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[PATCH v8 0/6] sched: Add support for long task name
 2026-10-30 22:34 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 1/6] treewide: Get rid of get_task_comm()
` [PATCH v8 2/6] treewide: Replace memcpy(..., current->comm) with copy_task_comm()
` [PATCH v8 3/6] lib/string_kunit: Add test for copy_task_comm()
` [PATCH v8 4/6] sched: Extend task command name with TASK_COMM_EXT_LEN
` [PATCH v8 5/6] prctl: Add support for long user thread names
` [PATCH v8 6/6] selftests: prctl: Add test for long "

[PATCH] i2c-powermac: Silence modalias failure message on G5 powermacs
 2026-10-30 22:33 UTC 

linux-next: manual merge of the risc-v tree with the mm tree
 2026-10-30 22:33 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH linux-next] riscv/mm: fix up the mm-fixes merge of free_pmd_table()

[PATCH net-next v4] net: phy: aquantia: Add support for 5GbaseR
 2026-10-30 22:33 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PULL 0/5] Block patches
 2026-10-30 22:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

7.2.y took the on-air address fix without its companion
 2026-10-30 22:32 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH mm-new v1 0/2] mm: vmscan: skip anon folios zswap would refuse when writeback is off
 2026-10-30 22:32 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH mm-new v1 2/2] "

[PATCH v2 0/3] Cleanup OA stream on PCI unbind/remove
 2026-10-30 22:31 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] drm/xe/oa: Use the drm device address_space for the OA stream fd
` [PATCH v2 2/3] drm/xe/oa: Gate OA buffer mmap faults
` [PATCH v2 3/3] drm/xe/oa: Quiesce OA streams on driver unbind and PCI reset

[PATCH v2] net/sched: sch_cake: skip redundant cake_mq rate updates
 2026-10-30 22:31 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH rdma-next] MAINTAINERS: Add Jacob Moroni as irdma co-maintainer
 2026-10-30 22:30 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next v2 1/2] bpf: Add bpf_ksock_bind() kfunc
 2026-10-30 22:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next v3 0/7] bpf: Add UHMUL and SHMUL instructions
 2026-10-30 22:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] USB serial fixes for 7.4-rc1
 2026-10-30 22:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] kbuild: Fallout from moving '-mfentry' check into Kconfig stage
 2026-10-30 22:29 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] kbuild: Move testing of '-mfentry' back to Makefile from Kconfig

[PATCH net 1/2] net/ipv4: reserve exthdrlen as headroom instead of counting it in skb->len
 2026-10-30 22:29 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net 2/2] net/ipv4: fail append when the moved fraggap exceeds the fragment data

[PATCH v2] mm/memory-failure: fix folio refcount leak and min_order_for_split() locking
 2026-10-30 22:29 UTC 

[PATCH 00/13] drm/dp, drm/i915: conversions from seq_file to drm_printer
 2026-10-30 22:29 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure for "

[PATCH] usb: stop generic OHCI and EHCI at OS handoff
 2026-10-30 22:28 UTC  (4+ messages)
  ` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH 0/2] WIP: doc: add new git tutorial
 2026-10-30 22:27 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 0/2] "
  ` [PATCH v4 1/2] doc: remove gittutorial

[PATCH 0/4] gpu: nova-core: gsp: cmdq: preparatory changes for r000 support
 2026-10-30 22:27 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] gpu: nova-core: fix stride of NV_PFSP_* registers

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/linux-tools: perf: explicitly disable BPF skeletons
 2026-10-30 22:26 UTC 

[PATCH] Makefile: let ccache cache objects built with the precompiled header
 2026-10-30 22:26 UTC  (7+ messages)

+ userfaultfd-docs-fix-an-error-code-two-names-and-the-pollerr-cause.patch added to mm-new branch
 2026-10-30 22:26 UTC 

drivers/scsi/sd.c:4493:2-17: WARNING: NULL check before some freeing functions is not needed
 2026-10-30 22:25 UTC 

[PATCH net] vsock/virtio: clear vqs[] to avoid a UAF on a failed PM restore
 2026-10-30 22:25 UTC  (2+ messages)

[wens:sunxi-wip 36/36] drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c:1930:1: warning: unused label 'pm_put'
 2026-10-30 22:24 UTC 

[PATCH net v3 1/2] net: dsa: mxl862xx: bound FDB dump walk with a read limit
 2026-10-30 22:24 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/7] KVM: x86: More EFER.LMA vs. CR4.PAE fixes
 2026-10-30 22:24 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/7] Revert "KVM: x86: Skip EFER vs. guest CPUID checks for host-initiated writes"
` [PATCH v3 5/7] KVM: x86: Recompute EFER.LMA instead of inheriting the current value on EFER writes

[PATCH] gdbstub: reset supported features on Supported request
 2026-10-30 22:21 UTC 

[PATCH RFC bpf-next 0/2] bpf: Do not let preemption cause false recursion drops in trampoline progs
 2026-10-30 22:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v10 0/2] RDMA/rxe: copy send WQE to kernel buffer (TOCTOU hardening)
 2026-10-30 22:22 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 1/2] RDMA/rxe: copy send WQE to kernel buffer before processing
` [PATCH v10 2/2] RDMA/rxe: copy send WQE to kernel buffer in completer path

[PATCH net v3] net: Fix Hole-196 vulnerability by dropping unicast ARP/IP in L2 BMC
 2026-10-30 22:21 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH net v4] "

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/ffmpeg: fix build on i386
 2026-10-30 22:20 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] package/ffmpeg: fix build with uclibc-ng < 1.0.42

[PATCH bpf-next v2] bpf: Drop percpu_counter from the htab element count
 2026-10-30 22:20 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next 0/3] selftests/bpf: Make strobemeta and pyperf robust to branch reordering
 2026-10-30 22:20 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next 1/3] selftests/bpf: Check the strobemeta variable read instead of its location

[PATCH] tests/intel: Add per-client async strided-copy repro
 2026-10-30 22:18 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for "

[PATCH] drm/amd/display: use atomic commit for panel power savings
 2026-10-30 22:19 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/9] perf: Add NVIDIA Tegra410 uncore PMU events and metrics
 2026-10-30 22:18 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] leds: trigger-netdev: add byte-rate threshold mode
 2026-10-30 22:18 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] btrfs: fix a livelock in wait_for_commit() on PREEMPT_RT
 2026-10-30 22:18 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net v4] kcm: reject attaching sockets with a ULP, and TLS on KCM sockets
 2026-10-30 22:17 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [syzbot ci] "

[PATCH net-next] net: dsa: qca8k: expose cached per-port MIB counters via get_stats64
 2026-10-30 22:17 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/8] Hexagon: HMX system
 2026-10-30 22:16 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/8] target/hexagon: add HMX attrs, state
` [PATCH v3 2/8] hw/hexagon: add the HMX context device
` [PATCH v3 3/8] target/hexagon: add per-CPU HMX configuration
` [PATCH v3 4/8] target/hexagon: import HMX instruction definitions
` [PATCH v3 5/8] target/hexagon: gate HMX exec on SSR:XE2
` [PATCH v3 6/8] hw/hexagon: describe HMX in the device tree
` [PATCH v3 7/8] hw/hexagon: migrate the HMX state
` [PATCH v3 8/8] target/hexagon: implement mxclracc

[moderation/CI] Re: kcm: reject attaching sockets with a ULP, and TLS on KCM sockets
 2026-10-30 22:16 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] mm/swapfile: drop a large unmapped swap-in folio in unuse_pte()
 2026-10-30 22:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] KVM: x86/pmu: Add mediated vPMU PerfMon v5 support
 2026-10-30 22:13 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 11/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate the GLOBAL_STATUS_SET and GLOBAL_INUSE MSRs

[PATCH net v4] mptcp: do not use Fast Open on MP_JOIN subflows
 2026-10-30 22:12 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH sched_ext/for-7.4-fixes] sched_ext: Call ops.sub_attach() only while the cgroup is online
 2026-10-30 22:12 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH sched_ext/for-7.4-fixes] sched_ext: Fix scx_bpf_dsq_reenq() kerneldoc claiming NMI calls are allowed
 2026-10-30 22:12 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v11 0/5] vfio-pci/zdev: Improved zPCI Function Measurement Support
 2026-10-30 22:11 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v11 5/5] vfio-pci/zdev: Add VFIO FMB device features

[PATCH net v3 0/8] net: dsa: b53: Preliminary fixes
 2026-10-30 22:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/23] Subject: [PATCH net-next 00/23] net/hpe: add HPE Slingshot NIC drivers
 2026-10-30 22:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

+ ipc-msg-fix-msg_qbytes-truncation-in-ipc_set.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch
 2026-10-30 22:10 UTC 

[PATCH net] sctp: account for chunk padding in sctp_init_cause()
 2026-10-30 22:10 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] vsock: reject negative tv_usec in SO_VM_SOCKETS_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
 2026-10-30 22:08 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH ath-next 0/3] wifi: ath12k: accept what newer QCN9274 firmware requests at boot
 2026-10-30 22:08 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH ath-next 1/3] wifi: ath12k: allocate the AFC memory region requested by firmware
` [PATCH ath-next 2/3] wifi: ath12k: skip unknown direct buffer ring module IDs
` [PATCH ath-next 3/3] wifi: ath12k: name direct buffer ring modules 2 and 3

[PATCH v6 0/2] x86,fs/resctrl: Keep default MBM mode at boot and fix ABMC programming
 2026-10-30 22:08 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 2/2] x86,fs/resctrl: Keep mbm_assign_mode in default mode at boot

[PATCH] drm/gud: avoid divide error in gud_stats_debugfs
 2026-10-30 22:07 UTC 

[PATCH net v4] tipc: raise the minimum bearer MTU to fit tunnel and crypto overhead
 2026-10-30 22:07 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH 7.2 00/10] 7.2.15-rc1 review
 2026-10-30 22:06 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL update] perf tools changes for v7.4
 2026-10-30 22:06 UTC 

[PATCH DNI v3 00/15] media: rcar-fcp, vsp1: Enable on R-Car X5H
 2026-10-30 22:05 UTC  (18+ messages)
` [PATCH DNI v3 01/15] dt-bindings: clock: renesas,r8a78000-cpg: Add CPG_SGD4_VIO_DP_{TX,OTHER}
` [PATCH DNI v3 03/15] pmdomain: renesas: r8a78000: Add maps for VIO for SCP FW SDKv4.36
` [PATCH DNI v3 05/15] arm64: renesas: r8a78000: Add VSP[BI] nodes
` [PATCH DNI v3 06/15] arm64: renesas: r8a78000: Add FCPVD and VSPD nodes
` [PATCH v3 10/15] media: vsp1: Fix access to reserved registers
` [PATCH v3 12/15] media: vsp1: Fix setting control register by display list
` [PATCH v3 14/15] media: vsp1: Complete buffers as queued in start_streaming error path
` [PATCH DNI v3 15/15] media: rcar-fcp: Check device revision at probe time

[PATCH 0/3] iommu: qcom: Fix the MSM GPU and display with DMA-address based mappings
 2026-10-30 22:04 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] iommu/qcom: Invalidate the TLB in flush_iotlb_all
` [PATCH 2/3] iommu/qcom: Use identity default domains for the MSM GPU and display
` [PATCH 3/3] iommu/arm-smmu-qcom: Use identity default domains for MDP5

Tracepoint project: starting host1x_syncpt_wait_check
 2026-10-30 22:04 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH scarthgap 00/19] Disable compromised CA certificates
 2026-10-30 22:03 UTC  (4+ messages)
  ` [OE-core] "

[PATCH mptcp-next v2 5/5] selftests: mptcp: sockopt: check app_limited
 2026-10-30 22:02 UTC 

[PATCH mptcp-next v2 4/5] mptcp: track app-limited state in mptcp_sendmsg
 2026-10-30 22:02 UTC 

[PATCH mptcp-next v2 3/5] mptcp: add sendmsg_locked to proto_ops
 2026-10-30 22:02 UTC 

[PATCH mptcp-next v2 2/5] mptcp: implement peek_len for proto_ops
 2026-10-30 22:02 UTC 

[PATCH 0/7] MAINTAINERS: MM updates
 2026-10-30 22:02 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/7] MAINTAINERS: mention for-next branch in MEMORY MANAGEMENT - MEMORY MAP
` [PATCH 2/7] MAINTAINERS: TMPFS (SHMEM FILESYSTEM) updates
` [PATCH 3/7] MAINTAINERS: add Zi Yan as co-maintainer for MEMORY MANAGEMENT - THP
` [PATCH 4/7] MAINTAINERS: sort entries in MM sections
` [PATCH 5/7] MAINTAINERS: add missing files to MM component sections
` [PATCH 6/7] MAINTAINERS: rename and move MEMORY HOT(UN)PLUG
` [PATCH 7/7] MAINTAINERS: route more MM changes through mm/core.git

[PATCH v7] drm/amdgpu: UALink add debugfs selftest
 2026-10-30 22:01 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] perf tools changes for v7.4
 2026-10-30 22:00 UTC 

[PATCH net] batman-adv: reduce softirq drain in tt_purge loops
 2026-10-30 22:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] ACPI: s2idle: Handle shared _Ixx GPEs without an EC
 2026-10-30 22:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] DRM Google Nexus 10 display support
 2026-10-30 21:59 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] drm/panel_edp: Add SEC LTL101DL02-002 panel

[PATCH net 01/14] batman-adv: avoid WARN_ON for orig_ifinfo allocation failure
 2026-10-30 22:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] wifi: mac80211: make the phy tpt LED indicate real traffic
 2026-10-30 21:59 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] wifi: mac80211: count the tpt LED trigger from delivered data only
` [PATCH 2/2] wifi: mac80211: keep the tpt LED solid below an idle threshold

[PATCH] xen/dt: Skip non-RAM reserved-memory regions in make_memory_node()
 2026-10-30 21:58 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] selftests/mm: handle child status safely in khugepaged
 2026-10-30 21:58 UTC 

[PATCH v4 0/6] drm/msm: DMABUF_DEBUG fixes
 2026-10-30 21:57 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/6] drm/msm: Cleanup if pages_to_sg() fails
` [PATCH v4 2/6] drm/msm/gem: dma_map/unmap_sgtable()
` [PATCH v4 3/6] drm/msm: Extract out map/unmap helpers
` [PATCH v4 4/6] drm/msm: Convert iommu map/unmap to helpers
` [PATCH v4 5/6] drm/msm: Convert map helper to use dma-address
` [PATCH v4 6/6] drm/msm: Treat !mapped as an error

[PATCH v1] drm/xe/vf: Move H2G CTB to VRAM on VF
 2026-10-30 21:57 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.FULL: success for "

[PATCH net-next] net: dsa: qca8k: expose cached per-port MIB counters via get_stats64
 2026-10-30 21:55 UTC 

[PATCH] mmc: mmci: stm32: handle mmc power up
 2026-10-30 21:53 UTC 

[PATCH net v2] tun: bound the NAPI receive queue
 2026-10-30 21:52 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 1/3] drm/rockchip: vop2: Use drm_format_info_min_pitch() for plane offsets
 2026-10-30 21:49 UTC  (3+ messages)

[snitzer:kernel-7.3/nfs-testing-canary-reduce-i_lock-contention-LOCALIO 254/296] arch/mips/include/asm/cmpxchg.h:315:25: error: call to '__cmpxchg64_unsupported' declared with attribute error: cmpxchg64 not available; cpu_has_64bits may be false
 2026-10-30 21:49 UTC 

[PATCH net v2] bpf: Fix skb_pull() BUG in __bpf_redirect_neigh()
 2026-10-30 21:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

Guidance on Tracepoint Patch Review and Next Steps
 2026-10-30 21:47 UTC 

[PATCH v4 00/19] drm/msm/a8xx: GPU state capture support
 2026-10-30 21:46 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 11/19] drm/msm/debugfs: Use cleanup.h for gpu state dump
` [PATCH v4 12/19] drm/msm: Inhibit IFPC for state snapshot
` [PATCH v4 15/19] drm/msm/a8xx: devcoredump state capture support

[PATCH 00/46] mm: various (urgent?) fixes
 2026-10-30 21:45 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 06/46] mm/filemap: read mapping->a_ops->free_folio under i_lock

[PATCH v1] riscv: signal: mark the FP state clean before restoring it from the frame
 2026-10-30 21:44 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC v1 0/3] drm/i915/vrr: HDMI 2.1 VRR support
 2026-10-30 21:45 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for "

[wens:sunxi-wip 36/36] drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c:1930:1: warning: label 'pm_put' defined but not used
 2026-10-30 21:42 UTC 

[PATCH] sunrpc: fix lost wakeups when stopping service threads
 2026-10-30 21:43 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] nfsd: pin the module while a server exists
 2026-10-30 21:42 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] gpu: nova-core: make pramin/buddy optional
 2026-10-30 21:42 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/6] nfsd: add new export options for controlling read/write iomode
 2026-10-30 21:42 UTC  (2+ messages)

[ANNOUNCE] Release v6.12.114-cip34
 2026-10-30 21:42 UTC 

[PATCH net 3/3] ice: E825: perform a soft reset when starting the PHY timer
 2026-10-30 21:40 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net 2/3] ice: E825: clear PHY_TSTAMP memory prior to soft reset
 2026-10-30 21:40 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH bpf v2] bpf: Fix jited line info off by the CFI preamble
 2026-10-30 21:40 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/6] CPER: Add Memory Error Section 2 support
 2026-10-30 21:40 UTC  (11+ messages)

[PATCH] smb: client: fix OOB write when compounding SMB2_IOCTL with encryption
 2026-10-30 21:38 UTC 

[git pull] drm fixes for 7.4-rc1
 2026-10-30 21:37 UTC 

RFC: ACPI code first proposal, _OSC to negotiate use of Memory Section 2 CPER
 2026-10-30 21:38 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/5] KVM: nVMX: Honor L1-owned CR0 bits for LMSW
 2026-10-30 21:37 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/5] KVM: nVMX: Preserve L1-owned bits in CR{0,4} read shadows
` [PATCH v3 2/5] KVM: nVMX: Honor L1-owned CR0 bits when emulating intercepted LMSW for L2
` [PATCH v3 3/5] KVM: nVMX: Synthesize #GP if L2 writes a "bad" CR0 value via LMSW
` [PATCH v3 4/5] KVM: nVMX: Take full ownership of the post-VMXON CR{0,4} must-be-1 bits
` [PATCH v3 5/5] KVM: selftests: Verify KVM handling of L1-owned CR0 bits on writes from L2

[PATCH] selftests: vDSO: Fix header search list for vgetrandom-chacha.S
 2026-10-30 21:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 6.12.y-cip] PM: domains: Mark dev_pm_domain_allow_detach_on_unbind_cleanup() as inline
 2026-10-30 21:35 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] add -i: hide init/clear_add_i_state() functions
 2026-10-30 21:35 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH BlueZ v1 00/10] Run test-functional under User Mode Linux
 2026-10-30 21:34 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH BlueZ v1 04/10] adapter: Don't return Busy when a pending change sets the same value
` [PATCH BlueZ v1 10/10] test: Cover A2DP reconnection with a pending disconnection

[ANNOUNCE] 5.15.220-rt102
 2026-10-30 21:34 UTC 

[PATCH] usb: gadget: f_hid: avoid copy_from_user() under get_report_spinlock
 2026-10-30 21:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

Get references to queue buffers in CRIU restore
 2026-10-30 21:33 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/3] drm/amdkfd: Don't check for vm ready on svm unmap

[PATCH 0/6] drm/i915/ptl+: Fix eDP support on TypeC PHYs
 2026-10-30 21:33 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure for drm/i915/ptl+: Fix eDP support on TypeC PHYs (rev2)

[PATCH v2 0/3] Standardize early option scanning
 2026-10-30 21:33 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 0/4] "

[PATCH v6 00/18] TP8028 Rapid Path Failure Recovery
 2026-10-30 21:33 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 05/18] nvmet: Send an AEN on CCR completion

[PATCH net] net: lan966x: don't free XDP buffers in fdma tx clear with budget 0
 2026-10-30 21:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net] net: lan966x: save the RX state after quiescing the NAPI in a reload
 2026-10-30 21:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net] ppp: remove SC_MUST_COMP
 2026-10-30 21:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] tracing: export live module tracepoint strings in printk_formats
 2026-10-30 21:30 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] tracing: Export "

[PATCH bpf v3 1/2] x86/ftrace: Mark jmp mode by clearing bit 63 of trampoline address
 2026-10-30 21:30 UTC  (2+ messages)


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