messages from 2026-05-01 10:18:24 to 2026-05-01 11:31:28 UTC [more...]
[PATCH v2] nvdimm/btt: Handle preemption in BTT lane acquisition
2026-05-01 11:31 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] ublk: don't issue uring_cmd from fallback task work
2026-05-01 11:31 UTC (2+ messages)
fs/ntfs/attrlist.c:126 ntfs_attrlist_entry_add() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'ni' (see line 122)
2026-05-01 11:29 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v1 0/4] exfat: memory optimisations and stringent integrity checks for up-case table
2026-05-01 11:27 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 4/4] exfat: more pedantic upcase table validity check
[PATCH v2 0/6] KVM: arm64: EL2 synchronisation and pKVM stage-2 error propagation fixes
2026-05-01 11:21 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/6] KVM: arm64: Make EL2 exception entry and exit context-synchronization events
` [PATCH v2 2/6] KVM: arm64: Guard against NULL vcpu on VHE hyp panic path
` [PATCH v2 3/6] KVM: arm64: Fix __deactivate_fgt macro parameter typo
` [PATCH v2 4/6] KVM: arm64: Seed pkvm_ownership_selftest vcpu memcache
` [PATCH v2 5/6] KVM: arm64: Pre-check vcpu memcache for host->guest share
` [PATCH v2 6/6] KVM: arm64: Pre-check vcpu memcache for host->guest donate
[PATCH v4 0/2] add FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES support to xfs
2026-05-01 11:20 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/2] xfs: add xfs_bmap_alloc_or_convert_range function
` [PATCH v4 2/2] xfs: add support for FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES
[PATCH v4 01/19] cifs: change_conf needs to be called for session setup
2026-05-01 11:20 UTC (19+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 02/19] cifs: abort open_cached_dir if we don't request leases
` [PATCH v4 03/19] cifs: invalidate cfid on unlink/rename/rmdir
` [PATCH v4 04/19] cifs: define variable sized buffer for querydir responses
` [PATCH v4 05/19] cifs: optimize readdir for small directories
` [PATCH v4 06/19] cifs: optimize readdir for larger directories
` [PATCH v4 07/19] cifs: reorganize cached dir helpers
` [PATCH v4 08/19] cifs: make cfid locks more granular
` [PATCH v4 09/19] cifs: query dir should reuse cfid even if not fully cached
` [PATCH v4 10/19] cifs: back cached_dirents with page cache
` [PATCH v4 11/19] cifs: in place changes to cached_dirents when dir lease is held
` [PATCH v4 12/19] cifs: register a shrinker to manage cached_dirents
` [PATCH v4 13/19] cifs: option to disable time-based eviction of cache
` [PATCH v4 14/19] cifs: option to set unlimited number of cached dirs
` [PATCH v4 15/19] cifs: allow dcache population to happen asynchronously
` [PATCH v4 16/19] cifs: trace points for cached_dir operations
` [PATCH v4 17/19] cifs: discard functions to ensure that mid callbacks get called
` [PATCH v4 18/19] cifs: keep cfids in rbtree for efficient lookups
` [PATCH v4 19/19] cifs: invalidate cached_dirents if population aborted
[PATCH v6 00/25] KVM: arm64: SMMUv3 driver for pKVM (trap and emulate)
2026-05-01 11:19 UTC (26+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 01/25] KVM: arm64: Generalize trace clock
` [PATCH v6 02/25] KVM: arm64: Donate MMIO to the hypervisor
` [PATCH v6 03/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Split code with hyp
` [PATCH v6 04/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Move TLB range invalidation into common code
` [PATCH v6 05/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Move IDR parsing to common functions
` [PATCH v6 06/25] iommu/io-pgtable-arm: Rework to use the iommu-pages API
` [PATCH v6 07/25] KVM: arm64: iommu: Introduce IOMMU driver infrastructure
` [PATCH v6 08/25] KVM: arm64: iommu: Shadow host stage-2 page table
` [PATCH v6 09/25] KVM: arm64: iommu: Add memory pool
` [PATCH v6 10/25] KVM: arm64: iommu: Support DABT for IOMMU
` [PATCH v6 11/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Add SMMUv3 driver
` [PATCH v6 12/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Add the kernel driver
` [PATCH v6 13/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Probe SMMU HW
` [PATCH v6 14/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Add MMIO emulation
` [PATCH v6 15/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Shadow the command queue
` [PATCH v6 16/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Add CMDQ functions
` [PATCH v6 17/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Emulate CMDQ for host
` [PATCH v6 18/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Shadow stream table
` [PATCH v6 19/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Shadow STEs
` [PATCH v6 20/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Share other queues
` [PATCH v6 21/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Emulate GBPA
` [PATCH v6 22/25] iommu/io-pgtable-arm: Support io-pgtable-arm in the hypervisor
` [PATCH v6 23/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Shadow the CPU stage-2 page table
` [PATCH v6 24/25] iommu/arm-smmu-v3-kvm: Enable nesting
` [PATCH v6 25/25] KVM: arm64: Add documentation for pKVM DMA isolation
[PATCH] linux-user: Fix AT_EXECFN in AUXV for symlinked programs
2026-05-01 11:18 UTC
[PATCH i-g-t] tests/intel/kms_cdclk: Skip non-4K outputs instead of skipping the test
2026-05-01 11:18 UTC (3+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for "
` ✗ i915.CI.BAT: failure "
[Buildroot] [PATCH 0/5] package/kmod version 34 and Meson build
2026-05-01 11:15 UTC (7+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 4/5] package/kmod: switch to "
[PATCH 0/5] Add PCIe support for RZ/V2N and RZ/V2H(P) SoCs
2026-05-01 11:13 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/5] PCI: rzg3s-host: Add support for RZ/V2H(P) SoC
[PATCHSET v8 1/8] fuse: general bug fixes
2026-05-01 11:11 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/4] fuse: propagate default and file acls on creation
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] media: rc: igorplugusb: heed coherency rules" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:10 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] media: rc: igorplugusb: heed coherency rules" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:10 UTC
[PATCH] ALSA: usb-audio: qcom: Check offload mapping failures
2026-05-01 11:10 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] media: rc: igorplugusb: heed coherency rules" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:10 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] io_uring/register: fix ring resizing with mixed/large" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:10 UTC (2+ messages)
9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Vulnerability “Copy Fail” Enables Full Root Access
2026-05-01 11:09 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] io_uring/poll: ensure EPOLL_ONESHOT is propagated for" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:09 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] io_uring/poll: ensure EPOLL_ONESHOT is propagated for" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:09 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] io_uring/poll: fix signed comparison in" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:08 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] iio: adc: ti-ads7950: use" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:08 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] iio: adc: ti-ads7950: use" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:08 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] block: relax pgmap check in bio_add_page for compatible zone" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:07 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] block: relax pgmap check in bio_add_page for compatible zone" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:07 UTC
[PATCH v5] net: wwan: t7xx: validate port_count against message length in t7xx_port_enum_msg_handler
2026-05-01 11:07 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v6] "
[PATCH] ublk: reject FETCH from non-userspace context
2026-05-01 11:05 UTC (6+ messages)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] selftests/landlock: Fix socket file descriptor leaks in audit" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:05 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] selftests/landlock: Fix socket file descriptor leaks in audit" failed to apply to 7.0-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:05 UTC
[PATCH 0/5] drm/tyr: prereqs for firmware loading and MCU boot
2026-05-01 11:04 UTC (2+ messages)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] sched: Use u64 for bandwidth ratio calculations" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:04 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] sched: Use u64 for bandwidth ratio calculations" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:04 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] sched: Use u64 for bandwidth ratio calculations" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:04 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] sched: Use u64 for bandwidth ratio calculations" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:03 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] RDMA/mana_ib: Disable RX steering on RSS QP destroy" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:03 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] RDMA/mana_ib: Disable RX steering on RSS QP destroy" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:03 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] perf annotate: Use jump__delete when freeing LoongArch jumps" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:03 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] perf annotate: Use jump__delete when freeing LoongArch jumps" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:03 UTC
[PATCH 1/3] jffs2: always stop garbage collection thread on unmount
2026-05-01 11:02 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] jffs2: clean up xattr refs in jffs2_del_ino_cache instead of BUG_ON
` [PATCH 3/3] jffs2: fix GC thread BUG_ON during reconfigure via fspick
[PATCH] jfs: drain lazy commit queue during unmount to prevent use-after-free
2026-05-01 11:02 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] nvme: respect NVME_QUIRK_DISABLE_WRITE_ZEROES when wzsl is" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:02 UTC
[PATCH] jfs: validate lv bounds in diWrite to prevent slab-out-of-bounds
2026-05-01 11:02 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mtd: docg3: fix use-after-free in docg3_release()" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:02 UTC
[PATCH 1/3] hfs/hfsplus: fix u32 overflow in check_and_correct_requested_length
2026-05-01 11:02 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] hfs/hfsplus: initialize data buffer in hfs_bnode_read_u16 and hfs_bnode_read_u8
` [PATCH 3/3] hfsplus: fix null pointer dereference in hfsplus_create_attributes_file
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mtd: docg3: fix use-after-free in docg3_release()" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:02 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mtd: docg3: fix use-after-free in docg3_release()" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:02 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mtd: docg3: fix use-after-free in docg3_release()" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:02 UTC
[PATCH] gfs2: fix use-after-free in gfs2_qd_dealloc
2026-05-01 11:02 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] module.lds.S: Fix modules on 32-bit parisc architecture" failed to apply to 7.0-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:01 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mm/damon/core: fix damos_walk() vs kdamond_fn() exit race" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:01 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mm/alloc_tag: clear codetag for pages allocated before" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:01 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] media: rc: igorplugusb: heed coherency rules" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:00 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] media: rc: igorplugusb: heed coherency rules" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2026-05-01 11:00 UTC
[PULL 00/28] target-arm queue
2026-05-01 10:59 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PULL 01/28] hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp: Do not create redundant unimplemented devices
` [PULL 13/28] target/arm/kvm: Cache host CPU probe failure
` [PULL 22/28] target/arm: hvf: add asserts for code paths not leveraged when using the vGIC
` [PULL 23/28] hvf: sync registers used at EL2
[PULL 00/42] Introduce new functional test framework
2026-05-01 10:57 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PULL 14/42] tests/functional: add a module for handling asset download & caching
[PATCH 1/2] net/ice: properly handle TM hierarchy deletion
2026-05-01 10:57 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] net/ice: fix shaper profile reference count tracking
[PATCH v26 0/8] Type2 device basic support
2026-05-01 10:59 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v26 6/8] cxl: attach region to an accelerator/type2 memdev
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ipmi:ssif: Clean up kthread on errors" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:58 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ipmi:ssif: Clean up kthread on errors" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:58 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ipmi:ssif: Clean up kthread on errors" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:58 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ipmi:ssif: Clean up kthread on errors" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:58 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ipmi:ssif: Clean up kthread on errors" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:58 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] erofs: fix the out-of-bounds nameoff handling for trailing" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:58 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] erofs: fix the out-of-bounds nameoff handling for trailing" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:58 UTC
[PATCH v3 00/11] gpu: nova-core: vbios: harden various array accesses and refactor
2026-05-01 10:55 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 11/11] gpu: nova-core: vbios: use the first PCI-AT and FWSEC images
[RFC PATCH 0/4] cxl/extent: Enable and validate multi-extent DCDs
2026-05-01 10:56 UTC (7+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/4] cxl/extent: Promote cxlr_dax->region_extent to an xarray
mm/vmscan.c:6585:66: sparse: sparse: Using plain integer as NULL pointer
2026-05-01 10:55 UTC
[PATCH v3 1/1] git-gui: handle missing worktree and separated gitdir
2026-05-01 10:54 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 "
drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/chan.c:11:32: sparse: sparse: cast removes address space '__iomem' of expression
2026-05-01 10:54 UTC
[PATCH v3 1/1] git-gui: handle missing worktree and separated gitdir
2026-05-01 10:22 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/1] git-gui: handle missing worktree and separated
[PATCH v2 00/53] objtool/klp: Some klp-build fixes and improvements
2026-05-01 10:53 UTC (27+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 03/53] objtool/klp: Don't correlate __ADDRESSABLE() symbols
` [PATCH v2 07/53] objtool/klp: Improve local label check
` [PATCH v2 09/53] objtool: Replace iterator callback with for_each_sym_by_mangled_name()
` [PATCH v2 18/53] objtool/klp: Simplify reloc symbol conversion
` [PATCH v2 19/53] objtool/klp: Fix pointer comparisons for rodata objects
` [PATCH v2 20/53] objtool/klp: Don't correlate .rodata.cst* constant pool objects
` [PATCH v2 21/53] objtool/klp: Fix reloc corruption in convert_reloc_sym_to_secsym()
` [PATCH v2 23/53] klp-build: Fix hang on out-of-date .config
` [PATCH v2 24/53] klp-build: Fix checksum comparison for changed offsets
` [PATCH v2 32/53] klp-build: Remove redundant SRC and OBJ variables
` [PATCH v2 38/53] objtool: Add is_cold_func() helper
` [PATCH v2 44/53] klp-build: Validate short-circuit prerequisites
` [PATCH v2 45/53] objtool/klp: Calculate object checksums
[PATCH 0/2] Add support for PCIe on Renesas RZ/V2N SoC
2026-05-01 10:51 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] arm64: dts: renesas: r9a09g056: Add PCIe node
` [PATCH 2/2] arm64: dts: renesas: r9a09g056n48-rzv2n-evk: Enable PCIe
[PATCH] rust: drm: fix unsound initialization in drm::Device::new
2026-05-01 10:50 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v2] rust: drm: fix unsound initialization in drm::Device::new
2026-05-01 10:49 UTC
[PATCH 00/14] userfaultfd: working set tracking for VM guest memory
2026-05-01 10:49 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 10/14] mm/pagemap: add PAGE_IS_ACCESSED for RWP tracking
` [PATCH 11/14] userfaultfd: add UFFD_FEATURE_RWP_ASYNC for async fault resolution
[PATCH] sched/fair: Fix overflow in vruntime_eligible()
2026-05-01 10:48 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH RESEND] "
[PATCH v2] drm/xe: Do not blindly copy system CCS pages when shrinking
2026-05-01 10:48 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure for drm/xe: Do not blindly copy system CCS pages when shrinking (rev2)
[PATCH v3 04/19] VFS: use wait_var_event for waiting in d_alloc_parallel()
2026-05-01 10:46 UTC (12+ messages)
[PATCH] btrfs-progs: docs: update the qgroup performance hit
2026-05-01 10:43 UTC
[PATCH] riscv: Disable -fpic for SPL builds
2026-05-01 10:41 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] mm/khugepaged: clear MMF_VM_HUGEPAGE on mm_slot_alloc() failure
2026-05-01 10:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/7] gpu: drm: nova: enable calling into nova-core
2026-05-01 10:38 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/7] gpu: nova-core: rename module from nova_core to nova-core
` [PATCH 4/7] gpu: nova-core: export Rust symbols for dependent modules
[PATCH net,v3 00/12] Netfilter for net
2026-05-01 10:37 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net 06/12] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: honor expectation helper field
[PATCH net-next v2 0/3] netfilter: conntrack: add shared port parser and use it in IRC and Amanda helpers
2026-05-01 10:34 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 1/3] netfilter: conntrack: add shared port parser for helpers
[PATCH] riscv: Exclude ACLINT for TARGET_XILINX_MBV
2026-05-01 10:33 UTC (2+ messages)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ALSA: aoa: Skip devices with no codecs in i2sbus_resume()" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:32 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ALSA: aoa: Skip devices with no codecs in i2sbus_resume()" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:32 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ALSA: aoa: Skip devices with no codecs in i2sbus_resume()" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:32 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ALSA: aoa: Skip devices with no codecs in i2sbus_resume()" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:32 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ALSA: aoa: Skip devices with no codecs in i2sbus_resume()" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:32 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ALSA: aoa: i2sbus: clear stale prepared state" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:31 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ALSA: aoa: i2sbus: clear stale prepared state" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:31 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ALSA: aoa: i2sbus: clear stale prepared state" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:31 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ALSA: aoa: i2sbus: clear stale prepared state" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:31 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ALSA: aoa: i2sbus: clear stale prepared state" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
2026-05-01 10:31 UTC
[PATCH] ASoC: cs35l56: Destroy workqueue in probe error path
2026-05-01 10:30 UTC
[PATCH V3 0/3] memory: tegra: Restore MC state on system resume
2026-05-01 10:29 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/2] firmware_loader/ALSA: Fix TAS2781 async firmware teardown
2026-05-01 10:22 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] firmware_loader: Add cancel helper for async requests
` [PATCH v3 2/2] ALSA: hda/tas2781: Cancel async firmware request at unbind
Enabling qgroups causes 2+ minute hangs
2026-05-01 10:25 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2] dt-bindings: PCI: renesas,r9a08g045-pcie: Add RZ/V2N support
2026-05-01 10:24 UTC
[PATCH v3 0/6] firmware: samsung: acpm: Various fixes for sashiko bug reports
2026-05-01 10:23 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] dt-bindings: hwmon: zyxel,nsa320-mcu: convert to DT schema
2026-05-01 10:21 UTC
[PATCH iproute2-next 0/2] dpll: phase unit display and frequency monitoring
2026-05-01 10:20 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH iproute2-next 1/2] dpll: add ps unit to phase-related pin attributes
` [PATCH iproute2-next 2/2] dpll: add frequency monitoring support
[PATCH v3 01/19] cifs: change_conf needs to be called for session setup
2026-05-01 10:20 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 08/19] cifs: make cfid locks more granular
[PATCH RESEND 1/2] RISC-V: Stop warning about Zabha and Zacas
2026-05-01 9:40 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH RESEND 2/2] RISC-V: restart extension search on match
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