messages from 2026-05-21 13:26:03 to 2026-05-21 13:54:01 UTC [more...]
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] sched_ext: Avoid UAF in scx_root_enable_workfn() init failure" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
2026-05-21 13:53 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.18.y 1/2] sched_ext: Fix missing warning in scx_set_task_state() default case
` [PATCH 6.18.y 2/2] sched_ext: Avoid UAF in scx_root_enable_workfn() init failure path
[PATCH v2 00/10] Add MTU3 for RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H
2026-05-21 13:53 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 08/10] arm64: dts: renesas: r9a07g0{43,44,54}: remove TCIU8 interrupt from MTU3
[PULL v3 00/29] Misc patches for iotests, qom, crypt & io
2026-05-21 13:49 UTC (17+ messages)
` [PULL 01/29] io: invert the return semantics of qio_channel_flush
` [PULL 02/29] crypto: fix client side anonymous TLS credentials
` [PULL 03/29] python: bump qemu.qmp to v0.0.6
` [PULL 04/29] gitlab: ensure all meson jobs capture build/meson-logs by default
` [PULL 05/29] iotests: print reason when I/O test is skipped in TAP mode
` [PULL 06/29] iotests: remove redundant meson suite for iotests
` [PULL 07/29] iotests: ensure all qcow2 I/O tests are able to be run via make
` [PULL 09/29] scripts/mtest2make: support optional tests grouping
` [PULL 10/29] iotests: add a meson suite / make target per block I/O tests format
` [PULL 11/29] docs/devel/testing: expand documentation for 'make check-block'
` [PULL 13/29] iotests: use 'driver' as collective term for either format or protocol
` [PULL 14/29] iotests: validate dmsetup result in test 128
` [PULL 15/29] iotests: fix check for sudo access in LUKS I/O test
` [PULL 24/29] qom: have object_set_props_keyval return bool
` [PULL 25/29] qom: move object_set_prop_keyval into object.c
` [PULL 28/29] qom: allow object_new_with_prop* to trigger module loading
[PATCH net-next v2 0/6] bpf-timestamp: support rx side
2026-05-21 13:52 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 1/6] bpf: Add bpf_ktime_get_real_ns() kfunc
` [PATCH net-next v2 2/6] net: export sock_disable_timestamp() declaration
` [PATCH net-next v2 3/6] bpf: support bpf_setsockopt for bpf timestamping rx feature
` [PATCH net-next v2 4/6] bpf: add BPF_SOCK_OPS_TSTAMP_RCV_CB callback
` [PATCH net-next v2 5/6] bpf: enable bpf timestamping rx in TCP layer
` [PATCH net-next v2 6/6] selftests/bpf: Add RX latency tests for bpf timestamping
Problem with IPv6 privacy addresses in 7.0
2026-05-21 13:53 UTC
[PATCH v1 0/3] ACPI: button: Fixes related to GPE handling and probe error path
2026-05-21 13:53 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 1/3] ACPI: button: Fix ACPI GPE handler leak during removal
` [PATCH v1 2/3] ACPI: button: Enable wakeup GPEs for ACPI buttons at probe time
` [PATCH v1 3/3] ACPI: button: Add missing device class clearing on probe failures
[PATCH 1/2] mfd: cs5535: add, assign and expose the software node for the GPIO cell
2026-05-21 13:52 UTC (7+ messages)
` (subset) "
[PATCH 1/2] drm/i915: replace drm_driver .release with drmm action
2026-05-21 13:52 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] drm/i915: replace mock "
[PATCH v6 0/4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix several style issues in hal/sdio_halinit.c
2026-05-21 13:47 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 1/4] staging: rtl8723bs: shorten long lines "
` [PATCH v6 2/4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix inconsistent braces "
[PATCH v5 0/2] Let userspace know about swapped out panthor GEM objects
2026-05-21 13:51 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/2] drm/panthor: Implement evicted status for "
` [PATCH v5 2/2] drm/panthor: Reduce padding in gems debugfs for refcount
[PATCH v2] can: bcm: prevent thrtimer UAF in rx path by checking RX_NO_AUTOTIMER
2026-05-21 13:51 UTC (11+ messages)
[PATCH v6 0/7] gpu: nova-core: run unload sequence upon unbinding
2026-05-21 13:50 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 1/7] gpu: nova-core: remove unneeded get_gsp_info proxy function
` [PATCH v6 2/7] gpu: nova-core: do not import firmware commands into GSP command module
` [PATCH v6 3/7] gpu: nova-core: send UNLOADING_GUEST_DRIVER GSP command upon unloading
` [PATCH v6 4/7] gpu: nova-core: refactor SEC2 booter loading into BooterFirmware::run()
` [PATCH v6 5/7] gpu: nova-core: gsp: shuffle boot code a bit to keep chipset-specific parts close
` [PATCH v6 6/7] gpu: nova-core: gsp: move chipset-specific parts of the boot process into a HAL
` [PATCH v6 7/7] gpu: nova-core: run Booter Unloader and FWSEC-SB upon unbinding
[PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0] ALSA: hda/realtek: add quirk for HONOR MRB-XXX M1020
2026-05-21 13:50 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-5.10] arm64: cputype: Add C1-Pro definitions
[PATCH v3 net-next 0/7] ptp: Add PHC timestamp quality attributes
2026-05-21 13:50 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 net-next 1/7] ptp: Add ioctls for PHC timestamps with "
` [PATCH v3 net-next 2/7] selftests/ptp: Extract print_system_timestamp helper in testptp
` [PATCH v3 net-next 3/7] selftests/ptp: Add testptp support for attributes ioctls
[PATCH] tracing: Move trace_iterator_increment() into trace_find_next_entry_inc()
2026-05-21 13:50 UTC
[PATCH RESEND] MAINTAINERS: Update address for Michael Grzeschik
2026-05-21 13:49 UTC
[PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-5.10] ASoC: tas2552: Allow audio enable GPIO to sleep
2026-05-21 13:49 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0] dsa: tag_mxl862xx: set dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark()
` [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-6.12] media: renesas: vsp1: brx: Fix format propagation
[PATCH] lib/vsprintf: replace min_t/max_t with min/max
2026-05-21 13:49 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] soc/tegra: pmc: Restrict power-off handler to Nexus 7
2026-05-21 13:48 UTC
[PATCH v5 00/13] AD9910 Direct Digital Synthesizer
2026-05-21 13:48 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 03/13] iio: core: add hierarchical channel relationships
[PATCH v6 00/43] guest_memfd: In-place conversion support
2026-05-21 13:48 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 05/43] KVM: guest_memfd: Wire up kvm_get_memory_attributes() to per-gmem attributes
` [PATCH v6 16/43] KVM: guest_memfd: Use actual size for invalidation in kvm_gmem_release()
[PATCH 0/4] qcow2: Fix corruption on discard during write with COW
2026-05-21 13:46 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/4] "
[PATCH v14 00/44] arm64: Support for Arm CCA in KVM
2026-05-21 13:47 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v14 07/44] arm64: RMI: Configure the RMM with the host's page size
` [PATCH v14 08/44] arm64: RMI: Ensure that the RMM has GPT entries for memory
[PATCH v2 0/2] mm/vdso: make offset_in_page() usable without linux/mm.h
2026-05-21 13:47 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] string: use offset_in_page() in sized_strscpy()
[PATCH v5 00/18] kvm/arm: Introduce a customizable aarch64 KVM host model
2026-05-21 13:47 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 08/18] target/arm/cpu_idregs: generate tables for Arm64 ID registers and fields
` [PATCH v5 09/18] target/arm/kvm: Introduce kvm_get_writable_id_regs
` [PATCH v5 10/18] target/arm/cpu64: Retrieve writable ID reg map in aarch64_host_initfn()
[PATCH 00/14] Make switchover-ack re-usable and add VFIO precopy REINIT feature
2026-05-21 13:46 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 07/14] migration: Make switchover-ack re-usable
` [PATCH 09/14] vfio/migration: Re-query precopy size before sending VFIO_MIG_FLAG_DEV_INIT_DATA_SENT
[for-linus][PATCH 0/5] ring-buffer: Fixes for 7.1
2026-05-21 13:47 UTC (6+ messages)
` [for-linus][PATCH 1/5] ring-buffer: Fix reporting of missed events in iterator
` [for-linus][PATCH 2/5] ring-buffer: Flush and stop persistent ring buffer on panic
` [for-linus][PATCH 3/5] tracing: Fix nr_subbufs initialization in simple_ring_buffer_init_mm()
` [for-linus][PATCH 4/5] tracing: Fix unload_page for simple_ring_buffer init rollback
` [for-linus][PATCH 5/5] tracing: Create output file from cmd_check_undefined
[PATCH 0/3] hwmon: lenovo-ec-sensors: Probe error handling fixes
2026-05-21 13:46 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 0/2] hwmon: (lenovo-ec-sensors): Fix EC signature validation and I/O resource management
` [PATCH v3 1/2] hwmon: (lenovo-ec-sensors): Convert to devm_request_region()
` [PATCH v3 2/2] hwmon: (lenovo-ec-sensors): Fix EC "MCHP" signature validation logic
[PATCH v6 00/64] target/arm: Implement FEAT_FP8
2026-05-21 13:45 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 01/64] target/arm: Implement ID_AA64ISAR3
` [PATCH v6 03/64] target/arm: Implement FEAT_FAMINMAX for SME
[PATCH v2] git-jump: pick a mode automatically when invoked without arguments
2026-05-21 13:45 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] "
[PATCH 00/11] Convert moduleparams to seq_buf
2026-05-21 13:45 UTC (13+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/11] params: bound array element output to the caller's page buffer
` [PATCH 02/11] panic: Replace panic_print_get() with generic helper
` [PATCH 03/11] moduleparam: Add DEFINE_KERNEL_PARAM_OPS macro family
` [PATCH 04/11] treewide: Convert struct kernel_param_ops initializers to DEFINE_KERNEL_PARAM_OPS
` [PATCH 05/11] moduleparam: Rename .get field to .get_str
` [PATCH 06/11] moduleparam: Add seq_buf-based .get callback alongside .get_str
` [PATCH 07/11] moduleparam: Route DEFINE_KERNEL_PARAM_OPS get pointer via _Generic
` [PATCH 08/11] params: Convert generic kernel_param_ops .get helpers to seq_buf
` [PATCH 09/11] treewide: Convert custom kernel_param_ops .get callbacks to seq_buf via cocci
` [PATCH 10/11] treewide: Manually convert custom kernel_param_ops .get callbacks
` [PATCH 11/11] moduleparam: Drop legacy kernel_param_ops .get_str field and dispatch logic
[PATCH v2 00/10] sched: Flatten the pick
2026-05-21 13:44 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 10/10] sched/eevdf: Move to a single runqueue
[PULL v1 linux-firmware] cirrus: cs35l56: Update firmware for Cirrus Amps for some Dell laptops (20260521)
2026-05-21 13:44 UTC
io_uring MSG_RING SEND_FD skips file_receive LSM hook
2026-05-21 13:44 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v7 00/28] media: platform: rga: Add RGA3 support
2026-05-21 13:44 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 10/28] media: rockchip: rga: announce and sync colorimetry
[meta-arago][oe-layersetup][PATCH] configs: processor-sdk-analytics: Add 11.2 release config for J722S
2026-05-21 13:43 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/3] Allow ATS to be always on for certain ATS-capable devices
2026-05-21 13:44 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 3/3] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Allow ATS to be always on
[PATCH v2 2/4] PCI: qcom: Keep PERST# GPIO state as-is during probe
2026-05-21 13:43 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/2] lib/intel_batchbuffer: prefetch fixes
2026-05-21 13:40 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] lib/intel_batchbuffer: assert on accessing prefetch area
` [PATCH v2 2/2] tests/intel/xe_exec_store: increase batchbuffer size
[PATCH 05/18] arm64: dts: qcom: sm8150: Fix PCIe wake GPIO polarity
2026-05-21 13:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 00/32] hw/arm/virt: Introduce Tegra241 CMDQV support for accelerated SMMUv3
2026-05-21 13:41 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 19/32] hw/arm/tegra241-cmdqv: Allocate HW VCMDQs once configured
` [PATCH v5 20/32] hw/arm/tegra241-cmdqv: Use mmap'd VINTF page0 as VCMDQ backing
[PATCH net-next] net: ucc_geth: Batch RX packets before stack handoff
2026-05-21 13:41 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH net-next 0/3] devlink: Add boot-time eswitch mode defaults
2026-05-21 13:41 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 3/3] net/mlx5: Apply devlink default eswitch mode during init
[PATCH 1/3] restorecond: don't set gl_offs for glob()
2026-05-21 13:40 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] restorecond: do not pass the same string to basename()/dirname()
` [PATCH 3/3] restorecond: create a separate io channel callback for stdin
[PATCH 6.18 000/957] 6.18.32-rc1 review
2026-05-21 13:40 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.18 046/957] sched/topology: Fix sched_domain_span()
[PATCH dpdk] net: fix L2 ptype assignment in VLAN loop
2026-05-21 13:40 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH dpdk v5 0/5] Fix and improve VLAN/MPLS parsing in rte_net_get_ptype
` [PATCH dpdk v5 2/5] net: support multiple stacked VLAN tags
[scosu-sched:topic/mmap-cap-prot-wip/v6.18 119/1130] kernel/signal.c:4475:67: error: passing argument 1 of '__put_user_ptr_fn' from incompatible pointer type
2026-05-21 13:39 UTC
[scosu-sched:topic/mmap-cap-prot-wip/v6.18 521/1130] mm/mmap.c:730:12: error: use of undeclared identifier 'ERESERVATION'
2026-05-21 13:39 UTC
[scosu-sched:topic/mmap-cap-prot-wip/v6.18 52/1130] drivers/counter/counter-sysfs.c:711:34: warning: format specifies type 'size_t' (aka 'unsigned int') but the argument has type 'unsigned long'
2026-05-21 13:39 UTC
[PATCH BlueZ 1/2] shared/bap: Fix unused value in qos
2026-05-21 13:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH BlueZ] doc: Fix Data Path direction in btmin-le-audio.rst
2026-05-21 13:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 00/41] x86: Try to wrangle PV clocks vs. TSC
2026-05-21 13:38 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 27/41] x86/kvmclock: Enable kvmclock on APs during onlining if kvmclock isn't sched_clock
[PATCH 0/3] Update some topology matching for newer laptops
2026-05-21 13:36 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] soundwire: dmi-quirks: Disable ghost Realtek devices
[PATCH] soundwire: only handle alert events when the peripheral is attached
2026-05-21 13:20 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 0/6] firmware: samsung: acpm: TMU support and cleanups
2026-05-21 13:37 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/6] firmware: samsung: acpm: Add TMU protocol support
[PATCH net-next v4] net: reduce RFS/ARFS flow updates by checking LLC affinity
2026-05-21 13:37 UTC
[PATCH v22 00/13] Implement PSCI reboot mode driver for PSCI resets
2026-05-21 13:36 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v22 08/13] mfd: core: Add firmware-node support to MFD cells
[PATCH v2 00/15] qcom: smem: modernize SMEM in U-Boot
2026-05-21 13:36 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 13/15] mach-snapdragon: support parsing memory map from SMEM
[PATCH v12 17/22] media: i2c: maxim-serdes: add MAX96724 driver
2026-05-21 13:36 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 1/1] sunrpc: harden rq_procinfo lifecycle to prevent double-free
2026-05-21 13:36 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/2] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Add Victus 15-fb0xxx fan control
2026-05-21 13:36 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCHv3 00/12] uprobes/x86: Fix red zone issue for optimized uprobes
2026-05-21 13:35 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCHv3 04/12] uprobes/x86: Move optimized uprobe from nop5 to nop10
[PATCH] drm/amdgpu: remove dead empty checks in ring_mux ib_mark_offset and end_ib
2026-05-21 13:35 UTC
[PATCH] drm/amdkfd: Check bounds in allocate_event_notification_slot
2026-05-21 13:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] accel/mshv: mitigate early boot vcpu exit race
2026-05-21 13:34 UTC
[PATCH v12 18/22] media: i2c: maxim-serdes: add MAX9296A driver
2026-05-21 13:34 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] kernel: refactor: shorten has_pending_signals
2026-05-21 13:34 UTC (3+ messages)
[GIT PULL] EFI fixes for v7.1 #2
2026-05-21 13:34 UTC
[PATCH v3] ALSA: hda: cs35l56: Fix system name string leaks
2026-05-21 13:34 UTC
[PATCH v6 0/4] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Add Victus 15-fb0xxx fan control
2026-05-21 13:33 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 1/4] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Introduce board-specific feature data
` [PATCH v6 2/4] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Drive fan control from board data
` [PATCH v6 3/4] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Skip zero GPU RPM rows for fan speed delta
` [PATCH v6 4/4] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Add Victus 15-fb0xxx fan control
[PATCH v2 1/5] dt-bindings: arm: qcom: Document Shikra and its EVK boards
2026-05-21 13:33 UTC (4+ messages)
[PULL 00/38] Ui patches
2026-05-21 13:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v12 16/22] media: i2c: maxim-serdes: add MAX96717 driver
2026-05-21 13:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next 0/3] dd LED support for fbnic
2026-05-21 13:33 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/4] approxidate: tweak special date formats
2026-05-21 13:33 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 "
[PATCH 0/3] hw/arm: add support for shim loading
2026-05-21 13:30 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] hw/nvram: add load_image_to_fw_cfg_file()
` [PATCH 2/3] hw/i386: switch shim loading to load_image_to_fw_cfg_file
[PATCH v2 0/3] Fix __pkvm_init_vm error path
2026-05-21 13:30 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] KVM: arm64: Reset page order in pKVM hyp_pool_init
[PATCH v2 00/26] Introduce enablemenant of dom0less
2026-05-21 13:30 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 10/26] xen/riscv: implement make_intc_domU_node()
[PATCH] serial: 8250_omap: clear rx_running on zero-length DMA completes
2026-05-21 13:30 UTC
[PATCH] nfsd: fix inverted cp_ttl check in async copy reaper
2026-05-21 13:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH BlueZ] tester.config: add missing CRYPTO_AES
2026-05-21 13:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH BlueZ 0/3] client/btpclient: Add GAP extended advertising support
2026-05-21 13:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v8 0/5] branch: prune-merged
2026-05-21 13:29 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 "
` [PATCH v9 3/5] branch: add --prune-merged <remote>
[PATCHv3 06/12] libbpf: Detect uprobe syscall with new error
2026-05-21 13:29 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next v11 7/8] bpf: add bpf_list_is_first/last/empty kfuncs
2026-05-21 13:29 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 7.0 0000/1146] 7.0.10-rc1 review
2026-05-21 13:29 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/9] ARM: RPi5: Enable PCIe
2026-05-21 13:28 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v6 0/6] drm/atomic: track individual colorop updates
2026-05-21 13:27 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 4/6] drm/colorop: make lut(1/3)d_interpolation mutable
[PATCH v14] can: virtio: Add virtio CAN driver
2026-05-21 13:28 UTC
[PATCH v12 15/22] media: i2c: add Maxim GMSL2/3 deserializer framework
2026-05-21 13:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/18] arm64+KVM: FPSIMD/SVE/SME cleanups
2026-05-21 13:25 UTC (19+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/18] KVM: arm64: Don't include <asm/fpsimdmacros.h>
` [PATCH 02/18] KVM: arm64: Don't override FFR save/restore argument
` [PATCH 03/18] KVM: arm64: pkvm: Save host FPMR in host cpu context
` [PATCH 04/18] KVM: arm64: pkvm: Remove struct cpu_sve_state
` [PATCH 05/18] arm64: fpsimd: Fold sve_init_regs() into do_sve_acc()
` [PATCH 06/18] arm64: fpsimd: Remove sve_set_vq() and sme_set_vq()
` [PATCH 07/18] arm64: fpsimd: Use assembler for SVE instructions
` [PATCH 08/18] arm64: fpsimd: Use assembler for baseline SME instructions
` [PATCH 09/18] arm64: fpsimd: Move sve_get_vl() and sme_get_vl() inline
` [PATCH 10/18] arm64: sysreg: Add FPCR and FPSR
` [PATCH 11/18] arm64: fpsimd: Split FPSR/FPCR from SVE save/restore
` [PATCH 12/18] arm64: fpsimd: Move fpsimd save/restore inline
` [PATCH 13/18] arm64: fpsimd: Use opaque type for SVE state
` [PATCH 14/18] arm64: fpsimd: Use opaque type for SME state
` [PATCH 15/18] arm64: fpsimd: Move SVE save/restore inline
` [PATCH 16/18] arm64: fpsimd: Move sve_flush_live() inline
` [PATCH 17/18] arm64: fpsimd: Move SME save/restore inline
` [PATCH 18/18] arm64: fpsimd: Remove <asm/fpsimdmacros.h>
[PATCHv3 02/12] uprobes/x86: Remove struct uprobe_trampoline object
2026-05-21 13:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCHv3 11/12] selftests/bpf: Add tests for uprobe nop10 red zone clobbering
2026-05-21 13:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCHv3 08/12] selftests/bpf: Change uprobe syscall tests to use nop10
2026-05-21 13:26 UTC (2+ messages)
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