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[PATCH] dt-bindings: intel: Add Agilex5 SoCFPGA modular board
 2026-02-26  5:21 UTC 

[PATCH] xfs: remove scratch field from struct xfs_gc_bio
 2026-02-26  5:21 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH ath-next] wifi: ath12k: account TX stats only when ACK/BA status is present
 2026-02-26  5:19 UTC 

[PATCH i-g-t v1] tests/kms_rotation_crc: Add skip reason for invalid plane rotation
 2026-02-26  5:19 UTC  (3+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.BAT: failure for "
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success "

[PATCH] sched/core: Fix error pointer dereference
 2026-02-26  5:18 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] drm: shmobile: Fix blank screen after resume when LCDC is stopped
 2026-02-26  5:13 UTC 

[PATCH] ARM: omap: fix all kernel-doc warnings
 2026-02-26  5:13 UTC 

[PATCH] iio: tsl2772: fix all kernel-doc warnings
 2026-02-26  5:12 UTC 

[PATCH] spi: s3c64xx: fix all kernel-doc warnings
 2026-02-26  5:12 UTC 

[PATCH] platform_data/mlxreg: mlxreg.h: fix all kernel-doc warnings
 2026-02-26  5:12 UTC 

[PATCH] dmaengine: fsl-edma: fix all kernel-doc warnings
 2026-02-26  5:12 UTC 

[PATCH] misc: apds990x: fix all kernel-doc warnings
 2026-02-26  5:12 UTC 

[PATCH v2] spl: Add generic SPL MTD loader support
 2026-02-26  5:10 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH] ntfs: Remove unneeded semicolon
 2026-02-26  5:09 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/1] smb/server: fix some refcount leaks
 2026-02-26  5:09 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/1] smb/server: fix refcount leak in smb2_open()

[PATCH 0/2] selftests/bpf: make probe_user safe for parallel runs
 2026-02-26  5:08 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] selftests/bpf: probe_user: filter by pid to avoid cross-test interference
` [PATCH 2/2] selftests/bpf: probe_user: drop serial restriction

[PATCH v3 2/2] PCI: rockchip-host: comment danger of 5.0 GT/s speed
 2026-02-26  5:06 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH 1/8] net/cnxk: support of plain packet reassembly
 2026-02-26  5:05 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 8/8] common/cnxk: enable CPT CQ for inline IPSec inbound

[PATCH 6.12.y] dm-verity: disable recursive forward error correction
 2026-02-26  5:04 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 6.6.y] dm-verity: disable recursive forward error correction
 2026-02-26  5:04 UTC 

[PATCH v3 2/3] btrfs: inhibit extent buffer writeback to prevent COW amplification
 2026-02-26  5:03 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] dax/kmem: account for partial dis-contiguous resource upon removal
 2026-02-26  5:01 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH V3 RESEND 0/2] Add tc3408 bindings and timing
 2026-02-26  4:59 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH V3 RESEND 2/2] HID: i2c-hid: elan: Add parade-tc3408 timing

[PATCH i-g-t 0/5] Add false sharing and XA app transient tests
 2026-02-26  4:59 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t 5/5] tests/intel/xe_pat: Validate XA App Transient feature

[PATCH bpf-next v4 0/4] bpf: Allow void return type for global subprogs
 2026-02-26  4:56 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v4 2/4] bpf: Separate bpf_throw() and bpf_exit() return value validation

[PATCH v2 0/9] gpu: nova-core: gsp: add continuation record support
 2026-02-26  4:55 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 7/9] gpu: nova-core: gsp: add command_size helper
` [PATCH v2 8/9] gpu: nova-core: gsp: support large RPCs via continuation record

[PATCH] drm/i915/backlight: Remove try_vesa_interface
 2026-02-26  4:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v1 01/10] perf vendor events intel: Update alderlake events from 1.35 to 1.37
 2026-02-26  4:53 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 02/10] perf vendor events intel: Update arrowlake events from 1.14 to 1.16
` [PATCH v1 03/10] perf vendor events intel: Update emeraldrapid events from 1.20 to 1.21
` [PATCH v1 04/10] perf vendor events intel: Update grandridge events from 1.10 to 1.11
` [PATCH v1 05/10] perf vendor events intel: Update graniterapids events from 1.16 to 1.17
` [PATCH v1 06/10] perf vendor events intel: Update lunarlake events from 1.19 to 1.21
` [PATCH v1 07/10] perf vendor events intel: Update lunarlake events from 1.18 to 1.20
` [PATCH v1 08/10] perf vendor events intel: Update pantherlake events from 1.02 to 1.04
` [PATCH v1 09/10] perf vendor events intel: Update sapphirerapids events from 1.35 to 1.36
` [PATCH v1 10/10] perf vendor events intel: Update sierraforest events from 1.13 to 1.15

[PATCH v4 0/2] arm64: dts: qcom: Introduce sa8255p platform device tree
 2026-02-26  4:51 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/2] dt-bindings: arm: qcom: add SA8255p Ride board
` [PATCH v4 2/2] arm64: dts: qcom: add initial support for qcom sa8255p-ride

[v2 PATCH] mach-k3: Defer CTRL_MMR access until after TIFS version response
 2026-02-26  4:50 UTC  (3+ messages)

[RFC] net/cnxk: only build if platform is specified
 2026-02-26  4:50 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [EXTERNAL] "

[PATCH RFC net-next 0/4] tcp: RFC 7323-compliant window retraction handling
 2026-02-26  4:49 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC net-next 1/4] tcp: implement RFC 7323 window retraction receiver requirements

[moderation/CI] Re: dma-buf: heaps: Turn heaps into modules
 2026-02-26  4:48 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/3] Add support for GPUCC and GXCLK for SM8750
 2026-02-26  4:45 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/3] clk: qcom: Add a driver for SM8750 GPU clocks

[PATCH v8 0/7] Attempt to fixup reset, wedge, unload corner cases
 2026-02-26  4:45 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure for Attempt to fixup reset, wedge, unload corner cases (rev2)

[PATCH v12] platform/x86: bitland-mifs-wmi: Add new Bitland MIFS WMI driver
 2026-02-26  4:44 UTC 

[PATCH v4 00/12] Fine grained fault locking, threaded prefetch, storm cache
 2026-02-26  4:36 UTC  (15+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 01/12] drm/xe: Fine grained page fault locking
` [PATCH v4 02/12] drm/xe: Allow prefetch-only VM bind IOCTLs to use VM read lock
` [PATCH v4 03/12] drm/xe: Thread prefetch of SVM ranges
` [PATCH v4 04/12] drm/xe: Use a single page-fault queue with multiple workers
` [PATCH v4 05/12] drm/xe: Add num_pf_work modparam
` [PATCH v4 06/12] drm/xe: Engine class and instance into a u8
` [PATCH v4 07/12] drm/xe: Track pagefault worker runtime
` [PATCH v4 08/12] drm/xe: Chain page faults via queue-resident cache to avoid fault storms
` [PATCH v4 09/12] drm/xe: Add pagefault chaining stats
` [PATCH v4 10/12] drm/xe: Add debugfs pagefault_info
` [PATCH v4 11/12] drm/xe: batch CT pagefault acks with periodic flush
` [PATCH v4 12/12] drm/xe: Track parallel page fault activity in GT stats
` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning for Fine grained fault locking, threaded prefetch, storm cache (rev4)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success "

[PATCH] genksyms: Fix parsing a declarator with a preceding attribute
 2026-02-26  4:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[DPDK/other Bug 1897] iavf_execute_vf_cmd(): Return failure -22 for cmd 11
 2026-02-26  4:35 UTC 

[PATCH 1/3] target/hexagon: fix J2_jumptnew/pt predicate check to use LSB
 2026-02-26  4:34 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] target/hexagon: use TCG_COND_TSTEQ/TSTNE for predicate branches
` [PATCH 3/3] tests/tcg/hexagon: add test for predicated .new branch LSB evaluation

[oe] [meta-oe] [PATCH 01/33] abseil-cpp: upgrade 20260107.0 -> 20260107.1
 2026-02-26  4:32 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [oe] [meta-oe] [PATCH 19/33] libyang: upgrade 3.13.6 -> 4.2.2

[PATCH V3] gdb: Upgrade 16.3 -> 17.1
 2026-02-26  4:31 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [OE-core] "

[PATCH V2] nvmet: move async event work off nvmet-wq
 2026-02-26  4:30 UTC 

[PATCH wireless-next v4] wifi: mac80211: Fix AAD/Nonce computation for management frames with MLO
 2026-02-26  4:29 UTC 

[PATCH 0/3] tests/kms_pipe_crc_basic: add mst suspend-resume test
 2026-02-26  4:26 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t 1/3] tests/intel/kms_mst_helper: Add helper to check for MST outputs
` [PATCH i-g-t 2/3] lib/igt_kms: Fix max_non_joiner_mode_found

[PATCH 6/8] dmaengine: tegra: Use iommu-map for stream ID
 2026-02-26  4:25 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [autobuild.buildroot.org] Daily results for 2026-02-25
 2026-02-26  4:25 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/2] net/netvsc: runtime queue reconfiguration and fixes
 2026-02-26  4:24 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] net/netvsc: fix subchannel leak on device removal
` [PATCH v2 2/2] net/netvsc: support runtime queue count reconfiguration

[PATCH ath-next] wifi: ath12k: Fix the assignment of logical link index
 2026-02-26  4:19 UTC 

[PATCH blktests v2 0/2] zbd: adjust to recent blkzone change
 2026-02-26  4:18 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH blktests v2 1/2] zbd/rc: do not use invalid write pointer values by blkzone report
` [PATCH blktests v2 2/2] zbd/002: do not check write pointers of conventional zones

[PATCH] net/netvsc: support runtime queue count reconfiguration
 2026-02-26  4:17 UTC  (3+ messages)
  ` [EXTERNAL] "

[jlayton:kdevops 5/30] xtensa-linux-ld: fs/nilfs2/bmap.c:438: undefined reference to `__udivdi3'
 2026-02-26  4:17 UTC 

[RFC PATCH v2 00/37] guest_memfd: In-place conversion support
 2026-02-26  4:16 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 09/37] KVM: guest_memfd: Add support for KVM_SET_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES2

[PATCH v2 0/7] Improve zoned (SMR) HDD write throughput
 2026-02-26  4:10 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/7] block: fix zone write plug removal
` [PATCH v2 2/7] block: fix zone write plugs refcount handling in disk_zone_wplug_schedule_bio_work()
` [PATCH v2 3/7] block: remove disk_zone_is_full()
` [PATCH v2 4/7] block: rename struct gendisk zone_wplugs_lock field
` [PATCH v2 5/7] block: allow submitting all zone writes from a single context
` [PATCH v2 6/7] block: default to QD=1 writes for blk-mq rotational zoned devices
` [PATCH v2 7/7] Documentation: ABI: stable: document the zoned_qd1_writes attribute

[PATCH net-next] net: inline skb_add_rx_frag_netmem()
 2026-02-26  4:12 UTC 

[PATCH net 0/5] mlx5 misc fixes 2026-02-24
 2026-02-26  4:10 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC v2] pidfs: convert rb-tree to rhashtable
 2026-02-26  4:09 UTC  (7+ messages)
    ` make_task_dead() & kthread_exit()

[BISECTED]: Black screen on 7.0-rc1
 2026-02-26  4:08 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH 00/15 v2] tick/sched: Refactor idle cputime accounting
 2026-02-26  4:06 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH 04/15] powerpc/time: Prepare to stop elapsing in dynticks-idle

[rdma:wip/leon-for-rc] BUILD SUCCESS 104016eb671e19709721c1b0048dd912dc2e96be
 2026-02-26  4:06 UTC 

[syzbot] [trace?] WARNING in tracing_buffers_mmap_close (3)
 2026-02-26  4:06 UTC 

[PATCH ath-next] wifi: ath11k: Pass the correct value of each TID during a stop AMPDU session
 2026-02-26  4:05 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2] ntfs: Fix two minor issues in namei.c
 2026-02-26  4:03 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] ntfs: Replace ERR_PTR(0) with NULL
` [PATCH 2/2] ntfs: Remove impossible condition

[PATCH v3 v5.10-v5.15 ] ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit()
 2026-02-26  3:55 UTC 

[PATCH v2] erofs-utils: fsck: support extracting subtrees
 2026-02-26  4:00 UTC 

[PATCH v3 v6.1-v6.6] ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit()
 2026-02-26  3:55 UTC 

[PATCH net-next 0/2] Add selftests helper to get N unique ports
 2026-02-26  4:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 v6.12] ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit()
 2026-02-26  3:54 UTC 

[bitbake-devel][PATCH] fetch2/git.py: fix update_mirror_links
 2026-02-26  3:59 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] erofs-utils: fsck: support extracting subtrees
 2026-02-26  3:58 UTC 

[RESEND] In cgroup v2, setting a smaller value for sched_rt_runtime_us fails
 2026-02-26  3:38 UTC 

[PATCH i-g-t] tests/kms_bw: Skip tests when outputs don't support the mode
 2026-02-26  3:58 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure for "

[PATCH] drm/amd/pm: remove invalid gpu_metrics.energy_accumulator on smu v13.0.7
 2026-02-26  3:57 UTC 

[GIT PULL] wireless-2026-02-25
 2026-02-26  3:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net 2/2] netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion
 2026-02-26  3:56 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [net,2/2] "

[PATCH v3 v3 1/2] selftests/harness: order TEST_F and XFAIL_ADD constructors
 2026-02-26  3:53 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 00/13] Enable I2C on SA8255p Qualcomm platforms
 2026-02-26  3:52 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 07/13] soc: qcom: geni-se: Introduce helper APIs for performance control

[PATCH] perf trace: Handle task exit in BPF syscall summary
 2026-02-26  3:52 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 00/12] Fine grained fault locking, threaded prefetch, storm cache
 2026-02-26  3:51 UTC  (3+ messages)
` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning for Fine grained fault locking, threaded prefetch, storm cache (rev3)
` ✗ CI.KUnit: failure "

[PATCH net-next 0/9] netfilter: updates for net-next
 2026-02-26  3:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] net: ntb_netdev: Add Multi-queue support
 2026-02-26  3:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH kernel 0/9] PCI/TSM: coco/sev-guest: Implement SEV-TIO PCIe TDISP (phase2)
 2026-02-26  3:49 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH kernel 1/9] pci/tsm: Add TDISP report blob and helpers to parse it
` [PATCH kernel 7/9] coco/sev-guest: Implement the guest support for SEV TIO (phase2)

[PATCH] erofs-utils: fsck: support extracting subtrees
 2026-02-26  3:49 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH i-g-t] tests/intel/kms_sharpness_filter: Restructure modifier validation into per-modifier subtests
 2026-02-26  3:48 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v6 00/35] Introduce support for confidential guest reset (x86)
 2026-02-26  3:46 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 35/35] migration: return EEXIST when trying to add the same migration blocker

[PATCH v5 00/41] arm_mpam: Add KVM/arm64 and resctrl glue code
 2026-02-26  3:47 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 26/41] arm_mpam: resctrl: Add monitor initialisation and domain boilerplate

[PATCH v7 00/23] MediaTek UFS Cleanup and MT8196 Enablement
 2026-02-26  3:46 UTC  (14+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 17/23] scsi: ufs: mediatek: Rework ufs_mtk_wait_idle_state
` [PATCH v7 18/23] scsi: ufs: mediatek: Don't acquire dvfsrc-vcore twice
` [PATCH v7 20/23] scsi: ufs: mediatek: Back up idle timer in per-instance struct

[PATCH net-next 4/9] ipvs: do not keep dest_dst after dest is removed
 2026-02-26  3:44 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [net-next,4/9] "

[PATCH 0/5] support batched checking of the young flag for MGLRU
 2026-02-26  3:42 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] mm: use inline helper functions instead of ugly macros
` [PATCH 3/5] mm: add a batched helper to clear the young flag for large folios

[PATCH net-next 3/9] ipvs: use single svc table
 2026-02-26  3:41 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [net-next,3/9] "

[PATCH net-next 1/9] ipvs: make ip_vs_svc_table and ip_vs_svc_fwm_table per netns
 2026-02-26  3:41 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [net-next,1/9] "

[PATCH V5 00/12] pci-imx6: Add support for parsing the reset property in new Root Port binding
 2026-02-26  3:40 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH V5 02/12] PCI: host-generic: Add common helpers for parsing Root Port properties

[PATCH v20 net] net: pppoe: avoid zero-length arrays in struct pppoe_hdr
 2026-02-26  3:40 UTC  (4+ messages)

[OE-core] [PATCH] python3-rdflib: upgrade 7.5.0 -> 7.6.0
 2026-02-26  3:39 UTC 

[PATCHv2 iproute2-next] iplink: bond_slave: print actor and partner churn state
 2026-02-26  3:38 UTC 

[RFCv2 PATCH 00/13] intel_iommu: Enable PASID support for passthrough device
 2026-02-26  3:37 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [RFCv2 PATCH 05/13] intel_iommu: Change pasid property from bool to uint8
` [RFCv2 PATCH 12/13] intel_iommu_accel: Add pasid bits size check

[linux-next:master 1169/2193] drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h:369:27: sparse: sparse: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces):
 2026-02-26  3:36 UTC 

[RFC PATCH v1 0/7] Open HugeTLB allocation routine for more generic use
 2026-02-26  3:37 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/13] libmultipath: a generic multipath lib for block drivers
 2026-02-26  3:37 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 03/13] libmultipath: Add path selection support

[PATCH v2 0/6] Enable UFS support on Milos
 2026-02-26  3:36 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH RFC] arm64: dts: qcom: qcs6490-rb3gen2: Enable uPD720201 and GL3590
 2026-02-26  3:35 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH net-next] bonding: print churn state via netlink
 2026-02-26  3:35 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH iproute2-next] iplink: bond_slave: print actor and partner churn state

[PATCH] zram: rename writeback_compressed device attr
 2026-02-26  3:34 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/5] vPCI: extended capability handling
 2026-02-26  3:33 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/5] vPCI: introduce private header

[PATCH] leds: lgm-sso: Remove duplicate assignments for priv->mmap
 2026-02-26  3:30 UTC 

[PATCH][net-next] net/devlink: Move health recovery notification after abort check
 2026-02-26  3:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v2] net: cadence: macb: add ethtool nway_reset support
 2026-02-26  3:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3] net/ibmveth: fix comment typos in ibmveth.c
 2026-02-26  3:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] erofs fixes for 7.0-rc2
 2026-02-26  3:28 UTC  (2+ messages)

[LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC][RFC PATCH v4 00/27] Private Memory Nodes (w/ Compressed RAM)
 2026-02-26  3:27 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH mm-unstable v15 00/13] khugepaged: mTHP support
 2026-02-26  3:27 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH mm-unstable v15 02/13] mm/khugepaged: generalize alloc_charge_folio()
` [PATCH mm-unstable v15 03/13] mm/khugepaged: generalize __collapse_huge_page_* for mTHP support
` [PATCH mm-unstable v15 04/13] mm/khugepaged: introduce collapse_max_ptes_none helper function
` [PATCH mm-unstable v15 05/13] mm/khugepaged: generalize collapse_huge_page for mTHP collapse
` [PATCH mm-unstable v15 06/13] mm/khugepaged: skip collapsing mTHP to smaller orders
` [PATCH mm-unstable v15 07/13] mm/khugepaged: add per-order mTHP collapse failure statistics
` [PATCH mm-unstable v15 08/13] mm/khugepaged: improve tracepoints for mTHP orders
` [PATCH mm-unstable v15 09/13] mm/khugepaged: introduce collapse_allowable_orders helper function
` [PATCH mm-unstable v15 10/13] mm/khugepaged: Introduce mTHP collapse support
` [PATCH mm-unstable v15 11/13] mm/khugepaged: avoid unnecessary mTHP collapse attempts
` [PATCH mm-unstable v15 12/13] mm/khugepaged: run khugepaged for all orders
` [PATCH mm-unstable v15 13/13] Documentation: mm: update the admin guide for mTHP collapse

[PATCH v6 00/10] arm64: dts: qcom: kaanapali: Add more features
 2026-02-26  3:27 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 10/10] arm64: defconfig: Enable Kaanapali clock controllers

[i915-ci-only NO-REVIEW 24/25] PREEMPT_RT injection
 2026-02-26  3:26 UTC 

[tip:sched/core] BUILD SUCCESS 2e7af192697ef2a71c76fd57860b0fcd02754e14
 2026-02-26  3:23 UTC 

[tip:perf/urgent] BUILD SUCCESS c9bc1753b3cc41d0e01fbca7f035258b5f4db0ae
 2026-02-26  3:24 UTC 

[PATCH v6 0/5] arm64/riscv: Add support for crashkernel CMA reservation
 2026-02-26  3:24 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 4/5] arm64: kexec: "

[PATCH 00/10] NTB: epf: Enable per-doorbell bit handling while keeping legacy offset
 2026-02-26  3:24 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 07/10] NTB: epf: Make db_valid_mask cover only real doorbell bits


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