messages from 2026-07-02 10:28:03 to 2026-07-02 11:04:39 UTC [more...]
[PATCH 00/30] mm: make VMA page offset handling more consistent
2026-07-02 11:04 UTC (17+ messages)
` [PATCH 13/30] mm/vma: refactor vmg_adjust_set_range() for clarity
` [PATCH 14/30] mm/vma: minor cleanup of expand_[upwards, downwards]()
` [PATCH 15/30] mm: introduce and use linear_page_delta()
` [PATCH 16/30] mm/vma: use vma_start_pgoff(), linear_page_index() in mm code
` [PATCH 17/30] mm: prefer vma_[start,end]_pgoff() to vma->vm_pgoff in kernel/
` [PATCH 18/30] mm/vma: remove duplicative vma_pgoff_offset() helper
` [PATCH 19/30] mm: use linear_page_[index, delta]() consistently
[PATCH v6 0/7] thermal/drivers: airoha: Add support for AN7583
2026-07-02 11:04 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 4/7] thermal/drivers: airoha: Generalize probe function
` [PATCH v6 6/7] dt-bindings: arm: airoha: Add the chip-scu node for AN7583 SoC
` [PATCH v6 7/7] thermal/drivers: airoha: Add support for AN7583 Thermal Sensor
[PATCH v2 0/3] media: i2c: Add OmniVision OG0VA1B camera sensor driver
2026-07-02 11:04 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: media: i2c: og0ve1b: Add OmniVision OG0VA1B camera sensor
` [PATCH v2 2/3] media: i2c: og0ve1b: Introduce per-sensor data structure
` [PATCH v2 3/3] media: i2c: og0ve1b: Add support for OmniVision OG0VA1B
[meta-tensorflow][PATCH] tensorflow.inc: add CVE_PRODUCT
2026-07-02 7:58 UTC
[PATCH v2 00/34] drm/i915/dp_link: Unify modeset/fallback config selection
2026-07-02 11:03 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 11/34] drm/i915/dp_link_caps: Add debugfs entry showing allowed configurations
` [PATCH v2 12/34] drm/i915/dp: Add link configuration filter for modeset computation
[PATCH 00/32] x86/msr: Drop 32-bit MSR interfaces
2026-07-02 11:03 UTC (9+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/3] systemd: update to 261 and be compatible with rhel8
2026-07-02 11:03 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH 0/4] drm/intel/display: Remove forcewake during pipe updates
2026-07-02 11:03 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for "
[RFC PATCH 0/7] Add CPER logging support for CRI
2026-07-02 11:14 UTC (8+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/7] drm/xe: Add error Signature IDs for RAS logging
` [RFC PATCH 2/7] drm/xe/xe_ras: Add support to retrieve info queue data for CRI
` [RFC PATCH 3/7] drm/xe/xe_ras: Refactor get_counter() to return response structure
` [RFC PATCH 4/7] drm/xe/cper: Add CPER structures and trace event
` [RFC PATCH 5/7] drm/xe/cper: APIs to prepare and log CPER record
` [RFC PATCH 6/7] drm/xe/cper: Prepare Intel CPER error info from info queue
` [RFC PATCH 7/7] drm/xe/cper: Log CPER record for correctable errors
[PATCH 0/2] ocfs2/dlm: bound peer-controlled lengths in the o2dlm receive path
2026-07-02 11:03 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] ocfs2: bound namelen in dlm_migrate_request_handler
[PATCH 0/2] iio: adc: add missing 'select IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER' to Kconfig entries
2026-07-02 11:03 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] iio: adc: ad7779: add missing 'select IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER' to Kconfig
[PATCH bpf v3 0/4] bpf, sockmap: Fix sockmap leaking UDP socks
2026-07-02 11:01 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf v3 1/4] selftests/bpf: Ensure UDP sockets are bound
` [PATCH bpf v3 3/4] selftests/bpf: Adapt sockmap update error handling
` [PATCH bpf v3 4/4] selftests/bpf: Fail unbound UDP on sockmap update
[PATCH v21 0/3] rust: leds: add led classdev abstractions
2026-07-02 11:00 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v21 1/3] rust: leds: add basic "
[PATCH v2 0/6] KVM: arm64: ptdump: Shadow ptdump fixes
2026-07-02 11:00 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/6] KVM: arm64: ptdump: Fix UAF when mmu->pgt is freed
` [PATCH v2 6/6] KVM: arm64: ptdump: Introduce the shadow ptdump file
[PATCH v3 0/2] ata: DSM TRIM fix and improvements
2026-07-02 10:59 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] ata: libata-scsi: fix DSM TRIM for sector sizes larger than 2048 bytes
` [PATCH v3 2/2] ata: libata-scsi: scale DSM TRIM payload by MAX PAGES PER DSM COMMAND
[PATCH v5 00/11] arm64: dts: qcom: Extend Shikra device tree with peripheral and subsystem support
2026-07-02 10:59 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 05/11] arm64: dts: qcom: shikra: Add SMP2P nodes
` [PATCH v5 09/11] arm64: dts: qcom: shikra: add WiFi node support
` [PATCH v5 10/11] arm64: dts: qcom: shikra: Enable Bluetooth and WiFi on EVK boards
` [PATCH v5 11/11] arm64: dts: qcom: shikra: Add gpio-reserved-ranges to tlmm
iomap_writepages WARN_ON_ONCE(PF_MEMALLOC)
2026-07-02 10:59 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] mfd: sm501: unwind common init failures
2026-07-02 10:57 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/5] arm64: dts: qcom: sm8[56]50: add PMIC5 Gen3 ADC channels
2026-07-02 10:57 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 3/5] arm64: dts: qcom: sm8550-hdk: add SPMI ADC channels and thermal nodes
` [PATCH v5 4/5] arm64: dts: qcom: sm8650-qrd: "
[PATCH 0/2] ASoC: meson: aiu: fix playback issue for 24-bit mode
2026-07-02 10:56 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: meson: gx-formatter: prepare on attach
` [PATCH 2/2] ASoC: meson: aiu-formatter: remove pipeline reset from prepare
[PATCH v5 0/8] futex: Use runtime constants for futex_hash computation
2026-07-02 10:56 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 8/8] futex: Use runtime constants for __futex_hash() hot path
` [PATCH] futex: Optimise the size check get_futex_key()
[PATCH v2 0/3] xfs: fix NULL deref in log recovery reorder
2026-07-02 10:56 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] xfs: drop ASSERT(0) on unrecognized log item type
` [PATCH v2 2/3] xfs: splice unsorted log items back to the transaction after the loop
` [PATCH v2 3/3] xfs: fail recovery on a committed log item with no regions
[PATCH] mm/migrate_device: pin large folios before splitting
2026-07-02 10:56 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] iio: imu: st_lsm6dsx: deselect shub page before reading whoami
2026-07-02 10:41 UTC
[PATCH v3 0/5] Fix quota evasion on xfs and add capable_noaudit
2026-07-02 10:56 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/5] xfs: fix capability check in xfs
` [PATCH v3 3/5] quota: Don't issue audit messages on quota enforcing
[PATCH] qga: implement 'guest-get-fsinfo' for FreeBSD
2026-07-02 10:55 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/4] x86: CET-SS related adjustments
2026-07-02 10:55 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] x86/HVM: don't (almost) open-code POP_GPRS
` [PATCH v3 2/4] x86: record SSP at non-guest entry points
` [PATCH v3 3/4] x86/traps: use entry_ssp in fixup_exception_return()
` [PATCH v3 4/4] x86: prefer shadow stack for producing call traces
[PULL 00/39] riscv-to-apply queue
2026-07-02 10:54 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2] arm64: dts: qcom: qcom6490-idp: Add IPA nodes
2026-07-02 10:55 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] "
[PATCH v2 00/16] LoongArch initial support
2026-07-02 10:54 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 06/16] LoongArch: skeleton and headers
` [PATCH v2 07/16] LoongArch: lib: General routines
` [PATCH v2 16/16] efi: LoongArch: Implement everything
` [v2,00/16] LoongArch initial support
[PATCH net-next v3 00/15] net: macb: implement context swapping
2026-07-02 10:54 UTC (13+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v3 01/15] net: macb: drop "consistent" from alloc/free function names
` [PATCH net-next v3 03/15] net: macb: unify variable naming convention in at91ether functions
` [PATCH net-next v3 04/15] net: macb: unify queue index variable naming convention and types
` [PATCH net-next v3 05/15] net: macb: enforce reverse christmas tree (RCT) convention
` [PATCH net-next v3 06/15] net: macb: allocate tieoff descriptor once across device lifetime
` [PATCH net-next v3 14/15] net: macb: use context swapping in .set_ringparam()
[PATCH v4 00/18] mm: Some cleanups for page allocator APIs
2026-07-02 10:54 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 07/18] mm: move some stuff to mm/page_alloc.h
` [PATCH v4 11/18] sgi-xp: Use higher-level allocator API
[PATCH 00/18] Add DT support for CSI2RX multi-stream
2026-07-02 10:54 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 18/18] arm64: defconfig: Enable DS90UB960 deserializer and DS90UB953 serializer
[PATCH v14 00/18] pinctrl: add support of Airoha SoCs
2026-07-02 10:53 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v14 01/18] bitops: import BITS_PER_TYPE() macro from linux
` [PATCH v14 02/18] bitfield: Add less-checking __FIELD_{GET,PREP}()
` [PATCH v14 02/18] bitfield: Add less-checking __FIELD_{GET, PREP}()
` [PATCH v14 04/18] watchdog: renesas_wwdt: Convert to common field_{get, prep}() helpers
[PATCH net v4] rtase: Workaround for TX hang caused by short UDP packets entering hardware PTP parsing
2026-07-02 10:52 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/4] firmware: qcom: scm: simplify code by using classes
2026-07-02 10:53 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] firmware: qcom: tzmem: guard against IS_ERR() in the cleanup handler
[PATCH 0/3] Add Qualcomm I2C slave controller driver
2026-07-02 10:53 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 2/3] i2c: qcom-slave: Add driver for Qualcomm I2C slave controller
[PATCH 1/2] afs: use d_time instead of d_fsdata
2026-07-02 10:53 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 0/2] afs: avoid unhash/rehash
[PATCH v3 0/4] Add PASID to fpriv lookup infrastructure
2026-07-02 10:52 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] drm/amdgpu: Add PASID fpriv ownership helpers
include/linux/jiffies.h:470:36: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (7fffffffffff0bdc becomes ffff0bdc)
2026-07-02 10:51 UTC
[PATCH v8 00/46] guest_memfd: In-place conversion support
2026-07-02 10:51 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 17/46] KVM: guest_memfd: Advertise KVM_SET_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES2 ioctl
[PATCH v2 0/2] ata: DSM TRIM fix and improvements
2026-07-02 10:52 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] ata: libata-scsi: scale DSM TRIM payload by MAX PAGES PER DSM COMMAND
[PATCH v9 1/6] Bluetooth: btmtk: Add firmware size validation in btmtk_setup_firmware_79xx()
2026-07-02 10:51 UTC (2+ messages)
` Bluetooth: btmtk: Add MT7928 support
[PATCH net-next 00/12] netfilter: updates for net-next
2026-07-02 10:50 UTC (13+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 01/12] netfilter: nfnetlink_hook: Dump nat type chains
` [PATCH net-next 02/12] netfilter: x_tables: replace strlcat() with snprintf()
` [PATCH net-next 03/12] netfilter: replace u_int8_t and u_int16t with u8 and u16
` [PATCH net-next 04/12] netfilter: avoid strcpy usage
` [PATCH net-next 05/12] netfilter: remove redundant null check before kvfree()
` [PATCH net-next 06/12] netfilter: xt_tcpmss: add checkentry for parameter validation
` [PATCH net-next 07/12] netfilter: xt_dscp: add checkentry for tos match
` [PATCH net-next 08/12] netfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: do not hash by tuple
` [PATCH net-next 09/12] netfilter: conntrack: get rid of tuple in helper definitions
` [PATCH net-next 10/12] netfilter: conntrack: remove obsolete module parameters
` [PATCH net-next 11/12] netfilter: ebtables: bound num_counters like nentries in do_replace()
` [PATCH net-next 12/12] netfilter: nft_ct: support expectation creation for natted flows
[PATCH v2] wifi: ath12k: fix survey indexing across bands
2026-07-02 10:50 UTC
[PATCH v2] ext4: use fsdata to track inline data write state and fix race
2026-07-02 10:49 UTC (3+ messages)
[RESEND RFC PATCH v2 0/5] mm/damon: add mTHP collapse and split actions
2026-07-02 10:49 UTC (5+ messages)
` [RESEND RFC PATCH v2 4/5] mm/damon: introduce DAMOS_SPLIT action
` [RESEND RFC PATCH v2 5/5] mm/damon/vaddr: implement DAMOS_SPLIT handler
[PATCH v9 0/6] arm_ffa, KVM: Fix FF-A emad offset calculations
2026-07-02 10:48 UTC (15+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 1/6] firmware: arm_ffa: Fix out-of-bound writes in ffa_setup_and_transmit()
` [PATCH v9 2/6] firmware: arm_ffa: Fix Endpoint Memory Access Descriptor offset calculation
` [PATCH v9 3/6] KVM: arm64: Fix bounds checking in do_ffa_mem_reclaim()
` [PATCH v9 4/6] KVM: arm64: Validate the offset to the mem access descriptor
` [PATCH v9 5/6] KVM: arm64: Ensure FFA ranges are page aligned
` [PATCH v9 6/6] KVM: arm64: Zero out the stack initialized data in the FFA handler
[PATCH 4/4] drm/tidss: Fix sampling edge configuration
2026-07-02 10:48 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/6] mm: preparatory patches for PMD level swap entries
2026-07-02 10:48 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v2] gpu/buddy: bail out of try_harder when alignment cannot be honoured
2026-07-02 10:48 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] mm/migrate_device: pin large folios before splitting
2026-07-02 10:47 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/5] Add BBML3 cpu feature
2026-07-02 10:47 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/5] arm64: cpufeature: Detect BBML3 based on MMFR2 ID
` [PATCH 5/5] arm64: cpufeature: Extend bbml3 support list
[PATCH 00/10] net: emac: various cleanups, fixes, and feature additions
2026-07-02 10:46 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 02/10] net: emac: fix sparse __iomem warnings in IAHT register access
` [PATCH 03/10] net: emac: use DMA-specific and SMP memory barriers
` [PATCH 05/10] net: emac: mal: replace busy-wait in mal_poll_disable with wait_event
[PATCH v2 0/4] arm64: dts: monaco-arduino-monza: Add support for LGA WiFi/BT module
2026-07-02 10:46 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: connector: pcie-m2-e: Add vendor LGA connector compatible
` [PATCH v2 2/4] power: sequencing: pcie-m2: Add QCA2066 (QCNFA765) BT serdev ID
` [PATCH v2 3/4] Bluetooth: hci_qca: Support QCA2066 on M.2 connector via pwrseq
` [PATCH v2 4/4] arm64: dts: qcom: monaco-arduino-monza: Add QCA2066 M.2 WiFi/BT support
[PATCH v2] mips: mm: Call rcutree_report_cpu_starting() even earlier
2026-07-02 10:38 UTC (8+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/15] media: i2c: os05b10: Refactor driver and Add new features
2026-07-02 10:45 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 07/15] media: i2c: os05b10: Add test pattern options
[PATCH 00/16] Scarthgap pull request
2026-07-02 10:45 UTC
[PATCH v3] ASoC: amd: acp: amd-acp70-acpi-match: Add tas2783 support
2026-07-02 10:44 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] leds: use brightness_set_blocking for sleepable callbacks
2026-07-02 10:45 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] leds: menf21bmc: use brightness_set_blocking for sleepable callback
[PATCH net v2] net: airoha: Add retry mechanism to airoha_qdma_set_trtcm_param()
2026-07-02 10:44 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH -next] docs: submitting-patches: Fix section structure around DCO
2026-07-02 10:44 UTC
[PATCH v2] wifi: mt76: mt7996: remove beacon_int_min_gcd from ADHOC interface combinations
2026-07-02 10:43 UTC
[PATCH v7] drm/imagination: Fix double call to drm_sched_entity_fini()
2026-07-02 10:43 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] drm/imagination: Fix returned size for DRM_IOCTL_PVR_DEV_QUERY
2026-07-02 10:43 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] drm/imagination: Fix user array stride in pvr_set_uobj_array()
2026-07-02 10:43 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/3] KVM: arm64: fix pKVM mapping cache corner cases
2026-07-02 10:43 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] KVM: arm64: skip pKVM cache flushes for non cacheable mappings
[PATCH] x86/mm: fix objtool failure with KMSAN enabled
2026-07-02 10:41 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] dm era: fix out-of-bounds memory access for non-zero start sector
2026-07-02 10:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 3/4] arm64: dts: qcom: qcs6490-rb3gen2-industrial-mezzanine: Add QCC2072 Bluetooth M.2 overlay
2026-07-02 10:40 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v2 0/4] net: convert UDP getsockopt to sockopt_t
2026-07-02 10:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] optee: device: report correct command in enumeration error message
2026-07-02 10:38 UTC
[PATCH 07/10] net: emac: fix DMA API mapping and unmapping correctness
2026-07-02 10:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/9] treewide, numa_memblks: remove redundant work during NUMA init
2026-07-02 10:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH RFC RESEND 0/7] i3c: Support IBI-based system wakeup
2026-07-02 10:38 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC RESEND 2/7] i3c: master: Report wakeup events for IBIs
What's cooking in git.git (Jul 2026, #01)
2026-07-02 10:38 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/14] drm/amdgpu: Improve retry fault handling (v3)
2026-07-02 10:38 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 13/14] drm/amdgpu/ih6.0: Enable retry CAM on Navi 3 dGPUs
` [PATCH 14/14] drm/amdgpu/ih7.0: Enable retry CAM on Navi 4 dGPUs
[PATCH v8 0/2] add FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES support to xfs
2026-07-02 10:37 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 2/2] xfs: add support for FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES
[PATCH v2 1/3] signal: change force_sig_info_to_task() to call __send_signal_locked()
2026-07-02 10:36 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 0/11] Short circuit delivery for coredump signals
[PATCH 1/2] xfs/656: rearrange directio pread/pwrite for zoned filesystems
2026-07-02 10:36 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] xfs/65[56]: don't unset SCRATCH_RTDEV here
[PATCH] staging: nvec: disable i2c slave on remove
2026-07-02 10:36 UTC
[PATCH v4] drm/xe/migrate: Revamp PAT index selection for migrate PTEs
2026-07-02 10:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for drm/xe/migrate: Revamp PAT index selection for migrate PTEs (rev4)
[PATCH] media: mali-c55: fix dropped last AEC histogram zone weight
2026-07-02 10:35 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] iommu/vt-d: Disable IOMMU on Lenovo ThinkPad P50s
2026-07-02 10:31 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH] iommu/vt-d: respect user override for intel_iommu=on "
[PATCH] meson: restore hook-list.h to builtin_sources
2026-07-02 10:34 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] media: mali-c55: Fix unaligned access of AEC histogram zone weights
2026-07-02 10:34 UTC
[PATCH RFC] coding-assistants: simplify attribution
2026-07-02 10:34 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] rust: devres: fix race between concurrent revokers
2026-07-02 10:33 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH] rust: devres: ensure revocation is complete before device finishes unbinding
[PATCH] formalize and fix disabling the RT subvolume
2026-07-02 10:33 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH RESEND] selftests/mm/uffd: don't treat UFFDIO_COPY -ENOENT as a failure
2026-07-02 10:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[PULL 0/2] ufs queue
2026-07-02 10:31 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH V2 1/1] drm/amdgpu/ras: only check bad page for address-based UMC injection
2026-07-02 10:32 UTC
[PULL 00/54] target-arm queue
2026-07-02 10:31 UTC (2+ messages)
OpenSBI docker image RISC-V crosstool gcc URLs 404
2026-07-02 10:30 UTC
[frank-w-bpi-r2-4.14:pr/187 1/1] drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c:5565:18: sparse: sparse: unsigned value that used to be signed checked against zero?
2026-07-02 10:30 UTC
[PATCH v1 0/2] vbe: bound FIT external-data reads against the firmware area
2026-07-02 10:31 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 0/3] "
` [PATCH v2 3/3] test: vbe: cover vbe_read_fit() external-data bounds checks
[PATCH v2 nf-next] ipvs: Move defense_work and est_reload_work to system_dfl_long_wq
2026-07-02 10:31 UTC (2+ messages)
[RESEND RFC PATCH v2 0/5] mm/damon: add mTHP collapse and split actions
2026-07-02 10:30 UTC (3+ messages)
` [RESEND RFC PATCH v2 5/5] mm/damon/vaddr: implement DAMOS_SPLIT handler
[PATCH v2 0/3] Misc. SCM driver fixes
2026-07-02 10:28 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/3] firmware: qcom: scm: Fix reserved memory cleanup on probe failure
[PATCH v2] rust_binder: use a u64 stride when cleaning up the offsets array
2026-07-02 10:27 UTC (2+ messages)
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