messages from 2026-09-29 19:43:43 to 2026-09-29 20:43:48 UTC [more...]
[PATCH v5 0/9] clk: nuvoton: ma35d1: Fix mux parenting and peripheral clock rates
2026-09-29 20:36 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 8/9] clk: nuvoton: ma35d1: get HXT/LXT from DT
[PATCH v2 0/3] arm64/virt: Add Arm CCA measurement register support
2026-09-29 19:45 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] gpu: nova-core: use a single try_pin_init!() block in probe()
2026-09-29 20:43 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH] gpu: nova-core: restore the "Probe Nova Core GPU driver" debug print
2026-09-29 20:43 UTC
[PATCH 0/5] use size_t for xdiff mmfile_t
2026-09-29 20:43 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/5] merge-ll: use read_mmfile() to read external merge results
` [PATCH 6/5] merge-ll: handle external driver status before reading result
[PATCH 1/1] vfio/pci: Remove the core dependency on driver data
2026-09-29 20:42 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] xfs: don't limit software atomic writes by the group alignment
2026-09-29 20:42 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH RESEND] fs/ntfs3: fix out-of-bounds read in the index root ops of do_action()
2026-09-29 20:41 UTC
[PATCH net v2] net: bcmasp: fix lost TX wakeup race with lockless queue API
2026-09-29 20:39 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] ext4: fix shrinker scan budget accounting in ext4_es_scan()
2026-09-29 20:38 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/4] net: qrtr: Add support for using identical MHI endpoint devices
2026-09-29 20:37 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/4] net: qrtr: Assign unique node id for MHI endpoints
[PATCH] pinctrl: sunxi: dt: number the IRQ banks from the first one that has IRQs
2026-09-29 20:36 UTC
[PATCH] Input: atkbd - skip deactivate for Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 14IWC11
2026-09-29 20:37 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 1/1] shmem: fix unicode_map leak on remount with casefold=
2026-09-29 20:35 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/7] vfio: mmap()/mprotect() hygiene for MMIO region mappings
2026-09-29 20:36 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 7/7] vfio/cdx: reject non-shared MMIO mmaps
[PATCH net-next v23 8/9] net: dsa: mt7530: generalize and move common function to lib module
2026-09-29 20:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v23 9/9] net: dsa: Add Airoha AN8855 5-Port Gigabit DSA Switch driver
2026-09-29 20:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v23 6/9] net: dsa: tag_mtk: add Airoha variant usage of this TAG
2026-09-29 20:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v23 5/9] net: phy: Add Airoha AN8855 Internal Switch Gigabit PHY
2026-09-29 20:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v23 4/9] mfd: an8855: Add support for Airoha AN8855 Switch
2026-09-29 20:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v23 3/9] dt-bindings: mfd: Document support for Airoha AN8855 Switch SoC
2026-09-29 20:35 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v23 2/9] dt-bindings: net: Document support for AN8855 Switch Internal PHY
2026-09-29 20:34 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net 0/22] pull-request: can 2026-09-28
2026-09-29 20:34 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net 12/22] can: m_can: m_can_class_suspend(): fix suspend deinit() error path
[PATCH v5] dt-bindings: mailbox: qcom: Document Maili CPUCP mailbox controller
2026-09-29 20:34 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/2] clk: qcom: Add camera clock controllers support for Qualcomm Maili SoC
2026-09-29 20:34 UTC (2+ messages)
` (subset) "
[PATCH v2] dt-bindings: spmi: glymur-spmi-pmic-arb: Add compatible for Qualcomm Maili SoC
2026-09-29 20:34 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/22] Cleanup and Refactor TI-SCI driver
2026-09-29 20:17 UTC (18+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/22] firmware: ti_sci: Move error message handling into ti_sci_get_one_xfer()
` [PATCH 02/22] firmware: ti_sci: Move error message handling into ti_sci_do_xfer()
` [PATCH 03/22] firmware: ti_sci: Move check for ACK "
` [PATCH 04/22] firmware: ti_sci: Remove out of place RM debug messages
` [PATCH 05/22] firmware: ti_sci: Name response variable resp for consistency
` [PATCH 06/22] firmware: ti_sci: Handle xfer cleanup inside ti_sci_do_xfer()
` [PATCH 07/22] firmware: ti_sci: Pass request struct into ti_sci_do_xfer()
` [PATCH 08/22] firmware: ti_sci: Combine xfer allocation and transfer functions
` [PATCH 09/22] firmware: ti_sci: Fetch info struct from handle inside ti_sci_do_xfer()
` [PATCH 10/22] firmware: ti_sci: Use tx_message as message buffer directly
` [PATCH 11/22] firmware: ti_sci: Use rx_message as message receive buffer
` [PATCH 12/22] firmware: ti_sci: Fix some kernel-doc references in structs
` [PATCH 13/22] soc: ti: ti_sci_protocol.h: Add missing documentation for structs
` [PATCH 14/22] firmware: ti_sci: Do not export reboot control
` [PATCH 15/22] firmware: ti_sci: Use pmops fxn pointers in suspend/resume hooks
` [PATCH 20/22] firmware: ti: ti_sci_pm: Move pm ops into its own file
` [PATCH 22/22] firmware: ti: ti_sci_proc: Move processor "
[PATCH v2 0/9] arm64: meson: Add s4 support
2026-09-29 18:06 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/9] arm64: meson: Add s4 SoC support
` [PATCH v2 2/9] clk: meson: a1: Eliminate separate id parameter
` [PATCH v2 3/9] clk: meson: a1: Use clk_set_rate from meson_mux_set_rate
` [PATCH v2 4/9] clk: meson: Use soc-specific naming for common functions
` [PATCH v2 5/9] clk: meson: Export a1 functions to common file
` [PATCH v2 6/9] clk: meson: Support fractional fixed-factor clocks
` [PATCH v2 7/9] clk: meson: Support power-of-two dividers
` [PATCH v2 8/9] clk: meson: Add s4 clock driver
` [PATCH v2 9/9] meson: Add Khadas VIM1S support
[PATCH net 0/6][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver Updates 2026-09-28 (idpf, ice, iavf)
2026-09-29 20:32 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net 6/6] iavf: cap advertised max_pkt_size at the single-buffer HW limit
[PATCH] net: designware: Fix MDIO bus getting bound multiple times
2026-09-29 18:00 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] net: mdio-mux: Recover gracefully from bad parents
2026-09-29 17:59 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] net: mdio-mux: Don't crash if our parent never shows up
` [PATCH 2/2] net: mdio-mux: Remove ourselves when our parent is removed
[RFC PATCH] pwm: meson: Add s4 support
2026-09-29 17:52 UTC
[PATCH net-next v2 00/14] skb extension for BPF metadata
2026-09-29 20:32 UTC (12+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 03/14] bpf: Make BPF skb extension survive packet scrubbing
[PATCH] shmem: fix unicode_map leak with repeated casefold= option
2026-09-29 20:32 UTC (2+ messages)
+ kselftest-mm-fix-intermittent-failure-khugepaged-test.patch added to mm-unstable branch
2026-09-29 20:31 UTC
+ kselftest-mm-return-fail-when-child-test-result-is-fail-in-khugepaged.patch added to mm-unstable branch
2026-09-29 20:30 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/3] vdso/gettimeofday: Add support for ALARM clocks
2026-09-29 20:24 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] selftests: vDSO: vdso_test_abi: Also test "
` [PATCH v2 2/3] vdso/gettimeofday: Add support for CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM
` [PATCH v2 3/3] vdso/gettimeofday: Add support for CLOCK_REALTIME_ALARM
[PATCH] net: stmmac: Disable checksum insertion for XDP frame TX
2026-09-29 20:29 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] crypto: caam/qi2 - lower the algorithm priority
2026-09-29 20:29 UTC (2+ messages)
[to-be-updated] kselftest-mm-fix-intermittent-failure-khugepaged-test.patch removed from -mm tree
2026-09-29 20:28 UTC
[to-be-updated] kselftest-mm-return-fail-when-child-test-result-is-fail-in-khugepaged.patch removed from -mm tree
2026-09-29 20:28 UTC
[PATCH] media: rkvdec: Remove redundant dev_err()
2026-09-29 20:28 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 00/10] Hexagon: Add HVX floating point
2026-09-29 20:28 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 03/10] target/hexagon: add v81 HVX compare, align, and convert instructions
[PATCH v4 0/5] perf tools: Add progress diagnostics and a false-sharing workload
2026-09-29 20:27 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] perf config: Move perf_config__set_variable() to util/config.c
` [PATCH 2/5] perf report: Add --progress option
` [PATCH 3/5] perf report: Add --no-progress option
` [PATCH 4/5] perf scripts: Add perf-stuck, to tell where a running perf is stuck
` [PATCH 5/5] perf test: Add false_sharing workload exhibiting cross-CPU false sharing
[PATCH] sched/core: Fix context analysis errors in non-preferred CPU push
2026-09-29 20:27 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] media: mediatek: vcodec: fix decoder child device leaks
2026-09-29 20:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[Bug 222071] New: [Bisected] [Regression] xhci_hcd: Resuming from hibernation fails with "Not enough host resources"
2026-09-29 20:26 UTC (2+ messages)
` [Bug 222071] "
[PATCH bpf-next 05/36] bpf: record write effects for atomic operations in liveness.c
2026-09-29 20:26 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/6] hw: Add Cnuas virtual devices
2026-09-29 20:23 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/6] pci: Add device ID for CnuasNIC
` [PATCH v3 2/6] hw/net: Add Cnuas virtual network adapter
` [PATCH v3 3/6] tests/qtest: Add Cnuas virtual network adapter tests
` [PATCH v3 4/6] pci: Add device ID for CnuasGPU
` [PATCH v3 5/6] hw/misc: Add CnuasGPU virtual accelerator
` [PATCH v3 6/6] tests/qtest: Add CnuasGPU tests
[PATCH] kdev_t: shift in dev_t in MKDEV()
2026-09-29 20:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3] clictest, cyclicdeadline: Exit with failure when breaktrace threshold is exceeded
2026-09-29 20:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] scripts: run-clang-tools: import os for broken pipe handling
2026-09-29 20:23 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next 04/36] bpf: summarize regs that may hold a frame pointer in insn_aux_data
2026-09-29 20:21 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/xe/mmio: Fix xe_mmio_wait32() to honor delay/sleep maximums
2026-09-29 20:20 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for drm/xe/mmio: Fix xe_mmio_wait32() to honor delay/sleep maximums (rev7)
[PATCH] drm/xe/xe3p: Force non-compressible memory reads to 256B overfetches
2026-09-29 20:20 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] tools/thermal/tmon: Fix string truncation warning in optarg copy
2026-09-29 20:19 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] errseq: fix lost writeback errors in errseq_check_and_advance()
2026-09-29 20:18 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] errseq: don't let errseq_check_and_advance() hide later errors
` [PATCH 2/2] lib/tests: errseq: add a concurrent check_and_advance test
[PATCH] fetch: add config to avoid fetching every branch in shallow repo
2026-09-29 20:17 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 0/4] fetch: avoid fetching every branch of a new remote in a "
` [PATCH v4 2/4] fetch: infer branches to fetch from a refmap-only remote
[RFC PATCH 1/2] cpu/hotplug: Skip disabled CPUs in cpuhp_smt_enable
2026-09-29 20:16 UTC (2+ messages)
BCM4360 AC-PHY support for b43 — reverse-engineered, seeking guidance on a clean path upstream
2026-09-29 20:13 UTC (9+ messages)
` AW: "
[syzbot] [ntfs3?] WARNING in truncate_setsize
2026-09-29 20:16 UTC
[PATCH 0/3] Elide clear on full SVM copies
2026-09-29 20:16 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] drm/xe: Do not clear SVM device memory allocations up front
[PATCH v2 net-next 0/2] ip: Batch flushing uncached routes per batched device unregistration
2026-09-29 20:15 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 net-next 1/2] ipv4: Batch rt_flush_dev() in netdev_run_todo()
` [PATCH v2 net-next 2/2] ipv6: Batch rt6_uncached_list_flush_dev() "
drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/arbitration/panthor_resource_group.c:291:17: warning: assignment to 'struct irq_data *' from 'int' makes pointer from integer without a cast
2026-09-29 20:13 UTC
[PATCH] kbuild: keep .modinfo when vmlinux is linked with --gc-sections
2026-09-29 20:14 UTC (5+ messages)
+ mm-memory-remove-unused-vmf_insert_mixed_mkwrite.patch added to mm-new branch
2026-09-29 20:13 UTC
[PATCH net] net: bcmgenet: if UMAC was suspended in SW_RESET, restore it to SW_RESET
2026-09-29 20:12 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next 00/36] bpf: use scalar evolution to widen bounded loops
2026-09-29 20:12 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next 02/36] bpf: summarize may write stack slots in insn_aux_data
[PATCH stable 5.15] tools/thermal/tmon: Fix compilation warning for wrong format
2026-09-29 20:10 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH stable 6.1] "
` [PATCH stable 6.6] "
[meta-arago][master/wrynose][PATCH v6] chromium: restrict force-h264-youtube extension to supported boards
2026-09-29 20:09 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/3] s390x/pci: some translation fixes
2026-09-29 20:09 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH, v3] drm/xe/guc: Fix race around q->guc->suspend_pending access
2026-09-29 20:08 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success for drm/xe/guc: Fix race around q->guc->suspend_pending access (rev6)
[PATCH] sched/cache: Honor asym packing over cache aware scheduling on hybrid system
2026-09-29 20:08 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] Hi all,
2026-09-29 20:07 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 0/5] stash: clean up index-mode test merge
` [PATCH v4 5/5] builtin/stash: merge index in-core
[PATCH v5 0/5] Hyper-V: Add para-virtualized IOMMU support for Linux guests
2026-09-29 20:04 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 3/5] iommu/x86: Add architectural MSI reserved region helper
` [PATCH v5 4/5] iommu/hyperv: Add para-virtualized IOMMU support for Hyper-V guest
` [PATCH v5 5/5] iommu/hyperv: Add page-selective IOTLB flush support
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/clk_mgr/dcn42/dcn42_clk_mgr.c:1114 dcn42_clk_mgr_construct() warn: inconsistent indenting
2026-09-29 20:03 UTC
[PATCH 0/7] migration: Fix multifd+postcopy break on qemu-7.2 machine type
2026-09-29 20:00 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 6/7] migration: Fix incoming channel race with multifd and preempt_pre_7_2
[PATCH] media: mediatek: vpu: free IRQ before destroying watchdog workqueue
2026-09-29 20:00 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] clang-tools: Import os for broken pipe handling
2026-09-29 19:59 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/xe/xe3p: Force non-compressible memory reads to 256B overfetches
2026-09-29 19:58 UTC
[PATCH] clk: tenstorrent: use regmap_assign_bits() for conditional set/clear
2026-09-29 19:58 UTC (4+ messages)
+ mm-page_alloc-make-defrag_mode-retries-follow-the-promoted-order.patch added to mm-hotfixes-unstable branch
2026-09-29 19:58 UTC
[PATCH 0/8] virtio-usb: add dual-role virtio USB driver
2026-09-29 19:58 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH] mm: page_alloc: make defrag_mode retries follow the promoted order
2026-09-29 19:58 UTC (2+ messages)
early boot crash in init_tracer_tracefs
2026-09-29 19:49 UTC (7+ messages)
[PATCHSET sched_ext/for-7.4] sched_ext: Add scx_bpf_cgroup_nr_cpus()
2026-09-29 19:57 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] cgroup/cpuset: Protect is_in_v2_mode() in cpuset_num_cpus()
[PATCH v8 0/8] mm: Hot page tracking and promotion infrastructure
2026-09-29 19:56 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] clk: tenstorrent: Fix refcount leak on shared gate clk enable failure
2026-09-29 19:56 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 00/10] NFSD: keep direct-mode I/O out of the page cache and elide COMMITs
2026-09-29 19:56 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/10] NFSD: interlock the use of NFSD_IO_DIRECT for NFS READ and WRITE
[PATCH RFC 00/25] VRR Target Rate Limiter KMS uAPI and Implementation
2026-09-29 19:55 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 13/25] drm: Add VRR target frame rate properties
[PATCH v9] drm/i915/dg2: Add per-context control for Wa_22013059131
2026-09-29 19:56 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for drm/i915/dg2: Add per-context control for Wa_22013059131 (rev12)
[PATCH] clk: tenstorrent: Assign .num before accessing .hws
2026-09-29 19:55 UTC (6+ messages)
hostname: includeIf condition — anyone already working on this?
2026-09-29 19:55 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH 00/20] arm64: add Synaptics SL261X SoCs and RDK boards
2026-09-29 19:55 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 08/20] dt-bindings: reset: add Synaptics SL261X SoCs
` [PATCH 15/20] dt-bindings: clock: add Synaptics SL261X clock
` [PATCH 17/20] dt-bindings: mfd: Add Synaptics SL261x global block binding
[PATCH 0/7] Error reporting for AER-incapable devices
2026-09-29 19:55 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/7] PCI/AER: Move AER capability check out of pcie_aer_is_native()
` [PATCH 6/7] PCI/AER: Renumber severity constants
[PATCH v2] udmabuf: respect the device's maximum segment size
2026-09-29 19:53 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] udmabuf: respect the device's maximum segment sizeg
[GIT PULL] PECI changes for v7.4-rc1
2026-09-29 19:53 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH RFC] gpio: move intel drivers into their own directory
2026-09-29 19:53 UTC (11+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v24 00/10] net: dsa: Add Airoha AN8855 support
2026-09-29 19:52 UTC (19+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v24 01/10] dt-bindings: net: dsa: Document support for Airoha AN8855 DSA Switch
` [PATCH net-next v24 02/10] dt-bindings: net: Document support for AN8855 Switch Internal PHY
` [PATCH net-next v24 03/10] dt-bindings: mfd: Document support for Airoha AN8855 Switch SoC
` [PATCH net-next v24 04/10] mfd: an8855: Add support for Airoha AN8855 Switch
` [PATCH net-next v24 05/10] net: phy: Add Airoha AN8855 Internal Switch Gigabit PHY
` [PATCH net-next v24 06/10] net: dsa: tag_mtk: add Airoha variant usage of this TAG
` [PATCH net-next v24 08/10] net: dsa: move mediatek DSA driver in dedicated directory
` [PATCH net-next v24 09/10] net: dsa: mt7530: generalize and move common function to lib module
` [PATCH net-next v24 10/10] net: dsa: Add Airoha AN8855 5-Port Gigabit DSA Switch driver
[PATCH] [doc] Use `man git` to teach users how to navigate the docs
2026-09-29 19:51 UTC (5+ messages)
btintel_pcie: a gp1 mailbox interrupt during firmware download left the controller dead on 7.0; gone on bluetooth-next
2026-09-29 19:51 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/10] Limit usage of internal API in tests
2026-09-29 19:50 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 0/9] "
[PATCH 0/3] Add Audient EVO4 support
2026-09-29 19:49 UTC (3+ 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 19:48 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] drm/xe/guc: Demote uncorrectable local error log to info
2026-09-29 19:47 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH] fprobe: Protect fprobe_return() with guard(rcu)()
2026-09-29 19:39 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v2] rust: file: handle fd table teardown in file descriptor APIs
2026-09-29 19:47 UTC (10+ messages)
[PATCH] PCI: layerscape: use default error response behavior
2026-09-29 19:47 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 00/15] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Add PRI support
2026-09-29 19:46 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 04/15] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Drain in-flight fault events on domain detach
[PATCH v2 0/8] PM: runtime: Overhaul kerneldoc, runtime_pm.rst docs
2026-09-29 19:45 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/8] PM: runtime: More kerneldoc formatting
[REGRESSION] Audient EVO4 hardware volume control now requires quirk
2026-09-29 19:46 UTC (11+ messages)
[PATCH 1/5] arm64: dts: st: Add st,io-sync into eth2_rgmii_pins_b
2026-09-29 19:45 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/5] arm64: dts: st: Fix PF7 AF10 comment
[paulmckrcu:cmpxchg2.2026.09.22a 25/28] arch/arc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h:71:23: warning: unused variable '_new_'
2026-09-29 19:44 UTC (7+ messages)
[PATCH] dmaengine: tegra186-gpc-dma: Read channel state under the lock
2026-09-29 19:44 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[PATCH v13 00/25] Allow AET to use PMT as loadable module
2026-09-29 19:43 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/3] Lenovo ThinkPad X13s embedded controller support
2026-09-29 19:43 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 2/3] platform: arm64: Add Lenovo ThinkPad X13s EC driver
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