messages from 2026-06-17 07:25:32 to 2026-06-17 08:10:50 UTC [more...]
[PATCH 0/3] 9pfs: fix invalid union V9fsFidOpenState access
2026-06-17 8:10 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/5] clk: implement sync_state support
2026-06-17 8:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v1] drm/bridge: of-display-mode-bridge: Fix missing static const for the bridge funcs
2026-06-17 8:07 UTC
[PATCH v2] hw_random: timeriomem-rng: add configurable read width and data mask
2026-06-17 8:08 UTC (2+ messages)
arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a09g087m44-rzn2h-evk-cn20-lcdc.dtb: fcp@920d0000 (renesas,r9a09g087-fcpvd): False schema does not allow ['aclk', 'pclk', 'vclk']
2026-06-17 8:07 UTC
[PATCH 0/9] gpu: nova-core: boot GSP with vGPU enabled on
2026-06-17 8:07 UTC (18+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/9] rust: pci: expose sriov_get_totalvfs() helper
` [PATCH 3/9] gpu: nova-core: return FSP response buffer to caller
` [PATCH 4/9] gpu: nova-core: read vGPU mode from FSP via PRC protocol
` [PATCH 5/9] gpu: nova-core: add FSP and PRC protocol documentation
` [PATCH] gpu: nova-core: reserve a larger GSP WPR2 heap when vGPU is enabled
[PATCH 0/3] Fixes for flip_done timed outs and PSR/Replay corruption
2026-06-17 8:07 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] drm/amd/display: check GRPH_FLIP status before sending event
[PATCH] i2c: stm32f7: truncate clock period instead of rounding it
2026-06-17 8:06 UTC (2+ messages)
[meta-yocto][scarthgap 0/1] Patch review
2026-06-17 8:06 UTC (2+ messages)
` [meta-yocto][scarthgap 1/1] poky.conf: add Ubuntu 26.04 to SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS
[PATCH 5.15 000/410] 5.15.210-rc2 review
2026-06-17 8:03 UTC
[PATCH v9 0/2] i2c: designware: fix WACF2200 touchscreen probe ordering
2026-06-17 8:04 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH nf] netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: don't leak bad clone into future transaction
2026-06-17 8:02 UTC (3+ messages)
[morimoto:sound-cleanup-2026-06-16 326/326] sound/soc/soc-card.c:42:6: warning: no previous prototype for 'snd_soc_card_attach_priv'
2026-06-17 8:01 UTC
[PATCH 6.1 000/522] 6.1.176-rc1 review
2026-06-17 8:01 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.1 033/522] net/sched: Revert "net/sched: Restrict conditions for adding duplicating netems to qdisc tree"
` [PATCH 6.1 054/522] selftests/bpf: add generic BPF program tester-loader
[PATCH] dt-bindings: arm: qcom: Document Hawi SoC and its reference boards
2026-06-17 8:01 UTC
[PATCH i-g-t v3] intel-ci: Add SVM, multi_queue tests to Xe fastfeedback
2026-06-17 8:00 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure for intel-ci: Add SVM, multi_queue tests to Xe fastfeedback (rev3)
[PATCH v5 00/14] mfd: lm3533: convert to OF bindings, improve support
2026-06-17 8:00 UTC (15+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 01/14] dt-bindings: leds: Document TI LM3533 LED controller
` [PATCH v5 02/14] mfd: lm3533: Remove driver specific regmap wrappers
` [PATCH v5 03/14] mfd: lm3533: Remove extern from shared functions in the header
` [PATCH v5 04/14] mfd: lm3533: Pass only regmap and light sensor presence to child devices
` [PATCH v5 05/14] iio: light: lm3533-als: Remove redundant pdata helpers
` [PATCH v5 06/14] mfd: lm3533-core: "
` [PATCH v5 07/14] mfd: lm3533: Use dev_groups in struct device_driver
` [PATCH v5 08/14] mfd: lm3533: Convert to use OF bindings
` [PATCH v5 09/14] mfd: lm3533: Add support for VIN power supply
` [PATCH v5 10/14] mfd: lm3533: Set DMA mask
` [PATCH v5 11/14] video: backlight: lm3533_bl: Improve logic of sysfs functions
` [PATCH v5 12/14] video: backlight: lm3533_bl: Set initial mapping mode from DT
` [PATCH v5 13/14] video: backlight: lm3533_bl: Implement backlight_scale property
` [PATCH v5 14/14] video: leds: backlight: lm3533: Support getting LED sources from DT
[PATCH] tools/sched_ext: scx_flatcg: Fix inverted vtime delta accounting
2026-06-17 7:59 UTC (2+ messages)
[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v2] ice: retry reading NVM if admin queue returns EBUSY
2026-06-17 7:59 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] e1000: Remove redundant else after return
2026-06-17 7:58 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net v4] tipc: fix slab-use-after-free Read in tipc_aead_decrypt_done
2026-06-17 7:58 UTC
[PATCH] lockd: fix swapped arguments in nlmsvc_match_ip()
2026-06-17 7:57 UTC
[PATCH] Revert "ACPICA: Replace strncpy() with strscpy_pad() in acpi_ut_safe_strncpy()"
2026-06-17 7:56 UTC
[PATCH] ASoC: SOF: topology: Use more common error handling code in sof_link_load()
2026-06-17 7:56 UTC
[PATCH] btrfs: emit BTRFS_SEND_C_FILEATTR during full mode
2026-06-17 7:56 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] btrfs: emit BTRFS_SEND_C_FILEATTR during full send
[PATCH v5 0/7] igb: Implement Transmit Rate Limiting (TRL)
2026-06-17 7:55 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/7] igb: Define TRL registers and core state
` [PATCH v5 3/7] igb: Implement TRL register write and configuration
` [PATCH v5 5/7] igb: Implement TRL throttling and timer resumption
[PATCH v9 0/2] Add Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G (taoyao) device tree
2026-06-17 7:55 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 2/2] arm64: dts: qcom: Add Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G (taoyao) DTS
[PATCH bpf-next v2 0/3] riscv, bpf: Fix signed operations and add 32 bit atomics
2026-06-17 7:54 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 2/3] riscv, bpf: Fix support for BPF_MOVSX in RV32 JIT
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 3/3] riscv, bpf: Add 32 bit atomic operations to "
[PATCH 0/4] mm/slub: preserve previous object lifetime
2026-06-17 7:54 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/4] mm/slub: preserve previous object lifetime in user tracking
[PATCH mptcp-next] mptcp: fix lockdep splat in mptcp_subflow_create_socket
2026-06-17 7:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] ext4: allow more DIO writes under shared i_rwsem
2026-06-17 7:52 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] ext4: base unaligned DIO lock decision on partial block zeroing
[PATCH v6 00/16] drm/i915/display: Add DC3CO support
2026-06-17 7:52 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 06/16] drm/i915/display: Add DC3CO support check
` [PATCH v6 07/16] drm/i915/psr: Add psr2 deep sleep helper API
` [PATCH v6 15/16] drm/i915/display: Guard CMTG function calls
` [PATCH v6 16/16] drm/i915/display: Enable DC3CO DC state
[PATCH] iommu/intel: Prevent variable pollution in cache_tag_flush_range()
2026-06-17 7:51 UTC (2+ messages)
` 答复: "
[PATCH v7 0/7] Relocate U-Boot in the last bank
2026-06-17 7:48 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 1/7] treewide: move bi_dram[] from bd to gd
` [PATCH v7 2/7] common: move ram_base calculation to independent INITCALL()
` [PATCH v7 3/7] common: Clean up setup_dest_addr()
` [PATCH v7 4/7] rpi: Add a local get_effective_memsize()
` [PATCH v7 5/7] common: Add an option to relocate on ram top
` [PATCH v7 6/7] configs: Enable RELOC_ADDR_TOP on arm64 QEMU
` [PATCH v7 7/7] doc: Add a warning about using RELOC_ADDR_TOP
[linux-next:master 226/14321] drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/of-display-mode-bridge.c:54:25: sparse: sparse: symbol 'of_display_mode_bridge_funcs' was not declared. Should it be static?
2026-06-17 7:34 UTC (3+ messages)
[morimoto:sound-cleanup-2026-06-16 326/326] sound/soc/codecs/rt5651.c:2113:2: error: call to undeclared function 'snd_soc_component_regmap_regcache_sync'; ISO C99 and later do not support implicit function declarations
2026-06-17 7:49 UTC
[PATCH net] iavf: validate num_vsis in VIRTCHNL_OP_GET_VF_RESOURCES response
2026-06-17 7:49 UTC (5+ messages)
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net v2] "
[PATCH 0/8] ACPI: LoongArch: Add IOVT table support
2026-06-17 7:48 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/8] ACPI: LoongArch: Add acpi_arch_init() support
` [PATCH 2/8] ACPI: LoongArch: Add ACPI_IOVT option
` [PATCH 3/8] ACPI: LoongArch: Enable pci acs function if acpi iovt tables exist
` [PATCH 4/8] ACPI: LoongArch: Add acpi_arch_late_init support
` [PATCH 5/8] ACPI: LoongArch: Scan IOMMU devices in IOVT table
` [PATCH 6/8] ACPI: LoongArch: Add iovt device entry table scanning
` [PATCH 7/8] ACPI: scan: Add support for LoongArch in acpi_iommu_configure_id()
` [PATCH 8/8] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for drivers/acpi/loongarch
[PATCH v5 2/3] counter: add GPIO-based counter driver
2026-06-17 7:49 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/9] rv/tlob: Add task latency over budget RV monitor
2026-06-17 7:49 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 7/9] rv/tlob: add KUnit tests for the tlob monitor
[BUG] CONFIG_KMSAN breaks objtool and building of the kernel
2026-06-17 7:48 UTC (2+ messages)
[OE-core][wrynose 0/8] Patch review
2026-06-17 7:47 UTC (9+ messages)
` [OE-core][wrynose 1/8] curl: fix CVE-2026-6276
` [OE-core][wrynose 2/8] conf/machine: fix typos in ARM and x86 README files
` [OE-core][wrynose 3/8] curl: fix mbedtls detection
` [OE-core][wrynose 4/8] qemu: Fix CVE-2024-6519
` [OE-core][wrynose 5/8] wireless-regdb: upgrade 2026.03.18 -> 2026.05.30
` [OE-core][wrynose 6/8] ca-certificates: upgrade 20260223 -> 20260601
` [OE-core][wrynose 7/8] libusb1: fix CVE-2026-23679 and CVE-2026-47104
` [OE-core][wrynose 8/8] openssl: upgrade 3.5.6 -> 3.5.7
[PATCH v3 0/9] vfio/pci: Add mmap() for DMABUFs
2026-06-17 7:47 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/9] PCI/P2PDMA: Add CONFIG_PCI_P2PDMA_CORE
[PATCH bpf 0/2] bpf: Fix stack slot index for Spectre v4 nospec checks
2026-06-17 7:41 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf 1/2] bpf: Fix stack slot index in "
[PATCH] gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad: handle padded buffers in wl_shm buffer creation
2026-06-17 7:47 UTC (4+ messages)
` [OE-core] "
[PATCH] rust: kbuild: Replace and dissolve procmacro-extension variable
2026-06-17 7:47 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v9 0/2] tests/kms_vrr: Add full-range refresh rate testing
2026-06-17 7:46 UTC (3+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for tests/kms_vrr: Add full-range refresh rate testing (rev2)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: "
[PATCH v3 0/6] vfio/pci: Latch module params, fix bitfield use and VGA unwind
2026-06-17 7:46 UTC (2+ messages)
[rdma:wip/jgg-for-next] BUILD SUCCESS d9c8c45e6d2f438a3c8e643ae78b59454fa0fadd
2026-06-17 7:45 UTC
[geert-renesas-drivers:master] BUILD SUCCESS 4d257993af63cf11934a40896a65546141d54ba2
2026-06-17 7:45 UTC
[OE-core][scarthgap 00/30] Patch review
2026-06-17 7:45 UTC (31+ messages)
` [OE-core][scarthgap 01/30] conf/machine: fix typos in ARM and x86 README files
` [OE-core][scarthgap 02/30] go 1.22.12: fix CVE-2026-27140
` [OE-core][scarthgap 03/30] go 1.22.12: fix CVE-2026-27143, CVE-2026-27144
` [OE-core][scarthgap 04/30] avahi: Remove a reference to the rejected CVE-2021-36217
` [OE-core][scarthgap 05/30] meta: fix generation of kernel CONFIG_ in SPDX3
` [OE-core][scarthgap 06/30] qemu: fix for CVE-2025-11234
` [OE-core][scarthgap 07/30] libxml-parser-perl: fix for CVE-2006-10003
` [OE-core][scarthgap 08/30] python3: fix for CVE-2026-1502
` [OE-core][scarthgap 09/30] python3: fix CVE-2026-6100
` [OE-core][scarthgap 10/30] xserver-xorg: Fix CVE-2026-33999
` [OE-core][scarthgap 11/30] xserver-xorg: Fix CVE-2026-34000
` [OE-core][scarthgap 12/30] xserver-xorg: Fix CVE-2026-34001
` [OE-core][scarthgap 13/30] xserver-xorg: Fix CVE-2026-34002
` [OE-core][scarthgap 14/30] xserver-xorg: Fix CVE-2026-34003
` [OE-core][scarthgap 15/30] setuptools3_legacy: ensure ${B} is clean
` [OE-core][scarthgap 16/30] setuptools3: clean the build directory in configure
` [OE-core][scarthgap 17/30] python_setuptools_build_meta: "
` [OE-core][scarthgap 18/30] oeqa/runtime/parselogs: update pci BAR ignore for kernel 6.10
` [OE-core][scarthgap 19/30] linux-yocto/6.6: update to v6.6.129
` [OE-core][scarthgap 20/30] linux-yocto/6.6: update to v6.6.130
` [OE-core][scarthgap 21/30] linux-yocto/6.6: update to v6.6.132
` [OE-core][scarthgap 22/30] linux-yocto/6.6: update to v6.6.134
` [OE-core][scarthgap 23/30] linux-yocto/6.6: update to v6.6.135
` [OE-core][scarthgap 24/30] linux-yocto/6.6: update to v6.6.136
` [OE-core][scarthgap 25/30] linux-yocto/6.6: update to v6.6.137
` [OE-core][scarthgap 26/30] linux-yocto/6.6: update to v6.6.138
` [OE-core][scarthgap 27/30] linux-yocto/6.6: update to v6.6.140
` [OE-core][scarthgap 28/30] linux-yocto/6.6: update to v6.6.141
` [OE-core][scarthgap 29/30] linux-yocto/6.6: update to v6.6.142
` [OE-core][scarthgap 30/30] lttng-modules: Fix trace_hrtimer_start build failure
[wrynose][PATCH v2] gcc: Upgrade GCC to 15.3 release
2026-06-17 7:45 UTC
[f2fs-dev] [PATCH v3] fsck.f2fs: support to fix inconsistent sit->type of segments in large section
2026-06-17 7:43 UTC (2+ messages)
` "
[RFC 0/8] pci: cxl: Add enumeration support for Unordered I/O (UIO) feature
2026-06-17 15:45 UTC (7+ messages)
` [RFC 5/8] hw/cxl: Wire UIO capability into HDM decoder registers
` [RFC 6/8] hw/pci: Add PCIe Streamlined Virtual Channel (SVC) capability
` [RFC 7/8] hw/pci: hw/cxl: Wire SVC initialization into port realize functions
[PATCH] erofs: add folio order to trace_erofs_read_folio
2026-06-17 7:43 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[PATCH] dt-bindings: arm: xen: Convert xen.txt to YAML schema
2026-06-17 7:42 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] dt-bindings: arm: xen: Convert to DT schema
[PATCH net] netpoll: run NAPI poll in softirq context to avoid rq->lock self-deadlock
2026-06-17 7:42 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH 00/11] usb: Add TCPCI driver and DWC3 OTG dual-role support
2026-06-17 8:23 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/11] usb: tcpm: fix inverted poll condition in tcpm_pd_transmit()
[PATCH] kernfs: simplify kernfs_name_hash()
2026-06-17 7:39 UTC
[PATCH i-g-t] tests/intel/kms_pm_rpm: Test video playback across suspend/resume cycle
2026-06-17 7:41 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.FULL: success for "
[PATCH v2] media: meson: vdec: fix use-after-free of decode work in stop/close path
2026-06-17 7:41 UTC (3+ messages)
[wic][PATCH] bootimg_pcbios: fix typo in comment
2026-06-17 7:40 UTC
[PATCH] PCI/PTM: fix refcount leak in pci_enable_ptm()
2026-06-17 7:38 UTC (2+ messages)
[morimoto:sound-cleanup-2026-06-16 326/326] sound/soc/soc-card.c:1268:6: warning: no previous prototype for 'snd_soc_card_set_pci_ssid'
2026-06-17 7:38 UTC
[morimoto:sound-cleanup-2026-06-16 326/326] sound/soc/samsung/smdk_wm8994.c:157:6: warning: variable 'ret' is used uninitialized whenever 'if' condition is false
2026-06-17 7:38 UTC
[PATCH v5 0/4] Only free healthy pages in high-order has_hwpoisoned folio
2026-06-17 7:38 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 4/4] selftests/mm: add hard memory failure anonymous 1G HugeTLB page test
[LTP] [PATCH v2 1/5] fanotify20: Skip FAN_REPORT_PIDFD | FAN_REPORT_TID test on v7.2+
2026-06-17 7:37 UTC (2+ messages)
` [LTP] "
[PATCH] igvm: Report error on missing parameter area in directive handlers
2026-06-17 7:37 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/4] Add DRM driver for LG LH609QH1 Panel with SiliconWorks SW49410 DDIC
2026-06-17 7:35 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 4/4] Revert "dt-bindings: display: panel: panel-simple: Add lg,sw49410 compatible"
[PATCH v2] spi: dt-bindings: microchip,pic32mzda-spi: Convert to DT schema
2026-06-17 7:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] usb: rust: mark Device and Interface methods as inline
2026-06-17 7:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[f2fs-dev] [PATCH v2] f2fs_io: adapt w/ page_size in aligned_xalloc()
2026-06-17 7:33 UTC
[PATCH] mm: khugepaged: free xarray nodes left behind by failed collapse_file()
2026-06-17 7:33 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/4] scsi/block: NUMA-local scan allocations, shared-tag path cleanup, and SCSI I/O counters
2026-06-17 7:32 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 3/4] block: drop shared-tag fairness throttling
[PATCH 00/11] HID: iio: warning clean up and prefer kernel coding style
2026-06-17 7:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/6] SubmittingPatches: update and flesh out trailer sections
2026-06-17 7:32 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/6] SubmittingPatches: discuss non-ident trailers
[LTP] [PATCH] rfim: add new test for verifying RFIM sysfs interface
2026-06-17 7:32 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] soc: qcom: pd-mapper: Add support for Hawi SoC
2026-06-17 7:31 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] HID: wacom: handle kmemdup failure in Bluetooth IRQ path
2026-06-17 7:31 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] HID: wacom: avoid copying Bluetooth input reports
[REGRESSION][BISECTED] No display on rk3399-gru-kevin
2026-06-17 7:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/4] arm64: dts: amlogic: meson-axg: NAND fix and PCIe PHY adjustment
2026-06-17 7:30 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/4] arm64: dts: amlogic: meson-axg: Disable pcie_phy node by default
` [PATCH v2 4/4] arm64: dts: amlogic: meson-axg-s400: Enable pcie_phy
[linux-next:master] [selftests] a3f88d89f6: kernel-selftests-bpf.net.test_bridge_neigh_suppress.sh.arping.fail
2026-06-17 7:29 UTC (4+ messages)
[QUESTION] sched/fair: EEVDF min_slice stalls in parent cgroup with a continuously running child task
2026-06-17 7:29 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/12] Add RTC support for Renesas RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H SoCs
2026-06-17 7:29 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 07/12] rtc: rzn1: fix alarm range check truncation on 32-bit systems
[PATCH 0/4] builtin/refs: add ability to write references
2026-06-17 7:28 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/4] builtin/refs: add "update" subcommand
` [PATCH 4/4] builtin/refs: add "rename" subcommand
[PATCH RFC] bluetooth: hci: Fix null-ptr-deref in hci_conn_timeout
2026-06-17 7:28 UTC (2+ messages)
` [RFC] "
[PATCH 0/2] migration/rdma: fix blocking readv and zero-page accounting
2026-06-17 6:36 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] migration/rdma: honor blocking mode in QIOChannelRDMA readv
[PATCH 1/3] PCI: rcar-gen4: Configure AXIINTC if iMSI-RX not used
2026-06-17 7:28 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] net: mvneta: free/request IRQ across suspend/resume
2026-06-17 7:28 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] cpufreq: schedutil: Fix uncleared need_freq_update on the adjust_perf path
2026-06-17 7:27 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/2] system/memory: Make ram device region directly accessible
2026-06-17 7:27 UTC (7+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/17] odb: make packed object source a proper `struct odb_source`
2026-06-17 7:26 UTC (19+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 04/17] odb/source-packed: store pointer to "files" instead of generic source
` [PATCH v2 05/17] odb/source-packed: start converting to a proper `struct odb_source`
` [PATCH v2 07/17] odb/source-packed: wire up `reprepare()` callback
` [PATCH v2 11/17] odb/source-packed: wire up `for_each_object()` callback
` [PATCH v2 16/17] midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source
` [PATCH v2 17/17] odb/source-packed: drop pointer to "files" parent source
[PATCH v2 0/2] tty: n_gsm: fix gsm_queue() UAF and add a base regression test
2026-06-17 7:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[git pull] IOMMU Updates for Linux v7.2
2026-06-17 7:26 UTC
[PATCH 0/2 blktests] Update the miniublk to use ioctl opcodes
2026-06-17 7:25 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2 blktests] src/miniublk: switch to ioctl-encoded ublk commands
` [PATCH 2/2 blktests] src/miniublk: fall back to legacy opcodes on older kernels
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