framebuffer layer

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Latest 30 postings or standalone patches (up to 30), newest first. Counts below cover matching patches in linuxppc-dev touching this subsystem.

• proc: drop the __user methods (Part 7/7) v2 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: Pending Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH RESEND v2 5/6] proc: drop the _buf suffix from the new methods 2026-11-04
  2026-11-04 · Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
• proc: convert the driver entries (Part 4/7) v2 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: PENDING · 1 of 26 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH RESEND v2 17/26] fbdev: viafb: let procfs copy in writes 2026-11-04
  2026-11-04 · Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
• proc: let procfs own the data path (Part 2/7) v2 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: Pending Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH RESEND v2 10/23] treewide: let procfs own the seq_file of simple proc entries 2026-11-04
  2026-11-04 · Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
• proc: drop the __user methods rfc · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: Pending Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH RFC 5/5] proc: drop the _buf suffix from the new methods 2026-11-02
  2026-11-02 · Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
• proc: convert the driver entries rfc · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: Pending Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH RFC 16/23] fbdev: viafb: let procfs copy in writes 2026-11-02
  2026-11-02 · Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
• proc: let procfs own the data path rfc · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: Pending Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH RFC 07/16] treewide: let procfs own the seq_file of simple proc entries 2026-11-02
  2026-11-02 · Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
• Add __must_init and require explicit kobj_type::release v2 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: PENDING · 2 of 9 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v2 9/9] kobject: Require explicit initialization of struct kobj_type::release 2026-10-27
  2026-10-27 · Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
• kobject: Require explicit initialization of struct kobj_type::release v1 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: Pending Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH 11/11] kobject: Require explicit initialization of struct kobj_type::release 2026-10-13
  2026-10-13 · Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
• mm: make VMA flag semantics explicit, eliminate VM_SPECIAL v6 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: LANDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v6 19/39] fbdev: defio: assert FBINFO_VIRTFB, drop VM_IO, add VM_MIXEDMAP 2026-10-13
  2026-10-13 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: make VMA flag semantics explicit, eliminate VM_SPECIAL v5 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v5 18/38] fbdev: defio: assert FBINFO_VIRTFB, drop VM_IO, add VM_MIXEDMAP 2026-10-09
  2026-10-09 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: make VMA flag semantics explicit, eliminate VM_SPECIAL v4 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v4 18/38] fbdev: defio: assert FBINFO_VIRTFB, drop VM_IO, add VM_MIXEDMAP 2026-10-03
  2026-10-03 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: make VMA flag semantics explicit, eliminate VM_SPECIAL v3 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v3 19/40] fbdev: defio: assert FBINFO_VIRTFB, drop VM_IO, add VM_MIXEDMAP 2026-09-17
  2026-09-17 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: make VMA flag semantics explicit, eliminate VM_SPECIAL v2 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v2 19/40] fbdev: defio: assert FBINFO_VIRTFB, drop VM_IO, add VM_MIXEDMAP 2026-09-14
  2026-09-14 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• Bring includes in linux/kmod.h up to date v3 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: PENDING · 2 of 3 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v3 1/3] umh, treewide: Explicitly include linux/umh.h where needed 2026-09-11
  2026-09-11 · Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
• mfd: unused driver purge v1 · 5 matching patches

  Entire posting: Pending Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH 05/14] mfd: remove unused adp5520 driver 2026-09-09
  • [PATCH 06/14] mfd: remove unused da903x driver 2026-09-09
  • [PATCH 07/14] mfd: remove unused lp8788 driver 2026-09-09
  • [PATCH 08/14] mfd: remove unused aat2870 driver 2026-09-09
  • [PATCH 09/14] mfd: remove unused lm3533 driver 2026-09-09
  2026-09-09 · Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
• mm: make VMA flag semantics explicit, eliminate VM_SPECIAL v1 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH 18/39] fbdev: defio: assert FBINFO_VIRTFB, drop VM_IO, add VM_MIXEDMAP 2026-09-08
  2026-09-08 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_set_var() in helper 2026-08-31 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• Bring includes in linux/kmod.h up to date v2 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v2 1/3] umh, treewide: Explicitly include linux/umh.h where needed 2026-07-21
  2026-07-21 · Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
• mm: convert more vm_flags_t users to vma_flags_t v2 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: LANDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v2 08/13] mm: introduce vma_get_page_prot() and use it 2026-07-11
  2026-07-11 · Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>
• Bring includes in linux/kmod.h up to date v1 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH 1/2] umh, treewide: Explicitly include linux/umh.h where needed 2026-07-08
  2026-07-08 · Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
• convert more vm_flags_t users to vma_flags_t v1 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: Pending Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH 08/13] mm: introduce vma_get_page_prot() and use it 2026-06-29
  2026-06-29 · Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>
• fbdev: Internalize fbcon v3 · 4 matching patches

  Entire posting: Pending Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v3 1/4] fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_set_var() in helper 2026-05-27
  • [PATCH v3 2/4] fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_blank() in helper 2026-05-27
  • [PATCH v3 3/4] fbdev: Wrap fbcon updates from vga-switcheroo in helper 2026-05-27
  • [PATCH v3 4/4] fbdev: Do not export fbcon from fbdev 2026-05-27
  2026-05-27 · Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
• fbdev: Internalize fbcon v2 · 4 matching patches

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v2 1/4] fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_set_var() in helper 2026-05-22
  • [PATCH v2 2/4] fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_blank() in helper 2026-05-22
  • [PATCH v2 3/4] fbdev: Wrap fbcon updates from vga-switcheroo in helper 2026-05-22
  • [PATCH v2 4/4] fbdev: Do not export fbcon from fbdev 2026-05-22
  2026-05-22 · Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
• fbdev: Internalize fbcon v1 · 4 matching patches

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH 1/4] fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_set_var() in helper 2026-05-20
  • [PATCH 2/4] fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_blank() in helper 2026-05-20
  • [PATCH 3/4] fbdev: Wrap fbcon updates from vga-switcheroo in helper 2026-05-20
  • [PATCH 4/4] fbdev: Do not export fbcon from fbdev 2026-05-20
  2026-05-20 · Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
• treewide: Cleanup LATCH, CLOCK_TICK_RATE and get_cycles() [ab]use v1 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: PENDING · 3 of 38 landed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [patch 16/38] fbdev: udlfb: Replace get_cycles() with ktime_get() 2026-04-10
  2026-04-10 · Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
• drm,fbdev: Fix module dependencies v3 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: PENDING · 1 of 3 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v3 1/3] fbdev: Fix recursive dependencies wrt BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE 2024-12-16
  2024-12-16 · Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
• drm,fbdev: Fix module dependencies v2 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v2 1/3] fbdev: Fix recursive dependencies wrt BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE 2024-12-12
  2024-12-12 · Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
• drm,fbdev: Fix module dependencies v1 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH 1/3] fbdev: Fix recursive dependencies wrt BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE 2024-12-10
  2024-12-10 · Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
• [PATCH v1 1/1] treewide: Align match_string() with sysfs_match_string() 2024-06-03 · Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
• arch: Remove fbdev dependency from video helpers v3 · 2 matching patches

  Entire posting: REVIEWED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v3 2/3] arch: Remove struct fb_info from video helpers 2024-03-29
  • [PATCH v3 3/3] arch: Rename fbdev header and source files 2024-03-29
  2024-03-29 · Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>