messages from 2026-07-17 09:01:41 to 2026-07-17 09:31:21 UTC [more...]
[PATCH v5 00/18] nfsd: refactor nfs4_create_file()
2026-07-17 9:28 UTC (16+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 01/18] nfsd: honour client-provided attributes for NFS4_CREATE_EXCLUSIVE4_1
` [PATCH v5 02/18] nfsd: move check_nfsd_access() call into nfsd_cross_mnt()
` [PATCH v5 03/18] nfsd: correctly handle CREATE of mounted-on files
` [PATCH v5 04/18] nfsd: replace fh_fill_both_attrs() with fh_fill_post_noop()
` [PATCH v5 05/18] nfsd: move fh_want_write() after preamble in nfsd4_create_file()
` [PATCH v5 06/18] nfsd: move more nfs-specific code into preamble of nfsd4_create_file()
` [PATCH v5 07/18] nfsd: remove subtlety from nfsd4_create_file()
` [PATCH v5 08/18] nfsd: in nfsd4_create_file() let VFS report if file was created
` [PATCH v5 09/18] nfsd: nfsd4_create_file(): Move NFSD_MAY_CREATE check earlier
` [PATCH v5 10/18] nfsd: fh_want_write) failure need not be immediately fatal for nfsd4_create_file()
` [PATCH v5 11/18] nfsd: (almost) always open file in nfsd4_create_file()
` [PATCH v5 12/18] nfsd: reduce range of directory lock "
` [PATCH v5 13/18] nfsd: open-code nfsd4_vfs_create() into nfsd4_create_file()
` [PATCH v5 14/18] nfsd: move some code out of the d_really_is_negative() branch in nfsd4_create_file()
` [PATCH v5 15/18] nfsd: reduce want-write range "
[wrynose][PATCH] gzip: fix CVE-2026-41992
2026-07-17 9:30 UTC (4+ messages)
` [wrynose][PATCH v2] "
` [OE-core] "
[PATCH 00/10] Limit usage of internal API in tests
2026-07-17 9:30 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/10] bbdev: fix stats aggregation from queues
` [PATCH 02/10] bbdev: add per-queue statistics API
` [PATCH 03/10] hash: fix GFNI stubs export
` [PATCH 04/10] test: uninline helper for forking
` [PATCH 05/10] test/bonding: get MAC address with public API
` [PATCH 06/10] test/devargs: check driver presence "
` [PATCH 07/10] test/vdev: find device "
` [PATCH 08/10] test: limit internal API usage
` [PATCH 09/10] ci: make ABI reference generation faster
` [PATCH 10/10] ci: run reference unit tests against ABI
[Patch v3 0/8] perf/x86: Miscellaneous PMU bug fixes and optimizations
2026-07-17 9:31 UTC (3+ messages)
` [Patch v3 3/8] perf/x86: Guard intel_pmu_cpu_dead() against invalid hybrid PMU casts
[PATCH] remoteproc: qcom_q6v5_mss: Fix off-by-one error in regulator error cleanup
2026-07-17 9:31 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4 00/11] arm64: dts: monaco-arduino-monza: Add support for LGA WiFi/BT module
2026-07-17 9:30 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 03/11] power: sequencing: Add pwrseq_is_controllable() API
` [PATCH v4 06/11] Bluetooth: hci_qca: Set 'bt_en_available' based on pwrseq power controllability
` [PATCH v4 09/11] dt-bindings: connector: pcie-m2-e: Add vendor LGA connector compatible
[PATCH v2 0/2] virtio_balloon: fix Use-After-Free bugs during PM freeze
2026-07-17 9:30 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] mm/page_reporting: use system_freezable_wq to fix UAF during suspend
` [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio_balloon: avoid shrinker execution during PM suspend
[PATCH net v2] netfilter: bridge: fix stale prevhdr pointer in br_ip6_fragment()
2026-07-17 9:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net 1/9] netfilter: xt_nat: reject unsupported target families
2026-07-17 9:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[RFC PATCH 0/9] accel/rocket: RK3576 NPU (RKNN) enablement
2026-07-17 9:30 UTC (13+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 2/9] pmdomain/rockchip: add optional per-domain power-on settle delay
` [RFC PATCH 3/9] pmdomain/rockchip: cycle optional power-domain resets on power-on
` [RFC PATCH 4/9] iommu/rockchip: skip orphaned-fault banks in rk_iommu_is_stall_active
` [RFC PATCH 5/9] iommu/rockchip: skip orphaned-fault banks in CMD_ENABLE_STALL dispatch
` [RFC PATCH 7/9] accel/rocket: add RK3576 NPU (RKNN) support
` [RFC PATCH 8/9] arm64: dts: rockchip: rk3576: add NPU (RKNN) nodes
[PATCH] ufs: invalidate the whole descriptor data segment after a query read
2026-07-17 9:30 UTC
[PATCH v3 0/3] clk: qcom: gcc-glymur: Tie the CX power domain to controller
2026-07-17 9:30 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] dt-bindings: clock: qcom: glymur-gcc: Add missing CX power domain
[PATCH bpf-next v3 0/5] bpf, x86: enable EXECMEM_ROX_CACHE for BPF allocations
2026-07-17 9:29 UTC (5+ messages)
[PULL] drm-xe-fixes
2026-07-17 9:28 UTC
[PATCH 08/32] x86/mce: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
2026-07-17 9:28 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH] x86/mce: Fix build warning after MSR-interface switch
[PATCH] cachefiles,netfs: sunset ondemand mode
2026-07-17 9:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] ASoC: cs35l56: Remove unnecessary goto in cs35l56_runtime_resume_common()
2026-07-17 9:26 UTC
[PATCH net-next v2 0/2] net: phy: Add Maxio MAE0621A support
2026-07-17 9:26 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] dt-bindings: net: Add Maxio MAE0621A PHY
[PATCH 16/16] media: s2255: Replace bare 'unsigned' with 'unsigned int'
2026-07-17 9:26 UTC
[PATCH 15/16] media: s2255: Remove unnecessary braces from single-statement blocks
2026-07-17 9:26 UTC
[PATCH v2 01/32] thermal/intel: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
2026-07-17 9:26 UTC (2+ messages)
` [tip: x86/msr] "
[PATCH 02/32] powercap: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
2026-07-17 9:26 UTC (2+ messages)
` [tip: x86/msr] "
[PATCH 04/32] acpi: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
2026-07-17 9:26 UTC (2+ messages)
` [tip: x86/msr] "
[PATCH 14/16] media: s2255: Remove unnecessary debug logging and out-of-memory messages
2026-07-17 9:26 UTC
[PATCH] mm/secretmem: disable under HIGHMEM
2026-07-17 9:25 UTC (12+ messages)
[PATCH 13/16] media: s2255: Remove unnecessary return statements from void functions
2026-07-17 9:25 UTC
ucm2: sof-soundwire: Add tas2783 support
2026-07-17 9:25 UTC
[PATCH v2] amba: bus: Fix race condition during DMA configure at IOMMU probe time
2026-07-17 9:25 UTC
[PATCH 12/16] media: s2255: Fix block comment style to kernel format
2026-07-17 9:25 UTC
[PATCH v4 0/3] input: misc: Add an initial driver for haptics inside Qcom PMIH010x PMIC
2026-07-17 9:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 11/16] media: s2255: Add blank lines after variable declarations
2026-07-17 9:25 UTC
[PATCH] sched/fair: Fix the util_avg_cap formula in a comment
2026-07-17 9:25 UTC
[PATCH] mm/thp: expose deferred split folio memory usage in meminfo
2026-07-17 9:24 UTC (3+ messages)
[RFC v3 0/2] Realtime workqueues and panthor realtime submission
2026-07-17 9:24 UTC (5+ messages)
` [RFC v3 1/2] workqueue: Add support for real-time workers
` [RFC v3 2/2] drm/panthor: Create per queue priority workqueues
[PATCH 00/16] media: s2255: Coding style cleanup
2026-07-17 9:23 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/16] media: s2255: Rename remaining CamelCase identifiers to snake_case
` [PATCH 02/16] media: s2255: Remove unnecessary spaces after casts
` [PATCH 03/16] media: s2255: Use consistent braces on all arms of if/else statements
` [PATCH 04/16] media: s2255: Replace NULL comparisons with ! notation
` [PATCH 05/16] media: s2255: Fix alignment to match open parenthesis
` [PATCH 06/16] media: s2255: Remove multiple blank lines and before close braces
` [PATCH 07/16] media: s2255: Add blank lines after function/struct/enum declarations
` [PATCH 08/16] media: s2255: Add spaces around multiplication operators
` [PATCH 09/16] media: s2255: Remove unnecessary parentheses around conditions
` [PATCH 10/16] media: s2255: Parenthesize macro argument to avoid precedence issues
[for-next 1/1] RDMA/ionic: Add robust udata compatibility checks to all uapi verbs
2026-07-17 9:23 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/4] s390: Reintroduce support for DCACHE_WORD_ACCESS
2026-07-17 9:24 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] KVM: s390: pv: Use VM_SPARSE area for guest variable storage area
` [PATCH v2 2/4] s390/mm: Fix handling of secure storage access exceptions in vmalloc area
` [PATCH v2 3/4] s390/mm: Remove folio handling for secure storage access exceptions
` [PATCH v2 4/4] s390: Add support for DCACHE_WORD_ACCESS (again)
[PATCH bpf-next 1/3] bpf: Add memory usage for arena
2026-07-17 9:24 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH i-g-t v2 00/10] tests/imagination: Add initial test coverage for Imagination DRM driver
2026-07-17 9:18 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t v2 01/10] tests/imagination: Add framework for Imagination tests
` [PATCH i-g-t v2 02/10] tests/imagination: Add GEM mmap tests
` [PATCH i-g-t v2 03/10] tests/imagination: Add DEV_QUERY tests
` [PATCH i-g-t v2 04/10] tests/imagination: Add GPU ID test
` [PATCH i-g-t v2 05/10] tests/imagination: Add DEV_QUERY heap info tests
` [PATCH i-g-t v2 06/10] tests/imagination: Add DEV_QUERY static data area tests
` [PATCH i-g-t v2 07/10] tests/imagination: Add VM_CONTEXT tests
` [PATCH i-g-t v2 08/10] tests/imagination: Add tests for free list and hwrt creation ioctls
` [PATCH i-g-t v2 09/10] tests/imagination: Add DEV_QUERY quirks and enhancements tests
` [PATCH i-g-t v2 10/10] tests/imagination: Add DEV_QUERY runtime_info tests
[PATCH 0/3] Add i.MX93 Wireless FRDM board support
2026-07-17 9:24 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: arm: fsl: Add i.MX93 Wireless FRDM board
[PATCH 0/2] media: i2c: Add Samsung S5KJN5 image sensor
2026-07-17 9:23 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: "
[REGRESSION] tmpfs: flistxattr(fd) small-list slowdown after simple_xattrs rhashtable conversion
2026-07-17 9:23 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/3] landlock: Restrict renameat2 with RENAME_WHITEOUT
2026-07-17 9:23 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] landlock: Require LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_WHITEOUT for RENAME_WHITEOUT
[PATCH v2] net/enic: check notify set return value during init
2026-07-17 9:22 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] generic/062: filter setfattr --restore symlink-safety warning
2026-07-17 9:22 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[PATCH v6 0/3] Add RP1 PWM controller support
2026-07-17 9:25 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 2/3] pwm: rp1: Add RP1 PWM controller driver
[PATCH 6.12 000/349] 6.12.96-rc1 review
2026-07-17 9:20 UTC (2+ messages)
pause device removal
2026-07-17 9:15 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] dt-bindings: can: xilinx_can: Document phys and update maintainer
2026-07-17 9:20 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] MAINTAINERS: Replace maintainer for Xilinx CAN driver
` [PATCH 2/2] dt-bindings: can: xilinx_can: Document phys property
[PATCH] rust: Upgrade 1.96.1 -> 1.97.1
2026-07-17 9:19 UTC
[PATCH v5 00/11] arm64: dts: qcom: Extend Shikra device tree with peripheral and subsystem support
2026-07-17 9:19 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 11/11] arm64: dts: qcom: shikra: Add gpio-reserved-ranges to tlmm
[PATCH v3 0/4] regulator: Add X-Powers AXP318W PMIC support
2026-07-17 9:18 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/4] mfd: axp20x: Add support for AXP318W PMIC
` [PATCH v3 3/4] mfd: axp20x: constify axp313 and axp717 cells
` [PATCH v3 4/4] regulator: axp20x: add support for the AXP318W
[PATCH RFC 00/23] resctrl: MBA control emulation and ARM MPAM MB_NODE support
2026-07-17 9:18 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 15/23] arm_mpam: Refine L3 topology and class selection
[PATCH 0/7] Add reset support to MT6589 wdt and remove fallback compatibles
2026-07-17 9:18 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/7] watchdog: mtk_wdt: add explicit compatibles for SoCs using mt6589 fallback
` [PATCH 2/7] dt-bindings: watchdog: mediatek,mtk-wdt: add compatibles for all SoCs
` [PATCH 4/7] dt-bindings: watchdog: mediatek,mtk-wdt: remove mt6589 fallback items
` [PATCH 5/7] dt-bindings: reset: Add bindings for MediaTek MT6589 reset controller
[ANNOUNCE] xfsprogs: for-next updated to 2525ce2aa93b
2026-07-17 9:17 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH net 0/9] netfilter: updates for net
2026-07-17 9:17 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net 8/9] ipvs: fix more places with wrong ipv6 transport offsets
Sashiko to track linux-mtd
2026-07-17 9:16 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/2] arm64: qcom: shikra-iqs-evk: Add LT9611UXD HDMI bridge support
2026-07-17 9:17 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] arm64: dts: "
[PATCH 00/10] Initial Apple silicon M4 device trees and dt-bindings
2026-07-17 9:16 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 08/10] dt-bindings: pwm: apple,s5l-fpwm: Add t8132 compatible
[PATCH net V3] net: phy: motorcomm: read EEE abilities in yt8521_get_features()
2026-07-17 9:16 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] bisect: add --auto-reset to leave when done
2026-07-17 9:16 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] "
[PATCH] HID: intel-thc-hid: intel-quickspi: validate report size before copy
2026-07-17 9:16 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[PATCH] usertools/telemetry: load aliases from config directory
2026-07-17 9:16 UTC
[PATCH v1 1/3] updated i40e latest recommended matching list
2026-07-17 9:12 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 2/3] updated ice "
` [PATCH v1 3/3] updated ixgbe "
[PATCH v2 0/3] ALSA: Fix compiler warnings in sound subsystem
2026-07-17 9:15 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] ASoC: mediatek: mt8189: Remove redundant else-if branch with identical body
` [PATCH v2 2/3] ALSA: sparc/dbri: Fix "possible condition with no effect" warning
` [PATCH v2 3/3] ASoC: fsl_easrc: Use div64_u64 for 64-by-64 division
[PATCH 0/3] sched/psi: Fix rtpoll teardown races
2026-07-17 9:14 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] sched/psi: Avoid losing wakeups during rtpoll worker replacement
` [PATCH 2/3] sched/psi: Prevent stale timer rearm after rtpoll teardown
` [PATCH 3/3] sched/psi: Avoid clobbering rtpoll_scheduled during teardown
[syzbot] [ext4?] kernel BUG in ext4_write_inline_data_end (3)
2026-07-17 9:15 UTC (2+ messages)
` Forwarded: [PATCH] ext4: fix race in ext4_write_inline_data_end() by making it defensive
[PATCH 0/3] platform/wmi: Add aarch64 support
2026-07-17 9:14 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] ACPI: video: Remove CONFIG_X86 handling from nvidia_wmi_ec_supported()
[PATCH 6.18 000/480] 6.18.39-rc1 review
2026-07-17 9:14 UTC (2+ messages)
[LTP] [PATCH] inode: convert to new API and merge into a single test
2026-07-17 9:14 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 1/4] virtio-mem: validate device-reported block size
2026-07-17 9:14 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 "
[PATCH v2] mm: vmscan: abort proactive reclaim early when freezing for suspend
2026-07-17 9:14 UTC (12+ messages)
[PATCH net] net: sxgbe: fix null pointer dereference in probe error path
2026-07-17 9:14 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] Add support for Vicharak Vaaman board
2026-07-17 9:13 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: arm: rockchip: Add "
` [PATCH 2/2] arm64: dts: "
[PATCH net v6] tipc: serialize udp bearer replicast list updates
2026-07-17 9:13 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/3] Add PASID to fpriv lookup infrastructure
2026-07-17 9:13 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/3] drm/amdgpu: Allow PASID allocator to store fpriv owner
` [PATCH v5 2/3] drm/amdgpu: Resolve VM through DRM PASID ownership
` [PATCH v5 3/3] drm/amdgpu: Drop vm_manager PASID to VM mapping
[PATCH] [RFC] libata: Don't busy-wait for PIO data-in command completion
2026-07-17 9:04 UTC
[PATCH] media: stm32: dcmi: fix some error handling bugs in probe()
2026-07-17 9:12 UTC
[PATCH 0/4] s390: Reintroduce support for DCACHE_WORD_ACCESS
2026-07-17 9:12 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] KVM: s390: pv: Use VM_SPARSE area for guest variable storage area
[PATCHSET sched_ext/for-7.2-fixes] sched_ext: Assorted sub-scheduler and cgroup fixes
2026-07-17 9:11 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH BlueZ v1 1/2] shared/rap: Add bcs_procedure_data aggregation and procedure data API
2026-07-17 9:10 UTC (2+ messages)
` Channel Sounding: Aggregate procedure data and expose via D-Bus
[PATCH] hw/9pfs: add support ORCLOSE flag to create and open request
2026-07-17 6:43 UTC
[PATCH v2] drm/xe/debugfs: Add knob to wedge on first page fault
2026-07-17 9:10 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for drm/xe/debugfs: Add knob to wedge on first page fault (rev2)
[PATCH v3 0/6] printk: nbcon: deprecate boot_delay in favour of printk_delay
2026-07-17 9:10 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 6/6] Documentation/kernel-parameters: add/update printk_delay/boot_delay
[PATCH] usb: atm: ueagle-atm: reject descriptors that confuse probe and disconnect
2026-07-17 9:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/bridge: display-connector: fix i2c adapter leak on probe failure
2026-07-17 9:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 7.1 000/518] 7.1.4-rc1 review
2026-07-17 9:08 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/4] dmaengine: xilinx_dma: MCDMA descriptor and metadata handling improvements
2026-07-17 9:08 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/4] dmaengine: xilinx_dma: Fix MCDMA descriptor fields based on DMA direction
` [PATCH v5 2/4] dmaengine: xilinx_dma: Move descriptors to done list based on completion bit
` [PATCH v5 3/4] net: xilinx: axienet: Derive RX frame length from residue in dmaengine path
` [PATCH v5 4/4] dmaengine: xilinx_dma: Extend metadata handling for AXI DMA and MCDMA
[PATCH v22 00/14] crypto/dmaengine: qce: introduce BAM locking and use DMA for register I/O
2026-07-17 9:08 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v22 11/14] crypto: qce - Use existing devres APIs in devm_qce_dma_request()
` [PATCH v22 12/14] crypto: qce - Map crypto memory for DMA
` [PATCH v22 13/14] crypto: qce - Add BAM DMA support for crypto register I/O
[PATCH] drm/bridge: dw-hdmi: fix i2c adapter leak on probe failure
2026-07-17 9:08 UTC
[PATCH 0/4] Configure SYR82X regulator modes via device tree
2026-07-17 9:08 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] regulator: dt-bindings: Add Silergy SYR82X allowed modes
[PATCH v4] nvme/069: add a test for multipath cdev lifetime
2026-07-17 9:06 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH net V2] net: phy: motorcomm: read EEE abilities in yt8521_get_features()
2026-07-17 9:06 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] x86/serial: Use generic BASE_BAUD in asm/serial.h
2026-07-17 9:06 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH i-g-t v3] tests/xe_debugfs: add uc debugfs validation and read tests
2026-07-17 9:04 UTC (3+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for "
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: "
[LTP] [PATCH v2] hugepages: make compact_memory setup optional
2026-07-17 9:04 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] target/arm/hvf: panic the guest if an unhandled exception occurs
2026-07-17 9:04 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH dpdk/26.11 v3 0/2] graph: topological bitmap scheduling
2026-07-17 9:03 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH dpdk/26.11 v3 1/2] graph: add diamond topology performance test
` [PATCH dpdk/26.11 v3 2/2] graph: replace circular buffer with topological bitmap
[PATCH v1] drm/xe/sysctrl: Detect oversized sysctrl mailbox responses
2026-07-17 9:04 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success for "
[BUG] target: iscsi: ORDERED WRITE can be bypassed by younger READ while write is WRITE_PENDING
2026-07-17 9:04 UTC
[PATCH v3 0/8] Arm Live Firmware Activation (LFA) support
2026-07-17 9:03 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/8] firmware: smccc: Add support for Live Firmware Activation (LFA)
[PATCH V17 0/9] Add Invensense ICM42607
2026-07-17 9:03 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH V17 4/9] iio: imu: inv_icm42607: Add SPI For icm42607
[PATCH v2 0/3] ASoC: Add LPASS VA CSR HeartBeat pulse clock support
2026-07-17 9:02 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/3] ASoC: Add LPASS VA CSR heartbeat pulse clock
[PATCH dpdk] doc: announce rte_graph ABI changes for 26.11
2026-07-17 9:01 UTC
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