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[PATCH] gpio: Use IRQ trigger mask helpers
 2026-08-06 21:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/7] Crescent Island PMT support
 2026-08-06 21:50 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 6/7] drm/xe/vsec: Crescent Island PMT callbacks

[PATCH] drm/i915/dp_mst: Remove duplicate intel_pfit_compute_config() call
 2026-08-06 21:49 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for "

thunderbolt: PCIe tunnel creation fails for USB4 eGPU dock on Titan Ridge host
 2026-08-06 21:48 UTC 

[RESEND V2 1/2] dt-bindings: pinctrl: tegra264: fix DAP2 DIN/DOUT pin names
 2026-08-06 21:48 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [RESEND V2 2/2] pinctrl: tegra264: fix DAP2 DIN/DOUT pin assignment

[PATCH v2] pci: quirks: Disable native PCIe hotplug on MSI Claw A8 root bridge
 2026-08-06 21:48 UTC 

[PATCH] gpiolib: Put fwnode reference on failure
 2026-08-06 21:47 UTC 

[PULL] drm-misc-next
 2026-08-06 21:48 UTC 

[PATCH bpf-next v1 0/2] Fix sleepable context checks in verifier
 2026-08-06 21:46 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v1 1/2] bpf: Fix sleepable context checks and remove in_sleepable helper

[syzbot] [trace?] WARNING in trace_rb_cpu_prepare
 2026-08-06 21:46 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] KVM: Never clear KVM_REQ_VM_DEAD from a vCPU's requests
 2026-08-06 21:46 UTC 

[PATCH v1] firmware_loader: Unwind initialization on sysfs failure
 2026-08-06 21:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] iio: humidity: hts221: Fix checkpatch blank line warning
 2026-08-06 21:46 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v8 00/22] Add Counter delegation ISA extension support
 2026-08-06 21:45 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 14/22] RISC-V: perf: Implement supervisor counter delegation support

[RFC PATCH bpf-next v3 0/2] ftrace: deprecate the ftrace_enabled disable switch
 2026-08-06 21:45 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH bpf-next v3 1/2] ftrace: deprecate disabling via ftrace_enabled sysctl
` [RFC PATCH bpf-next v3 2/2] selftests/livepatch: update test-ftrace.sh for deprecated ftrace_enabled

BPF CI is not running due to github outage
 2026-08-06 21:43 UTC 

[PATCH] iio: humidity: hts221: Fix checkpatch symbolic perms warning
 2026-08-06 21:43 UTC  (3+ messages)

CVE-2026-68480: x86/bugs: Make Safe-RET robust against interrupt injection
 2026-08-06 21:42 UTC  (2+ messages)

[meta-rockchip][PATCH 0/3] rkbin: convert LICENSE to SPDX expressions
 2026-08-06 21:42 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [meta-rockchip][PATCH v2 "
` [meta-rockchip][PATCH v2 1/3] bsp: rkbin: use SPDX LicenseRef for Rockchip proprietary firmware
` [meta-rockchip][PATCH v2 2/3] bsp: rkbin-native: "
` [meta-rockchip][PATCH v2 3/3] bsp: rkbin: rk3308-rkbin: replace deprecated CLOSED license with a LicenseRef

[PATCH 0/2] watchdog: pretimeout: Allow building dump governor as module
 2026-08-06 21:41 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] nmi: Export CPU backtrace APIs for loadable modules
` [PATCH 2/2] watchdog: pretimeout: Convert dump pretimeout governor to tristate

[PATCH] pinctrl: Use IRQ trigger mask helpers
 2026-08-06 21:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] tracing: Report TP_printk double dereference with pr_warn()
 2026-08-06 21:41 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/4] KVM: x86/mmu: Fix pre-fault and map private loops
 2026-08-06 21:40 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] KVM: x86/mmu: Reload MMU on *every* page pre-fault attempt/iteration
` [PATCH 2/4] KVM: x86/mmu: Harden "map private PFN" against unexpected root invalidation
` [PATCH 3/4] KVM: x86/mmu: Top-up memory caches when retrying "map private PFN"
` [PATCH 4/4] KVM: x86/mmu: Add sanity check to detect stale page faults in "

[PATCH v3 0/6] iio: light: ltr501: Add ltr329 support
 2026-08-06 21:39 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 4/6] iio: light: ltr501: Power down chip if request irq fails
` [PATCH v3 5/6] iio: light: ltr501: Add ltr329 driver support
` [PATCH v3 6/6] iio: light: ltr501: Fix sorting order of device arrays

[PATCH 0/6] builtin/receive-pack: support pluggable packfile writes
 2026-08-06 21:38 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] odb/transaction: add transaction release interface
` [PATCH 2/6] builtin/receive-pack: pass shallow file explicitly
` [PATCH 3/6] builtin/receive-pack: lift global state out of unpack()
` [PATCH 4/6] builtin/receive-pack: report unpack errors via strbuf
` [PATCH 5/6] builtin/receive-pack: explicitly pass packfile fd
` [PATCH 6/6] odb/transaction: add transaction interface to write packfiles

[PATCH] firmware_loader: do not queue completed sysfs fallback requests
 2026-08-06 21:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/4] mm/mempolicy: introduce package-aware weighted interleave
 2026-08-06 21:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] pinctrl: sx150x: IRQ handling updates
 2026-08-06 21:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PULL 0/3] Hex queue
 2026-08-06 21:36 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PULL 1/3] target/hexagon: accept valid packets rejected by check
` [PULL 2/3] tests/tcg/hexagon: add slot-assignment tests
` [PULL 3/3] target/hexagon: don't let an idef-parser dest clobber its own source

[PATCH bpf-next] selftests/bpf: Sanitize traffic monitor log file names
 2026-08-06 21:37 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 00/15][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver Updates 2026-08-05 (ice, i40e, igc, e1000e)
 2026-08-06 21:36 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 10/15] i40e: prepare for XDP metadata ops support

[soc:soc/arm] BUILD SUCCESS 1ec9093bc9e42e3f3638506bf8adbaf47b5e3057
 2026-08-06 21:34 UTC 

[GSoC PATCH v2 0/7] repack: add --drop-filtered to reclaim space in partial clones
 2026-08-06 21:34 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [GSoC PATCH v3 "

[GIT PULL] pinctrl: samsung: for v7.3 (second try)
 2026-08-06 21:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/1] platform/x86: add Acer battery control driver
 2026-08-06 21:34 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/1] "

[PATCH v3 0/3] Drivers: hv: decrypt netvsc buffers on contiguous direct-map addresses
 2026-08-06 21:33 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] Drivers: hv: vmbus: add vmbus_establish_gpadl_caller_decrypted()
` [PATCH v3 2/3] hv: vmbus: Add vmbus_alloc_buffer()/vmbus_free_buffer() for CoCo VMs
` [PATCH v3 3/3] hv_netvsc: Allocate host-visible GPADL buffers using vmbus_alloc_buffer()

[PATCH] iio: humidity: am2315: add am2320 to i2c_device_id table
 2026-08-06 21:34 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] watchdog: Fix two kernel-doc parameter warnings
 2026-08-06 21:32 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: wdrtas: Fix kernel-doc parameter name for wdrtas_reboot()
` [PATCH 2/2] watchdog: booke_wdt: Document unused parameter of __booke_wdt_disable()

memcg stats flushing (WAS "Re: [PATCH] fuse: disable default bdi strictlimiting")
 2026-08-06 21:31 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/7] iio: adc: Add AD7768/AD7768-4 ADC driver support
 2026-08-06 21:31 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 5/7] gpio: regmap: Add runtime PM and read_output_reg_set support

[PATCH] rust: pci: Mark Device refcount methods inline
 2026-08-06 21:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[pull] amdgpu, amdkfd, radeon drm-next-7.3
 2026-08-06 21:31 UTC 

[PATCH v3 1/2] irqchip/imx-irqsteer: Convert to devm_pm_runtime_enable()
 2026-08-06 21:28 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net/gve] gve: fix early boot deadlock between rtnl_lock and service_task_mutex
 2026-08-06 21:28 UTC  (3+ messages)

[linux-next:master 9728/13479] arch/s390/include/asm/io.h:30:22: error: implicit declaration of function 'ioremap_prot'; did you mean 'ioremap_np'?
 2026-08-06 21:27 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/2] iio: pressure: ms5637: Add variant specific
 2026-08-06 21:27 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] iio: pressure: ms5637: Add variant specific temperature compensation

[PATCH] watchdog: wdat_wdt: map registers that fall inside ACPI NVS
 2026-08-06 21:27 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH 1/9] libva-utils: 2.23.0 -> 2.24.0
 2026-08-06 21:26 UTC  (4+ messages)
    ` [OE-core] [PATCH 5/9] libtool: 2.5.4 -> 2.6.2

[PATCH v3 0/3] watchdog: ma35d1: Add support for MA35D1 Watchdog
 2026-08-06 21:25 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] dt-bindings: watchdog: Add "
` [PATCH v3 2/3] watchdog: Add Nuvoton MA35D1 watchdog driver support

[PATCH v2 0/3] gpu: nova-core: falcon: use I/O projections for DMA transfers
 2026-08-06 21:25 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/3] rust: dma: rename dma_handle to dma_address

[Buildroot] [PATCH 0/2] package: bring two host tools
 2026-08-06 21:24 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/uglifyjs: new package
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] package/sass: "

[PATCH v2] ARM: entry: Convert IRQ handling to generic IRQ entry
 2026-08-06 21:24 UTC 

[PATCH] watchdog: at91sam9_wdt: prevent timer rearm during teardown
 2026-08-06 21:24 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/2] scsi: elx: efct: fix two leaks on failure paths
 2026-08-06 21:24 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] scsi: elx: efct: free the RQ buffers already allocated when one fails
` [PATCH v3 2/2] scsi: elx: efct: destroy the mailbox pools when setup fails

[PATCH v2] ACPI: scan: Avoid registering platform devices with resource overlaps
 2026-08-06 21:23 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] ARM: entry: Convert IRQ handling to generic IRQ entry
 2026-08-06 21:22 UTC  (3+ messages)

(no subject)
 2026-08-06 21:22 UTC 

+ mm-page_alloc-only-update-lowmem_reserve_ratio-on-sysctl-write-fix.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2026-08-06 21:20 UTC 

+ mm-page_alloc-only-update-lowmem_reserve_ratio-on-sysctl-write.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2026-08-06 21:20 UTC 

[PATCH] mm/page_alloc: only update lowmem_reserve_ratio on sysctl write
 2026-08-06 21:20 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5] "

drm/vmwgfx: graphics memory not returned after all GEM objects are released
 2026-08-06 21:24 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next v2 0/6] resolve_btfids: Implement BTF tags emission for kfuncs
 2026-08-06 21:19 UTC  (22+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 1/6] resolve_btfids: Deduplicate BTF after btf2btf transformations
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 2/6] resolve_btfids: Process KF_ARENA_* flags in resolve_btfids
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 3/6] selftests/bpf: Verify arena type tags in resolve_btfids test
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 6/6] docs, resolve_btfids: Document kfunc BTF annotation emission

[PATCH] nvme-rdma: fix ib_device removal race that hangs PCI unbind
 2026-08-06 21:18 UTC 

[RFC PATCH] nvme-pci: adaptively poll completions on busy queues
 2026-08-06 21:18 UTC  (2+ messages)

ath12k: WCN7858 data path stalls under load while association remains active
 2026-08-06 21:17 UTC 

[PATCH v2] audit: free proctitle in context so it can be re-set by fork on exec_binprm
 2026-08-06 21:16 UTC 

[PATCH net-next v5 00/13] ax88179_178a: Add support for AX88179A-based chips
 2026-08-06 21:16 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v5 13/13] ax88796b: Add support for AX88772D, AX88179A and AX88279

[PATCH 0/5] target/riscv: Add SiFive Xsfvqmaccdod/Xsfvqmaccqoq int8 matmul extensions
 2026-08-06 21:15 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] target/riscv: Add cfg property for SiFive "
` [PATCH 2/5] target/riscv: Add SiFive custom int8 matmul extension implied rules
` [PATCH 3/5] target/riscv: rvv: Add SiFive custom int8 matmul instructions
` [PATCH 4/5] disas/riscv: Add disassembler support for Xsfvqmaccdod/Xsfvqmaccqoq
` [PATCH 5/5] tests/tcg/riscv64: Add tests for SiFive int8 matmul extensions

[SECURITY] U-Boot: unvalidated IPv6 UDP length in net_ip6_handler() yields pre-auth OOB write / RCE via the DHCPv6 client (net/net6.c, net/dhcpv6.c)
 2026-08-06 21:16 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v1] audit: free proctitle in context so it can be set by fork
 2026-08-06 21:15 UTC  (3+ messages)

[pull] amdgpu, radeon drm-fixes-7.2
 2026-08-06 21:15 UTC 

[PATCH v4 00/11] arm: mach-k3: introduce basic support for the AM62L
 2026-08-06 21:15 UTC  (23+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 01/11] firmware: scmi: switch to dev_ofnode during bind
` [PATCH v4 02/11] tools: binman: extend ti_secure_rom to handle op-tee
` [PATCH v4 03/11] soc: add data to identify the am62lx
` [PATCH v4 04/11] boot/Kconfig: disable fit post processing for AM62L
` [PATCH v4 05/11] arm: mach-k3: Add initial am62lx SoC support
` [PATCH v4 06/11] board: ti: am62lx: add initial board files
` [PATCH v4 07/11] arm: dts: k3-am62lx: Add binman support
` [PATCH v4 08/11] configs: am62lx_evm: add initial defconfig
` [PATCH v4 09/11] doc: ti: k3: fix pygments warning parsing device-tree
` [PATCH v4 10/11] doc: board: ti: correct path to tcl scripts
` [PATCH v4 11/11] doc: board: ti: am62lx_evm: add initial docs for the AM62L-EVM

[security] Report of possible arbitrary memory overwrite in U-Boot's EFI PE/COFF loader (ANT-2026-1K18JRMA)
 2026-08-06 21:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] Coping with the new-developer flood
 2026-08-06 21:14 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH v2] coccinelle: mini_lock: improve performance when searching loops
 2026-08-06 21:14 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [cocci] "

[PATCH bpf-next 0/2] bpf: Track overlapping RCU protection
 2026-08-06 21:13 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH 1/4] drm/amd/display: Add 2.1 FreeSync support for AMD VSDB EDID Block
 2026-08-06 21:13 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 0/4] HDMI 2.1 VRR and ALLM support
  ` [PATCH v2 1/4] drm/amd/display: Add 2.1 FreeSync support for AMD VSDB EDID Block
  ` [PATCH v2 2/4] drm/edid: parse HDMI 2.1 gaming (ALLM/VRR) capabilities from HF-VSDB
  ` [PATCH v2 3/4] drm/amd/display: Add HDMI 2.1 VRR support "
  ` [PATCH v2 4/4] drm/amd/display: Add HDMI ALLM support

[PATCH 0/6] ring-buffer: Fixes for subbuf resizing and persistent buffers
 2026-08-06 21:13 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] ring-buffer: Prevent resizing of persistent ring buffer
` [PATCH 2/6] ring-buffer: Prevent subbuf order change when resizing is disabled
` [PATCH 3/6] ring-buffer: Initialise reader page order in rb_allocate_cpu_buffer()
` [PATCH 4/6] ring-buffer: Fix subbuf resize concurrency
` [PATCH 5/6] ring-buffer: Dynamically calculate max_data_size
` [PATCH 6/6] ring-buffer: Remove ring_buffer_per_cpu::mapped

[RFC PATCH 0/3] drm/xe: diagnostics and workaround for GuC TLB invalidation ack stalls on ARL
 2026-08-06 21:13 UTC  (9+ messages)

[to-be-updated] mm-page_alloc-only-update-lowmem_reserve_ratio-on-sysctl-write.patch removed from -mm tree
 2026-08-06 21:13 UTC 

[folded-merged] mm-page_alloc-only-update-lowmem_reserve_ratio-on-sysctl-write-fix.patch removed from -mm tree
 2026-08-06 21:12 UTC 

[PATCH] wifi: mt76: mt7925: Add flag to control if need DMA re-init
 2026-08-06 21:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/4] Add support for AD5710R/AD5711R DAC
 2026-08-06 21:11 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 4/4] iio: dac: ad3530r: add support for AD5710R/AD5711R

[PATCH v4 0/5] Fix quota evasion on xfs and add capable_noaudit
 2026-08-06 21:11 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 4/5] xfs: replace ns_capable_noaudit

[PATCH v2 0/2] rust: add functions and traits for lossless integer conversions
 2026-08-06 21:10 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] rtc: Add Qualcomm PMIC RTC-GLINK support for Glymur
 2026-08-06 21:09 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: soc: qcom: qcom,pmic-glink: Document RTC client properties
` [PATCH 2/2] rtc: qcom: rtc-glink: Add PMIC GLINK RTC driver and extend pmic_glink

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/apr-util: security bump to version 1.6.4
 2026-08-06 21:08 UTC 

[PATCH i-g-t v3] tools/xe-perf-recorder: expose some OA stream open properties
 2026-08-06 21:06 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for tools/xe-perf-recorder: expose some OA stream open properties (rev3)

[PATCH 00/27] single-binary: implement dynamic filtering for machine types
 2026-08-06 21:04 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/27] include/qemu/target-info-qom.h: declare TYPE_TARGET_SPECIFIC interface

[PATCH 7.1.y] selftests/bpf: Add tests for sleepable tracepoint programs
 2026-08-06 21:04 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v3] binman: nxp_imx8mcst: Handle FCFB header during SPI NOR boot
 2026-08-06 21:01 UTC  (3+ messages)

[linux-next:master 8777/13479] mm/hugetlb.c:3095:39: warning: array subscript 4294967295 is above array bounds of 'struct list_head[1]'
 2026-08-06 21:01 UTC 

[PATCH 0/3] arm64: dts: Support a DPI panel on i.MX91 9x9 QSB board
 2026-08-06 21:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/2] cmd: allow bootd without bootm
 2026-08-06 21:00 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] "
` [PATCH v2 2/2] test: cmd: add a test for bootd

[PATCH] pmdomain: core: Wait for device link removals before dropping genpd->dev
 2026-08-06 21:00 UTC  (3+ messages)

+ selftests-mm-retry-migration-failures-for-the-full-runtime.patch added to mm-new branch
 2026-08-06 21:00 UTC 

+ selftests-mm-skip-hard-dirty-page-cache-test-on-nfs.patch added to mm-new branch
 2026-08-06 21:00 UTC 

+ selftests-mm-skip-khugepaged-swap-tests-without-swap.patch added to mm-new branch
 2026-08-06 21:00 UTC 

[PATCH net-next v2 1/2] selftests: drv-net: devmem: fix 5-tuple flow steering
 2026-08-06 20:59 UTC  (5+ messages)

+ selftests-mm-skip-guard-hole-punch-test-if-madv_remove-is-unsupported.patch added to mm-new branch
 2026-08-06 21:00 UTC 

+ selftests-mm-skip-cow-tmpfile-cases-when-fallocate-is-unsupported.patch added to mm-new branch
 2026-08-06 21:00 UTC 

[PATCH 0/5] scsi: elx: efct: fix resources stranded on failure paths
 2026-08-06 20:59 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/5] scsi: elx: efct: check the HW state before allocating an HIO
` [PATCH v2 2/5] scsi: elx: efct: free the HIO when the WQE cannot be built
` [PATCH v2 5/5] scsi: elx: efct: destroy the mailbox pools when setup fails

[PATCH v2] mtd: maps: remove dead select of MTD_CFI_BE_BYTE_SWAP
 2026-08-06 20:59 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v9 00/11] Dynamic PAMT
 2026-08-06 20:58 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 01/11] x86/virt/tdx: Simplify PAMT layout calculation
` [PATCH v9 02/11] x86/virt/tdx: Allocate page bitmap for Dynamic PAMT
` [PATCH v9 04/11] x86/virt/tdx: Allocate refcounts for Dynamic PAMT memory

[PATCH] arm: Backward compatibility to U-Boot v2020.04
 2026-08-06 20:58 UTC  (4+ messages)
  `  "

[PATCH] staging: iio: frequency: ad9832/ad9834: use div64_ul instead of do_div
 2026-08-06 20:56 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] staging: iio: frequency: ad9832/ad9834: add comment explaining do_div usage

[PATCH 0/4] can: automate IFF_ECHO flag for generic echo skbs
 2026-08-06 20:55 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] PCI: imx6: select the PCIe REF_CLK source on i.MX8MQ
 2026-08-06 20:53 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] PCI: imx6: Use the external clock as REF_CLK when needed for i.MX8MQ

[PATCH V12 00/12] famfs: the Fabric-Attached Memory File System (standalone)
 2026-08-06 20:53 UTC  (4+ messages)
  ` [PATCH V12 07/12] famfs: MAP_CREATE ioctl and fmap ingest (ABI 44)

[PATCH v2 0/7] objtool/klp: sympos/module/alternative/etc fixes
 2026-08-06 20:51 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/7] objtool/klp: Fix size of empty special section entries


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