messages from 2026-04-09 15:36:11 to 2026-04-09 16:14:11 UTC [more...]
[PATCH v2 0/3] ARM: dts: aspeed: anacapa: restructure devicetree for development-phase
2026-04-09 15:36 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: arm: aspeed: add Anacapa EVT1 EVT2 board
[PATCH v2 00/24] ASoC: rsnd: Add audio support for the Renesas RZ/G3E SoC
2026-04-09 16:14 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 02/24] clk: renesas: r9a09g047: Add audio clock and reset support
` [PATCH v2 24/24] arm64: dts: renesas: r9a09g047e57-smarc: add DA7212 audio codec support
[PATCH for-next 0/4] Introduce Completion Counters
2026-04-09 16:13 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH for-next 1/4] RDMA/core: Add Completion Counters support
[PATCH v14 00/10] arm64: entry: Convert to Generic Entry
2026-04-09 16:14 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] pstore/ftrace: Factor KASLR offset in the core kernel instruction addresses
2026-04-09 16:13 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 00/20] spi: fix controller deregistration (part 1/2)
2026-04-09 16:13 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 18/20] spi: microchip-core-qspi: fix controller deregistration
` [PATCH 19/20] spi: microchip-core-spi: "
` [PATCH 20/20] spi: mpfs: "
[LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Filesystem inode reclaim
2026-04-09 16:12 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v2 0/5] ynl/ethtool/netlink: fix nla_len overflow for large string sets
2026-04-09 16:12 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 5/5] ethtool: strset: check nla_len overflow
[PATCH for 11.0-rc3] accel/kvm: Fix BQL lock imbalance in kvm_cpu_exec
2026-04-09 16:10 UTC
[PATCH v7 7/7] KVM: arm64: Normalize cache configuration
2026-04-09 16:10 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH] bpf: add bpf_real_inode() kfunc
2026-04-09 16:11 UTC (9+ messages)
[PATCH v3] HID: winwing: Enable rumble effects
2026-04-09 16:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v2 3/3] net: mdio: treat PSE EPROBE_DEFER as non-fatal during PHY registration
2026-04-09 16:08 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH RFC v5 0/3] block: enable RWF_DONTCACHE for block devices
2026-04-09 16:08 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC v5 3/3] "
[RFC] Adding PURL identifiers to SPDX 3.0.1 install package elements
2026-04-09 13:21 UTC (4+ messages)
` [OE-core] "
[PATCH v3] KEYS: trusted: Debugging as a feature
2026-04-09 16:07 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] firmware_loader: Fix shutdown ordering and reference counting
2026-04-09 16:06 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] treewide: firmware_loader: Drop the unused @module argument
[PATCH 00/53] selftests/mm: make MM selftests more CI friendly
2026-04-09 16:05 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 05/53] selftests/mm: merge map_hugetlb into hugepage-mmap
aplay does not use WAV/FLAC channel layout metadata, potentially causing incorrect multichannel playback unless --chmap is manually specified
2026-04-09 16:04 UTC
bio completion in task enhancements / experiments
2026-04-09 16:02 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/8] block: add BIO_COMPLETE_IN_TASK for task-context completion
` [PATCH 2/8] iomap: use BIO_COMPLETE_IN_TASK for dropbehind writeback
` [PATCH 3/8] block: enable RWF_DONTCACHE for block devices
` [PATCH 4/8] FOLD: block: change the defer in task context interface to be procedural
` [PATCH 5/8] FOLD: don't use in_task() to decide for offloading
` [PATCH 6/8] iomap: use bio_complete_in_task for buffered read errors
` [PATCH 7/8] iomap: use bio_complete_in_task for buffered write completions
` [PATCH 8/8] RFC: use a TASK_FIFO kthread for read completion support
[Bug 221338] New: AMDGPU: RDNA2 (RX 6600) Vulkan workload causes gfx ring timeout, MODE1 reset, and VRAM loss (SMU driver/firmware mismatch)
2026-04-09 16:02 UTC
[PATCH v3 00/11] Add spi-hid transport driver
2026-04-09 16:02 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 09/11] dt-bindings: input: Document hid-over-spi DT schema
[PATCH v2] repo: add paths.toplevel to repo info
2026-04-09 16:01 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] "
[PATCH] mm/arm: pgtable: remove young bit check for pte_valid_user
2026-04-09 16:00 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/2] leds: class: improve led_remove_lookup()
2026-04-09 16:00 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] leds: class: Reinitialise list after dropping from lookup table
[PATCH] HID: core: do not allow parsing 0-sized reports
2026-04-09 16:00 UTC (2+ messages)
[kirkstone][PATCH 1/5] recipes: Default to https git protocol for YP/OE repos
2026-04-09 15:59 UTC (5+ messages)
` [kirkstone][PATCH 2/5] oeqa/manual: "
` [kirkstone][PATCH 3/5] scripts: "
` [kirkstone][PATCH 4/5] recipetool: Recognise https://git. as git urls
` [kirkstone][PATCH 5/5] selftest/scripts: Update old git protocol references
[PATCH 0/2] clk: qcom: camcc: Add clock controllers to Titan GDSC power domain
2026-04-09 15:59 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] tracing: Documentation: Update histogram-design.rst for fn() handling
2026-04-09 15:59 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v2] leds: pca9532: don't stop blinking for non-zero brightness
2026-04-09 15:58 UTC (2+ messages)
` (subset) "
[PATCH v2 0/2] staging: sm750fb: improve error handling in de_wait path
2026-04-09 15:58 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] staging: sm750fb: return -ETIMEDOUT on timeout in de_wait functions
` [PATCH v2 2/2] staging: sm750fb: propagate error codes from de_wait()
[PATCH] HID: usbhid: refactor endpoint lookup
2026-04-09 15:58 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 6.19 000/311] 6.19.12-rc2 review
2026-04-09 15:58 UTC (2+ messages)
[meta-security][PATCH] tpm2-pkcs11: fix build failure
2026-04-09 13:10 UTC
[PATCH v3 00/10] mm: thp: always enable mTHP support
2026-04-09 15:57 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 07/10] treewide: rename has_transparent_hugepage() to arch_has_pmd_leaves()
` [PATCH v3 08/10] mm: replace thp_disabled_by_hw() with pgtable_has_pmd_leaves()
` [PATCH v3 09/10] mm: thp: always enable mTHP support
` [PATCH v3 10/10] mm: thp: x86: cleanup PSE feature bit usage
Git repo down?
2026-04-09 13:11 UTC (3+ messages)
` [meta-arm] "
[LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Discussion: Targeted memory allocation via debugfs
2026-04-09 15:57 UTC (9+ messages)
[meta-oe][PATCH 1/2] libgpiod: update to v2.2.4
2026-04-09 12:32 UTC
[PATCH v6 0/2] i2c: Add Loongson-2K0300 I2C controller support
2026-04-09 15:57 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 2/2] i2c: ls2x-v2: Add driver for Loongson-2K0300 I2C controller
[PATCH] HID: huawei: fix CD30 keyboard report descriptor issue
2026-04-09 15:57 UTC (2+ messages)
[meta-security][PATCH 0/2] Python 3.12 / cryptography >= 42 fixes
2026-04-09 14:10 UTC (3+ messages)
` [meta-security][PATCH 1/2] python3-tpm2-pytss: update from 2.1.0 to 2.3.0
` [meta-security][PATCH 2/2] tpm2-pytss: Add python3-asn1crypto runtime dependency
[PATCH v7 0/6] iio: adc: ad4691: add driver for AD4691 multichannel SAR ADC family
2026-04-09 15:57 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 1/6] dt-bindings: iio: adc: add AD4691 family
[PATCH 0/3] sunxi: Fix and extend SPL power LED support
2026-04-09 15:56 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] sunxi: spl: fix SPL_SUNXI_LED active low configuration
[PATCH-for-11.1] target/arm: Replace target_ulong -> vaddr in guarded_page_br()
2026-04-09 15:55 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] migration/vmstate: Add VMState support to safely migrate GByteArray
2026-04-09 15:55 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] migration/vmstate: Add VMState support for GByteArray
[PATCH] hypfs: remove unreachable statement in the 'hypfs_get_entry_rel()'
2026-04-09 15:55 UTC
[PATCH] HID: playstation: validate num_touch_reports in DualShock 4 reports
2026-04-09 15:55 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] tools/nolibc: add alloca()
2026-04-09 15:55 UTC
[PATCH v4 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: Code cleanup in drivers/staging/rtl8723bs
2026-04-09 15:55 UTC (11+ messages)
LVM-thin metadata corruption on Proxmox after RAID-5 issues – thin_repair/thin_dump fail
2026-04-09 15:55 UTC
[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next 1/1] igc: add support for forcing link speed without autonegotiation
2026-04-09 7:27 UTC
[PATCH v10 00/20] CoreSight: Refactor power management for CoreSight path
2026-04-09 15:54 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 16/20] coresight: Add PM callbacks for sink device
` [PATCH v10 17/20] coresight: trbe: Save and restore state across CPU low power state
[PATCH v3 0/5] media: qcom: camss: Fix RDI streaming for various CSIDs
2026-04-09 15:54 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/5] media: qcom: camss: Fix RDI streaming for CSID 680
` [PATCH v3 2/5] media: qcom: camss: Fix RDI streaming for CSID 340
` [PATCH v3 3/5] media: qcom: camss: Fix RDI streaming for CSID GEN2
` [PATCH v3 4/5] media: qcom: camss: Fix RDI streaming for CSID GEN3
` [PATCH v3 5/5] media: qcom: camss: csid: Rename en_vc to en_port
[PATCH v2] userfaultfd: allow registration of ranges below mmap_min_addr
2026-04-09 15:54 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v3] mmc: sdhci-of-dwcmshc: Disable clock before DLL configuration
2026-04-09 15:53 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 6.18 000/276] 6.18.22-rc2 review
2026-04-09 15:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v11 00/21] target/arm: single-binary
2026-04-09 15:52 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] HID: drop 'default !EXPERT' from tristate symbols
2026-04-09 15:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] mmc: Simplify with scoped for each OF child loop
2026-04-09 15:52 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] mmc: block: optimize size of struct mmc_queue_req
2026-04-09 15:52 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH c2] "
[GIT PULL] Networking for v7.0-rc8
2026-04-09 15:51 UTC (2+ messages)
[GSoC 2026] erofs-rs xattr POC + xattr_size() fix
2026-04-09 15:48 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH] erofs-rs: fix inline xattr size for tail offsets
[PATCH v3 0/3] hwmon: Fix bugs in pt5161l, isl28022, and powerz
2026-04-09 15:50 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 3/3] hwmon: (powerz) Fix use-after-free and signal handling on USB disconnect
[PATCH v11 0/2] Do not create drm device for PF only admin mode
2026-04-09 15:51 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v11 1/2] drm/xe/pf: Restrict device query responses in admin-only PF mode
` [PATCH v11 2/2] drm/xe/pf: Derive admin-only PF mode from xe_device state
` ✗ CI.KUnit: failure for Do not create drm device for PF only admin mode (rev10)
[PATCH] RDMA/ionic: bound node_desc sysfs read with %.64s
2026-04-09 15:51 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] pwm: clk-pwm: Add GPIO support for constant output levels
2026-04-09 15:51 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: pwm: clk-pwm: add optional GPIO and pinctrl properties
[PATCH 0/5] selftests: net: add multithread and multiqueue support to iou-zcrx
2026-04-09 15:51 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/5] selftests: net: add multithread client "
[PATCH net-next 0/2] Add selftests for ntuple (NFC) rules
2026-04-09 15:50 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 1/2] selftests: drv-net: Add ntuple (NFC) flow steering test
[PATCH v4] drm/i915/gem: Fix relocation race and simplify VMA lookup
2026-04-09 15:50 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ LGCI.VerificationFailed: failure for drm/i915/gem: Fix relocation race and simplify VMA lookup (rev2)
[PATCH v2] [PATCH v2] drm/i915/gem: Fix UAF race in eb_relocate_vma
2026-04-09 15:50 UTC (11+ messages)
[PATCH] HID: ft260: validate report size in raw_event handler
2026-04-09 15:50 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] HID: ft260: validate report size and payload length in raw_event
[PATCH] iio: frequency: ad983x: replace do_div() with div64_ul()
2026-04-09 15:50 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[PATCH bpf-next 1/2] bpf: Drop pkt_end markers on arithmetic to prevent is_pkt_ptr_branch_taken
2026-04-09 15:50 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next 2/2] selftests/bpf: Add test for stale pkt range after scalar arithmetic
[PATCH] dm: fix a buffer overflow in ioctl processing
2026-04-09 15:49 UTC
Non-SGL transport mode warnings are set to dev_warn_once will cause confusion
2026-04-09 15:49 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v12 00/25] Add new general DRM property "color format"
2026-04-09 15:45 UTC (26+ messages)
` [PATCH v12 01/25] drm/amd/display: Remove unnecessary SIGNAL_TYPE_HDMI_TYPE_A check
` [PATCH v12 02/25] drm/display: hdmi-state-helper: Use default case for unsupported formats
` [PATCH v12 03/25] drm: Add new general DRM property "color format"
` [PATCH v12 04/25] drm/bridge: Act on the DRM color format property
` [PATCH v12 05/25] drm/atomic-helper: Add HDMI bridge output bus formats helper
` [PATCH v12 06/25] drm/display: hdmi-state-helper: Act on color format DRM property
` [PATCH v12 07/25] drm/display: hdmi-state-helper: Try subsampling in mode_valid
` [PATCH v12 08/25] drm/amdgpu: Implement "color format" DRM property
` [PATCH v12 09/25] drm/i915/hdmi: Add YCBCR444 handling for sink formats
` [PATCH v12 10/25] drm/i915/dp: "
` [PATCH v12 11/25] drm/i915: Implement the "color format" DRM property
` [PATCH v12 12/25] drm/rockchip: Add YUV422 output mode constants for VOP2
` [PATCH v12 13/25] drm/rockchip: vop2: Add RK3576 to the RG swap special case
` [PATCH v12 14/25] drm/rockchip: vop2: Recognise 10-bit YUV422 as YUV format
` [PATCH v12 15/25] drm/rockchip: vop2: Set correct output format for RK3576 YUV422
` [PATCH v12 16/25] drm/bridge: dw-hdmi-qp: Use common HDMI output bus fmts helper
` [PATCH v12 17/25] drm/rockchip: dw_hdmi_qp: Implement "color format" DRM property
` [PATCH v12 18/25] drm/rockchip: dw_hdmi_qp: Set supported_formats platdata
` [PATCH v12 19/25] drm/connector: Register color format property on HDMI connectors
` [PATCH v12 20/25] drm/tests: hdmi: Add tests for the color_format property
` [PATCH v12 21/25] drm/tests: hdmi: Add tests for HDMI helper's mode_valid
` [PATCH v12 22/25] drm/tests: bridge: Add KUnit tests for bridge chain format selection
` [PATCH v12 23/25] drm/tests: bridge: Add test for HDMI output bus formats helper
` [PATCH v12 24/25] drm/bridge: Document bridge chain format selection
` [PATCH v12 25/25] drm/connector: Update docs of "colorspace" for color format prop
[patch V2 00/11] hrtimers: Prevent hrtimer interrupt starvation
2026-04-09 15:49 UTC (3+ messages)
` [patch V2 04/11] posix-timers: Handle the timer_[re]arm() return value
[PATCH] iio: frequency: ad983x: replace do_div() with div64_ul()
2026-04-09 15:49 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] drm: Remove unused header in drm_dumb_buffers.c
2026-04-09 15:48 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] set_versions.py fixes
2026-04-09 13:01 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] set_versions.py: fix seriesversion for milestone tags
` [PATCH 2/2] set_versions.py: use bitbake "dev" version when our series is devbranch
[PATCH] hid: usbhid: fix deadlock in hid_post_reset()
2026-04-09 15:48 UTC (4+ messages)
QA notification for completed autobuilder build (yocto-5.0.17.rc1)
2026-04-09 13:01 UTC (2+ messages)
` [qa-build-notification] "
[PATCH v2] mm/vmstat: fix vmstat_shepherd double-scheduling vmstat_update
2026-04-09 15:47 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] KVM: selftests: Guard execinfo.h inclusion for non-glibc builds
2026-04-09 15:38 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[PATCH] HID: apple: ensure the keyboard backlight is off if suspending
2026-04-09 15:46 UTC (2+ messages)
[OE-core][PATCH] classes-global/package: Ensure -src package is handled in signatures
2026-04-09 15:46 UTC
[PATCH] wrapper: properly handle MAX_IO_SIZE in `write_in_full()`
2026-04-09 15:46 UTC (2+ messages)
+ mm-vmstat-fix-vmstat_shepherd-double-scheduling-vmstat_update.patch added to mm-unstable branch
2026-04-09 15:45 UTC
[PATCH] HID: quirks: Set ALWAYS_POLL for LOGITECH_BOLT_RECEIVER
2026-04-09 15:45 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] misc: rtsx_usb: reset chip on resume to restore card detection
2026-04-09 15:45 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] soc: qcom: cmd-db: Add optional support for device programmer flows
2026-04-09 15:45 UTC
[PATCH] cxl/region: Validate partition index before array access
2026-04-09 15:44 UTC
[PATCH 6.6 000/160] 6.6.134-rc1 review
2026-04-09 15:44 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] HID: winwing: add support for URSA MINOR combat joysticks
2026-04-09 15:43 UTC (2+ messages)
[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 0/1] utils/scanpypi: workaround for pypi project names
2026-04-09 15:43 UTC (2+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH v2 1/1] "
DPDK ACL library Security Analysis
2026-04-09 15:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH i-g-t v7 0/9] tests/xe: Add purgeable memory madvise tests for system allocator
2026-04-09 15:42 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t v7 1/9] drm-uapi/xe_drm: Sync with Add UAPI support for purgeable buffer objects
[yocto-autobuilder-helper][PATCH] scripts/run-docs-build: skip milestone tags
2026-04-09 12:55 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] pwm: spacemit: Add Support for K3 SoC
2026-04-09 15:41 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: pwm: marvell,pxa-pwm: Add SpacemiT K3 PWM support
[meta-oe][PATCH] netplan upgrade 1.1.2 -> 1.2.1
2026-04-09 15:14 UTC
[PATCH v4 0/4] ASoC: Add TAS67524 quad-channel Class-D amplifier driver
2026-04-09 15:41 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 2/4] ASoC: codecs: Add TAS67524 quad-channel audio "
[PATCH v2 0/9] drm/i915/{dp, hdmi}: Restructure DP/HDMI sink format handling
2026-04-09 15:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[SECURITY] net: nfs: buffer overflow in nfs_readlink_reply() in legacy NFS path (nfs-common.c) , incomplete fix
2026-04-09 15:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net] can: raw: fix ro->uniq use-after-free in raw_rcv()
2026-04-09 15:40 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] ocfs2: validate group add input before caching
2026-04-09 15:40 UTC (3+ messages)
+ userfaultfd-mfill_atomic-remove-retry-logic-fix.patch added to mm-unstable branch
2026-04-09 15:40 UTC
[GIT PULL] IOMMU Fix for Linux v7.0
2026-04-09 15:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[GIT PULL] platform-drivers-x86 for v7.0-4
2026-04-09 15:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] sunxi: H616: dram: fix LPDDR3 TRP6 parsing
2026-04-09 15:10 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/4] spl: Add UFS boot support for SPL on Qualcomm
2026-04-09 14:43 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] spl: ufs: Add partition support and flexible loading
` [PATCH 2/4] drivers: ufs: qcom: Add SPL support
` [PATCH 3/4] drivers: phy: qcom: Add UFS PHY support for SPL
` [PATCH 4/4] clk: stub: Add Kconfig option for SPL stub driver
[PATCH] wic: move files to files/wic
2026-04-09 13:52 UTC (2+ messages)
` [meta-virtualization] "
[PATCH 6.1 000/312] 6.1.168-rc1 review
2026-04-09 15:38 UTC (2+ messages)
[meta-virtualization][PATCH] yq: fix do_compile failure caused by CGO_ENABLED="0"
2026-04-09 13:52 UTC (2+ messages)
[meta-arago][master][PATCH] ltp-ddt: Backport kirk addition for ltp
2026-04-09 14:38 UTC
[PATCH V2] pstore/ftrace: Factor KASLR offset in the core kernel instruction addresses
2026-04-09 15:12 UTC
BUG: net-next (7.0-rc6 based and later) fails to boot on Jetson Xavier NX
2026-04-09 15:37 UTC (8+ messages)
[PATCH] HID: alps: fix NULL pointer dereference in alps_raw_event()
2026-04-09 15:37 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] meta-poky: remove the default template
2026-04-09 14:37 UTC (3+ messages)
` [poky] "
[PATCH v1 0/2] Add StarFive JHB100 soc BMC DRD USB support
2026-04-09 15:37 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 1/2] dt-bindings: usb: dwc3: add support for StarFive JHB100
[PATCH v2] ocfs2: validate group add input before caching
2026-04-09 15:36 UTC
[PATCH v2 1/2] HID: logitech-dj: Standardise hid_report_enum variable nomenclature
2026-04-09 15:36 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/3] arm64: dts: imx8dxl: Add SolidRun SoM and HummingBoard
2026-04-09 15:36 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: net: dsa: nxp,sja1105: make spi-cpol optional for sja1110
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