messages from 2026-01-20 17:12:39 to 2026-01-20 17:55:53 UTC [more...]
[PATCH v3 0/2] scripts: introduce containerized builds
2026-01-20 17:55 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v13 00/12] x509, pkcs7, crypto: Add ML-DSA and RSASSA-PSS signing
2026-01-20 17:55 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v13 01/12] crypto: Add ML-DSA crypto_sig support
` [PATCH v13 02/12] pkcs7: Allow the signing algo to calculate the digest itself
` [PATCH v13 12/12] pkcs7: Add ML-DSA FIPS selftest
[PATCH] maple_tree: update mas_next[_range] docs
2026-01-20 17:54 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] binman: elf: Check for ELF_TOOLS availability in is_valid
2026-01-20 17:55 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] "
[PATCH bpf RESEND v2 0/2] bpf: Fix memory access flags in helper prototypes
2026-01-20 17:54 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf RESEND v2 1/2] "
[PATCH v9 00/13] kasan: x86: arm64: KASAN tag-based mode for x86
2026-01-20 17:54 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 1/2] dma-direct: Validate DMA mask against canonical DMA addresses
2026-01-20 17:54 UTC (7+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/8] gpu: nova-core: expose the logging buffers via debugfs
2026-01-20 17:54 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 2/8] rust: debugfs: add Dir::empty() for conditional debugfs usage
[PATCH v3 00/16] Enable rust support for linux kernel
2026-01-20 17:52 UTC (17+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 01/16] linux-yocto: conditionally add clang/rust/bindgen-cli-native to DEPENDS
` [PATCH v3 02/16] rust: Install the Rust source
` [PATCH v3 03/16] rust: install Rust library sources for target & sdk
` [PATCH v3 04/16] kernel-yocto: enable Rust kernel support via 'make rustavailable'
` [PATCH v3 05/16] linux-yocto: enable Rust support in kernel configuration
` [PATCH v3 06/16] kernel-yocto: Fix for buildpaths errors when rust is enabled for kernel
` [PATCH v3 07/16] make-mod-scripts: split `HOSTCC` flag to align with to linux-yocto
` [PATCH v3 08/16] kernel-yocto.bbclass: Disable ccache when rust-kernel is enabled
` [PATCH v3 09/16] kernel-devsrc: copying rust-kernel source to $kerneldir/build
` [PATCH v3 10/16] selftest/cases/runtime_test: Add test for Linux Rust sample
` [PATCH v3 11/16] kernel.bbclass: Copy include/config/auto.conf in STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR
` [PATCH v3 12/16] kernel.bbclass: Export artifacts needed for out-of-tree Rust compilation
` [PATCH v3 13/16] module.bbclass: Prepare out-of-tree rust module compilation
` [PATCH v3 14/16] meta-skeleton: Add rust-out-of-tree-module recipe
` [PATCH v3 15/16] make-mod-scripts: fix for buildpath issues with rust-out-of-tree compilation
` [PATCH v3 16/16] runtime_test: Add rust-out-of-tree selftest
[PATCH dwarves 0/4] Improve BTF concrete function accuracy
2026-01-20 17:54 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH dwarves 3/4] btf_encoder: Add true_signature feature support for "."-suffixed functions
` [PATCH dwarves 4/4] btf_encoder: Prefer strong function definitions for BTF generation
[PATCH v1 00/23] perf dwarf/libdw extra support, speed and clean ups
2026-01-20 17:53 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 04/23] perf unwind-libdw: fix a cross-arch unwinding bug
[PATCH v3 00/25] migration: Cleanup early connection code
2026-01-20 17:52 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 06/25] migration: Use migrate_mode() to query for cpr-transfer
[PATCH bpf-next v6 0/2] bpf, x86: inline bpf_get_current_task() for x86_64
2026-01-20 17:52 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v6 2/2] selftests/bpf: test the jited inline of bpf_get_current_task
[OE-core][scarthgap 11/22] cups: allow unknown directives in conf files
2026-01-20 17:52 UTC (5+ messages)
` Patchtest results for "
[PATCH v2] drm/i915/selftests: Prevent userspace mapping invalidation
2026-01-20 17:52 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCHSET] xfsprogs: various bug fixes for 6.19
2026-01-20 17:51 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] mkfs: set rtstart from user-specified dblocks
` [PATCH 2/5] xfs_logprint: print log data to the screen in host-endian order
` [PATCH 3/5] mkfs: quiet down warning about insufficient write zones
` [PATCH 4/5] xfs_mdrestore: fix restoration on filesystems with 4k sectors
` [PATCH 5/5] debian: don't explicitly reload systemd from postinst
[PATCH v4 0/8] drm/xe/madvise: Add support for purgeable buffer objects
2026-01-20 17:51 UTC (17+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/8] drm/xe/uapi: Add UAPI "
` [PATCH v4 2/8] drm/xe/bo: Add purgeable bo state tracking and field madv to xe_bo
` [PATCH v4 3/8] drm/xe/madvise: Implement purgeable buffer object support
` [PATCH v4 4/8] drm/xe/bo: Handle CPU faults on purged buffer objects
` [PATCH v4 5/8] drm/xe/vm: Prevent binding of "
` [PATCH v4 6/8] drm/xe/madvise: Implement per-VMA purgeable state tracking
` [PATCH v4 7/8] drm/xe/madvise: Block imported and exported dma-bufs
[PATCH v5 0/7] mmc: host: renesas_sdhi_core: support configuring an optional sdio mux
2026-01-20 15:57 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 2/7] mux: Add helper functions for getting optional and selected mux-state
[PATCH v5 0/3] fix wrong usage of memory allocation APIs under PREEMPT_RT in arm64
2026-01-20 17:49 UTC (12+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 2/3] arm64: mmu: avoid allocating pages while splitting the linear mapping
[PATCH v3 00/24] KVM: TDX huge page support for private memory
2026-01-20 17:51 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 11/24] KVM: x86/mmu: Introduce kvm_split_cross_boundary_leafs()
[PATCH v2 0/2] add and use vma_assert_stabilised() helper
2026-01-20 17:49 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] mm/vma: use lockdep where we can, reduce duplication
[PATCH v3 00/19] Microchip OTPC driver on SAM9X60 exposing UIDxR as additional nvmem device
2026-01-20 15:44 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 07/19] clk: at91: Add peripheral id for OTPC
` [PATCH v3 17/19] ARM: dts: microchip: sam9x60: Add OTPC node
` [PATCH v3 18/19] ARM: dts: microchip: sam9x60_curiosity: Enable OTP Controller
` [PATCH v3 19/19] dt-bindings: clock: at91: Remove old PMC definitions
[PATCH 0/2] Improve handling of the __klp_{objects,funcs} sections in modules
2026-01-20 17:48 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] livepatch: Fix having __klp_objects relics in non-livepatch modules
[PATCH 00/12] Add support for Renesas RZ/G3L SoC and SMARC-EVK platform
2026-01-20 17:48 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/12] dt-bindings: serial: renesas,scif: Document RZ/G3L SoC
` [PATCH 02/12] dt-bindings: dma: rz-dmac: "
` [PATCH 03/12] dt-bindings: soc: renesas: Document Renesas RZ/G3L SoC variants
` [PATCH 04/12] dt-bindings: soc: renesas: Document RZ/G3L SMARC SoM and Carrier-II EVK
[bluez/bluez] 6a7f38: doc: Port assigned-numbers.txt to RST
2026-01-20 17:48 UTC
[PATCH] selftests/mm: Have the harness run each test category separately
2026-01-20 17:47 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/5] PCI: dwc: Rework the error handling of dw_pcie_wait_for_link() API
2026-01-20 17:47 UTC (12+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/5] PCI: dwc: Return -ENODEV from dw_pcie_wait_for_link() if device is not found
` [PATCH v4 2/5] PCI: dwc: Return -EIO from dw_pcie_wait_for_link() if device is not active
` [PATCH v4 3/5] PCI: dwc: Rename and move ltssm_status_string() to pcie-designware.c
` [PATCH v4 4/5] PCI: dwc: Rework the error print of dw_pcie_wait_for_link()
` [PATCH v4 5/5] PCI: dwc: Fail dw_pcie_host_init() if dw_pcie_wait_for_link() returns -ETIMEDOUT
[PATCH] firmware: smccc: default ARM_SMCCC_SOC_ID to disabled
2026-01-20 17:47 UTC (11+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/edid: Use struct cea_db when parsing HDMI VSDB
2026-01-20 17:46 UTC (6+ messages)
close(2) with EINTR has been changed by POSIX.1-2024
2026-01-20 17:46 UTC (10+ messages)
` [RFC v1] man/man2/close.2: CAVEATS: Document divergence from POSIX.1-2024
[PATCH 13/13] clk: microchip: core: allow driver to be compiled with COMPILE_TEST
2026-01-20 17:46 UTC (7+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/3] selftests/mm: add memory failure selftests
2026-01-20 17:46 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] selftests/mm: add memory failure anonymous page test
[PATCH] mm/kfence: randomize the freelist on initialization
2026-01-20 17:46 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 1/2] mm/kasan: Fix KASAN poisoning in vrealloc()
2026-01-20 17:46 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH] mm-kasan-fix-kasan-poisoning-in-vrealloc-fix
[PATCH] ASoC: SDCA: Add NO_DIRECT_COMPLETE flag to class driver
2026-01-20 17:45 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH V5 0/4] ufs: ufs-qcom: Add support firmware managed platforms
2026-01-20 17:44 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH V5 3/4] scsi: ufs: core Enforce minimum pm level for sysfs configuration
[PATCH v3] Add packaging configuration for Debian
2026-01-20 17:44 UTC
[PATCH nft v2] parser_bison: on syntax errors, output expected tokens
2026-01-20 17:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/xe: Manage nvm aux cleanup with devres
2026-01-20 17:42 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 0/2] Fix nvm aux resource cleanup
` [PATCH 2/2] drm/xe/nvm: Fix double-free on aux add failure
[PATCH 0/2] arm: dts: lpc32xx: Set motor control PWM clock as required one
2026-01-20 17:42 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: pwm: nxp,lpc32xx-pwm: Specify clocks property as mandatory
[PATCH 1/2] io_uring/kbuf: fix signedness in this_len calculation
2026-01-20 17:41 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v11 00/11] HID: asus: Fix ASUS ROG Laptop's Keyboard backlight handling
2026-01-20 17:41 UTC (14+ messages)
` [PATCH v11 02/11] HID: asus: initialize additional endpoints only for legacy devices
[Regression in 6.19-rc6] Build breakage after commit 436326bc525d
2026-01-20 17:40 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH BlueZ] adapter: Fix bt_uuid_hash() crash
2026-01-20 17:40 UTC (2+ messages)
` [BlueZ] "
[PATCH 0/5] efi_loader: disk: Add EFI_PARTITION_INFO_PROTOCOL support for MBR
2026-01-20 17:39 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/5] efi_loader: disk: Extend EFI_PARTITION_INFO_PROTOCOL to support MBR
[PATCH v4 00/17] python: drop qemu.qmp from qemu.git tree
2026-01-20 17:37 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 05/17] meson, mkvenv: add functests custom target
[PATCH v5] driver core: enforce device_lock for driver_match_device()
2026-01-20 17:38 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/4] vfio: Add DMABUF support for PCI BAR regions
2026-01-20 17:37 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/4] hw/net/virtio-net: Adapt hash handling to updated UAPI
+ kho-init-alloc-tags-when-restoring-pages-from-reserved-memory.patch added to mm-hotfixes-unstable branch
2026-01-20 17:36 UTC
[merged mm-hotfixes-stable] kho-init-alloc-tags-when-restoring-pages-from-reserved-memory.patch removed from -mm tree
2026-01-20 17:36 UTC (3+ messages)
[RFC] doc: add AGENTS.md for AI-powered code review tools
2026-01-20 17:35 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4] "
[PATCH v10 0/5] rust: pci: add config space read/write support
2026-01-20 17:35 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 2/5] rust: io: separate generic I/O helpers from MMIO implementation
[PATCH v2 0/23] fs-verity support for XFS with post EOF merkle tree
2026-01-20 17:34 UTC (12+ messages)
` fsverity metadata offset, was: "
` [f2fs-dev] "
[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2 0/5] ice: add support for devmem/io_uring Rx and Tx
2026-01-20 17:34 UTC (5+ messages)
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2 3/5] ice: migrate to netdev ops lock
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next] ice: fix system hang on `ethtool -L`
` "
[PATCH blktests v7 0/3] replace module removal with patient module removal
2026-01-20 17:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/8] migration: Add COLO multifd support and COLO migration unit test
2026-01-20 17:32 UTC (17+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/8] MAINTAINERS: Add myself as maintainer for COLO migration framework
` [PATCH v2 2/8] MAINTAINERS: Remove Hailiang Zhang from "
` [PATCH v2 3/8] Move ram state receive into multifd_ram_state_recv()
` [PATCH v2 4/8] multifd: Add COLO support
` [PATCH v2 5/8] migration-test: Add COLO migration unit test
` [PATCH v2 6/8] Convert colo main documentation to restructuredText
` [PATCH v2 7/8] qemu-colo.rst: Miscellaneous changes
` [PATCH v2 8/8] qemu-colo.rst: Simplify the block replication setup
[PATCH bpf-next v7 0/3] bpf: Fix FIONREAD and copied_seq issues
2026-01-20 15:38 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v7 1/3] bpf, sockmap: Fix incorrect copied_seq calculation
[PATCH 0/2] Provide Rust atomic helpers over raw pointers
2026-01-20 17:32 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] rust: sync: atomic: Add atomic operation "
[RESEND PATCH v12 0/3] Support hiding capability when its initialization fails
2026-01-20 17:31 UTC (3+ messages)
` [RESEND PATCH v12 1/3] vpci/rebar: Implement cleanup function for Rebar
[PATCH v4 0/4] Add Kconfig option to remove microcode loading support
2026-01-20 17:31 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 4/5] docs/misra: Remove earlycpio.c from the Eclair exclusion list
enable cached zone report v4
2026-01-20 17:31 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] xfs: use blkdev_report_zones_cached()
[PATCH v3 0/2] pinctrl: qcom: Add Mahua TLMM support
2026-01-20 17:31 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] dt-bindings: pinctrl: qcom,glymur-tlmm: Document Mahua TLMM block
` [PATCH v3 2/2] pinctrl: qcom: glymur: Add Mahua TLMM support
Deadlock in usb subsystem on shutdown, 6.18.3+
2026-01-20 17:29 UTC (7+ messages)
[GIT PULL] nuvoton: First batch of arm fixes for v6.19
2026-01-20 17:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add Andrew as M: to ARM/NUVOTON NPCM ARCHITECTURE
2026-01-20 17:30 UTC (2+ messages)
Patchwork summary for: linux-soc
2026-01-20 17:30 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] btrfs: get rid of compressed_bio::compressed_folios[] part 1
2026-01-20 17:29 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/7] flow_parser: add shared parser library
2026-01-20 17:29 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 7/7] dts: fix invalid f-string syntax in testpmd API
[PATCH v2 0/3] Samsung mfd/rtc driver alarm IRQ simplification
2026-01-20 17:28 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/4] x86/mm: Some fixes about global ASID allocation
2026-01-20 17:24 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] x86/mm: Correct the actual size of available global ASID range
` [PATCH v2 4/4] x86/mm: Reset global ASID space when ASID rollover
[to-be-updated] panic-add-panic_force_cpu=-parameter-to-redirect-panic-to-a-specific-cpu.patch removed from -mm tree
2026-01-20 17:27 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: set max_agbno to allow sparse alloc of last full inode" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
2026-01-20 17:26 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.12.y] xfs: set max_agbno to allow sparse alloc of last full inode chunk
[folded-merged] panic-add-panic_force_cpu=-parameter-to-redirect-panic-to-a-specific-cpu-fix.patch removed from -mm tree
2026-01-20 17:26 UTC
[folded-merged] panic-add-panic_force_cpu=-parameter-to-redirect-panic-to-a-specific-cpu-checkpatch-fixes.patch removed from -mm tree
2026-01-20 17:26 UTC
[PATCH v2 1/3] drivers/cxl: introduce cxl_region_driver field for cxl_region
2026-01-20 17:26 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/3] cxl/core/region: move pmem region driver logic into pmem_region
` [PATCH v2 3/3] cxl/core/region: move dax region driver logic into dax_region
[PATCH v6 00/16] Exposing case folding behavior
2026-01-20 17:26 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 01/16] fs: Add case sensitivity flags to file_kattr
` [f2fs-dev] "
[PATCH v6 0/2] Miscellaneous fixes in drm code
2026-01-20 17:25 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for "
[PATCH v7 0/2] Make KHO Stateless
2026-01-20 17:25 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 2/2] kho: Remove finalize state and clients
[PATCH V2 0/2] nvme: optimize passthrough IOPOLL completion for local ring context
2026-01-20 17:24 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] iommu/amd: serialize sequence allocation under concurrent TLB invalidations
2026-01-20 17:24 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/5] Add versaclock3 support for RZ/V2H and RZ/V2N EVKs
2026-01-20 17:24 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/5] clk: versaclock3: Remove unused SE2 clock select macro
` [PATCH v2 2/5] clk: versaclock3: Use clk_parent_data arrays for clk_mux
` [PATCH v2 3/5] clk: versaclock3: Add freerunning 32.768kHz clock support
` [PATCH v2 4/5] arm64: dts: renesas: r9a09g057h44-rzv2h-evk: Add versa3 clock generator node
` [PATCH v2 5/5] arm64: dts: renesas: r9a09g056n48-rzv2n-evk: "
[RFC PATCH 0/2] Improve user experience with xfs_fsr
2026-01-20 17:23 UTC (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/2] libfrog: make xfrog_defragrange return a positive valued
` [RFC PATCH 2/2] fsr: Always print error messages from xfrog_defragrange()
[PATCH 2/3] driver core: Add NUMA-node awareness to the synchronous probe path
2026-01-20 17:23 UTC (2+ messages)
[BlueZ v2 0/7] Port text docs to RST
2026-01-20 17:18 UTC (8+ messages)
` [BlueZ v2 1/7] doc: Port assigned-numbers.txt "
` [BlueZ v2 2/7] doc: Port thermometer-api.txt "
` [BlueZ v2 3/7] doc: Port security-bugs.txt "
` [BlueZ v2 4/7] doc: Port coding-style.txt "
` [BlueZ v2 5/7] doc: Port sap-api.txt "
` [BlueZ v2 6/7] doc: Port maintainer-guidelines.txt "
` [BlueZ v2 7/7] doc: Port health-api.txt "
[PATCH v3 00/21] slab: replace cpu (partial) slabs with sheaves
2026-01-20 17:19 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 09/21] slab: add optimized sheaf refill from partial list
[PATCH v4] tests/unit: add unit test for qemu_hexdump()
2026-01-20 17:18 UTC
[PATCH v2] mfd: stpmic1: Attempt system shutdown twice in case PMIC is confused
2026-01-20 17:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] dpkg: Fix ADMINDIR
2026-01-20 17:18 UTC (5+ messages)
` [OE-core] "
[PATCH i-g-t 00/12] lib/kms: More pipe->crtc conversion
2026-01-20 17:16 UTC (13+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t 01/12] igt/kms: Nuke igt_pipe_is_prop_changed() and igt_pipe_set_prop_value()
` [PATCH i-g-t 02/12] lib/kms: Rename igt_pipe_obj_*_prop()
` [PATCH i-g-t 03/12] lib/kms: Pass igt_crtc_t to igt_pipe_refresh()
` [PATCH i-g-t 04/12] lib/kms: Don't pass 'display' to igt_fill_pipe_props)_
` [PATCH i-g-t 05/12] lib/kms: Rename a bunch of crtc functions
` [PATCH i-g-t 06/12] lib/kms: Eliminate some redundant igt_crtc_for_pipe()s
` [PATCH i-g-t 07/12] lib/crc: Convert igt_pipe_crc away from enum pipe
` [PATCH i-g-t 08/12] lib/kms: Add igt_crtc_t based CRC wrappers
` [PATCH i-g-t 09/12] lib/kms: Use igt_crtc_crc_new()
` [PATCH i-g-t 10/12] lib/kms: Use igt_crtc_crc_new() more
` [PATCH i-g-t 11/12] lib/kms: Use igt_crtc_crc_new_nonblock() more
` [PATCH i-g-t 12/12] lib/kms: Use igt_crtc_crc_new() even more
[PATCH 2/3] Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Remove unneeded CONFIG_PM ifdef
2026-01-20 17:17 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH net-next 0/8] net: dsa: microchip: Add PTP support for the KSZ8463
2026-01-20 17:17 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 5/8] net: dsa: microchip: Add KSZ8463 tail tag handling
[PATCH v3] tests/unit: add unit test for qemu_hexdump()
2026-01-20 17:15 UTC (10+ messages)
[PATCH] fio: Add ZBD support to io_uring engines
2026-01-20 17:16 UTC (2+ messages)
[mic:next 2/8] security/landlock/audit.c:264:34: sparse: sparse: unsigned value that used to be signed checked against zero?
2026-01-20 17:15 UTC
[PATCH] dt-bindings: mfd: Document smp-memram subnode for aspeed,ast2x00-scu
2026-01-20 17:13 UTC (2+ messages)
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[masneyb:mips-compile-pic32-drivers 24/29] drivers/watchdog/pic32-wdt.c:125: Error: unrecognized instruction `nop'
2026-01-20 17:13 UTC (2+ messages)
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