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M "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
M Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
M Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
M Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
R Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>

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F Documentation/networking/net_cachelines/
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F Documentation/userspace-api/netlink/
F include/linux/ethtool.h
F include/linux/framer/framer-provider.h
F include/linux/framer/framer.h
F include/linux/in.h
F include/linux/in6.h
F include/linux/indirect_call_wrapper.h
F include/linux/inet.h
F include/linux/inet_diag.h
F include/linux/net.h
F include/linux/netdev*
F include/linux/netlink.h
F include/linux/netpoll.h
F include/linux/rtnetlink.h
F include/linux/sctp.h
F include/linux/seq_file_net.h
F include/linux/skbuff*
F include/net/
F include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
F include/uapi/linux/genetlink.h
F include/uapi/linux/hsr_netlink.h
F include/uapi/linux/in.h
F include/uapi/linux/inet_diag.h
F include/uapi/linux/nbd-netlink.h
F include/uapi/linux/net.h
F include/uapi/linux/net_namespace.h
F include/uapi/linux/netconf.h
F include/uapi/linux/netdev*
F include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
F include/uapi/linux/netlink_diag.h
F include/uapi/linux/rtnetlink.h
F include/uapi/linux/sctp.h
F lib/net_utils.c
F lib/random32.c
F net/
F samples/pktgen/
F tools/net/
F tools/testing/selftests/net/
X Documentation/networking/batman-adv.rst
X Documentation/networking/mac80211-injection.rst
X Documentation/networking/mac80211_hwsim/
X Documentation/networking/regulatory.rst
X include/net/bluetooth/
X include/net/cfg80211.h
X include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h
X include/net/iw_handler.h
X include/net/mac80211.h
X include/net/wext.h
X net/9p/
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Last 30 days

Most active threads (last 7 days)

HOTtoday [PATCH 0/2] Bring includes in linux/kmod.h up to date
2026-07-08 15:46 · 1 reply in 7d · Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
COOLING6d [RFC PATCH 0/3] coredump, net: fix layer violation with direct connection
2026-07-03 07:40 · 3 replies in 7d · John Ericson <hidden>

Recent patches

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

HOTtoday [PATCH 1/2] umh, treewide: Explicitly include linux/umh.h where needed
2026-07-08 · Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
COOLING6d [RFC PATCH 3/3] coredump, net: remove `SOCK_COREDUMP`
2026-07-03 · John Ericson <hidden>
COOLING6d [RFC PATCH 2/3] af_unix: factor out kernel_unix_connect_direct()
2026-07-03 · John Ericson <hidden>
COOLING6d [RFC PATCH 1/3] af_unix: factor out unix_lookup_bsd_path()
2026-07-03 · John Ericson <hidden>
COLD33d [net v3] netlabel: validate unlabeled address and mask attribute lengths
2026-06-03 · Chenguang Zhao <hidden>
COLD37d [PATCH net v2] netlabel: validate unlabeled mask attribute length
2026-05-28 · Chenguang Zhao <hidden>
COLD37d [PATCH net v2 4/4] netlabel: validate CIPSO option against skb tail in netlbl_skbuff_getattr
2026-05-24 · Qi Tang <hidden>
COLD37d [PATCH net v2 3/4] netlabel: validate CALIPSO option against skb tail in netlbl_skbuff_getattr
2026-05-24 · Qi Tang <hidden>
COLD44d [net-next] netlabel: validate unlabeled mask attribute length
2026-05-22 · Chenguang Zhao <hidden>
COLD44d [net-next] netlabel: fix IPv6 unlabeled address add error handling
2026-05-22 · Chenguang Zhao <hidden>
COLD28d [PATCH 09/11] treewide: Convert custom kernel_param_ops .get callbacks to seq_buf via cocci
2026-05-21 · Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
COLD28d [PATCH 04/11] treewide: Convert struct kernel_param_ops initializers to DEFINE_KERNEL_PARAM_OPS
2026-05-21 · Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
COLD55d [PATCH net 4/4] netlabel: validate CIPSO option against skb tail in netlbl_skbuff_getattr
2026-05-14 · Qi Tang <hidden>
COLD55d [PATCH net 3/4] netlabel: validate CALIPSO option against skb tail in netlbl_skbuff_getattr
2026-05-14 · Qi Tang <hidden>
STALE97d LANDED [PATCH v8 01/12] lsm: Add LSM hook security_unix_find
2026-03-27 · Günther Noack <hidden>
STALE107d [PATCH v7 01/11] lsm: Add LSM hook security_unix_find
2026-03-23 · Günther Noack <hidden>
STALE107d [PATCH v7 1/9] lsm: Add LSM hook security_unix_find
2026-03-17 · Justin Suess <hidden>
STALE107d [PATCH v6 1/9] lsm: Add LSM hook security_unix_find
2026-03-15 · Günther Noack <hidden>
STALE83d [PATCH 27/61] net/netlink: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
2026-03-10 · Philipp Hahn <hidden>
STALE83d [PATCH 24/61] net/9p: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
2026-03-10 · Philipp Hahn <hidden>
STALE83d [PATCH 28/61] net/sched: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
2026-03-10 · Philipp Hahn <hidden>
STALE83d [PATCH 23/61] net/ipv6: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
2026-03-10 · Philipp Hahn <hidden>
STALE83d [PATCH 29/61] net/sctp: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
2026-03-10 · Philipp Hahn <hidden>
STALE83d [PATCH 30/61] net/sunrpc: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
2026-03-10 · Philipp Hahn <hidden>
STALE83d [PATCH 26/61] net/core: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
2026-03-10 · Philipp Hahn <hidden>
STALE83d [PATCH 31/61] net/tipc: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
2026-03-10 · Philipp Hahn <hidden>
STALE114d [PATCH v3 12/12] treewide: change inode->i_ino from unsigned long to u64
2026-03-04 · Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
STALE114d [PATCH v3 03/12] net: change sock.sk_ino and sock_i_ino() to u64
2026-03-04 · Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
STALE126d [PATCH v2 108/110] net: replace PRIino with %llu/%llx format strings
2026-03-02 · Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
STALE126d [PATCH v2 058/110] net: use PRIino format for i_ino
2026-03-02 · Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>

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.

STALE181d Re: [RFC PATCH 0/1] lsm: Add hook unix_path_connect
2026-01-01 · Justin Suess <hidden>
STALE144d Re: [PATCH v4 1/6] lsm: Add LSM hook security_unix_find
2026-02-10 · Justin Suess <hidden>
STALE131d [PATCH 54/61] net: update socket dname format for u64 i_ino
2026-02-26 · Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
STALE131d [PATCH 60/61] net: update legacy protocol format strings for u64 i_ino
2026-02-26 · Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
STALE126d [PATCH v2 052/110] net: use PRIino format for i_ino
2026-03-02 · Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
STALE126d [PATCH v2 058/110] net: use PRIino format for i_ino
2026-03-02 · Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
STALE126d [PATCH v2 108/110] net: replace PRIino with %llu/%llx format strings
2026-03-02 · Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
STALE114d [PATCH v3 03/12] net: change sock.sk_ino and sock_i_ino() to u64
2026-03-04 · Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
STALE83d [PATCH 31/61] net/tipc: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
2026-03-10 · Philipp Hahn <hidden>
STALE83d [PATCH 26/61] net/core: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
2026-03-10 · Philipp Hahn <hidden>

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