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[PATCH mptcp-next v4 0/5] implement psock_update_sk_prot
 2026-08-24  8:40 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/2] single-binary: implement dynamic filtering for machine types
 2026-08-24  8:39 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] qom/object: add available_if field to TypeInfo

[LTP] [PATCH v2] coredump01: New core_pattern specifiers test
 2026-08-24  8:38 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/9] ASoC: qcom: Add QAIF driver for Shikra audio platform
 2026-08-24  8:39 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/9] ASoC: dt-bindings: qcom,qaif-cpu: Add binding
` [PATCH v3 9/9] MAINTAINERS: Add Qualcomm QAIF driver entry

[RFC PATCH 08/57] mm/collapse: scan a table for what a collapse could use
 2026-08-24  8:39 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] bpf: Make sleepable arena paths use sleepable alloc_pages
 2026-08-24  8:39 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] bpf: Factor out nonsleepable arena allocation logic
` [PATCH 2/3] bpf: Add sleepable arena page allocation path
` [PATCH 3/3] selftests/bpf: Test large allocations for both sleepable/nonsleepable arena users

[PATCH] usb: gadget: f_uvc: fix Extension Unit descriptor heap overflow
 2026-08-24  8:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v1 0/4] gpio: Unify the GPIO controller node check
 2026-08-24  8:37 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 2/4] gpio: shared: Replace open coded fwnode_is_gpiochip()

[PATCH v6 02/11] dt-bindings: pwm: rzg2l-gpt: Document renesas,poegs property
 2026-08-24  8:37 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH] usb: gadget: dummy_hcd: add tick_us module parameter for
 2026-08-24  8:29 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] usb: gadget: dummy_hcd: add tick_us module parameter for timer-rate tuning

[PATCH 00/14] iio: temperature: make headers conform to IWYU
 2026-08-24  8:36 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 04/14] iio: temperature: ltc2983: "

[PATCH 1/2] NFSD: Fix duplicate fsnotify access events for iterator READs
 2026-08-24  8:36 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] pci: versal: Enable AMD DW PCIe controller for Versal Premium Gen 2
 2026-08-24  8:35 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] pci: Enable AMD DW PCIe (MDB) controller support on "
` [PATCH 2/2] configs: versal: Enable AMD DW PCIe controller for "

[RESEND Patch v10 00/23] Support SIMD/eGPRs/SSP registers sampling for perf
 2026-08-24  8:27 UTC  (24+ messages)
` [RESEND Patch v10 01/23] perf/x86: Move hybrid PMU initialization before x86_pmu_starting_cpu()
` [RESEND Patch v10 02/23] perf/x86/intel: Enable large PEBS sampling for XMMs
` [RESEND Patch v10 03/23] perf/x86/intel: Convert x86_perf_regs to per-cpu variables
` [RESEND Patch v10 04/23] perf: Eliminate duplicate arch-specific function definitions
` [RESEND Patch v10 05/23] perf/x86: Use x86_perf_regs in NMI handlers
` [RESEND Patch v10 06/23] x86/fpu/xstate: Add xsaves_nmi() helper
` [RESEND Patch v10 07/23] x86/fpu: Add update_fpu_state_and_flag() helper
` [RESEND Patch v10 08/23] perf: Move and enhance has_extended_regs() for arch-specific use
` [RESEND Patch v10 09/23] perf/x86/intel: Centralize PERF_PMU_CAP_EXTENDED_REGS updates
` [RESEND Patch v10 10/23] perf/x86: Enable XMM register sampling for non-PEBS events
` [RESEND Patch v10 11/23] perf/x86: Enable XMM register sampling for REGS_USER case
` [RESEND Patch v10 12/23] perf: Add sampling support for SIMD registers
` [RESEND Patch v10 13/23] perf/x86: Support XMM sampling using sample_simd_vec_reg_* fields
` [RESEND Patch v10 14/23] perf/x86: Support YMM "
` [RESEND Patch v10 15/23] perf/x86: Support ZMM "
` [RESEND Patch v10 16/23] perf/x86: Support OPMASK sampling using sample_simd_pred_reg_* fields
` [RESEND Patch v10 17/23] perf: Enhance perf_reg_validate() with simd_enabled argument
` [RESEND Patch v10 18/23] perf/x86: Support eGPRs sampling using sample_regs_* fields
` [RESEND Patch v10 19/23] perf/x86: Support SSP "
` [RESEND Patch v10 20/23] perf/x86/intel: Support arch-PEBS based SIMD/eGPRs sampling
` [RESEND Patch v10 21/23] perf/x86/intel: Advertise PERF_PMU_CAP_SIMD_REGS capability
` [RESEND Patch v10 22/23] perf/x86: Activate back-to-back NMI detection for arch-PEBS induced NMIs
` [RESEND Patch v10 23/23] perf/x86/intel: Add sanity check for PEBS record/fragment size

[PATCH net] tipc: protect node reset trace dump with node lock
 2026-08-24  8:35 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net] net: wangxun: use BIT_ULL() to prevent shift overflow on 32-bit archs
 2026-08-24  8:35 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v16 00/20] Extend qemu CPACF support
 2026-08-24  8:32 UTC  (21+ messages)
` [PATCH v16 01/20] target/s390x: Fix missing privileged flag at PCKMO instruction
` [PATCH v16 02/20] target/s390x: Rework s390 cpacf implementations
` [PATCH v16 03/20] target/s390x: Move cpacf sha512 code into a new file
` [PATCH v16 04/20] target/s390x: Support cpacf sha256
` [PATCH v16 05/20] target/s390x: Add helper functions for copy memory to and from guest
` [PATCH v16 06/20] target/s390x: Adjust addressing mode checks for sha512 and sha256
` [PATCH v16 07/20] crypto: Add aes-helpers file to support some AES modes
` [PATCH v16 08/20] target/s390x: Support AES ECB for cpacf km instruction
` [PATCH v16 09/20] target/s390x: Support AES CBC for cpacf kmc instruction
` [PATCH v16 10/20] target/s390x: Support AES CTR for cpacf kmctr instruction
` [PATCH v16 11/20] target/s390x: Minimal AES XTS support for cpacf pcc instruction
` [PATCH v16 12/20] target/s390x: Support AES XTS for cpacf km instruction
` [PATCH v16 13/20] target/s390x: Base support for cpacf protected keys and pckmo
` [PATCH v16 14/20] target/s390x: Support protected key AES ECB for cpacf km instruction
` [PATCH v16 15/20] target/s390x: Support protected key AES CBC for cpacf kmc instruction
` [PATCH v16 16/20] target/s390x: Support protected key AES CTR for cpacf kmctr instruction
` [PATCH v16 17/20] target/s390x: Minimal protected key AES XTS support for cpacf pcc instruction
` [PATCH v16 18/20] target/s390x: Support protected key AES XTS for cpacf km instruction
` [PATCH v16 19/20] docs/s390: Document CPACF instructions support
` [PATCH v16 20/20] tests/tcg/s390x: Add tests for CPACF instructions

[PATCH bpf v3 2/2] selftests/bpf: Add regression test for queue/stack map size limit
 2026-08-24  8:33 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf v4 0/2] bpf: Fix queue/stack map u32 index overflow
  ` [PATCH bpf v4 1/2] "
  ` [PATCH bpf v4 2/2] selftests/bpf: Add regression test for queue/stack map size limit

[PATCH net 0/2] net/iucv: give afiucv_hs_rcv() the preamble a packet_type handler needs
 2026-08-24  8:33 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net 2/2] net/iucv: take a private, writable frame before rewriting it in place

[PATCH net] bnxt_en: Bound SW TPA IDs to prevent crashes
 2026-08-24  8:33 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] MAINTAINERS: Use proper Orphan status marking
 2026-08-24  8:32 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] Clean up emails from non-existing domains

[RFC 0/2] Type2 multipf support
 2026-08-24  8:33 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [RFC 1/2] cxl/memdev: add support for mutipf device

[PATCH v3] xen/arm: Hide PMU registers from the guest, when the vPMU feature is disabled
 2026-08-24  8:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[ksinyuk:drm-fabric 5/12] drivers/gpu/drm/fabric/.kunitconfig.debug: warning: ignored by one of the .gitignore files
 2026-08-24  8:32 UTC 

[PATCH net-next v2 0/2] net/smc: fix v2 slot clearing and reduce TX slot contention
 2026-08-24  8:32 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 2/2] net/smc: reduce TX slot contention with exclusive wait

[PATCH v1 1/2] vsprintf: Add %pR human-readable size
 2026-08-24  8:31 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/8] drm/i915/selftests: Modernize printing in i915 selftests
 2026-08-24  8:31 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/8] drm/i915/selftests: Use drm_* prints in live selftests

[OE-core][PATCH] cve-exclusions: set status for CVE-2022-0400
 2026-08-24  8:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[syzbot] [mmc?] WARNING: suspicious RCU usage in mmc_free_host
 2026-08-24  8:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net v2 0/8] net: fixes for requests completing on a socket that no longer listens
 2026-08-24  8:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] x86/mce: Rate-limit storm notices and add a corrected error ceiling
 2026-08-24  8:29 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] x86/mce: Add mce=panic_on_ce_count to panic on a corrected error flood

[PATCH v2 0/2] hisi_acc_vfio_pci: fix two driver issues
 2026-08-24  8:28 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] hisi_acc_vfio_pci: fix live migration enable conditions for PF passthrough
` [PATCH v2 2/2] hisi_acc_vfio_pci: reject live migration on 64KB page with QM_HW_V3 hardware

ovl_copy_xattr() can write uninitialised heap into the upper file's xattr
 2026-08-24  8:29 UTC 

[PATCH 1/3] iio: imu: adis16480: fix unprotected debugfs reads
 2026-08-24  8:29 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] iio: imu: adis16400: "

[PATCH] signal: Use list_del_init_careful() in flush_sigqueue()
 2026-08-24  8:28 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/1] gpu: nova-core: populate GSP_VF_INFO for vGPU
 2026-08-24  8:28 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/1] gpu: nova-core: populate GSP_VF_INFO when vGPU is enabled

[PATCH v6 0/6] can: flexcan: Add NXP S32N79 SoC support
 2026-08-24  8:32 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 1/6] can: flexcan: use dedicated IRQ handlers for multi-IRQ platforms

[PATCH] fs: fix s_fs_info leak when setup_bdev_super() fails
 2026-08-24  8:28 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 6/6] userfaultfd: collapse VM_UFFD_{MISSING,WP,MINOR,RWP} into single VM_UFFD
 2026-08-24  8:27 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] verification/rvgen: Use .old instead of .bak for kunit backup files
 2026-08-24  8:28 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net 1/1] tcp: reject non zerocopy devmem tx
 2026-08-24  8:27 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/4] soc: apple: rtkit: harden syslog shared-buffer handling
 2026-08-24  8:26 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] soc: apple: rtkit: free syslog buffer before reinitializing
` [PATCH v2 2/4] soc: apple: rtkit: bound syslog copies to the shared buffer
` [PATCH v2 3/4] soc: apple: rtkit: reject syslog indices outside the entry count
` [PATCH v2 4/4] soc: apple: rtkit: rate limit malformed syslog warnings

[PATCH] remoteproc: qcom_q6v5_mss: Don't require PAS for memory protection
 2026-08-24  8:26 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v9 0/2] ASoC: codecs: Add Nuvoton NAU83G60 audio codec driver
 2026-08-24  8:26 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 2/2] ASoC: codecs: nau8360: Add support for NAU83G60 amplifier

[PATCH] LoongArch: rethook: Do not save/restore percpu base register in trampoline
 2026-08-24  8:25 UTC 

[RFC PATCH v7 00/18] kvm/arm: Introduce a customizable aarch64 KVM host model
 2026-08-24  8:19 UTC  (3+ messages)

[LTP] [PATCH] hugemmap24: Exclude RISC-V from the powerpc slice layout
 2026-08-24  8:23 UTC 

[PATCH] rtc: pcf85063: disable the clkout output by default
 2026-08-24  8:24 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/2] iio: light: vcnl4000: support shared IRQs
 2026-08-24  8:24 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] iio: light: vcnl4000: add shared IRQ support

[PATCH i-g-t v1 0/4] lib/amdgpu: refactor cmd_context ownership and packet operands
 2026-08-21 12:41 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t v1 1/4] lib/amdgpu: document amdgpu_ring_context field contract
` [PATCH i-g-t v1 2/4] lib/amdgpu: drop external BO from cmd_context
` [PATCH i-g-t v1 3/4] lib/amdgpu: source packet operands from params and size the IB from pm4_size
` [PATCH i-g-t v1 4/4] lib/amdgpu: add CONST_FILL packet type and pass caller fill value through

[PATCH v2 0/4] i2c/clk: spacemit: k1: fix I2C bus configuration and clock handling
 2026-08-24  8:21 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 00/12] python: require python3.12+
 2026-08-24  8:21 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH 02/12] tests: add Python3.12 to centos9.docker
` [PATCH 04/12] qapi: update type hint for types_seen
` [PATCH 05/12] python: upgrade to Python3.12+

[PATCH v10 0/2] iio: adc: Add support for LTC2378 and similar ADCs
 2026-08-24  8:21 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 1/2] iio: adc: ltc2378: Add support for LTC2338-18

[PATCH i-g-t v1 0/2] lib/amdgpu: generic compute dispatch helper and copy_dword
 2026-08-21 14:22 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t v1 1/2] lib/amdgpu: add generic compute dispatch and copy_dword helpers
` [PATCH i-g-t v1 2/2] tests/amdgpu: replace execute_compute_dispatch with amdgpu_compute_copy_dword

OP-TEE Contributions Forum, monthly meeting August 24
 2026-08-24  8:21 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] riscv: lib: Fix address overflow due to large count values in strnlen ZBB path
 2026-08-24  8:20 UTC  (2+ messages)

sched/fair: NULL deref in pick_next_task_fair (v4.19) -- tasks_timeline empty, nr_running == -1 (two production dumps)
 2026-08-24  8:19 UTC 

Fwd: Proposal: gnu-efi-cli tool with .inf build support
 2026-08-24  8:19 UTC 

[PATCH] tools/nolibc: add 64-bit parisc support
 2026-08-24  8:19 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] tests/amdgpu: scale MPO bandwidth-skip tolerance to the panel
 2026-08-21 19:30 UTC 

[REGRESSION] mt7925: MLO connectivity silently stalls with 6GHz link active
 2026-08-24  8:18 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH net v4 0/2] sctp: handle wrapped and duplicate RECONF responses
 2026-08-24  8:18 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net v4 1/2] sctp: distinguish sequence zero from wildcard in reconf lookup
` [PATCH net v4 2/2] sctp: fix stream->outcnt underflow on duplicate RECONF responses

[PATCH v1 0/2] PCI: Include human-readable BAR and window sizes
 2026-08-24  8:18 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 2/2] PCI: Include human-readable sizes in resource assignment messages

[PATCH] media: i2c: imx471: return 0 for V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP
 2026-08-24  8:18 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4] media: i2c: imx471: return 0 from get_selection after filling crop

[PATCH] wireless-regdb: update regulatory rules for Bangladesh (BD)
 2026-08-24  8:18 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/2] IGT tests for DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CHANGE_HANDLE (race conditions + edge cases)
 2026-08-24  8:15 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 00/11] drm/panel: add a panel_bridge to every panel
 2026-08-24  8:16 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 03/11] drm: of: drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge: prioritize the bridge, not the panel

[PATCH] configs: versal: Add amd_versal_premium_2 config fragment
 2026-08-24  8:14 UTC 

[PATCH v4] net: ethernet: renesas: rswitch: fix device_node refcount leak in rswitch_get_port_node()
 2026-08-24  8:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] hook: introduce the report hook for git-receive-pack(1)
 2026-08-24  8:14 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH] drm/panthor: Display priorities of panthor groups over debugfs
 2026-08-24  8:14 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] pinctrl: fix on Spacemit K1 SoC
 2026-08-24  8:14 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] pinctrl: k1: fix drive strength configuration
` [PATCH 2/2] pinctrl: k1: add IO power domain configuration support

[syzbot] [media?] memory leak in dvb_register_frontend
 2026-08-24  8:14 UTC 

[PATCH v4 00/14] iio: adc: Add AD7768/AD7768-4 ADC driver support
 2026-08-24  8:13 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 12/14] gpio: regmap: Add optional runtime PM support
` [PATCH v4 13/14] gpio: ad7768: Add AD7768 GPIO auxiliary driver

[PATCH 0/3] Enable RTC support on RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H SoCs
 2026-08-24  8:13 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] arm64: dts: renesas: r9a09g077: Add RTC node
` [PATCH 2/3] arm64: dts: renesas: r9a09g087: "
` [PATCH 3/3] arm64: dts: renesas: rzt2h-n2h-evk: Enable RTC support

[PATCH] riscv: lib: Fix address overflow due to large count values in strnlen ZBB path
 2026-08-24  8:12 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] Expose AMC alert reason sysfs
 2026-08-24  8:13 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for "

[PATCH 0/6] userfaultfd: decouple uffd mode from VMA flags
 2026-08-24  8:12 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/6] userfaultfd: decouple fault reason "

[PATCH v3 0/4] powerpc/kdump: Support high crashkernel reservation
 2026-08-24  8:12 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] powerpc/mmu: do MMU type discovery before "
` [PATCH v3 2/4] powerpc: move to 64-bit RTAS
` [PATCH v3 3/4] powerpc/kdump: consider high crashkernel memory if enabled
` [PATCH v3 4/4] powerpc/kdump: add support for high crashkernel reservation

[PATCH v4 00/14] (no cover subject)
 2026-08-24  8:11 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 05/14] drivers: fan: add fan subsystem, core API and G76x fan controller driver

[PATCH 0/2] clk: qcom: Add EMAC CNOC APB clocks for Nord SoC
 2026-08-24  8:12 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: clock: qcom: Add EMAC CNOC APB clocks for Nord
` [PATCH 2/2] clk: qcom: segcc-nord: Add EMAC CNOC APB clocks for Nord SoC

[PATCH v8 0/1] Rust PCI capability infrastructure and SR-IOV support
 2026-08-24  8:12 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 1/1] rust: pci: add extended capability "

[PATCH 0/9] mm/mglru: suppress empty page table walks during aging
 2026-08-24  8:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RESEND 0/2] drm: add drm_warn_ratelimited() and convert ivpu to use it
 2026-08-24  8:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC PATCH 0/3] platform/x86: lenovo: Add Legion Go fan controls
 2026-08-24  8:10 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 3/3] platform/x86: lenovo: Add Legion Go Fan Method curve driver

[RFC PATCH 0/12] drm/fabric: vendor-neutral topology infrastructure for scale-up accelerator interconnects
 2026-08-24  8:09 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 01/12] drm/fabric: add core object model and provider API
` [RFC PATCH 02/12] drm/fabric: add query uAPI and generated headers
` [RFC PATCH 03/12] drm/fabric: implement query netlink operations
` [RFC PATCH 04/12] drm/fabric: add read-only synthetic provider
` [RFC PATCH 05/12] drm/fabric: add object-model KUnit tests
` [RFC PATCH 06/12] drm/fabric: add YNL query and policy selftests
` [RFC PATCH 07/12] drm/fabric: add topology-provisioning core
` [RFC PATCH 08/12] drm/fabric: add provisioning netlink uAPI
` [RFC PATCH 09/12] drm/fabric: implement mutation netlink operations
` [RFC PATCH 10/12] drm/fabric: make the synthetic provider writable
` [RFC PATCH 11/12] drm/fabric: add mutation KUnit tests
` [RFC PATCH 12/12] drm/fabric: add mutation netlink selftests

[PATCH v2] PCI: imx6: fix resource leaks in probe error paths
 2026-08-24  8:09 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] "

[PATCH v3 0/4] Introduce PF-mem VRAM regions
 2026-08-24  8:09 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] drm/xe/vram: Add binding information to "
` [PATCH v3 2/4] drm/xe/ttm: Add PF-mem VRAM placement types for TTM
` [PATCH v3 3/4] drm/xe/vram: Add initial support for PF-mem regions
` [PATCH v3 4/4] drm/xe/kunit: Add tests "

[PATCH v6 0/9] Introduce MMIO-based CMT access for Enhanced RDT
 2026-08-25  8:06 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 3/9] x86/resctrl: Parse ACPI ERDT table and save CACD cpumask for RMDD domains

[PATCH] net/cpfl: remove unused macro definition
 2026-08-24  8:06 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v6 0/2] iio: adc: Add support for Texas Instruments ADS112C04
 2026-08-24  8:09 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 2/2] iio: adc: ti-ads112c04: Add support for TI ADS112C04

[PATCH v12 0/6] Enable ICE clock scaling
 2026-08-24  8:05 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v12 5/6] arm64: dts: qcom: monaco: Add OPP-table for ICE UFS and ICE SDHC nodes
` [PATCH v12 6/6] arm64: dts: qcom: lemans: Add OPP-table for ICE UFS device node


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