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[PATCH] PCI: Fix Intel Xeon 6 x2 quirk collateral damage on adjacent x4 endpoints
 2026-11-08  0:41 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] dt-bindings: display: panel: samsung,s6e63m0: Describe ESD interrupt
 2026-11-08  0:41 UTC 

ld.lld: error: call to __compiletime_assert_538 marked "dontcall-error": BUILD_BUG_ON failed: len % sizeof(u64_stats_t)
 2026-11-08  0:37 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/3] arm64: dts: rockchip: Add NanoPi M6V2 board
 2026-11-08  0:36 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] efi: efibc: Optionally report panic as a reboot reason
 2026-11-08  0:34 UTC 

[PATCH v5 0/8] iio: imu: Add support for the ADI ADIS16607
 2026-11-08  0:35 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 5/8] iio: imu: Add driver "

[PATCH] drm/xe/xe3p: Bump offset for PPHWSP software scratch area
 2026-11-08  0:34 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.FULL: success for "

[PATCH v2 0/3] lib: Add software mul/div helpers and use them from nios2
 2026-11-08  0:33 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] lib: extract 32bit mul/div helpers from nios2 into GENERIC_LIB

[avpatel:riscv_trace_support_v6 68/80] drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/gtrace-core.c:359:8: warning: assignment to 'struct gtrace_comp_priv *' from 'int' makes pointer from integer without a cast
 2026-11-08  0:32 UTC 

[PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: issi: Add support for ISSI IS25LP512MG
 2026-11-08  0:29 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/6] arm64: dts: qcom: talos-lyra-evk: Add display overlays for EVK board
 2026-11-08  0:29 UTC  (2+ messages)

[asahilinux:bits/000-devicetree 82/242] arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/t6000-j314s.dtb: power-management@28e20c000 (apple,t6000-pmgr-misc): 'apple,dcs-min-ps' does not match any of the regexes: '^pinctrl-[0-9]+$'
 2026-11-08  0:26 UTC 

[tip:tip:urgent] BUILD SUCCESS 2715c9af094d7cf36a2bcc6a0aed70d710307224
 2026-11-08  0:26 UTC 

[tip:master] BUILD SUCCESS 7c1c3b952500981f8596efe4bbd2a1125d6adb67
 2026-11-08  0:26 UTC 

[PATCH net 2/2] ionic: limit TSO segments to the Tx ring size
 2026-11-08  0:25 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH request for v5.15.y] ksmbd EA alignment OOB write fix missing (CVE-2026-31705, CVSS 9.8)
 2026-11-08  0:22 UTC 

[PATCH 0/4] iio: light: gp2ap020a00f: Add supplies and GP2AP030A00F support
 2026-11-08  0:21 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] dt-bindings: iio: light: sharp,gp2ap020a00f: Add supplies
` [PATCH 2/4] dt-bindings: iio: light: sharp,gp2ap020a00f: Add GP2AP030A00F
` [PATCH 3/4] iio: light: gp2ap020a00f: Enable the core and I/O supplies
` [PATCH 4/4] iio: light: gp2ap020a00f: Add GP2AP030A00F support

[PATCH request for v5.15.y] ksmbd tree connection UAF fix missing (CVE-2026-89788, CVSS 9.8)
 2026-11-08  0:20 UTC 

[PATCH] Input: amijoy - fix memory region leak on registration failure
 2026-11-08  0:18 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] HID: sony: fix sleeping in atomic context in RB3 Pro raw event handler
 2026-11-08  0:18 UTC  (2+ messages)

[avpatel:riscv_trace_support_v6 61/80] kernel/trace/trace.c:8186:23: warning: shift count is negative
 2026-11-08  0:15 UTC 

[PATCH net-next v10 00/11] Support for onsemi's S2500 10Base-T1S MAC-PHY
 2026-11-08  0:15 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v10 05/11] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: Support for hardware timestamp
` [PATCH net-next v10 06/11] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: Support for vendor specific MMS
` [PATCH net-next v10 08/11] onsemi: s2500: Add driver support for S2500 MAC-PHY
` [PATCH net-next v10 11/11] net: phy: ncn26000: Support for loopback

[PATCH net-next v10 10/11] net: phy: ncn26000: Support for onsemi's S2500 internal phy
 2026-11-08  0:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v10 04/11] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: Move constant definitions to header file
 2026-11-08  0:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v10 02/11] Documentation: networking: Add timestamp related APIs to OA TC6 framework
 2026-11-08  0:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net 0/2] ipv4: unclone skbs before recompiling IP options
 2026-11-08  0:12 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net 1/2] ipv4: unshare headers before recompiling IP options in ipv4_send_dest_unreach()
` [PATCH net 2/2] cipso: unshare headers before recompiling IP options in cipso_v4_error()

[PATCH] x86: mmap kernel for direct kernel boot
 2026-11-08  0:09 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH net] net: ibm: emac: fix MR0 write in emac_rx_enable()
 2026-11-08  0:07 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/4] iio: light: stk3310: stk3337 support + vdd supply
 2026-11-08  0:06 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] dt-bindings: iio: light: stk33xx: add power supply support

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
 2026-11-08  0:06 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 5.10.y 0/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: signalling response fixes
  ` [PATCH 5.10.y 1/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states
  ` [PATCH 5.10.y 2/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Only accept connection responses to outstanding requests
  ` [PATCH 5.10.y 3/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Ignore connection responses with wrong ident

[PATCH v3] HID: santroller: add driver for Santroller controllers
 2026-11-08  0:06 UTC  (2+ messages)

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
 2026-11-08  0:05 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 5.15.y 0/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: signalling response fixes
  ` [PATCH 5.15.y 1/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states
  ` [PATCH 5.15.y 2/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Only accept connection responses to outstanding requests
  ` [PATCH 5.15.y 3/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Ignore connection responses with wrong ident

[avpatel:riscv_trace_support_v6 77/80] arch/loongarch/kernel/ptrace.c:1073:3: error: call to undeclared function '__csrwr_d'; ISO C99 and later do not support implicit function declarations
 2026-11-08  0:05 UTC 

[PATCH v2] Bluetooth: qca: Disable SoC debug logging for WCN3990
 2026-11-08  0:04 UTC 

[PATCH] wifi: ath11k: advertise 7935-byte A-MSDUs on 2 GHz-only radios
 2026-11-08  0:02 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH wireless] wifi: mac80211: keep the operation elements of a duplicated beacon
 2026-11-08  0:02 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] wifi: ath11k: serialize updates of the AHB CE interrupt enable registers
 2026-11-08  0:02 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] ntfs fixes for 7.4-rc2
 2026-11-08  0:02 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH batadv-next v3] batman-adv: tt: batch BH re-enable during TT hash walks
 2026-11-08  0:01 UTC 

[PATCH 0/4] hwmon: (msi_mystic_light) Add support for additional MSI motherboards
 2026-11-08  0:01 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] hwmon: (msi_mystic_light) Rearrange code to simplify adding per-board read functions
` [PATCH 2/4] hwmon: (msi_mystic_light) Stop calling hid_hw_power()
` [PATCH 3/4] hwmon: (msi_mystic_light) Make sensor read function board specific
` [PATCH 4/4] hwmon: (msi_mystic_light) Add support for additional boards

[GIT PULL] ksmbd server fixes for 7.4-rc2
 2026-11-08  0:01 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] Btrfs fixes for 7.4-rc2
 2026-11-08  0:01 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net v2] tcp: fix authentication bypass via unsupported TCP auth options
 2026-11-08  0:00 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] Input: amijoy - mark amijoy_phys as __initconst
 2026-11-07 23:59 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] wifi: rtw89: pci: disable D3cold on Lenovo Ideapad LNVNB161216
 2026-11-07 23:58 UTC 

[PATCH 0/8] net/ice: fix DCF memory leaks
 2026-11-07 23:52 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 "
  ` [PATCH v2 1/8] net/ice: fix DCF hardware init error path
  ` [PATCH v2 2/8] net/ice: fix DCF parent adapter "
  ` [PATCH v2 3/8] net/ice: fix DCF queue config buffer leak
  ` [PATCH v2 4/8] net/ice: fix DCF QoS buffer leak on commit
  ` [PATCH v2 5/8] net/ice: fix DCF QoS bandwidth replay config leak
  ` [PATCH v2 6/8] net/ice: fix DCF TM config leak on close
  ` [PATCH v2 7/8] net/ice: fix DCF representor info "
  ` [PATCH v2 8/8] net/ice: fix DCF port leak on probe failure

[PATCH v1 net 0/3] tcp: Small fixes for DEFER_CONNECT
 2026-11-07 23:56 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 net 1/3] tcp: Clear DEFER_CONNECT before tcp_connect() and in tcp_abort()
` [PATCH v1 net 2/3] tcp: Drop any segments if DEFER_CONNECT is set
` [PATCH v1 net 3/3] selftest: packetdrill: Add test for DEFER_CONNECT

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/ed: bump to version 1.22.6
 2026-11-07 23:55 UTC 

[linux-next:master 3430/4145] kernel/bpf/scev.c:736:33-42: duplicated argument to && or ||
 2026-11-07 23:54 UTC 

[PATCH v1 0/3] Introduce cros_ec power monitoring
 2026-11-07 23:53 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 1/3] platform/chrome: cros_ec: fix alignment of ec_params_pwrmon

[PATCH 0/2] mm/userfaultfd: prevent poison marker loss
 2026-11-07 23:51 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] mm/khugepaged: check for empty PTE tables before retracting

[GIT PULL] Please pull u-boot-imx-main-20261107
 2026-11-07 23:51 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] md: dont warn about sb update on auto read only arrays
 2026-11-07 23:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v6 0/2] Extend CPER records with RAS info queue data
 2026-11-07 23:49 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.FULL: success for "

[PATCH 7.3 0000/1257] 7.3.4-rc1 review
 2026-11-07 23:49 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/6] usb: musb-new: Free the controller if the host probe fails
 2026-11-07 23:46 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/6] usb: musb-new: sc5xx: "

[PATCH v3] HID: pulsar: print errors with %pe
 2026-11-07 23:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/7] Add E notation support to kstrtodec64() and IIO sysfs writes
 2026-11-07 23:46 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/7] lib: kstrtox: support E notation in kstrtoudec64() and kstrtodec64()

[RFC PATCH v4 0/5] Preserve more architectural state across domain switches
 2026-11-07 23:44 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v4 1/5] lib: sbi: Preserve hypervisor and VS "
` [RFC PATCH v4 2/5] lib: sbi: Preserve supervisor count inhibit configuration
` [RFC PATCH v4 3/5] lib: sbi: Preserve S/VS indirect CSR selectors
` [RFC PATCH v4 4/5] lib: sbi: Preserve supervisor CTR records across domain switches
` [RFC PATCH v4 5/5] lib: sbi: Preserve vl and vtype during "

[PATCH v2] Input: amijoy - remove amijoy_phys
 2026-11-07 23:43 UTC 

[PATCH 0/6] iio: adc: versal-sysmon: Add OT alarm, shutdown and thermal zone support
 2026-11-07 23:43 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] iio: adc: versal-sysmon: fix race in interrupt teardown
` [PATCH 3/6] iio: adc: versal-sysmon: disable interrupts on shutdown
` [PATCH 4/6] iio: adc: versal-sysmon: add over-temperature alarm events

[PATCH BlueZ v6 01/11] monitor: Use __packed in bt.h and its users
 2026-11-07 23:40 UTC  (2+ messages)
` Add support for HDT and EKS

[frank-w-bpi-r2-4.14:7.4-rc 138/154] drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_dbg.c:435:31: sparse: sparse: Using plain integer as NULL pointer
 2026-11-07 23:33 UTC 

[PATCH] rcuscale: Constify struct rcu_scale_ops
 2026-11-07 23:25 UTC  (2+ messages)

[f2fs-dev] [PATCH 00/20] f2fs: support block size smaller than PAGE_SIZE
 2026-11-07 23:24 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 07/20] f2fs: support subpage blocks in data write path and writeback
` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 08/20] f2fs: adapt range operations and mmap for subpage blocks

[PATCH 0/3] t: add "test-tool genbytes" to avoid slow tr(1) on macOS
 2026-11-07 23:23 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] t/helper: rename test-genzeros.c to test-genbytes.c

[PATCH v2 0/2] ASoC: amd: acp: Support Huawei MateBook D 14 (NBM-WXX9)
 2026-11-07 23:22 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] ASoC: amd: acp: Add DMI quirk for "
` [PATCH v2 2/2] ASoC: amd: acp: es83xx: Enable speaker amplifier after the codec output

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree
 2026-11-07 23:20 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.1.y 0/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: signalling response fixes
  ` [PATCH 6.1.y 1/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states
  ` [PATCH 6.1.y 2/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Only accept connection responses to outstanding requests
  ` [PATCH 6.1.y 3/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Ignore connection responses with wrong ident

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
 2026-11-07 23:20 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.6.y 0/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: signalling response fixes
  ` [PATCH 6.6.y 1/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states
  ` [PATCH 6.6.y 2/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Only accept connection responses to outstanding requests
  ` [PATCH 6.6.y 3/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Ignore connection responses with wrong ident

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] drm/panthor: validate userspace queue count against initialized firmware slot count" failed to apply to 7.3-stable tree
 2026-11-07 23:20 UTC  (2+ messages)

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
 2026-11-07 23:19 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.12.y 0/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: signalling response fixes
  ` [PATCH 6.12.y 1/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states
  ` [PATCH 6.12.y 2/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Only accept connection responses to outstanding requests
  ` [PATCH 6.12.y 3/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Ignore connection responses with wrong ident

[PATCH v2 0/2] ksmbd: fix explicit DACL checks and parent-derived rights
 2026-11-07 23:19 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] ksmbd: evaluate the DACL in order for explicit access requests
` [PATCH v2 2/2] ksmbd: let the parent's DACL grant DELETE and FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
 2026-11-07 23:17 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.18.y 0/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: signalling response fixes
  ` [PATCH 6.18.y 1/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states
  ` [PATCH 6.18.y 2/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Only accept connection responses to outstanding requests
  ` [PATCH 6.18.y 3/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Ignore connection responses with wrong ident

[PATCH v6 0/3] gpu: nova-core: retain the GSP-RM log buffers
 2026-11-07 23:18 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 1/3] gpu: nova-core: move the debugfs root into the module data

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states" failed to apply to 7.3-stable tree
 2026-11-07 23:15 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 7.3.y 0/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: signalling response fixes
  ` [PATCH 7.3.y 1/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Reject signalling responses in invalid states
  ` [PATCH 7.3.y 2/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Only accept connection responses to outstanding requests
  ` [PATCH 7.3.y 3/3] Bluetooth: L2CAP: Ignore connection responses with wrong ident

[PATCH] PCI: dwc: tegra194: Clear event counter masks before programming
 2026-11-07 23:15 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] eal/linux: fix dirty flag for reused hugepages in legacy mem
 2026-11-07 23:14 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] evm: fix TOCTOU heap OOB in protected xattr reads
 2026-11-07 23:13 UTC  (2+ messages)

[linusw-nomadik:b4:ux500-gpio-hogs] BUILD SUCCESS 378b80bd19fdca0c1aabc1cb5bfb3dd2593c7bf9
 2026-11-07 23:09 UTC 

[PATCH v5 0/3] iio: adc: add support for the MAX34417 Four-Channel High Dynamic Range Power Accumulator
 2026-11-07 23:09 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 3/3] iio: adc: add driver "

[PATCH v4 0/2] usb: musb: gadget: don't flush a waiting RX packet
 2026-11-07 23:08 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/2] usb: musb: gadget: count givebacks in busy

[PATCH rtw-next] wifi: rtw89: allocate rfe_data with kvzalloc
 2026-11-07 23:07 UTC 

[PATCH rtw-next] wifi: rtw89: usb: keep the endpoints until the driver lets go on unbind
 2026-11-07 23:05 UTC 

[RFC PATCH 6.1.y 0/2] mm/damon: porting fixes that cherry-pick failed on 2026-11-07
 2026-11-07 23:04 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 6.1.y 1/2] mm/damon/core: skip applying scheme if region split for quota fails
` [RFC PATCH 6.1.y 2/2] mm/damon/core: remove unreachable damos charge_{target,addr}_from

[PATCH request for v5.15.y] ksmbd deferred file_lock UAF fixes missing (CVE-2026-64396, CVE-2026-64437)
 2026-11-07 23:03 UTC 

[PATCH 0/3] SC5xx Carrier Board Kconfig Cleanup
 2026-11-07 23:02 UTC  (2+ messages)

[android-common:android13-5.15 54/54] block/blk-mq.c:2196 blk_mq_submit_bio() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'bio' (see line 2180)
 2026-11-07 23:02 UTC 

[PATCH] docs: checkpatch: Fix DEVICE_ATTR_WO macro name
 2026-11-07 23:02 UTC 

[PATCH i-g-t v9 0/9] tests: limiting suspend tests
 2026-11-07 22:59 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.FULL: success for tests: limiting suspend tests (rev8)

[PATCH for-11.2 v2 0/3] Avoid low-severity NBD denial-of-service attack
 2026-11-07 22:54 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] docs: Mention security considerations for NBD
` [PATCH v2 2/3] nbd/server: Reject rather than assert on non-compliant BLOCK_STATUS
` [PATCH v2 3/3] iotests: Add new nbd-robustness test

[PATCH] partial-clone: document promisor remote fetch ordering
 2026-11-07 22:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC v2 0/5] arm64: dts: qcom: Add audio support for Nord platform
 2026-11-07 22:55 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC v2 1/5] soc: qcom: pd-mapper: Add support for Nord

[PATCH v3 0/2] iio: test: iio-test-format: char format test and overrun checks
 2026-11-07 22:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mm/damon/core: return an error from damos_commit_filter_arg()" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
 2026-11-07 22:53 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/libcap: fix build with C libraries lacking static_assert
 2026-11-07 22:52 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH v4 0/2] iio: gyro: mpu3050: Fix runtime PM refcount leak in trigger enable path
 2026-11-07 22:51 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] tcp: fix authentication bypass via unsupported TCP auth options
 2026-11-07 22:51 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH] gpio: of: fix potential misconfiguration of hogged lines
 2026-11-07 22:48 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 09/18] Squashfs: sanity check inode metadata block location
 2026-11-07 22:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 00/16] PCI: dwc: Cache PCIe capability offset
 2026-11-07 22:45 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] dmaengine: generalize dmaengine_prep_rio_sg() as dmaengine_prep_slave_sg_context()
 2026-11-07 22:43 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] net: xilinx: axienet: use dmaengine_prep_slave_sg_context()
` [PATCH 3/3] ASoC: sprd: use dmaengine_prep_slave_sg_context() instead of device_prep_slave_sg()

[PATCH v4 0/8] firmware: qcom: enable UEFI variables on Lenovo Yoga C630
 2026-11-07 22:42 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/4] Add DP AltMode VDO definitions for DT usage
 2026-11-07 22:42 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 4/4] arm64: dts: qcom: Use DP AltMode defines


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