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[PATCH v5 0/6] perf annotate-data: Fix hangs on broken debug info, AMD mem record
 2026-09-25 15:15 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] perf dwarf-aux: Bound the type chases for broken debug info
` [PATCH 2/6] perf dwarf-aux: Add die_same_file() and die_get_type_die()
` [PATCH 3/6] perf annotate-data: Resolve type DIEs in the debug file they came from
` [PATCH 4/6] perf annotate-data: Bound the member nesting recursion
` [PATCH 5/6] perf mem record: Request PERF_SAMPLE_CPU by default
` [PATCH 6/6] perf mem record: Use the IBS swfilt filter when available

[PATCH] rust: file: handle fd table teardown in file descriptor APIs
 2026-09-25 15:15 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] qnx6: stale superblock #1 use and undefined shifts
 2026-09-25 15:14 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] qnx6: use the active superblock after choosing superblock #2
` [PATCH 2/2] qnx6: avoid undefined shifts in qnx6_block_map()

[PATCH v2 0/3] Add T7 PWM core clock support
 2026-09-25 15:13 UTC  (12+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: pwm: amlogic: Add core clock for T7
` [PATCH v2 2/3] pwm: meson: Add optional core clock for S4 PWM
` [PATCH v2 3/3] arm64: dts: amlogic: t7: Add core clock to PWM controller nodes

[PATCH v5 0/8] xfs write streams
 2026-09-25 15:13 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v1] SUNRPC: offer RPC-with-TLS only on services that implement it
 2026-09-25 15:13 UTC 

[PATCH v1] NFSv4.1: reject a minor version 0 CB_COMPOUND on the backchannel
 2026-09-25 15:13 UTC 

[BUG] PCI/USB4: AMD Phoenix 1022:14ef runtime suspend prevents JHL9480 downstream enumeration
 2026-09-25 15:12 UTC  (13+ messages)

[PATCH v2] keys/trusted/tpm2: Validate TPM2_Create object sizes separately
 2026-09-25 15:12 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 0/2] net: pcs: rzn1-miic: Validate dtb configuration values
 2026-09-25 15:12 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: pcs: rzn1-miic: Make usage of miic_port_max consistent
` [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: pcs: rzn1-miic: Validate dtb configuration values

[PATCH v2 0/3] pidfd: add task path ioctls
 2026-09-25 15:12 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/2] Support RAA229639 and RAA229640
 2026-09-25 15:11 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] dt-bindings: hwmon: pmbus: isl68137: Add Renesas "

[PATCH v19 0/7] firmware: arm_rmm: Add RMM v2.0 base RMI support
 2026-09-25 15:11 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v19 3/7] firmware: arm_rmm: Configure the RMM with the host's page size
` [PATCH v19 4/7] firmware: arm_rmm: Add support for SRO
` [PATCH v19 5/7] firmware: arm_rmm: Activate the RMM

[nf PATCH v4] netfilter: nfnetlink: Fix for interrupted hook dumps
 2026-09-25 14:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/8] ASoC: Qualcomm Tambora (WCD9378) SDCA codec
 2026-09-25 15:11 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 2/8] ASoC: SDCA: export PM helpers keyed on sdca_class_drv
` [PATCH v4 4/8] ASoC: SDCA: add class_ops with populate_function

[PATCH v4 0/6] clk: nuvoton: ma35d1: Fix mux parenting and peripheral clock rates
 2026-09-25 15:10 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/6] clk: nuvoton: ma35d1: Keep the clock count in the driver
` [PATCH v4 2/6] dt-bindings: clock: ma35d1: Drop CLK_MAX_IDX define
` [PATCH v4 3/6] dt-bindings: clock: ma35d1: Add missing WDT/WWDT parent clocks
` [PATCH v4 4/6] clk: nuvoton: "
` [PATCH v4 5/6] clk: nuvoton: ma35d1: Use clk_hw pointers as mux parents
` [PATCH v4 6/6] clk: nuvoton: ma35d1: Avoid possible error pointer dereferencing

[PATCH] block: add debug when block operations finish
 2026-09-25 15:09 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] ACPI: APEI: accumulate the queued flag across error sections
 2026-09-25 15:09 UTC 

[PATCH] x86/hpet: Use common error handling code in hpet_create_irq_domain()
 2026-09-25 15:09 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v8 0/2] ASoC: Intel: Add Yoga Book RT5677 support
 2026-09-25 15:08 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 2/2] ASoC: Intel: cht: Add Yoga Book RT5677 machine entry

[PATCH] sunrpc: reject AUTH_TLS on backchannel to prevent NULL-deref in svcauth_tls_accept
 2026-09-25 15:08 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC 00/12] remoteproc: add support for any virtio device
 2026-09-25 15:07 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 06/12] remoteproc: virtio: add bounce buffering for data buffers

[PATCH 00/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Implement FEAT_HAFDBS, FEAT_HAFT
 2026-09-25 15:07 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 13/22] KVM: arm64: Set dirty state at stage-1

[PATCH v3 0/6] clk: nuvoton: ma35d1: Fix mux parenting and peripheral clock rates
 2026-09-25 15:06 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 3/6] dt-bindings: clock: ma35d1: Add missing WDT/WWDT parent clocks
` [PATCH v3 4/6] clk: nuvoton: "
` [PATCH v3 5/6] clk: nuvoton: ma35d1: Use clk_hw pointers as mux parents
` [PATCH v3 6/6] clk: nuvoton: ma35d1: Avoid possible error pointer dereferencing

Linux kernel 7.2.8 released
 2026-09-25 15:05 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2] wifi: mt76: fix USB copy source overreads
 2026-09-25 15:05 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] wifi: mt76: usb: fix source overread in mt76u_copy
` [PATCH 2/2] wifi: mt76: mt7615: usb: fix source overread in mt7663u_copy

[PATCH v4 0/3] media: verisilicon: remove unused variant and code clean up
 2026-09-25 15:05 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/3] media: verisilicon: Remove deprecated variant
` [PATCH v4 3/3] media: verisilicon: Remove useless internal fields

[PATCH 0/2] braille: nbcon: Allow using a serial driver converted to nbcon API as a Braille console
 2026-09-25 15:05 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH v7 0/7] drm/verisilicon: add Nuvoton MA35D1 DCU Lite support
 2026-09-25 15:05 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 3/7] drm/verisilicon: introduce per-variant hardware ops table
` [PATCH v7 7/7] drm/verisilicon: fix DC8200 primary plane disable clearing FB_EN

[BUG] tpm_crb/Intel PTT: Late S3/S5/Reboot ACPI power management deadlock
 2026-09-25 15:05 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v7 00/24] CPU binds and ULLS on migration queue
 2026-09-25 15:05 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure for CPU binds and ULLS on migration queue (rev9)

[PATCH 1/2] ovl: fix mount setup failing when override_creds drops CAP_SYS_ADMIN
 2026-09-25 15:04 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/4] configs: khadas-vim3: refresh Android support
 2026-09-25 15:04 UTC  (2+ messages)

linux-next: manual merge of the fs-next tree with the mm tree
 2026-09-25 15:03 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] ci: reduce pressure from large test fixtures
 2026-09-25 15:03 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] ci: match Linux jobs to available CPUs

[PATCH 0/2] sysctl: Cover the jiffies converters in the selftests
 2026-09-25 15:03 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] selftests: sysctl: Check the sign of a negative jiffies read

ath11k: Question about active scanning of DFS channels
 2026-09-25 15:03 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 00/10] net: support thread-specific pidfds for send and connect
 2026-09-25 15:02 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 03/10] net: add SO_PASSPIDFD_THREAD to get a thread-specific SCM_PIDFD

[PATCH v2 00/22] Huge mapping support for protected VMs
 2026-09-25 15:02 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 01/22] KVM: arm64: Prefault host stage-2 entries on block split

[PATCH v2] net/ice: support link flow control
 2026-09-25 15:02 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] "

[PATCH 0/3] clk: socfpga: convert clock managers to CLK_OF_DECLARE()
 2026-09-25 15:02 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] clk: socfpga: agilex: convert "

fixes and updates for sashiko
 2026-09-25 15:01 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/5] optimize pgtable_l4|l5_enabled
 2026-09-25 15:01 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 3/5] riscv: support early isa ext and use it to "

[PATCHv5 0/4] EDAC/altera: Address sashiko reviews part 1(v5)
 2026-09-25 15:00 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v8 1/2] fuse: don't BUG when the copy buffer is exhausted
 2026-09-25 14:59 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next 0/3] BTF inline functionality followups
 2026-09-25 14:58 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next 2/3] bpftool: Update func representation to include function signature

[ANNOUNCE] isar-cip-core v1.13-rc1
 2026-09-25 14:59 UTC 

[PATCH 0/3] kernfs: do less work under the kernfs_rwsem write lock
 2026-09-25 14:59 UTC  (2+ messages)

[BUG] cephfs kernel client 6.12.x: writes after ftruncate occasionally being lost, leaving hole in files
 2026-09-25 14:59 UTC  (8+ messages)

[PATCH v1 00/11] ARM: dts: imx6ul: Add Variscite VAR-SOM-6UL and DART-6UL
 2026-09-25 14:58 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 04/11] ARM: dts: imx6ul: Add Variscite audio codec files

[PATCH 0/5] clk: spacemit: preserve and safely synchronize firmware PLLs
 2026-09-25 14:58 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v1 0/4] KVM: arm64: Fix HCR_EL2 for non-protected VMs in pKVM
 2026-09-25 15:01 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 2/4] KVM: arm64: Clear HCR_EL2.RW for 32-bit non-protected vCPUs

mwifiex firmware mrvl/sd8987_uapsta.bin missing in the firmware git
 2026-09-25 14:58 UTC  (8+ messages)
      ` [EXT] "

[PATCH net-next v4 0/8] net: dsa: motorcomm: Add SerDes PCS
 2026-09-25 14:57 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v4 3/8] net: dsa: motorcomm: Identify port type at runtime
` [PATCH net-next v4 5/8] net: dsa: motorcomm: Introduce yt921x_speed

[PATCH v1] Bluetooth: btintel: validate DDC record lengths
 2026-09-25 14:02 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v1] Bluetooth: "

[PATCH 00/10] files,close_range: add CLOSE_RANGE_{CLOEXEC_ONLY,EXCEPT}
 2026-09-25 14:57 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 08/10] file: let dup_fd() drop only close-on-exec descriptors

[PATCH] dcache: report a Tasks-RCU quiescent state in dentry_kill()
 2026-09-25 14:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

Add OSC 9;4 to bitbake terminal runner
 2026-09-25 14:57 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [bitbake-devel] "

[Buildroot] [PATCH RESEND 0/2] boot/opensbi: support building an out-of-tree platform
 2026-09-25 14:55 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH RESEND 1/2] boot/opensbi: allow building against an external platform
` [Buildroot] [PATCH RESEND 2/2] DEVELOPERS: add Richard Vodden for boot/opensbi

linux-next: manual merge of the tty tree with the tty.current tree
 2026-09-25 14:56 UTC 

[PATCH RFC v4] fat: validate dotdot buffers in VFAT and MSDOS rename and rollback
 2026-09-25 14:55 UTC 

[Bug 222016] kernel 5.15.221 does not recognize mbr partitions and therefore does not boot
 2026-09-25 14:55 UTC 

[PATCH] vmcore: report the release of the crashed kernel
 2026-09-25 14:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/3] Zen6 client CPPC
 2026-09-25 14:54 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] ACPI: CPPC: Refactor boost ratio handling

[PATCH v2] fuse: enable large folios
 2026-09-25 14:53 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/6] x86: pass-through / {,v}PCI locking
 2026-09-25 14:53 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/6] x86/pass-through: no locking around pt_irq_{create,destroy}_bind()

[PATCH 0/6] ASoC: rt-sdw: always cancel jack work on remove
 2026-09-25 14:50 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] ASoC: rt5682-sdw: "
` [PATCH 2/6] ASoC: rt711-sdw: "
` [PATCH 3/6] ASoC: rt711-sdca: "
` [PATCH 4/6] ASoC: rt712-sdca: "
` [PATCH 5/6] ASoC: rt721-sdca: "
` [PATCH 6/6] ASoC: rt722-sdca: "

[PATCH net] igb: initialize PTP lock before registering PHC
 2026-09-25 14:52 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net v2] igb: initialize PTP state "

[PATCH] net/iavf: fix dead store on reset path
 2026-09-25 14:52 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] lame: add context to patches
 2026-09-25 14:52 UTC 

[PATCH] autofs: fix sbi->pipe file reference leak in autofs_kill_sb()
 2026-09-25 14:51 UTC  (2+ messages)

Linux kernel 6.18.54 released
 2026-09-25 14:50 UTC 

[PATCH] spi: cs42l43: Workaround for wrong speaker ID on Dell XPS 13 DX13260
 2026-09-25 14:51 UTC  (4+ messages)

[bluez/bluez] 4a2f05: audio/avrcp: Poll GetPlayStatus when position chan
 2026-09-25 14:50 UTC 

[bluez/bluez] ae3b8f: audio/hfp-hf: Add HFP HF server and SDP record
 2026-09-25 14:50 UTC 

[bluez/bluez] 7e3a67: doc/qualification: Add MCP/MCS PICS files
 2026-09-25 14:50 UTC 

[bluez/bluez] 25e41d: doc/qualification: Add MICP PICS file
 2026-09-25 14:50 UTC 

[bluez/bluez] 26b04b: doc/qualification: Add VCP PICS file
 2026-09-25 14:50 UTC 

[bluez/bluez] 256b8a: doc/qualification: Add CSIP PICS file
 2026-09-25 14:50 UTC 

[bluez/bluez] 000431: mgmt: Add Security Level Changed event
 2026-09-25 14:50 UTC 

[PATCH net-next v3] seg6: reallocate the skb head on L2 encapsulation only when needed
 2026-09-25 14:49 UTC 

[PATCH] generic/805: skip this test if we can't mount the filesystem
 2026-09-25 14:49 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v4 2/2] rust: time: add Delta::to_jiffies_timeout() for timeout conversion
 2026-09-25 14:48 UTC  (4+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2] support/testing: add FLAT stack size test case
 2026-09-25 14:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH for 2025.02.x] package/{glibc, localedef}: security bump to version 2.41-163
 2026-09-25 14:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH for 2025.02.x] package/fcft: use release tarball instead of archive
 2026-09-25 14:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v4 15/66] package/qt6: security bump version to 6.11.2
 2026-09-25 14:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] support/scripts/pkg-stats: sort latest version by state
 2026-09-25 14:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 18/77] package/ibrcommon: update patches
 2026-09-25 14:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 11/77] package/boost: remove dependencies on Boost.DateTime
 2026-09-25 14:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/{glibc, localedef}: security bump version to 2.44-48-g1f5026241
 2026-09-25 14:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/exim: security bump version to 4.100.1
 2026-09-25 14:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/screen: install screenrc without executable rights
 2026-09-25 14:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2] package/cannelloni: security bump to version 2.1.2
 2026-09-25 14:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[linux-next:master 7478/8449] drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c:249:61: error: 'tpm_tis_resume' undeclared here (not in a function); did you mean 'tpm_tis_remove'?
 2026-09-25 14:47 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v2] dt-bindings: net: Document Marvell PHY "marvell,reg-init"
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 2/2] package/lldpd: rework start script
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next] net: devmem: use page_pool_put_netmem_bulk
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (4+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2] package/stunnel: fix build on ARM Thumb-1
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 2/2] package/python-grpcio: disable for the MIPS n32 ABI
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 1/2] package/libabseil-cpp: disable for the MIPS n32 ABI
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] package/qemu: host-qemu does not support XOP capable CPUs
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 2/3] arch/Config.in.x86: add BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_XOP
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] package/qemu: drop x86_core_avx2 exclusion
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/sofia-sip: needs OpenSSL
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/ibm-sw-tpm2: fix build with gcc-15.x
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v6 0/3] can: rx-offload: add a per-IRQ receive context
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 1/3] can: at91_can: release the rx-offload on teardown
` [PATCH v6 2/3] can: rx-offload: add a per-IRQ receive context
` [PATCH v6 3/3] can: flexcan: use one rx-offload context per IRQ line

[Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] package/ghostscript: security bump to version 10.08.0
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH sched_ext/for-7.4] sched_ext: Add a CID NUMA node lookup kfunc
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC 

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 1/2] package/ghostscript: link with libatomic if needed
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 1/1] package/libest: needs OpenSSL engines
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] package/bind: security bump version to 9.20.29
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/3] Add TPM support via Qualcomm TEE TPM TA
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (5+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/bind: fix Config.in comment
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/unbound: security bump version to 1.26.1
 2026-09-25 14:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/jemalloc: Fix build with gcc 16.x
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] package/gnuradio: show Config.in comment only when needed
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/gnuradio: fix dependencies of BR2_PACKAGE_GNURADIO_PYTHON
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] package/tensorflow-lite: fix Config.in comment
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/tensorflow-lite: propagate libabseil-cpp dependency
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/rpi-rgb-led-matrix: propagate ffmpeg dependency
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/libgtk3: add missing !BR2_STATIC_LIBS dependency
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] package/glslsandbox: harmonize BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS select
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] splice: pass a poll key when waking pipe readers and writers
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/xen: harmonize BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS select
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] package/ndctl: propagate !BR2_STATIC_LIBS dependency
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/ndctl: fix Config.in comment
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/strongswan: fix BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_BOTAN dependencies
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/gerbera: propagate icu's dependency on !BR2_BINFMT_FLAT
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/netdata: propagate gcc version dependency of protobuf
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/zabbix: fix build without libcurl
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/zabbix: security bump to v7.2.15
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/zabbix: update SITE
 2026-09-25 14:45 UTC  (2+ messages)


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