messages from 2026-09-09 12:27:20 to 2026-09-09 12:54:23 UTC [more...]
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] svcrdma: Clear sc_cm_id when ADDR_CHANGE replacement fails" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
2026-09-09 12:52 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.18.y 1/2] svcrdma: Add Write chunk WRs to the RPC's Send WR chain
` [PATCH 6.18.y 2/2] svcrdma: Clear sc_cm_id when ADDR_CHANGE replacement fails
[PATCH net-next 1/2] dt-bindings: net: microchip,lan8650: add reset-gpios property
2026-09-09 12:53 UTC
[PATCH] mm: zswap: avoid unnecessary xarray lookup in zswap_store()
2026-09-09 12:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3] arm64: dts: qcom: sc8280xp: Mark FastRPC context banks as dma-coherent
2026-09-09 12:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[syzbot] [usb?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in vhci_shutdown_connection
2026-09-09 12:53 UTC
[RFC v2 00/21] drm/xe: Access counter support for migration hints
2026-09-09 12:52 UTC (25+ messages)
` [RFC v2 01/21] drm/xe: Add xe_usm_queue generic USM circular buffer
` [RFC v2 02/21] drm/xe: Stub out new access_counter layer
` [RFC v2 03/21] drm/xe: Implement xe_access_counter_init
` [RFC v2 04/21] drm/xe: Implement xe_access_counter_handler
` [RFC v2 05/21] drm/xe: Extract xe_vma_lock_and_validate helper
` [RFC v2 06/21] drm/xe: Move ASID to FAULT VM lookup to xe_device
` [RFC v2 07/21] drm/xe/pf: Use xe_device_asid_to_vm in xe_pagefault_save_to_vm
` [RFC v2 08/21] drm/xe: Implement xe_access_counter_queue_work
` [RFC v2 09/21] drm/xe: Implement xe_access_counter_service
` [RFC v2 10/21] drm/xe/trace: Add xe_vma_acc trace event for access counter notifications
` [RFC v2 11/21] drm/xe/svm: Handle svm vma for acc_ctr trigger
` [RFC v2 12/21] drm/xe: Service all VMAs in an access counter granularity window
` [RFC v2 13/21] drm/xe: Add xe_guc_access_counter layer
` [RFC v2 14/21] drm/xe/uapi: Add access counter parameter extension for exec queue
` [RFC v2 15/21] drm/xe/lrc: Pass exec_queue to xe_lrc_create for access counter params
` [RFC v2 16/21] drm/xe/vm: Add xe_vma_supports_access_ctr() helper
` [RFC v2 17/21] drm/xe/pt: Set NC PTE bit for VMAs ineligible for access counting
` [RFC v2 18/21] drm/xe/svm: Define access counter migration policy
` [RFC v2 19/21] drm/xe/svm: Add MIGRATE_ON_ACCESS_COUNTER bind flag
` [RFC v2 20/21] drm/xe/svm: Move EVICTED PAGES debug log to callers
` [RFC v2 21/21] drm/xe/svm: Distinguish access-counter-triggered range setup in logs
[PATCH v5 0/2] Add pinctrl support for MSM8952
2026-09-09 12:52 UTC (2+ messages)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] nvmet-auth: Synchronize timeout work during SQ teardown" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
2026-09-09 12:52 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.6.y] nvmet-auth: Synchronize timeout work during SQ teardown
[patch V2 1/8] signal: Prevent exec() race
2026-09-09 12:51 UTC (12+ messages)
[PATCH 0/7] Renesas RZ/T2H pinctrl fixes and cleanups
2026-09-09 12:50 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/7] pinctrl: renesas: rzt2h: wire up struct gpio_chip::set_config
[PATCH] arm64: io: Reject present-invalid user prot in ioremap_prot()
2026-09-09 12:50 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH V2 0/4] Add ethtool support to configure irq coalescing count and delay
2026-09-09 12:50 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH V2 1/4] dmaengine: Add support to configure and read IRQ coalescing parameters
[PATCH] drm/tiny: arcpgu: Replace simple display pipe with regular atomic helpers
2026-09-09 12:50 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4] "
[PATCH 0/7] fs: preserve superblock inode walk positions across lock drops
2026-09-09 12:49 UTC (2+ messages)
[libgpiod v1.6.5][PATCH] core: gracefully handle disappearing chips during iteration
2026-09-09 12:49 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net v5 2/2] net: phy: restore the interrupt phy_probe() replaced with PHY_POLL
2026-09-09 12:49 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/4] docs: pt_BR: process: Add remaining core process translations
2026-09-09 12:48 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] docs: pt_BR: translate coding-style.rst
` [PATCH 2/4] docs: pt_BR: translate kernel-enforcement-statement.rst
` [PATCH 3/4] docs: pt_BR: translate maintainer-tip.rst
` [PATCH 4/4] docs: pt_BR: translate submitting-patches.rst
[PATCH net v5 1/2] net: phylink: unwind the PHY binding when bringup fails late
2026-09-09 12:49 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 00/17] mm: Introduce section-based vmemmap optimization for HugeTLB
2026-09-09 12:49 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 04/17] mm/sparse-vmemmap: initialize shared tail vmemmap pages on allocation
` [PATCH v5 09/17] mm/sparse: initialize memory sections earlier
[PATCH v3 00/14] Remove PG_private by using page/folio->private checks instead
2026-09-09 12:48 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 06/14] f2fs: stop using PG_private
` [f2fs-dev] "
[PATCH v2] media: as102: initialize mutexes before registering frontend
2026-09-09 12:48 UTC
[PATCH v9 05/13] dt-bindings: npu: rockchip: add rockchip, rk3576-rknn-core
2026-09-09 12:48 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v9 0/4] alloc_tag and module codetag section fixes
2026-09-09 12:47 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 3/4] module: introduce SH_ENTSIZE_STANDALONE for separately allocated sections
[QUESTION] Are these issues PREEMPT_RT-specific?
2026-09-09 12:49 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/3] net/ice: fix Tx scheduler hierarchy queue accounting
2026-09-09 12:47 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 0/4] "
` [PATCH v2 3/4] net/ice: fix Rx queue count reporting after TM commit
` [PATCH v2 4/4] net/ice: split VSI queue count into Rx/Tx
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] nfsd: dedup nfs4_client_to_reclaim inserts" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
2026-09-09 12:44 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.18.y 1/3] nfsd: use workqueue enable/disable APIs for v4_end_grace sync
[PATCH 0/7] arm64: dts: qcom: IdeaCentre Mini 01Q8X10 Hamoa + Purwa
2026-09-09 12:47 UTC (10+ messages)
[PATCH 6.1.y 6.6.y 6.12.y 6.18.y] net/mlx5e: xsk: Fix unlocked writing to ICOSQ
2026-09-09 12:47 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v8 00/25] usb: dwc3: part 2, make the resynced code work
2026-09-09 8:50 UTC (26+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 01/25] dm: add helpers needed by the resynced DWC3 code
` [PATCH v8 02/25] usb: phy: add the usb_phy "
` [PATCH v8 03/25] usb: gadget: adapt the gadget API after the resync
` [PATCH v8 04/25] usb: gadget: udc: make udc-core build in u-boot
` [PATCH v8 05/25] usb: dwc3: make the core driver "
` [PATCH v8 06/25] usb: dwc3: bring back the samsung usb phy driver
` [PATCH v8 07/25] usb: dwc3: make gadget and ep0 build in u-boot
` [PATCH v8 08/25] usb: gadget: udc: enable async callbacks on bind
` [PATCH v8 09/25] usb: dwc3: ep0: flush and invalidate cache around ep0 transfers
` [PATCH v8 10/25] usb: dwc3: gadget: flush and invalidate cache around transfers
` [PATCH v8 11/25] usb: dwc3: make the am62 glue build in u-boot
` [PATCH v8 12/25] usb: gadget: ci_udc: move to the udc-core registration
` [PATCH v8 13/25] usb: gadget: ci_udc: set endpoint capabilities
` [PATCH v8 14/25] usb: gadget: dwc2_udc_otg: fix up after the resync
` [PATCH v8 15/25] usb: gadget: fix up the function drivers "
` [PATCH v8 16/25] usb: gadget: fix up the last UDC "
` [PATCH v8 17/25] usb: gadget: atmel_usba_udc: set endpoint capabilities
` [PATCH v8 18/25] usb: gadget: at91_udc: register with udc-core
` [PATCH v8 19/25] usb: gadget: at91_udc: set endpoint capabilities
` [PATCH v8 20/25] usb: musb-new: fix up after the resync
` [PATCH v8 21/25] usb: musb-new: set endpoint capabilities
` [PATCH v8 22/25] usb: mtu3: fix up after the resync
` [PATCH v8 23/25] usb: mtu3: set endpoint capabilities
` [PATCH v8 24/25] usb: host: xhci: fix up after the resync
` [PATCH v8 25/25] usb: cdns3: "
[PATCH] drm/amdgpu: don't migrate a dma-buf into VRAM while runtime suspended
2026-09-09 12:46 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[RFC PATCH v4 03/16] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Add initial pSMMU realm viommu plumbing
2026-09-09 12:46 UTC (11+ messages)
[PATCH 0/7] efi/libstub: Avoid UTF-16 conversion busywork
2026-09-09 12:46 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/7] efi/libstub: Output UTF-16 directly from vsnprintf()
[PATCH v6 00/13] arm64: dts: qcom: Add x1e/Hamoa camera DTSI
2026-09-09 12:46 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 05/13] arm64: dts: qcom: x1e80100: Add CAMSS block definition
` [PATCH v6 06/13] arm64: dts: qcom: x1e80100-crd: Add pm8010 CRD pmic,id=m regulators
` [PATCH v6 07/13] arm64: dts: qcom: x1e80100-crd: Add ov08x40 RGB sensor on CSIPHY4
[PATCH v4 00/14] drm/panic: Split into core and helpers
2026-09-09 12:45 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.BAT: failure for drm/panic: Split into core and helpers (rev4)
arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed/aspeed-bmc-asrock-b650d4u.dtb: /ahb/apb/lpc@1e789000/lhc@a0: failed to match any schema with compatible: ['aspeed,ast2600-lhc']
2026-09-09 12:44 UTC
[PATCH 0/5] ASoC: qcom: Add Nord Ride audio support
2026-09-09 12:45 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 3/5] ASoC: codec: pcm1681: Enable system clock before regmap access
[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 1/1] docs: add agent guidance
2026-09-09 12:43 UTC
[PATCH] nitro_enclaves: fix use-after-free on SLOT_ALLOC failure
2026-09-09 12:44 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] lockd, nfsd: RCU-protect nlmsvc_ops dispatch" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
2026-09-09 12:42 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.18.y] lockd, nfsd: RCU-protect nlmsvc_ops dispatch
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] nvmet-auth: Synchronize timeout work during SQ teardown" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
2026-09-09 12:43 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.1.y] nvmet-auth: Synchronize timeout work during SQ teardown
[PATCH RFC 0/2] mm/mglru: add tracepoints for aging and isolation
2026-09-09 12:43 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 1/2] mm/mglru: add tracepoint for folio isolation
` [PATCH RFC 2/2] mm/mglru: add tracepoint for inc_max_seq
[PATCH 0/2] Add scope-based cleanup capability to eventfd_ctx
2026-09-09 12:43 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] eventfd: Add scope-based cleanup capability
` [PATCH 2/2] drm/syncobj: Use scope-based cleanup for eventfd_ctx
[PATCH 4/4] selftests: openvswitch: suppress pylint complexity warnings
2026-09-09 12:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/39] [RISC-V] virtual interrupt controller (vAPLIC/vIMSIC) support
2026-09-09 12:42 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 16/39] xen/riscv: extend exception tables with type and data fields
[PATCH 3/4] selftests: openvswitch: add missing docstrings in ovs-dpctl.py
2026-09-09 12:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 2/4] selftests: openvswitch: fix misc pylint warnings in ovs-dpctl.py
2026-09-09 12:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 1/4] selftests: openvswitch: convert %-formatting to f-strings
2026-09-09 12:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/13] ARM: deprecated platform removal
2026-09-09 12:42 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/13] ARM: remove sa1100 platform
` [PATCH 05/13] ARM: orion/dove/mv78xx0: remove all board files
` [PATCH 05.2/13] ARM: orion5x: fold plat-orion/pcie.c and hw_pci into pci.c
` [PATCH 12/13] ARM: at91: remove samv7 support
[PATCH v6 0/3] PCI: qcom: Implement shutdown() to avoid SMMU/NoC errors on reboot
2026-09-09 12:42 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 1/3] PCI: host-common: Fix early bus-walk exit in d3cold_possible()
` [PATCH v6 2/3] PCI: dwc: Force L2 link entry on shutdown/reboot without D3cold check
` [PATCH v6 3/3] PCI: qcom: Implement shutdown() callback
[PATCH] block: Zero block driver state before reopening
2026-09-09 12:41 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] arm/uefi_capsule: Generate signing PEMs in WORKDIR
2026-09-09 12:42 UTC
[PATCH v2 00/10] net: support thread-specific pidfds for send and connect
2026-09-09 12:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/10] riscv: Add device tree support for UltraRISC DP1000
2026-09-09 12:41 UTC (3+ messages)
` (subset) "
[PATCH] dmaengine: altera-msgdma: initialize state before requesting IRQ
2026-09-09 12:41 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4] dt-bindings: dma: ti,dma-crossbar: Convert to DT schema
2026-09-09 12:41 UTC (2+ messages)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] nvmet-auth: Synchronize timeout work during SQ teardown" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
2026-09-09 12:40 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.12.y] nvmet-auth: Synchronize timeout work during SQ teardown
qcom: update ADSP firmware for qcs615 platform
2026-09-09 12:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] rust: auxiliary: validate DeviceId name length
2026-09-09 12:40 UTC (4+ messages)
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mm/kmemleak: report RCU-tasks quiescent states during the" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
2026-09-09 12:35 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.18.y 1/2] mm/kmemleak: avoid soft lockup when scanning task stacks
` [PATCH 6.18.y 2/2] mm/kmemleak: report RCU-tasks quiescent states during the scan
[PATCH net 0/6] net: stmmac: More selftest-related fixes
2026-09-09 12:40 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net 2/6] net: stmmac: selftests: Validate EEE based on the actual LPI timer value
Subject: [V2] QCA: Add Bluetooth firmware for WCN7750 on Maili platform
2026-09-09 12:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/4] dmaengine: rename dma_chan::dev to dma_chan::chan_dev for clarity
2026-09-09 12:39 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 3/4] dmaengine: add (dmaengine|vchan)_chan_dev() helper
[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/4] support/scripts/check-host-bins: check shared libraries
2026-09-09 12:39 UTC (4+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/4] support/scripts/check-host-bins: report RPATH errors after library errors
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 3/4] support/scripts/check-host-bins: skip RPATH check for missing libraries
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 4/4] support/scripts/check-host-bins: allow musl libc names
[PATCH v4 0/2] sched: Enable preferred SMT siblings on NVIDIA Olympus
2026-09-09 12:39 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v10 4/4] net: dsa: ks8995: Delete surplus driver
2026-09-09 12:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v10 3/4] net: dsa: microchip: Support Microchip KSZ8995XA / KS8995XA
2026-09-09 12:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v10 2/4] net: dsa: tag_ks8995: Add the KS8995 tag handling
2026-09-09 12:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v10 1/4] dt-bindings: net: dsa: microchip: Add KSZ8995XA
2026-09-09 12:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net] net/sched: cls_u32: take a reference on the hash table in u32_change()
2026-09-09 12:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v7 3/3] w5100: detect carrier state using link status bit and optional interrupt
2026-09-09 12:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v7 2/3] dt-bindings: net: wiznet,w5100: add link status interrupt
2026-09-09 12:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v7 1/3] dt-bindings: net: wiznet,w5100: convert to DT schema
2026-09-09 12:38 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH master 1/2] clock: make udelay(), get_time_ns() and is_timeout() weak aliases
2026-09-09 11:42 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/1] wifi: virt_wifi: don't transfer operstate before register
2026-09-09 12:37 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/1] "
[PATCH v2 0/4] power: sequencing: add kunit test cases
2026-09-09 12:37 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] power: sequencing: don't call .post_enable() if pwrseq_unit_enable() failed
` [PATCH v2 2/4] power: sequencing: fix NULL-pointer dereference in pwrseq_unit_new()
` [PATCH v2 3/4] power: sequencing: fix NULL-pointer dereference in pwrseq_device_register()
` [PATCH v2 4/4] power: sequencing: add kunit test cases
[PATCH 00/19] arm64: Implement parallel CPU onlining with PSCI v0.2+
2026-09-09 12:36 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 09/19] arm64: smp: Defer RCU registration during secondary CPU bringup
[syzbot] [usb?] [media?] INFO: trying to register non-static key in as102_stream_ctrl
2026-09-09 12:37 UTC
[PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: fix coding style in HalBtc8723b2Ant.c
2026-09-09 12:36 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: fix stale cache in set_dxstate fallback check
2026-09-09 12:36 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4] "
[PATCH v2] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: fix PM flow for S0ix, S3 and S4
2026-09-09 12:36 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/7] hw/nvme: lift IOV_MAX limit in DMA path
2026-09-09 12:35 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 7/7] hw/nvme: cap mdts for CMB/PMR-only
[PATCH v3 0/2] Add support for Microchip PAC1711 Power Monitor
2026-09-09 12:35 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: adc: add support for PAC1711
` [PATCH v3 2/2] "
[PATCH v5 0/4] dmaengine: fix kref underflow and UAF in dma_chan_put()
2026-09-09 12:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[Buildroot] [PATCH] docs/website/sponsors.html: announce Smile as sponsor for the February 2026 Buildroot meeting
2026-09-09 12:34 UTC
[PATCH] of: fdt: fix "Cound" typo in fdt_translate_address()
2026-09-09 12:35 UTC
FAILED: patch "[PATCH] fuse: wait for FR_FINISHED on abort_on_kill to prevent" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
2026-09-09 12:33 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.18.y 1/4] fuse: abort related layering cleanup
[PATCH] of: fix typos in comments
2026-09-09 12:34 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: two PM fixes, assembled as one series
2026-09-09 12:34 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: fix stale cache in set_dxstate fallback check
` [PATCH 2/2] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: fix PM flow for S0ix, S3 and S4
[syzbot] [usb?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in vhci_shutdown_connection
2026-09-09 12:33 UTC (2+ messages)
` Forwarded: Re: test patch
[PATCH v3] powerpc/interrupt: Use early_radix_enabled() in NMI real-mode guard
2026-09-09 12:32 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/9] Add SpacemiT K1 USB2.0 controllers support
2026-09-09 12:31 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/9] dt-bindings: usb: ci-hdrc-usb2: require clocks and resets for spacemit,k1-usb2
` [PATCH v2 9/9] riscv: defconfig: enable ChipIdea USB controller support
[PATCH v7 for-next 0/8] livepatch: Introduce replace set support
2026-09-09 12:32 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 for-next 3/8] livepatch: Implement replace set for scoped atomic replace
` Replace rules: was: "
[PATCH v3] x86/vmx: Avoid pausing on HVM_PARAM_IDENT_PT in additional cases
2026-09-09 12:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v3] net: dsa: realtek: rtl8365mb: wait out the full chip reset time
2026-09-09 12:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] usb: dwc3: core: resume xHCI child on runtime resume in host mode
2026-09-09 12:28 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] s390/stp: Drop CLOCK_SYNC_STP
2026-09-09 12:29 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 1/2] ceph: clamp the inline data length in ceph_fill_inline_data()
2026-09-09 12:28 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] coresight: Fix clock refcount imbalance on platform probe failure
2026-09-09 12:28 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/14] arm64: Remove unused big-endian support
2026-09-09 12:28 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 12/14] arm64: image: Remove endianness handling for generating image header
[PATCH v2 00/13] dmaengine: ste_dma40: Fix probe and allocation bugs
2026-09-09 12:28 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] ext4:Fix the initial value of not_found in ext4_destroy_inline_data_nolock
2026-09-09 12:28 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v3] mm: remove min_free_kbytes adjustment for THP
2026-09-09 12:27 UTC (8+ messages)
[PATCH i-g-t v2 0/2] Derive write-through availability from the PAT config
2026-09-09 12:26 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.Full: success for Derive write-through availability from the PAT config (rev2)
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