messages from 2026-10-30 12:04:12 to 2026-10-30 12:47:02 UTC [more...]
[PATCH v2] rcutorture: Avoid create fwd_prog_tasks for tasks-rude and srcu-atomic
2026-10-30 12:46 UTC
[PATCH bpf-next 2/2] bpf, sockmap: Fix psock update-side data races on sk->sk_prot and progs
2026-10-30 12:45 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/10] efi_loader: check PE images before using them
2026-10-30 12:45 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 02/10] efi_loader: check the PE image ranges in efi_image_parse()
` [PATCH 03/10] efi_loader: reject a PE section whose end wraps around
` [PATCH 04/10] efi_loader: check PE section raw data against the image size
invalid pointer in nf_conntrack
2026-10-30 12:45 UTC (7+ messages)
` Bug#1149525: "
[PATCH bpf-next v2 09/22] bpf: Strip nops through the patch list
2026-10-30 12:45 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next v2 19/22] bpf: Blind constants through the patch list
2026-10-30 12:44 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next v2 02/22] bpf: Remap the verifier state through the patch list
2026-10-30 12:44 UTC (2+ messages)
[LTP] [RFC PATCH] syscalls/madvise: Check DONTNEED across an unmapped hole
2026-10-30 12:41 UTC
[PATCH bpf-next v2 12/22] bpf: Teach the patch list to insert in front of an instruction
2026-10-30 12:44 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/7] hw/cxl: fix Type-3 device reset resource leaks and convert to three-phase
2026-10-30 12:44 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2] armv8: mmu: sync emergency page table attribute updates
2026-10-30 12:44 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH stable-10.0] hw/cxl: free the CCI background timer on Type-3 reset and exit
2026-10-30 12:44 UTC
[PATCH v3 0/5] Add CAMSS support for Qualcomm Hawi and Maili
2026-10-30 12:43 UTC (12+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/5] dt-bindings: i2c: qcom,i2c-cci: Add Hawi compatible
` [PATCH v3 2/5] dt-bindings: phy: qcom,x1e80100-csi2-phy: Add Hawi and Maili compatibles
` [PATCH v3 3/5] dt-bindings: media: Add CAMSS device for Hawi and Maili
` [PATCH v3 4/5] phy: qcom-mipi-csi2: Add Hawi support
` [PATCH v3 5/5] media: qcom: camss: Add support for Hawi
[PATCH v2 1/2] libsemanage: add path substitution helpers
2026-10-30 12:43 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] libsemanage/genhomedircon: apply path substitution rules to home directories
[PATCH scarthgap] b4-config: Add configuration for scarthgap
2026-10-30 12:43 UTC (2+ messages)
` [OE-core] "
[PATCH v5] tty: sysrq: clear the old reset sequence when reset_seq changes
2026-10-30 12:43 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v7 0/7] drm/xe: Capture additional HW register state in devcoredump
2026-10-30 12:42 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure for drm/xe: Capture additional HW register state in devcoredump (rev8)
[PATCH 7.2 00/10] 7.2.15-rc1 review
2026-10-30 12:42 UTC (13+ messages)
` [PATCH 7.2 01/10] ksmbd: wait for negotiation before receiving another PDU
` [PATCH 7.2 02/10] smb: smbdirect: dont wait for RDMA_CM_EVENT_DISCONNECTED in smbdirect_socket_destroy_sync()
` [PATCH 7.2 03/10] smb: smbdirect: release failed pending sockets of a listener
` [PATCH 7.2 04/10] smb: smbdirect: dont hand out already failed sockets in smbdirect_socket_accept()
` [PATCH 7.2 05/10] iio: hid-sensor: als: scale each channel individually
` [PATCH 7.2 06/10] platform: cznic: turris-omnia-mcu: Add missing MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE()
` [PATCH 7.2 07/10] kbuild: link-vmlinux.sh: improve detection of third pass requirement
` [PATCH 7.2 08/10] exec: cancel io_uring requests before de_thread()
` [PATCH 7.2 09/10] fork: move the coredump and exec checks into create_io_thread()
` [PATCH 7.2 10/10] fork: dont create io threads once PF_POSTCOREDUMP is set
[RFC PATCH v1 00/11] PCI/TSM: Add CTLV attestation
2026-10-30 12:34 UTC (2+ messages)
[RFC PATCH 0/3] io_uring: add IORING_OP_UTIMENSAT
2026-10-30 12:39 UTC (4+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/3] fs: add filename_utimensat()
` [RFC PATCH 2/3] io_uring: add support for utimensat
` [RFC PATCH 3/3] io_uring: set times inline when the filesystem cannot sleep
[RFC PATCH 0/4] KVM: x86/mmu: don't zap secondary MMU on permission upgrade
2026-10-30 12:39 UTC (4+ messages)
[RFC 00/10] amdgpu: implement Performance Monitor Counter support
2026-10-30 12:39 UTC (11+ messages)
` [RFC 02/10] drm/amdgpu: add device-wide PMC config
[PATCH mptcp-next v19 0/5] Reduce the differences between TCP and MPTCP for TLS usage
2026-10-30 12:39 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH mptcp-next v19 1/5] mptcp: drop the mptcp_ooo_try_coalesce() helper
` [PATCH mptcp-next v19 2/5] mptcp: drop the cant_coalesce CB field
` [PATCH mptcp-next v19 3/5] mptcp: remove CB offset field
` [PATCH mptcp-next v19 4/5] mptcp: sync mptcp skb cb layout with tcp one
` [PATCH mptcp-next v19 5/5] mptcp: defer read_sock cleanup to mptcp_worker
[PATCH 0/3] dcache: fixes for mountpoints racing d_invalidate() and umount
2026-10-30 12:38 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] dcache: let d_invalidate() wait for a d_set_mounted() in flight
` [PATCH 2/3] dcache: wait for a racing eviction of a secondary root
` [PATCH 3/3] dcache: let umount find a disconnected ex-mountpoint
[PATCH 0/6] thermal: Add hardware-binned trip point support
2026-10-30 12:38 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/6] thermal: qcom: tsens: add hardware-bin trip-point filtering
[PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: adc: add lltc,ltc2387
2026-10-30 12:37 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH] memstick: tifm_ms: use the correct DMA direction on removal
2026-10-30 12:36 UTC
[PATCH 0/2] iommu/qcom+msm: Use identity domain for display/GPU
2026-10-30 12:35 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] iommu/qcom: Use identity domain for GPU and display
[PATCH 00/21] soundwire: Fix Critical and High issues reported by Sashiko
2026-10-30 12:34 UTC (18+ messages)
` [PATCH 05/21] ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda-sdw-bpt: Stop active DMA before closing BPT streams
` [PATCH 13/21] soundwire: amd: Check ping command response for timeout
` [PATCH 15/21] soundwire: amd: Avoid static port offset leak in amd_sdw_compute_params()
` [PATCH 16/21] soundwire: amd: Initialise and cancel IRQ work around manager lifetime
` [PATCH 17/21] soundwire: amd: Resume manager before hardware teardown in amd_sdw_manager_remove()
` [PATCH 18/21] soundwire: amd: Synchronise parent IRQ and disable work on manager removal
` [PATCH 19/21] soundwire: amd: Cancel pending work before suspending manager
[PATCH v5] iio: adc: pac1934: validate ACPI _DSM return type and bounds
2026-10-30 12:35 UTC
Linux kernel 7.2.14 released
2026-10-30 12:35 UTC
[PATCH 0/6] drm/i915/ptl+: Fix eDP support on TypeC PHYs
2026-10-30 12:34 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for drm/i915/ptl+: Fix eDP support on TypeC PHYs (rev2)
[PATCH] pinctrl: qcom: qcm2290: add the QUP pin functions
2026-10-30 12:34 UTC
[PATCH v2] scsi: core: Clear power-on UNIT ATTENTION on BIWIN UFS devices
2026-10-30 12:33 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] ACPI: APEI: GHES: Fix severity check in ghes_log_hwerr()
2026-10-30 12:18 UTC
[PATCH 0/6] Interruptible bb wait + related bits
2026-10-30 12:33 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success for "
[PULL 00/12] UFS command fixes and fault injection tests
2026-10-30 12:32 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net] net: stmmac: Clear DMA errors for multi-channel interrupts
2026-10-30 12:32 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net] mptcp: protect listener backlog reads in diagnostics
2026-10-30 12:31 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/7] gpiolib: fix chip removal with lines still requested from user space
2026-10-30 12:31 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 6/7] gpiolib: cdev: don't report a failed line read as an edge
[PATCH v2 0/2] arm64: dts: qcom: Add Xiaomi Poco M3 (citrus)
2026-10-30 12:30 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] arm64: dts: qcom: Add Xiaomi Poco M3
Linux kernel 6.12.115 released
2026-10-30 12:30 UTC
Linux kernel 6.18.60 released
2026-10-30 12:30 UTC
[PATCH v2 00/47] mm: various (urgent?) fixes
2026-10-30 12:29 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 03/47] mm/memfd: check for real shmem inodes before accessing shmem state
[PATCH] KVM: arm64: nv: Size nested stage-2 MMUs by the NV PARange cap
2026-10-30 12:28 UTC (5+ messages)
ext4 data=journal deprecation: long-standing industrial use case
2026-10-30 12:28 UTC (7+ messages)
` AW: "
[PATCH v3 0/6] K3: wait for TIFS init before CTRL_MMR unlock
2026-10-30 12:27 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/6] arm: mach-k3: common: add helper to wait for TIFS initialization
` [PATCH v3 2/6] dm: core: Add SPL_DM_EVENT
` [PATCH v3 3/6] arm: mach-k3: am625: Wait for TIFS initialization
` [PATCH v3 4/6] arm: mach-k3: am62a7: "
` [PATCH v3 5/6] arm: mach-k3: am62p5: "
` [PATCH v3 6/6] arm: mach-k3: j722s: "
[PATCH v2 1/2] drm/amdgpu/gfx11: program the SPM VMID once the RLC runs
2026-10-30 12:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH bpf] bpf, sockmap: use READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE for saved_data_ready in the verdict path
2026-10-30 12:26 UTC (10+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf v2] bpf, sockmap: annotate the psock teardown data races
Please add the rxarray tree to linux-next
2026-10-30 12:26 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/9] Add RISC-V Worlds ISA support to OpenSBI
2026-10-30 12:26 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 5/9] lib: sbi_domain_context: propagate error from sbi_hart_protection_reconfigure
Linux kernel 6.1.191 released
2026-10-30 12:25 UTC
Linux kernel 6.6.161 released
2026-10-30 12:25 UTC
[PATCH] usb: misc: onboard_usb_dev: don't defer the USB device probe
2026-10-30 12:24 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net 2/2] mptcp: release the parent socket reference with the subflow context
2026-10-30 12:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net 1/2] mptcp: keep delegated subflow contexts alive until socket release
2026-10-30 12:25 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 00/15] KVM: arm64: FEAT_HDBSS support for stage-2 dirty tracking
2026-10-30 12:24 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 05/15] KVM: arm64: Harvest stage-2 dirty state into the host folio account
[PATCH 0/2] phy: sun4i-usb: add the Allwinner A733 USB PHY
2026-10-30 12:24 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: phy: document Allwinner A733 USB-2.0 PHY
[PATCH bpf-next v2 00/22] bpf: Replace bpf_patch_insn_data() with a list of deferred patches
2026-10-30 12:24 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 07/22] bpf: Let the patch list remove instructions
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 14/22] bpf: Move bpf_convert_ctx_accesses() to the patch list
` [PATCH bpf-next v2 22/22] selftests/bpf: Cover a backward may_goto pushed out of range by patches
[PATCH net v4 0/2] xsk: fix multi-buffer TX software checksum
2026-10-30 12:24 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH net v4 1/2] xsk: defer software checksum until the skb is complete
[PATCH v2 net] udp: restore hlist_nulls for primary and secondary hash tables
2026-10-30 12:24 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH i-g-t] tests/intel/xe_vm: Scale BO size in out-of-memory to available VRAM
2026-10-30 12:22 UTC (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure for "
[PATCH v7 1/2] x86/tboot: Add support for parsing DTPR table and disabling TPRs
2026-10-30 12:22 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] drm/i915/display: fix a few i915_reg_t usages that have crept back
2026-10-30 12:22 UTC
[PATCH v13 11/11] ext4: Add EXT4_IOC_SET_LUFID ioctl for setting LUFID on directory entries
2026-10-30 12:21 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/3] qcom: Enable HS200/HS400 eMMC modes on Qualcomm platforms
2026-10-30 12:21 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] mmc: msm_sdhci: fix max-frequency read into wrong-sized variable
` [PATCH v2 2/3] mmc: msm_sdhci: add HS200/HS400 support
` [PATCH v2 3/3] configs: qcom: enable CONFIG_MMC_HS400_SUPPORT
[PATCH] files/license-hashes.csv: add go-cmp and runtime-spec hashes
2026-10-30 12:21 UTC
[PATCH v2] powerpc/mm: fix uninitialized ZONE_DEVICE struct pages with PMDs
2026-10-30 12:19 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] arm64: tlbflush: Don't broadcast if mm was only active on local cpu
2026-10-30 12:18 UTC (4+ messages)
[DISCUSSION] ALSA: usb-audio: Card naming for composite devices
2026-10-30 12:17 UTC
[PATCH] mm/zsmalloc: inline obj_malloc() and obj_free()
2026-10-30 12:17 UTC
[PATCH CI 0/2] drm/xe: CPER info queue for CI
2026-10-30 12:16 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] drm/xe/xe_ras: Add support to retrieve info queue data
` [PATCH 2/2] drm/xe/cper: Prepare Intel CPER info records
[PATCH 6.12.y v2] kbuild: link-vmlinux.sh: improve detection of third pass requirement
2026-10-30 12:15 UTC
[PATCH] ui/vnc: recover a job dropped by vnc_abort_display_jobs()
2026-10-30 12:14 UTC (2+ messages)
Linux kernel 5.15.224 released
2026-10-30 12:15 UTC
[PATCH v2] rcutorture: Avoid create fwd_prog_tasks for tasks-rude and srcu-atomic
2026-10-30 12:14 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] yocto-check-layer: don't skip entries when dropping invalid layers
2026-10-30 12:14 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
[syzbot] [wpan?] general protection fault in ieee802154_llsec_dump_table (2)
2026-10-30 12:14 UTC
[PATCH] tools/bootconfig: Preserve event trigger filters in ftrace2bconf.sh
2026-10-30 12:13 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 0/2] tools/bootconfig: Fix histogram filters and variable names
[PATCH v3 0/6] Add eDP support for RK3568
2026-10-30 12:13 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/6] dt-bindings: phy: Add rockchip,rk3568-edp-phy
[PATCH 0/2] mm/memfd: add F_SEAL_PUNCH_HOLE
2026-10-30 12:12 UTC (10+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next 0/2] Fix psock update-side data races on sk->sk_prot and progs
2026-10-30 12:13 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next 1/2] selftests/bpf: Cover concurrent sockmap update and delete
[PATCH] Documentation: clarify Git's security boundary
2026-10-30 12:12 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/9] media: i2c: ov7251: fixes and infrared strobe for Surface Book 2
2026-10-30 12:12 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 8/9] media: i2c: ov7251: Add strobe output enable control
[PATCH RFC] media: az6007: Fix out-of-bounds access and mutex reinitialization
2026-10-30 12:12 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH RFC] x86/syscall: Dispatch via sys_call_table when Spectre v2 and BHI are off
2026-10-30 12:11 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH v7 00/65] Hi
2026-10-30 12:11 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 17/65] qom: add object_{class_}property_add_qapi_enum
[PATCH v2 00/27] mfd: Assorted resource lifetime, teardown, and error-handling fixes
2026-10-30 12:10 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 13/27] mfd: twl-core: Clear twl_priv pointer on teardown and probe failure
[PATCH net v2 1/2] netlink: check sk_rcvbuf before charging the dump skb
2026-10-30 12:10 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 00/13] drm/dp, drm/i915: conversions from seq_file to drm_printer
2026-10-30 12:10 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 09/13] drm/i915/debugfs: pass struct drm_printer to intel_{dp, dp_mst, hdmi}_crtc_info()
` [PATCH 10/13] drm/i915/debugfs: pass struct drm_printer to intel_hdcp_info()
` [PATCH 11/13] drm/i915/debugfs: refactor intel_seq_print_mode() into intel_print_mode()
` [PATCH 12/13] drm/i915/debugfs: pass struct drm_printer to intel_connector_info()
` [PATCH 13/13] drm/i915/debugfs: prefer drm_printf_indent() over inline \t
Linux kernel 5.10.273 released
2026-10-30 12:10 UTC
[PATCH net] soreuseport: annotate data-races around reuse->socks[] and num_socks
2026-10-30 12:09 UTC
[PATCH] vsock: reject negative tv_usec in SO_VM_SOCKETS_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
2026-10-30 12:09 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH RFC 0/3] landlock: Add access rights on created files
2026-10-30 12:09 UTC (2+ messages)
PGP key submission: Daniel Pereira da Silva (pt_BR documentation)
2026-10-30 12:09 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/4] drm/panel: ili9881c: add support for Mingjun MJ070BI30IA2
2026-10-30 12:09 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/4] dt-bindings: ili9881c: add compatible string "
[PATCH] iommufd: Reject opens until module initialization succeeds
2026-10-30 12:08 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] arm64: Kconfig: Don't select CPUMASK_OFFSTACK with 64K pages
2026-10-30 11:53 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH RFC v6 0/5] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Support shared Stream IDs
2026-10-30 12:12 UTC (9+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC v6 5/5] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Wire up shared-SID STE ordering and feature gating
[PATCH 0/4] clk / clocksource: Add Ingenic X1600 SoC support
2026-10-30 12:06 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] dt-bindings: clock: Add Ingenic X1600 CGU bindings
[Buildroot] [git commit] configs/imx93frdm_defconfig: fix U-Boot build without host GnuTLS
2026-10-30 12:05 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/9] ARM: dts: omap: dm816x: fixes and peripheral updates for DM8168 SoC
2026-10-30 12:07 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 7/9] ARM: dts: omap: dm816x: Remove hwmod code for USB
[PATCH v2 00/31] tests/tcg: Massage MIPS tests for easier maintenance
2026-10-30 12:06 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 14/31] tests/tcg/mips: Group MSA bit-count tests
[PATCH v4] drm/vblank: Don't arm vblank timer with invalid frame duration
2026-10-30 12:07 UTC (4+ messages)
[Buildroot] [PATCH] configs/imx93frdm_defconfig: fix U-Boot build without host GnuTLS
2026-10-30 12:06 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] drm/ssd130x: Make the SSD1322 work
2026-10-30 12:06 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: display: solomon,ssd132x: Add col-offset and dclk properties for the SSD1322
[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 2/2] package/mupdf, python-pymupdf: bump to versions 1.28.5 and 1.28.2
2026-10-30 12:05 UTC (6+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH v3 1/2] package/python-pipcl: new host package
` [Buildroot] [PATCH v3 2/2] package/mupdf, python-pymupdf: bump to versions 1.28.5 and 2.0
[PATCH v6 00/10] Xe3P GPU Error Injection Test Suite with DRM RAS Netlink Support
2026-10-30 12:04 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 08/10] lib/igt_drm_ras_nl: add event notify subscription and event wait support
[PATCH RFC v7 0/7] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Support shared Stream IDs
2026-10-30 12:09 UTC (8+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC v7 1/7] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Allocate streams individually
` [PATCH RFC v7 2/7] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Delay stream allocation to inside the mutex
` [PATCH RFC v7 3/7] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Plumb the CD table into the CD helpers
` [PATCH RFC v7 4/7] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Use a per-domain CD table for non-PASID streams
` [PATCH RFC v7 5/7] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Support shared SIDs in insert/remove_master
` [PATCH RFC v7 6/7] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Group aliasing devices into the same IOMMU group
` [PATCH RFC v7 7/7] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Wire up shared-SID STE ordering and feature gating
[PATCH] pinctrl: rk805: fix ordering of gpio and pinctrl registration
2026-10-30 12:05 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] xhci: give back TDs and clean up ep0 after disconnect
2026-10-30 12:05 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH libgpiod] build: honor default_library for the installed libraries
2026-10-30 12:05 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH libgpiod v3] "
[PATCH v2 00/10] iio: frequency: ad9910: add IIO backend support
2026-10-30 12:05 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 06/10] iio: frequency: ad9910: add axi backend driver
` [PATCH v2 08/10] iio: frequency: ad9910: support iio backend
[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/mono: bump to version 6.14.1
2026-10-30 12:04 UTC (2+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH] package/mono-btls: new package
[RFC PATCH 0/2] kexec,mm/cma: do not run the next kernel from a fixed-base CMA area
2026-10-30 12:03 UTC (7+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/2] kexec: do not place the next kernel in a fixed-address "
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