messages from 2026-05-18 15:23:49 to 2026-05-18 16:03:58 UTC [more...]
[PATCH v2 0/3] regulator: Add support for Unisoc SC2730 PMIC regulators
2026-05-18 15:59 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] regulator: dt-bindings: Add Unisoc SC2730 PMIC
` [PATCH v2 2/3] dt-bindings: mfd: sprd,sc2731: Include SC2730 regulator bindings
` [PATCH v2 3/3] regulator: Add regulator driver for Unisoc SC2730 PMIC
[PATCH v8 00/16] tests: do more testing of block drivers
2026-05-18 16:00 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 01/16] python: bump qemu.qmp to v0.0.6
` [PATCH v8 02/16] gitlab: ensure all meson jobs capture build/meson-logs by default
` [PATCH v8 03/16] iotests: print reason when I/O test is skipped in TAP mode
` [PATCH v8 04/16] iotests: remove redundant meson suite for iotests
` [PATCH v8 05/16] iotests: ensure all qcow2 I/O tests are able to be run via make
` [PATCH v8 06/16] scripts/mtest2make: ensure output has stable sorting
` [PATCH v8 08/16] iotests: add a meson suite / make target per block I/O tests format
[PATCH v4 00/11] exfat: convert to iomap
2026-05-18 16:03 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 01/11] iomap: introduce IOMAP_F_ZERO_TAIL flag
[PATCH 0/5] buildsys: Remove support for MIPS host
2026-05-18 16:02 UTC (2+ messages)
[RFC PATCH 00/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of get_phys_addr* function return values
2026-05-18 16:00 UTC (26+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 03/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of get_phys_addr_v6 return value
` [RFC PATCH 04/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of get_phys_addr_v5 "
` [RFC PATCH 05/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of get_phys_addr_psmav5 "
` [RFC PATCH 06/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of get_phys_addr_pmsav7 "
` [RFC PATCH 07/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of get_phys_addr_pmsav8 "
` [RFC PATCH 08/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of pmsav8_mpu_lookup "
` [RFC PATCH 09/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of get_phys_addr_twostage "
` [RFC PATCH 10/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of get_phys_addr_nogpc "
` [RFC PATCH 11/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of get_phys_addr_gpc "
` [RFC PATCH 12/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of arm_cpu_get_phys_addr "
` [RFC PATCH 13/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of get_phys_addr_for_at "
` [RFC PATCH 14/14] target/arm/ptw: Flip sense of get_phys_addr "
[PATCH v3 0/5] gpu/buddy: Per-order free and used block scoreboards
2026-05-18 16:02 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/5] gpu/buddy: Fix use-after-free in split_block() call sites
` [PATCH v3 3/5] gpu/buddy: Introduce __gpu_buddy_undo_splits() helper
` [PATCH v3 4/5] gpu/buddy: Track per-order free blocks with a scoreboard
` [PATCH v3 5/5] gpu/buddy: Track per-order used "
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for gpu/buddy: Per-order free and used block scoreboards (rev4)
[RFC PATCH 0/1] batch page copies in folio_copy() and folio_mc_copy()
2026-05-18 16:01 UTC (6+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/1] mm: "
[ndctl PATCH 0/2] daxctl, util/sysfs: fix builtin-driver false failure on enable
2026-05-18 16:01 UTC (5+ messages)
` [ndctl PATCH 2/2] daxctl, util/sysfs: skip module probe-insert when driver is builtin or live
ALSA: iterator used after loop end in timer/seq port registration?
2026-05-18 16:00 UTC
[PATCH v2 00/26] Introduce enablemenant of dom0less
2026-05-18 16:00 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 03/26] xen/riscv: Implement construct_domain()
` [PATCH v2 04/26] xen/riscv: implement prerequisites for domain_create()
` [PATCH v2 05/26] xen/riscv: introduce guest riscv,isa string
` [PATCH v2 06/26] xen/riscv: implement make_cpus_node()
[PATCH v9 0/9] Allwinner A31/A83T MIPI CSI-2 and A31 ISP / Platform Support
2026-05-18 15:59 UTC (12+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 1/9] dt-bindings: media: sun6i-a31-csi: Add optional interconnect properties
` [PATCH v9 2/9] dt-bindings: media: sun6i-a31-isp: "
` [PATCH v9 3/9] clk: sunxi-ng: v3s: Export MBUS and DRAM clocks to the public header
` [PATCH v9 4/9] ARM: dts: sun8i: v3s: Add mbus node to represent the interconnect
` [PATCH v9 5/9] ARM: dts: sun8i: v3s: Add nodes for MIPI CSI-2 support
` [PATCH v9 6/9] ARM: dts: sun8i: v3s: Add support for the ISP
` [PATCH v9 7/9] ARM: dts: sun8i: a83t: Add MIPI CSI-2 controller node
` [PATCH v9 8/9] ARM: dts: sun8i-a83t: Add BananaPi M3 OV5640 camera overlay
` [PATCH v9 9/9] ARM: dts: sun8i-a83t: Add BananaPi M3 OV8865 "
AI-assisted review
2026-05-18 15:58 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH V2] accel/amdxdna: Remove mmap and export support for ubuf
2026-05-18 15:57 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] usb: typec: tipd: improve probe diagnostics and POWER_STATUS handling
2026-05-18 15:56 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] usb: typec: tipd: add error message for vendor ID read failure
` [PATCH 2/3] usb: typec: tipd: demote missing IRQ log to info for polling mode
[PATCH v2 0/2] Add trace events for Qualcomm GENI SPI drivers
2026-05-18 15:56 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] spi: qcom-geni: trace: Add trace events for Qualcomm GENI SPI
[PATCH v2] KVM: arm64: Don't populate TPIDR_EL2 in finalise_el2()
2026-05-18 15:55 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH V1] accel/amdxdna: Remove mmap and export support for ubuf
2026-05-18 15:55 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 00/12] Fix Adaptive-Sync SDP for PR with Link ON + Auxless-ALPM
2026-05-18 15:55 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure for Fix Adaptive-Sync SDP for PR with Link ON + Auxless-ALPM (rev3)
[PULL] Please pull qcom-next-18May2026
2026-05-18 15:52 UTC
What's cooking in git.git (May 2026, #04)
2026-05-18 15:54 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] usb: atm: ueagle-atm: use synchronous request_firmware()
2026-05-18 15:54 UTC (3+ messages)
[PULL 0/1] Qtest patches for 2026-05-18
2026-05-18 15:53 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PULL 1/1] tests/qtest: fix discarded const qualifier warning
[PATCH v5 0/6] clk/reset: anlogic: add support for DR1V90 SoC
2026-05-18 15:53 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/6] clk: correct clk_div_mask() return value for width == 32
[PATCH v3 0/2] Exynos850 AP-to-APM mailbox support
2026-05-18 15:53 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/2] mailbox: exynos: Add support for Exynos850 mailbox
[conor:spacemit-pinctrl 5/5] drivers/pinctrl/spacemit/pinctrl-k1.c:226:12: warning: 'spacemit_dt_get_pin' defined but not used
2026-05-18 15:48 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/4] Add PCIe support for RZ/V2H(P) SoC
2026-05-18 15:53 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: PCI: renesas,r9a08g045-pcie: Add RZ/V2H(P) support
` [PATCH v2 2/4] PCI: rzg3s-host: Use shared reset controls for power domain resets
` [PATCH v2 3/4] PCI: rzg3s-host: Prepare System Controller handling for multiple controllers
` [PATCH v2 4/4] PCI: rzg3s-host: Add support for RZ/V2H(P) SoC
[RFC PATCH v4 00/14] coco/TSM: Host-side Arm CCA IDE setup via connect/disconnect callbacks
2026-05-18 15:53 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/3] iommu: Add PCI vendor:device ID to IOMMU fault logs
2026-05-18 15:52 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v1 0/2] clk: Rework initialization of i2c_device_ids
2026-05-18 15:52 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 1/2] clk: si5341: Drop unused i2c driver_data
` [PATCH v1 2/2] clk: Use named initializers for arrays of i2c_device_data
[PATCH v2 00/15] qcom: smem: modernize SMEM in U-Boot
2026-05-18 15:51 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 04/15] Revert "drivers: smem: sandbox"
[PATCH v1 2/4] iio: adc: Add support for LTC2378-20 and similar ADCs
2026-05-18 15:51 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 2/2] fuse: wait for aborted connection before releasing last fuse_dev
2026-05-18 15:47 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH] iio: temperature: tmp006: use devm_iio_trigger_register
2026-05-18 15:47 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v6 00/14] perf build: Reduce build time by nearly half
2026-05-18 15:46 UTC (16+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 "
` [PATCH v7 01/14] tools build: Fix feature checks to touch target files on success
` [PATCH v7 02/14] perf trace beauty: Make beauty generated C code standalone .o files
` [PATCH v7 03/14] perf build: Decouple pmu-events from prepare umbrella target
` [PATCH v7 04/14] perf build: Remove empty archheaders target
` [PATCH v7 05/14] perf build: Move BPF skeleton generation out of Makefile.perf
` [PATCH v7 06/14] perf build: Encapsulate vmlinux.h and bpftool in bpf_skel.mak
` [PATCH v7 07/14] perf build: Pre-generate BPF skeleton tooling during umbrella prepare phase
` [PATCH v7 08/14] perf build: Move libsymbol dependency out of prepare step
` [PATCH v7 09/14] perf build: Remove redundant libbpf feature check for static builds
` [PATCH v7 10/14] perf pmu-events: Split big_c_string storage into standalone compilation unit
` [PATCH v7 11/14] perf pmu-events: Parallelize JSON and metric pre-computation in jevents.py
` [PATCH v7 12/14] perf build: Prefix SCRIPTS with output directory to fix continuous rebuilds
` [PATCH v7 13/14] perf pmu-events: Convert recursive shell assignments and macros to Make built-ins
` [PATCH v7 14/14] perf build: Convert llvm-config shell queries to simply expanded variables
[PATCH rdma-next v6 0/9] RDMA/bnxt_re: Support QP uapi extensions
2026-05-18 15:37 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH rdma-next v6 1/9] RDMA/bnxt_re: Refactor bnxt_re_init_user_qp()
` [PATCH rdma-next v6 2/9] RDMA/bnxt_re: Update rq depth for app allocated QPs
` [PATCH rdma-next v6 3/9] RDMA/bnxt_re: Update sq "
` [PATCH rdma-next v6 4/9] RDMA/bnxt_re: Update msn table size "
` [PATCH rdma-next v6 5/9] RDMA/bnxt_re: Update hwq depth "
` [PATCH rdma-next v6 6/9] RDMA/bnxt_re: Enhance dbr usecnt logic in doorbell uapis
` [PATCH rdma-next v6 7/9] RDMA/bnxt_re: Enhance dpi lifecycle "
` [PATCH rdma-next v6 8/9] RDMA/bnxt_re: Support doorbells for app allocated QPs
` [PATCH rdma-next v6 9/9] RDMA/bnxt_re: Enable "
[PATCH v3 00/27] rust: device: Higher-Ranked Lifetime Types for device drivers
2026-05-18 15:46 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 10/27] rust: pci: make Driver trait lifetime-parameterized
` [PATCH v3 12/27] rust: auxiliary: "
` [PATCH v3 13/27] rust: usb: "
` [PATCH v3 14/27] rust: i2c: "
` [PATCH v3 15/27] rust: driver: update module documentation for GAT-based Data type
[PATCH 0/5] PCI: Finally make pci_root_buses private
2026-05-18 15:45 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/5] arm/pci: Use official API to iterate over PCI buses
[PATCH v3 0/4] cleanup: Remove NULL check from unconditional guards
2026-05-18 15:45 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] nvdimm: Convert nvdimm_bus guard to class
[PATCH 0/8] iio: timestamp declaration cleanup
2026-05-18 15:44 UTC (5+ messages)
How Fedora is responding to recent Linux Kernel vulnerabilities
2026-05-18 15:44 UTC
[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: nvdimm: Include maintainer profile
2026-05-18 15:43 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] iio: light: tsl2591: return actual error from probe IRQ failure
2026-05-18 15:43 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[PATCH] tg3: guard napi_disable and pci_disable_device calls
2026-05-18 15:43 UTC (3+ messages)
[REGRESSION] mm: MADV_PAGEOUT THP/no-swap refault takes ~1.7x longer on v6.19 than v6.12
2026-05-18 15:43 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH net 0/5] netlink: fixes for cross-namespace nsid reporting
2026-05-18 15:41 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH net 3/5] net: netlink: don't set nsid on local notifications
[PATCH bpf-next 2/5] bpf: Fix concurrent regression in map_create()
2026-05-18 15:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/9] rv: Fixes on Deterministic and Hybrid Automata
2026-05-18 15:40 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 9/9] rv: Mandate deallocation for per-obj monitors
[PATCH 0/2] selftests/mm: separate GUP benchmarking from functional testing
2026-05-18 15:40 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] selftests/mm: rewrite gup_test as a standalone harness-based selftest
[PATCH net v5 0/4] bonding: 3ad: fix carrier state with no usable slaves
2026-05-18 15:39 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net v5 3/4] bonding: 3ad: fix mux port state on oper down
[PATCH 0/5] USB4 mode programming for QMMPHY on X1E
2026-05-18 15:38 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/5] phy: qualcomm: qmp-combo: Add preliminary USB4 support
[PATCH v3 0/2] perf inject intel-PT LBR/brstack synthesis fixes
2026-05-18 15:37 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 "
` [PATCH v4 1/2] perf event: Fix size of synthesized sample with branch stacks
` [PATCH v4 2/2] perf inject: Fix itrace branch stack synthesis
qcom: add CDSP firmware for shikra platform
2026-05-18 15:37 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/6] io_uring/zcrx: add CQE based notifications and stats reporting
2026-05-18 15:35 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/6] io_uring/zcrx: add ctx pointer to zcrx
` [PATCH v2 2/6] io_uring/zcrx: notify user when out of buffers
` [PATCH v2 3/6] io_uring/zcrx: notify user on frag copy fallback
` [PATCH v2 4/6] io_uring/zcrx: add shared-memory notification statistics
` [PATCH v2 5/6] Documentation: networking: document zcrx notifications and statistics
` [PATCH v2 6/6] selftests: iou-zcrx: add notification and stats test for zcrx
[PATCH] drm/xe: Revoke drm_vma_node on xe_mmio_gem free
2026-05-18 15:36 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH -next v1 00/12] Candidate patches for the v7.2 merge window
2026-05-18 15:36 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH -next v1 01/12] rcutorture: Fully test lazy RCU
[PATCH v9 00/23] Runtime TDX module update support
2026-05-18 15:36 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 09/23] coco/tdx-host: Don't expose P-SEAMLDR information on CPUs with erratum
` [PATCH v9 12/23] x86/virt/seamldr: Introduce skeleton for TDX module updates
[PATCH] HID: lg-g15: Add support for the Logitech G710/G710+ gaming keyboards
2026-05-18 15:35 UTC
[PATCH] iio: common: ssp: remove SSP_CHAN_TIMESTAMP() macro
2026-05-18 15:34 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 1/2] pbl: cleanup early malloc
2026-05-18 15:32 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] ARM: rockchip: initialize PBL malloc
[PATCH net-next 0/6] bpf-timetamp: support rx side
2026-05-18 15:34 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 5/6] bpf: enable bpf timestamping rx in TCP layer
[PATCH] HID: lg-g15: Add support for the Logitech G710/G710+ gaming keyboards
2026-05-18 15:33 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v14 18/19] unwind_user/sframe/x86: Enable sframe unwinding on x86
2026-05-18 15:33 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] docs: iio: update dated triggered buffer example
2026-05-18 15:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/3] k3: am62x: image size fixes
2026-05-18 13:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 1/3] mm: move offset_in_page() to page_helpers.h
2026-05-18 15:32 UTC (13+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] mm: add bytes_to_page_end() helper
` [PATCH 3/3] lib/bitmap: use "
[PATCH v8 0/4] firmware: ti_sci: Introduce BOARDCFG_MANAGED mode for Jacinto family
2026-05-18 15:31 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 2/4] firmware: ti_sci: add support for restoring IRQs during resume
[moderation/CI] Re: rtnetlink: RTNL avoidance in rtnl_getlink()
2026-05-18 15:31 UTC
[PATCH] nfsd: fix use-after-free in nfsd4_lock() when releasing new lock stateid
2026-05-18 15:30 UTC
[PATCH 0/4] s390: enable Rust support and add required arch glue
2026-05-18 15:30 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/4] s390: enable Rust support
[PATCH] CI: use kas 5.2
2026-05-18 15:30 UTC
[PATCH] nios2: remove the architecture
2026-05-18 15:29 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/15] arm64: support Engicam MicroGEA-STM32MP257-RMM board
2026-05-18 15:28 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 14/15] arm64: defconfig: cleanup the defconfig
[PATCH v1 1/4] dt-bindings: iio: adc: Add ltc2378
2026-05-18 15:29 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/8] Fix some clean up during userq create/destroy
2026-05-18 15:28 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/8] drm/amdgpu/userq: Fix doorbell cleanup on queue creation fail
` [PATCH v3 2/8] drm/amdgpu/userq: Fix the mutex_init cleanup for fence_drv_lock
` [PATCH v3 3/8] drm/amdgpu: simplify return value in amdgpu_userq_get_doorbell_index
` [PATCH v3 4/8] drm/amdgpu/userq: dont override return value of xa_alloc
` [PATCH v3 5/8] drm/amdgpu/userq: clean up wptr_obj along with mqd_destroy
` [PATCH v3 6/8] drm/amdgpu/userq: add amdgpu_bo_unpin when amdgpu_ttm_alloc_gart fails
` [PATCH v3 7/8] drm/amdgpu/userq: reserve root bo without interruption
` [PATCH v3 8/8] drm/amdgpu/userq: make sure queue is valid in the hang_detect_work
[PATCH] drm: Use named initializers for arrays of i2c_device_data
2026-05-18 10:04 UTC
[PATCH] spinlock: remove volatile qualifier
2026-05-18 15:28 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] "
[PATCH 0/2] qcom_battmgr: Add batteryless DC-adapter MAINS support
2026-05-18 15:27 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: soc: qcom: pmic-glink: Document batteryless property
[PATCH rdma-next v5 00/15] RDMA: Introduce generic buffer descriptor infrastructure for umem
2026-05-18 15:27 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH rdma-next v5 03/15] RDMA/core: "
[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: adjust file entry in ANALOG DEVICES INC AD4691 DRIVER
2026-05-18 15:27 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v14 11/19] unwind_user/sframe: Show file name in debug output
2026-05-18 15:27 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH RFC v4 00/10] AD9910 Direct Digital Synthesizer
2026-05-18 15:27 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC v4 09/10] Documentation: ABI: testing: add docs for ad9910 sysfs entries
[RFC PATCH v5 00/29] Hierarchical Constant Bandwidth Server
2026-05-18 15:27 UTC (11+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v5 20/29] sched/deadline: Allow deeper hierarchies of RT cgroups
[PATCH v4 00/17] kvm/arm: Introduce a customizable aarch64 KVM host model
2026-05-18 15:27 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 17/17] arm/cpu-features: document ID reg properties
[PATCH 0/1] commit: allow -m/-F with --fixup=amend: or reword:
2026-05-18 15:27 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/1] "
[PATCH v8 0/5] branch: prune-merged
2026-05-18 15:27 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 "
` [PATCH v9 3/5] branch: add --prune-merged <remote>
` [PATCH v9 5/5] branch: add --all-remotes flag
[PATCH 0/2] iio: light: veml3328: add support for new sensor
2026-05-18 15:26 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] iio: light: veml3328: add devicetree binding "
[PATCH] fwctl: pds: Validate RPC input size before parsing
2026-05-18 15:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: delete tried region in regions_rmdirs()
2026-05-18 15:25 UTC
[PATCH net] net: devmem: reject TX dma-buf with non-page-aligned size or SG length
2026-05-18 15:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/6] tpm_crb: Add command and response buffer chunking support
2026-05-18 15:17 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/6] tpm_crb: Split start method into a separate header
[PATCH v11 0/6] iio: adc: ad4691: add driver for AD4691 multichannel SAR ADC family
2026-05-18 15:25 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v11 3/6] iio: adc: ad4691: add triggered buffer support
[PATCH v2 0/6] fsl-mc: Move over to device MSI infrastructure
2026-05-18 15:24 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH] smb/server: promote S_DEL_ON_CLS to S_DEL_PENDING when close
2026-05-18 15:23 UTC
[PATCH v14 00/28] CoreSight: Refactor power management for CoreSight path
2026-05-18 15:23 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next v2 0/3] tracing: Expose tracepoint BTF ids via tracefs
2026-05-18 15:23 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 2/3] "
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 3/3] selftests/bpf: Add test for tracepoint btf_ids tracefs file
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