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rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks
 2025-08-20 13:13 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] drm/sitronix/st7920: Add support for the ST7920 controller
 2025-08-20 13:10 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for Sitronix ST7920 driver

[PATCH] RDMA/erdma: Use vcalloc() instead of vzalloc()
 2025-08-20 13:21 UTC 

[PATCH] x86/tsx: Set default TSX mode to auto
 2025-08-20 13:21 UTC 

[PATCH] Fix typos in hwmon
 2025-08-20 13:18 UTC 

[PATCH net] netfilter: nf_reject: don't leak dst refcount for loopback packets
 2025-08-20 13:20 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH i-g-t] tools/xe_gpu_frequency: Add tool to set/get Intel GPU frequency for Xe
 2025-08-20 12:51 UTC 

[PATCH] mm/page_alloc: Occasionally relinquish zone lock in batch freeing
 2025-08-20 13:20 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/4] eUSB2 Double Isochronous IN Bandwidth support
 2025-08-20 13:19 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/4] xhci: Add host support for eUSB2 double isochronous bandwidth devices

[PATCH v3 0/4] introduce uncharged file mapped folios
 2025-08-20 13:19 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/4] mm: add vmstat for cgroup uncharged pages

[PATCH bpf-next v2 1/2] bpf: Use tnums for JEQ/JNE is_branch_taken logic
 2025-08-20 13:19 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 2/2] selftests/bpf: Tests for is_scalar_branch_taken tnum logic

[PATCH] ftrace: Also allocate and copy hash for reading of filter files
 2025-08-20 13:19 UTC 

defining standard build targets in layer metadata
 2025-08-20 13:19 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [yocto] "

[PATCH v2] mm/damon/core: set quota->charged_from to jiffies at first charge window
 2025-08-20 13:18 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/4] Add support for Grinn GenioSBC-510/700 boards
 2025-08-20 12:09 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/4] dt-bindings: arm: mediatek: Add grinn,genio-700-sbc

[PATCH 0/4] Rust infrastructure for sg_table and scatterlist
 2025-08-20 13:17 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] rust: dma: implement DataDirection

[tip:master] BUILD SUCCESS 2fd6a6194558303fffd2d7a7fa73fc318d680f38
 2025-08-20 13:16 UTC 

[PATCH 00/16] packfile: carve out a new packfile store
 2025-08-20 13:17 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 05/16] odb: move MRU list of packfiles into `struct packfile_store`
` [PATCH 09/16] packfile: split up responsibilities of `reprepare_packed_git()`

[PATCH] i2c: nvidia-gpu: remove the use of dev_err_probe()
 2025-08-20 13:17 UTC 

[meta-oe][PATCH] freeglut: version bump (3.4.0 -> 3.6.0)
 2025-08-20 13:16 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [oe] "

[PATCH] i2c: amd-asf: Remove the use of dev_err_probe()
 2025-08-20 13:16 UTC 

[PATCH -next 0/2] ftrace: Some minor fixes for set_ftrace_{notrace,filter} file handling
 2025-08-20 13:16 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH -next 2/2] ftrace: Fix potential use-after-free for set_ftrace_{notrace,filter} files

[PATCH 00/21] gpiolib: fence off legacy interfaces
 2025-08-20 13:15 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH 10/21] leds: gpio: make legacy gpiolib interface optional

[PATCH] hwmon: (ltc4282) remove the use of dev_err_probe()
 2025-08-20 13:15 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/6] dt-bindings: Convert TWL4030/6040 family binding to DT schema
 2025-08-20 13:15 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/6] dt-bindings: mfd: twl: Add missing sub-nodes for TWL4030 & TWL603x

[PATCH 0/5] stm32mp2: Add SPI flashes support
 2025-08-20 13:11 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/ssd130x: Remove the use of dev_err_probe()
 2025-08-20 13:14 UTC 

next-20250819: sdhci-cadence.c error variable 'hrs37_mode' is uninitialized when used here [-Werror,-Wuninitialized]
 2025-08-20 13:13 UTC 

[PATCH v3 00/14] spi: airoha: driver fixes & improvements
 2025-08-20 12:33 UTC  (15+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 01/14] spi: airoha: return an error for continuous mode dirmap creation cases
` [PATCH v3 02/14] spi: airoha: remove unnecessary restriction length
` [PATCH v3 03/14] spi: airoha: add support of dual/quad wires spi modes
` [PATCH v3 04/14] spi: airoha: remove unnecessary switch to non-dma mode
` [PATCH v3 05/14] spi: airoha: unify dirmap read/write code
` [PATCH v3 06/14] spi: airoha: switch back to non-dma mode in the case of error
` [PATCH v3 07/14] spi: airoha: fix reading/writing of flashes with more than one plane per lun
` [PATCH v3 08/14] spi: airoha: support of dualio/quadio flash reading commands
` [PATCH v3 09/14] spi: airoha: allow reading/writing of oob area
` [PATCH v3 10/14] spi: airoha: buffer must be 0xff-ed before writing
` [PATCH v3 11/14] spi: airoha: avoid setting of page/oob sizes in REG_SPI_NFI_PAGEFMT
` [PATCH v3 12/14] spi: airoha: reduce the number of modification of REG_SPI_NFI_CNFG and REG_SPI_NFI_SECCUS_SIZE registers
` [PATCH v3 13/14] spi: airoha: set custom sector size equal to flash page size
` [PATCH v3 14/14] spi: airoha: avoid reading flash page settings from SNFI registers during driver startup

[PATCH] drm/msm/mdp4: remove the use of dev_err_probe()
 2025-08-20 13:12 UTC 

[PATCH v2] drm/xe/xe_sync: avoid race during ufence signaling
 2025-08-20 13:12 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success for "

[PATCH net-next v13 0/5] PRU-ICSSM Ethernet Driver
 2025-08-20 13:12 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v13 4/5] net: ti: prueth: Adds link detection, RX and TX support

[PATCH 0/6] Restore phandles from binary representations
 2025-08-20 13:11 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] Emit /plugin/ when compiling to .dts with DTSF_PLUGIN set
` [PATCH 2/6] Set DTSF_PLUGIN if needed when compiling from dtb
` [PATCH 3/6] Improve type guessing when compiling to dts format
` [PATCH 4/6] Restore labels from __symbols__ node
` [PATCH 5/6] Restore phandle references from __local_fixups__ node
` [PATCH 6/6] Restore phandle references from __fixups__ node

[PATCH v11 0/8] KVM: SVM: Enable Secure TSC for SEV-SNP
 2025-08-20 13:11 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v11 8/8] KVM: SVM: Enable Secure TSC for SNP guests

[PATCH V3] io_uring: uring_cmd: add multishot support
 2025-08-20 13:11 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH i-g-t v1] tests/kms_async_flips: Remove unused format modifier checks
 2025-08-20 13:11 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for "

[PATCH net-next v3 0/3] Documentation and ynl: add flow control
 2025-08-20 13:10 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v3 1/3] tools: ynl-gen: generate kdoc for attribute enums
` [PATCH net-next v3 2/3] net: ynl: add generated kdoc to UAPI headers
` [PATCH net-next v3 3/3] Documentation: net: add flow control guide and document ethtool API

[PATCH bpf-next] libbpf: export bpf_object__prepare symbol
 2025-08-20 13:10 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] PATCH: i40e Improve trusted VF MAC addresses logging when limit is reached
 2025-08-20 13:09 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] PATCH: i40e Add module option to disable max VF limit

[PATCH v2] imx: imx93_{evk, frdm, qsb}: Fix conflict SPL early malloc address
 2025-08-20 13:08 UTC 

[PATCH] staging: media: atomisp: Whitespaces style cleanup in gdc.c
 2025-08-20 13:07 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2 00/11] Peripheral Image Loader support for Qualcomm SoCs running Linux host at EL2
 2025-08-20 13:07 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 09/11] remoteproc: pas: Extend parse_fw callback to parse resource table

[nftables PATCH v3] tools: add a systemd unit for static rulesets
 2025-08-20 13:06 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] media: mxl5005s: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate text with SPDX
 2025-08-20 13:05 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] fio: fix static and const correctness
 2025-08-20 13:03 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] stat: make stat.c static and const-correct
` [PATCH 2/3] engines/http: make fio_http_getevents static
` [PATCH 3/3] engines: make engines static-correct

[PATCH v8 00/24] MADVISE FOR XE
 2025-08-20 13:04 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 01/24] drm/gpuvm: Pass map arguments through a struct

[PATCH] misra: add deviation for MISRA C Rule 18.3
 2025-08-20 13:03 UTC  (2+ messages)

[meta-virtualization][scarthgap][PATCH 3/3] buildah: upgrade 1.34.3 -> 1.35.5
 2025-08-20 13:03 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [scarthgap][PATCH "
  ` [meta-virtualization] "

[PATCH v7 0/3] drm/bridge: debugfs: show refcount and list removed bridges
 2025-08-20 13:03 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 2/3] drm/bridge: add list of removed refcounted bridges

[RESEND 00/12] drm/i915: vlv clock cleanups
 2025-08-20 13:02 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.Full: failure for drm/i915: vlv clock cleanups (rev2)

[PATCH v7 0/5] iio: mcp9600: Features and improvements
 2025-08-20 13:02 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 4/5] iio: mcp9600: Recognize chip id for mcp9601

[PATCHv6 perf/core 00/22] uprobes: Add support to optimize usdt probes on x86_64
 2025-08-20 13:01 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCHv6 perf/core 10/22] uprobes/x86: Add support to optimize uprobes

[PATCH Dovetail 6.16 0/2] Dovetail 6.16: Fix some regressions introduced during last forward port
 2025-08-20 13:00 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH Dovetail 6.16 1/2] x86/fpu: dovetail: Fix FPU corruption

[PATCH v3 0/2] Fix hgatp mode settings within kvm_riscv_gstage_vmid_detect
 2025-08-20 12:59 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] RISC-V: KVM: Write hgatp register with valid mode bits
` [PATCH v3 2/2] RISC-V KVM: Remove unnecessary HGATP csr_read

[PATCH bpf-next v2] s390/bpf: Use direct calls and jumps where possible
 2025-08-20 13:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] kselftests:grammer correction
 2025-08-20 12:58 UTC 

[PATCH] mm/page_alloc: Occasionally relinquish zone lock in batch freeing
 2025-08-20 12:58 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] drm/i915/psr: Check drm_dp_dpcd_read return value on PSR dpcd init
 2025-08-20 12:57 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.Full: success for series starting with [1/2] "

[PATCH v2] drm/i915/backlight: Fix divide by 0 error in i9xx_set_backlight
 2025-08-20 12:57 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for drm/i915/backlight: Fix divide by 0 error in i9xx_set_backlight (rev3)

[PATCH v2 1/2] drm/buddy: Optimize free block management with RB tree
 2025-08-20 12:56 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] drm/buddy: Separate clear and dirty free block trees

[PATCH v3] rust: alloc: implement Box::pin_slice()
 2025-08-20 12:56 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v3 2/2] media: i2c: Pinefeat cef168 lens control board driver
 2025-08-20 12:56 UTC  (3+ messages)

Patchwork housekeeping for: spi-devel-general
 2025-08-20 12:56 UTC 

[PATCH] rseq/selftests: Use weak symbol reference, not definition, to link with glibc
 2025-08-20 12:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: list qemu-security@nongnu.org as security contact
 2025-08-20 12:53 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] selftests: harness: Rework is_signed_type() to avoid collision with overflow.h
 2025-08-20 12:52 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/9] Fix guestfs custom-image path
 2025-08-20 12:51 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/9] guestfs: base_image: fix custom-image include_tasks filename
` [PATCH 2/9] guestfs: export kconfig yaml missing variables
` [PATCH 3/9] base_image: fix template dest fields in custom-image task
` [PATCH 4/9] base_image: custom-image: fix variable scoping conflicts
` [PATCH 5/9] guestfs: bringup: fix ssh key injection
` [PATCH 6/9] base_image: add become privileges for custom image setup
` [PATCH 7/9] guestfs: debian: ensure dhcpcd-base runtime dependency
` [PATCH 8/9] guestfs: add unified LIBVIRT_IMAGE_SIZE configuration
` [PATCH 9/9] guestfs: fix locale warnings in VM deployments

[PATCH v5 1/1] ethdev: add support to provide link type
 2025-08-20 12:51 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 "

[PATCH v2 0/3] ASoC: cs35l56: Fixes for CS35L63 for production silicon
 2025-08-20 12:50 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] ASoC: cs35l56: Update Firmware Addresses "
` [PATCH v2 2/3] ASoC: cs35l56: Handle new algorithms IDs for CS35L63
` [PATCH v2 3/3] ASoC: cs35l56: Remove SoundWire Clock Divider workaround "

[PATCH v2 00/47] AMD Versal Gen 2 support
 2025-08-20 12:49 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 20/47] hw/arm/xlnx-versal: refactor CPU cluster creation

[PATCH 0/6] scsi: use min()/min_t()/max() to improve code
 2025-08-20 12:50 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/6] scsi: hpsa: use min()/min_t() "

[PATCH] clk: qcom: milos: Constify 'struct qcom_cc_desc'
 2025-08-20 12:48 UTC 

[PATCH 6.12 000/438] 6.12.43-rc2 review
 2025-08-20 12:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH nft] mnl: silence compiler warning
 2025-08-20 12:44 UTC 

[PATCH v5] Fix SSR(SubSystem Restart) fail when BT_EN is pulled up by hw
 2025-08-20 12:44 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [v5] "

[f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 00/13] f2fs-tools & inject.f2fs: bugfix and new injections
 2025-08-20 12:42 UTC  (14+ messages)
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 01/13] fsck.f2fs: do not finish/reset zone if dry-run is true
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 02/13] f2fs-tools: add option N to answer no for all questions
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 03/13] f2fs-tools: cleanup {nid|segno}_in_journal
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 04/13] fsck.f2fs: fix invalidate checkpoint
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 05/13] dump.f2fs: print more info
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 06/13] f2fs-tools: add and export lookup_sit_in_journal
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 07/13] inject.f2fs: fix injecting sit/nat in journal
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 08/13] inject.f2fs: fix injection on zoned device
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 09/13] inject.f2fs: fix and cleanup parsing numeric options
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 10/13] inject.f2fs: add members in inject_cp
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 11/13] inject.f2fs: add member `feature' in inject_sb
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 12/13] inject.f2fs: add members in inject_node
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3 13/13] inject.f2fs: add member `filename' in inject_dentry

[PATCH v9 0/4] can: m_can: Add am62 wakeup support
 2025-08-20 12:42 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 1/4] dt-bindings: can: m_can: Add wakeup properties
` [PATCH v9 2/4] can: m_can: Map WoL to device_set_wakeup_enable
` [PATCH v9 3/4] can: m_can: Return ERR_PTR on error in allocation
` [PATCH v9 4/4] can: m_can: Support pinctrl wakeup state

[PATCH v2 0/8] Add AMD ISP4 driver
 2025-08-20 12:42 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 8/8] Documentation: add documentation of AMD isp 4 driver

[PATCH] filemap: optimize order0 folio in filemap_map_pages
 2025-08-20 12:42 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] docs: kfigure.py: don't crash during read/write
 2025-08-20 12:42 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/4] mm/mm_init: simplify deferred init of struct pages
 2025-08-20 12:42 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] mm/mm_init: use deferred_init_memmap_chunk() in deferred_grow_zone()

[PATCH v8 00/11] cxl: Delay HB port and switch dport probing until endpoint dev probe
 2025-08-20 12:41 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 05/11] cxl: Defer dport allocation for switch ports

[syzbot] [mptcp?] WARNING in subflow_data_ready (4)
 2025-08-20 12:41 UTC 

[PATCH net-next v3 1/3] net: phy: mxl-86110: add basic support for led_brightness_set op
 2025-08-20 12:40 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v3 2/3] net: phy: mxl-86110: fix indentation in struct phy_driver
` [PATCH net-next v3 3/3] net: phy: mxl-86110: add basic support for MxL86111 PHY

[PATCH] pds_fwctl: Remove the use of dev_err_probe()
 2025-08-20 12:40 UTC 

[PATCH] hwrng: cn10k - Remove the use of dev_err_probe()
 2025-08-20 12:39 UTC 

[PATCH v4 0/3] hvmloader: add new SMBIOS tables (7,8,9,26,27,28)
 2025-08-20 12:39 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/3] tools: add sizeof_field and offsetof_end macros

[PATCH 0/7] rust: add initial v4l2 support
 2025-08-20 12:39 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 7/7] rust: samples: add the v4l2 sample driver

[PATCH] Documentation: warning fix
 2025-08-20 12:39 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 00/24] Introduce Firmware Update Support for Arm PSA
 2025-08-20 12:37 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 14/24] efi_loader: fwu: fwu_arm_psa: Skip accepting the payload after set_image()

[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v1 1/1] e1000e: Introduce private flag to disable K1
 2025-08-20 12:38 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH] crypto: tegra - Remove the use of dev_err_probe()
 2025-08-20 12:37 UTC 

[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add a few more files to "Top Level Makefile and configure"
 2025-08-20 12:36 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] crypto: jh7110 - Remove the use of dev_err_probe()
 2025-08-20 12:37 UTC 

[PATCH 0/1] base.bbclass: Fix the recipe parsing race issue
 2025-08-20 11:53 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [OE-core] "

[PATCH 00/14] scsi: scsi_error: Introduce new error handle mechanism
 2025-08-20 12:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] bus: imx-aipstz: Remove the use of dev_err_probe()
 2025-08-20 12:35 UTC 

[PATCH v5 bpf] xsk: fix immature cq descriptor production
 2025-08-20 12:35 UTC  (3+ messages)

Renaming the yocto-security mailing list
 2025-08-20 12:35 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [yocto] "
    ` [OE-core] "

[linusw-pinctrl:fixes] BUILD SUCCESS 4aca56dd15d24ea653965fee73dd5c0ed42f622d
 2025-08-20 12:34 UTC 

[meta-oe][walnascar][PATCH] lcov: Add missing RDEPENDS for nativesdk
 2025-08-20 12:34 UTC 

[PATCH 0/3] ASoC: Use kcalloc() instead of kzalloc()
 2025-08-20 12:34 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] ASoC: codecs: "
` [PATCH 2/3] ASoC: fsl: "
` [PATCH 3/3] ASoC: test-component: "

[PATCH] iio: xilinx-ams: Fix AMS_ALARM_THR_DIRECT_MASK
 2025-08-20 12:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/2] a fix for connector modes leak in amdgpu driver
 2025-08-19 18:46 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] drm/modes: export drm_mode_remove() helper
` [PATCH v2 2/2] drm/amd/display: fix leak of probed modes

[PATCH] Documentation/gpu/amdgpu: Fix duplicate word in driver-core.rst
 2025-08-19 21:19 UTC 

[PATCH] drm/amd/display: clean-up dead code in dml2_mall_phantom
 2025-08-19 20:42 UTC 

[PATCH 0/1] drm/amd/display: Add quirk to force backlight type on some TUXEDO devices
 2025-08-19 16:06 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/1] "

[PATCH] drm/amd/display: fix leak of probed modes
 2025-08-19 16:45 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 19/19] perf: Garbage-collect event_init checks
 2025-08-19 17:49 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/19] perf: Rework event_init checks
 2025-08-20 11:39 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 18/19] perf: Introduce positive capability for raw events
` [PATCH 19/19] perf: Garbage-collect event_init checks

[PATCH] drm/amd/display: Remove redundant header files
 2025-08-19 14:24 UTC 

[PATCH] ktest: fix typo in comment
 2025-08-20  4:24 UTC 

[PATCH 0/3] hw/ppc: Fix --without-default-devices build
 2025-08-20 12:30 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] hw/ppc: Add stub for pnv_chip_find_core()

[PATCH i-g-t v1 0/3] Convert kms_3d into subtest
 2025-08-20 12:31 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.Full: failure for "

netconsole: HARDIRQ-safe -> HARDIRQ-unsafe lock order warning
 2025-08-20 12:31 UTC  (10+ messages)

[PATCH v6 00/13] HVF: Add support for platform vGIC and nested virtualisation
 2025-08-20 12:29 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 02/13] hvf: switch hvf_arm_get_host_cpu_features to not create a vCPU


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