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[GIT PULL 1/7] Device tree bindings changes for v7.4-rc1
 2026-11-04 17:08 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [GIT PULL 4/7] firmware/tegra: Changes "

[RFC PATCH 0/9] iommu/iommufd: Add hypervisor external attach
 2026-11-04 17:08 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 1/9] iommu: Introduce external attach domain type

[RFC PATCH] mm/rmap: use release ordering for small-folio mapcount removal
 2026-11-04 17:08 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH 00/35] drm/panel: let the panels use the atomic state
 2026-11-04 17:07 UTC  (12+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/35] drm/panel: remove the get_timings() callback
` [PATCH 02/35] drm/panel: remove the unused struct panel_bridge
` [PATCH 13/35] drm/panel: remove the _typed() panel bridge functions
` [PATCH 14/35] drm/panel: remove drm_panel.connector_type

[PATCH v8 00/15] iommufd: TSM-backed virtual IOMMUs for confidential guests
 2026-11-04 17:07 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 08/15] iommufd: Add a vDEVICE operation ioctl framework
` [PATCH v8 09/15] PCI/TSM: Remove the legacy guest request interface
` [PATCH v8 10/15] PCI/TSM: Add vIOMMU-bound device contexts

[PATCH v2] iio: hid-sensors: fix fractional part for unit exponents -7 and -8
 2026-11-04 17:07 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC 0/9] fs: reclaim inodes with I_METADATA_WRITEBACK
 2026-11-04 17:07 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 1/9] ext2: add ext2_inode_block() helper
` [PATCH RFC 2/9] ext2: don't read the inode block in ext2_sync_inode_metadata()
` [PATCH RFC 3/9] ext4: add ext4_inode_loc_block() helper

[PATCH 0/7] Introduce v4l2-isp reset buffers
 2026-11-04 17:06 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v10 0/6] riscv: Add initial CBQRI resctrl support
 2026-11-04 17:06 UTC  (17+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 1/6] riscv_cbqri: Add capacity controller core
` [PATCH v10 2/6] riscv_cbqri: resctrl: Add cache allocation via capacity block mask
` [PATCH v10 3/6] riscv_cbqri: Make RESCTRL_FS available on RISC-V
` [PATCH v10 4/6] dt-bindings: riscv: Add binding for CBQRI controllers
` [PATCH v10 5/6] riscv_cbqri: Add CBQRI capacity allocation platform driver
` [PATCH v10 6/6] MAINTAINERS: resctrl: Add myself as reviewer

[PATCH v2 00/10] drm/xe: Clean up adjust_idledly() and implement Wa_16031259911
 2026-11-04 17:06 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 05/10] drm/xe: Bail from adjust_idledly() if no applicable workaround

[PATCH v3 00/18] perf cs-etm: Per-thread mode fixes and snapshot wrap support
 2026-11-04 17:06 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 08/18] perf cs-etm: Use instruction length in disassembly script

[OE-core][scarthgap 00/55] Patch review
 2026-11-04 17:06 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [OE-core][scarthgap 13/55] popt: patch CVE-2026-18739

[PATCH 00/10] irqchip/gic-v5: Fix misc IRS and ITS host driver issues
 2026-11-04 17:05 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 03/10] irqchip/gic-v5: Serialise IRS synchronisation requests

[PATCH v4 0/2] regulator: rpi-panel-v2: Add vcc-supply
 2026-11-04 17:05 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/2] dt-bindings: regulator: rpi-panel-v2: Add vcc-supply property

[scarthgap][PATCH] popt: correct CVE-2026-18739.patch metadata
 2026-11-04 17:04 UTC 

[wrynose][PATCH] popt: correct CVE-2026-18739.patch metadata
 2026-11-04 17:04 UTC 

[PATCH] ALSA: hdsp: allow sample rate changes from hw_params
 2026-11-04 17:05 UTC  (2+ messages)

[blacksail][PATCH] popt: correct CVE-2026-18739.patch metadata
 2026-11-04 17:04 UTC 

[PATCH v13 0/9] media: qcom: camss: CAMSS Offline Processing Engine support
 2026-11-04 17:05 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v13 4/9] media: uapi: Add CAMSS ISP configuration definition

[PATCH] popt: correct CVE-2026-18739.patch metadata
 2026-11-04 17:04 UTC 

[PATCH net] net/mlx5e: Fix queue stats access to queues without stats
 2026-11-04 17:04 UTC 

[PATCH wireless-next] wifi: brcmfmac: enable 2.4 GHz VHT on BCM4366 before AP bring-up
 2026-11-04 17:04 UTC 

+ ocfs2-advance-locking_state-through-the-live-cursor.patch added to mm-nonmm-hotfixes-unstable branch
 2026-11-04 17:04 UTC 

[PATCH v5 00/10] hw/arm: Enable U-Boot boot on MCIMX6UL-EVK
 2026-11-04 16:59 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 01/10] hw/cpu: a15mpcore: Model the reserved page as RAZ/WI
` [PATCH v5 02/10] hw/misc: imx6ul_ccm: Update PMU_MISC0 reset value
` [PATCH v5 03/10] hw/arm: fsl-imx6ul: Map early firmware register placeholders
` [PATCH v5 04/10] hw/arm: fsl-imx6ul: Add a minimal MMDC geometry model
` [PATCH v5 05/10] hw/sd: sdhci: Use a QEMU-local no-busy IRQ quirk bit
` [PATCH v5 06/10] hw/sd: sdhci: Honor i.MX uSDHC vendor clock gates
` [PATCH v5 07/10] hw/sd: sdhci: Preserve uSDHC status enables for U-Boot
` [PATCH v5 08/10] hw/sd: sdhci: Skip SDMA boundary stops for eSDHC and uSDHC
` [PATCH v5 09/10] docs/system/arm: Document MCIMX6UL-EVK Buildroot boot
` [PATCH v5 10/10] tests/functional/arm: Add MCIMX6UL-EVK boot tests

[PATCH v13 0/8] Add initial support for Qualcomm SM7250 SoC
 2026-11-04 17:03 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v13 5/8] thermal/qcom/lmh: Add support for Qualcomm SM7250
` [PATCH v13 6/8] dt-bindings: firmware: qcom,scm: Document SM7250 SCM
` [PATCH v13 7/8] dt-bindings: cpufreq: qcom-hw: Document SM7250 cpufreq hardware
` [PATCH v13 8/8] arm64: dts: qcom: Add SM7250 devicetree file

[PATCH 0/5] dts: update imx95 Libra devicetree for the newest hardware version
 2026-11-04 17:02 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/5] dts: imx95-phyflex-libra-rdk: Add dts for phyFLEX-i.MX 95 Libra RDK
` [PATCH 3/5] dts: imx95-phyflex-libra-rdk: Add overlays
` [PATCH 5/5] bindings: remove unused binding from old Libra version

[PATCH 0/5] watchdog: starfive-wdt: Fix runtime PM and unclocked register access bugs
 2026-11-04 17:02 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/5] watchdog: starfive-wdt: Avoid unclocked register access in remove and PM paths

[PATCH v2 1/1] spi: use dmaengine_desc_set_callback()
 2026-11-04 17:02 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] ACPI: Arm FFH: Add support for OpRegion Offset 2 (FF-A DIRECT_REQ2)
 2026-11-04 17:01 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] ACPI: FFH: Support FF-A direct request 2 calls

[PATCH v10 0/7] mm, iomap, NFSD: stop uncached writes reading back shared pages
 2026-11-04 17:01 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v10 7/7] NFSD: drop a shared boundary page only once both WRITEs have written it

[PATCH v4 0/3] Add TI LM51772 buck-boost voltage regulator
 2026-11-04 17:00 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/3] regulator: dt-bindings: Add TI LM51772 support
` [PATCH v4 2/3] regulator: core: Support regulators where the voltage selector spans two registers
` [PATCH v4 3/3] regulator: Add TI LM51772 support

ath12k: board-2.bin entries for 12 QCC2072 and WCN7850 cards
 2026-11-04 17:00 UTC 

[PATCH] ALSA: hda/generic: Add indep_dig_outs hint
 2026-11-04 17:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net v2] net/smc: don't spin in smc_rx_recvmsg() while a pipe holds spliced data
 2026-11-04 17:00 UTC  (4+ messages)

+ ocfs2-dlmfs-keep-the-superblock-alive-during-lock-work.patch added to mm-nonmm-hotfixes-unstable branch
 2026-11-04 17:00 UTC 

[PATCH v3] usb: xhci: Fix use-after-free race in xhci_stop_device()
 2026-11-04 16:59 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5] "

[PATCH 00/28] hazptr: shared-scan kthread, drain-assist, and stall detector
 2026-11-04 16:54 UTC  (29+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/28] hazptr: Add shared scan kthread
` [PATCH 02/28] hazptr: Use Bloom filter for shared scan waiters
` [PATCH 03/28] hazptr: Add scoped_guard() support
` [PATCH 04/28] hazptr: Add debug option to force the acquire slow path
` [PATCH 05/28] Documentation/litmus-tests: Add hazptr wildcard-flip escape test
` [PATCH 06/28] Documentation/litmus-tests: Add hazptr acquire-before-scan test
` [PATCH 07/28] hazptr: Fix kernel-doc of hazptr_release()
` [PATCH 08/28] hazptrtorture: Add slowpath and lockdep scenarios
` [PATCH 09/28] hazptrtorture: Add READERS4 and READERS0 torture configs
` [PATCH 10/28] hazptrtorture: Add 128- and 256-CPU configs
` [PATCH 11/28] selftests/rcutorture: Add hazptr torture test script
` [PATCH 12/28] hazptr: Remove per-waiter scan fallback, simplify synchronize
` [PATCH 13/28] hazptr: Add waiter-enqueue tracepoint
` [PATCH 14/28] hazptr: Add waiter stall detector
` [PATCH 15/28] hazptr: Add reader-assisted drain for stalled waiters
` [PATCH 16/28] Documentation/litmus-tests: Add hazptr drain engage-wildcard test
` [PATCH 17/28] Documentation/litmus-tests: Add hazptr drain resnapshot-slot-race test
` [PATCH 18/28] Documentation/litmus-tests: Add hazptr drain safety test
` [PATCH 19/28] Documentation/litmus-tests: Add hazptr drain generation-visibility test
` [PATCH 20/28] locking/lockdep: Use hazptr to wait for dynamic key lookups
` [PATCH 21/28] hazptrtorture: Add HOTADDR and LONGHOLD scenarios
` [PATCH 22/28] hazptrtorture: Add drain fairness rotation scenario
` [PATCH 23/28] rcuscale: Add hazptr scale type
` [PATCH 24/28] hazptr: Add runtime sysfs controls for stall detector
` [PATCH 25/28] hazptr: Select TRACING for HAZPTR_TORTURE_TEST to enable tracepoint
` [PATCH 26/28] hazptrtorture: Add torture_type=none clean skip for rcuscale coexistence
` [PATCH 27/28] hazptr: Add Bloom false-positive exact-match fallback
` [PATCH 28/28] Documentation/litmus-tests: Add hazptr bloom wildcard-hole test

+ perf-profile-report-failure-to-create-proc-profile.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch
 2026-11-04 16:59 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 00/10] liveupdate: Preserve tmpfs files across Live Update
 2026-11-04 16:59 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 09/10] mm/shmem_luo: Allow retrieving tmpfs files with O_RDONLY
` [PATCH v3 10/10] selftests/liveupdate: Add a test for preserving tmpfs files

[PATCH] powerpc/sysdev/tsi108: Remove redundant 0x prefix in tsi108_setup_pci()
 2026-11-04 16:58 UTC 

[PATCH 0/1] HID: wacom: fix sibling use-after-free in mode change
 2026-11-04 16:58 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 "
  ` [PATCH v2] HID: wacom: serialize mode changes with device removal

[PATCH] drm/i915/selftests: Unpin the context in the LRC garbage test
 2026-11-04 16:58 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ LGCI.VerificationFailed: failure for "

[PATCH] odb: do not list our own refs as alternate refs in the quarantine
 2026-11-04 16:58 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH] target/ppc: Fix pmu_count_insns test in gen_lookup_and_goto_ptr
 2026-11-04 17:02 UTC  (2+ messages)

ALSA: ump: Data Entry without a selected RPN goes to the next RPN
 2026-11-04 16:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/7] net/ice: fix memory leaks
 2026-11-04 16:55 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 "

[PATCH] tpm2-tools: Fix build
 2026-11-04 16:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 01/20] libselinux: wait for relabel completion before writing digests
 2026-11-04 16:57 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 20/20] libselinux: free shared regex contexts on library unload

+ userfaultfd-validate-the-whole-range-before-changing-write-protection.patch added to mm-hotfixes-unstable branch
 2026-11-04 16:57 UTC 

[yocto-patches] [meta-security][PATCH 0/4] Assorted updates 11/02
 2026-11-04 16:56 UTC 

[PATCH v2 00/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Implement FEAT_HAFDBS, FEAT_HAFT
 2026-11-04 16:56 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 21/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Expose FEAT_HAFDBS

[PATCH v5 14/15] media: i2c: os05b10: add 2-lane support
 2026-11-04 16:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 12/16] accel/thames: Install memory mappings populated and dirty
 2026-11-04 16:55 UTC 

[RFC PATCH 1/6] dma-buf: dma-fence: Add flags parameter to dma_fence_init()
 2026-11-04 16:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3] drm/xe: Add a per-client debugfs file reporting bo NUMA node distribution
 2026-11-04 16:56 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success for drm/xe: Add a per-client debugfs file reporting bo NUMA node distribution (rev3)

[PATCH v1 01/18] obexd/pbap: Fix crash counting vCards in dummy backend
 2026-11-04 16:55 UTC  (2+ messages)
` obexd/pbap: Update PSE support from PBAP 1.1 to 1.2

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: bound da-node entry count against the correct geometry" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:55 UTC 

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: bound da-node entry count against the correct geometry" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:55 UTC 

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: bound da-node entry count against the correct geometry" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:55 UTC 

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: bound da-node entry count against the correct geometry" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:55 UTC 

[PATCH] x86/cpu: Use prefetcht0 for prefetch() on 64-bit
 2026-11-04 16:54 UTC  (4+ messages)

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: always report scrub errors in tracepoints" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:54 UTC 

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: always report scrub errors in tracepoints" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:54 UTC 

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: always report scrub errors in tracepoints" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:54 UTC 

[PATCH v13 0/3] module: Extend module_blacklist parameter to built-in modules
 2026-11-04 16:54 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v13 2/3] "

[PATCH v2] generic: test FIDEDUPERANGE result reporting with REPORT_PROGRESS
 2026-11-04 16:54 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] "

[RFC PATCH v1 10/11] virt: coco: arm-cca-host: Publish slot zero and establish streams after acceptance
 2026-11-04 16:54 UTC  (12+ messages)

[PATCH net v3 0/2] vsock/bpf: fix waiting and flag handling in recvmsg
 2026-11-04 16:52 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH net v3 1/2] vsock/bpf: release sock lock while waiting for data "
` [PATCH net v3 2/2] vsock/bpf: fix zero-length, MSG_OOB and MSG_ERRQUEUE reads "

[PATCH v11 00/12] Add support for a DRM backlight capability
 2026-11-04 16:52 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for "

[PATCH net] net: reject a negative TCP header offset in qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init()
 2026-11-04 16:52 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH] hrtimer: Refresh softirq deadline after clock changes in low-res mode
 2026-11-04 16:51 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] io_uring: only wait for in-flight requests if the closing task uses the ring
 2026-11-04 16:51 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 00/39] [PATCH v2 00/39] [RISC-V] virtual interrupt controller (vAPLIC/vIMSIC) support
 2026-11-04 16:51 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 25/39] xen/riscv: add guest store emulation for trapped MMIO accesses

[PATCH v2 0/2] Two small perfcnt fixes for Panfrost
 2026-11-04 16:51 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] drm/panfrost: Enable cycle counting when perfcnt is enabled
` [PATCH v2 2/2] drm/panfrost: Fix race when restoring reset state in perfcnt

[PATCH v15 0/2] arm64: dts: rockchip: Add ALIENTEK QuarkPi-CA2
 2026-11-04 16:51 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v15 2/2] "

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: always report scrub errors in tracepoints" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC 

[PATCH v9 00/14] coco: guest: Add a shared-granule allocator for host-shared memory
 2026-11-04 16:45 UTC  (14+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 02/14] mm: Zero memory during shared memory transitions
` [PATCH v9 03/14] irqchip/gic-v3-its: Resolve the default NUMA node explicitly
` [PATCH v9 04/14] irqchip/gic-v3-its: Allocate shared tables using CoCo shared memory allocator
` [PATCH v9 05/14] dma-contiguous: Derive shared alignment from DMA attributes
` [PATCH v9 06/14] dma-pool: Allocate CoCo atomic pools using CoCo shared memory allocator
` [PATCH v9 07/14] dma-direct: Align CoCo shared DMA allocations to the shared granule size
` [PATCH v9 08/14] swiotlb: Align shared IO TLB pools "
` [PATCH v9 09/14] swiotlb: Reject misaligned restricted DMA pools for CoCo guests
` [PATCH v9 10/14] dma-buf: system_heap: Limit scatterlist entries to the buffer size
` [PATCH v9 11/14] dma-buf: system_heap: Allocate shared buffers using CoCo shared memory allocator
` [PATCH v9 12/14] swiotlb: Make rounded shared pool capacity allocatable
` [PATCH v9 13/14] mm: Assert CoCo shared allocations may sleep
` [PATCH v9 14/14] irqchip/gic-v3-its: Preallocate VPE L1 tables

[BUG] fuse: auto_inval_data drops a write-through write's folio before its WRITE is answered, and a read caches the old bytes
 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC 

[PATCH] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am62x-sk: Add orientation to IMX219 sensor node
 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/3] kho: fix bootmem sizing
 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] kho: walk bootmem areas in address order
` [PATCH v2 2/3] kho: skip zero-sized lowmem and global bootmem areas
` [PATCH v2 3/3] kho: fix bootmem sizing

[PATCH v1 net-next 0/2] tcp/mptcp: Don't call tcp_update_recv_tstamps() if not needed
 2026-11-04 16:49 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 net-next 1/2] tcp: "
` [PATCH v1 net-next 2/2] mptcp: "

[PATCH] selftests/kvm: check fopen() return in get_run_delay()
 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC  (3+ messages)

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: rescan the AGs if incore delalloc counter is negative" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2] kho: fix bootmem sizing
 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] kho: skip zero-sized lowmem and global bootmem areas

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: rescan the AGs if incore delalloc counter is negative" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC 

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: rescan the AGs if incore delalloc counter is negative" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC 

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: rescan the AGs if incore delalloc counter is negative" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC 

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: rescan the AGs if incore delalloc counter is negative" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/5] Cleanup OA stream on PCI unbind/remove
 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.FULL: success for Cleanup OA stream on PCI unbind/remove (rev3)

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: reject absurdly large xattr value lengths in" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:49 UTC 

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: reject absurdly large xattr value lengths in" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:49 UTC 

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: reject absurdly large xattr value lengths in" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:49 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/7] perf: Add NVIDIA Tegra410 uncore PMU events and metrics
 2026-11-04 16:49 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 7/7] perf pmus: Treat both numbers of NVIDIA PCIe PMU names as suffix

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: reject absurdly large xattr value lengths in" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:49 UTC 

[PATCH] mm: split out memory-failure declarations from internal.h
 2026-11-04 16:45 UTC 

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: reduce new btree slack factor if free space is negative" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
 2026-11-04 16:49 UTC 

[PATCH perf-tools-next v12 00/10] perf ftrace: Support inlined functions and display enhancements in function graph tracer
 2026-11-04 16:48 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH perf-tools-next v12 06/10] perf ftrace: Support display of inlined functions "

[PATCH 0/7] drm/msm, media: define the UBWC buffer layout
 2026-11-04 16:47 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/7] drm/msm: check UBWC framebuffers against their layout


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