messages from 2026-09-09 05:46:23 to 2026-09-09 06:28:23 UTC [more...]
[PATCH 6.18.y] mm/damon/tests/core-kunit: catch test failure in test_merge_regions_of()
2026-09-09 6:28 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/4] dma: swiotlb: Centralize default pool policy and sizing
2026-09-09 6:28 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 4/4] dma: swiotlb: Remove SWIOTLB_ANY
[PATCH 0/2] Fix stale selective fetch enable bit
2026-09-09 6:25 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] Revert "drm/i915/display: Clear SEL_FETCH_PLANE_CTL on plane disable"
` [PATCH 2/2] drm/i915/psr: Clear stale sel fetch enable bits on sel fetch disable
[PATCH v3 0/4] drm/xe/xe_migrate: Fix memory corruption with unaligned dst in MEM_COPY
2026-09-09 6:27 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] drm/xe/xe_migrate: Align MEM_COPY pitch with destination address
` [PATCH v3 2/4] drm/xe/xe_migrate: Fix page tracking in access_memory
` [PATCH v3 3/4] drm/xe/xe_migrate: Optimize unaligned access_memory copies
` [PATCH v3 4/4] drm/xe/tests: Add xe_migrate_access_memory subtest
` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning for drm/xe/xe_migrate: Fix memory corruption with unaligned dst in MEM_COPY (rev3)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success "
[PATCH v5 0/2] sched: Enable preferred SMT siblings on NVIDIA Olympus
2026-09-09 6:26 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] arm64: topology: Prefer PE0 on NVIDIA Olympus SMT cores
` [PATCH 2/2] sched/fair: Honor asymmetric SMT priority in idle selection
[PATCH u-boot] net, common: add NET_SKIP_BOOT_INIT for gadget-only
2026-09-09 6:27 UTC
[PATCH 6.18.y] mm/damon/tests/core-kunit: catch test failure in test_merge_regions_of()
2026-09-09 6:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 00/10] ASoC: qcom: Add QAIF driver for Shikra audio platform
2026-09-09 6:26 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 01/10] ASoC: dt-bindings: qcom,shikra-qaif-cpu: Add binding
[PATCH bpf-next v2 00/12] bpf: Support by-value struct and __int128 arguments
2026-09-09 6:26 UTC (13+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 01/12] selftests/bpf: Add a test for an __int128 by-value argument
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 02/12] bpf: Index global function arguments by argument slot
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 03/12] bpf: Support by-value struct arguments up to 16 bytes
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 04/12] bpf: Support __int128 as a by-value function argument
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 05/12] bpf: Rename bpf_call_summary::num_params to arg_slot_cnt
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 06/12] bpf: Recognize by-value struct and __int128 kfunc arguments
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 07/12] bpf: Prepare kfunc arguments for the JIT from an ABI description
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 08/12] bpf, x86: Move kfunc arguments into the x86-64 calling convention
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 09/12] bpf, arm64: Move kfunc arguments into the arm64 "
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 10/12] selftests/bpf: Add C tests for by-value arguments up to 16 bytes
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 11/12] selftests/bpf: Add inline-asm tests for by-value arguments
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 12/12] selftests/bpf: Add tests for by-value kfunc arguments
[PATCH v5 0/3] gpio: mmio: report the line direction on chips without direction registers
2026-09-09 6:30 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/3] pinctrl: imx: answer OUTPUT_ENABLE/INPUT_ENABLE queries from the pad register
` [PATCH v5 2/3] gpiolib: add get_config() and gpiochip_generic_get_config()
[PATCH v14 net-next] octeontx2-pf: add mqprio bandwidth offload for NIX TX schedulers
2026-09-09 6:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/3] dt-bindings/dts: qcom: Consolidate SDX75/Hawi/Maili MPSS onto SM8650 fallback
2026-09-09 6:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/7] Global Software Interrupt Moderation (GSIM)
2026-09-09 6:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH V15 00/14] iothread: Support tracking and querying IOThread holder
2026-09-09 6:24 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH V15 13/14] iothread: make legacy AioContext getter explicitly unsafe
[PATCH 6.1.y] mm/damon/vaddr: drop last same folio access check optimization
2026-09-09 6:24 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH PRELIMINARY 0/5] arm64: dts: qcom: shikra: add Ethernet support
2026-09-09 6:24 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH PRELIMINARY 2/5] arm64: dts: qcom: shikra: add ethernet nodes
` [PATCH PRELIMINARY 3/5] arm64: dts: qcom: shikra-cqm-evk: enable the first Ethernet port
` [PATCH PRELIMINARY 4/5] arm64: dts: qcom: shikra-cqs-evk: "
` [PATCH PRELIMINARY 5/5] arm64: dts: qcom: shikra-iqs-evk: enable both Ethernet ports
[PATCH v3 0/4] oeqa/selftest/reproducible: Use a fake time during build
2026-09-09 6:23 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] libfaketime: Import recipe from meta-oe
` [OE-core] "
[PATCH] arm64: io: Reject present-invalid user prot in ioremap_prot()
2026-09-09 6:23 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] ui/gtk: Handle empty notebook state in menu handlers
2026-09-09 6:22 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH net v3 0/2] net: fec: fix PTP clock teardown races on device removal
2026-09-09 6:22 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net v3 2/2] net: fec: free the PPS interrupt before tearing down the PHC and netdev
[PATCH] rust: bindings: disable more clippy warnings
2026-09-09 6:21 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH for-next v2 0/4] RDMA/erdma: Support non-contiguous kernel queue buffers
2026-09-09 6:21 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH for-next v2 1/4] RDMA/erdma: Support non-contiguous kernel QP buffers
[PATCH v2 00/19] guest_memfd: support in-place memory conversion
2026-09-09 6:20 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 07/19] accel/kvm: Add CGS option to control in-place conversion support
[PATCH v2 0/2] tdx-guest: Make Quote buffer size dynamic
2026-09-09 6:21 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] virt: tdx-guest: Allocate Quote buffer dynamically
[PATCH v2] powerpc/pseries/pci: Fix misleading VF limit error message
2026-09-09 6:19 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] powerpc/ps3: Fix repository.c build failure
2026-09-09 6:19 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] Add support for AD3536R DAC
2026-09-09 6:19 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: dac: ad3530r: add AD3536R
` [PATCH 2/2] iio: dac: ad3530r: add support for AD3536R
[PATCH] powerpc/kexec_file: Use inclusive range checks in add_usable_mem()
2026-09-09 6:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] powerpc/kexec: Simplify kdump_extra_elfcorehdr_size()
2026-09-09 6:19 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] powerpc/kexec_file: Use inclusive range checks for excluded memory
2026-09-09 6:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] powerpc/rtas_pci: No hotplug on permanently removed device on pSeries
2026-09-09 6:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] powerpc/eeh: Fix recursive locking on devices without EEH sensitive driver
2026-09-09 6:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] powerpc/entry: Clear TIF_SYSCALL_RET before syscall error return
2026-09-09 6:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] powerpc: pci-ioda: Fix the stale irq chip reference
2026-09-09 6:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] powerpc: Don't drop _TIF_RESTOREALL on syscall restart
2026-09-09 6:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH V3] powerpc/entry: Fix irq_soft_mask corruption on replayed interrupt exit
2026-09-09 6:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] powerpc: Do not restore KUAP in arch_exit_to_user_mode_prepare()
2026-09-09 6:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v7 00/21] Add basic pinctrl drivers for JHB100 SoC
2026-09-09 6:04 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 03/21] dt-bindings: pinctrl: Add starfive,jhb100-sys0-pinctrl
[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: powerpc: Add Ritesh and Shrikanth
2026-09-09 6:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 00/15] Add support for structured tags and v18 dtb version
2026-09-09 6:18 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 02/15] libfdt: Don't assume the root node is available at offset 0
[PATCH 5.15.y] mm/damon/vaddr: drop last same folio access check optimization
2026-09-09 6:17 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] perf evlist: don't restrict uncore events to PMU CPUs
2026-09-09 6:17 UTC (7+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/xe/mmio: Fix xe_mmio_wait32() to honor delay/sleep maximums
2026-09-09 6:17 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure for drm/xe/mmio: Fix xe_mmio_wait32() to honor delay/sleep maximums (rev3)
[PATCH v4 0/2] memory: mtk-smi: add MT8189 SMI support
2026-09-09 6:16 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 2/2] memory: mtk-smi: Add MT8189 support
[PATCH] scripts/sorttable: Mark long_size as __maybe_unused
2026-09-09 6:11 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/3] i3c: Introduce i3c device userspace interface
2026-09-09 6:13 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 3/3] i3c: add i3cdev module to expose i3c dev in /dev
[PATCH v2] xen/arm64/atomic: Clear exclusive monitor on cmpxchg failure
2026-09-09 6:12 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/3] pinctrl: airoha: add EcoNet EN7528 pin controller support
2026-09-09 6:12 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/3] dt-bindings: pinctrl: Add EcoNet EN7528 pin controller
[RFC PATCH 0/2] quota evasion test and nfs helpers
2026-09-09 6:12 UTC (4+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/2] common/nfs: add management helpers
[PATCH v3 00/12] Add CPER logging support for CRI
2026-09-09 6:12 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 02/12] drm/xe/cper: Retrieve the error counter record for CPER reporting
[PATCH 0/3] pinctrl: airoha: add EcoNet EN7528 pin controller support
2026-09-09 6:11 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: pinctrl: Add EcoNet EN7528 pin controller
[PATCH v2] wifi: libipw: reject TKIP frames without a full MIC
2026-09-09 6:11 UTC
lazy bounce buffering for checksummed reads v3
2026-09-09 6:09 UTC (17+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/16] block: split bio_iov_iter_bounce_write
` [PATCH 02/16] block: export fs_bio_integrity_{alloc,free}
` [PATCH 03/16] block: add a bio_prepare_reissue helper
` [PATCH 04/16] iomap: respect maximum I/O size in iomap_dio_bio_iter_one
` [PATCH 05/16] iomap: add a iomap_ioend_flags helper
` [PATCH 06/16] iomap: add a IOMAP_IOEND_INTEGRITY flag
` [PATCH 07/16] iomap,xfs: move T10 PI handling for direct I/O into ->submit_io
` [PATCH 08/16] xfs: move PI generation into xfs_submit_zoned_bio
` [PATCH 09/16] block,iomap: fix protection information verification with initial bvec offset
` [PATCH 10/16] iomap: better read bounce buffering support
` [PATCH 11/16] xfs: use BIO_COMPLETE_IN_TASK for bounce buffered read I/Os
` [PATCH 12/16] iomap,xfs: move integrity verification to the file system
` [PATCH 13/16] xfs: add support for lazy direct read bounce buffering
` [PATCH 14/16] xfs: add error injection for lazy "
` [PATCH 15/16] xfs: log a message at mount time when using integrity protection
` [PATCH 16/16] block,iomap: remove the old read side bounce buffering support
[PATCH v2 0/7] btrfs: convert some struct page users to folios
2026-09-09 6:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] sched: Account cgroup CPU time to the execution context
2026-09-09 6:08 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 6.12.y] mm/damon/vaddr: drop last same folio access check optimization
2026-09-09 6:09 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 00/24] vdso: Reject absolute relocations during build
2026-09-09 6:09 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 02/24] x86/elf, um/x86/elf: Move relocation constants to UAPI
` [PATCH v5 17/24] powerpc/vdso: Enable the vdsocheck tool
[OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH v2 5/5] curl: fix CVE-2026-7168
2026-09-09 6:08 UTC (3+ messages)
` [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH v3 "
` [scarthgap][PATCH "
[OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH v2 4/5] curl: fix CVE-2026-6429
2026-09-09 6:07 UTC (3+ messages)
` [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH v3 "
` [scarthgap][PATCH "
[PATCH v4 0/5] powerpc/eeh: Add RTAS-based error injection support on pSeries
2026-09-09 6:07 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/5] powerpc/rtas: Handle ibm,open-errinjct return format
` [PATCH v4 4/5] powerpc/pseries/eeh: Implement RTAS-based EEH error injection
[PATCH v18 0/8] Add support for NXP P3H2x4x I3C hub driver
2026-09-09 6:07 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v18 3/8] dt-bindings: i3c: Add NXP P3H2x4x i3c-hub support
convert all !XFS_RT stubs to inline functions
2026-09-09 6:05 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH] xfs: "
[PATCH] rust: kbuild: export symbols from the `uapi` crate
2026-09-09 6:06 UTC
[PATCH v2 00/22] Initial USB4/Thunderbolt support for Apple M1/M2/M3 SoCs
2026-09-09 6:06 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 19/22] thunderbolt: Add Apple Silicon support
[PATCHSET 2/2] xfs: LLM-inspired bug fixes, part 12
2026-09-09 6:06 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/7] xfs: fix under-reservation of blocks when repairing sf directories
` [PATCH 2/7] xfs: actually check internal-rtdev fields in the superblock
` [PATCH 3/7] xfs: fix rtrmap cross-referencing elision logic
` [PATCH 4/7] xfs: fix termination logic in xchk_bmap
` [PATCH 5/7] xfs: fix replaying dirent removals into the temporary directory
` [PATCH 6/7] xfs: reset parent pointer args before each dir tree unlink repair
` [PATCH 7/7] xfs: advance the findparent inode scan cursor while holding ILOCK
[PATCH 6.6.y] mm/damon/vaddr: drop last same folio access check optimization
2026-09-09 6:05 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v16 0/8] Add support for NXP P3H2x4x I3C hub driver
2026-09-09 6:05 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v16 4/8] mfd: p3h2x4x: Add driver for NXP P3H2x4x i3c hub and on-die regulator
` [EXT] "
[PATCH v1 3/5] dt-bindings: dma: Add CIX Sky1 DMA-350 integration
2026-09-09 6:05 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCHSET 1/2] xfs: LLM-inspired bug fixes, part 11
2026-09-09 6:04 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] xfs: snapshot scrub stats when rendering them
` [PATCH 2/6] xfs: report healthy filesystem events in scrub stats
` [PATCH 3/6] xfs: report runtime failures in scrub
` [PATCH 4/6] xfs: remove redundant function declaration
` [PATCH 5/6] xfs: snapshot old AGFL before rewriting it
` [PATCH 6/6] xfs: bail out on bitmap errors in xrep_agfl_fill
[PATCH v2 0/7] block device fixes for large block sizes, IOCB_NOWAIT, and direct I/O
2026-09-09 6:03 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 5/7] block: fail atomic writes instead of falling back to buffered I/O
[PATCH v6 00/21] Add basic pinctrl drivers for JHB100 SoC
2026-09-09 6:03 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 03/21] dt-bindings: pinctrl: Add starfive,jhb100-sys0-pinctrl
[PATCH 7.2.y] mm/damon/vaddr: drop last same folio access check optimization
2026-09-09 6:03 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net] net: usb: qmi_wwan: add Quectel RG660QB
2026-09-09 6:03 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCHSET v3] xfsprogs: generate mkfs.xfs config files
2026-09-09 6:02 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/9] mkfs: automatically upgrade autofsck earlier
` [PATCH 2/9] mkfs: print config file for a given mkfs configuration
` [PATCH 3/9] xfs_db: print configuration file for mounted filesystems
` [PATCH 4/9] xfs_spaceman: "
` [PATCH 5/9] makecfg: handle metadir quota options
` [PATCH 6/9] makecfg: handle old V4 options that are almost always on by default
` [PATCH 7/9] makecfg: add a few more file related options
` [PATCH 8/9] xfs_admin: print configuration file for mounted filesystems
` [PATCH 9/9] mkfs: allow specification of default options via configuration file
[PATCH v2 0/2] clk: qcom: add camera clock controller support for Hawi SoC
2026-09-09 6:01 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: clock: qcom: Add Hawi CAMCC compatible strings
` [PATCH v2 2/2] clk: qcom: Add support for the camera clock controller (CAMCC) on Hawi
[PATCH v4] drm/i915/dp: enable DSC passthrough for HDMI 2.1 PCON devices
2026-09-09 6:01 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for drm/i915/dp: enable DSC passthrough for HDMI 2.1 PCON devices (rev12)
[PATCH wireless v2 0/1] wifi: mac80211: fix mesh fast xmit path deletion UAF
2026-09-09 6:00 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH wireless v2 1/1] "
[OE-core][wrynose][PATCH] cmake-native: use bundled nghttp2 with bundled curl
2026-09-09 5:59 UTC (3+ messages)
[BUG] general protection fault in jffs2_xattr_delete_inode
2026-09-09 5:59 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2] ext4: fix discard work use-after-free on failed mount
2026-09-09 5:59 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next] xfrm: add ARIA CBC and CTR support
2026-09-09 5:45 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/8] Add Aspeed AST2700 SDRAM EDAC support
2026-09-09 5:59 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH] wifi: mt76: mt7928: only do CLC hw type sanity check on MT7925
2026-09-09 5:57 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] sequencer: leave auto maintenance to the end of a rebase
2026-09-09 5:57 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 0/3] sequencer: leave auto maintenance to the end of a sequence
[PATCH v4] s390/qdio: Ensure QDIO_IRQ_STATE_ACTIVE is set only after firmware activates
2026-09-09 5:57 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v7 2/2] drm/i915/dp: enable DSC passthrough for HDMI 2.1 PCON devices
2026-09-09 5:57 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v9] "
[PATCH] jffs: initialize inocache to NULL when initializing a jffs2_inode_info
2026-09-09 5:57 UTC (3+ messages)
` AW: "
[PATCH v2] ARM: dts: samsung: exynos4210-i9100: Enable RTS/CTS in Bluetooth node
2026-09-09 5:57 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH 6.6.y] mm/damon/paddr: drop last same folio access check reuse optimization
2026-09-09 5:56 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] x86/ucode: Work around Granite Rapids erraturm GNR98
2026-09-09 5:55 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH] xen/arm64/atomic: Clear exclusive monitor on cmpxchg failure
2026-09-09 5:52 UTC
[PATCH 6.18.y] mm/damon/vaddr: drop last same folio access check optimization
2026-09-09 5:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH RESEND wireless-next 00/18] wifi: Add Seamless Mobility Domain (SMD) AP support
2026-09-09 5:53 UTC (8+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/13] odb: stop registering in-memory sources
2026-09-09 5:52 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 05/13] submodule-config: stop registering submodule sources
[PATCH 6.1.y] mm/damon/paddr: drop last same folio access check reuse optimization
2026-09-09 5:52 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/vc4: drain the hangcheck timer and works on V3D unbind
2026-09-09 5:51 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4] driver: fpga: xilinx-selectmap: add csi and rdwr support
2026-09-09 5:49 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH 0/8] odb: write alternates at creation time
2026-09-09 5:48 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 0/9] "
` [PATCH v4 1/9] setup: split up concerns of `init_db()`
` [PATCH v4 2/9] builtin/clone: defer setup of the object database
` [PATCH v4 3/9] builtin/clone: move around `setup_reference()`
` [PATCH v4 4/9] builtin/clone: refactor handling of "--reference{,-if-able}"
` [PATCH v4 5/9] builtin/clone: move setup of alternates for shared local clones
` [PATCH v4 6/9] builtin/clone: move setup of alternates for non-shared "
` [PATCH v4 7/9] odb/source: support writing alternates when creating the database
` [PATCH v4 8/9] builtin/clone: write alternates via `odb_create_on_disk()`
` [PATCH v4 9/9] odb/source: remove the ability to write alternates
[PATCH 6.12.y] mm/damon/paddr: drop last same folio access check reuse optimization
2026-09-09 5:48 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/9] odb: write alternates at creation time
2026-09-09 5:48 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/9] setup: split up concerns of `init_db()`
` [PATCH v3 2/9] builtin/clone: defer setup of the object database
[PATCH v5 0/9] Bug fixes and enhancements for kdump LUKS support
2026-09-09 5:48 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 9/9] Documentation: kdump: Add arm64 and ppc64le to encrypted dump target support list
[PATCH v2 00/31] gpu: nova-core: boot on the r000 GSP firmware
2026-09-09 5:47 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 13/31] gpu: nova-core: gsp: add msgq v2 internals
[PATCH 00/10] qapi: convert simple enum intro sections
2026-09-09 5:45 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/10] qapi: convert simple enum intros for vfio.json
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