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Last 30 days

Most active threads (last 7 days)

• WARM1d [PATCH net-next v2 0/6] net: hold instance lock around NETDEV_DOWN and NETDEV_GOING_DOWN
  2026-07-02 22:41 · 2 replies in 7d · Stanislav Fomichev <hidden>
• DORMANTno replies [PATCH ipsec 0/8] xfrm: state: exact mark/mask match for control-plane SA lookups
  2026-07-03 17:09 · 1 reply in 7d · Antony Antony <hidden>
• WARM2d [PATCH net-next V10 00/14] devlink and mlx5: Support cross-function rate scheduling
  2026-07-01 07:36 · 3 replies in 7d · Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
• WARM1d [PATCH net-next 0/2] devlink: extend phys_port_name controller prefix to non-external ports
  2026-07-02 11:19 · 1 reply in 7d · Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
• WARM2d [PATCH net-next v13 00/10] net: phy_port: SFP modules representation and phy_port listing
  2026-07-01 11:05 · 2 replies in 7d · Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>
• WARM1d [PATCH v1 net-next 0/2] net: Misc follow-up on RTNL-less fib_rules series.
  2026-07-02 04:44 · 1 reply in 7d · Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@google.com>
• WARM2d [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: hold instance lock around NETDEV_DOWN and NETDEV_GOING_DOWN
  2026-06-30 18:21 · 2 replies in 7d · Stanislav Fomichev <hidden>
• WARM1d [PATCH v4 0/3] Add drm_ras netlink error event support
  2026-07-01 09:44 · 1 reply in 7d · Riana Tauro <hidden>
• WARM2d [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2 1/2] i40e: move ATR sample rate from ring to PF level
  2026-07-01 09:39 · 1 reply in 7d · <hidden>
• HOTtoday [PATCH net-next v6 0/5] dpll: add NCO pin type and zl3073x support
  2026-06-30 12:55 · 1 reply in 7d · Ivan Vecera <ivecera@redhat.com>

Active reviewers (last 30 days)

• Carolina Jubran <hidden>
  3 attestations (3 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-07-01
• Raag Jadav <raag.jadav@intel.com>
  2 attestations (2 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-07-01
• Jiri Pirko <hidden>
  2 attestations (2 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-07-01
• Nikolay Borisov <hidden>
  2 attestations (2 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-06-23
• Jon Kohler <hidden>
  2 attestations (2 Tested-by) · last on 2026-06-23
• Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@intel.com>
  2 attestations (2 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-06-08
• Bharath R <hidden>
  2 attestations (2 Tested-by) · last on 2026-06-08
• Parav Pandit <hidden>
  1 attestation (1 Reviewed-by) · last on 2026-07-02
• Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
  1 attestation (1 Suggested-by) · last on 2026-07-02
• <hidden>
  1 attestation (1 Reported-by) · last on 2026-06-24

Recent patches

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

• HOTtoday [PATCH ipsec 8/8] docs: xfrm: include mark in XFRM_MSG_MIGRATE_STATE EEXIST tuple
  2026-07-03 · Antony Antony <hidden>
• DORMANTno replies [PATCH net-next v2 6/6] net: document NETDEV_UNREGISTER unlocked rationale
  2026-07-02 · Stanislav Fomichev <hidden>
• WARM1d [PATCH net-next v2 5/6] net: require instance lock for NETDEV_DOWN/GOING_DOWN notifiers
  2026-07-02 · Stanislav Fomichev <hidden>
• DORMANTno replies REVIEWED: 1 (0M) [PATCH net-next 1/2] devlink: print controller prefix for non-zero controller
  2026-07-02 · Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
• WARM1d [PATCH v1 net-next 1/2] ipv4: fib: Define fib_table_hash_lock under CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES.
  2026-07-02 · Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@google.com>
• DORMANTno replies [PATCH net-next v13 10/10] Documentation: networking: Update the phy_port infrastructure description
  2026-07-01 · Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>
• WARM2d [PATCH net-next v13 08/10] netlink: specs: Add ethernet port listing with ethtool
  2026-07-01 · Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>
• WARM1d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v4 1/3] drm/drm_ras: Add drm_ras netlink error event
  2026-07-01 · Riana Tauro <hidden>
• DORMANTno replies [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v3 2/2] i40e: add devlink parameter for Flow Director ATR sample rate
  2026-07-01 · <hidden>
• WARM2d REVIEWED: 1 (0M) [PATCH net-next V10 14/14] net/mlx5: Document devlink rates
  2026-07-01 · Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
• WARM2d REVIEWED: 2 (0M) [PATCH net-next V10 07/14] devlink: Allow rate node parents from other devlinks
  2026-07-01 · Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
• WARM2d REVIEWED: 2 (0M) [PATCH net-next V10 01/14] devlink: Update nested instance locking comment
  2026-07-01 · Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
• WARM2d [PATCH net-next 6/6] net: document NETDEV_UNREGISTER unlocked rationale
  2026-06-30 · Stanislav Fomichev <hidden>
• WARM2d [PATCH net-next 5/6] net: require instance lock for NETDEV_DOWN/GOING_DOWN notifiers
  2026-06-30 · Stanislav Fomichev <hidden>
• HOTtoday [PATCH net-next v6 1/5] dpll: add STATE_CONNECTED_OVERRIDE pin capability
  2026-06-30 · Ivan Vecera <ivecera@redhat.com>
• WARM1d [PATCH v20 net-next 01/10] net/nebula-matrix: add minimum nbl build framework
  2026-06-30 · illusion.wang <hidden>
• WARM1d [PATCH net-next v6 3/6] pds_core: add PLDM firmware update support via devlink flash
  2026-06-29 · Nikhil P. Rao <hidden>
• HOTtoday [PATCH net-next V4 3/6] devlink: Parse eswitch mode boot defaults
  2026-06-29 · Mark Bloch <mbloch@nvidia.com>
• WARM1d [PATCH net-next v6 15/15] Documentation: networking: Add timestamp related APIs to OA TC6 framework
  2026-06-29 · Selvamani Rajagopal <hidden>
• COOLING8d [PATCH net 3/4] vlan: defer real device state propagation to netdev_work
  2026-06-24 · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
• COOLING9d REVIEWED: 2 (0M) [PATCH v12 12/12] x86/vmscape: Add cmdline vmscape=on to override attack vector controls
  2026-06-23 · Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com>
• COOLING9d REVIEWED: 2 (0M) [PATCH v12 10/12] x86/vmscape: Deploy BHB clearing mitigation
  2026-06-23 · Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com>
• HOTtoday [PATCH v4 2/5] drm/ras: Introduce error threshold
  2026-06-23 · Raag Jadav <raag.jadav@intel.com>
• COOLING4d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH v3 1/3] drm/drm_ras: Add drm_ras netlink error event
  2026-06-22 · Riana Tauro <hidden>
• DORMANTno replies [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 2/2 net-next, v2] i40e: add devlink parameter for Flow Director ATR sample rate
  2026-06-21 · <hidden>
• COOLING4d [RFC PATCH net-next v8 06/12] net: Document PCS subsystem
  2026-06-18 · Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
• WARM1d [PATCH RFC v2 6/9] leds: trigger: Add led_trigger_notify_hw_control_changed() interface
  2026-06-17 · Rong Zhang <hidden>
• WARM1d [PATCH RFC v2 5/9] leds: Add trigger_may_offload attribute
  2026-06-17 · Rong Zhang <hidden>
• WARM1d [PATCH RFC v2 1/9] leds: Add callback offloaded() to query the state of hardware control trigger
  2026-06-17 · Rong Zhang <hidden>
• COLD16d [PATCH v19 net-next 01/11] net/nebula-matrix: add minimum nbl build framework
  2026-06-17 · illusion.wang <hidden>

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.

• STALE171d REVIEWED: 10 (8M) [PATCH net-next v22 14/14] Documentation: networking: Document the phy_port infrastructure
  2026-01-08 · Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com> · 2 Reviewed-by, 1 Tested-by
• STALE156d REVIEWED: 2 (0M) [PATCH iwl-next v6] ice: add support for unmanaged DPLL on E830 NIC
  2026-01-20 · Arkadiusz Kubalewski <arkadiusz.kubalewski@intel.com> · 2 Reviewed-by
• STALE157d REVIEWED: 1 (1M) [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] net: extend ndo_get_tstamp for other timestamp types
  2026-01-21 · Kevin Yang <hidden> · 1 Reviewed-by
• DORMANTno replies REVIEWED: 2 (0M) [PATCH iwl-next v7] ice: add support for unmanaged DPLL on E830 NIC
  2026-01-30 · Arkadiusz Kubalewski <arkadiusz.kubalewski@intel.com> · 2 Reviewed-by
• DORMANTno replies REVIEWED: 3 (0M) [PATCH v4 01/41] docs: kdoc_re: add support for groups()
  2026-01-31 · Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> · 1 Reviewed-by, 1 Acked-by, 1 Tested-by
• DORMANTno replies REVIEWED: 3 (0M) [PATCH v4 13/41] docs: kdoc_parser: add support for LIST_HEAD
  2026-01-31 · Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> · 1 Reviewed-by, 1 Acked-by, 1 Tested-by
• DORMANTno replies REVIEWED: 3 (0M) [PATCH v4 04/41] docs: kdoc_parser: don't mangle with function defines
  2026-01-31 · Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> · 1 Reviewed-by, 1 Acked-by, 1 Tested-by
• DORMANTno replies REVIEWED: 3 (0M) [PATCH v4 02/41] docs: kdoc_re: don't go past the end of a line
  2026-01-31 · Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> · 1 Reviewed-by, 1 Acked-by, 1 Tested-by
• DORMANTno replies REVIEWED: 1 (0M) [PATCH v4 14/41] docs: kdoc_parser: handle struct member macro VIRTIO_DECLARE_FEATURES(name)
  2026-01-31 · Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> · 1 Reviewed-by
• DORMANTno replies REVIEWED: 3 (0M) [PATCH v4 08/41] docs: kdoc_parser: fix the default_value logic for variables
  2026-01-31 · Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> · 1 Reviewed-by, 1 Acked-by, 1 Tested-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.

• STALE139d [RFC PATCH v3 8/8] landlock: Add documentation for UDP support
  2025-12-12 · Matthieu Buffet <hidden>
• STALE172d [RFC PATCH v3 34/35] Documentation: PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-vntb: Update and add mwN_offset usage
  2025-12-17 · Koichiro Den <hidden>
• DORMANTno replies [PATCH][v2] watchdog: softlockup: panic when lockup duration exceeds N thresholds
  2025-12-18 · lirongqing <hidden>
• STALE180d [PATCH RFC 02/13] docs: dma-api: document __dma_align_begin/end
  2025-12-30 · "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
• STALE180d [PATCH RFC 04/13] docs: dma-api: document DMA_ATTR_CPU_CACHE_CLEAN
  2025-12-30 · "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
• STALE177d [PATCH net-next v1 05/13] tools: ynl: fix pylint misc warnings
  2026-01-07 · Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@gmail.com>
• STALE176d [PATCH net-next v8 4/5] net: devmem: document NETDEV_A_DMABUF_AUTORELEASE netlink attribute
  2026-01-08 · Bobby Eshleman <hidden>
• STALE175d [PATCH net-next v2 05/13] tools: ynl: fix pylint misc warnings
  2026-01-08 · Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@gmail.com>
• STALE171d [PATCH net-next v2 4/4] ipv6: Document defaults for max_{dst|hbh}_opts_number sysctls
  2026-01-08 · Tom Herbert <hidden>
• STALE175d [PATCH v2 net-next 01/15] net/nebula-matrix: add minimum nbl build framework
  2026-01-09 · illusion.wang <hidden>