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[PATCH net-next 0/2] ipv6: addrconf: keep lifetimes of manual addresses on RA
 2026-10-30  5:57 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 1/2] ipv6: addrconf: don't update lifetimes of manual addresses from RA
` [PATCH net-next 2/2] selftests: net: test RA PIO handling of manually added addresses

[isar-cip-core][PATCH 0/2] Add out of tree signing for swu files
 2026-10-30  5:59 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [isar-cip-core][PATCH 2/2] swupdate: Add out of tree signing script "

[PATCH RFC 00/12] Add BL808 UART3 support with a Rust serial-core polling console
 2026-10-30  5:58 UTC  (14+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 01/12] dt-bindings: vendor-prefixes: Add Bouffalo Lab
` [PATCH RFC 05/12] dt-bindings: serial: Add BL808 UART
` [PATCH RFC 08/12] riscv: Add Bouffalo Lab SoC selection

[PATCH RFC] fat: use write_inode_now() on flush to avoid racing the flusher
 2026-10-30  5:58 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/bridge: dw-mipi-dsi: fix cmd mode transition when disabling
 2026-10-30  5:58 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/2] qcom: spl: enable CDT for shikra
 2026-10-30  5:57 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] cdt: enable CDT for Shikra SPL
` [PATCH v2 2/2] mach-snapdragon: Kconfig: add CDT configs

[PATCH v10 00/14] ALSA: virtio: staged capture recovery and PCM RESET synchronization
 2026-10-30  5:57 UTC  (27+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 01/14] ALSA: virtio: Propagate PCM send failures through ACK
` [PATCH v10 02/14] ALSA: virtio: Recover PCM state after a failed start
` [PATCH v10 03/14] ALSA: virtio: Retain queued messages through device reset
` [PATCH v10 04/14] ALSA: virtio: Keep PCM DMA buffers alive through device ownership
` [PATCH v10 05/14] ALSA: virtio: Keep control payloads alive through DMA completion
` [PATCH v10 06/14] ALSA: virtio: wait through signals for PCM teardown
` [PATCH v10 07/14] ALSA: pcm: mark stop-threshold accesses for capture policy sampling
` [PATCH v10 08/14] ALSA: pcm: report partial progress under the stream lock
` [PATCH v10 09/14] ALSA: virtio: add staged capture accounting and lifecycle recovery
` [PATCH v10 10/14] ALSA: virtio: prioritize staged capture period work
` [PATCH v10 11/14] docs: describe virtio-sound capture options
` [PATCH v10 12/14] ALSA: pcm: add an optional reset operation under the stream lock
` [PATCH v10 13/14] ALSA: virtio: synchronize staged capture accounting during RESET
` [PATCH v10 14/14] ALSA: virtio: rebase ordinary capture accounting on RESET

drivers/power/supply/pf1550-charger.c:594:8-33: WARNING: Threaded IRQ with no primary handler requested without IRQF_ONESHOT (unless it is nested IRQ)
 2026-10-30  5:55 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/3] kfence: fix pool allocation failure handling
 2026-10-30  5:55 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/9] docs/zh_CN: align translation paths and update guides
 2026-10-30  5:55 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH 0/4] drm/panel: ili9881c: add support for Mingjun MJ070BI30IA2
 2026-10-30  5:54 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] dt-bindings: vendor-prefixes: add Shenzhen Mingjun Optoelectronics
` [PATCH 2/4] dt-bindings: ili9881c: add compatible string for Mingjun MJ070BI30IA2
` [PATCH 3/4] drm/panel: ilitek-ili9881c: add "
` [PATCH 4/4] drm/panel: ilitek-ili9881c: do a soft reset in unprepare callback

[PATCH] drm/tegra: Fix dma-buf reference on import errors
 2026-10-30  5:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] pwm: tegra: Fix value discarding for duty and period
 2026-10-30  5:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

+ mm-mempolicy-convert-mempolicy-refcnt-to-refcount_t.patch added to mm-new branch
 2026-10-30  5:54 UTC 

[PATCH net v2] net: atl1c: drop oversized RX frames instead of panicking
 2026-10-30  5:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/vmwgfx: Fix use-after-free race in vmw_dumb_create()
 2026-10-30  5:53 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] docs/zh_TW: remove top-level labels from process/
 2026-10-30  5:52 UTC  (4+ messages)
    ` [PATCH v2] docs/zh_TW: drop unused enforcement statement label

[PATCH] mm/filemap: clear page cache marks once when removing a folio
 2026-10-30  5:52 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/8] Batched zswap_store() framework with compression batching
 2026-10-30  5:51 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 6/8] mm: zswap: Store large folios in batches

[PATCH] common/cnxk: fix uninitialized pointers in NPA context dump
 2026-10-30  5:50 UTC 

[arnd-asm-generic:asm-generic 15/15] /usr/aarch64-linux-gnu/include/linux/types.h:12: Error: unknown mnemonic `typedef' -- `typedef __signed__ __int128 __s128 __attribute__((aligned(16)))'
 2026-10-30  5:48 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH net v2] bnxt_en: Don't keep MSI-X vectors added before FW reserves them
 2026-10-30  5:42 UTC  (2+ messages)

+ proc-use-pid_has_task-in-proc_inode_is_dead.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch
 2026-10-30  5:42 UTC 

[RFC PATCH 0/3] mm, memcg: isolate deprecated v1 state from struct mem_cgroup
 2026-10-30  5:40 UTC  (5+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH v2] boot/syslinux: Bump to 6.04-pre2
 2026-10-30  5:39 UTC  (8+ messages)

[PATCH RFC] x86/syscall: Dispatch via sys_call_table when Spectre v2 and BHI are off
 2026-10-30  5:38 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/2] arm: qcom: shikra: add SPL SD-card boot
 2026-10-30  5:38 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/2] clk: qcom: shikra: gate PLLs by clock source
` [PATCH v4 2/2] arm: dts: shikra: enable IQS SPL SD boot

[PATCH] common/cnxk: handle increased count eot width for cn20k
 2026-10-30  5:37 UTC 

[PATCH] perf vendor events arm64 AmpereOneX: Drop stale BPU_FLUSH_MEM_FAULT entry
 2026-10-30  5:37 UTC  (4+ messages)

[jarkko-tpmdd:master 11/12] drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c:464:34: sparse: sparse: cast removes address space '__iomem' of expression
 2026-10-30  5:34 UTC 

[PATCH] x86/video: Preserve the default VGA fallback for legacy modes
 2026-10-30  5:33 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: Fix usemap overrun on nodes with multiple ranges
 2026-10-30  5:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/11] Add NVIDIA LSTP USB adapter drivers
 2026-10-30  5:32 UTC  (5+ messages)

[OE-core][scarthgap][patch] python3: upgrade 3.12.15 -> 3.12.16
 2026-10-30  5:30 UTC 

[PATCH v2] arm: omap: Hardcode control_status register for OMAP54xx
 2026-10-30  5:27 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v2 for-11.2 0/9] kvm/arm: Some refactoring for custom KVM host model
 2026-10-30  5:26 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 for-11.2 7/9] target/kvm: Pass an Error handle to kvm_arch_init_vcpu
` [PATCH v2 for-11.2 8/9] target/arm/kvm: Introduce kvm_arm_vcpu_prepare_init_features helper
` [PATCH v2 for-11.2 9/9] hw/arm/virt: Make sure virt_get_caches() keeps on reading CLIDR_EL1 as 0

[PATCH 0/2] Input: add support for the FocalTech FT3683G touchscreen
 2026-10-30  5:27 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: input: touchscreen: Document FocalTech FT3683G
` [PATCH 2/2] Input: add FocalTech FT3683G touchscreen driver

[PATCH v2 0/4] mmc: sdhci-cadence: SD6HC DDR50/DDR52 read-path tuning and fixes
 2026-10-30  5:25 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] mmc: sdhci-cadence: add PHY settle after tuning for SD6HC

[PATCH] ocfs2: drain fs_state readers before journal teardown
 2026-10-30  5:25 UTC 

[RFC PATCH v2 00/74] Add support for dtb metadata and addon device-trees
 2026-10-30  5:24 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 09/74] dtc: Complete REF_PHANDLE markers with ref strings and is_local flags
` [RFC PATCH v2 10/74] tests: Add basic metadata tests

[PATCH] drm/i915/display: Add DPCD backlight quirk for ASUS GU605CW
 2026-10-30  5:24 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.FULL: success for drm/i915/display: Add DPCD backlight quirk for ASUS GU605CW (rev2)

[PATCH v1] rust: time: remove leftover "clock source" wording from doc comments
 2026-10-30  5:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] xhci: give back TDs and clean up ep0 after disconnect
 2026-10-30  5:22 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v4-S3 00/65] net/dpaa2, event/dpaa2 and fslmc rework
 2026-10-30  5:20 UTC  (16+ messages)
` [PATCH v5-S3 00/14] net/dpaa2 and fslmc infrastructure updates
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 01/14] net/dpaa2: refactor and optimize Rx parser result decode
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 02/14] drivers: net/dpaa2 centralize devargs definitions
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 03/14] crypto/dpaa2_sec: use table-driven devargs parsing
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 04/14] dma/dpaa2: "
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 05/14] net/dpaa2: unify debug dump via log based helpers
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 06/14] net/dpaa2: export parser protocol offsets via mbuf dynfield
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 07/14] drivers: net/dpaa2 rework Tx queue mapping
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 08/14] drivers: bus/fslmc centralize device handling
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 09/14] drivers: net/dpaa2: move DPNI endpoint lookup to PMD
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 10/14] drivers: net/dpaa2 remove unused soft parser loader
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 11/14] drivers: net/dpaa2 cache Rx queue config and share TC CGIDs
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 12/14] drivers: net/dpaa2 add dynamic Tx confirmation mode
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 13/14] drivers: bus/fslmc provide shared DPRTC RTC services
  ` [PATCH v5-S3 14/14] net/dpaa2: support runtime IEEE1588 timestamping

[PATCH] gpu: nova-core: gsp: cmdq: do not sleep in wait_for_msg
 2026-10-30  5:21 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/2] tty: sysrq: fix the reset sequence kept per input device
 2026-10-30  5:21 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/2] tty: sysrq: don't expose a partially written reset_seq
` [PATCH v4 2/2] tty: sysrq: reset the per-device key state when reparsing reset_seq

[PATCH net v3] net: Fix Hole-196 vulnerability by dropping unicast ARP/IP in L2 BMC
 2026-10-30  5:20 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH net v4] "

[PATCH net] tcp: restore IPv6 af_ops on disconnect of a v4-mapped socket
 2026-10-30  5:19 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] platform/x86: wireless-hotkey: Drive the HP airplane mode LED
 2026-10-30  5:18 UTC 

[PATCH] mempool/cnxk: fix halo enable devarg parsing
 2026-10-30  5:17 UTC 

[PATCH] doc: config/log: fix typo in git config docs
 2026-10-30  5:17 UTC 

[PATCH] module: Fix use-after-free in module_put() tracepoint
 2026-10-30  5:16 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH v6 00/18] iommu: Add live update state preservation
 2026-10-30  5:12 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 05/18] iommu: Implement device and IOMMU HW preservation

[PATCH v2 0/2] KVM: arm64: Dirty logging fixes/cleanups
 2026-10-30  5:12 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] KVM: arm64: Fix dirty logging detection in ring-only mode
` [PATCH v2 2/2] KVM: arm64: Remove stale remark on canonical IPA alignment

[PATCH 6.12 000/247] 6.12.115-rc1 review
 2026-10-30  5:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH mptcp-next v13 0/6] mptcp: pm: in-kernel: retry subflows closed after an error
 2026-10-30  5:07 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH mptcp-next v13 1/6] selftests: mptcp: connect: retry write() on EAGAIN
` [PATCH mptcp-next v13 2/6] netlink: specs: mptcp: add the subflow-retries attribute
` [PATCH mptcp-next v13 3/6] mptcp: pm: in-kernel: add the subflow-retries limit
` [PATCH mptcp-next v13 4/6] mptcp: pm: in-kernel: retry subflows closed after an error
` [PATCH mptcp-next v13 5/6] selftests: mptcp: pm_nl_ctl: support the subflow-retries limit
` [PATCH mptcp-next v13 6/6] selftests: mptcp: join: validate subflow retry after link failure

[PATCH] alsa-lib: patch CVE-2026-96674 and CVE-2026-96675
 2026-10-30  5:07 UTC 

[PATCH] dax/bus: avoid deadlock when reading mapping attributes
 2026-10-30  5:06 UTC 

[PATCH] zlib: patch CVE-2026-85091 and CVE-2026-76844
 2026-10-30  5:05 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2] io_uring/cancel: cancel all poll matches in one pass
 2026-10-30  5:03 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] io_uring/cancel: count all requests that a CANCEL_ALL cancels
` [PATCH 2/2] io_uring/poll: cancel all matching requests in one pass

[OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 0/1] rsync: upgrade 3.2.7 -> 3.5.1
 2026-10-30  5:02 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 1/1] "

[PATCH 0/4] move module EEPROM decoding to a transceiver library
 2026-10-30  5:01 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] clk: rockchip: rk3399: add 85.5 MHz rate to PLL rate table
 2026-10-30  5:00 UTC  (8+ messages)

[RFC 00/12] arm64: Add support for TLBI domains
 2026-10-30  4:59 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [RFC 02/12] arm64: Detect FEAT_TLBID

[PATCH net-next v3 1/2] pppoe: pass bound packets directly to generic PPP
 2026-10-30  4:59 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v3 2/2] pppoe: queue unbound packets directly

[PATCH v7 0/2] x86/tboot: Add Intel TXT Protection Regions (TPR) support
 2026-10-30  4:59 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 1/2] x86/tboot: Add support for parsing DTPR table and disabling TPRs

[PATCH v2 00/10] fdtfactor: Introduce fdtfactor to auto-factor overlays
 2026-10-30  4:57 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 03/10] pylibfdt: Add NodeTree live tree representation
` [PATCH v2 04/10] libfdt: overlay: Factor out fixup and fragment path parsing helpers
` [PATCH v2 05/10] libfdt: overlay: Prepare fixup and fragment path helpers for reuse

[PATCH] mt76: fix buffer overrun in pkt buffer
 2026-10-30  4:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 00/15] KVM: arm64: FEAT_HDBSS support for stage-2 dirty tracking
 2026-10-30  4:57 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 08/15] KVM: arm64: Flush the HDBSS buffer on VM exit

[PATCH] ALSA: hda/conexant: Add mute LED quirk for HP ZBook 17 G3
 2026-10-30  4:56 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH v2 0/2] drm/xe: Expose retired VRAM pages via drm-ras
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] "

[PATCH net v2 0/2] net/iucv: two fixes in the HiperSockets receive path
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net v2 2/2] net/iucv: do not count the SHT frame against the receive window

[PATCH net 0/2] mptcp: subflow context lifetime fixes
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net 1/2] mptcp: keep delegated subflow contexts alive until socket release

[PATCH net-next v22 0/9] net: dsa: Add Airoha AN8855 support
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v22 4/9] mfd: an8855: Add support for Airoha AN8855 Switch
` [PATCH net-next v22 5/9] net: phy: Add Airoha AN8855 Internal Switch Gigabit PHY
` [PATCH net-next v22 6/9] net: dsa: tag_mtk: add Airoha variant usage of this TAG
` [PATCH net-next v22 9/9] net: dsa: Add Airoha AN8855 5-Port Gigabit DSA Switch driver

[PATCH 00/13 RFC net-next] Allow compiling an IPv6-only kernel network stack
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/13 RFC net-next] net: ipv4: introduce CONFIG_IPV4 to decouple the IPv4 stack
` [PATCH 02/13 RFC net-next] net: core: add IPv4 fallback stubs and guards for CONFIG_IPV4=n
` [PATCH 04/13 RFC net-next] net: tcp: move protocol agnostic TCP functions out of tcp_ipv4.c
` [PATCH 08/13 RFC net-next] net: ping: split IPv4 specific logic into ping_ipv4.c
` [PATCH 09/13 RFC net-next] net: fib: split common nexthop logic to fib_core.c
` [PATCH 11/13 RFC net-next] net: cipso: guard IPv4 packet manipulation functions

[for-next v4 4/5] RDMA/ionic: add completion timestamp to CQE format
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[for-next v4 2/5] net: ionic: Add PHC state page for user space access
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[for-next v4 3/5] RDMA/ionic: map PHC state into user space
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v8 1/2] tcp: rehash onto different local ECMP path on retransmit timeout
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[for-next v4 1/5] net: ionic: register PHC for rdma timestamping
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 3/5] net: dsa: tag_ks8995: Add the KS8995 tag handling
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 1/5] net: dsa: microchip: Add fallback Micrel compatibles
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v6 06/12] net: airoha: Move qos_sq_bmap in airoha_gdm_dev struct
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v6 03/12] net: airoha: Introduce airoha_gdm_dev struct
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v6 04/12] net: airoha: Move airoha_qdma pointer in airoha_gdm_dev struct
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v6 02/12] net: airoha: Reserve RX headroom to avoid skb reallocation
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v6 01/12] dt-bindings: net: airoha: Add EN7581 ethernet-ports properties
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v8 5/6] net: mana: Allocate interrupt context for each EQ when creating vPort
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC net-next 4/4] veth: use generic skb XDP handling
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v8 4/6] net: mana: Use GIC functions to allocate global EQs
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v8 2/6] net: mana: Query device capabilities and configure MSI-X sharing for EQs
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v8 3/6] net: mana: Introduce GIC context with refcounting for interrupt management
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v8 1/6] net: mana: Create separate EQs for each vPort
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next 8/8] ixgbe: add IXGBE_ITR_ADAPTIVE_MASK_USECS constant
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)
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[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v12 net-next 9/9] octeontx2-af: npc: cn20k: Allocate npc_priv and dstats dynamically
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)
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[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next 6/8] ixgbe: extract ixgbe_restart_auto_neg() to avoid code duplication
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)
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[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v12 net-next 7/9] octeontx2-af: npc: Support for custom KPU profile from filesystem
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)
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[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v12 net-next 8/9] octeontx2: cn20k: Respect NPC MCAM X2/X4 profile in flows and DFT alloc
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)
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[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next 4/8] ixgbe: increase SECRX_RDY polling frequency in ixgbe_disable_rx_buff_generic
 2026-10-30  4:53 UTC  (2+ messages)
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[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v12 net-next 6/9] octeontx2: cn20k: Coordinate default rules with NIX LF lifecycle
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)
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[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v12 net-next 3/9] devlink: pass param values by pointer
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)
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[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v12 net-next 5/9] octeontx2-af: npc: cn20k: add subbank search order control
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)
`  "

[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v12 net-next 2/9] net/mlx5e: trim stack use in PCIe congestion threshold helper
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)
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[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v12 net-next 1/9] octeontx2-af: npc: cn20k: debugfs enhancements
 2026-10-30  4:54 UTC  (2+ messages)
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[PATCH net-next v3 7/8] selftests: drv-net: add primary_rx_redirect support to NetDrvContEnv
 2026-10-30  4:53 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v3 8/8] selftests: drv-net: add netkit devmem tests
 2026-10-30  4:53 UTC  (2+ messages)

+ mm-percpu-clean-up-callers-of-pcpu_obj_full_size.patch added to mm-new branch
 2026-10-30  4:53 UTC 


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