messages from 2026-09-29 15:05:20 to 2026-09-29 15:45:30 UTC [more...]
[PATCH v4-S1 0/5] dpaa2: bus, DMA and mempool base fixes
2026-09-29 15:45 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5-S1 "
[PATCH v3 00/11] tcg/riscv64: Fix AUIPC pair range validation
2026-09-29 15:44 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 01/11] tcg/riscv64: Return tcg_insn_unit from insn encoders
` [PATCH v3 02/11] tcg/riscv64: Rename sb-type to b-type format
` [PATCH v3 03/11] tcg/riscv64: Rename uj-type to j-type format
` [PATCH v3 04/11] tcg/riscv64: Use signed type for encoding immediates
[PATCH v4 0/3] CAN netlayer fixes for stable
2026-09-29 15:41 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 2/3] can: convert unreliable ARPHRD_CAN type checks to robust can_get_ml_priv()
` [PATCH v4 3/3] can: fix unique skb identifier regression under RPS
[PATCH v8 0/3] arm: dts: altera: add Draeger M48 CPU board
2026-09-29 15:44 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 2/3] dt-bindings: arm: altera: add Draeger M48 dual-cpu board
[PATCH v3 0/2] arm64: errata: Share broken AMU constant-counter handling
2026-09-29 15:42 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] arm64: errata: Factor out broken AMU const counter cap
` [PATCH v3 2/2] arm64: errata: Add Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522 workaround
[PATCH hazptr 0/4] Hazard pointer updates
2026-09-29 15:42 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH hazptr 2/4] compiler.h: Introduce ptr_eq() to preserve address dependency
[PATCH 0/4] block, scsi-disk: honour a size change on child replacement
2026-09-29 15:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states
2026-09-29 15:42 UTC
[PATCH 0/7] net/memif: validate input from connecting peer
2026-09-29 15:42 UTC (3+ messages)
[RFC PATCH 02/32] selinux: drop event filtering from AVC callbacks
2026-09-29 15:41 UTC (30+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 03/32] selinux: use kfree_strarray()
` [RFC PATCH 04/32] selinux: use vmemdup_user() for policy loading
` [RFC PATCH 05/32] selinux: use kmemdup_array() for conditional expressions
` [RFC PATCH 06/32] selinux: use memcpy_{from,to}_le32() in avtab
` [RFC PATCH 07/32] selinux: drop constant value parameter of ebitmap_set_bit()
` [RFC PATCH 08/32] selinux: use rounddown() and roundup() in ebitmap
` [RFC PATCH 09/32] selinux: factor out sel_make_files()
` [RFC PATCH 10/32] selinux: use struct_size() and isdigit()
` [RFC PATCH 11/32] selinux: use file table names to mark selinuxfs inodes immutable
` [RFC PATCH 12/32] selinux: avoid context string allocation on getxattr size query
` [RFC PATCH 13/32] selinux: remove unused SECSID_WILD and sidtab_search_force()
` [RFC PATCH 14/32] selinux: make sidtab_init() return void
` [RFC PATCH 15/32] selinux: make mls_level_isvalid() static
` [RFC PATCH 01/32] selinux: remove unused AVC update events
[PATCH v6 0/8] lsm: Replace security_sb_mount with granular mount hooks
2026-09-29 15:41 UTC (8+ messages)
[PATCH nf 2/2] ipvs: skip cport 0 connections in ip_vs_conn_out_get()
2026-09-29 15:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH nf 1/2] ipvs: validate cport in received sync records
2026-09-29 15:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] platform/x86: ideapad-laptop: Add PrintScreen key on ThinkBook 14 G8+ IPH
2026-09-29 15:40 UTC
[PATCH] Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix status of pending commands flushed on power off
2026-09-29 15:40 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] Bluetooth: btusb: drop BROKEN_EXT_SCAN quirk for 0bda:a728
2026-09-29 15:40 UTC (2+ messages)
addressing sashiko's false positive rate
2026-09-29 15:40 UTC (2+ messages)
pull-request: ath-current-20260929
2026-09-29 15:39 UTC (3+ messages)
[f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs-tools: upgrade version 1.17.0
2026-09-29 15:38 UTC
[PATCH v5 0/2] Add DSS support for AM62L SoC
2026-09-29 15:38 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 2/2] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am62l3-evm: Add HDMI support
[PATCH v7 00/16] migration/cpr: support vhost-vsock devices
2026-09-29 15:37 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 01/16] migration/cpr: forbid saving duplicate CprFds into hash table
[RFC PATCH v4 00/25] named CPU models for Arm64 on KVM
2026-09-29 15:37 UTC (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v4 18/25] target/arm: add cpu-models-stub.c
[PATCH v5 0/6] tdx-guest: Make Quote buffer size dynamic
2026-09-29 15:38 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 5/6] x86/tdx: Add a helper to query maximum Quote size
[PATCH net-next] ipv4: use zero IPID for atomic datagrams on connected sockets
2026-09-29 15:38 UTC
[PATCH 0/4] clk: qcom: Add LPASS clock/reset controllers for Glymur
2026-09-29 15:37 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/4] clk: qcom: Add lpass audio clock controller driver "
[PATCH 1/2] pcapng: revert use of reciprocal divide for timestamps
2026-09-29 15:36 UTC (2+ messages)
[frank-li:imx/dt64 65/103] arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-lx2160a-nbxv3.dtb: gpio@2310000 (fsl,ls2080a-gpio): 'pltrst-hog' does not match any of the regexes: '^pinctrl-[0-9]+$'
2026-09-29 15:36 UTC
[PATCH 0/4] Expose encoding information of volumes
2026-09-29 15:35 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] shmem: Report casefold setting in mount options
` [PATCH 4/4] ovl: Expose the filesystem encoding through sysfs
[PATCH] io_uring/cmd_net: drop unextractable TX_TIMESTAMP skbs instead of requeueing
2026-09-29 15:35 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] xen/sched: refactor urgent count update
2026-09-29 15:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net v2 0/2] can: mcp251xfd: bound RX offload batches during long IRQs
2026-09-29 15:35 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net v2 1/2] can: rx-offload: add IRQ queue flush predicate
` [PATCH net v2 2/2] can: mcp251xfd: flush RX offload queue during long IRQs
[PATCH 00/20] arm64: add Synaptics SL261X SoCs and RDK boards
2026-09-29 15:34 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 14/20] pinctrl: berlin: support Synaptics SL261X SoCs
[PATCH v11 00/11] scsi: ibmvfc: make ibmvfc support FPIN messages
2026-09-29 15:33 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v11 10/11] scsi: ibmvfc: register and use asynchronous sub CRQ for events
[PATCH net-next v8 05/11] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: Support for hardware timestamp
2026-09-29 15:32 UTC
[PATCHSET sched_ext/for-7.4] sched_ext: Add scx_bpf_cgroup_nr_cpus()
2026-09-29 15:32 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] cgroup/cpuset: Protect is_in_v2_mode() in cpuset_num_cpus()
[PATCH v2 0/3] s390x/pci: some translation fixes
2026-09-29 15:30 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] s390x/pci: Fix frame stepping in rpcit_service_call()
` [PATCH v2 2/3] s390x/pci: Use qemu_log_mask() for guest-triggered errors in reg_ioat()
` [PATCH v2 3/3] s390x/pci: Reject apertures beyond IOAT capacity in translation mode
[PATCH] powerpc/sysfs: Remove redundant wait time clamps
2026-09-29 11:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] perf/core: Fix ITRACE start suppression for inherited events
2026-09-29 15:31 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/4] regulator: of: Fixes to of_regulator_bulk_get_all()
2026-09-29 15:31 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net] soreuseport: Fix use-after-free when a socket is added to socks[] twice
2026-09-29 15:30 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/2] kselftest: mm: fix intermittent failure khugepaged test
2026-09-29 15:30 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/2] kselftest: mm: return fail when child test result is fail in khugepaged
[PATCH RESEND] selftests: rtc: fix flaky date_read_loop test
2026-09-29 15:30 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/2] leds: Add support for CZ.NIC Turris 1.x LEDs
2026-09-29 15:30 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/2] leds: Add support for "
[PATCH] python3-cheetah: upgrade 3.2.6.post1 -> 3.4.0.post5
2026-09-29 15:30 UTC
[PATCH] t5520: don't expire reflogs where it matters
2026-09-29 15:29 UTC (4+ messages)
[LTP] [PATCH] epoll_ctl06: Fix BPF map on old kernels
2026-09-29 15:29 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] net: gro: mark frag_list GRO packets as SKB_GSO_DODGY when a list element exceeds gso_size
2026-09-29 15:28 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/4] selftests/mm: check large folio results through check_huge() only
2026-09-29 15:28 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] selftests/mm: open pagemap and kpageflags once for check_huge()
[ANNOUNCE] xfsprogs: for-next updated to d67bdf8007b6
2026-09-29 15:28 UTC
[PATCH] branch: let --delete-merged find squash merged branches
2026-09-29 15:28 UTC (4+ messages)
[REGRESSION] RTL8761BU 0bda:a728: removing BROKEN_EXT_SCAN fixes 0x200c timeout
2026-09-29 15:27 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH net] vxlan: fix NULL deref when joining a group without a socket
2026-09-29 15:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] tests/intel/xe_configfs: reuse pre-existing configfs group
2026-09-29 15:27 UTC (3+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for tests/intel/xe_configfs: reuse pre-existing configfs group (rev2)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: "
[PATCH net-next 1/2] net: pcs: rzn1-miic: Make usage of miic_port_max consistent
2026-09-29 15:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next 2/2] net: pcs: rzn1-miic: Validate dtb configuration values
2026-09-29 15:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/4] rbtree: declare augmented callbacks per field, fix rb_add_augmented_cached() descent
2026-09-29 15:24 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] rbtree_test: use rb_add() and rb_add_cached() for the basic tests
` [PATCH v2 2/4] rbtree: declare augmented callbacks per field with RB_AUG()
` [PATCH v2 3/4] rbtree: update augmented data on the way down in rb_add_augmented_cached()
` [PATCH v2 4/4] rbtree_test: use rb_add_augmented_cached() for the cached augmented test
[PATCH v3] ASoC: tas2781: Add TAS2573 calibration support
2026-09-29 15:24 UTC (4+ messages)
` [EXTERNAL] "
use bio_complete_in_task for iomap error reporting
2026-09-29 15:24 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] iomap: use bio_complete_in_task for buffered read failures
` [PATCH 2/3] iomap: use bio_complete_in_task for buffered write failures
` [PATCH 3/3] iomap: use bio_complete_in_task for buffered simple dio read failures
[LTP] [PATCH] lib: Handle empty saved configuration values
2026-09-29 15:23 UTC (3+ messages)
[cxl:next] BUILD SUCCESS d27812db9db56163995a60aff68781bdab39187f
2026-09-29 15:21 UTC
[PATCH] s390x/sclpconsole: implement resizing for vt220 consoles
2026-09-29 15:20 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 0/2] "
` [PATCH v3 1/2] s390x/sclpconsole: fix indentation for console_reset
` [PATCH v3 2/2] s390x/sclpconsole: implement resizing for vt220 consoles
[PATCH] PCI: Add function 1 DMA alias quirk for Toshiba AHCI SSD controller
2026-09-29 15:20 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v8 0/4] kselftest: mm: fix some failure of split_huge_page_test
2026-09-29 15:20 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 2/4] kselftest: mm: replace usage of /proc/self/smaps for __check_pmd_huge()
[PATCH v5 1/3] dt-bindings: phy: ti,tcan104x-can: Document Microchip ATA6563
2026-09-29 15:20 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 3/3] arm64: dts: imx95: Add support for Data Modul i.MX95 eDM SBC
[PATCH v2 0/1] mbuf: add optional dynfield3 storage
2026-09-29 15:20 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 0/1] mbuf: add optional no-copy dynamic field storage
` [PATCH v3 1/1] "
[PATCH BlueZ v1 1/2] build: Fix coverage target failing with stale .gcda files
2026-09-29 15:20 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v1] Bluetooth: btusb: Preserve event and ACL packet ordering
2026-09-29 15:20 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] crypto: caam - Fix rsa-caam unmap and DMA alignment
2026-09-29 15:19 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] crypto: caam - Fix wrong unmap operations
` [EXT] "
[PATCH v2] thermal: intel: int340x: Fix potential use-after-free in proc_thermal_pci
2026-09-29 15:18 UTC
[PATCH v4 0/5] media: uvcvideo: Automatically handle invalid uvc_versions
2026-09-29 15:19 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 01/14] fixes for vfs_lookup_open, and integration with nfsd
2026-09-29 15:18 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 06/14] vfs: add some allowed open flags to vfs_lookup_open()
[PATCH] iommu/vt-d: Disable superpages on Haswell
2026-09-29 15:18 UTC
[PATCH v2] crypto: ccp - Fix use-after-free in backlog cmd advancement
2026-09-29 15:18 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] rust: alloc: add `NumaNode::id()` accessor
2026-09-29 15:18 UTC
[PATCH v4 00/13] ARM: dts: imx6ul: Add Variscite VAR-SOM-6UL and DART-6UL
2026-09-29 15:17 UTC (14+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 01/13] dt-bindings: arm: fsl: Add Variscite i.MX6UL board variants
` [PATCH v4 02/13] dt-bindings: arm: fsl: Add Variscite i.MX6ULL "
` [PATCH v4 03/13] dt-bindings: arm: fsl: Add Variscite i.MX6ULZ "
` [PATCH v4 04/13] net: phy: micrel: Check RMII clock select property presence
` [PATCH v4 05/13] dt-bindings: net: micrel: Fix RMII clock select property type
` [PATCH v4 06/13] ARM: dts: imx6ul: Add Variscite SoM and DART base files
` [PATCH v4 07/13] ARM: dts: imx6ul: Add Variscite audio codec files
` [PATCH v4 08/13] ARM: dts: imx6ul: Add Variscite storage and wireless files
` [PATCH v4 09/13] ARM: dts: imx6ul: Add Variscite carrier board files
` [PATCH v4 10/13] ARM: dts: imx6ul: Reuse Variscite DTSI files for Concerto
` [PATCH v4 11/13] ARM: dts: imx6ul: Add Variscite i.MX6UL board variants
` [PATCH v4 12/13] ARM: dts: imx6ull: Add Variscite i.MX6ULL "
` [PATCH v4 13/13] ARM: dts: imx6ulz: Add Variscite i.MX6ULZ "
[PATCH] thermal: intel: int340x: Fix use-after-free in proc_thermal_pci
2026-09-29 15:15 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] clk: si521xx: simplify si521xx_diff_idx_to_reg_bit()
2026-09-29 15:15 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] clk: mediatek: fix some clock definitions
2026-09-29 15:17 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] clk: mediatek: mt8183: fix infracfg gate lookup
[PATCH v5] Bluetooth: MGMT: Add management security level changed event
2026-09-29 15:15 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v9 00/26] kvm/arm: Introduce a customizable aarch64 KVM host model
2026-09-29 15:14 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 05/26] scripts: Introduce scripts/aarch64_sysreg_helpers module
[PATCH v4 0/5] Add support for InvenSense ICM-42370-P accelerometer
2026-09-29 15:15 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/5] dt-bindings: Add InvenSense ICM-42370-p accelerometer
[PATCH 0/3] drivers: add support for MediaTek MT6373 PMIC over SPMI
2026-09-29 15:15 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] drivers: spmi: add new driver for MediaTek's SPMI PMIF
` [PATCH 2/3] drivers: power: pmic: add driver for MediaTek PMICs over SPMI
` [PATCH 3/3] drivers: power: regulator: add driver for the regulators of MT6373
[PATCH v2] xen/arm: gicv3: initialize eSPI unconditionally
2026-09-29 15:14 UTC (4+ messages)
[oe][meta-oe][PATCH] spidev-test: clean the build dir before configure
2026-09-29 15:04 UTC
[PATCH] buildtools-extended-tarball: add ldd
2026-09-29 14:05 UTC
[PATCH] hw/block/fdc: account for read and write requests
2026-09-29 15:13 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] ASoC: codecs: wcd937x: use devm_free_irq() for watchdog IRQs
2026-09-29 15:14 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 02/21] policy: fix build with Reference Policy
2026-09-29 15:14 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 01/21] policy: allow io_uring allowed in the io_uring test domains
[meta-oe][PATCH v4 0/2] libgpiod: detail package licensing
2026-09-29 14:11 UTC (6+ messages)
` [meta-oe][PATCH v4 1/2] libgpiod: update libgpiodbus license
` [meta-oe][PATCH v4 2/2] libgpiod: set per-package license assignments
[PATCH v4] efivarfs: add nostatfs mount option to skip QueryVariableInfo()
2026-09-29 15:14 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v8 00/11] riscv: hwprobe: Expose RVA23U64 base behavior
2026-09-29 15:12 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 01/11] riscv: Add B to hwcap and hwprobe
[PATCH net 1/1] ovpn: avoid caching stale IPv6 dst after FIB changes
2026-09-29 15:04 UTC (2+ messages)
[RFC] MXFS: a shared-disk clustered filesystem derived from XFS
2026-09-29 15:07 UTC (7+ messages)
[PATCH v4 00/10] Implement Wa_14021768792 to bypass m_n ratio limit
2026-09-29 15:13 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 01/10] drm/i915/display: Add helper to compute link M/N ratio for reuse
[PATCH v2] media: uvcvideo: Fix NULL deref on events for uninitialized controls
2026-09-29 15:13 UTC (2+ messages)
linux-next: Tree for Sep 29
2026-09-29 15:12 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCHv9 net-next] tcp: Add TCP ROCCET congestion control module
2026-09-29 15:12 UTC (2+ messages)
[iwl-next v16] ice: add support for unmanaged DPLL on E830 NIC
2026-09-29 15:05 UTC
[PATCH] misra: deviate C library-style functions from Misra C:2012 rule 11.8
2026-09-29 15:11 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] iotests: remove unused 'owner=' variable assignment
2026-09-29 15:10 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/4] KVM: arm64: Fix HCR_EL2 for non-protected VMs in pKVM
2026-09-29 15:10 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/4] KVM: arm64: Apply the fine-grained UNDEFs without FEAT_FGT
[PATCH 00/14] qapi: enforce section ordering
2026-09-29 15:09 UTC (13+ messages)
` [PATCH 08/14] qapi/parser: enforce strict positioning for "Since:" section
` [PATCH 09/14] qapi/parser: remove _insert_after_intro() helper
` [PATCH 10/14] qapi/parser: add _append() method
[PATCH v4 4/4] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: clear the GP0 cause with a W1C write
2026-09-29 15:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: Add shared HW reset for clean start
2026-09-29 15:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4 1/4] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: fix stale cache in set_dxstate fallback check
2026-09-29 15:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/4] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: fix D-state transition and PM flows
2026-09-29 15:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: fix stale cache in set_dxstate fallback check
2026-09-29 15:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v6 0/4] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: fix D-state transitions and PM flows
2026-09-29 15:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: two PM fixes, assembled as one series
2026-09-29 15:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: fix TX descriptor bounds check
2026-09-29 15:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4] Bluetooth: RFCOMM: connect the session socket without rfcomm_mutex
2026-09-29 15:10 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH RFC] gpio: move intel drivers into their own directory
2026-09-29 15:09 UTC (15+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/xe/lrc: Restore CTX_CS_INDIRECT_CTX_OFFSET programming
2026-09-29 15:09 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure for "
[PATCH] m68k: dmasound: Keep the Q40 IRQ handler registered
2026-09-29 15:09 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] ALSA: sgio2audio: Only free successfully requested IRQs
2026-09-29 15:09 UTC (2+ messages)
[LTP] [PATCH] openposix: lib: Use the configured compiler
2026-09-29 15:07 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4 00/20] drm: starfive: jh7110: Enable display subsystem
2026-09-29 15:06 UTC (14+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 13/20] soc: starfive: Add jh7110-vout-subsystem driver
` [PATCH v4 12/20] soc: starfive: Add jh7110-hdmi-subsystem driver
` [PATCH v4 19/20] riscv: dts: starfive: jh7110: Update DT for display subsystem
[PATCH] remoteproc: core: Fetch the auto-boot firmware only once
2026-09-29 15:06 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v3 0/5] net: stmmac: Add support for Allwinner A733 GMAC210
2026-09-29 15:06 UTC (9+ messages)
[syzbot] riscv/for-next build error (2)
2026-09-29 15:05 UTC
[PATCH v4 0/2] media: iris: add vbv delay support
2026-09-29 15:05 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 2/2] media: iris: add support for vbv delay
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