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

• selftests: allow wildcards in TARGETS and SKIP_TARGETS v1 · 2 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH 2/3] selftests: move the default target list into TARGETS_LIST 2026-11-15
  • [PATCH 3/3] selftests: allow wildcards in TARGETS and SKIP_TARGETS 2026-11-15
  2026-11-15 · Jori Koolstra (CIQ) <jkoolstra@xs4all.nl>
• security-bugs doc updates v2 · 14 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH v2 01/14] docs: security-bugs: reorganize the document without changing its contents 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 02/14] docs: security-bugs: clarify when to Cc the security team 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 03/14] docs: security-bugs: never publish reproducers of bugs with a security impact 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 04/14] docs: threat-model: clarify the case of automatically mounted file systems 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 05/14] docs: security-bugs: explain how to send a fix that can be applied 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 06/14] docs: security-bugs: do not send archives or binary attachments 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 07/14] docs: security-bugs: first-time reporters must send a single report first 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 08/14] docs: security-bugs: explain what to do when a report gets no response 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 09/14] docs: security-bugs: reports left unanswered for 7 days will be dropped 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 10/14] docs: security-bugs: add a section for maintainers receiving reports 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 11/14] docs: security-bugs: explain why directly sent reports add extra work 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 12/14] docs: security-bugs: explain why AI-found bugs are handled publicly 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 13/14] docs: submitting-patches: defer to security-bugs.rst for security fixes 2026-11-14
  • [PATCH v2 14/14] docs: netdev: drop references to the securit list in the doc 2026-11-14
  2026-11-14 · Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
• [PATCH] kernel-docs: Update book info 2026-11-14 · Manuel Ebner <hidden>
• get_maintainer: stop sending every patch to LKML v3 · 1 matching patch

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

  • [PATCH v3 2/2] docs: submitting-patches: make LKML a list of last resort again 2026-11-13
  2026-11-13 · Konstantin Ryabitsev <hidden>
• arm64: Add FIT configurations for sc7180-trogdor and google,lga v2 · 1 matching patch

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

  • [RFC PATCH v2 3/5] kbuild: fit: Add opt-in FIT_FACTOR_DTBS support using fdtfactor 2026-11-13
  2026-11-13 · Douglas Anderson <dianders@chromium.org>
• [PATCH] CREDITS: Regularize email address for Kees Cook 2026-11-13 · Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
• kbuild: build the userspace tools in tools/ with the kernel v4 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: PENDING · 4 of 7 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v4 7/7] Documentation: describe building tools with the kernel 2026-11-12
  2026-11-12 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• agents: add skills for Fixes tags, stable tags, similar bugs, and commit messages v5 · 6 matching patches

  Entire posting: PENDING · 2 of 6 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v5 1/6] agents: add infrastructure for agent resources 2026-11-11
  • [PATCH v5 2/6] agents: add a skill to determine Fixes tags 2026-11-11
  • [PATCH v5 3/6] agents: add a skill to determine stable tags 2026-11-11
  • [PATCH v5 4/6] agents: add a skill to find other instances of a fixed bug 2026-11-11
  • [PATCH v5 5/6] agents: add a skill to write commit messages 2026-11-11
  • [PATCH v5 6/6] agents: add a skill to write KUnit tests 2026-11-11
  2026-11-11 · Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
• [PATCH] docs: cve: Describe how security fixes reach users 2026-11-11 · Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
• IN LINUX-NEXT · 1 review, 1 by a maintainer [PATCH v3] docs: submitting-patches: Clarify partial review tags 2026-11-10 · Krzysztof Kozlowski <hidden>
• Stop lockdep_assert_held*() from assuming lock ownership v2 · 2 matching patches

  Entire posting: PENDING · 1 of 14 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v2 12/14] lockdep: Stop lockdep_assert_held*() from assuming lock ownership 2026-11-09
  • [PATCH v2 14/14] rcu: Introduce lockdep_assume_in_rcu_*() 2026-11-09
  2026-11-09 · Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>
• security-bugs doc updates v1 · 11 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH 01/14] docs: security-bugs: reorganize the document without changing its contents 2026-11-09
  • [PATCH 03/14] docs: security-bugs: never publish reproducers of bugs with a security impact 2026-11-09
  • [PATCH 04/14] docs: threat-model: clarify the case of automatically mounted file systems 2026-11-09
  • [PATCH 05/14] docs: security-bugs: explain how to send a fix that can be applied 2026-11-09
  • [PATCH 06/14] docs: security-bugs: do not send archives or binary attachments 2026-11-09
  • [PATCH 07/14] docs: security-bugs: first-time reporters must send a single report first 2026-11-09
  • [PATCH 08/14] docs: security-bugs: explain what to do when a report gets no response 2026-11-09
  • [PATCH 09/14] docs: security-bugs: reports left unanswered for 7 days will be dropped 2026-11-09
  • [PATCH 11/14] docs: security-bugs: explain why directly sent reports add extra work 2026-11-09
  • [PATCH 12/14] docs: security-bugs: explain why AI-found bugs are handled publicly 2026-11-09
  • [PATCH 13/14] docs: submitting-patches: defer to security-bugs.rst for security fixes 2026-11-09
  2026-11-09 · Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
• REVIEWED · 1 review, 1 by a maintainer [PATCH 14/14] docs: netdev: align the security fixes section with security-bugs.rst 2026-11-09 · Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
• REVIEWED · 1 review, 1 by a maintainer [PATCH 10/14] docs: security-bugs: add a section for maintainers receiving reports 2026-11-09 · Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
• REVIEWED · 1 review, 1 by a maintainer [PATCH 02/14] docs: security-bugs: clarify when to Cc the security team 2026-11-09 · Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
• [PATCH] docs: checkpatch: Fix DEVICE_ATTR_WO macro name 2026-11-07 · Mauro Codella <hidden>
• [PATCH] doc: process: clarify legacy status of applying-patches and point to Git 2026-11-06 · Oscar Alejandro Sánchez Lucero via B4 Relay <devnull+aleszlucero.gmail.com@kernel.org>
• [PATCH v5] doc: process: clarify scope of applying-patches as legacy reference 2026-11-05 · Oscar Alejandro Sánchez Lucero via B4 Relay <devnull+aleszlucero.gmail.com@kernel.org>
• [PATCH v4] doc: process: clarify scope of applying-patches as legacy reference 2026-11-05 · Oscar Alejandro Sánchez Lucero via B4 Relay <devnull+aleszlucero.gmail.com@kernel.org>
• kunit: Add KUNIT_CASE_PARAM_UNIQUE() and KUNIT_CASE_PARAM_WITH_INIT_UNIQUE() v2 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: PENDING · 7 of 9 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v2 2/9] kunit: Add KUNIT_CASE_PARAM_UNIQUE() and KUNIT_CASE_PARAM_WITH_INIT_UNIQUE() 2026-11-05
  2026-11-05 · Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
• [PATCH v2] docs: submitting-patches: Clarify half-baked review tags 2026-11-05 · Krzysztof Kozlowski <hidden>
• [PATCH v3] doc: process: clarify scope of applying-patches as legacy reference 2026-11-04 · Oscar Alejandro Sánchez Lucero via B4 Relay <devnull+aleszlucero.gmail.com@kernel.org>
• [PATCH v2] doc: process: clarify scope of applying-patches as legacy reference 2026-11-04 · Oscar Alejandro Sánchez Lucero via B4 Relay <devnull+aleszlucero.gmail.com@kernel.org>
• [PATCH] docs: submitting-patches: Clarify half-baked review tags 2026-11-04 · Krzysztof Kozlowski <hidden>
• [PATCH] doc: process: clarify scope of applying-patches as legacy reference 2026-11-04 · AleSZLucero via B4 Relay <devnull+aleszlucero.gmail.com@kernel.org>
• Unify code coverage and add Clang source-based coverage with MC/DC v2 · 2 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH v2 02/20] kbuild: unify static coverage instrumentation as COVERAGE_PROFILE 2026-11-03
  • [PATCH v2 20/20] Documentation: dev-tools: document the common code coverage interface 2026-11-03
  2026-11-03 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• Stop lockdep_assert_held*() from assuming lock ownership v1 · 2 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH 12/14] lockdep: Stop lockdep_assert_held*() from assuming lock ownership 2026-11-02
  • [PATCH 14/14] rcu: Introduce lockdep_assume_in_rcu_*() 2026-11-02
  2026-11-02 · Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>
• kunit: tool: Support parallel test execution v2 · 1 matching patch

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

  • [PATCH v2 7/7] kunit: tool: Add --parallel to run suites in concurrent kernels 2026-11-02
  2026-11-02 · Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
• kbuild: build the userspace tools in tools/ with the kernel v3 · 1 matching patch

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

  • [PATCH v3 7/7] Documentation: describe building tools with the kernel 2026-11-02
  2026-11-02 · Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
• IN LINUX-NEXT [PATCH v2] Documentation/process: Add a maintainer entry profile for KVM/arm64 2026-10-30 · Matthias Goergens <hidden>