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[RFC PATCH v2 00/19] resctrl: Generalize monitor events across resources
 2026-10-30 17:09 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v2 01/19] arm_mpam: resctrl: Leave CDP off when there are too few PARTIDs

[PATCH v2 0/8] drm/msm: Attach a driver to GMU
 2026-10-30 17:09 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/8] drm/msm/adreno: Fix invalid drvdata typecast in adreno_remove()
` [PATCH v2 2/8] drm/msm/adreno/a6xx: Mark cxpd device_link as stateless

[PATCH v8 0/6] serial: 8250: serialize DMA cancellation with buffer reuse
 2026-10-30 17:09 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 6/6] serial: 8250: retain DMA resources when termination fails

[PATCH 0/2] arm64: dts: imx8qm: add smmu information for usb and add hsic usb port
 2026-10-30 17:09 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] arm64: dts: imx8qm-ss-conn: add usbotg3 iommu information

[android-common:android16-6.12 3/3] ERROR: modpost: module ecryptfs uses symbol lock_rename from namespace VFS_internal_I_am_really_a_filesystem_and_am_NOT_a_driver, but does not import it
 2026-10-30 17:08 UTC 

[PATCH] sunxi: Fix misspelled NCAT2 config guard in gpio_init
 2026-10-30 17:08 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH net] docs: netdev: try to force agents to disclose info for fixes
 2026-10-30 17:08 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH net v2] bonding: fix missing down path on speed/duplex failure after FAIL->UP
 2026-10-30 17:08 UTC  (3+ messages)

+ mm-shmem-fix-swapin-livelock-on-a-mismatched-large-swap-cache-folio.patch added to mm-hotfixes-unstable branch
 2026-10-30 17:08 UTC 

[PATCH net v2] net/packet: account user-triggered allocations to memcg
 2026-10-30 17:08 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] cxl/port: Fix endpoint RAS error unmasking
 2026-10-30 17:08 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] libfdt: Fix fdt_get_path() reading before the start of the buffer
 2026-10-30 17:08 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH net] macvlan: fix allmulti reference counting in passthru mode
 2026-10-30 17:07 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/3] Extend drm_ras for qaic telemetry
 2026-10-30 17:06 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] drm/drm_ras: Remove admin-perm flag from list-nodes operation
` [PATCH v2 2/3] drm/drm_ras: Extend DRM RAS interface to include telemetry nodes
` [PATCH v2 3/3] accel/qaic: Add callbacks for DRM RAS netlink telemetry

[LTP] [PATCH v4] inotify13: check rename cookie pairing after adjacent moves
 2026-10-30 17:06 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] net: dwc_eth_qos: Support external RMII reference clock on i.MX8M Plus
 2026-10-30 17:06 UTC 

[PATCH v2] libfdt: Fix fdt_get_path() reading before the start of the buffer
 2026-10-30 17:06 UTC 

[PATCH] imx: fdt: drop the cooling devices of the disabled cores
 2026-10-30 17:05 UTC 

[PATCH v4 0/4] ASoC: cancel pending delayed works on codec removal
 2026-10-30 17:04 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/4] ASoC: rt5668: cancel delayed works on component removal
` [PATCH v4 2/4] ASoC: rt5659: cancel jack_detect_work "
` [PATCH v4 3/4] ASoC: twl6040: cancel headset jack work "
` [PATCH v4 4/4] ASoC: wm8994: drain delayed works on remove and probe error

[PATCH v8 0/2] RDMA/rxe: copy send WQE to kernel buffer before processing
 2026-10-30 17:04 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 1/2] "
` [PATCH v8 2/2] RDMA/rxe: copy send WQE to kernel buffer in completer path

[PATCH] ALSA: hda: cs35l41: Add DSD properties for ASUS UX582Z (1043:1a8f)
 2026-10-30 17:03 UTC 

[PATCH 6.1 0/3] Fix incorrect backports
 2026-10-30 17:02 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.1 1/3] Revert "crypto: jitterentropy - replace long-held spinlock with mutex"
` [PATCH 6.1 2/3] Revert "crypto: jitter - replace LFSR with SHA3-256"
` [PATCH 6.1 3/3] crypto: jitterentropy - replace long-held spinlock with mutex

[PATCH v2 0/4] riscv: dts: thead: Add Milk-V Meles support
 2026-10-30 17:03 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/4] riscv: dts: thead: add Milk-V Meles

[PATCH i-g-t 0/2] tests/msm/msm_bo: Add mapping and free tests
 2026-10-30 17:02 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure for "

[PATCH v5 0/8] serial: 8250_dw: describe the Allwinner H616 and A523 UART configurations
 2026-10-30 17:02 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 4/8] serial: 8250_dw: configure the Allwinner H616 UART
` [PATCH v5 7/8] serial: 8250_dw: discover Allwinner A523 FIFO depths through FCC

[PATCH] nvme-tcp: fix use-after-free in nvme_tcp_free_ctrl()
 2026-10-30 17:01 UTC 

(subset) [PATCH v3 0/4] arm64, riscv: release shadow stacks on failed fork
 2026-10-30 17:00 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 0/1] selftests/arm64: GCS must survive io_uring SQPOLL worker exit
  ` [PATCH 1/1] "

[PATCH v23 00/15] media: qcom: camss: Add Kaanapali support
 2026-10-30 17:01 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v23 08/15] media: qcom: camss: csiphy: Add support for v2.4.0 two-phase CSIPHY
` [PATCH v23 10/15] media: qcom: camss: vfe: Add support for VFE 1080
` [PATCH v23 15/15] arm64: dts: qcom: kaanapali-mtp-camera-s5kjn5: Add DT overlay

[PATCH sched_ext/for-7.4-fixes] sched_ext: Fix stale pick when a wakeup resets the donor during dispatch
 2026-10-30 17:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] hw/usb/dev-storage: fix hang with CSW queued behind the data TD
 2026-10-30 16:58 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] "
` [PATCH 2/2] tests/qtest/usb-hcd-xhci: test a CSW TD "

[Outreachy PATCH] list-objects-filter-options: pass repository to partial clone helpers
 2026-10-30 16:59 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [Outreachy PATCH v2] "

Q: .gitignore and asterisk "*"
 2026-10-30 16:59 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/8] MIPS: Octeon: fix missing function prototype warnings
 2026-10-30 16:59 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/8] MIPS: mm/c-octeon: "
` [PATCH 2/8] MIPS: Octeon: cvmx-helper: fix missing function prototype warning
` [PATCH 3/8] MIPS: Octeon: cvmx-interrupt: "
` [PATCH 4/8] MIPS: c-octeon: "
` [PATCH 5/8] MIPS: Octeon: octeon-platform: "
` [PATCH 6/8] MIPS: msi-octeon: "
` [PATCH 7/8] MIPS: Octeon: pci: fix missing function prototype warnings
` [PATCH 8/8] MIPS: Octeon: octeon.h: fix missing function prototype warning

[PATCH] ARM: Flush the entire TLB for large kernel ranges
 2026-10-30 16:58 UTC 

platform_profile: power-saver lost on Panther Lake when SoC Power Slider and dell-pc are both bound (low-power vs quiet)
 2026-10-30 16:58 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v7 00/16] iommufd: vIOMMUs and TSM guest requests for confidential guests
 2026-10-30 16:58 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 08/16] iommufd/viommu: Keep a reference to the KVM file

[PATCH v2] xhci: give back TDs and clean up ep0 after disconnect
 2026-10-30 16:57 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/2] Add driver for the TI TLA2528 i2c ADC
 2026-10-30 16:58 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: adc: add Texas Instruments TLA2528
` [PATCH v2 2/2] iio: adc: add driver for Texas Instruments TLA2528 adc

[PATCH 0/1] scsi: core: Restart a stopped queue when sysfs sets a device running
 2026-10-30 16:58 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/1] "

[PATCH] archiver.bbclass: warn about sources which are not archived
 2026-10-30 16:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: Fix usemap overrun on nodes with multiple ranges
 2026-10-30 16:55 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH rtw-next v3] wifi: rtw88: usb: don't report the aggregation buffer as a frame
 2026-10-30 16:54 UTC 

[PATCH 0/6] mfd: Fix potential cleanup ordering and lifetime bugs
 2026-10-30 16:54 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/6] mfd: palmas: Fix potential IRQ action leaks on removal
` [PATCH 4/6] mfd: stmpe: Fix potential use-after-free during removal
` [PATCH 5/6] mfd: stmfx: Fix potential IRQ action leaks on removal

[PATCH v6 0/5] dmaengine: dw-edma: Support dynamic LL appends
 2026-10-30 16:54 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 2/5] dmaengine: dw-edma: Reclaim LL entries from hardware progress

[PATCH 0/3] media: Fix potential lifetime errors in probe rollback
 2026-10-30 16:54 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] media: siano: Fix potential use-after-free on graph failure
` [PATCH 2/3] media: cx18: Fix potential double free on ALSA initialization failure
` [PATCH 3/3] media: ivtv: "

[PATCH v6 00/10] Xe3P GPU Error Injection Test Suite with DRM RAS Netlink Support
 2026-10-30 16:52 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 05/10] lib/igt_drm_ras_nl: add get_error_threshold command support
` [PATCH v6 07/10] tests/intel/xe_err_injection: Add Core Compute Uncorr Error injection

[NOTES 06/07] AI contribution policy
 2026-10-30 16:53 UTC  (15+ messages)
` [PATCH] Documentation: propose community voting process

[PATCH v4] usb: pci-quirks: always assert xHCI OS ownership
 2026-10-30 16:52 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5] "

[PATCH v5 00/15] KVM: arm64: FEAT_HDBSS support for stage-2 dirty tracking
 2026-10-30 16:52 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 08/15] KVM: arm64: Flush the HDBSS buffer on VM exit

[PATCH 0/3] x86/HVM: batch the flushes of grant unmaps
 2026-10-30 16:50 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] IOMMU: record the flushes skipped under iommu_dont_flush_iotlb
` [PATCH 2/3] x86/HVM: defer IOTLB flushes across a grant unmap batch
` [PATCH 3/3] x86/HVM: defer p2m TLB "

[PATCH v1 1/9] net/i40e: skip FDIR flow engine when FDIR is unavailable
 2026-10-30 16:49 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] yocto-check-layer: don't skip entries when dropping invalid layers
 2026-10-30 16:49 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH v6] KEYS: key_garbage_collector(): process in chunks
 2026-10-30 16:49 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] PCI: exynos: Handle PHY initialization errors
 2026-10-30 16:48 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4] PCI: exynos: Handle PCIe "

[PATCH net-next v19 00/13] ax88179_178a: Add support for AX88179A-based chips
 2026-10-30 16:47 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH net v3 1/2] igc: only strip RX timestamp header from first buffer
 2026-10-30 16:47 UTC  (4+ messages)

[REGRESSION] usbhid -110 timeouts and reset loop for Keychron M5 (3434:d068) at boot since v7.3
 2026-10-30 16:47 UTC  (8+ messages)

[GIT PULL] AppArmor bugfixes for 7.4
 2026-10-30 16:46 UTC 

[PATCH] Bluetooth: MGMT: Send Connection Subrate on LE connection and update
 2026-10-30 16:46 UTC  (2+ messages)
`  "

[PATCH v2 0/3] hwmon: (fs1603) Add driver for TDK FS160x and FS1006 uPOL converters
 2026-10-30 16:45 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/3] dt-bindings: trivial-devices: Add TDK FS160x and FS1006

[PATCH v1 0/2] Improve eMMC performance for the StarFive JHB100 SoC
 2026-10-30 16:45 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 2/2] mmc: sdhci-of-dwcmshc: Set CQHCI command idle time for StarFive JHB100

[PATCH 1/2] Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix remaining advertising instance UAFs
 2026-10-30 16:45 UTC  (2+ messages)
` Bluetooth: Fix advertising instance accesses without hdev->lock

[PATCH 0/4] arm fixes (WxFT, bcm2835_fb)
 2026-10-30 16:43 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/4] target/arm: simplify wfxt_timer_cb to only trigger cpu_interrupt

[PATCH v1] Bluetooth: btintel: Add UEFI BRDS and BPMO for PeP
 2026-10-30 16:43 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [v1] "

[PATCH 00/20] target/hexagon: add V85 HLX support
 2026-10-30 16:42 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 07/20] target/hexagon: emit basic HLX vector operations inline

[PATCH v3 0/3] Hexagon: Add v79, v81 HVX fp/vcvt instructions
 2026-10-30 16:41 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/3] target/hexagon: add v79 HVX FP8 instructions
` [PATCH v3 3/3] target/hexagon: add v81 HVX FP8 and qf16 conversions

[PATCH v1] Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: Set MAC_INIT in get_mac_access()
 2026-10-30 16:42 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [v1] "

[BUG] ucsi: HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (Panther Lake) negotiates DP pin assignment D, no altmodes registered
 2026-10-30 16:41 UTC 

[PATCH 1/2] Bluetooth: SMP: Serialize forced BR/EDR channel changes
 2026-10-30 16:41 UTC  (2+ messages)
` Bluetooth: SMP: Serialize root channel updates

[PATCH 01/12] rtc: rv3029: use sysfs_emit() instead of sprintf()
 2026-10-30 16:40 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 06/12] rtc: abx80x: "

[PATCH 0/6] runstate: fix race between guest shutdown and SIGTERM
 2026-10-30 16:39 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] test: cmd: add binop tests and enable on sandbox
 2026-10-30 16:39 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] configs: sandbox: Enable binop command

[PATCH 0/7] fuse: use readdir result to shortcut negative lookups
 2026-10-30 16:39 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/7] fuse: fill the negative lookup cache from complete READDIRPLUS passes

[PATCH 0/2] Frontbuffer tracking fixes
 2026-10-30 16:39 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.Full: success for "

Solaris 10 on SPARC 64 running, but not stable
 2026-10-30 16:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/6] mtd: nand: stop DMA before unmapping on error and timeout paths
 2026-10-30 16:38 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 5/6] mtd: rawnand: marvell: stop DMA before unmapping on timeout
` [PATCH v2 6/6] mtd: rawnand: sh_flctl: use dmaengine_terminate_sync() on DMA timeout

[PATCH v4] doc: git-rebase: update incompatible options
 2026-10-30 16:38 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v5] "

[LTP] [PATCH v3][STAGING] syscalls/fanotify26: Add test for nested permission events
 2026-10-30 16:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] x86/virt/tdx: Skip TDH.SYS.DISABLE if the TDX module is not initialized
 2026-10-30 16:38 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] "

[PATCH] wireguard: socket: fix sticky source address on p2p
 2026-10-30 16:38 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/2] usb: typec: fsa4480: Support reporting hotplug events to a codec
 2026-10-30 16:37 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] dt-bindings: usb: fsa4480: Add an optional audio port/endpoint

[PATCH] mm/mempolicy: use one node set for interleave weights
 2026-10-30 16:37 UTC  (2+ messages)

+ include-linux-jhashh-fix-kernel-doc-parameter-name.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch
 2026-10-30 16:36 UTC 

[PATCH 0/5] arm64: support Engicam i.Core MX8M Plus FE C.TOUCH 2.0 board
 2026-10-30 16:35 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] arm64: dts: imx8mp-icore-mx8mp: enable the watchdog
` [PATCH 2/5] dt-bindings: arm: fsl: support Engicam i.Core MX8M Plus FE C.TOUCH 2.0 board
` [PATCH 3/5] arm64: dts: freescale: support Engicam i.Core MX8M Plus FE SoM
` [PATCH 4/5] arm64: dts: freescale: support Engicam i.Core MX8M Plus FE C.TOUCH 2.0 board
` [PATCH 5/5] arm64: dts: freescale: add Engicam C.TOUCH 2.0 LVDS display overlay

[PATCH v5 0/2] util/coroutine: Reduce default idle pool max size
 2026-10-30 16:35 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/12] tests/tcg: Add MIPS32 Release 6 tests
 2026-10-30 16:35 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/12] tests/docker: Add the mips32r6el toolchain

[PATCH v2] mm/mempolicy: recompute automatic interleave weights on memory hotplug
 2026-10-30 16:35 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/bridge: fsl-ldb: Remove panel naming and use scoped device_node cleanup
 2026-10-30 16:32 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2] ASoC: meson: card: fix driver remove
 2026-10-30 16:29 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] ASoC: meson: card: leave the device drvdata to the ASoC card
` [PATCH 2/2] ASoC: meson: card: unregister the card before freeing its links

[PATCH v5] iio: adc: pac1934: validate ACPI _DSM return type and bounds
 2026-10-30 16:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] tty: serial: samsung: use dmaengine_terminate_sync() in release_dma
 2026-10-30 16:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC 0/2] net/mlx5: Cut workqueue traffic of firmware commands and stats
 2026-10-30 16:31 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 1/2] net/mlx5: Submit blocking commands from the caller's context
` [PATCH RFC 2/2] net/mlx5e: Rate limit the HW stats refresh from ndo_get_stats64

[PATCH] lib/crypto: aes: use memzero_explicit() instead of memset()
 2026-10-30 16:31 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v3] mm: memcontrol: fix NULL pointer deref and UAF from high_work_func() on dying memcg
 2026-10-30 16:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] pipe: bound new-page copies by remaining iterator bytes
 2026-10-30 16:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/2] qcom: Enable HS200/HS400 eMMC modes on Qualcomm platforms
 2026-10-30 16:31 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] mmc: msm_sdhci: add HS200/HS400 support

[PATCH v2 0/2 RESEND] usb: gadget: uac2: support explicit channel counts
 2026-10-30 16:31 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2 RESEND] usb: gadget: u_audio: pass channel counts explicitly

[PATCH] mempool/cnxk: fix halo enable devarg parsing
 2026-10-30 16:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

No network for SolidRun LX2160A Clearfog CX with kernel 6.12.113
 2026-10-30 16:30 UTC  (4+ messages)

updating key to more stable kernel.org address, revoking alan.maguire@oracle.com
 2026-10-30 16:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[syzbot] [ext4?] WARNING in ext4_do_writepages
 2026-10-30 16:29 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2] KVM: PPC: BookE: Fix boot hang on preemptible kernels
 2026-10-30 16:21 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] KVM: PPC: BookE: Disable preemption before loading guest FP and Altivec

[PATCH v3 0/2] nvme-tcp: NIC topology aware I/O queue scaling and queue info export
 2026-10-30 16:28 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH] fs/freevxfs: reject immed inode larger than the inline area
 2026-10-30 16:27 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] fs/sysv: validate free-list counts from the superblock
 2026-10-30 16:26 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] of: unittest: Require BUG_ON_DATA_CORRUPTION to be disabled
 2026-10-30 16:26 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next 0/8] bpf: Add user memory kfuncs
 2026-10-30 16:26 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next 1/8] bpf: Add __srcptr kfunc argument suffix

[PATCH] KVM: arm64: nv: Size nested stage-2 MMUs by the NV PARange cap
 2026-10-30 16:25 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] nsfs: gate pid-translation ioctls behind ptrace read access
 2026-10-30 16:25 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net v4 0/3] netconsole: fix target enable race and configfs read locking
 2026-10-30 16:25 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net v4 3/3] netconsole: recheck device registration after waiting for carrier

[PATCH 0/3] builtin/grep: fix reading objects from wrong repository
 2026-10-30 16:25 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] builtin/grep: read submodule trees via their repository

[PATCH v2] phy: qcom: qmp-combo: update offsets table for x1e80100
 2026-10-30 16:24 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] bus: mhi: host: Shut down the health check timer on removal
 2026-10-30 16:24 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH mptcp-next v5 2/4] mptcp: sched: penalise a slow subflow by halving its cwnd
 2026-10-30 16:23 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] crypto: robustness fixes to handling of SM3 hash
 2026-10-30 16:23 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] crypto: add glib initialization for "

[PATCH rtw-next v9 0/3] wifi: rtw88: channel switch in AP mode
 2026-10-30 16:23 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH rtw-next v9 3/3] wifi: rtw88: time the countdown downloads from the TBTT

[PATCH] libfs: walk offset directories in offset order
 2026-10-30 16:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] block/mirror: inherit the source node discard flag in mirror_top
 2026-10-30 16:20 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH] iotests: cover discard passthrough during background mirror


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