framebuffer layer · Maintained

Maintainers

• M Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>

Paths

• F Documentation/fb/
• F drivers/video/
• F include/linux/fb.h
• F include/uapi/linux/fb.h
• F include/uapi/video/
• F include/video/

Last 30 days

Recent patches

Most-recent 30 patches in this subsystem on linux-patches (capped at 30), ordered by date desc.

• COLD20d [PATCH 5.10 247/699] fbdev: sm501fb: Fix buffer errors in OF binding code
  2026-07-21 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• COLD22d [PATCH 5.15 325/843] fbdev: sm501fb: Fix buffer errors in OF binding code
  2026-07-21 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• COLD22d [PATCH 6.1 0410/1067] fbdev: sm501fb: Fix buffer errors in OF binding code
  2026-07-21 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• COOLING14d [PATCH 6.6 0528/1266] fbdev: sm501fb: Fix buffer errors in OF binding code
  2026-07-21 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• WARM1d [PATCH 6.12 0290/1276] fbdev: sm501fb: Fix buffer errors in OF binding code
  2026-07-21 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• HOTtoday [PATCH 6.18 0420/1611] fbdev: sm501fb: Fix buffer errors in OF binding code
  2026-07-21 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• COLD22d [PATCH 7.1 0603/2077] fbdev: sm501fb: Fix buffer errors in OF binding code
  2026-07-21 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• COLD40d REVIEWED: 7 (7M) [PATCH 6.6 066/452] drm, fbcon, vga_switcheroo: Avoid race condition in fbcon setup
  2026-06-16 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE67d [PATCH 5.10 456/589] fbdev: offb: fix PCI device reference leak on probe failure
  2026-05-30 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE67d REVIEWED: 33 (33M) [PATCH 5.10 389/589] backlight: sky81452-backlight: Check return value of devm_gpiod_get_optional() in sky81452_bl_parse_dt()
  2026-05-30 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE67d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH 5.10 332/589] fbdev: matroxfb: Mark variable with __maybe_unused to avoid W=1 build break
  2026-05-30 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE73d [PATCH 5.15 596/776] fbdev: offb: fix PCI device reference leak on probe failure
  2026-05-30 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE73d REVIEWED: 33 (33M) [PATCH 5.15 523/776] backlight: sky81452-backlight: Check return value of devm_gpiod_get_optional() in sky81452_bl_parse_dt()
  2026-05-30 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE73d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH 5.15 444/776] fbdev: matroxfb: Mark variable with __maybe_unused to avoid W=1 build break
  2026-05-30 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE72d [PATCH 6.1 724/969] fbdev: offb: fix PCI device reference leak on probe failure
  2026-05-30 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE72d REVIEWED: 33 (33M) [PATCH 6.1 638/969] backlight: sky81452-backlight: Check return value of devm_gpiod_get_optional() in sky81452_bl_parse_dt()
  2026-05-30 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE72d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH 6.1 508/969] fbdev: matroxfb: Mark variable with __maybe_unused to avoid W=1 build break
  2026-05-30 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE77d [PATCH 6.6 357/508] fbdev: offb: fix PCI device reference leak on probe failure
  2026-05-20 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE77d REVIEWED: 33 (33M) [PATCH 6.6 261/508] backlight: sky81452-backlight: Check return value of devm_gpiod_get_optional() in sky81452_bl_parse_dt()
  2026-05-20 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE77d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH 6.6 108/508] fbdev: matroxfb: Mark variable with __maybe_unused to avoid W=1 build break
  2026-05-20 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE78d [PATCH 6.12 502/666] fbdev: offb: fix PCI device reference leak on probe failure
  2026-05-20 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE78d REVIEWED: 33 (33M) [PATCH 6.12 386/666] backlight: sky81452-backlight: Check return value of devm_gpiod_get_optional() in sky81452_bl_parse_dt()
  2026-05-20 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE78d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH 6.12 152/666] fbdev: matroxfb: Mark variable with __maybe_unused to avoid W=1 build break
  2026-05-20 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE78d [PATCH 6.18 726/957] fbdev: offb: fix PCI device reference leak on probe failure
  2026-05-20 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE78d REVIEWED: 33 (33M) [PATCH 6.18 529/957] backlight: sky81452-backlight: Check return value of devm_gpiod_get_optional() in sky81452_bl_parse_dt()
  2026-05-20 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE78d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH 6.18 228/957] fbdev: matroxfb: Mark variable with __maybe_unused to avoid W=1 build break
  2026-05-20 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE83d [PATCH 7.0 0872/1146] fbdev: offb: fix PCI device reference leak on probe failure
  2026-05-20 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE83d REVIEWED: 33 (33M) [PATCH 7.0 0664/1146] backlight: sky81452-backlight: Check return value of devm_gpiod_get_optional() in sky81452_bl_parse_dt()
  2026-05-20 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE83d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH 7.0 0302/1146] fbdev: matroxfb: Mark variable with __maybe_unused to avoid W=1 build break
  2026-05-20 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• COLD43d REVIEWED: 8 (8M) [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-5.10] fbdev: ipu-v3: clean up kernel-doc warnings
  2026-05-20 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>

Needs attention (review trailers in, no pickup)

Patches with review trailers that haven't landed in mainline and haven't been Acked by a maintainer. Oldest first.

• STALE164d REVIEWED: 3 (2M) [PATCH 6.12 350/385] backlight: qcom-wled: Support ovp values for PMI8994
  2026-02-28 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> · 2 Reviewed-by
• STALE164d REVIEWED: 3 (2M) [PATCH 6.12 351/385] backlight: qcom-wled: Change PM8950 WLED configurations
  2026-02-28 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> · 2 Reviewed-by
• STALE166d REVIEWED: 3 (2M) [PATCH 6.6 250/283] backlight: qcom-wled: Support ovp values for PMI8994
  2026-02-28 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> · 2 Reviewed-by
• STALE166d REVIEWED: 3 (2M) [PATCH 6.6 251/283] backlight: qcom-wled: Change PM8950 WLED configurations
  2026-02-28 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> · 2 Reviewed-by
• STALE166d REVIEWED: 3 (2M) [PATCH 6.1 202/232] backlight: qcom-wled: Support ovp values for PMI8994
  2026-02-28 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> · 2 Reviewed-by
• STALE166d REVIEWED: 3 (2M) [PATCH 5.15 151/164] backlight: qcom-wled: Support ovp values for PMI8994
  2026-02-28 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> · 2 Reviewed-by
• STALE90d REVIEWED: 8 (8M) [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-5.10] fbdev: ipu-v3: clean up kernel-doc warnings
  2026-05-11 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> · 1 Reviewed-by
• COLD43d REVIEWED: 8 (8M) [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-5.10] fbdev: ipu-v3: clean up kernel-doc warnings
  2026-05-20 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> · 1 Reviewed-by

Quiet for 30+ days

Patches with no review trailers and no replies. Either the author is heads-down elsewhere or these slipped through. Oldest first.

• STALE166d [PATCH 6.19 509/781] fbdev: of_display_timing: Fix device node reference leak in of_get_display_timings()
  2026-02-25 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE166d [PATCH 6.19 510/781] fbdev: au1200fb: Fix a memory leak in au1200fb_drv_probe()
  2026-02-25 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE157d [PATCH 6.18 400/641] fbdev: of_display_timing: Fix device node reference leak in of_get_display_timings()
  2026-02-25 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE157d [PATCH 6.18 401/641] fbdev: au1200fb: Fix a memory leak in au1200fb_drv_probe()
  2026-02-25 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• STALE166d [PATCH 6.18 719/752] fbdev: Use device_create_with_groups() to fix sysfs groups registration race
  2026-02-28 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• STALE166d [PATCH 6.18 720/752] fbcon: check return value of con2fb_acquire_newinfo()
  2026-02-28 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• STALE166d [PATCH 6.18 721/752] fbdev: vt8500lcdfb: fix missing dma_free_coherent()
  2026-02-28 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• STALE166d [PATCH 6.18 722/752] fbdev: of: display_timing: fix refcount leak in of_get_display_timings()
  2026-02-28 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• STALE166d [PATCH 6.18 723/752] fbdev: ffb: fix corrupted video output on Sun FFB1
  2026-02-28 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• STALE166d [PATCH 6.18 724/752] fbcon: Remove struct fbcon_display.inverse
  2026-02-28 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>