messages from 2026-09-20 07:19:52 to 2026-09-20 09:01:20 UTC [more...]
[Buildroot] [PATCH 0/3] Add support for ROCK-PI 4B board
2026-09-20 9:01 UTC (8+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/3] package/brcmfmac_sdio-firmware: new package
[PATCH v2 0/9] seq_buf: Add seq_buf_strlen()
2026-09-20 8:58 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 5/9] "
[PATCH] cgroup/cpuset: prevent overlapping local and remote partition creation
2026-09-20 8:57 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] cgroup/cpuset: return PERR_NOCPUS in remote_partition_enable() on subpartitions_cpus conflict
` [PATCH v2 2/2] cgroup/cpuset: prevent local partition activation over remote partition and sibling xcpus conflict
[PATCH bpf-next v3] selftests/bpf: Fix csum_partial() dropping trailing byte on odd length
2026-09-20 8:55 UTC
[PATCH net 2/3] net: txgbe: keep MAC enabled for NCSI and WoL for SP devices
2026-09-20 8:51 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH net 3/3] net: txgbe: keep MAC enabled for NCSI and WoL for AML devices
[PATCH net 1/3] net: libwx: keep NGBE OCP cards MAC enabled
2026-09-20 8:51 UTC
[PATCH 00/10] Add support for A9 family clock controller
2026-09-20 8:50 UTC (12+ messages)
` [PATCH 07/10] clk: amlogic: Support POWER_OF_TWO for PLL pre-divider
[PATCH v3 0/6] arm64: dts: qcom: nord: Add remoteproc and PMIC support
2026-09-20 8:49 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/6] arm64: dts: qcom: nord: Add support for ADSP and CDSPs
` [PATCH v3 2/6] arm64: dts: qcom: nord-rrd: Enable "
` [PATCH v3 3/6] arm64: dts: qcom: nord: Add the SPMI PMIC arbiter
` [PATCH v3 4/6] arm64: dts: qcom: nord: Add PMAU0102 and PMM8650AU PMIC support
` [PATCH v3 5/6] dt-bindings: arm: qcom: Document Nord Ride Embedded board
` [PATCH v3 6/6] arm64: dts: qcom: Add initial support for "
[PATCH 0/3] arm64: dts: marvell: Add Sophos XGS 107w NPU
2026-09-20 8:48 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] arm64: dts: marvell: Add Sophos XGS 107w NPU board
` R: "
[PATCH v10 0/2] mm/memory_hotplug: optimize zone contiguous check when changing pfn range
2026-09-20 8:49 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 1/2] mm/memory_hotplug: make shrink_zone_span() more robust
` [PATCH v10 2/2] mm/memory_hotplug: optimize zone contiguous check when changing pfn range
[PATCH] docs: document the conventions used in the manuals
2026-09-20 8:45 UTC (5+ messages)
` [docs] "
[PATCH] virtio_pci_modern: skip unused trailing driver feature words
2026-09-20 8:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net] net: ethernet: stmmac: dwmac-rk: fix bulk clock leak when the PHY clock fails
2026-09-20 8:39 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] mctp: route: verify socket ownership in mctp_lookup_prealloc_tag()
2026-09-20 8:38 UTC (2+ messages)
Fwd: ax25: could you test/review the REJ-storm fix (mod-orphan PR #8)?
2026-09-20 8:34 UTC
[PATCH v3 0/4] gfs2: protect sysfs callbacks from superblock teardown
2026-09-20 8:31 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] gfs2: protect quota refresh "
` [PATCH v3 2/4] gfs2: protect statfs sync sysfs callback
` [PATCH v3 3/4] gfs2: protect quota "
` [PATCH v3 4/4] gfs2: protect demote requests during superblock teardown
[PATCH] systemtap: Upgrade 5.5 -> 5.6
2026-09-20 8:31 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
` Patchtest results for "
[GIT PULL] SPI fixes for v7.3-rc3
2026-09-20 8:29 UTC
[PATCH v2] dmaengine: idxd: Fix use-after-free of idxd_wq
2026-09-20 8:28 UTC (2+ messages)
[tnguy-next-queue:10GbE] BUILD SUCCESS 4bb9710c6a68d35207f123aef55dcd50e7195ec5
2026-09-20 8:26 UTC
[PATCH net-next v1] r8169: set eee_enable_default base on LPI cap
2026-09-20 8:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[GIT PULL] KVM/riscv fixes for 7.3 take #1
2026-09-20 8:25 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/4] HID: wiimote: new LED behavior on connect + scoped_guards
2026-09-20 8:24 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/4] HID: wiimote: turn on the LEDs indicating the controller id
` [PATCH v4 2/4] HID: wiimote: replace spinlock pairs with scoped_guard
` [PATCH v4 3/4] HID: wiimote: led_probe with scoped cleanup
` [PATCH v4 4/4] HID: wiimote: wiimote_probe "
[PATCH net v2] net: stmmac: do not cache the new TSO MSS before it reaches the DMA
2026-09-20 8:19 UTC (2+ messages)
[GIT PULL] i2c fixes for v7.3-rc4
2026-09-20 8:19 UTC
[PATCH rtw-next v3 0/3] wifi: rtl8xxxu: keep RX requests available across transient errors
2026-09-20 8:17 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH rtw-next v3 2/3] wifi: rtl8xxxu: unwind incomplete receive startup
` [PATCH rtw-next v3 3/3] wifi: rtl8xxxu: preserve RX requests across recoverable transfer errors
[PATCH rtw-next v2 0/4] wifi: rtl8xxxu: keep RX requests available across transient errors
2026-09-20 8:17 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v3] PCI: Skip Target Speed quirk on clamped ports with no link
2026-09-20 8:15 UTC
[PATCH v2 1/3] asm-generic: split MMIO accessors out of io.h
2026-09-20 8:13 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/3] riscv: use generic MMIO accessors
` [PATCH v2 3/3] arm64: "
[PATCH 0/3] t7: add some nodes for Amlogc t7
2026-09-20 8:13 UTC (12+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] spi: dt-bindings: amlogic,meson-gx-spicc: add T7 compatible
` [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: net: meson-dwmac: add T7 support
` [PATCH 3/3] arm64: dts: amlogic: add T7 peripheral nodes
[PATCH] cmd: nand: add .part suffix to dump command and refactor parsing
2026-09-20 8:10 UTC
[PATCH 00/14] media: apple: add avd driver
2026-09-20 8:10 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 02/14] dt-bindings: media: add apple,avd
` "
[PATCH RESEND] arm64: dts: qcom: nord: Add more clock controller nodes
2026-09-20 8:10 UTC
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, regressions@lists.linux.dev
2026-09-20 8:10 UTC
[PATCH net-next v3 0/2] ipv6: update NUD_FAILED neighbors from NA messages
2026-09-20 8:09 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v3 1/2] "
[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/mrouted: bump version to 4.7
2026-09-20 8:07 UTC
[PATCH net v2] net: stmmac: request the MDIO reset GPIO only once
2026-09-20 8:07 UTC (2+ messages)
i8042: Fujitsu LIFEBOOK U7410 needs i8042.nomux (keyboard and touchpad dead)
2026-09-20 8:03 UTC (3+ messages)
drivers/remoteproc/xlnx_r5_remoteproc.c:837:49: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces)
2026-09-20 8:02 UTC
[PATCH v4 0/2] riscv: kprobes: reject probes inside LR/SC sequences
2026-09-20 8:02 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v6 00/10] kdump: reduce vmcore size and capture time
2026-09-20 8:00 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 06/10] memblock: introduce MEMBLOCK_NODUMP flag
[PATCH 0/3] PM: spacemit: Add power domain support
2026-09-20 8:00 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] pmdomain: spacemit: Add power domain driver
[PATCH] erofs-utils: lib: follow symlinks on intermediate tar path components
2026-09-20 7:59 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[PATCH v6 0/3] arm: dts: altera: add Draeger M48 CPU Module
2026-09-20 7:59 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 2/3] dt-bindings: arm: altera: add Draeger M48 Module
` [PATCH v6 3/3] arm: dts: altera: add Draeger M48 CPU Module
[PATCH 0/4] arm64: dts: qcom: nord: Add display support
2026-09-20 7:58 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] arm64: dts: qcom: nord: Add more clock controller nodes
[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: change TTM maintainers to Natalie and Arun
2026-09-17 6:04 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH net] llc: stop connection timers before dropping sap ref on release
2026-09-20 7:58 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: two PM fixes, assembled as one series
2026-09-20 7:57 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: fix PM flow for S0ix, S3 and S4
[PATCH v2] slimbus: qcom-ngd-ctrl: Implement disable_stream callback
2026-09-20 7:57 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH net] net: mvneta: clear XDP pfmemalloc flag between frames
2026-09-20 7:55 UTC
[linux-next:master 4309/8449] drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c:779:undefined reference to `qcom_tzmem_alloc'
2026-09-20 7:54 UTC
[PATCH v11 0/2] arm64: dts: qcom: kodiak: EL2 overlay for qcm6490-idp / qcs6490-rb3gen2
2026-09-20 7:54 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v11 1/2] arm64: dts: qcom: qcm6490-idp/qcs6490-rb3gen2: Keep wlan_ce_mem and drop redundant wifi memory-region
[PATCH] mm/swapops: remove unused is_hwpoison_entry()
2026-09-20 7:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v7] firmware: qcom: scm: introduce keep_mdt_buf flag in PAS context
2026-09-20 7:49 UTC
[PATCH 6.12.y 1/5] mptcp: annotate data-races around subflow->fully_established
2026-09-20 7:48 UTC (3+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: annotate data-races around subflow->fully_established" has been added to the 6.12-stable tree
[PATCH] nfc: llcp: Fix socket reference leak in nfc_llcp_recv_ui()
2026-09-20 7:48 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] netfilter: nf_nat: Fix stale outer UDP checksum on VXLAN encapsulated packets
2026-09-20 7:45 UTC
[PATCH] net: protocol: use assign_bit() where applicable
2026-09-20 7:45 UTC (2+ messages)
` "
[PATCH v2] net: usb: cdc_mbim: add MeiG Smart SRM821 to ZLP whitelist
2026-09-20 7:44 UTC
[PATCH] Bluetooth: use assign_bit() where applicable
2026-09-20 7:45 UTC (2+ messages)
` "
[PATCH for-next v2] xfs: fix NOFS state corruption in btree split worker
2026-09-20 7:30 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/2] Add SPC Glee 10.1 A64 board support
2026-09-20 6:53 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] arm64: dts: allwinner: Add SPC Glee 10.1 A64
[RFC PATCH v4 08/10] iommu/riscv: Pre-enable GADE for second-stage domains
2026-09-20 7:42 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH net] net/sched: act_ife: validate metadata length before decoding
2026-09-20 7:42 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] irqchip/gic-v3: Lifetime and range fixes in the GICv3 and ITS drivers
2026-09-20 7:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] scripts/config: honor $KBUILD_OUTPUT by default
2026-09-20 7:41 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] package/strongswan: enable kernel-libipsec
2026-09-20 7:40 UTC (3+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/3] package/strongswan: add eap-aka-3gpp support
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] package/strongswan: add systemd support
[PATCH 7.2.y 1/4] mptcp: move the stale logic out of retrans scheduler
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: move the stale logic out of retrans scheduler" has been added to the 7.2-stable tree
[PATCH 7.2.y 2/4] mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset" has been added to the 7.2-stable tree
[PATCH 7.2.y 4/4] mptcp: fix bad accounting in __mptcp_subflow_push_pending()
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: fix bad accounting in __mptcp_subflow_push_pending()" has been added to the 7.2-stable tree
[PATCH 7.2.y 3/4] mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change" has been added to the 7.2-stable tree
[PATCH 6.18.y 2/4] mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset" has been added to the 6.18-stable tree
[PATCH 6.18.y 1/4] mptcp: move the stale logic out of retrans scheduler
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: move the stale logic out of retrans scheduler" has been added to the 6.18-stable tree
[PATCH 6.18.y 4/4] mptcp: fix bad accounting in __mptcp_subflow_push_pending()
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: fix bad accounting in __mptcp_subflow_push_pending()" has been added to the 6.18-stable tree
[PATCH 6.18.y 3/4] mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change" has been added to the 6.18-stable tree
[PATCH 6.12.y 5/5] mptcp: fix bad accounting in __mptcp_subflow_push_pending()
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: fix bad accounting in __mptcp_subflow_push_pending()" has been added to the 6.12-stable tree
[PATCH 6.12.y 4/5] mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change" has been added to the 6.12-stable tree
[PATCH v1 net] ipv6: Fix dst leak for uncached routes
2026-09-20 7:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 6.12.y 3/5] mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset" has been added to the 6.12-stable tree
[PATCH 6.6.y 2/3] mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change" has been added to the 6.6-stable tree
[PATCH 6.6.y 3/3] mptcp: fix bad accounting in __mptcp_subflow_push_pending()
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: fix bad accounting in __mptcp_subflow_push_pending()" has been added to the 6.6-stable tree
[PATCH 6.6.y 1/3] mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset" has been added to the 6.6-stable tree
[PATCH 6.1.y 2/3] mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset" has been added to the 6.1-stable tree
[PATCH 6.1.y 1/3] mptcp: consolidate subflow cleanup
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: consolidate subflow cleanup" has been added to the 6.1-stable tree
[PATCH 6.1.y 3/3] mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change" has been added to the 6.1-stable tree
[PATCH 5.15.y 2/2] mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change" has been added to the 5.15-stable tree
[PATCH 5.15.y 1/2] mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset" has been added to the 5.15-stable tree
[PATCH 5.10.y 2/3] mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset" has been added to the 5.10-stable tree
[PATCH 5.10.y 1/3] mptcp: hold mptcp socket before calling tcp_done
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: hold mptcp socket before calling tcp_done" has been added to the 5.10-stable tree
[PATCH 5.10.y 3/3] mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` Patch "mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change" has been added to the 5.10-stable tree
[PATCH v4 00/20] drm: starfive: jh7110: Enable display subsystem
2026-09-20 7:35 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH v7 0/2] firmware: arm_scmi: fix module auto-loading
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 1/2] module: add SCMI device table alias support
[PATCH] Bluetooth: btusb: drop BROKEN_EXT_SCAN quirk for 0bda:a728
2026-09-20 7:36 UTC (2+ messages)
` "
[PATCH 1/1] KEYS: Account for asymmetric key payload data in the quota
2026-09-20 7:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net 0/2] tipc: fix connection lifetime during netns teardown
2026-09-20 7:34 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 1/1] tpm: ignore duplicate PCR banks in tpm2_get_pcr_allocation
2026-09-20 7:34 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH pci] PCI: Extend ACS quirk for Wangxun FF6XXX NICs
2026-09-20 7:32 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] perf/core: Fix race between perf_event_exit_task and perf_pending_task
2026-09-20 7:50 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] perf/core: Fix race between perf_event_exit_task() and perf_pending_task()
[RFC PATCH v2 0/3] fs/proc: split the inode list for procfs
2026-09-20 7:28 UTC (4+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 1/3] fs/drop_caches: skip filesystems without page cache
` [RFC PATCH v2 2/3] fs/super: introduce a helper sb_inodes_empty()
` [RFC PATCH v2 3/3] fs/proc: split the inode list
[PATCH] docs/zh_CN: fix stale :Original: reference in xfrm_proc.rst
2026-09-20 7:31 UTC
[PATCH bpf-next 1/2] bpf: Reject bpf_skb_output() from return-side tracing
2026-09-20 7:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v13 0/5] Simplify PCIe native ownership
2026-09-20 7:24 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v13 4/5] PCI/ACPI: Centralize pcie_ports_native checking
[PATCH] net: usb: cdc_mbim: add MeiG Smart SRM821 to ZLP whitelist
2026-09-20 7:29 UTC
[PATCH v3] mptcp: do not use Fast Open on MP_JOIN subflows
2026-09-20 7:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3] mptcp: do not use Fast Open on MP_JOIN subflows
2026-09-20 7:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net 1/1] net: ipconfig: bound DHCP option construction
2026-09-20 7:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/2] KVM: x86/mmu: Fill memory_fault for unresolvable guest page faults
2026-09-20 7:24 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] KVM: x86/mmu: Report a memory fault exit when the fault handler EFAULTs
` [PATCH v2 2/2] KVM: x86/mmu: Convert can't-happen fault path EFAULTs to KVM_BUG_ON() + -EIO
arch/riscv/boot/dts/microchip/pic64gx-curiosity-kit.dtb: hss-buffer@bfc00000 (shared-dma-pool): Unevaluated properties are not allowed ('no-map', 'reg' were unexpected)
2026-09-20 7:24 UTC
[PATCH bpf 1/1] bpf: crypto: check params size before reading reserved fields
2026-09-20 7:24 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v6 7/9] dma-buf: system_heap: Enforce shared-granule alignment for cc-shared buffers
2026-09-20 7:24 UTC (6+ messages)
[RFC PATCH 00/17] mm, swap: xswap writeback to a physical backend
2026-09-20 7:20 UTC (18+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 01/17] mm, swap: prepare the swap IO path for xswap backends
` [RFC PATCH 02/17] mm, swap: tag a swap table entry with its owning xswap entry
` [RFC PATCH 03/17] mm, swap: prepare the folio-less allocation path for xswap
` [RFC PATCH 04/17] mm, swap: add a physical backend for xswap slots
` [RFC PATCH 05/17] mm, swap: use the xswap physical backend
` [RFC PATCH 06/17] mm, swap: fall back to disk when zswap refuses an xswap page
` [RFC PATCH 07/17] mm, swap: support swapoff of an xswap physical backend
` [RFC PATCH 08/17] mm, swap: reclaim physical slots backing cache-only xswap entries
` [RFC PATCH 09/17] mm, swap: back a large xswap folio with a contiguous physical run
` [RFC PATCH 10/17] mm, swap: enable THP swapin for xswap entries
` [RFC PATCH 11/17] mm, swap: drop swap_folio_sector()
` [RFC PATCH 12/17] mm, swap: split the swap memcg charge helpers
` [RFC PATCH 13/17] mm, swap: do not charge zswap-backed xswap entries
` [RFC PATCH 14/17] mm, swap: charge an xswap entry when it gets physical backing
` [RFC PATCH 15/17] mm, swap: don't gate xswap on the physical swap free count
` [RFC PATCH 16/17] mm, swap: do not retake the cluster lock when uncharging an xswap slot
` [RFC PATCH 17/17] mm, swap: drop a refused xswap backend run directly
[PATCH iwl-net v2] ice: fix empty PTYPE set for GTP RSS profiles
2026-09-20 7:21 UTC
[PATCH v8 00/11] riscv: hwprobe: Expose RVA23U64 base behavior
2026-09-20 7:18 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 07/11] riscv: dts: sophgo: sg2044: Add Zic64b ISA extension
` [PATCH v8 08/11] riscv: Add a getter for user PMLEN support
` [PATCH v8 09/11] riscv: cpufeature: Introduce ISA bases bitmap and rva23u64 detection
` [PATCH v8 10/11] riscv: cpu: Output isa bases lines in cpuinfo
` [PATCH v8 11/11] riscv: hwprobe: Introduce rva23u64 base behavior
[PATCH v3] seccomp: restore knotif->state when SECCOMP_ADDFD_FLAG_SEND is interrupted
2026-09-20 7:20 UTC
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