07-18  2:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v2] selftests/drivers/net: Support ipv6 for napi_id test
 2025-07-18  2:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next V2 0/6] net/mlx5: misc changes 2025-07-16
 2025-07-18  2:00 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next V2 4/6] net/mlx5e: SHAMPO, Cleanup reservation size formula

[PATCH net-next] net: pcs: xpcs: mask readl() return value to 16 bits
 2025-07-18  2:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v3 0/3] Add shared PHY counter support for QCA807x and QCA808x
 2025-07-18  2:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next] net: airoha: Fix a NULL vs IS_ERR() bug in airoha_npu_run_firmware()
 2025-07-18  2:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next] net: ethernet: mtk_wed: Fix NULL vs IS_ERR() bug in mtk_wed_get_memory_region()
 2025-07-18  2:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

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 2025-07-18  1:59 UTC 

Patchwork housekeeping for: spi-devel-general
 2025-07-18  1:59 UTC 

[RFC PATCH] PCI: Add quirk to always map ivshmem as write-back
 2025-07-18  1:58 UTC  (5+ messages)

[resend][PATCH v2] arm: mm: l2x0: use string choices helper
 2025-07-18  1:51 UTC 

[PATCH v2] cpufreq: queue policy->update work to a dedicated thread
 2025-07-18  1:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] net/virtio: Fix check of threshold for Tx freeing
 2025-07-18  1:56 UTC  (4+ messages)

[linux-next:master 10555/10823] io_uring/zcrx.c:385 io_zcrx_free_area() error: we previously assumed 'area->ifq' could be null (see line 380)
 2025-07-18  1:56 UTC 

[resend][PATCH 2/2] arm64: kvm: trace_handle_exit: use string choices helper
 2025-07-18  1:50 UTC 

[resend][PATCH 1/2] arm64: kvm: sys_regs: use string choices helper
 2025-07-18  1:50 UTC 

[PATCH v3] erofs: support to readahead dirent blocks in erofs_readdir()
 2025-07-18  1:52 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2] staging: rtl8192u: Rename ChannelPlan to channel_plan and fix index name
 2025-07-18  1:49 UTC 

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 2025-07-18  1:49 UTC 

[PATCH v2 00/17] XSM changes for split hardware / control domain
 2025-07-18  1:48 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 02/17] xsm/silo: Support hardware & xenstore domains
` [PATCH v2 03/17] xen: Add DOMAIN_CAPS_DEVICE_MODEL & XEN_DOMCTL_CDF_device_model
` [PATCH v2 04/17] xen: Introduce XEN_DOMCTL_CDF_not_hypercall_target
` [PATCH v2 05/17] xen/dom0less: Workaround XSM for evtchn_alloc_unbound
` [PATCH v2 06/17] xen/xsm: Expand XSM_XS_PRIV for untargetable domains

[PATCH] tracing: Add down_write(trace_event_sem) when adding trace event
 2025-07-18  1:47 UTC  (2+ messages)
` 回复: "

[PATCH] staging: rtl8192u: Rename ChannelPlan to channel_plan and fix index name
 2025-07-18  1:43 UTC 

[PATCH v15 00/21] KVM: Enable host userspace mapping for guest_memfd-backed memory for non-CoCo VMs
 2025-07-18  1:42 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v15 03/21] KVM: Introduce kvm_arch_supports_gmem()

[kvm-unit-tests patch v2 0/7] Fix pmu test errors on GNR/SRF/CWF
 2025-07-18  1:39 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [kvm-unit-tests patch v2 1/7] x86/pmu: Add helper to detect Intel overcount issues
` [kvm-unit-tests patch v2 2/7] x86/pmu: Relax precise count validation for Intel overcounted platforms
` [kvm-unit-tests patch v2 3/7] x86/pmu: Fix incorrect masking of fixed counters
` [kvm-unit-tests patch v2 4/7] x86/pmu: Handle instruction overcount issue in overflow test
` [kvm-unit-tests patch v2 5/7] x86/pmu: Expand "llc references" upper limit for broader compatibility
` [kvm-unit-tests patch v2 6/7] x86: pmu_pebs: Remove abundant data_cfg_match calculation
` [kvm-unit-tests patch v2 7/7] x86: pmu_pebs: Support to validate timed PEBS record on GNR/SRF

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 2025-07-18  1:39 UTC 

[XEN PATCH v2] xen/arinc653: fix delay in the start of major frame
 2025-07-18  1:38 UTC  (4+ messages)

a deadloop(?) when mkfs.xfs -o rtdev
 2025-07-18  1:08 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v6 15/24] media: i2c: add Maxim GMSL2/3 serializer and deserializer framework
 2025-07-18  1:37 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v6 18/24] media: i2c: maxim-serdes: add MAX96717 driver
 2025-07-18  1:37 UTC  (2+ messages)

[djwong-xfs:fuse-iomap-cache 48/51] fs/fuse/iomap_cache.h:80:40: error: passing argument 3 of 'fuse_iext_get_extent' from incompatible pointer type
 2025-07-18  1:37 UTC 

[PATCH] mm: ignore nomap memory during mirror init
 2025-07-18  1:37 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH 5.4.y 5/6] net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation
 2025-07-18  1:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH stable 6.6 1/2] Revert "selftests/bpf: adjust dummy_st_ops_success to detect additional error"
 2025-07-18  1:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 5.4.y 4/6] net_sched: sch_sfq: use a temporary work area for validating configuration
 2025-07-18  1:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 6.1] crypto: qat - fix ring to service map for QAT GEN4
 2025-07-18  1:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 5.4.y 3/6] net_sched: sch_sfq: don't allow 1 packet limit
 2025-07-18  1:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 5.4.y 2/6] net_sched: sch_sfq: handle bigger packets
 2025-07-18  1:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 5.4.y 6/6] net_sched: sch_sfq: reject invalid perturb period
 2025-07-18  1:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 5.4.y 1/6] net_sched: sch_sfq: annotate data-races around q->perturb_period
 2025-07-18  1:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH stable 6.6 2/2] Revert "selftests/bpf: dummy_st_ops should reject 0 for non-nullable params"
 2025-07-18  1:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH V2 6.1] HID: mcp2221: Set driver data before I2C adapter add
 2025-07-18  1:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net v2 0/2] selftests: mptcp: connect: cover alt modes
 2025-07-18  1:33 UTC  (9+ messages)

[PATCH] iio: adc: ad7768-1: disable IRQ autoenable
 2025-07-18  1:33 UTC 

[PATCH net] ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec()
 2025-07-18  1:33 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net] ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec(): manual merge

[PATCH] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: Drop pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL)
 2025-07-18  1:33 UTC  (2+ messages)

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 2025-07-18  1:29 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2 RFT] nfsd: fix another problem with recent localio changes
 2025-07-18  1:26 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] nfsd: avoid ref leak in nfsd_open_local_fh()
` [PATCH 2/2] nfsd: discard nfsd_file_get_local()

[PATCH] dm: introduce spinlocks to prevent concurrent usage and release of device_metadata and hash
 2025-07-18  1:28 UTC  (4+ messages)

[meta-virtualization][PATCH] openvswitch: small ptest fix adapt to UNPACKDIR changes
 2025-07-18  1:28 UTC 

[syzbot] [bcachefs?] INFO: task hung in bch2_run_recovery_passes
 2025-07-18  1:27 UTC 

[PATCH bpf-next V2 0/7] xdp: Allow BPF to set RX hints for XDP_REDIRECTed packets
 2025-07-18  1:25 UTC  (10+ messages)

[v1 resend 08/12] mm/thp: add split during migration support
 2025-07-18  1:25 UTC  (12+ messages)

[PATCH i-g-t 0/4] Validate VF accesses to VRAM via BAR
 2025-07-18  1:23 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure for "

[PATCH] loop: use kiocb helpers to fix lockdep warning
 2025-07-18  1:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v6 00/10] Axiado AX3000 SoC and Evaluation Board Support
 2025-07-17 23:48 UTC  (2+ messages)

pull-request: bpf-next 2025-07-17
 2025-07-18  1:20 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] netdevsim: remove redundant branch
 2025-07-18  1:20 UTC  (2+ messages)

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 2025-07-18  1:19 UTC 

[PATCH] sandbox: Add more dummy functions to mimic other architectures
 2025-07-18  1:15 UTC 

[PATCH] arm: bcm235xx: Remove this SoC
 2025-07-18  1:15 UTC 

[PATCH] arm: bcm281xx: Remove ethernet driver
 2025-07-18  1:15 UTC 

[PATCH] net: Tighten some network driver dependencies
 2025-07-18  1:15 UTC 

[PATCH] net: Add <cpu_func.h> to some platforms
 2025-07-18  1:15 UTC 

[PATCH] drivers/net/ftgmac100.c: Fix a debug print
 2025-07-18  1:15 UTC 

[PATCH] nvme: Tighten requirements on NVME_APPLE driver
 2025-07-18  1:15 UTC 

[PATCH] pci: Tighten some PCI controller dependencies
 2025-07-18  1:15 UTC 

[PATCH] pci: Add missing <linux/sizes.h> to pcie_iproc.c
 2025-07-18  1:15 UTC 

[linux-next:master] BUILD REGRESSION 024e09e444bd2b06aee9d1f3fe7b313c7a2df1bb
 2025-07-18  1:14 UTC 

[PATCH v2] clk: Tighten some clock driver dependencies
 2025-07-18  1:14 UTC 

[PATCH net-next v11 12/12] libeth: xdp: access ->pp through netmem_desc instead of page
 2025-07-18  1:14 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [Intel-wired-lan] "

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 2025-07-18  1:09 UTC 

[PATCH] Revert "scsi: iscsi: Fix HW conn removal use after free"
 2025-07-18  1:07 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2] i2c: spacemit: configure ILCR for accurate SCL frequency
 2025-07-18  1:05 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 3/3] ARM: tegra: Add DFLL clock support on Tegra114
 2025-07-18  1:06 UTC 

[syzbot] [netfilter?] KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds Read in nfacct_mt_checkentry
 2025-07-18  1:06 UTC 

[PATCH bpf] libbpf: fix handling of BPF arena relocations
 2025-07-18  1:05 UTC  (2+ messages)

[syzbot] [ext4?] kernel BUG in ext4_update_inline_data
 2025-07-18  1:05 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH] ext4: do not BUG when INLINE_DATA_FL lacks system.data xattr

[robh:imx93-ethos-v2 1/49] arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx93-9x9-qsb.dtb: sram@20480000 (mmio-sram): '#size-cells' is a required property
 2025-07-18  1:02 UTC 

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 2025-07-18  0:59 UTC 

[PATCH mptcp-next] mptcp: set ADD_ADDR retrans timeout to 1sec
 2025-07-18  0:59 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC v2 0/5] Add and use seprintf() instead of less ergonomic APIs
 2025-07-18  0:56 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [RFC v5 0/7] Add and use sprintf_{end,array}() "
  ` [RFC v5 6/7] sprintf: Add [v]sprintf_array()

[PATCH v2] char: xillybus: Replace deprecated MSI API
 2025-07-18  0:55 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] "

[PATCH v2] sphinx: kernel_abi: fix performance regression with O=<dir>
 2025-07-18  0:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

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 2025-07-18  0:49 UTC 

[PATCH] btrfs: fix subpage deadlock
 2025-07-18  0:48 UTC  (2+ messages)

What's cooking in git.git (Jul 2025, #05; Thu, 17)
 2025-07-18  0:41 UTC 

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 2025-07-18  0:39 UTC 

[PATCH] hw/arm: remove `inline` from `smmu_iotlb_inv_vmid_s1`
 2025-07-18  0:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/3] drm/i915: i915_gem_execbuffer.c minor improved
 2025-07-18  0:38 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] drm/i915: Improve readability of eb_relocate_vma

[PATCH v1] mailmap: add new email to DPDK
 2025-07-18  0:33 UTC  (2+ messages)

[pci:capability-search] BUILD SUCCESS 8459dfeed1ab6f61a4ef14d77077a64b98151637
 2025-07-18  0:29 UTC 

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 2025-07-18  0:29 UTC 

[PATCH 0/7] RFC: Accelerate xdiff and begin its rustification
 2025-07-18  0:29 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/7] xdiff: make fields of xrecord_t Rust friendly

[PATCH 0/3] PCI: Unify domain emulation and misc documentation update
 2025-07-18  0:26 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] PCI: Enable host bridge emulation for PCI_DOMAINS_GENERIC platforms

[openeuler:openEuler-1.0-LTS 1732/1732] block/blk-io-hierarchy/stats.o: warning: objtool: missing symbol for section .text
 2025-07-18  0:25 UTC 

[PATCH] scripts: add origin commit identification based on specific patterns
 2025-07-18  0:24 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/5] Fix PMU kselftests errors on GNR/SRF/CWF
 2025-07-18  0:19 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/5] KVM: x86/pmu: Correct typo "_COUTNERS" to "_COUNTERS"
` [PATCH v2 2/5] KVM: selftests: Add timing_info bit support in vmx_pmu_caps_test
` [PATCH v2 3/5] KVM: Selftests: Validate more arch-events in pmu_counters_test
` [PATCH v2 4/5] KVM: selftests: Relax precise event count validation as overcount issue
` [PATCH v2 5/5] KVM: selftests: Relax branches event count check for event_filter test

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 2025-07-18  0:19 UTC 

[PATCH] watchdog: sbsa: Adjust keepalive timeout to avoid MediaTek WS0 race condition
 2025-07-18  0:19 UTC  (3+ messages)

[Linaro-TCWG-CI] v6.16-rc6-80-g141fd174e6dc5: Failure on aarch64
 2025-07-18  0:18 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/3] Fix localio hangs
 2025-07-18  0:18 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH -next v2 0/4] mm: per-node proactive reclaim
 2025-07-18  0:17 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/4] mm/memcg: make memory.reclaim interface generic

[PATCH RFC v3 0/3] Introduce git-last-modified(1) command
 2025-07-18  0:16 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 2/6] t/perf: add last-modified perf script
` [PATCH v5 3/6] last-modified: use Bloom filters when available

[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net v2 0/6] idpf: replace Tx flow scheduling buffer ring with buffer pool
 2025-07-18  0:21 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net v2 1/6] idpf: add support for Tx refillqs in flow scheduling mode
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net v2 2/6] idpf: improve when to set RE bit logic
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net v2 3/6] idpf: simplify and fix splitq Tx packet rollback error path
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net v2 4/6] idpf: replace flow scheduling buffer ring with buffer pool
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net v2 5/6] idpf: stop Tx if there are insufficient buffer resources
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net v2 6/6] idpf: remove obsolete stashing code

[PATCH v3 0/2] Support for Administrative Controllers
 2025-07-18  0:14 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] nvme: add capability to connect to an administrative controller
` [PATCH v3 2/2] nvme: prevent admin controller from smart log fetch (LID 2)

[PATCH v2 RESEND 0/2] selftests/mm: reuse FORCE_READ to replace "asm volatile("" : "+r" (XXX));" and some cleanup
 2025-07-18  0:13 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] selftests/mm: reuse FORCE_READ to replace "asm volatile("" : "+r" (XXX));"
` [PATCH 2/2] selftests/mm: guard-regions: Use SKIP() instead of ksft_exit_skip()

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 2025-07-18  0:09 UTC 

[PATCH v7 00/11] Allow x86 to unflatten DTs
 2025-07-18  0:09 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 03/11] x86: Replace arch-specific boot_domain with the common one

[PATCH v3 0/6] slab: Re-entrant kmalloc_nolock()
 2025-07-18  0:09 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 5/6] slab: Introduce kmalloc_nolock() and kfree_nolock()

Git bash 2.50.0(2) not working on windows 11 PRO 64bit
 2025-07-18  0:09 UTC  (5+ messages)

linux-next: build failure after merge of the xfs tree
 2025-07-18  0:08 UTC 

[PATCH bpf-next v2 00/13] Add a dynptr type for skb metadata
 2025-07-18  0:06 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 01/13] bpf: Add "

[PATCH v1] perf flamegraph: Fix minor pylint/type hint issues
 2025-07-18  0:06 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] perf sched timehist: decode process names of processes in zombie state
 2025-07-18  0:06 UTC  (2+ messages)

[linux-next:master 8663/10823] ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: devm_spi_offload_rx_stream_request_dma_chan
 2025-07-18  0:05 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH wireless] wifi: cfg80211: remove scan request n_channels counted_by
 2025-07-18  0:05 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v3 5/6] PCI: pnv_php: Fix surprise plug detection and recovery
 2025-07-18  0:05 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] generalise vcpu0 creation for predefined domains
 2025-07-18  0:04 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] x86: generalise vcpu0 creation for a domain

[GIT PULL] bcachefs fixes for 6.16-rc7
 2025-07-18  0:03 UTC 


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