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Re: [PATCH] PCI: Enable io space 1k granularity for intel cpu root port
 2024-06-24  8:01 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: media: amlogic,gx-vdec: add the GXLX SoC family and update GXL
 2024-06-24  8:16 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 00/10] iio: use devm_regulator_get_enable_read_voltage round 2
 2024-06-24  8:16 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 06/10] iio: adc: max1363: use devm_regulator_get_enable_read_voltage()
` [PATCH 05/10] iio: adc: ltc2309: "

[PATCH 0/2] mm: Avoid possible overflows in dirty throttling
 2024-06-24  8:16 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] mm: Avoid overflows in dirty throttling logic

[PATCH v7 1/2] dt-bindings: usb: Add the binding example for the Genesys Logic GL3523 hub
 2024-06-24  8:15 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 2/2] arm64: dts: amlogic: Used onboard usb hub reset on odroid n2

Quick Question About Collaboration
 2024-06-24  8:15 UTC 

[PATCH v6 0/3] PCI: vmd: Enable PCI PM's L1 substates of remapped PCIe Root Port and NVMe
 2024-06-24  8:12 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 1/3] PCI: vmd: Set PCI devices to D0 before enable PCI PM's L1 substates

[PATCH] meson: use built-in 'modules' helper for python dependencies
 2024-06-24  8:14 UTC  (2+ messages)

INFO: rcu detected stall in tty_ioctl
 2024-06-24  8:14 UTC 

[PATCH for-4.19 v2] tools/xl: Open xldevd.log with O_CLOEXEC
 2024-06-24  8:14 UTC  (6+ messages)

[XEN PATCH v10 0/5] Support device passthrough when dom0 is PVH on Xen
 2024-06-24  8:13 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [XEN PATCH v10 4/5] tools: Add new function to get gsi from dev

[PATCH 0/8] iio: adc: dfsdm: add scaling support
 2024-06-24  8:13 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/8] iio: add enable and disable services to iio backend framework

[PATCH for-4.19 v3 0/4] x86/shadow: Trace fixes and cleanup
 2024-06-24  8:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] iommu/vt-d: Convert dmar_ats_supported() to return bool
 2024-06-24  8:12 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] iommu/vt-d: Remove hardware automatic ATS dependency

[PATCH i-g-t v3 0/7] Panel Replay eDP changes
 2024-06-24  8:11 UTC  (3+ messages)
` ✗ CI.xeFULL: failure for Panel Replay eDP changes (rev3)

[PATCH v3 0/2] tests/avocado: make sbsa-ref working with >1 core
 2024-06-24  8:10 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] drm/xe: remove GuC reload in D3Hot path
 2024-06-24  8:10 UTC  (8+ messages)
` ✓ CI.Patch_applied: success for drm/xe: remove GuC reload in D3Hot path (rev2)
` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning "
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success "
` ✓ CI.Build: "
` ✗ CI.Hooks: failure "
` ✓ CI.checksparse: success "

[syzbot] [ext4?] WARNING in __ext4_ioctl
 2024-06-24  8:10 UTC 

[PATCH v2] Bluetooth: btintel: Allow lowering of drive strength of BRI
 2024-06-24  8:09 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v3] drivers: rtc: Add driver for SD2405AL
 2024-06-24  8:09 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v6 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: adf4350: add clk provider prop
 2024-06-24  8:09 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 2/2] iio: frequency: adf4350: add clk provider

[PATCH 0/4] xen/xlat: Improvements to compat hypercall checking
 2024-06-24  8:08 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH for-4.19 "

enhance makedumpfile to dump process list from vmcore
 2024-06-24  8:08 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] riscv: Fix early ftrace nop patching
 2024-06-24  8:08 UTC  (10+ messages)

[PATCH v2] xdp: remove WARN() from __xdp_reg_mem_model()
 2024-06-24  8:07 UTC 

[PATCH v4 00/16] Bug-fixes for a few boards
 2024-06-24  8:07 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 13/16] rockchip: Ensure memory size is available in RK3399 SPL

[PATCH 0/2] tests/chamelium: fixes for chamelium tests
 2024-06-24  8:07 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] lib/igt_debugfs: handle xe driver as well

[PATCH v2 0/5] Fix MEI command timeout issue following warm reboot
 2024-06-24  8:07 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/5] mei: vsc: Enhance SPI transfer of IVSC rom

[PATCH for-4.19? 0/3] xen: build adjustments for __read_mostly/__ro_after_init
 2024-06-24  8:04 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] xen/riscv: Drop legacy __ro_after_init definition
` [PATCH 3/3] xen/ppc: Avoid using the legacy __read_mostly/__ro_after_init definitions

[PATCH v2 0/3] clk: qcom: dispcc-sm8650: round of fixes
 2024-06-24  8:05 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] clk: qcom: dispcc-sm8650: Park RCG's clk source at XO during disable
` [PATCH v2 2/3] clk: qcom: dispcc-sm8650: add missing CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT flag
` [PATCH v2 3/3] clk: qcom: dispcc-sm8650: Update the GDSC flags

[PATCH v3 00/15] Add support for RISC-V ACPI tests
 2024-06-24  8:04 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 02/15] uefi-test-tools: Add support for python based build script

[PATCH v2 0/7] Enable CPR for IPQ9574
 2024-06-24  8:02 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] hw/loongarch: Modify flash block size to 256K
 2024-06-24  8:01 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/4] Add Airoha EN7581 PCIE support
 2024-06-24  8:01 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/4] PCI: mediatek-gen3: Add mtk_pcie_soc data structure
` [PATCH 3/4] PCI: mediatek-gen3: rely on reset_bulk APIs for phy reset lines
` [PATCH 4/4] PCI: mediatek-gen3: Add Airoha EN7581 support

[PATCH RESEND v2 0/9] Merge arm64/riscv hugetlbfs contpte support
 2024-06-24  8:00 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH] kcsan: Use min() to fix Coccinelle warning
 2024-06-24  8:00 UTC  (3+ messages)

[Intel-wired-lan] [iwl-next v1] ice: remove eswitch rebuild
 2024-06-24  8:05 UTC  (2+ messages)
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[PATCH v1] misc: fastrpc: Move fastrpc driver to misc/fastrpc/
 2024-06-24  7:59 UTC  (8+ messages)

[PATCH] tools/kvm_stat: update exit reasons for userspace
 2024-06-24  7:58 UTC 

[PATCH] net: core: alloc_netdev_mqs reduce alignment overhead
 2024-06-24  7:58 UTC 

[PATCHv4 blktests] nvme: add test for creating/deleting file-ns
 2024-06-24  7:57 UTC  (2+ messages)

[meta-oe][master][scarthgap][PATCH] tree: fix broken links
 2024-06-24  7:57 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [meta-oe][master][scarthgap][PATCH] c-ares: Update SRC tarball path

[PATCH v2] common/unlzo: address violation of MISRA C Rule 7.3
 2024-06-24  7:57 UTC  (3+ messages)

Porting RT net driver to dovetail
 2024-06-24  7:46 UTC  (3+ messages)

[XEN PATCH] automation/eclair: add more guidelines to the monitored set
 2024-06-24  7:57 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/5] clk: qcom: dispcc-sm8650: round of fixes
 2024-06-24  7:57 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] clk: qcom: dispcc-sm8650: Park RCG's clk source at XO during disable
` [PATCH 3/5] clk: qcom: dispcc-sm8650: drop TCXO from table when using rcg2_shared_ops
` [PATCH 5/5] clk: qcom: dispcc-sm8650: Update the GDSC wait_val fields and flags

[PATCH for-4.19 0/2] Xen: Final MISRA R8.3 fixes
 2024-06-24  7:56 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] xen/multicall: Change nr_calls to uniformly be unsigned long

[PATCH v3 0/7] Add support of AMD AE4DMA DMA Engine
 2024-06-24  7:56 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/7] dmaengine: Move AMD DMA driver to separate directory
` [PATCH v3 2/7] dmaengine: ae4dma: Add AMD ae4dma controller driver
` [PATCH v3 3/7] dmaengine: ptdma: Move common functions to common code
` [PATCH v3 4/7] dmaengine: ptdma: Extend ptdma to support multi-channel and version
` [PATCH v3 5/7] dmaengine: ae4dma: Register AE4DMA using pt_dmaengine_register
` [PATCH v3 6/7] dmaengine: ptdma: Extend ptdma-debugfs to support multi-queue
` [PATCH v3 7/7] dmaengine: ae4dma: Register debugfs using ptdma_debugfs_setup

[ImageBuilder] Add support for omitting host paddr for static shmem regions
 2024-06-24  7:55 UTC 

DW UART EM485 broken because autoconfig resets UART_CAP_NOTEMT
 2024-06-24  7:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

[XEN PATCH] automation/eclair: add deviations of MISRA C Rule 5.5
 2024-06-24  7:55 UTC  (4+ messages)

[XEN PATCH v3] automation/eclair: add deviation for MISRA C Rule 17.7
 2024-06-24  7:55 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] selftests/mm: Introduce a test program to assess swap entry allocation for thp_swapout
 2024-06-24  7:55 UTC  (11+ messages)

[LTP] [PATCH] shell: add echo command check
 2024-06-24  7:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] Enable audio for J784S4-EVM platform
 2024-06-24  7:52 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/3] arm64: dts: ti: k3-j784s4-evm: Enable analog audio support

[linux-linus test] 186464: regressions - FAIL
 2024-06-24  7:51 UTC 

[PATCH 1/6] net/cnxk: stale offload flag reset
 2024-06-24  7:48 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/6] net/cnxk: add MTU set ops
` [PATCH 3/6] net/cnxk: add multi seg support in eswitch
` [PATCH 4/6] net/cnxk: increment number of flow pattern
` [PATCH 5/6] net/cnxk: update processing ready message
` [PATCH 6/6] common/cnxk: flow aginig delaying app shutdown

[PATCH] libkmod: fix result of comparison of unsigned enum in kmod_dump_index()
 2024-06-24  7:49 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v1 0/9] test-bbdev fixes and improvements for 24.07
 2024-06-24  7:48 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 7/9] test/bbdev: check assumptions on fft window

[PATCH v4 0/9] Add MTE stubs for aarch64 user mode
 2024-06-24  7:48 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 5/9] target/arm: Make some MTE helpers widely available
` [PATCH v4 6/9] target/arm: Factor out code for setting MTE TCF0 field

[Buildroot] [PATCH v1] package/apr: bump version to 1.7.4
 2024-06-24  7:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] arm64: dts: mediatek: Add MT8186 Voltorb Chromebooks
 2024-06-24  7:45 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: arm: "

[PATCH v3 1/6] drm/bridge: tc358767: Split tc_pxl_pll_en() into parameter calculation and enablement
 2024-06-24  7:45 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 4/6] drm/bridge: tc358767: Disable MIPI_DSI_CLOCK_NON_CONTINUOUS

[Buildroot] [PATCH] configs/arm_foundationv8_defconfig: bump to Linux 6.8.10
 2024-06-24  7:44 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/5] mfd: tqmx86: new hardware and GPIO/I2C IRQ improvements/additions
 2024-06-24  7:43 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 4/5] mfd: tqmx86: make IRQ setup errors non-fatal

[Buildroot] [git commit branch/2024.02.x] {linux, linux-headers}: bump 6.{1, 6}.x series
 2024-06-23 15:50 UTC 

[Buildroot] [git commit branch/2024.02.x] package/octave: add optional libcurl support
 2024-06-24  7:41 UTC 

[PATCH v2 00/11] qcow2: make subclusters discardable
 2024-06-24  7:43 UTC  (5+ messages)

[Buildroot] [git commit branch/2024.05.x] {linux, linux-headers}: bump 6.{1, 6}.x series
 2024-06-23 15:46 UTC 

[Buildroot] [git commit branch/2024.05.x] package/octave: add optional libcurl support
 2024-06-24  7:41 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/3] drm: backlight quirk infrastructure and lower minimum for Framework AMD 13
 2024-06-23 20:55 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] drm: Add panel backlight quirks
` [PATCH v2 2/3] drm: panel-backlight-quirks: Add Framework 13 matte panel
` [PATCH v2 3/3] drm/amd/display: Add support backlight quirks

[PATCH] drm/amd/display: use swap() in is_config_schedulable()
 2024-06-24  1:57 UTC 

[PATCH] drm/amd/display: Remove unused function reverse_planes_order
 2024-06-24  2:22 UTC 

[PATCH] drm/amd/display: Use ARRAY_SIZE for array length
 2024-06-24  3:11 UTC 

[PATCH] drm/amd/display: Add otg_master NULL check within init_pipe_slice_table_from_context
 2024-06-23 13:32 UTC 

[PATCH] drm/amd/display: Check pipe_ctx before it is used
 2024-06-24  2:48 UTC 

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/octave: add optional libcurl support
 2024-06-24  7:42 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/7] qcom: initial support for the OnePlus 8T
 2024-06-24  7:42 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/7] dt-bindings: input: touchscreen: document synaptics TCM oncell
` [PATCH 6/7] Input: touchscreen: add Synaptics TCM oncell S3908

[RFC PATCH] vfs: wrap CONFIG_READ_ONLY_THP_FOR_FS-related code with an ifdef
 2024-06-24  7:41 UTC 

[PATCH v2] ASoC: mediatek: mt8195: Add platform entry for ETDM1_OUT_BE dai link
 2024-06-24  7:39 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] sched/fair: Make SCHED_IDLE se be preempted in strict hierarchy
 2024-06-24  7:39 UTC 

[PATCH 1/7] m68k: Implement a default flush_dcache_all
 2024-06-24  7:37 UTC  (2+ messages)
` Acked

[PATCH resend] git-send-email: Use sanitized address when reading mbox body
 2024-06-24  7:37 UTC  (3+ messages)

arch/x86/include/asm/cmpxchg_32.h:149:9: error: inline assembly requires more registers than available
 2024-06-24  7:36 UTC  (7+ messages)

[PATCH] pager: die when paging to non-existing command
 2024-06-24  7:35 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH 00/13] forcealign for xfs
 2024-06-24  7:34 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 09/13] xfs: Update xfs_inode_alloc_unitsize_fsb() for forcealign

[PATCH v7 00/38] kmsan: Enable on s390
 2024-06-24  7:34 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 18/38] mm: slub: Disable KMSAN when checking the padding bytes

Thoughts about the -m option of cherry-pick and revert
 2024-06-24  7:33 UTC  (6+ messages)

[RFC PATCH v1 0/4] Introduce QPW for per-cpu operations
 2024-06-24  7:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] automation/eclair_analysis: deviate MISRA C Rule 21.2
 2024-06-24  7:31 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] "

[PATCH net 0/7] mlx5 fixes 2024-06-24
 2024-06-24  7:30 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH net 1/7] net/mlx5: IFC updates for changing max EQs
` [PATCH net 2/7] net/mlx5: Use max_num_eqs_24b capability if set
` [PATCH net 3/7] net/mlx5: Use max_num_eqs_24b when setting max_io_eqs
` [PATCH net 4/7] net/mlx5: E-switch, Create ingress ACL when needed
` [PATCH net 5/7] net/mlx5e: Add mqprio_rl cleanup and free in mlx5e_priv_cleanup()
` [PATCH net 6/7] net/mlx5e: Present succeeded IPsec SA bytes and packet
` [PATCH net 7/7] net/mlx5e: Approximate IPsec per-SA payload data bytes count

[PATCH v3 0/4] x86/cpufeatures: Automatically generate required and disabled feature masks
 2024-06-24  7:29 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 4/4] x86/cpufeatures: Use AWK to generate {REQUIRED|DISABLED}_MASK_BIT_SET

[PATCH v2] ARM: Add support for STACKLEAK gcc plugin
 2024-06-24  7:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] riscv: Fix linear mapping checks for non-contiguous memory regions
 2024-06-24  7:29 UTC  (3+ messages)

drm/udl: Implementation of atomic cursor drm_plane
 2024-06-24  7:28 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] drm/udl: Port CrOS cursor blending on primary plane in usb transfer
` [PATCH 2/4] drm/udl: Add cursor drm_plane support
` [PATCH 3/4] drm/udl: Allow smaller plane sizes to allow cursor plane
` [PATCH 4/4] drm/udl: Shutdown all CRTCs on usb disconnect

[OE-core][PATCH 1/3] go: upgrade 1.22.3 -> 1.22.4
 2024-06-24  7:27 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [OE-core][PATCH 3/3] go: move to a single binary bootstrap option

[PATCH 0/2] arch_dump: fix prstatus pid on s390x and ppc
 2024-06-24  7:22 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] target/ppc/arch_dump: set prstatus pid to cpuid

[PATCH 01/11] drbd_nl: dont allow detating to be inttrupted in waiting D_DETACHING to DISKLESS
 2024-06-24  5:46 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 03/11] drbd_transport_rdma: put kref for cm in dtr_path_established in error path
` [PATCH 04/11] drbd_transport_rdma: dont schedule retry_connect_work in active is false
` [PATCH 07/11] drbd_transport_rdma: put kref in dtr_remap_tx_desc error
` [PATCH 08/11] drbd_transport_rdma: fix a race between dtr_connect and drbd_thread_stop
` [PATCH 09/11] drbd_transport_rdma: introduce timeout for rdma_disocnnect
` [PATCH 10/11] drbd_transport_rdma: introduce timeout for rdma_connect

[PATCH v9 net-next 00/15] locking: Introduce nested-BH locking
 2024-06-24  7:26 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v9 net-next 14/15] net: Reference bpf_redirect_info via task_struct on PREEMPT_RT
` [PATCH v9 net-next 15/15] net: Move per-CPU flush-lists to bpf_net_context "

[PATCH 00/15] Introduce HabanaLabs network drivers
 2024-06-24  7:24 UTC  (15+ messages)
` [PATCH 04/15] net: hbl_cn: QP state machine
` [PATCH 06/15] net: hbl_cn: debugfs support

[poky] Issue with Dynamic Linker and Python Dependency in Yocto SDK Setup
 2024-06-24  7:24 UTC  (5+ messages)
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[PATCH v2 1/7] drm/radeon: remove load callback
 2024-06-24  7:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 00/15] Add display support for the MT8365-EVK board
 2024-06-24  7:22 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 06/15] dt-bindings: display: mediatek: dpi: add power-domains property
` [PATCH v4 12/15] drm/mediatek: add MT8365 SoC support

[PATCH for-4.19? v6 0/9] x86: Make MAX_ALTP2M configurable
 2024-06-24  7:21 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH for-4.19? v6 6/9] xen: Make the maximum number of altp2m views configurable for x86

[PATCH v4 0/4] Fixes for console command line ordering
 2024-06-24  7:21 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 4/4] serial: core: Add serial_base_match_and_update_preferred_console()

[PATCH v2 0/3] vfio/pci: Allow MMIO regions to be exported through dma-buf
 2024-06-24  6:53 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] vfio: Export vfio device get and put registration helpers
` [PATCH v2 2/3] vfio/pci: Share the core device pointer while invoking feature functions
` [PATCH v2 3/3] vfio/pci: Allow MMIO regions to be exported through dma-buf

[XEN PATCH] automation/eclair: configure Rule 13.6 and custom service B.UNEVALEFF
 2024-06-24  7:20 UTC  (3+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 0/3] Support custom tarball for OP-TEE related projects
 2024-06-24  7:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] spi: davinci: Unset POWERDOWN bit when releasing resources
 2024-06-24  7:17 UTC 

[Bug 218980] New: [VM boot] Guest Kernel hit BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010 and WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 218 at arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c:57 x86_task_fpu+0x17/0x20
 2024-06-24  7:16 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [Bug 218980] "

[PATCH bpf-next 0/2] Use overflow.h helpers to check for overflows
 2024-06-24  7:15 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next 2/2] bpf: verifier: use check_sub_overflow() to check for subtraction overflows

[PATCH] m68k: fix TT bootup freeze / unexpected (SCU) interrupt messages
 2024-06-24  7:15 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/7] LoongArch: KVM: VM migration enhancement
 2024-06-24  7:14 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/7] LoongArch: KVM: Delay secondary mmu tlb flush until guest entry
` [PATCH v3 2/7] LoongArch: KVM: Select huge page only if secondary mmu supports it
` [PATCH v3 3/7] LoongArch: KVM: Discard dirty page tracking on readonly memslot
` [PATCH v3 4/7] LoongArch: KVM: Add memory barrier before update pmd entry
` [PATCH v3 5/7] LoongArch: KVM: Add dirty bitmap initially all set support
` [PATCH v3 6/7] LoongArch: KVM: Mark page accessed and dirty with page ref added
` [PATCH v3 7/7] LoongArch: KVM: Sync pending interrupt when getting ESTAT from user mode

[PATCH v3] staging: vc04_services: vchiq_arm: Fix initialisation check
 2024-06-24  7:14 UTC  (2+ messages)

MD: Long delay for container drive removal
 2024-06-24  7:14 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v1 0/5] drm/virtio: Import scanout buffers from other devices
 2024-06-24  6:43 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 2/5] drm/virtio: Add a helper to map and note the dma addrs and lengths


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