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fixes for stable qemu series
 2026-11-06  9:21 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] gpiolib: synchronize updates of descriptor labels
 2026-11-06  9:22 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH net] net: cancel napi->timer after the grace period in netif_napi_del()
 2026-11-06  9:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Bug report] qnx6: unvalidated di_filelevels in an inode drives a shift-out-of-bounds in qnx6_block_map() - UBSAN panic at first read
 2026-11-06  9:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/vc4: Fix firmware reference leak in vc4_hvs_bind()
 2026-11-06  9:20 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v8 00/11] Enable mutliple peripherals in IPQ5210
 2026-11-06  9:21 UTC  (12+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 01/11] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5210: Add nodes for multiple peripherals
` [PATCH v8 02/11] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5210: Introduce RDP504 common DT file
` [PATCH v8 03/11] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5210: Introduce RDP504 NAND variant "
` [PATCH v8 04/11] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5210: Add support for WPS button
` [PATCH v8 05/11] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5210: Add C3 CPU idle state
` [PATCH v8 06/11] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5210: Add ICE support to SDHCI
` [PATCH v8 07/11] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5210: Enable download mode support
` [PATCH v8 08/11] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5210: Enable the PWM block
` [PATCH v8 09/11] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5210: Add I2C nodes
` [PATCH v8 10/11] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5210: Add SPI node definitions
` [PATCH v8 11/11] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5210: Add random number generator node

[PATCH v2 0/4] mm: gup: batch PTE-mapped large folios in gup_fast_pte_range()
 2026-11-06  9:21 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/4] mm: internal: fix inconsistent in folio_pte_batch_flags() for shadow stack

[PATCH v2 1/2] zlib: upgrade 1.3.2 -> 1.4
 2026-11-06  9:21 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] zlib: ignore CVE-2026-76844

[PATCH v6] i2c: imx: honour I2C_M_IGNORE_NAK
 2026-11-06  9:20 UTC 

[OE-core][blacksail][PATCH 1/3] lrzsz: fix CVE-2026-105841
 2026-11-06  9:21 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [OE-core][blacksail][PATCH 2/3] lrzsz: fix CVE-2026-105840
` [OE-core][blacksail][PATCH 3/3] lrzsz: fix CVE-2026-105842

[PATCH] tpm: efi: reject a final events table with an oversized preboot log
 2026-11-06  9:20 UTC  (3+ messages)
  ` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH 0/5] drm/i915/irq: Clean up the GEN11_GU_MISC mess
 2026-11-06  9:20 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] drm/i915/irq: Relocate gen11_gu_misc_irq_ack()
` [PATCH 2/5] drm/i915/irq: s/gen11_gu_misc_irq_handler()/intel_display_gse_irq_handler()/

[PATCH] drm/mediatek: Keep the mutex node reference across deferred binds
 2026-11-06  9:20 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/4] iio: light: ltr501: Add LTR-659PS-01 prox sensor support
 2026-11-06  9:19 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] iio: light: ltr501: Switch to read_avail() op from manual attribute registration
` [PATCH v2 2/4] iio: light: ltr501: Switch to modern match mechanism
` [PATCH v2 3/4] dt-bindings: iio: light: ltr501: Document LTR659 proximity sensor
` [PATCH v2 4/4] iio: light: ltr501: Add support for the LTR-659PS-01 "

[PATCH v1 00/10] tools: Introduce a kernel configuration checker
 2026-11-06  9:19 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 01/10] kconfig-checker: Add schema for rule files
` [PATCH v1 02/10] kconfig-checker: Introduce PREEMPT_RT configuration rules
` [PATCH v1 03/10] kconfig-checker: Add the configuration checker code
` [PATCH v1 04/10] kconfig: Introduce checkconfig target
` [PATCH v1 05/10] Documentation: Describe kconfig-checker usage and design
` [PATCH v1 06/10] kconfig-checker: Split schema to support component reuse
` [PATCH v1 07/10] kconfig-checker: Introduce overlays schema
` [PATCH v1 08/10] kconfig-checker: Add support for rule overlays
` [PATCH v1 09/10] Documentation: Describe kconfig-checker overlays
` [PATCH v1 10/10] kconfig: Introduce OVERLAY= for make checkconfig

[PATCH v1] sctp: fix race between addr_wq timer handler and backlog draining
 2026-11-06  9:19 UTC 

[PATCH net-next 0/4] net: enetc: add i.MX952 NETC v4.6 support
 2026-11-06  9:19 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 4/4] ptp: netc: use 133MHz as the default reference clock rate for i.MX952

[PATCH libdrm] man: Fix dumb buffer size calculation
 2026-11-06  8:29 UTC 

[PATCH 0/4] Exynos 5422: Mali-T628 GPU compute fixes
 2026-11-06  5:41 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/4] drm/panfrost: only put powered shader cores in the job affinity
` [PATCH 4/4] drm/panfrost: let jobs opt in to all core groups

[PATCH v6 00/15] drm/msm/a8xx: GPU state capture support
 2026-11-06  9:15 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 07/15] drm/msm/a8xx: Stop getting GMEM_PROTECT from nonctx list
` [PATCH v6 10/15] drm/msm/a8xx: Import generated headers

[PATCH] drm/amd/display: Increase DCN314 SR latency by 1us
 2026-11-06  3:25 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] GPU: drm: nouveau: Prevent kernel oops on missing firmware binary
 2026-11-05 20:27 UTC 

[PATCH 0/7] Bluetooth: make the Amlogic W1 (W155S2) usable
 2026-11-06  9:19 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/7] Bluetooth: add a quirk for controllers that cannot enable Secure Connections
` [PATCH 2/7] Bluetooth: add a quirk for controllers that hang on Write Current IAC LAP

[PATCH] dma-buf/sw_sync: Avoid taking references to released fences
 2026-11-04 22:18 UTC 

[PATCH libdrm] man: Fix dumb buffer size calculation
 2026-11-06  8:11 UTC 

[PATCH net] xfrm: reject duplicate state resolution in xfrm_migrate()
 2026-11-06  9:19 UTC 

[PATCH] drm/colorop: Release the object ID in drm_colorop_cleanup()
 2026-11-05  0:18 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2] drm/panel: Fix pp3300 regulator leaks on prepare() failures
 2026-11-04  8:50 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] drm/panel: boe-tv101wum-nl6: disable pp3300 on prepare() error paths
` [PATCH 2/2] drm/panel: ilitek-ili9882t: "

[PATCH] accel/habanalabs: disable pending-reset work in hl_device_fini()
 2026-11-04  9:51 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH] GPU: drm: nouveau: Prevent kernel oops on missing firmware binary
 2026-11-05 21:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/3] drm/msm/a5xx: Fix GPU stalls on A508, A509 and A512
 2026-11-05 22:59 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] drm/msm/a5xx: Reset the GPU when resuming it

[PATCH 0/3] drm: Fix resource leaks on power-on failure paths
 2026-11-04  9:33 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] drm/panel: renesas-r61307: disable vcc on iovcc enable failure
` [PATCH 2/3] drm/panel: otm8009a: disable supply on init_sequence failure
` [PATCH 3/3] drm/bridge: anx6345: disable dvdd12 on dvdd25 enable failure

drm/appletbdrm: kvzalloc'd request buffer can be rejected by USB DMA mapping
 2026-11-04 20:46 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2] drm/amdgpu: use drm_gem_ttm_dumb_map_offset() for dumb_map_offset
 2026-11-06  7:17 UTC 

[PATCH] drm/amdgpu: use drm_gem_ttm_dumb_map_offset() for dumb_map_offset
 2026-11-06  7:35 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] libxl: wait for QEMU exit before restarting a domain
 2026-11-06  9:17 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] kho: fix restore order for NUMA-split preservations
 2026-11-06  9:17 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4] virtio_console: fix buffer ownership and unplug races in the read path
 2026-11-06  9:17 UTC 

[PATCH v2] usb: typec: tcpci: quiesce the IRQ before unregistering the TCPM port
 2026-11-06  9:17 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/2] Bluetooth: hci_qca: Reopen port after power on for QCA2066
 2026-11-06  9:17 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] dt-bindings: cpufreq: qcom-cpufreq-nvmem: Simplify bindings
 2026-11-06  9:17 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v7] ext4: fix slab-use-after-free in do_split()
 2026-11-06  9:16 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v8] "

[PATCH v5 0/5] hw/loogarch: Fix UART ACPI properties and FDT
 2026-11-06  9:16 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/2] befs: Large file support and a superblock check fix
 2026-11-06  9:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] arm64: defconfig: Enable the TEO cpuidle governor
 2026-11-06  9:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] mm: synchronize with PTE table reclaim for all folio sizes
 2026-11-06  9:15 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH net] xfrm: hold migrated state references through xfrm_migrate()
 2026-11-06  9:14 UTC 

[PATCH 0/3] ntfs: three fixes for crafted images, found by fuzzing
 2026-11-06  9:14 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] ntfs: do not read an index block outside $INDEX_ALLOCATION
` [PATCH 2/3] ntfs: open the index allocation before reading or writing an index block
` [PATCH 3/3] ntfs: open a named $DATA stream by name when making room in a record

[PATCH v2 0/4] Landlock: Restrict POSIX message queue creation and access
 2026-11-06  9:14 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] ipc: Move MQUEUE_MAGIC to a shared header

[PATCH v2] arm64: dts: qcom: Add PMIC thermal support for Agatti QRB2210-RB1 platform
 2026-11-06  9:13 UTC  (3+ messages)

[OE-core][master][PATCH] ruby: upgrade 4.0.7 -> 4.0.9
 2026-11-06  9:13 UTC 

[isar-cip-core][PATCH] u-boot: Change the mirror URL to u-boot-project.org
 2026-11-06  9:13 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/amdgpu: don't create the CWSR TMA BO as a kernel BO
 2026-11-06  9:13 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] x86/coco: Use IS_ENABLED() in amd_cc_platform_has()
 2026-11-06  9:13 UTC 

[PATCH v4 00/25] accel/qda: Qualcomm DSP Accelerator driver
 2026-11-06  9:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] media: rc: meson-ir: wake the system from the remote
 2026-11-06  9:12 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] media: rc: meson-ir: allow the receiver to wake the system

[PATCH] mm/zswap: fix double decrement of the LRU node count on writeback
 2026-11-06  9:12 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] MIPS: CI20: Enable SMP with two CPUs
 2026-11-06  9:11 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] clk: ingenic: Poll JZ4780 CPU1 power status atomically

[PATCH 1/5] mm: limit pagecache folio refcount when mapping pages
 2026-11-06  9:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v6 RESEND 0/4] net: stmmac: fix DMA descriptor ring cleanup issues
 2026-11-06  9:11 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v6 RESEND 1/4] net: stmmac: guard against NULL pointers when freeing TX/RX buffers
` [PATCH net-next v6 RESEND 2/4] net: stmmac: clean up partially allocated DMA rings on error
` [PATCH net-next v6 RESEND 3/4] net: stmmac: release descriptor resources through priv->dma_conf on open failure
` [PATCH net-next v6 RESEND 4/4] net: stmmac: hold RTNL when reading descriptor rings in descriptors_status

[PATCH 0/3] sched/fair: Fix cgroup::idle preemption
 2026-11-06  9:11 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] sched/fair: Make cfs_rq::idle the sum of ancestor tg::idle

[PATCH v4] usb: usbfs: Require claiming a hub interface for hub class requests
 2026-11-06  9:10 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v5] "

[PATCH net v2] openvswitch: advance by the real header length in get_ipv6_ext_hdrs()
 2026-11-06  9:10 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 2025.02.x] package/openssh: add upstream security fix for CVE-2026-123158
 2026-11-06  9:08 UTC 

[PATCH net-next v3 0/5] net: dp83867: add new output-impedance DT binding
 2026-11-06  9:09 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v3 1/5] arm64: dts: xilinx: drop unused #phy-cells from the DP83867 nodes

[PATCH v8 00/18] hw/usb: Add a usbredir server transport
 2026-11-06  9:08 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v8 02/18] hw/usb/hcd-xhci: Add an auto-hub property and leave it off

[PATCH v2 0/6] gpu: nova-core: gsp: add support for GMC messages
 2026-11-06  9:09 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 4/6] gpu: nova-core: gsp: cmdq: move message trimming into its own function
` [PATCH v2 5/6] gpu: nova-core: gsp: cmdq: do not use ENOMSG to skip messages

[PATCH] NFS: idmap: fix race between key revocation and payload access
 2026-11-06  9:08 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] dt-bindings: media: amlogic,axg-ge2d: add S4 support
 2026-11-06  9:08 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/amdgpu: keep SPM VF VRAM at GPU address 0
 2026-11-06  9:08 UTC  (4+ messages)

[isar-cip-core][RFC PATCH 0/4] Fix build images for buster
 2026-11-06  9:07 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [isar-cip-core][RFC PATCH 1/4] u-boot: u-boot-common-2026.01: Add PV variable to the patch storage path
` [isar-cip-core][RFC PATCH 2/4] u-boot: Revert 2025.07
` [isar-cip-core][RFC PATCH 3/4] conf: de0-nano-soc: Set U-Boot version for 'buster' to 2025.07
` [isar-cip-core][RFC PATCH 4/4] conf: bbb: "

[PATCH v1] PCI: imx6: Enable L1SS support when supports_clkreq is true
 2026-11-06  9:07 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/2] Add scope-based cleanup capability to eventfd_ctx
 2026-11-06  9:05 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/11] media: amlogic: vdec: S4 decoding beyond H.264 Baseline
 2026-11-06  9:05 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/11] MAINTAINERS: fix the Amlogic VDEC binding path

[PATCH] scsi: qedf: Remove unesseary function call
 2026-11-06  9:04 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [EXTERNAL] "

[PATCH] USB: serial: console: use isdigit() in usb_console_setup()
 2026-11-06  9:05 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/3] KEYS: Replace assoc_array with rhashtable
 2026-11-06  9:05 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 2/3] "

[PATCH] media: verisilicon: suspend the device before unregistering it on remove
 2026-11-06  9:04 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2] PCI/DPC: Increase recovery timeout to 60 seconds
 2026-11-06  9:05 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v7 0/7] Add support for S4 audio
 2026-11-06  9:04 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 1/7] dt-bindings: clock: meson: Add audio power domain for S4 soc

Pierrick is maintaining the AWS GitLab runners
 2026-11-06  9:03 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/lcdproc: fix build with GCC 15 and musl
 2026-11-06  9:04 UTC 

[PATCH] tty: use isdigit() in tty_find_polling_driver()
 2026-11-06  9:04 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] initramfs_test: minor coverage improvements
 2026-11-06  9:03 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net] xfrm: delete migrated old states before dropping their references
 2026-11-06  9:02 UTC 

BUG at system boot
 2026-11-06  9:02 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 00/15] KVM: arm64: FEAT_HDBSS support for stage-2 dirty tracking
 2026-11-06  9:02 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 08/15] KVM: arm64: Flush the HDBSS buffer on VM exit

[GIT PULL] sound fixes for 7.4-rc2
 2026-11-06  9:01 UTC 

[OE-core][wrynose][PATCH 0/9] curl: Security fixes
 2026-11-06  9:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 00/12] mm: Decouple folio-based vmemmap optimization from HugeTLB
 2026-11-06  8:58 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 04/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: generalize vmemmap page allocation

[PATCH net-next] net: dsa: hellcreek: fix device_node leak in hellcreek_led_setup()
 2026-11-06  8:59 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v7 0/8] Add Qualcomm JPEG V4L2 encoder for SM8250 and SC7280
 2026-11-06  8:59 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 4/8] media: qcom: jpeg: Add Qualcomm JPEG V4L2 encoder

[PATCH v6 0/5] ceph: support subvolume quarantine
 2026-11-06  8:58 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 1/5] dcache: export d_find_alias_rcu() for modular filesystems

[LTP] [PATCH] syscalls/ioctl_loop0[23]: TCONF when LOOP_CHANGE_FD is not supported
 2026-11-06  8:58 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] power: pmic: rk8xx: Don't set RK817_POWER_EN_SAVE bits
 2026-11-06  8:57 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] mm: fix memcg_data reads during a THP split
 2026-11-06  8:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 0/4] net: pse-pd: realtek-pse-mcu: establish power management configuration
 2026-11-06  8:57 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 3/4] net: pse-pd: realtek-pse-mcu: configure global power budget

libbabeltrace2: question about thread safety
 2026-11-06  8:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC 00/20] attestation: Add a common subsystem and TDX support
 2026-11-06  8:57 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 17/20] attestation: Add CTLV operation handling

[PATCH v2 0/4] software node: fix lookup of swnode in release path
 2026-11-06  8:57 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] software node: do not resurrect swnode being released

[PATCH] lib/crc: arm64: use .arch_extension to enable CRC and crypto
 2026-11-06  8:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] net/tap: fix FD leak on netns change
 2026-11-06  8:57 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 "
  ` [PATCH v2 2/2] net/tap: fix use after free on interrupt handle

[PATCH 0/4] arm64: amlogic: S4 CPU frequency scaling
 2026-11-06  8:56 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/4] cpufreq: add an Amlogic speed-bin driver

[PATCH 5.15.y] inet: reject unhashed sockets during established lookups
 2026-11-06  8:56 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2] Fix igt pci unplug regressions
 2026-11-06  8:55 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] drm/amdgpu/vm: free pte update job on error

[meta-yocto][blacksail 0/5] Patch review
 2026-11-06  8:54 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [meta-yocto][blacksail 1/5] Fix LICENSE file and licensing
  ` [poky] "

[PATCH 5.10.y] inet: reject unhashed sockets during established lookups
 2026-11-06  8:54 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/5] tpm: fix handling of PCR banks unsupported by U-Boot
 2026-11-06  8:53 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 5/5] tpm: deactivate unsupported banks in tpm2_startup()

[android-common:android14-kiwi-6.1 390/390] fs/smb/client/connect.c:2957 generic_ip_connect() error: we previously assumed 'socket' could be null (see line 2945)
 2026-11-06  8:53 UTC 

[OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 01/10] sqlite3: Fix CVE-2026-119377
 2026-11-06  8:54 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 02/10] sqlite3: fix CVE-2026-119373
` [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 03/10] sqlite3: fix CVE-2026-119374
` [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 04/10] sqlite3: fix CVE-2026-119375
` [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 05/10] sqlite3: fix CVE-2026-119379
` [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 06/10] sqlite3: fix CVE-2026-119372
` [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 07/10] sqlite3: fix CVE-2026-119378
` [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 08/10] sqlite3: fix CVE-2026-119376
` [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 09/10] sqlite3: fix CVE-2026-119371
` [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 10/10] sqlite3: fix CVE-2026-119591

[PATCH] md: fix NULL dereference of pers in md_start_sync()
 2026-11-06  8:53 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] dmaengine: qcom_hidma: Fix runtime PM leak in hidma_issue_task()
 2026-11-06  8:52 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net v3 0/8] net: virtio: validate outer protocol of UDP tunnel GSO packets
 2026-11-06  8:52 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH net v3 7/8] selftests: net: tun: test more outer header mismatches of UDP tunnel GSO
` [PATCH net v3 8/8] selftests: net: tuntap: write UDP tunnel offsets in little endian

[PATCH v14 00/10] Introduce Xe PCIe FLR
 2026-11-06  8:52 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for Introduce Xe PCIe FLR (rev14)

[PATCH 1/2] openssh: upgrade 10.6p1 -> 10.6p2
 2026-11-06  8:51 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] zlib: upgrade 1.3.2 -> 1.4

[PATCH 0/7] Add Amlogic S7 clock controllers
 2026-11-06  8:51 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/7] clk: amlogic: Add S7 PLL clock controller driver


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