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[BlueZ v10 00/16] Add meson build system and HTML docs
 2026-05-05  8:45 UTC  (14+ messages)
` [BlueZ v10 01/16] build: Add meson wrap for libell
` [BlueZ v10 02/16] build: Add meson build system
` [BlueZ v10 03/16] build: Add support for building with libical 4.x
` [BlueZ v10 04/16] build: Separate systemd and libsystemd dependencies
` [BlueZ v10 05/16] tools: Install gatttool if deprecated tools are enabled
` [BlueZ v10 06/16] tools: Install avinfo tool by default
` [BlueZ v10 07/16] emulator: Install the emulator if built
` [BlueZ v10 08/16] build: Add option to allow disabling bluetoothd
` [BlueZ v10 09/16] unit: Run test-bap tests concurrently
` [BlueZ v10 10/16] unit: Make gobex-transfer tests run concurrently
` [BlueZ v10 11/16] build: Only build profiles if the daemon is built
` [BlueZ v10 12/16] build: Only build gdbus library if there is a user
` [BlueZ v10 15/16] github: Add docs deployment

[PATCH] RDMA/bng_re: Remove unused variable rc
 2026-05-05  8:57 UTC 

[RFC v3 00/27] lib: Rust implementation of SPDM
 2026-05-05  8:56 UTC  (8+ messages)

[RFC PATCH 00/25] assorted dcache cleanups and fixes
 2026-05-05  8:55 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 02/25] alloc_path_pseudo(): make sure we don't end up with NORCU dentries for directories
` [RFC PATCH 12/25] reducing rcu_read_lock() scopes in dput and friends, step 1

[PATCH 0/2] DWC3 link tunneling state reporting
 2026-05-05  8:55 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] usb: host: xhci: Allow non-Intel usb_link_tunnel_mode reporting
` [PATCH 2/2] usb: dwc3: Notify XHCI core of tunneled status

[PATCH] drm/vc4: fix NULL dereference in vc4_hvs_unbind
 2026-05-05  8:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/10] drm/panthor: Reduce dma_fence signalling latency
 2026-05-05  8:54 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] mm: move phys_mem_access_prot_allowed to header
 2026-05-05  8:54 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v3] iio: adxl313: fix typos in documentation
 2026-05-05  8:53 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH for 5.10.y] phy: renesas: rcar-gen3-usb2: Fix the use of msleep during spinlock
 2026-05-05  8:53 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [cip-dev] "

[PATCH net 1/1] xfrm: ipcomp: Free destination pages on acomp errors
 2026-05-05  8:52 UTC 

[PATCH v1] dts: spacemit: set console baud rate on bpif3
 2026-05-05  8:53 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] Add cpufreq scaling support for Qualcomm Shikra SoC
 2026-05-05  8:53 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: cpufreq: qcom-hw: Document Shikra CPUFREQ Hardware

[PATCH 1/1] PCI: dwc: Apply ECRC workaround for DesignWare cores prior to 5.10A
 2026-05-05  8:52 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 1/3] dt-bindings: rng: mtk-rng: fix style problems in example
 2026-05-05  8:51 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] PCI: tegra194: Use aspm-l1-entry-delay-ns DT property for L1 entrance latency
 2026-05-05  8:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/5] MAINTAINERS: update iio adi entry and drop redundant entry
 2026-05-05  2:30 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 2/5] MAINTAINERS: iio: adi: consolidate entries

[PATCH] crypto: Drop unused cipher_null crypto_alg
 2026-05-05  8:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] common/cnxk: add ROC API to support custom profile
 2026-05-05  8:50 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] net/cnxk: add PMD API to support custom profile setup

[PATCH v8 0/6] Add driver for EC found on Qualcomm reference devices
 2026-05-05  8:50 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 2/6] platform: arm64: "

[PATCH 4/5] perf: arm: pmu: fix reference leak on failed device registration
 2026-05-05  8:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/38] Fix and simplify the NIST DRBG implementation
 2026-05-05  8:49 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5] iio: gyro: adxrs290: Use guard(mutex) in lieu of manual lock+unlock
 2026-05-05  8:49 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] Add Crypto Engine support for the Glymur SoC
 2026-05-05  8:49 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: crypto: qcom-qce: Document the Glymur crypto engine

[PATCH 0/2] irqchip: Arm GICv5 IWB ACPI IRQ probe deferral
 2026-05-05  8:48 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] drivers/acpi: Move RISC-V interrupt controllers autodep to ACPI IRQ code
` [PATCH 2/2] irqchip/gic-v5: Add IWB to ACPI probe dependency control

[PATCH 0/2] thermal: qcom: tsens: fix temperature handling
 2026-05-05  8:48 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] thermal: qcom: tsens: atomic temperature read with hardware-guided retries

[PATCH v2] firmware_loader: fix device reference leak in firmware_upload_register()
 2026-05-05  8:48 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v9 0/5] Migrate on fault for device pages
 2026-05-05  8:48 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for "

[PATCH v1 0/6] objtool: Fixup alternate feature relative addresses
 2026-05-05  8:46 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 1/6] objtool/powerpc: Add build-time fixup of alternate feature branch targets
` [PATCH v1 2/6] objtool: Set ELF_F_LAYOUT flag to preserve vmlinux segment layout
` [PATCH v1 3/6] objtool: Fix "can't find starting instruction" warnings on vmlinux
` [PATCH v1 4/6] objtool/powerpc: Skip jump destination analysis and unnanotated intra-function call warnings for --ftr-fixup
` [PATCH v1 5/6] kbuild: Add objtool integration for PowerPC feature fixups
` [PATCH v1 6/6] powerpc: Enable build-time feature fixup processing by default

[PATCH v2] serial: jsm: Drop unused driver_data assigment and redundant zeros
 2026-05-05  8:47 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2] Add TRNG support for Glymur SoC
 2026-05-05  8:47 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: crypto: qcom,prng: Document Glymur TRNG

[PATCH v2 0/1] rust: add Work::disable_sync
 2026-05-05  8:47 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/1] "

[PATCH] drm/xe/cri: Add new PCI IDs
 2026-05-05  8:47 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success for "

[PATCH v5 00/13] Add explicit clock vote and enable power-domain for QCOM-ICE
 2026-05-05  8:47 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 01/13] dt-bindings: crypto: qcom,ice: Fix missing power-domain and iface clk

[PATCH v13 0/4] Enable Remote GPIO over RPMSG on i.MX Platform
 2026-05-05  8:46 UTC  (18+ messages)
` [PATCH v13 3/4] gpio: rpmsg: add generic rpmsg GPIO driver

[PATCH 0/6] KVM: PPC: Handle CPU compatibility mode for nested guests
 2026-05-05  8:46 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/6] KVM: PPC: Introduce KVM_CAP_PPC_COMPAT_CAPS and KVM_PPC_GET_COMPAT_CAPS
` [PATCH 3/6] KVM: PPC: Wire up KVM_PPC_GET_COMPAT_CAPS ioctl

[PATCH RESEND 1/2] crypto: atmel-ecc - add support for atecc608b
 2026-05-05  8:44 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/10] add mcf54415 DAC driver
 2026-05-05  8:45 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 08/10] m68k: stmark2: add mcf5441x DAC platform devices
` [PATCH 09/10] m68k: stmark2: enable DACs outputs
` [PATCH 10/10] iio: dac: add mcf54415 DAC

Can we make QMP commands in Rust always be coroutine safe?
 2026-05-05  8:44 UTC 

[RFC PATCH V7 00/10] Add memory page offlining support
 2026-05-05  8:44 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH V7 10/10] drm/xe/cri: Add sysfs interface for bad gpu vram pages

[PATCH v2] x86/boot: Disable interrupts when establishing SSP
 2026-05-05  8:43 UTC 

[PATCH] x86/xen: Fix a potential problem in xen_e820_resolve_conflicts()
 2026-05-05  8:43 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [tip: x86/urgent] "

[PATCH net-next v3 0/2] net: openvswitch: Decouple flow operations from RTNL
 2026-05-05  8:42 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v3 1/2] net: openvswitch: make flow_table an rcu pointer
` [PATCH net-next v3 2/2] net: openvswitch: decouple flow_table from ovs_mutex

[PATCH] nvmem: layouts: Add fixed-layout driver
 2026-05-05  8:42 UTC 

[PATCH] drm/i915/irq: drop unnecessary forward declarations and includes
 2026-05-05  8:41 UTC 

[PATCH net-next v13 0/6] tls: Add TLS 1.3 hardware offload support
 2026-05-05  8:41 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v13 5/6] tls: add hardware offload key update support

[sean-jc:svm/x2avic_msr_interception 5/5] x86/xapic_state_test.c:355:39: error: implicit declaration of function 'is_accelerated_reg'
 2026-05-05  8:40 UTC 

[PATCH v1 0/4] Fix some bugs in the CCP driver
 2026-05-05  8:40 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] crypto: ecc - Unbreak the build on arm with CONFIG_KASAN_STACK=y
 2026-05-05  8:40 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] crypto: qcom: Add QCE for Eliza SoC
 2026-05-05  8:39 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: crypto: qcom-qce: Add Qualcomm Eliza QCE

[PATCH v6 0/2] lib/vsprintf: Fixes size check
 2026-05-05  8:37 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net] net: wan: fsl_uhdlc_hdlc: fix dma_rmb usage in hdlc_rx_done
 2026-05-05  8:37 UTC  (4+ messages)

rds: possible cross netns leak via RDS_INFO_* getsockopt
 2026-05-05  8:37 UTC 

[PATCH] crypto: qat - fix heartbeat error injection
 2026-05-05  8:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[REGRESSION] stmmac: Random DMA reset failure on RK3399 since v6.18
 2026-05-05  8:26 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.1] sched_ext: Invalidate dispatch decisions on CPU affinity changes
 2026-05-05  8:35 UTC  (13+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] arm64: dts: qcom: milos: Add QCrypto support
 2026-05-05  8:35 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: crypto: qcom-qce: Document the Milos crypto engine

[PATCH] cacheinfo: move cache_setup_acpi to header
 2026-05-05  8:35 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] keys: cleanup dead code in Kconfig for FIPS_SIGNATURE_SELFTEST
 2026-05-05  8:35 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 00/15] Intel Wired LAN Updates 2024-04-30 (ixgbe, i40e, ice)
 2026-05-05  8:35 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 14/15] ice: dpll: fix rclk pin state get and misplaced header macros

[PATCH v2] rust: io: use newtype for PhysAddr
 2026-05-05  8:23 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] "

[PATCH v2] drm/i915/tc: Recover AUX channel after external TC port mode change
 2026-05-05  8:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/2] xen/arm: Improve frametable allocation
 2026-05-05  8:34 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] xen/pdx: account for frametable_base_pdx in generic pdx_to_page/page_to_pdx

[PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.2 0/2] sched_ext: Follow-up fixes for exit_cpu accuracy
 2026-05-05  8:34 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] sched_ext: Fix exit_cpu accuracy for lockup paths

[PATCH] hw/vfio: Drop superfluous inclusion of hw-error.h
 2026-05-05  8:33 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v10 0/6] Support sparse mappings in Panthor
 2026-05-05  8:33 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 5/6] drm/panthor: Support sparse mappings

[PATCH net] net: wan: fsl_ucc_hdlc: free tx_skbuff in uhdlc_memclean
 2026-05-05  8:33 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH i-g-t 0/2] Extend gpgpu fill support to XE3P
 2026-05-05  8:33 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t 1/2] lib/gpgpu_fill: Add support for xe3p gpgpu fill

[bluez/bluez] 897689: mpris-proxy: Fix possible crash
 2026-05-05  8:33 UTC 

Breakage in ktls-utils with nfs keyring?
 2026-05-05  8:32 UTC  (10+ messages)

[PATCH v2] lib: fdtdec: validate bloblist FDT before consuming libfdt size
 2026-05-05  8:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] mtd: rawnand: fix condition in 'nand_select_target()'
 2026-05-05  8:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[LTP] [PATCH v3] lib: Introduce tst_path_macros.h to consolidate system paths
 2026-05-05  8:30 UTC 

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 2026-05-05  8:13 UTC 

[PATCH v4 00/11] RISCV: enable DOMAIN_BUILD_HELPERS
 2026-05-05  8:27 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 01/11] xen: arm: fix len type for guest copy functions

[PATCH 0/2] ufs: Rework pci_device_id initialization
 2026-05-05  8:28 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] ufs: tc-dwc-g210-pci: Simplify initialization of pci_device_id array
` [PATCH 2/2] ufs: ufshcd-pci: Use PCI_VDEVICE and named initializers for pci array

[PATCH 00/13] drm/xe/tests: Add kunit tests for memory based interrupts
 2026-05-05  8:27 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 09/13] drm/xe/memirq: Introduce helper to calculate source page offset

[PATCH v2 0/7] hw/arm/smmuv3-accel: Resolve AUTO properties
 2026-05-05  8:27 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v9 00/10] x86: Defer some IPIs until a user->kernel transition
 2026-05-05  8:23 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 01/10] objtool: Make validate_call() recognize indirect calls to pv_ops[]
` [PATCH v9 02/10] objtool: Flesh out warning related to pv_ops[] calls
` [PATCH v9 03/10] objtool: Always pass a section to validate_unwind_hints()
` [PATCH v9 04/10] x86/retpoline: Make warn_thunk_thunk .noinstr
` [PATCH v9 05/10] jump_label: Add annotations for validating .entry.text key usage
` [PATCH v9 06/10] objtool: Add .entry.text validation for static branches
` [PATCH v9 07/10] x86/jump_label: Add ASM support for static_branch_likely()
` [PATCH v9 08/10] x86/mm/pti: Introduce a kernel/user CR3 software signal
` [PATCH v9 09/10] context_tracking,x86: Defer kernel text patching IPIs when tracking CR3 switches
` [PATCH v9 10/10] x86/mm, mm/vmalloc: Defer kernel TLB flush "

[PATCH -next v2 0/2] drm: verisilicon: add hardware cursor support
 2026-05-05  8:25 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH -next v2 2/2] drm: verisilicon: add support for cursor planes

[PATCH] patman: fix use in worktree
 2026-05-05  8:25 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] ui/input: do not assert() when tracing invalid input
 2026-05-05  8:24 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] iio: imu: kmx61: Use guard(mutex)() family over manual locking
 2026-05-05  8:23 UTC  (2+ messages)

[wsa:mailbox/fixes 1/2] drivers/mailbox/mailbox.c:330:6: sparse: sparse: symbol 'mbox_clean_and_put_channel' was not declared. Should it be static?
 2026-05-05  8:23 UTC 

[PATCH v3 2/6] scsi: Protect INQUIRY sysfs attributes with mutex
 2026-05-05  8:24 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] crypto: fix OOB read in pefile_digest_pe_contents
 2026-05-05  8:23 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v1] mtd: rawnand: fix condition in 'nand_select_target()'
 2026-05-05  8:23 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH RESEND] mux: gpio-mux: add support for 4:1 2-channels mux
 2026-05-05  8:23 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/9] refs: move some of the generic logic out of the backends
 2026-05-05  8:23 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 6/9] update-ref: handle rejections while adding updates

[RFC PATCH 0/1] Proposal for in-band firmware update over PLDM-MCTP
 2026-05-05  8:23 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/1] xe/xe_mctp_mailbox: Add support for MCTP transport over mailbox

[PATCH RESEND] net: stmmac: fix RX DMA leak on TX alloc failure
 2026-05-05  8:23 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 3/9] ppc/ppc405: Remove CPU
 2026-05-05  8:22 UTC  (11+ messages)

[PATCHv2] talitos: allocate channels with main struct
 2026-05-05  8:23 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] hw/misc/bcm2835_rng: Specify valid memory access sizes
 2026-05-05  8:22 UTC  (4+ messages)

[OE-core][PATCH v2] libfwumdata: add new recipe
 2026-05-05  8:18 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v4] drm/bridge: imx8qxp-pxl2dpi: avoid ERR_PTR with device_node cleanup
 2026-05-05  8:21 UTC 

[AUH][PATCH v3 0/4] upgrade_helper: scarthgap compatibility and stable updates
 2026-05-05  8:21 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [AUH][PATCH v3 4/4] upgrade-helper.py: Add resume option to skip already attempted recipes

[PULL 00/48] fpu patch queue
 2026-05-05  8:21 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PULL 17/48] fpu: Drop parts_round_to_int_normal

[PATCH 0/4] initial support for yosemite v4
 2026-05-05  8:20 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/14] Make switchover-ack re-usable and add VFIO precopy REINIT feature
 2026-05-05  8:14 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 04/14] migration: Log the approver in qemu_loadvm_approve_switchover()
` [PATCH 05/14] migration: Replace switchover_ack_needed SaveVMHandler
` [PATCH 06/14] migration: Rename switchover-ack code to legacy
` [PATCH 07/14] migration: Make switchover-ack re-usable
` [PATCH 11/14] vfio/migration: Add new switchover-ack mechanism
` [PATCH 12/14] vfio/migration: Implement VFIO_PRECOPY_INFO_REINIT feature
` [PATCH 13/14] vfio/migration: Check VFIO_PRECOPY_INFO_REINIT during switchover
` [PATCH 14/14] migration: Enable new switchover-ack

[PATCH] RDMA/srpt: fix integer overflow in immediate data length check
 2026-05-05  8:19 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4] media: verisilicon: Create AV1 helper library
 2026-05-05  8:19 UTC  (2+ messages)

[wsa:mailbox/fixes 1/2] drivers/mailbox/mailbox.c:330:6: warning: no previous prototype for function 'mbox_clean_and_put_channel'
 2026-05-05  8:19 UTC 

drm/bridge: dw-hdmi-qp: seamless handoff sets wrong tmds_char_rate, breaking audio on strict HDMI 2.1 sinks
 2026-05-05  8:18 UTC 

[PATCH] ring: add cache guard after ring elements table
 2026-05-05  8:18 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH v4] perf/arm_pmu: Skip PMCCNTR_EL0 on NVIDIA Olympus
 2026-05-05  8:17 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v2 0/3] net: Fix protodown with macvlan
 2026-05-05  8:16 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 1/3] net: Do not inherit operational state when protodown is on
` [PATCH net-next v2 2/3] net: Do not unconditionally turn on carrier when turning off protodown
` [PATCH net-next v2 3/3] selftests: net: Add protodown tests

[PATCHSET 1/2] libfuse: new mount API and SYNC_INIT fixes
 2026-05-05  8:17 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] libfuse: don't use SYNC_INIT unless asked for

[PATCH i-g-t] tests/intel/xe_survivability: Update category and mega feature
 2026-05-05  8:17 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] Input: xpad - remove unused xpad_init_output intf parameter
 2026-05-05  8:08 UTC 

[PATCH 0/4] drm/amdgpu: add vpe 2 support with nbio updates
 2026-05-05  8:13 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] drm/amdgpu/nbio: remove doorbell entry5 for vcn on 7.11.4
` [PATCH 2/4] drm/amdgpu/nbio: add doorbell range init for vpe "
` [PATCH 3/4] drm/amdgpu/vpe: add new vpe v2.0.0 register offset and sh/mask
` [PATCH 4/4] drm/amdgpu/vpe: add vpe v2.0.0 support

[PATCH v4 00/17] iio: magnetometer: ak8975: modernize and cleanup driver
 2026-05-05  8:17 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 06/17] iio: magnetometer: ak8975: modernize polling loops with iopoll() macros

[PATCH 0/5 v5] Oe-selftest for Clang, LLVM, LLD
 2026-05-05  8:16 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5 v5] clang-tools-extra: disable tests
` [PATCH 2/5 v5] clang: Enable cmake flags for llvm, clang, lld tests
` [PATCH 3/5 v5] clang: Set CLANG_ENABLE_TESTSUITE = "1"
` [PATCH 4/5 v5] oeqa/selftest/clang: Add oe-seltests for Clang/LLVM/LLD
` [PATCH 5/5 v5] rust: Fix rust build failure

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/openssh: explicitly configure PID file directory
 2026-05-05  8:16 UTC  (2+ messages)

[[PATCH v2]] drm/amdgpu/userq: fix access to stale wptr mapping
 2026-05-05  8:16 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] x86/boot: Disable interrupts when establishing SSP
 2026-05-05  8:16 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/13] add AUXADC, EFUSE and thermal drivers for the MediaTek mt6323 PMIC
 2026-05-05  8:16 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 06/13] thermal: mediatek: add pmic thermal support


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