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[PATCH v4 00/14] Use generic_file_read_iter() in hugetlbfs
 2026-07-24 12:52 UTC  (14+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 01/14] memory-failure: Fix hardware poison check in unpoison_memory() again
` [PATCH v4 02/14] memory-failure: Test the page is hwpoison before taking the mutex
` [PATCH v4 03/14] mm: Rename folio_contain_hwpoison_page() to folio_has_hwpoison_page()
` [PATCH v4 04/14] hugetlb: Mark some function arguments as const
` [PATCH v4 05/14] guest_memfd: Use folio_has_hwpoisoned_page()
` [PATCH v4 06/14] memory-failure: Remove raw_hwp_list_head()

[PATCH v2] sched/fair: Prefer waker CPU for reciprocal sync wakeups
 2026-07-24 12:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] generic/761: add to the rw group
 2026-07-24 12:51 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/7] drm/xe/mmio_gem: fix fault handler and destroy path
 2026-07-24 12:50 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 6/7] drm/xe/mmio_gem: fix destroy flow

[Bug 221783] New: Bluetooth: new-device pairing consistently fails on Intel AX211 due to ~20s delay between connect and Authentication Requested (WiFi/BT coexistence?)
 2026-07-24 12:50 UTC 

[PATCH v4] drm/i915/gt: Use poll_timeout_us in place of sliding sleep window
 2026-07-24 12:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/8] ALSA: hda: Add AW88399 HDA side codec driver for Lenovo Legion
 2026-07-24 12:49 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] s390/sclp: Allow SCLP Action Qualifiers for Spyre card status reporting
 2026-07-24 12:49 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/4] regulator: qcom-rpmh: Support RPMH address reads and use it for rpmh-regulators
 2026-07-24 12:48 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 3/4] regulator: qcom-rpmh: readback voltage/bypass/mode/status set during bootup

[PATCH] s390/mm: Add missing vm_start <= addr check to do_secure_storage_access()
 2026-07-24 12:48 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] Add arm-smmu-v3 support for instcfg data override feature
 2026-07-24 12:48 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: iommu: add arm,instdata-override property documentation
` [PATCH 2/2] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Override for Inst/Data attribute

[PATCH mt76-next 01/29] wifi: mt76: fix HE DCM max-RU capability encoding
 2026-07-24 12:48 UTC  (29+ messages)
` [PATCH mt76-next 02/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: bound TLV walk in mt7996_mcu_get_chip_config
` [PATCH mt76-next 03/29] wifi: mt76: fix out-of-bounds access in mmio copy helpers
` [PATCH mt76-next 04/29] wifi: mt76: mt7915: unwind state on add_interface failure
` [PATCH mt76-next 05/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: hold dev->mt76.mutex while disabling tx worker in SER
` [PATCH mt76-next 06/29] wifi: mt76: decode the full VHT Rx STBC capability field
` [PATCH mt76-next 07/29] wifi: mt76: fix ER-SU 106-tone RU check in RX rate decode
` [PATCH mt76-next 08/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: reserve space for the CSA-abort countdown TLV
` [PATCH mt76-next 09/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: don't leak MLD group index on remap alloc failure
` [PATCH mt76-next 10/29] wifi: mt76: cancel reset and rc work on device unregister
` [PATCH mt76-next 11/29] wifi: mt76: report data NSS for STBC frames in RX rate decode
` [PATCH mt76-next 12/29] wifi: mt76: mt7915: use little-endian for bss_info_ra wire fields
` [PATCH mt76-next 13/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: add missing rdd_idx check when enabling background radar
` [PATCH mt76-next 14/29] wifi: mt76: only consume the WO drop bit on WED v2 devices
` [PATCH mt76-next 15/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: add mcu command to set bssid mapping address
` [PATCH mt76-next 16/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: leave PS when a 4-address connection is established
` [PATCH mt76-next 17/29] wifi: mt76: mt7915: unlink TWT flow if the MCU rejects the agreement
` [PATCH mt76-next 18/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: skip key upload when adding an offchannel link
` [PATCH mt76-next 19/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: wake MCU waiters before aborting scan in L1 SER
` [PATCH mt76-next 20/29] wifi: mt76: fix queue reg access when building WED and NPU together
` [PATCH mt76-next 21/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: select net_setup_tc handler at runtime
` [PATCH mt76-next 22/29] wifi: mt76: fix stuck TX queues after SER with no active interfaces
` [PATCH mt76-next 23/29] wifi: mt76: mt7615: fix NULL deref in mt7615_mac_set_rates
` [PATCH mt76-next 24/29] mt76: mt7915: trigger L1 SER on PLE MDP RIOC hang
` [PATCH mt76-next 25/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: free vif links after clearing wcid entries on full reset
` [PATCH mt76-next 26/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: clear stale link state "
` [PATCH mt76-next 27/29] wifi: mt76: set MT76_SCANNING when starting a hw scan
` [PATCH mt76-next 28/29] wifi: mt76: serialize scan-link teardown with dev->mutex
` [PATCH mt76-next 29/29] wifi: mt76: mt7996: hold dev->mutex in remove_interface teardown

[PATCH net-next 0/6] tc: introduce FRER action (IEEE 802.1CB)
 2026-07-24 12:48 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 6/6] selftests: net: add kselftest for IEEE 802.1CB FRER tc action

decouple simple direct I/O reads from iomap_dio_rw
 2026-07-24 12:47 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] iomap: "

[PATCH v2] ALSA: usb-audio: Add iface reset and delay quirk for JKY Technology Q2A
 2026-07-24 12:46 UTC 

[PATCH RFC] nvme-multipath: fix diskstats for partitions
 2026-07-24 12:45 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] Refactor Microchip MCP47FEB02 I2C driver in separate modules to add support for MCP48FEB02 SPI driver
 2026-07-24 12:44 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: iio: dac: add support for MCP48FEB02 SPI

[PATCH v1 00/11] RCU: Enable callbacks to benefit from expedited grace periods
 2026-07-24 12:44 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] media: hantro: release runtime resources when device_run fails
 2026-07-24 12:44 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH RFC v5] fuse: abort connection on /dev/fuse flush to prevent deadlock
 2026-07-24 12:43 UTC 

[PATCH 6.12 0000/1276] 6.12.97-rc1 review
 2026-07-24 12:42 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.12 0139/1276] arm64: dts: qcom: sc7180: Add power-domain and iface clk for ice node
` [PATCH 6.12 0178/1276] gpu: host1x: Allow entries in BO caches to be freed

[PATCH v5 0/5] media: qcom: camss: CAMSS Offline Processing Engine support
 2026-07-24 12:42 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/5] media: qcom: camss: Add V4L2 meta format for CAMSS ISP parameters
` [PATCH v5 2/5] dt-bindings: media: qcom: Add CAMSS Offline Processing Engine (OPE)
` [PATCH v5 3/5] media: uapi: Add CAMSS OPE ISP configuration definition
` [PATCH v5 4/5] media: qcom: camss: Add CAMSS Offline Processing Engine driver
` [PATCH v5 5/5] arm64: dts: qcom: agatti: Add OPE node

[PATCH resend] builtin/clone: fix segfault when using --revision on some servers
 2026-07-24 12:41 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] builtin/clone: fix segfault when using --revision with protocol v0

[PATCH net-next] net: dsa: unsync host addresses when destroying user port
 2026-07-24 12:41 UTC  (3+ messages)

No tree for 24th July
 2026-07-24 12:40 UTC 

[PATCH net] net: stmmac: Skip PHY attach if custom PCS is in use
 2026-07-24 12:40 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] fs: hfsplus: remove redundant NULL check before kfree()
 2026-07-24 12:40 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH 00/14] Add recipes for image hardening
 2026-07-24 12:39 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [RFC cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH 01/14] isar: Update for sstate fixes
` [RFC cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH 02/14] Add cip-cis-rules-config to configure the hardening according to CIS
` [RFC cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH 03/14] Add cip-cis-rules to apply hardening configuration to the system
` [RFC cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH 04/14] Add github.com/ovh/debian-cis for the hardening validation
` [RFC cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH 05/14] Add cip-cis-validation to validate the hardening based on the CIS rules
` [RFC cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH 06/14] Apply hardening configuration to the kernel
` [RFC cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH 07/14] Add kernel hardening to cip kernel build
` [RFC cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH 08/14] Add class for validating the CIS options in the kernel config
` [RFC cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH 09/14] Add class cis-hardening for post rootfs generation fixups

[PATCH v4 0/5] drivers: Improve memory management for large object allocations when i915/shmem is used with iommu
 2026-07-24 12:38 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.Full: success for "

[PATCH] HID: asus: support the Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA) keyboard
 2026-07-24 12:38 UTC 

[PATCH v1 1/1] arm64: dts: imx95-var-dart-sonata: enable in-band status for SFP
 2026-07-24 12:37 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH resend] builtin/clone: fix segfault when using --revision on some servers
 2026-07-24 12:37 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3] power: sequencing: pcie-m2: Match WCN6855 and WCN7851 UART BT variants by subdevice ID
 2026-07-24 12:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC PATCH 0/8] ASoC: SDCA: enable on DT platforms and add Qualcomm WCD9378 (Tambora) codec
 2026-07-24 12:36 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH] branch: avoid slow strvec Coccinelle matching
 2026-07-24 12:35 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH net v3] net/openvswitch: check Ethernet header length in key_extract()
 2026-07-24 12:34 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 5/6] selftest: add tc-testing JSON test cases for act_frer
 2026-07-24 12:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/2] iommu/virtio: Probe fixes for proper driver state
 2026-07-24 12:33 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] iommu/msm: unwind probe state on registration failure
 2026-07-24 12:33 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] iommu/msm: Fix dangling list entry on probe failure

[PATCH] drm/gem: Move pages_to_sg helper into drm_gem.c
 2026-07-24 12:33 UTC  (3+ messages)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success for "

[PATCH net-next 4/6] net: sched: act_frer: add FRER tc action
 2026-07-24 12:33 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] slab fixes for 7.2-rc4
 2026-07-24 12:32 UTC 

[LTP] [PATCH v3] inode: convert to new API and merge into a single test
 2026-07-24 12:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] smb: client: remove redundant NULL check before kfree()
 2026-07-24 12:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC 00/15] vhost-user: isolated memory
 2026-07-24 12:31 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 09/15] hw/virtio/vhost-shadow-virtqueue: specified vring placement
` [PATCH RFC 10/15] hw/virtio/vhost-shadow-virtqueue: range boundary in translation

[RFC PATCH v2 0/8] blk-cgroup: protect blkgs with blkcg_mutex
 2026-07-24 12:30 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 1/8] block: associate blkg in submit_bio instead of bio_set_dev
` [RFC PATCH v2 2/8] blk-throttle: protect throttle state with td lock
` [RFC PATCH v2 3/8] blk-cgroup: protect blkgs with blkcg_mutex
` [RFC PATCH v2 4/8] blk-cgroup: remove blkg radix tree preloading
` [RFC PATCH v2 5/8] blk-cgroup: allocate blkgs in blkg_create
` [RFC PATCH v2 6/8] blk-cgroup: share blkg creation between lookup and config prep
` [RFC PATCH v2 7/8] bfq: avoid blkg lookup from locked cgroup update
` [RFC PATCH v2 8/8] block: fail nowait bio submit if blkg allocation can't sleep

[PATCH v3 0/4] KUnit test for VF provisioning error handling
 2026-07-24 12:31 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for KUnit test for VF provisioning error handling (rev3)

[PATCH] mpi3mr: Fix potential deadlock in mpi3mr_fault_uevent_emit
 2026-07-24 17:52 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH] vhost-user: assert nregions within limit
 2026-07-24 12:30 UTC 

fix fs-integrity for non-PI metadata v2
 2026-07-24 12:29 UTC  (9+ messages)
  ` [PATCH 1/4] block: remove bip_should_check
  ` [PATCH 2/4] block: lift BIP_CHECK_FLAGS to include/linux/bio-integrity.h
  ` [PATCH 3/4] block: handle nogenerate/noverify properly in fs-integrity
  ` [PATCH 4/4] iomap: don't free integrity payload that doesn't exist

[PATCH net] net: octeontx2-pf: Fix UB in shift operation
 2026-07-24 12:19 UTC 

[PATCH 00/19] drm/xe: Add structured SIGID error logging infrastructure
 2026-07-24 12:28 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 12/19] drm/xe: Report 'probe blocked' error using SIGID

[PATCH v4 00/10] arm_mpam: Add MPAM-Fb firmware support
 2026-07-24 12:27 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 05/10] arm_mpam: propagate MSC access errors for __ris_msmon_read()
` [PATCH v4 06/10] arm_mpam: propagate MSC access errors for state saving function
` [PATCH v4 08/10] arm_mpam: add MPAM-Fb MSC firmware access support

[PATCH 00/16] docs/zh_TW: localize terminology and sync process/ documents
 2026-07-24 12:27 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 14/16] docs/zh_TW: process: localize terminology in 8.Conclusion.rst
` [PATCH 15/16] docs/zh_TW: process: localize terminology in index.rst

[PATCH] drm/qxl: avoid hangs on an unresponsive SPICE host
 2026-07-24 12:26 UTC 

[PATCH v2] platform/x86: ideapad-laptop: Fix driver unregistration order
 2026-07-24 12:20 UTC  (3+ messages)

[syzbot] [kernel?] KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in irqentry_exit (3)
 2026-07-24 12:25 UTC 

[MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] The place of AI code review in the Linux Kernel process
 2026-07-24 12:25 UTC  (13+ messages)

[PATCH v7 0/5] pinctrl: mediatek: Enable module build support
 2026-07-24 12:24 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 3/5] pinctrl: mediatek: allow common drivers to be built as modules
` [PATCH v7 4/5] pinctrl: mediatek: mt7986: register both platform drivers from a single initcall

[PATCH 5.10 000/674] 5.10.261-rc2 review
 2026-07-24 12:25 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] arm64: dts: qcom: monaco-arduino-monza: Rework fan cooling map
 2026-07-24 12:24 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/exynos: vidi: use memdup_user() instead of kmalloc() and copy_from_user()
 2026-07-24 12:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/7] clk: clean-up simple provider misuse of the consumer API
 2026-07-24 12:22 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/7] clk: qcom: "

[PATCH] virtio-net: fix short frame OOB read in receive_filter()
 2026-07-24 12:22 UTC 

[RFC cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH 0/4] switch to rootless build
 2026-07-24 12:21 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [RFC cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH 1/4] update to kas 5.4
  ` [cip-dev] "

[PATCH v2 RESEND 0/4] ACPI: APEI: GHES: Add NVIDIA Vera CPER decoder and tests
 2026-07-24 12:20 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 RESEND 1/4] ACPI: APEI: GHES: Refactor Grace decoder helpers
` [PATCH v2 RESEND 2/4] ACPI: APEI: GHES: Add NVIDIA Vera decoder
` [PATCH v2 RESEND 3/4] ACPI: APEI: GHES: Add Grace and Vera KUnit coverage
` [PATCH v2 RESEND 4/4] selftests: firmware: Add NVIDIA GHES EINJ selftest

[PATCH net-next 0/2] net: atlantic: convert RX path to page_pool
 2026-07-24 12:20 UTC  (3+ messages)
  ` [EXTERNAL] "

[RFC PATCH] drm/bridge: adv7511: use cache_only during power down
 2026-07-24 12:20 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/3] Add ADSP and CDSP support for Nord SoC
 2026-07-24 12:19 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/3] dt-bindings: remoteproc: qcom,nord-pas: Document Nord PAS

[PATCH v4 00/48] KVM: arm64: Add GICv5 IRS support
 2026-07-24 12:19 UTC  (15+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 29/48] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Add GICv5 SPI injection to irqfd
` [PATCH v4 31/48] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Add GICv5 EL1 sysreg userspace accessors
` [PATCH v4 32/48] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Handle userspace accesses to IRS MMIO region
` [PATCH v4 37/48] Documentation: KVM: Add KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_IRS_REGS to VGICv5 docs
` [PATCH v4 42/48] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 IRS_REGS attribute tests
` [PATCH v4 46/48] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 SPI injection tests
` [PATCH v4 47/48] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 LPI delivery tests

[PATCH v2 0/6] iio: dac: ad5686: extend device support
 2026-07-24 12:18 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/6] dt-bindings: iio: dac: ad5696: add AD5673R/AD5677R support
` [PATCH v2 3/6] iio: dac: ad5686: refactor device list and file header comments
` [PATCH v2 4/6] dt-bindings: iio: dac: ad5696: extend device support
` [PATCH v2 5/6] dt-bindings: iio: dac: ad5686: "
` [PATCH v2 6/6] iio: dac: ad5686: extend device support with new parts

[PATCH v3 0/2] Improve DIAG 9c observability
 2026-07-24 12:18 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] s390/kvm: Refactor __diag_time_slice_end_directed for single exit point
` [PATCH v3 2/2] s390/kvm: Add tracepoint for DIAG 9c directed yield operations

[RFC 0/4] Interrupts API update
 2026-07-24 12:16 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [RFC 3/4] interrupts: mark file descriptors invalid on allocation

[PATCH] vfio/igd: sanitize DBUF_CTL POWER_STATE for iGPU passthrough
 2026-07-24 12:16 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH 1/2] virtio-scsi: fix SCSIRequest leak on a bad request
 2026-07-24 12:15 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] scsi: use scsi_req_unref_detach_hba() in HBA drivers

[PATCH]docs: ja_JP: Add 1.Intro.rst Japanese Ver
 2026-07-24 12:15 UTC  (5+ messages)
      ` [PATCH v3]docs: "

[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2 0/4] Rework and fix ice dpll pin control
 2026-07-24 12:13 UTC  (10+ messages)
`  "
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2 1/4] ice: dpll: Rework multiplexed pin notifications
  `  "
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2 2/4] ice: dpll: Use switch statements to handle pin states
  `  "
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2 3/4] ice: dpll: Rework U.FL muxed pin (SMA) control
  `  "
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2 4/4] ice: dpll: Rework the SMA control logic to match the requirements
  `  "

[PATCH v3 0/1] leds: st1202: Add hardware-accelerated blink support
 2026-07-24 12:12 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/1] "

[PATCH v2 0/4] hw/riscv/virt: Add CXL support to the RISC-V virt machine
 2026-07-24 12:10 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/4] hw/riscv/virt,gpex: Provide 32-bit MMIO window for CXL host bridges
  ` [PATCH v2 3/4] hw/riscv/virt, gpex: "

[PATCH] ALSA: usb-audio: Add iface reset and delay quirk for JKY Technology Q2A
 2026-07-24 12:11 UTC  (5+ messages)
  ` 答复: "
      ` 答复: "

[LTP] [PATCH] listmount04: Detect EBADF behavior dynamically at runtime
 2026-07-24 12:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

Policy regarding linux-next only changes
 2026-07-24 12:11 UTC  (12+ messages)

Crash building vtk9 9.6.2+dfsg1-2 on mx3210
 2026-07-24 12:09 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] mempool: remove cache flush threshold
 2026-07-24 12:07 UTC 

[PATCH v5 0/5] selftests/mm: separate GUP microbenchmarking from functional testing
 2026-07-24 12:05 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 4/5] tools/mm: add a standalone GUP microbenchmark

[PATCH] wifi: mac80211: reject station association if AP is not started
 2026-07-24 12:02 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH V3 3/3] drm/amdgpu/smu15: set up metrics DRAM mapping and prev buffer once
 2026-07-24 12:03 UTC 

[PATCH V3 2/3] drm/amd/pm/smu15: switch to DRAM-based accumulator metrics for SMU v15.0.0 using the newly added metrics table
 2026-07-24 12:03 UTC 

[PATCH] platform/x86: dell-dw5826e: fix ACPI _DSM function index and bitmask usage
 2026-07-24 12:03 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 0/2] docs: netdev: a couple of updates
 2026-07-24 11:56 UTC  (3+ messages)
  ` [PATCH net-next 2/2] docs: netdev: clarify expected interactions with LLMs

[PATCH] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Add OMEN board 8BA9 thermal profile support
 2026-07-24 12:02 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH V3 2/3] drm/amd/pm/smu15: switch to DRAM-based accumulator metrics for SMU v15.0.0 using the newly added metrics table
 2026-07-24 12:01 UTC 


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