messages from 2026-09-23 06:15:05 to 2026-09-23 07:07:24 UTC [more...]
[PATCH v2 0/3] Add RISC-V RPMI voltage service support
2026-09-23 7:00 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: regulator: Add RPMI voltage service bindings
[PATCH] can: m_can: pci: add missing pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend() call
2026-09-23 7:06 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] RISC-V: KVM: Serialize and atomize the IMSIC's TOPEI read-and-clear operation
2026-09-23 7:03 UTC (2+ messages)
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun8i-a83t-emac.yaml: properties:syscon:items:0: {'minItems': 1, 'maxItems': 2, 'items': [{'description': 'Phandle to the device containing the EMAC or GMAC clock register'}, {'description': 'Register index
2026-09-23 7:06 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] Add Qualcomm SM8950 socinfo
2026-09-23 7:06 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: arm: qcom,ids: Add SoC ID for SM8950
[PATCH v4 03/12] mm: enable MMU_GATHER_RCU_TABLE_FREE for MMU riscv
2026-09-23 7:05 UTC (7+ messages)
[PATCH net v2] rds: ib: Clear the sg list when mapping an MR fails
2026-09-23 7:05 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4 00/12] mm: make userland page table freeing RCU-safe
2026-09-23 7:04 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH] can: gs_usb: kill RX URBs before destroying the netdevs
2026-09-23 7:03 UTC
[PATCH] qga/qapi-schema: Deemphasize numeric @whence in guest-file-seek
2026-09-23 7:03 UTC
[PATCH v7 00/10] ASoC: qcom: Add QAIF driver for Shikra audio platform
2026-09-23 7:04 UTC (18+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 01/10] ASoC: dt-bindings: qcom,shikra-qaif-cpu: Add binding
` [PATCH v7 02/10] ASoC: qcom: Add QAIF shared data structures and variant interface
` [PATCH v7 03/10] ASoC: qcom: Add QAIF hardware register map
` [PATCH v7 04/10] ASoC: qcom: Add QAIF CPU DAI ops, regmap, DT parsing and platform init
` [PATCH v7 05/10] ASoC: soc-core: Add snd_soc_of_xlate_dai_name() generic helper
` [PATCH v7 06/10] ASoC: qcom: Switch lpass-cpu and qaif-cpu to snd_soc_of_xlate_dai_name()
` [PATCH v7 07/10] ASoC: qcom: Add QAIF PCM operations
` [PATCH v7 08/10] ASoC: qcom: Add QAIF IRQ handling and platform register
` [PATCH v7 09/10] ASoC: qcom: Add Shikra QAIF support
` [PATCH v7 10/10] MAINTAINERS: Add Qualcomm QAIF driver entry
[PATCH 0/3] Enable USB and SD for Deepcomputing FML13V05 board
2026-09-23 7:02 UTC (14+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] riscv: dts: spacemit: k3-deepcomputing-fml13v05: add USB controller and USB phy support
` [PATCH 3/3] riscv: dts: spacemit: k3-deepcomputing-fml13v05: Enable SD card support
[OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH] python3-click: fix CVE-2026-7246
2026-09-23 7:02 UTC (5+ messages)
` [scarthgap][PATCH] "
` [OE-core] "
[cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH v2 0/3] Add wiping of hard disk to factory reset
2026-09-23 7:02 UTC (7+ messages)
` [cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH v2 1/3] initramfs-crypt-hook: Move service watchdog to cip functions
` [cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH v2 2/3] initramfs-factory-reset: Add option to clear partition before new fs
` [cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH v2 3/3] initramfs-factory-reset: Ensure that '0' disables the TPM clear instead of enabling it
[PATCH v6 00/24] CPU binds and ULLS on migration queue
2026-09-23 7:01 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 18/24] drm/xe: Add ULLS support to LRC
[PATCH] fs/drop_caches: skip filesystems without fs writeback
2026-09-23 7:01 UTC
[PATCH] null_blk: reject blocking/memory-backed devices sharing non-blocking tag set
2026-09-23 7:01 UTC
[PATCH v3] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Avoid spurious interrupts caused by LPCR_MER bit
2026-09-23 7:01 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] migration: Extend blockers to CPR and Xen device-state saves
2026-09-23 6:59 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] migration: Implement Xen migration blocker
Path forward for Virtualized Swap?
2026-09-23 7:00 UTC (18+ messages)
[RFC net-next] net: thunderbolt: Allow per-device opt-in Tx E2E flow control
2026-09-23 7:00 UTC
[PATCH] drm/xe/display: Remove invalid initial plane PTE check for iGPU
2026-09-23 6:59 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for drm/xe/display: Remove invalid initial plane PTE check for iGPU (rev3)
[PATCH v4] xen/arm: derive GIC CPU interface ID fields from the vGIC
2026-09-23 6:58 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v9 00/16] Collection of fixes for Panfrost: Perfcnt, RPM, refactorings
2026-09-23 6:58 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 01/16] drm/panfrost: Move shrinker initialization and unplug one level down
[PATCH] mm/hugetlb: fix subpool accounting after cgroup charge failure
2026-09-23 6:57 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
` [PATCH v3] mm/hugetlb: fix max-only subpool accounting on alloc_hugetlb_folio failure
[PATCH] HID: playstation: Fix DualShock4 dongle hotplug work use-after-free
2026-09-23 6:58 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] media: v4l2-async: link ancillary device runtime PM to the sensor's
2026-09-23 6:58 UTC (3+ messages)
[meta-selinux][PATCH] refpolicy: allow configuring policy booleans
2026-09-23 6:57 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v7 00/15] Ambarella CV75 SoC minimal bring-up
2026-09-23 6:57 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 09/15] gpiolib: regmap: add gpio_regmap_get_chip()
` "
[PATCH] HID: bpf: add __counted_by_ptr attribute to device_data
2026-09-23 6:56 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[PATCH ath-next] wifi: ath12k: Fix NAPI resource leaks in AHB external IRQ paths
2026-09-23 6:55 UTC
[PATCH v6 00/19] selftests/mm: improve khugepaged coverage
2026-09-23 6:55 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 06/19] selftests/mm: stop khugepaged during the MADV_COLLAPSE cases
` [PATCH v6 11/19] selftests/mm: add order-parameterized khugepaged collapse cases
` [PATCH v6 12/19] selftests/mm: parameterize the mixed-source collapse case by source order
[PATCH v2 00/13] sched/fair/schedutil: Better manage system response time
2026-09-23 6:54 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 04/13] sched/fair: Remove magic hardcoded margin in fits_capacity()
[PATCH v10 0/6] alloc_tag and module codetag section fixes
2026-09-23 6:55 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 6/6] alloc_tag: Defer /proc/allocinfo removal to a workqueue
[PATCH] drm/amdgpu/ras: allow ClearMcaOnRead during GPU recover resume
2026-09-23 6:52 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v5] Add config phase for dp83td510e phy
2026-09-23 6:52 UTC
[PATCH v9] drm/i915/dg2: Add per-context control for Wa_22013059131
2026-09-23 6:52 UTC (8+ messages)
[PATCH net v2] net: dsa: microchip: save the periodic output request
2026-09-23 6:51 UTC (5+ messages)
[RFC PATCH v2 0/4] Add KVM API for confidential guest live migration
2026-09-23 6:50 UTC (9+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 2/4] KVM: x86: Add optional KVM_CAP_LIVE_MIGRATION and KVM_MIGRATE_CMD
[PATCH v2 01/14] fixes for vfs_lookup_open, and integration with nfsd
2026-09-23 6:50 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 05/14] cifs: allow -EISDIR precedence over -EFTYPE in __cifs_do_create()
[PATCH] media: iris: fix VPU4x encoder line buffer size for rotation
2026-09-23 6:50 UTC (2+ messages)
[RFC PATCH net v5] net: airoha: Add retry mechanism to airoha_qdma_set_trtcm_param()
2026-09-23 6:50 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/8] qapi: convert intros for qga, firmware, etc
2026-09-23 6:49 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 5/8] qapi: split intros at natural cutoff points for qga/qapi-schema.json
[PATCH net-next 4/5] selftests: ovpn: enable TCP_NODELAY on TCP sockets
2026-09-23 6:49 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next 5/5] ovpn: send peer object along with PEER_DEL_NTF
2026-09-23 6:49 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/9] qapi: convert intros for qga, firmware, etc
2026-09-23 6:47 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/9] qapi: convert simple intros for qga/qapi-schema.json
` [PATCH 9/9] tests/qapi: generate output in source order
` [PATCH 2/9] qapi: convert intro sections for unit tests
[PATCH] ALSA: usb-audio: Add quirk flag for ASUS SupremeFX Hi-Fi
2026-09-23 6:45 UTC
[PATCH v6 00/10] ASoC: qcom: Add QAIF driver for Shikra audio platform
2026-09-23 6:46 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 01/10] ASoC: dt-bindings: qcom,shikra-qaif-cpu: Add binding
[pci:controller/dwc-rcar-gen4 8/9] Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/rcar-gen4-pci-ep.yaml: properties:reset-names: {'minItems': 1, 'maxItems': 2, 'items': [{'const': 'pwr'}, {'const': 'core'}]} should not be valid under {'required': ['maxItems']}
2026-09-23 6:45 UTC
[PATCH v4 0/2] fix two issues in hisi_acc_vfio_pci driver
2026-09-23 6:45 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/2] hisi_acc_vfio_pci: fix NULL dereference in reset_prepare on PF passthrough
[PATCH bpf-next v5 00/21] bpf: Run exception cleanup landing pads when bpf_throw() unwinds
2026-09-23 6:45 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v5 12/21] bpf, x86: Dispatch exception cleanup pads at run time
[PATCH bpf-next v4 00/20] bpf: Run exception cleanup landing pads when bpf_throw() unwinds
2026-09-23 6:44 UTC (9+ messages)
Path forward for Virtualized Swap?
2026-09-23 6:44 UTC (12+ messages)
[PATCH 6.1.y v2] io_uring/io-wq: Fix memory leak in io_wq_create() on success path
2026-09-23 6:43 UTC
[PATCH v3 0/4] net: qrtr: Add support for using identical MHI endpoint devices
2026-09-23 6:42 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 4/4] wifi: ath12k: Connect to the QMI server belonging to the device owned by this driver
[PATCH] staging: axis-fifo: fix integer underflow in tx_fifo_depth
2026-09-23 6:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 1/2] net: ena: fix PHC cleanup on probe failure
2026-09-23 6:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] qga/qapi-schema: Drop "This is a read-only operation"
2026-09-23 6:42 UTC
[PATCH] KVM: LoongArch: selftests: Enable HW PTW by auto detection method
2026-09-23 6:43 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next 5/6] bpf: defer registrations until the vmlinux BTF is available
2026-09-23 6:41 UTC (2+ messages)
[linux-next:master 4776/8910] drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c:2974 axienet_probe() warn: platform_get_irq() does not return zero
2026-09-23 6:40 UTC
[PATCH 1/1] riscv: dts: spacemit: set ETH MAC from eeprom for OrangePi
2026-09-23 6:40 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] HID: logitech-hidpp: fix Bolt hi-res wheel handling
2026-09-23 6:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v8 00/14] Add support for a DRM backlight capability
2026-09-23 6:39 UTC (7+ messages)
[PATCH v3] dt-bindings: mfd: Convert rk805 pinctrl to DT schema
2026-09-23 6:39 UTC (3+ messages)
[android-common:android13-5.10 1/1] include/trace/trace_events.h:27:23: warning: 'str__sysrqcrash__trace_system_name' defined but not used
2026-09-23 6:39 UTC
[PATCH] HID: core: add __counted_by_ptr to struct hid_parser
2026-09-23 6:39 UTC
[PATCH] media: xilinx: vtc: Dynamically calculate pixel clock
2026-09-23 6:38 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v1] arm64/boot: Disable trapping of PMZR_EL0 writes to EL2
2026-09-23 6:37 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] netfs: Fix missing alloc tagging of direct mempool allocations
2026-09-23 6:37 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] phy: tegra: xusb: Add Tegra238 support
2026-09-23 6:36 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] phy: tegra: xusb: Use dev_err_probe()
[OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH v2] python3-click: fix CVE-2026-7246
2026-09-23 6:36 UTC
[linus:master] [mm/secretmem] 97d34aa65c: stress-ng.secretmem.ops_per_sec 99.5% regression
2026-09-23 6:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v7 03/14] net: microchip: fdma: add PCIe ATU support
2026-09-23 6:35 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] create-spdx-3.0: record component release date in SPDX output
2026-09-23 6:34 UTC (3+ messages)
` [OE-core] "
[PATCH] net: usb: qmi_wwan: add common Huawei modem IDs
2026-09-23 6:21 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/5] malloc: add __free() cleanup handlers
2026-09-23 6:33 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] mm/page_alloc: let the bulk and folio allocators carry alloc_flags
2026-09-23 6:32 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] vdpa-dev: implement guest_notifier_mask/pending
2026-09-23 6:31 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] usb: storage: alauda: check return value of alauda_ensure_map_for_zone()
2026-09-23 6:30 UTC
[PATCH v4 2/4] dt-bindings: usb: Add CIX Sky1 USBSSP controller
2026-09-23 6:30 UTC (3+ messages)
RFC: Remove gspca and old ISA radio drivers
2026-09-23 6:29 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v9 00/10] mm/vmalloc: Speed up ioremap, vmalloc and vmap with contiguous memory
2026-09-23 6:28 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 01/10] arm64/mm: add pte_set_huge() and pte_clear_huge()
` [PATCH v9 02/10] powerpc/8xx: add pte_set_huge()
` [PATCH v9 03/10] mm/vmalloc: use pte_set_huge()/pte_clear_huge() for PTE-level block mappings
` [PATCH v9 04/10] arm64/hugetlb: drop the init_mm special case in clear_flush()
` [PATCH v9 05/10] arm64/vmalloc: allow arch_vmap_pte_range_map_size() to batch multiple CONT_PTE
` [PATCH v9 06/10] mm/vmalloc: extract vmap_set_ptes() to consolidate PTE mapping logic
` [PATCH v9 07/10] mm/vmalloc: extend page table walk to support larger page_shift sizes and eliminate page table rewalk
` [PATCH v9 08/10] mm/vmalloc: extract vm_shift() to consolidate mapping shift selection
` [PATCH v9 09/10] mm/vmalloc: map contiguous pages in batches for vmap() if possible
` [PATCH v9 10/10] mm/vmalloc: align vm_area so vmap() can batch mappings
[PATCHSET 2/2] xfs: LLM-inspired bug fixes, part 17
2026-09-23 6:29 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/12] xfs: compute the correct fdblocks/frextents for repair when they're negative
[PATCH v4 0/3] driver core: add TAINT_FORCED_BIND for when userspace manually messes with devices and drivers
2026-09-23 6:29 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH net v5] net/smc: fix lgr/lnk lifetime vs diag reader race
2026-09-23 6:29 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] include: ocotp.h: add missing include
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] .mailmap: fix Bruno Produit's author name
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/4] Validate CPER record headers captured via tracefs
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/4] tests/xe_err_injection: add CPER trace event helpers
[PATCH bpf-next 3/6] bpf: fetch the vmlinux BTF where kernel types enter a program
2026-09-23 6:28 UTC (2+ messages)
[RFC] rust: kernel: Add KUnit tests for ARCH_WARN_ASM bug table emission
2026-09-23 6:28 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCHSET v2 1/2] xfs: LLM-inspired bug fixes, part 16
2026-09-23 6:28 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 09/13] xfarray: don't crash when sorting if array element crosses a folio
[PATCH] scripts: genenv: make the temporary directory writable
2026-09-23 6:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[AUH] python3-pdm-backend: upgrading to 2.4.10 SUCCEEDED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] gnupg: upgrading to 2.5.23 SUCCEEDED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] gpgme: upgrading to 2.2.0 SUCCEEDED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] python3-uv-build: upgrading to 0.12.18 SUCCEEDED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] python3-mako: upgrading to 1.4.3 SUCCEEDED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] Upgrade status: 2026-09-23
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] libslirp: upgrading to 4.9.5 SUCCEEDED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] expat: upgrading to 2.8.5 SUCCEEDED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] systemd-boot,systemd-tools-native,systemd-boot-native,systemd: upgrading to 262,262,262,262 FAILED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] llvm-project-source-23.1.1: upgrading to 23.1.2 FAILED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] gstreamer1.0-plugins-rs: upgrading to 0.15.4 FAILED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] python3-cython: upgrading to 3.3.0 SUCCEEDED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] python3-hypothesis: upgrading to 6.168.1 SUCCEEDED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[AUH] meson: upgrading to 1.12.1 SUCCEEDED
2026-09-23 6:27 UTC
[PATCH v3] intel-ci: blocklist multi-queue tests on BMG, LNL, PTL and WCL
2026-09-23 6:26 UTC (3+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for intel-ci: blocklist multi-queue tests on BMG, LNL, PTL and WCL (rev3)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: "
[PATCH] semihosting: add semihosting_exit() and an smhexit command
2026-09-23 6:25 UTC (2+ messages)
7.3.0-rc4: DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lockdep_hardirq_context())
2026-09-23 6:25 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH net] net: gen_estimator: protect seqcount updates from hardirq readers
2026-09-23 6:24 UTC (2+ messages)
[mszeredi-fuse:extent-map 15/18] fs/fuse/inode.c:438:44: error: no member named 'vdax' in 'struct fuse_conn'
2026-09-23 6:24 UTC
[linuxtv-media-pending:next 1/20] drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c:1984:38: error: 'struct rc_dev' has no member named 'lirc_dev'
2026-09-23 6:24 UTC
[auh][PATCH 1/4] steps: deduplicate same version in subject
2026-09-23 6:23 UTC (4+ messages)
` [auh][PATCH 2/4] steps: skip duplicate changelog for shared-source variants
[raw2rgbpnm] [PATCH] meson: Fix license to match C files
2026-09-23 6:23 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v2] net/rds: restrict the rdma_cm ids to IB devices
2026-09-23 6:23 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/2] DRM device registration fixes
2026-09-23 6:19 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] drm: Unwind drm device registration upon error
[PATCH v19 00/20] KVM: arm64: CCA: Add basic plumbing for Realms
2026-09-23 6:19 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v19 05/20] KVM: arm64: Track the type of VM in kvm_arch
[PATCH] netfs: Fix missing alloc tagging of direct mempool allocations
2026-09-23 6:20 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2 1/2] soc: ti: k3-ringacc: Correct ring API kernel-doc
2026-09-23 6:16 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] soc: ti: k3-ringacc: Fix DMA ring initialization kernel-doc
[PATCH] defaultenv: bin/devboot: propagate exit status of boot command
2026-09-23 6:16 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v9 00/19] media: iris: Add AR50LT core support and enable Agatti platform
2026-09-23 6:16 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 01/19] Revert "media: iris: Add Gen2 firmware autodetect and fallback"
[PATCH] LoongArch: kdump: add arch_crash_save_vmcoreinfo() support
2026-09-23 6:16 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next 2/6] bpf: split the kfunc, dtor kfunc and struct_ops registration bodies
2026-09-23 6:16 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] FIT: prefer the default configuration when several match equally well
2026-09-23 6:15 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH rtw-next] wifi: rtw88: 8821c: disable deep LPS on PCIe devices
2026-09-23 6:15 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v2 00/21] ASoC: codecs: Fix resource leaks across card bind/unbind
2026-09-23 6:13 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 14/21] ASoC: codecs: max98095: Move mclk acquisition to the i2c probe
` [PATCH v2 15/21] ASoC: codecs: wm8985: Move regulator acquisition to the bus probe
` [PATCH v2 16/21] ASoC: codecs: wm8955: Move regulator acquisition to the i2c probe
` [PATCH v2 17/21] ASoC: codecs: es8389: Move regulator and mclk "
` [PATCH v2 18/21] ASoC: codecs: rt5677-spi: Free the DSP context on component remove
` [PATCH v2 19/21] ASoC: codecs: rt1011: Free the bq/drc coefficient arrays "
` [PATCH v2 20/21] ASoC: codecs: rt5645: Free the hardware EQ parameters "
` [PATCH v2 21/21] ASoC: codecs: rt5514-spi: Free the DSP context "
[RFC PATCH 0/4] spi: cadence-xspi: add ACMD PIO support for NAND and NOR
2026-09-23 6:12 UTC (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 2/4] spi: cadence-xspi: add ACMD support for SPI NAND
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