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[PATCH v3 0/7] s390/mm: Batch PTE updates in lazy MMU mode
 2026-06-16 12:40 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/7] mm: Make lazy MMU mode context-aware
` [PATCH v3 2/7] s390/mm: Complete ptep_get() conversion
` [PATCH v3 3/7] s390/mm: Batch PTE updates in lazy MMU mode
` [PATCH v3 4/7] mm/gup: Cleanup pgtable entry accessors
` [PATCH v3 5/7] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: Use ptep_get_lockless() for lockless access
` [PATCH v3 6/7] mm/kasan: Introduce helpers for lazy MMU mode sanitizer
` [PATCH v3 7/7] s390/mm: Lazy "

[PATCH RFC 0/8] fs: support freeze/thaw/mark_dead/sync with shared devices
 2026-06-16 12:34 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 2/8] fs: add a global device to super block hash table

[PATCH v3 0/7] KVM: arm64: Forward FFA_NOTIFICATION* calls to TrustZone
 2026-06-16 12:40 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/7] KVM: arm64: Support FFA_NOTIFICATION_BITMAP_CREATE in host handler

[PATCH net-next 0/3] Introduce HSR/PRP HW offload support for PRU-ICSSM Ethernet driver
 2026-06-16 12:40 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 3/3] net: ti: icssm-prueth: Support duplicate HW offload feature for HSR and PRP

[PATCH net-next v2 0/4] net: devmem: allow rx-buf-size > PAGE_SIZE per binding
 2026-06-16 12:40 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 2/4] udmabuf: emit one sg entry per pinned folio

[PATCH] drm/xe: Add wa_14025941587 to xe2, xe3 and xe3p platforms
 2026-06-16 12:40 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning for drm/xe: Add wa_14025941587 to xe2, xe3 and xe3p platforms (rev5)

[PATCH v2] atm: fix use-after-free in sigd_put_skb()
 2026-06-16 12:39 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 00/25] target/arm: Implement FEAT_SVE2p2
 2026-06-16 12:38 UTC  (21+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/25] target/arm: Add feature predicates for SVE2.2 and SME2.2
` [PATCH 02/25] target/arm: Rename sve unary predicated patterns
` [PATCH 03/25] target/arm: Enable zeroing in DO_ZPZ macros in sve_helper.c
` [PATCH 04/25] target/arm: Expand DO_ZPZ in translate-sve.c
` [PATCH 05/25] target/arm: Implement SVE integer unary operations (predicated, zeroing)
` [PATCH 06/25] target/arm: Implement SVE bitwise "
` [PATCH 07/25] target/arm: Implement SVE reverse within elements (zeroing)
` [PATCH 08/25] target/arm: Implement SVE reverse doublewords (zeroing)
` [PATCH 09/25] target/arm: Implement SVE2 integer unary operations (predicated, zeroing)
` [PATCH 10/25] target/arm: Add data argument to do_frint_mode

[PATCH v4 00/30] netfs: Keep track of folios in a segmented bio_vec[] chain
 2026-06-16 12:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] can: isotp: hold a reference to the bound netdevice
 2026-06-16 12:39 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/4] arm64: qcom: add Ayaneo Pocket DS gaming console
 2026-06-16 12:38 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 4/4] arm64: dts: qcom: sm8550: add UART11 node

[PATCH net v2 0/2] vsock/virtio: fix msg_iter desync on transmission failure
 2026-06-16 12:38 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net v2 1/2] iov_iter: export iov_iter_restore

[PATCH] libsepol: null-terminate temporary buffer in mls_to_string
 2026-06-16 12:38 UTC 

[v3] net/cksum: compute raw cksum for several segments
 2026-06-16 12:38 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [v4] "

[ANNOUNCE] Release v6.1.175-cip57
 2026-06-16 12:37 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/5] workqueue: Detect stalled in-flight workers
 2026-06-16 12:38 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 4/5] workqueue: Show all busy workers in stall diagnostics

[PATCH v2] [net] net: airoha: Stop TX queues on error path in airoha_dev_open
 2026-06-16 12:37 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC 0/4] alternative capture mechanism
 2026-06-16 12:37 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [RFC 1/4] telemetry: allow commands to receive file descriptors

[PATCH v4 00/23] ext4: use iomap for regular file's buffered I/O path
 2026-06-16 12:37 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 06/23] ext4: pass out extent seq counter when mapping da blocks
` [PATCH v4 14/23] ext4: implement partial block zero range path using iomap
` [PATCH v4 15/23] ext4: add block mapping tracepoints for iomap buffered I/O path
` [PATCH v4 16/23] ext4: disable online defrag when inode using "

[PATCH v2 0/4] Introduce HONOR MagicBook Art 14 device tree
 2026-06-16 12:37 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/4] arm64: dts: qcom: Add "

[f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs_io: adapt w/ page_size in aligned_xalloc()
 2026-06-16 12:36 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/6] arm: snapdragon: Add snagboot support for Lemans-EVK
 2026-06-16 12:37 UTC  (3+ messages)

[GIT PULL] tracing latency: Updates for 7.2
 2026-06-16 12:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] probes: Updates for v7.2
 2026-06-16 12:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] bootconfig: Updates for v7.2
 2026-06-16 12:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] tracing tools: RTLA updates for 7.2
 2026-06-16 12:36 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] mm/zram: route block swap I/O through swap_ops
 2026-06-16 12:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/7] drm/amdgpu: Improve retry fault handling (v2)
 2026-06-16 12:36 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 6/7] drm/amdgpu/gfxhub: Respect noretry flag for retry faults on GFX12.1

[PATCH] io_uring, audit: don't log IORING_OP_RECV_ZC
 2026-06-16 12:36 UTC 

[PATCH for-4.22] x86/ucode: Exclude Zen6 from entrysign digest checking
 2026-06-16 12:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3] staging: rtl8723bs: use PTR_ALIGN() for rsp_buf
 2026-06-16 12:35 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/5] block,btrfs: fix frozen-superblock strand on device add/remove/replace
 2026-06-16 12:35 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/5] block: split bdev_yield_claim() out of bdev_fput()

[PATCH v4 0/4] KVM: PPC: Expose CPU compatibility modes for nested guests
 2026-06-16 12:33 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/4] KVM: PPC: Introduce KVM_CAP_PPC_COMPAT_CAPS and wire up ioctl
` [PATCH v4 2/4] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Implement compat CPU capability retrieval for KVM on PowerVM
` [PATCH v4 3/4] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Add support for compat CPU capabilities for KVM on PowerNV
` [PATCH v4 4/4] KVM: PPC: Document KVM_PPC_GET_COMPAT_CAPS ioctl

[PATCH 01/56] diffoscope: upgrade 318 -> 319
 2026-06-16 12:35 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 05/56] gstreamer1.0: upgrade 1.28.2 -> 1.28.4
  ` [OE-core] "

[PATCH v5 00/10] media: rcar: Streams support
 2026-06-16 12:35 UTC  (15+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 03/10] media: rcar-csi2: Move {enable|disable}_streams() calls
` [PATCH v5 04/10] media: rcar-csi2: Switch to Streams API
` [PATCH v5 06/10] media: rcar-csi2: Add .get_frame_desc op

[PATCH] read_gitfile_gently(): return non-repo path on error
 2026-06-16 12:35 UTC  (5+ messages)
    ` [PATCH v2] read_gitfile(): simplify NOT_A_REPO error message
      ` [PATCH v3] "

[PATCH v3] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Validate arch_compat against host compatibility mode
 2026-06-16 12:22 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v2] [net] net: airoha: Fix QoS counter configuration for Tx-fwd channels
 2026-06-16 12:35 UTC  (2+ messages)

[ANNOUNCE] util-linux v2.42.2 and v2.41.5
 2026-06-16 12:34 UTC 

[Bug 952] unit tests fail when machine has more than 128 cores
 2026-06-16 12:34 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [DPDK/other Bug "

[PATCH v2] [net] net: airoha: fix foe_check_time allocation size
 2026-06-16 12:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

RISC-V Code Policy
 2026-06-16 12:33 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC PATCH 0/2] virtio-balloon: extended stats and push mode
 2026-06-16 12:33 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/2] virtio-balloon: extend stats with memory composition and pressure data
` [RFC PATCH 2/2] virtio-balloon: add stats push mode

[PATCH v2 0/1] hw/virtio-crypto: add akcipher keylen validation
 2026-06-16 12:32 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] hw/virtio-crypto: enforce max akcipher key length

[PATCH v2] drm/i915/alpm: Move the check for PSR and Fixed RR in compute_config_late
 2026-06-16 12:33 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] arm64: dts: qcom: monaco: Enable SDHCI storage support
 2026-06-16 12:32 UTC  (12+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] arm64: dts: qcom: monaco-evk: Enable SDHCI for SD Card via overlay

[PATCH v10 0/1] net/mana: add device reset support
 2026-06-16 12:31 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 1/1] "

[PATCH v4] flow_dissector: check device type before reading ETH_ADDRS
 2026-06-16 12:30 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/4] Various patches to improve Secure Boot support
 2026-06-16 12:30 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] Align relevant sections to 4KB
` [PATCH v3 4/4] x86: Split .init section to satisfy UEFI CA memory mitigation

[PATCH V2] target/loongarch: clear the registers when cpu is reset
 2026-06-16 12:20 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] rust: Kbuild: set frame-pointer llvm module flag for CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
 2026-06-16 12:30 UTC 

[PATCH BlueZ] shared/gatt: Fix gatt-db buffer overflow for cloned db
 2026-06-16 12:30 UTC 

[PATCH v2] clk: mvebu: ap-cpu: fix missing clk_put() in ap_cpu_clock_probe()
 2026-06-16 12:29 UTC 

[PATCH v10 0/8] hw/nvme: add basic live migration support
 2026-06-16 12:29 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 8/8] tests/qtest/nvme-test: add migration test with full CQ

[PATCH v2 0/3] vfio/pci: add vfio-pci ATS control property
 2026-06-16 12:29 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] iommufd: Introduce handler for device ATS support

[PATCH v2 0/8] multipath-tools: clean up man pages
 2026-06-16 12:29 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/8] multipath-tools: delete obsolete information from multipath.conf.5
` [PATCH v2 2/8] multipath-tools: remove explicit width from .TP macros in multipath.conf.5
` [PATCH v2 3/8] multipath-tools: remove explicit widths from macros in the remaining man pages
` [PATCH v2 4/8] multipath-tools: remove syntax check comments from "
` [PATCH v2 5/8] multipath-tools: clarify path selector descriptions in multipath.conf.5
` [PATCH v2 6/8] multipath-tools: specify file paths using variables and add FILES section "
` [PATCH v2 7/8] multipath-tools: clarify user_friendly_names prefix behavior "
` [PATCH v2 8/8] multipath-tools: fix mandoc errors/warnings in man pages

[PATCH RFC] bitbake-setup: add source choices
 2026-06-16 12:27 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [bitbake-devel] "

[PATCH net] tipc: fix use-after-free of discoverer in tipc_disc_rcv()
 2026-06-16 12:28 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2] spi: qcom-geni: Use GSI mode if DMA channels are available
 2026-06-16 12:26 UTC 

[GIT PULL] io_uring epoll cleanups for 7.2
 2026-06-16 12:27 UTC 

[PATCH] drm/i915/display: update to the BW buddy configuration
 2026-06-16 12:27 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.BAT: failure for "

[PATCH 0/2] TI: AM64-EVM/SK: Enable MAIN UART1 for SYSFW tracing
 2026-06-16 12:27 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] arm: mach-k3: am642: Update MAIN UART1 serial alias from 3 to 1

[PATCH 0/2] Add CDSP Power Manangement Driver
 2026-06-16 12:27 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: soc: qcom: Document CDSP Power Management

[PATCH 1/1] tools: fix building with OpenSSL 4.0
 2026-06-16  6:40 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/2] fdt_support: validate property lengths in chosen and dma-range fixups
 2026-06-16 10:17 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] fdt_support: bound serialN alias length before copying to stack

[PATCH v1] bootm: bound-check OS index in bootm_os_get_boot_func()
 2026-06-16 10:01 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] mtd: virt_concat: fix use-after-free in mtd_virt_concat_destroy_joins()
 2026-06-16 12:25 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] drivers: update relaxed ordering policy for mlx5 mkeys
 2026-06-16 12:23 UTC 

[PATCH] docs: pt_BR: update netdevsim section in maintainer-netdev.rst
 2026-06-16 12:24 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net v2] tipc: fix use-after-free of the discoverer in tipc_disc_rcv()
 2026-06-16 12:22 UTC 

[PATCH 00/18] Wangxun Fixes
 2026-06-16 12:20 UTC  (26+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 00/21] "
` [PATCH v6 "
  ` [PATCH v6 01/21] net/txgbe: remove duplicate xstats counters
  ` [PATCH v6 02/21] net/ngbe: "
  ` [PATCH v6 03/21] net/ngbe: add missing CDR config for YT PHY
  ` [PATCH v6 04/21] net/ngbe: fix VF promiscuous and allmulticast
  ` [PATCH v6 05/21] net/txgbe: fix inaccuracy in Tx rate limiting
  ` [PATCH v6 06/21] net/txgbe: fix link status check condition
  ` [PATCH v6 07/21] net/txgbe: fix Tx desc free logic
  ` [PATCH v6 08/21] net/txgbe: fix link flow control registers for Amber-Lite
  ` [PATCH v6 09/21] net/txgbe: fix link flow control config for Sapphire
  ` [PATCH v6 10/21] net/txgbe: fix a mass of unknown interrupts
  ` [PATCH v6 11/21] net/txgbe: fix traffic class priority configuration
  ` [PATCH v6 12/21] net/txgbe: fix link stability for 25G NIC
  ` [PATCH v6 13/21] net/txgbe: fix link stability for 40G NIC
  ` [PATCH v6 14/21] net/txgbe: fix link stability for Amber-Lite backplane mode
  ` [PATCH v6 15/21] net/txgbe: fix FEC mode configuration on 25G NIC
  ` [PATCH v6 16/21] net/txgbe: fix SFP module identification
  ` [PATCH v6 17/21] net/txgbe: fix get module info operation
  ` [PATCH v6 18/21] net/txgbe: fix get EEPROM operation
  ` [PATCH v6 19/21] net/txgbe: fix to reset Tx write-back pointer
  ` [PATCH v6 20/21] net/txgbe: fix to enable Tx desc check
  ` [PATCH v6 21/21] net/txgbe: fix temperature track for AML NIC

[PATCH v2 net-next 1/1] tcp: Replace min_tso_segs() with tso_segs() CC callback for TCP Prague
 2026-06-16 12:23 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/4] phy: qcom: qmp-combo fixes + x1-dell-thena DT maintenance
 2026-06-16 12:22 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/4] arm64: dts: qcom: x1-dell-thena: mark l12b and l15b always-on

[PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: Fix coding style issues in header files
 2026-06-16 12:21 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] io_uring: get rid of tw_pending for !DEFER task work
 2026-06-16 12:20 UTC 

[bluez/bluez]
 2026-06-16 12:19 UTC 

[bluez/bluez] fd0161: hci-tester: Work-around possible string overflow
 2026-06-16 12:19 UTC 

[bluez/bluez] 654362: shared: rap: Check role before sending CS Sec Enab
 2026-06-16 12:19 UTC 

[PATCH RESEND] dt-bindings: remoteproc: qcom,sm8550-pas: Add Qualcomm Maili ADSP and CDSP
 2026-06-16 12:19 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH splitout] mm: memory-failure: serialize TestSetPageHWPoison with zone->lock
 2026-06-16 12:18 UTC  (19+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: Harden ACPI probe, metric DRAM, and socket teardown
 2026-06-16 12:19 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2] hwmon: coretemp: Fix documentation wording
 2026-06-16 12:17 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v7 0/5] iio: adc: add AMD/Xilinx Versal SysMon driver
 2026-06-16 12:17 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 2/5] iio: adc: add "
` [PATCH v7 3/5] iio: adc: versal-sysmon: add I2C driver

[RFC PATCH v2 0/7] mm, swap: Virtual Swap Space (Swap Table Edition)
 2026-06-16 12:15 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH RESEND] pinctrl: imx1: fix device_node leak in dt_is_flat_functions()
 2026-06-16 12:14 UTC 

Ethtool : PRBS feature
 2026-06-16 12:14 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PULL 0/5] Tests dockerfiles update for 2026-06-15
 2026-06-16 12:13 UTC  (2+ messages)

[LTP] [PATCH v2 0/2] Fix sporadic failures in pids shell tests
 2026-06-16 12:13 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [LTP] [PATCH v2 2/2] tst_cgroup: tolerate ESRCH in cgroup_drain()

[PULL 000/106] pci, vhost, virtio, iommu: features, fixes, cleanups
 2026-06-16 12:12 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] package: replace copydebugsources shell pipelines with Popen
 2026-06-16 12:12 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] "
  ` [OE-core] "

[PATCH 0/6 v2] sched/eevdf: Improve scheduling latency of short slice task
 2026-06-16 12:11 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/6 v2] sched/eevdf: Take into account current's lag when updating slice protection

[PATCH v2 0/6] efi/runtime-wrappers: bound the wait for EFI runtime service calls
 2026-06-16 12:10 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 5/6] efi/runtime-wrappers: honour EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES in the non-blocking paths

[PATCH v4 0/3] arm64: dts: qcom: Add Vicharak Axon Mini
 2026-06-16 12:10 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 3/3] "

[PATCH v3 0/7] efi/runtime-wrappers: bound the wait for EFI runtime service calls
 2026-06-16 12:09 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/7] efi: fix stale reference to efi_recover_from_page_fault()
` [PATCH v3 2/7] efi/runtime-wrappers: factor out efi_rts_park_worker()
` [PATCH v3 3/7] efi/runtime-wrappers: handle queue_work() failure with goto exit
` [PATCH v3 4/7] efi/runtime-wrappers: check EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES before using efi_rts_work
` [PATCH v3 5/7] efi/runtime-wrappers: bound the wait for EFI runtime service calls
` [PATCH v3 6/7] efi/runtime-wrappers: honour EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES in the non-blocking paths
` [PATCH v3 7/7] efi/runtime-wrappers: retire the worker if a wedged call ever returns

[PATCH] hwmon: coretemp: Fix documentation wording
 2026-06-16 12:10 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/4] PCI: qcom: Add link retention support
 2026-06-16 12:08 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/4] "

[PATCH 0/3] Improve soft IH ring
 2026-06-16 12:08 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] amdgpu/ih: Don't perturb HW registers when accessing "
` [PATCH 3/3] drm/amdgpu: Use system unbound workqueue for "

[PATCH stable 6.1 v2 0/5] perf build fixes
 2026-06-16 11:59 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH stable 6.1 v2 5/5] perf build: Remove -Wno-unused-but-set-variable from the flex flags when building with clang < 13.0.0

[PATCH] regcache: Do not overwrite error code when finalizing cache after error
 2026-06-16 11:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 1/1] HID: core: Fix OOB read in hid_get_report for numbered reports
 2026-06-16 11:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v13 0/4] kunit: Add support for suppressing warning backtraces
 2026-06-16 12:06 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2] [net] net: airoha: Clean up RX queues in airoha_dev_stop
 2026-06-16 10:50 UTC 

b4 review tui crashes while openining serieses
 2026-06-16 12:06 UTC 

[PATCH 7/9] nvmem: imx-ocotp-ele: Remove the FUSE_ELE type
 2026-06-16 12:06 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 3/9] firmware: imx: ele: Add API functions for OCOTP fuse access
 2026-06-16 12:06 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v6 0/4] Add SCDC information to connector debugfs
 2026-06-16 12:04 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2] lib/vsprintf: Make no_hash_pointers take effect early
 2026-06-16 12:05 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 6/9] nvmem: imx-ocotp-ele: Support the ELE API
 2026-06-16 12:04 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] arm64: dts: qcom: glymur-crd: Move common board nodes to shared DTSI
 2026-06-16 12:04 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 4/9] nvmem: imx-ocotp-ele: Add keepout table for i.MX93
 2026-06-16 12:04 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] KVM: arm64: nv: Translate vEL2 PSTATE to EL1 in kvm_hyp_handle_mops()
 2026-06-16 12:03 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH i-g-t v2] lib/intel_chipset: Extend intel_get_pci_device to PCI accelerator class
 2026-06-16 12:03 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.Full: success for lib/intel_chipset: Extend intel_get_pci_device to PCI accelerator class (rev3)


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