messages from 2025-10-13 22:48:15 to 2025-10-14 00:28:04 UTC [more...]
[PATCH net] dpll: zl3073x: Handle missing or corrupted flash configuration
2025-10-14 0:28 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am68-phycore-som: Add pmic label
2025-10-14 0:22 UTC
[RFC PATCH v1] btf: Sort BTF types by name and kind to optimize btf_find_by_name_kind lookup
2025-10-14 0:22 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v4 00/13] ARM: dts: aspeed: Add Meta Darwin dts
2025-10-14 0:20 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 11/13] ARM: dts: aspeed: facebook-fuji: Include facebook-fuji-data64.dts
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mfd: vexpress-sysreg: Check the return value of" failed to apply to 5.4-stable tree
2025-10-14 0:20 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 5.4.y] mfd: vexpress-sysreg: Check the return value of devm_gpiochip_add_data()
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] tracing: Fix race condition in kprobe initialization causing" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
2025-10-14 0:19 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.12.y] tracing: Fix race condition in kprobe initialization causing NULL pointer dereference
[RFC PATCH 0/4] KVM: x86/tdx: Have TDX handle VMXON during bringup
2025-10-14 0:18 UTC (7+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 2/4] KVM: x86: Extract VMXON and EFER.SVME enablement to kernel
[PATCH] mm/damon/core: use damos_commit_quota_goal() for new goal commit
2025-10-14 0:18 UTC
[PATCH v3 0/3] riscv: dts: spacemit: add 24c02 eeprom on BPI-F3
2025-10-14 0:18 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/9] drm/i915: Reorder cdclk stuff for vblank/guardband length checks
2025-10-14 0:17 UTC (4+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for "
` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning "
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success "
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Set use_single_read" failed to apply to 5.4-stable tree
2025-10-14 0:17 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 5.4.y 1/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Fix invalid regmap-config max_register value
` [PATCH 5.4.y 2/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Drop unneeded assignment for cache_type
` [PATCH 5.4.y 3/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Set use_single_read regmap_config flag
[trace:faultable-syscalls 6/10] kernel/trace/trace.c:11430:32: error: use of undeclared identifier 'CONFIG_TRACE_SYSCALL_BUF_SIZE_DEFAULT'
2025-10-14 0:16 UTC
commit 54f45a30c0 ("PCI/MSI: Add startup/shutdown for per device domains") causing boot hangs on my laptop
2025-10-14 0:13 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH i-g-t v2 00/18] Change OA IGT's to run on all OA units
2025-10-14 0:13 UTC (3+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for Change OA IGT's to run on all OA units (rev2)
` ✗ i915.CI.BAT: failure "
QA notification for completed autobuilder build (yocto-5.0.13.rc1)
2025-10-14 0:13 UTC
[RFC bpf-next 00/15] support inline tracing with BTF
2025-10-14 0:12 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v5 00/10] PM: EM: Add netlink support for the energy model
2025-10-14 0:10 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 01/10] PM: EM: Assign a unique ID when creating a performance domain
` [PATCH v5 02/10] PM: EM: Expose the ID of a performance domain via debugfs
` [PATCH v5 03/10] PM: EM: Add em.yaml and autogen files
` [PATCH v5 04/10] PM: EM: Add a skeleton code for netlink notification
` [PATCH v5 05/10] PM: EM: Add an iterator and accessor for the performance domain
` [PATCH v5 06/10] PM: EM: Implement em_nl_get_pds_doit()
` [PATCH v5 07/10] PM: EM: Implement em_nl_get_pd_table_doit()
` [PATCH v5 08/10] PM: EM: Implement em_notify_pd_deleted()
` [PATCH v5 09/10] PM: EM: Implement em_notify_pd_created/updated()
` [PATCH v5 10/10] PM: EM: Notify an event when the performance domain changes
[PATCH] builtin/cat-file.c: simplify calling `report_object_status()`
2025-10-14 0:11 UTC (2+ messages)
[RFC PATCH v1 bpf-next 0/4] Support associating BPF programs with struct_ops
2025-10-14 0:10 UTC (10+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v1 bpf-next 1/4] bpf: Allow verifier to fixup kernel module kfuncs
` [RFC PATCH v1 bpf-next 2/4] bpf: Support associating BPF program with struct_ops
` [RFC PATCH v1 bpf-next 3/4] libbpf: Add bpf_struct_ops_associate_prog() API
` [RFC PATCH v1 bpf-next 4/4] selftests/bpf: Test BPF_STRUCT_OPS_ASSOCIATE_PROG command
[PATCH v5 00/23] Allow configfs to disable specific GT type(s)
2025-10-14 0:11 UTC (4+ messages)
` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning for Allow configfs to disable specific GT type(s) (rev5)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success "
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: "
[syzbot] [serial?] possible deadlock in kbd_event
2025-10-14 0:10 UTC
[PATCH v2] libpam: Fix build with LLD linker
2025-10-14 0:08 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] usb: core: Improve device lifecycle debuggability
2025-10-14 0:06 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] usb: core: Centralize device state update logic
` [PATCH 2/2] usb: core: Add tracepoints for device allocation and state changes
[PATCH v5 0/4] mmc: sdhci-msm: Rectify DLL programming sequence for SDCC
2025-10-14 0:06 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/4] dt-bindings: mmc: Add dll-presets values for HS400 and HS200 modes
[PATCH 0/2] nfsd: fix up SEQUENCE replay
2025-10-14 0:04 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] nfsd: ensure SEQUENCE replay sends a valid reply
` [PATCH 2/2] nfsd: stop pretending that we cache the SEQUENCE reply
[PATCH v1 0/9] iomap: buffered io changes
2025-10-14 0:04 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 6/9] iomap: optimize reads for non-block-aligned writes
[meta-oe][PATCH] libeigen: Backport a patch to make eigen_packet_wrapper trivial for c++11
2025-10-14 0:04 UTC
[PATCH v6 00/29] context_tracking,x86: Defer some IPIs until a user->kernel transition
2025-10-14 0:02 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 16/29] KVM: VMX: Mark __kvm_is_using_evmcs static key as __ro_after_init
` [PATCH v6 19/29] KVM: VMX: Mark vmx_l1d_should flush and vmx_l1d_flush_cond keys as allowed in .noinstr
[PATCH v13 0/7] spacemit: introduce P1 PMIC support
2025-10-14 0:01 UTC (3+ messages)
` (subset) "
[PATCH v4] riscv: dts: spacemit: add UART pinctrl combinations
2025-10-13 23:59 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH iproute2-next v7 0/1] iproute2-next: Extending bonding's arp_ip_target to include a list of vlan tags
2025-10-13 23:57 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH iproute2-next v7 1/1] iproute: Extend bonding's "arp_ip_target" parameter to add "
[PATCH v3 0/5] mm: VMA count limit fixes and improvements
2025-10-13 23:51 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/5] mm: fix off-by-one error in VMA count limit checks
` [PATCH v3 2/5] mm/selftests: add max_vma_count tests
` [PATCH v3 3/5] mm: introduce vma_count_remaining()
` [PATCH v3 4/5] mm: rename mm_struct::map_count to vma_count
` [PATCH v3 5/5] mm/tracing: introduce trace_mm_insufficient_vma_slots event
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Set use_single_read" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
2025-10-13 23:56 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 5.10.y 1/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Fix invalid regmap-config max_register value
` [PATCH 5.10.y 2/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Drop unneeded assignment for cache_type
` [PATCH 5.10.y 3/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Set use_single_read regmap_config flag
[PATCH 0/3] arm64: dts: qcom: sm8550: Enable S5K3M5 image sensor
2025-10-13 23:55 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] arm64: dts: qcom: sm8550: Add description of MCLK pins
` [PATCH 2/3] arm64: dts: qcom: sm8550-qrd: Enable CAMSS and S5K3M5 camera sensor
` [PATCH 3/3] arm64: dts: qcom: sm8550-hdk: Add SM8550-HDK Rear Camera Card overlay
[PATCH net-next v13 0/7] bonding: Extend arp_ip_target format to allow for a list of vlan tags
2025-10-13 23:52 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v13 1/7] bonding: Adding struct bond_arp_target
` [PATCH net-next v13 2/7] bonding: Adding extra_len field to struct bond_opt_value
` [PATCH net-next v13 3/7] bonding: arp_ip_target helpers
` [PATCH net-next v13 4/7] bonding: Processing extended arp_ip_target from user space
` [PATCH net-next v13 5/7] bonding: Update to bond_arp_send_all() to use supplied vlan tags
` [PATCH net-next v13 6/7] bonding: Update for extended arp_ip_target format
` [PATCH net-next v13 7/7] bonding: Selftest and documentation for the arp_ip_target parameter
[PATCH] arm64: mm: show direct mapping use in /proc/meminfo
2025-10-13 23:51 UTC
[PATCH v5 00/10] Introduce Glymur USB support
2025-10-13 23:50 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 02/10] dt-bindings: phy: qcom,qmp-usb: Add Glymur USB UNI PHY compatible
Discard=Async question
2025-10-13 23:49 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 6.6 000/196] 6.6.112-rc1 review
2025-10-13 23:49 UTC (2+ messages)
+ hung_task-panic-after-fixed-number-of-hung-tasks.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch
2025-10-13 23:47 UTC
[PATCH] accel/qaic: Add xbl_config image entry for AIC200
2025-10-13 23:47 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH net] net: enetc: correct the value of ENETC_RXB_TRUESIZE
2025-10-13 23:47 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/7] Add support for i.MX8ULP's SIM LPAV
2025-10-13 23:46 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/7] dt-bindings: clock: imx8ulp: add SIM LPAV clock gate ID definitions
` [PATCH 3/7] dt-bindings: clock: document 8ULP's SIM LPAV
[RFC PATCH v2 00/51] 1G page support for guest_memfd
2025-10-13 23:44 UTC (13+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 02/51] KVM: guest_memfd: Introduce and use shareability to guard faulting
[PATCH v3] docs/zh_CN: Add translation of rust/testing.rst
2025-10-13 23:44 UTC
[PATCH 5.15] fuse: Fix race condition in writethrough path A race
2025-10-13 23:43 UTC (10+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/4] leds: Add a virtual LED driver for groups of
2025-10-13 23:41 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: leds: Add YAML bindings for Virtual Color LED Group driver
[PATCH v4 0/4] Fix unwanted memory overwrites
2025-10-13 23:39 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 3/4] NFSD: Fix the "is this a solo SEQUENCE" predicate
Packaging issue: xfs_scrub_all_fail.service NoNewPrivileges breaks emailing reports
2025-10-13 23:34 UTC (7+ messages)
` Bug#1116595: "
` Bug#1116595: [PATCH] xfs_scrub_fail: reduce security lockdowns to avoid postfix problems
` "
[PATCH v7] sunrpc: allocate a separate bvec array for socket sends
2025-10-13 23:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] accel/qaic: Support the new READ_DATA implementation
2025-10-13 23:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 1/2] xfs: quietly ignore deprecated mount options
2025-10-13 23:33 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] xfs: always warn about "
[PATCH 0/2] KVM: SVM: Aggressively clear vmcb02 clean bits
2025-10-13 23:30 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH RESEND] avoid hv timer fallback to sw timer if delay exceeds period
2025-10-13 23:29 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3] exfat: fix out-of-bounds in exfat_nls_to_ucs2()
2025-10-13 23:29 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] Two minor fixes for BBML2_NOABORT
2025-10-13 23:27 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] arm64: mm: make linear mapping permission update more robust for patial range
` [PATCH 2/2] arm64: mm: relax VM_ALLOW_HUGE_VMAP if BBML2_NOABORT is supported
[PATCH 0/6] UCSI Power Supply Updates and Bug Fixes
2025-10-13 23:26 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] accel/qaic: Ensure entry belongs to DBC in qaic_perf_stats_bo_ioctl()
2025-10-13 23:24 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/xe/guc: Eliminate RPe caching for SLPC parameter handling
2025-10-13 23:24 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for drm/xe/guc: Eliminate RPe caching for SLPC parameter handling (rev2)
[PATCH] bootstd: Allow PXE boot to be disabled
2025-10-13 23:24 UTC (10+ messages)
[PATCH bpf 0/2] xdp: fix page_pool leaks
2025-10-13 23:24 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf 2/2] veth: update mem type in xdp_buff
[PATCH bpf-next v2 0/3] Add overwrite mode for bpf ring buffer
2025-10-13 23:22 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 1/3] bpf: "
[PATCH] accel/qaic: Use overflow check function instead of division
2025-10-13 23:22 UTC (2+ messages)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Set use_single_read" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2025-10-13 23:22 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 5.15.y 1/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Fix invalid regmap-config max_register value
` [PATCH 5.15.y 2/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Drop unneeded assignment for cache_type
` [PATCH 5.15.y 3/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Set use_single_read regmap_config flag
In defense of Link (was Re: [b4] initial "b4 dig" to supplant Link: trailers)
2025-10-13 23:22 UTC (9+ messages)
[PATCH net-next] net: mana: Support HW link state events
2025-10-13 23:21 UTC (4+ messages)
` [EXTERNAL] "
[PATCH] accel/qaic: Fix incorrect error return path
2025-10-13 23:21 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH bpf v3 0/9] Fixes for LPM trie
2025-10-13 23:18 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf v3 6/9] bpf: Switch to bpf mem allocator "
[PATCH v3] drm/i915:move and rename reg_in_range_table
2025-10-13 23:09 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next v2 0/3] Fix sleepable context tracking for async callbacks
2025-10-13 23:18 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 3/3] selftests/bpf: Add tests for async cb context
[PATCH bpf-next v9 0/7] bpf: Introduce BPF_F_CPU and BPF_F_ALL_CPUS flags for percpu maps
2025-10-13 23:17 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v9 4/7] bpf: Add BPF_F_CPU and BPF_F_ALL_CPUS flags support for percpu_hash and lru_percpu_hash maps
[PATCH] accel/qaic: Remove redundant retry_count = 0 statement
2025-10-13 23:17 UTC (2+ messages)
+ compiler-remove-arch_sel.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch
2025-10-13 23:17 UTC
+ mm-remove-the-bounce-config-option.patch added to mm-new branch
2025-10-13 23:14 UTC
[PATCH] diff --no-index: fix logic for paths ending in '/'
2025-10-13 23:14 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH 00/12] Extend test coverage for nested SVM
2025-10-13 23:13 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 08/12] KVM: selftests: Use 'leaf' instead of hugepage to describe EPT entries
[PATCH 0/7] Fix a couple of wedge corner-case memory leaks
2025-10-13 23:13 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.Full: failure for Fix a couple of wedge corner-case memory leaks (rev2)
[PATCH net v2] r8169: fix packet truncation after S4 resume on RTL8168H/RTL8111H
2025-10-13 23:12 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH net-next 0/6] tools: ynl-gen: generate flags better
2025-10-13 23:10 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 1/6] tools: ynl-gen: bitshift the flag values in the generated code
[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v8 0/9] refactor IDPF resource
2025-10-13 23:13 UTC (19+ messages)
` [Intel-wired-lan][PATCH "
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v8 1/9] idpf: introduce local idpf structure to store virtchnl queue chunks
` [Intel-wired-lan][PATCH "
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v8 2/9] idpf: introduce idpf_q_vec_rsrc struct and move vector resources to it
` [Intel-wired-lan][PATCH "
` [Intel-wired-lan][PATCH iwl-next v8 3/9] idpf: move queue resources to idpf_q_vec_rsrc structure
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v8 4/9] idpf: reshuffle idpf_vport struct members to avoid holes
` [Intel-wired-lan][PATCH "
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v8 5/9] idpf: add rss_data field to RSS function parameters
` [Intel-wired-lan][PATCH "
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v8 6/9] idpf: remove vport pointer from queue sets
` [Intel-wired-lan][PATCH "
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v8 7/9] idpf: generalize send virtchnl message API
` [Intel-wired-lan][PATCH "
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v8 8/9] idpf: avoid calling get_rx_ptypes for each vport
` [Intel-wired-lan][PATCH "
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v8 9/9] idpf: generalize mailbox API
` [Intel-wired-lan][PATCH "
[PATCH v3 0/2] Add HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF support for RISC-V
2025-10-13 23:09 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/2] riscv: add HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF support
[PATCH v3 1/1] clk: socfpga: agilex5: add clock driver for Agilex5
2025-10-13 23:09 UTC
[PATCH v4 mm-new 0/2] mm/swapfile.c: select the swap device with default priority round robin
2025-10-13 23:07 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 mm-new 2/2] mm/swap: select "
[syzbot] [net?] WARNING in xfrm_state_fini (4)
2025-10-13 23:08 UTC (2+ messages)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Set use_single_read" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
2025-10-13 23:07 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.1.y 1/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Fix invalid regmap-config max_register value
` [PATCH 6.1.y 2/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Drop unneeded assignment for cache_type
` [PATCH 6.1.y 3/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Set use_single_read regmap_config flag
[openeuler:OLK-6.6 2967/2967] drivers/net/ethernet/linkdata/sxe/sxepf/sxe_hw.c:843:6: error: no previous prototype for function 'sxe_hw_specific_irq_disable'
2025-10-13 23:04 UTC
[PATCH v5 00/30] Fix DYNAMIC_DEBUG classmaps for DRM
2025-10-13 23:03 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for "
+ mm-mremap-correctly-account-old-mapping-after-mremap_dontunmap-remap.patch added to mm-hotfixes-unstable branch
2025-10-13 23:02 UTC
[PATCH 6.1 000/196] 6.1.156-rc1 review
2025-10-13 23:02 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/i915/gem: fix typo in comment (I915_EXEC_NO_RELOC)
2025-10-13 23:02 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/24] PCI: Bridge window selection improvements
2025-10-13 23:00 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 03/24] MIPS: PCI: Use pci_enable_resources()
[PATCH 0/3] xhci fixes for usb-linus
2025-10-13 22:55 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] usb: xhci-pci: Fix USB2-only root hub registration
` [PATCH 2/3] xhci: dbc: fix bogus 1024 byte prefix if ttyDBC read races with stall event
` [PATCH 3/3] xhci: dbc: enable back DbC in resume if it was enabled before suspend
[PATCH] accel/qaic: Synchronize access to DBC request queue head & tail pointer
2025-10-13 22:55 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] mmc: pxamci: Fix passing NULL to PTR_ERR() in pxamci_probe()
2025-10-13 22:54 UTC (4+ messages)
[v7 00/16] mm: support device-private THP
2025-10-13 22:51 UTC (10+ messages)
` [v7 11/16] mm/migrate_device: add THP splitting during migration
[PATCH v6 0/7] HID: asus: Fix ASUS ROG Laptop's Keyboard backlight handling
2025-10-13 22:50 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 4/7] HID: asus: listen to the asus-wmi brightness device instead of creating one
+ vmalloc-update-__vmalloc_node_noprof-documentation.patch added to mm-new branch
2025-10-13 22:50 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] Support pinctrl for Loongson 2K0300 SoC
2025-10-13 22:48 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] dt-binding: pinctrl: Document Loongson 2K0300 pin controller
[PATCH] accel/qaic: Include signal.h in qaic_control.c
2025-10-13 22:48 UTC (2+ messages)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Set use_single_read" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
2025-10-13 22:48 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.6.y 1/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Fix invalid regmap-config max_register value
` [PATCH 6.6.y 2/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Drop unneeded assignment for cache_type
` [PATCH 6.6.y 3/3] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti: Set use_single_read regmap_config flag
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