messages from 2026-03-31 14:22:44 to 2026-03-31 15:02:59 UTC [more...]
[PATCH 0/2] Enable Mali G310 GPU support on i.MX952 board
2026-03-31 14:31 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: gpu: mali-valhall-csf: Document i.MX952 support
[PATCH] ALSA: hda/realtek: Add quirk for Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14IMH9
2026-03-31 14:21 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v8 0/5] platform/x86: uniwill-laptop: More support for TUXEDO devices
2026-03-31 15:02 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/12] treewide: Convert buses to use generic driver_override
2026-03-31 15:02 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 06/12] platform/wmi: use generic driver_override infrastructure
[PATCH v5 net 00/11] xsk: tailroom reservation and MTU validation
2026-03-31 15:02 UTC (12+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 net 01/11] xsk: tighten UMEM headroom validation to account for tailroom and min frame
` [PATCH v5 net 02/11] xsk: respect tailroom for ZC setups
` [PATCH v5 net 03/11] xsk: fix XDP_UMEM_SG_FLAG issues
` [PATCH v5 net 04/11] xsk: validate MTU against usable frame size on bind
` [PATCH v5 net 05/11] selftests: bpf: introduce a common routine for reading procfs
` [PATCH v5 net 06/11] selftests: bpf: fix pkt grow tests
` [PATCH v5 net 07/11] selftests: bpf: have a separate variable for drop test
` [PATCH v5 net 08/11] selftests: bpf: adjust rx_dropped xskxceiver's test to respect tailroom
` [PATCH v5 net 09/11] idpf: remove xsk frame size check against alignment
` [PATCH v5 net 10/11] igc: remove home-grown xsk's frame size validation
` [PATCH v5 net 11/11] gve: "
[PATCH v2] loop: block changing lo_offset/lo_sizelimit on mounted device
2026-03-31 15:02 UTC (4+ messages)
[RFC PATCH v2 0/9] add software ecdsa support
2026-03-31 15:01 UTC (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 1/9] mbedtls: enable support of ecc
[PATCH nf] netfilter: x_tables: restrict xt_check_match/xt_check_target extensions for NFPROTO_ARP
2026-03-31 15:01 UTC
[PATCH] dmaengine: loongson: loongson2-apb: fix broken bus width validation in ls2x_dmac_detect_burst()
2026-03-31 15:01 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[PATCH v1] hwmon: (asus-ec-sensors) fix T_Sensor for PRIME X670E-PRO WIFI
2026-03-31 15:01 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[PATCH] init.h: discard exitcall symbols early
2026-03-31 15:01 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v5] media: iris: add FPS calculation and VPP FW overhead in frequency formula
2026-03-31 15:01 UTC
[PATCH 0/4] drm/panel: simple: add Waveshare LCD panels
2026-03-31 15:01 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] dt-bindings: display: waveshare,dsp2dpi: describe DSI2LVDS setup
[PATCH v6 0/6] Use killable vma write locking in most places
2026-03-31 15:01 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 2/6] mm: use vma_start_write_killable() in mm syscalls
[PATCH RFC 0/2] arm64: dts: qcom: eliza: Add display
2026-03-31 15:01 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/3] fwu: Call EFI stack initialization after preboot
2026-03-31 15:00 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v7 0/4] tests/intel/xe_vm: Add drm_xe_vm_get_property tests
2026-03-31 15:00 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 1/4] drm-uapi/xe: Declare xe_vm_get_property_ioctl
` [PATCH v7 2/4] lib/xe/xe_ioctl: Add xe_vm_get_property helper function
` [PATCH v7 3/4] tests/intel/xe_vm: Add DRM_IOCTL_XE_VM_GET_PROPERTY validation tests
[PATCH 0/4] Support metadata-driven A/B boot for STM32MP25
2026-03-31 15:00 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] lib: uuid: add partition type GUID for extended bootloader
` [PATCH 2/4] cmd: part: support lookup by UUID in 'part number'
` [2/4] "
` [PATCH 3/4] fwu: add helper to get image GUID by type and bank index
` [3/4] "
[RFC PATCH] Limit directory child dentry retention
2026-03-31 14:59 UTC (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH] vfs: limit "
[PATCH] mm/damon: validate min_region_size to be power of 2
2026-03-31 15:00 UTC (2+ messages)
` (sashiko review) "
[PATCH v3 1/3] loop: fix partition scan race between udev and loop_reread_partitions()
2026-03-31 14:59 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4] media: iris: add FPS calculation and VPP FW overhead in frequency formula
2026-03-31 14:59 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] Fix illegal access in IOMMU debugfs
2026-03-31 14:58 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] dt-bindings: media: hisilicon,hix5hd2-ir: convert to YAML
2026-03-31 14:58 UTC
[Feature Proposal] Add a built-in 'git whoami' command
2026-03-31 14:57 UTC
[PATCH v7 00/22] Runtime TDX module update support
2026-03-31 14:58 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 06/22] coco/tdx-host: Expose P-SEAMLDR information via sysfs
[PATCH] qga: implement 'guest-get-nvidia-smi' command
2026-03-31 13:07 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: fix atomic updates to RING_OPERATION1 register
2026-03-31 14:57 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v3 0/2] Add support for PIC64-HPSC/HX MDIO controller
2026-03-31 14:57 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v3 2/2] net: mdio: add a driver "
[PATCH v2] ARM: module: fix unwind section relocation out of range error
2026-03-31 14:56 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2 bpf-next 0/6] Fix invariant violations and improve branch detection
2026-03-31 14:56 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 bpf-next 2/6] bpf: Use bpf_verifier_env buffers for reg_set_min_max
[PATCH v2 0/8] Implement SR-IOV support for PVH
2026-03-31 14:55 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 4/8] vpci: add a wait operation to the vpci vcpu pending actions
` [PATCH v2 5/8] pci/iommu: Check that IOMMU supports removing devices
` [PATCH v2 6/8] vpci: add SR-IOV support for PVH Dom0
[android-common:android14-6.1-2025-04 2/2] net/core/scm.c:95:8: error: no member named 'inflight' in 'struct scm_fp_list'
2026-03-31 14:55 UTC
[PATCH next 0/3] fortify: Minor changes to strlen() and strnlen()
2026-03-31 14:55 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH next 2/3] fortify: Optimise strnlen()
[PATCH v3 0/4] Replace old wq name and add WQ_PERCPU and WQ_UNBOUND to alloc_workqueue users
2026-03-31 14:55 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] drm/amdgpu: replace use of system_unbound_wq with system_dfl_wq
` [PATCH v3 4/4] drm/radeon: add WQ_PERCPU to alloc_workqueue users
[PATCH i-g-t 0/3] Guard idle residency tests against busy DRM clients
2026-03-31 14:55 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure for "
[PATCH] platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Clean up security buffer helpers
2026-03-31 14:55 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next v3 0/2] bpf: Fix abuse of kprobe_write_ctx via freplace
2026-03-31 14:53 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v3 1/2] "
` [PATCH bpf-next v3 2/2] selftests/bpf: Add test to verify the fix of kprobe_write_ctx abuse
[PATCH 0/2] Fix Amlogic T7 null reset ops and DT required property
2026-03-31 14:54 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] reset: amlogic: t7: Fix null reset ops
` [PATCH 2/2] arm64: dts: amlogic: t7: Fix missing required reset property
[RFC PATCH 0/7] media: amphion: Add DMA memory tracking support
2026-03-31 14:54 UTC (4+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/7] media: v4l2-ctrls: Add V4L2_CID_MEMORY_USAGE control
[QEMU PATCH 0/9] Application Specific Tagged Memory Support in CXL Type 3 Devices
2026-03-31 14:53 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH 8/9] hw/cxl: Add tag-based dynamic-capacity release support
` [PATCH 9/9] hw/cxl: Add QMP status query for dynamic-capacity extent release
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] scsi: target: tcm_loop: Drain commands in target_reset" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
2026-03-31 14:53 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.12.y] scsi: target: tcm_loop: Drain commands in target_reset handler
M+ & H bugs with Milestone Movements WW13
2026-03-31 14:53 UTC
bitbake-setup PyPI Packaging
2026-03-31 14:53 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] bitbake: Add checks for importing bb module
` [PATCH 2/6] pypi: Add PyPI packaging for bitbake-setup
` [PATCH 3/6] pypi: Add packaging documentation for developers
` [PATCH 4/6] gitignore: Ignore temporary staging directory
` [PATCH 5/6] lib: Vendorize bundled third-party libraries under bb._vendor
` [PATCH 6/6] bb: Move codegen.py inside module
Enhancements/Bugs closed WW13!
2026-03-31 14:52 UTC
[PATCH] arm64: dts: renesas: rzt2h-n2h-evk: Configure eMMC/SDHI pins
2026-03-31 14:52 UTC
[PATCH v3] drm/amdkfd: Add upper bound check for num_of_nodes
2026-03-31 14:51 UTC
[moderation/CI] Re: exfat: unify FAT chain walking helpers
2026-03-31 14:50 UTC
Yocto Project Status 31 March 2026 (WW14)
2026-03-31 14:50 UTC
[PATCH v4 0/6] Add es9356 focused SoundWire CODEC
2026-03-31 14:48 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/6] ASoC: sdw_utils: Add ES9356 support functions
` [PATCH v4 2/6] ASoC: sdw_utils: add ES9356 in codec_info_list
` [PATCH v4 3/6] ASoC: sdw_utils: add soc_sdw_es9356
` [PATCH v4 4/6] ASoC: es9356-sdca: Add ES9356 SDCA driver
` [PATCH v4 5/6] ASoC: Intel: soc-acpi: arl: Add es9356 support
qcom: update ADSP firmware for sm8750 platform
2026-03-31 14:49 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net,v5] virtio_net: clamp rss_max_key_size to NETDEV_RSS_KEY_LEN
2026-03-31 14:48 UTC (5+ messages)
` [EXTERNAL] "
[patch V4 00/15] Improve /proc/interrupts further
2026-03-31 14:47 UTC (7+ messages)
` [patch V4 04/15] x86/irq: Make irqstats array based
` [patch V4 07/15] scripts/gdb: Update x86 interrupts to the array based storage
` [patch V4 14/15] genirq/proc: Runtime size the chip name
[PATCH] Bluetooth: btusb: Add VID 0489 & PID e11d for MediaTek MT7922
2026-03-31 14:45 UTC
[syzbot] [virt?] KCSAN: data-race in virtqueue_disable_cb / virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed (11)
2026-03-31 14:47 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH mm-unstable v4 0/5] mm: khugepaged cleanups and mTHP prerequisites
2026-03-31 14:46 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH mm-unstable v4 5/5] mm/khugepaged: unify khugepaged and madv_collapse with collapse_single_pmd()
[PATCH v12 0/4] x86: Capability bits fix and required bits sanity check
2026-03-31 14:46 UTC (4+ messages)
[RFC PATCH 0/2] spdx30: Add OpenVEX standalone document generation
2026-03-31 14:46 UTC (3+ messages)
` [OE-core] "
[PATCH RFC] dcache: permit dynamic_dname()s up to NAME_MAX
2026-03-31 14:46 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/2] lib/vsprintf: pointer handling fixes for bstr_printf() and vbin_printf()
2026-03-31 14:47 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] lib/vsprintf: always advance args in bstr_printf() pointer path
[PATCH 2/2] erofs-utils: mount: add fanotify pre-content OCI backend
2026-03-31 14:45 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 "
[PATCH v2 00/31] PCI/TSM: PCIe Link Encryption Establishment via TDX platform services
2026-03-31 14:23 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 05/31] x86/virt/tdx: Extend tdx_page_array to support IOMMU_MT
` [PATCH v2 06/31] x86/virt/tdx: Read global metadata for TDX Module Extensions/Connect
[PATCH v7 0/5] Power Management for Raspberry Pi V3D GPU
2026-03-31 14:44 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 1/5] clk: bcm: rpi: Manage clock rate in prepare/unprepare callbacks
[PATCH 0/4] lib/vsprintf: assorted bug fixes
2026-03-31 14:44 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/4] lib/vsprintf: use int for field_width in vsscanf()
` [PATCH 4/4] lib/vsprintf: add missing (u8) cast in format_decode() lookup
[PATCH v12 0/3] of: parsing of multi #{iommu,msi}-cells in maps
2026-03-31 14:43 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v12 2/3] of: Factor arguments passed to of_map_id() into a struct
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mm/huge_memory: fix folio isn't locked in softleaf_to_folio()" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
2026-03-31 14:43 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 5.10.y] mm/huge_memory: fix folio isn't locked in softleaf_to_folio()
[PATCH net v4] rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns
2026-03-31 14:43 UTC (2+ messages)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] scsi: target: tcm_loop: Drain commands in target_reset" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
2026-03-31 14:43 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.18.y] scsi: target: tcm_loop: Drain commands in target_reset handler
[PATCH 1/3] classes/vex: remove
2026-03-31 14:43 UTC (2+ messages)
` [OE-core] "
[PATCH v3 0/3] ACPI: APEI: GHES: Add device-managed notifier helper and NVIDIA CPER handler
2026-03-31 14:43 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] ACPI: APEI: GHES: Add devm_ghes_register_vendor_record_notifier()
` [PATCH v3 2/3] PCI: hisi: Use devm_ghes_register_vendor_record_notifier()
[PATCH ath-next v3 0/6] wifi: ath12k: Enable IPQ5424 AHB WiFi device
2026-03-31 14:42 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH ath-next v3 1/6] dt-bindings: net: wireless: add ath12k wifi device IPQ5424
[PATCH v2] driver core: Don't let a device probe until it's ready
2026-03-31 14:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 00/15] add software ecdsa support
2026-03-31 14:42 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] net: rswitch: Remap CPU to bus addresses using dev_phys_to_bus()
2026-03-31 14:41 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/2] drm: Rename drm_atomic_state
2026-03-31 14:41 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] "
` [PATCH v2 2/2] Documentation: drm: Remove drm_atomic_state rename entry
[PATCH] fbdev: atyfb: Remove unused fb_list
2026-03-31 14:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/22] mm: Add __GFP_UNMAPPED
2026-03-31 14:40 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 22/22] mm/secretmem: Use __GFP_UNMAPPED when available
[LTP] [PATCH v2] nanosleep: Use CLOCK_MONOTONIC for elapsed time measurement
2026-03-31 14:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/6] odb: add write operation to ODB transaction interface
2026-03-31 14:40 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/6] object-file: generalize packfile writes to use odb_write_stream
` [PATCH 6/6] odb/transaction: make `write_object_stream()` pluggable
DPDK release candidate 26.03-rc3
2026-03-31 14:39 UTC
[PATCH net] ipv4: nexthop: allocate skb dynamically in rtm_get_nexthop()
2026-03-31 14:38 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v7] drm/amdgpu: replace PASID IDR with XArray
2026-03-31 14:38 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 13/15] sched/isolation: Implement sysfs interface for dynamic housekeeping
2026-03-31 14:38 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/5] drm/{i915, xe}: move fbdev fb calls to parent interface
2026-03-31 14:38 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.FULL: success for "
[PATCH] ASoC: uda1380: Modernize the driver
2026-03-31 14:36 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/3] Fix bugs for realm guest plus BBML2_NOABORT
2026-03-31 14:35 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] arm64: mm: Fix rodata=full block mapping support for realm guests
[PATCH v3] tests/intel/xe_pm_residency: Fix suspend duration calculation
2026-03-31 14:34 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for tests/intel/xe_pm_residency: Fix suspend duration calculation (rev3)
Help regarding IO configuration of multiple lines
2026-03-31 14:33 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] zloop: add max_open_zones option
2026-03-31 14:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] staging: sm750fb: constify static char pointer arrays
2026-03-31 14:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[android-common:android12-5.10-2025-09 0/1] kernel/sched/pelt.c:35:5: warning: no previous prototype for function 'get_pelt_halflife'
2026-03-31 14:33 UTC
[PATCH 0/4] drm/exynos: Random cleanups
2026-03-31 14:33 UTC (3+ messages)
[dtor-input:next] BUILD SUCCESS 620ecc3c77ab1cad90760eec933ccf49a7bf6a8e
2026-03-31 14:31 UTC
[PATCH v3 00/15] mm, kvm: allow uffd support in guest_memfd
2026-03-31 14:32 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 02/15] userfaultfd: introduce struct mfill_state
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] scsi: target: tcm_loop: Drain commands in target_reset" failed to apply to 6.19-stable tree
2026-03-31 14:31 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.19.y] scsi: target: tcm_loop: Drain commands in target_reset handler
[PATCH] mm/mempolicy: fix memory leak in weighted_interleave_auto_store()
2026-03-31 14:31 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] mm: update stale locking comment in do_anonymous_page()
2026-03-31 14:29 UTC
Current high bug count owners for Yocto Project 6.0
2026-03-31 14:30 UTC
[PATCH v6] drm/amdgpu: replace PASID IDR with XArray
2026-03-31 14:30 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] Bluetooth: fix locking in hci_conn_request_evt() with HCI_PROTO_DEFER
2026-03-31 14:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix stack buffer overflow in hci_le_big_create_sync
2026-03-31 14:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3] Bluetooth: hci_event: fix potential UAF in hci_le_remote_conn_param_req_evt
2026-03-31 14:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3] Bluetooth: hci_conn: fix potential UAF in set_cig_params_sync
2026-03-31 14:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3] arm: multi_v7_defconfig: Enable BRIDGE and DP83848_PHY for TI AM57xx, AM437x and AM335x
2026-03-31 14:10 UTC
[PATCH] drm/xe_pat: Print PAT_ATS during register dump
2026-03-31 14:30 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for "
Yocto Project Newcomer & Unassigned Bugs - Help Needed
2026-03-31 14:29 UTC
[PATCH 00/60] ui: add standalone VNC server over D-Bus
2026-03-31 14:28 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/60] ui/vnc-jobs: fix VncRectEntry leak on job cleanup
[PATCH v4 0/3] ARM: omap1: use real firmware node lookup for GPIOs on Nokia 770
2026-03-31 14:28 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 2/3] driver core: make software nodes available earlier
[PATCH v4 0/4] firmware: ti_sci: Introduce BOARDCFG_MANAGED mode for Jacinto family
2026-03-31 14:28 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] ALSA: aoa: i2sbus: clear stale prepared state
2026-03-31 14:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 04/10] drm/amdgpu: Create hqd info structure
2026-03-31 14:27 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 09/10] drm/amdkfd: Reset queue/pipe in MES
[PATCH 0/3] selftests: openat2: migrate to kselftests harness
2026-03-31 14:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] xen/sched: rtds: prevent extratime priority_level wraparound
2026-03-31 14:26 UTC (3+ messages)
TOF elections for 2026H1
2026-03-31 14:17 UTC (3+ messages)
linux-next: Tree for Mar 31
2026-03-31 14:26 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mm/huge_memory: fix folio isn't locked in softleaf_to_folio()" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2026-03-31 14:25 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 5.15.y] mm/huge_memory: fix folio isn't locked in softleaf_to_folio()
[PATCH net-next] pppoe: update Kconfig URLs
2026-03-31 14:25 UTC (5+ messages)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] x86/cpu: Enable FSGSBASE early in" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
2026-03-31 14:25 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 5.10.y] x86/cpu: Enable FSGSBASE early in cpu_init_exception_handling()
[PATCH ath-next 0/5] wifi: ath12k: thermal throttling and cooling device support
2026-03-31 14:24 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH ath-next 1/5] wifi: ath12k: handle thermal throttle stats WMI event
` [PATCH ath-next 2/5] wifi: ath12k: configure firmware thermal throttling via WMI
` [PATCH ath-next 3/5] wifi: ath12k: refactor per-radio thermal hwmon setup and cleanup
` [PATCH ath-next 4/5] wifi: ath12k: reorder group start/stop for safe thermal sysfs cleanup
` [PATCH ath-next 5/5] wifi: ath12k: add thermal cooling device support
[PATCH 0/2] ipvs: Fix incorrect use of HK_TYPE_KTHREAD housekeeping cpumask
2026-03-31 14:23 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] ipvs: Guard access of HK_TYPE_KTHREAD cpumask with RCU
[PATCH 0/3] Add three more ASUS models to asus-armoury driver
2026-03-31 14:23 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] mm, KMSAN: Add missing shadow memory initialization in special allocation paths
2026-03-31 14:22 UTC (2+ messages)
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