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[PATCH v7 00/22] Add new general DRM property "color format"
 2026-01-21 16:07 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for Add new general DRM property "color format" (rev4)

[PATCH net-next 0/9] net: convert drivers to .get_rx_ring_count (last part)
 2026-01-21 15:54 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 1/9] net: benet: convert to use .get_rx_ring_count
` [PATCH net-next 2/9] net: atlantic: "
` [PATCH net-next 3/9] net: nfp: "
` [PATCH net-next 4/9] net: mana: "
` [PATCH net-next 5/9] net: fbnic: "
` [PATCH net-next 6/9] net: ionic: "
` [PATCH net-next 7/9] net: sfc: efx: "
` [PATCH net-next 8/9] net: sfc: siena: "
` [PATCH net-next 9/9] net: sfc: falcon: "

[PATCH 0/2] initramfs_test: test header fields with 0x hex prefix
 2026-01-21 16:30 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] "

[PATCH v3 0/9] dmaengine: Add new API to combine configuration and descriptor preparation
 2026-01-21 16:30 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC PATCH 00/77] Add support for dtb metadata and addon device-trees
 2026-01-21 16:30 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 64/77] dtc: Add support for references by path involving orphan nodes

[PATCH v2 0/6] fix test failures on larger core systems
 2026-01-21 16:29 UTC  (11+ messages)
  ` [PATCH v2 1/6] test: add pause to synchronization spinloops
  ` [PATCH v2 2/6] test: fix timeout for atomic test on high core count systems
  ` [PATCH v2 4/6] test: fix unsupported BPF instructions in elf load test
  ` [PATCH v2 5/6] test: add file-prefix for all fast-tests on Linux
  ` [PATCH v2 6/6] test: fix trace_autotest_with_traces parallel execution

[PATCHv4 00/14] mm: Eliminate fake head pages from vmemmap optimization
 2026-01-21 16:29 UTC  (17+ messages)
` [PATCHv4 01/14] mm: Move MAX_FOLIO_ORDER definition to mmzone.h
` [PATCHv4 02/14] mm: Change the interface of prep_compound_tail()
` [PATCHv4 03/14] mm: Rename the 'compound_head' field in the 'struct page' to 'compound_info'
` [PATCHv4 04/14] mm: Move set/clear_compound_head() next to compound_head()
` [PATCHv4 05/14] mm: Rework compound_head() for power-of-2 sizeof(struct page)
` [PATCHv4 06/14] mm: Make page_zonenum() use head page
` [PATCHv4 07/14] mm/sparse: Check memmap alignment for compound_info_has_mask()
` [PATCHv4 08/14] mm/hugetlb: Refactor code around vmemmap_walk
` [PATCHv4 09/14] mm/hugetlb: Remove fake head pages
` [PATCHv4 10/14] mm: Drop fake head checks
` [PATCHv4 11/14] hugetlb: Remove VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU
` [PATCHv4 12/14] mm/hugetlb: Remove hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap_key static key
` [PATCHv4 13/14] mm: Remove the branch from compound_head()
` [PATCHv4 14/14] hugetlb: Update vmemmap_dedup.rst

[PATCH 0/3] arm64/fpsimd: State management fixes
 2026-01-21 16:29 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] arm64/fpsimd: ptrace: Fix SVE writes on !SME systems

[PATCH v4 3/3] randomize_kstack: Unify random source across arches
 2026-01-21 14:48 UTC  (4+ messages)

+ sparc-mm-export-symbols-for-lazy_mmu_mode-kunit-tests.patch added to mm-unstable branch
 2026-01-21 16:28 UTC 

[PATCH rdma-next 0/2] RDMA: Add support for exporting dma-buf file descriptors
 2026-01-21 16:27 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH rdma-next 1/2] RDMA/uverbs: Add DMABUF object type and operations

[PATCH v6] sparse-checkout: optimize string_list construction and add tests to verify deduplication
 2026-01-21 16:28 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v7] "

[PATCH v2 0/6] hrtimer/sched: Improve hrtick
 2026-01-21 16:20 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/6] sched/eevdf: Fix HRTICK duration
` [PATCH v2 2/6] hrtimer: Optimize __hrtimer_start_range_ns()
` [PATCH v2 3/6] hrtimer,sched: Add fuzzy hrtimer mode for HRTICK
` [PATCH v2 4/6] hrtimer: Re-arrange hrtimer_interrupt()
` [PATCH v2 5/6] entry,hrtimer: Push reprogramming timers into the interrupt return path
` [PATCH v2 6/6] sched: Default enable HRTICK

[PATCH v3 0/4] fsnotify: Independent inode tracking
 2026-01-21 16:27 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/3] fsnotify: Use connector list for destroying inode marks

[PATCH v3 0/3] cpufreq: ti: Add support for AM62L3 SoC
 2026-01-21 16:27 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 3/3] arm64: dts: ti: k3-am62l: support cpufreq

[RFC PATCH 1/3] dts: add find float method to text parser
 2026-01-21 16:27 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 3/3] dts: add cryptodev testsuite
        ` [EXTERNAL] "

[PATCH] dt-bindings: display: bridge: nxp,tda998x: Add missing clocks
 2026-01-21 16:26 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC 0/3] arm: demuxed ID registers (CCSIDR_EL1)
 2026-01-21 16:25 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC 1/3] arm: handle demuxed ID registers

[PATCH v2] symlinks: use unsigned int for flags
 2026-01-21 16:26 UTC 

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfs: set max_agbno to allow sparse alloc of last full inode" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree
 2026-01-21 16:26 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.6.y] xfs: set max_agbno to allow sparse alloc of last full inode chunk

[PATCH] replay: drop rev-list formatting options from manual
 2026-01-21 16:26 UTC  (8+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] Make detecting the secure boot status integrity-wide
 2026-01-21 16:25 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] integrity: Make arch_ima_get_secureboot integrity-wide

[Regression in 6.19-rc6] Build breakage after commit 436326bc525d
 2026-01-21 16:25 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH] objtool: fix libopcodes linking with static libraries

[PATCH 00/13] Add more commands to scripts/ghes_inject.py
 2026-01-21 16:24 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 06/13] scripts/qmp_helper: add support for a timeout logic
` [PATCH 07/13] scripts/ghes_inject: add a logic to decode CPER

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/swupdate: bump to version 2025.12
 2026-01-21 16:24 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 05/14] net: stmmac: add stmmac core serdes support
 2026-01-21 16:23 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [net-next,05/14] "

[PATCH v4] lockfile: add PID file for debugging stale locks
 2026-01-21 16:23 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v5] "

[PATCH 00/12] Add support for Renesas RZ/G3L SoC and SMARC-EVK platform
 2026-01-21 16:23 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 03/12] dt-bindings: soc: renesas: Document Renesas RZ/G3L SoC variants

[cocci] Pre-compiled spatch links against EOL PCRE version
 2026-01-21 16:23 UTC  (7+ messages)
        ` [cocci] Evolution for the software build system?

[PATCH 0/6] KVM: arm64: ... and FWB for all
 2026-01-21 16:23 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v13 0/3] Switchtec Switch DMA Engine Driver
 2026-01-21 16:23 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v13 1/3] dmaengine: switchtec-dma: Introduce Switchtec DMA engine skeleton
` [PATCH v13 2/3] dmaengine: switchtec-dma: Implement hardware initialization and cleanup

[PATCH v2] dt-bindings: dma: qcom,gpi: Update max interrupt lines to 16
 2026-01-21 16:23 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/3] drm: bridge: anx7625: implement Type-C support
 2026-01-21 16:23 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: drm/bridge: anx7625: describe Type-C connector

[PATCH v3 00/21] slab: replace cpu (partial) slabs with sheaves
 2026-01-21 16:22 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 09/21] slab: add optimized sheaf refill from partial list
` [PATCH v3 11/21] slab: remove SLUB_CPU_PARTIAL

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] x86/resctrl: Add missing resctrl initialization for Hygon" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
 2026-01-21 16:21 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 5.10.y 1/2] x86/resctrl: Fix kernel-doc in internal.h

[PATCH net-next v2 0/3] riscv: spacemit: Add ethernet support for K3
 2026-01-21 16:21 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 1/3] dt-bindings: net: Add support for Spacemit K3 dwmac

[PATCH v2] perf jevents: Handle deleted JSONS in out of source builds
 2026-01-21 16:19 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/6] refs: provide detailed error messages when using batched update
 2026-01-21 16:21 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 6/6] fetch: delay user information post committing of transaction

[PATCH v11 RESEND 9/9] arm64: armv8_deprecated: apply FEAT_LSUI for swpX emulation
 2026-01-21 16:20 UTC  (11+ messages)

[PATCH 00/31] gpu: nova-core: firmware: Hopper/Blackwell support
 2026-01-21 16:20 UTC  (20+ messages)
` [PATCH 15/31] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add FSP falcon EMEM operations
` [PATCH 17/31] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: calculate reserved FB heap size
` [PATCH 21/31] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add FMC signature extraction
` [PATCH 24/31] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: larger non-WPR heap
` [PATCH 28/31] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add GSP lockdown release polling

[PATCH net-next 0/2] tcp: remove tcp_rate.c
 2026-01-21 16:19 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 1/2] tcp: move tcp_rate_gen to tcp_input.c
` [PATCH net-next 2/2] tcp: move tcp_rate_check_app_limited() to tcp.c

What's cooking in git.git (Jan 2026, #06)
 2026-01-21 16:20 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/8] x86/HPET: tidying / improvements
 2026-01-21 16:19 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/8] x86/HPET: avoid indirect call to event handler

[PATCH v3] xen/console: handle multiple domains using console_io hypercalls
 2026-01-21 16:18 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH] pmdomain: qcom: rpmpd: drop stray semicolon
 2026-01-21 16:18 UTC 

[PATCH RESEND v2 1/3] x86: Use MOVL when reading segment registers
 2026-01-21 16:16 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [tip: x86/cleanups] x86/segment: "

[PATCH v3 0/8] sched/topology: Optimize sd->shared allocation
 2026-01-21 16:16 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC v2 0/4] Support multi-channel IRQs in stmmac platform drivers
 2026-01-21 16:16 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC v2 1/4] net: stmmac: platform: read channels irq
` [PATCH RFC v2 2/4] dt-bindings: net: nxp,s32-dwmac: Declare per-queue interrupts
` [PATCH RFC v2 3/4] arm64: dts: s32: set Ethernet channel irqs
` [PATCH RFC v2 4/4] stmmac: s32: enable support for Multi-IRQ mode

[cip-dev] [isar-cip-core][PATCH] fix(linux-cip-head): catch network access error during commit retrieval
 2026-01-21 16:16 UTC 

[PATCH v5] usb: dwc3: Log dwc3 address in traces
 2026-01-21 16:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/5] rust: add `register!` macro
 2026-01-21 16:15 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 4/5] rust: io: "

[PATCH v5 net-next 00/10] geneve: introduce double tunnel GSO/GRO support
 2026-01-21 16:15 UTC  (12+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 net-next 01/10] net: introduce mangleid_features
` [PATCH v5 net-next 02/10] geneve: expose gso partial features for tunnel offload
` [PATCH v5 net-next 03/10] vxlan: "
` [PATCH v5 net-next 04/10] geneve: add netlink support for GRO hint
` [PATCH v5 net-next 05/10] geneve: constify geneve_hlen()
` [PATCH v5 net-next 06/10] geneve: pass the geneve device ptr to geneve_build_skb()
` [PATCH v5 net-next 07/10] geneve: add GRO hint output path
` [PATCH v5 net-next 08/10] geneve: extract hint option at GRO stage
` [PATCH v5 net-next 09/10] geneve: use GRO hint option in the RX path
` [PATCH v5 net-next 10/10] selftests: net: tests for add double tunneling GRO/GSO

[PATCH V2 linux-next] perf test: Subtest Exclude disjoint subcmd names fails
 2026-01-21 16:14 UTC  (3+ messages)

linux-next: manual merge of the kthread tree with the risc-v tree
 2026-01-21 16:13 UTC 

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 2026-01-21 16:12 UTC 

[PATCH i-g-t v2 0/3] Improve pixel-format tests
 2026-01-21 16:11 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t v2 1/3] tests/kms_plane: Split pixel‑format validation into modifier specific

[PATCH v2] dt-bindings: omap: ti,prm-inst: Convert to DT schema
 2026-01-21 16:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

linux-next: manual merge of the slab tree with the slab-fixes tree
 2026-01-21 16:11 UTC 

[PATCH v3] printf: convert test_hashed into macro
 2026-01-21 16:10 UTC 

linux-next: build failure after merge of the char-misc tree
 2026-01-21 16:10 UTC 

[PATCH] scripts/gen-btf.sh: fix shebang for NixOS
 2026-01-21 16:09 UTC  (10+ messages)

[PATCH v5 00/10] perf sched: Introduce stats tool
 2026-01-21 16:09 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH blktests v2 0/2] bcache: add bcache/001
 2026-01-21 16:08 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH blktests v2 1/2] "

printk's threaded legacy console + fbcon => schedule where it should not
 2026-01-21 16:08 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v2] printf: convert test_hashed into macro
 2026-01-21 16:07 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v1 00/14] x86 boot code cleanups, batch 1
 2026-01-21 16:07 UTC  (6+ messages)
  ` [PATCH v1 11/14] x86/boot: use __seg_fs and __seg_gs in the real-mode boot code

[PATCH v4 0/3] Fix nvm aux resource cleanup
 2026-01-21 16:05 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 3/3] drm/xe/nvm: Defer xe->nvm assignment until init succeeds

[PATCH net-next v2 0/2] net: extend ndo_get_tstamp and implement in gve
 2026-01-21 16:04 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] net: extend ndo_get_tstamp for other timestamp types
` [PATCH net-next v2 2/2] gve: implement ndo_get_tstamp

[PATCH] iommu/arm-smmu-qcom: do not register driver in probe()
 2026-01-21 16:05 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Replace Shawn with Frank as i.MX platform maintainer
 2026-01-21 16:04 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/3] x86/svm: Add support for Bus Lock Threshold
 2026-01-21 16:04 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/3] x86/svm: Intercept Bus Locks for HVM guests

[PATCH v1] arm64: poe: fix stale POR_EL0 values for ptrace
 2026-01-21 16:04 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH nft] monitor: fix memleak in setelem cb
 2026-01-21 16:04 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] revocable: Remove redundant synchronize_srcu() call
 2026-01-21 16:04 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v2] target/arm: Implement WFE, SEV and SEVONPEND for Cortex-M
 2026-01-21 16:01 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH vfio-rc] vfio: Prevent from pinned DMABUF importers to attach to VFIO DMABUF
 2026-01-21 16:03 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5] drm/msm/a8xx: Add UBWC v6 support
 2026-01-21 16:01 UTC 

[PATCH 1/2] mm/kasan: Fix KASAN poisoning in vrealloc()
 2026-01-21 16:01 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH] mm-kasan-fix-kasan-poisoning-in-vrealloc-fix

[RFC PATCH v4 00/38] NTB transport backed by PCI EP embedded DMA
 2026-01-21 16:02 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH v4 02/38] dmaengine: dw-edma: Add per-channel interrupt routing control

[PATCH 0/4] multipathd: Miscellaneous fixes
 2026-01-21 16:02 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/4] multipathd: print path offline message even without a checker

[PATCH v2 0/2] pinctrl: mediatek: fix compilation issue
 2026-01-21 16:01 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] pinctrl: mediatek: kconfig: fix logic

[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2 0/5] ice: add support for devmem/io_uring Rx and Tx
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2 3/5] ice: migrate to netdev ops lock
    ` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next] ice: fix system hang on `ethtool -L`
          `  "

[GIT PULL] AMDTEE update for 6.20
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL 1/3] samsung: drivers pull for v6.20/v7.0
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] QCOMTEE fixes for 6.20
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL 1/5] i.MX drivers changes for 6.20
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] firmware: arm_ffa: Updates for v6.20/v7.0
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL 0/3] Renesas SoC updates for v6.20
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL 1/4] dt-bindings: Changes for v6.20-rc1
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] TEE bus callbacks for 6.20
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL 1/3] soc: ti: Driver updates for v6.20
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] TEE sysfs for 6.20
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL 0/3] Renesas SoC updates for v6.20 (take two)
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] arm64: AMD/Xilinx SOC changes for v6.20
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] OP-TEE update for 6.20
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] Qualcomm driver updates for v6.20
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[GIT PULL] firmware: arm_scmi: Updates for v6.20/v7.0
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

Patchwork summary for: linux-soc
 2026-01-21 16:00 UTC 

[PATCH] PCI: octeon: Add link down handler support for PCIe MAC controller
 2026-01-21 15:59 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/10] rust: xarray: add entry API with preloading
 2026-01-21 15:59 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 09/10] rust: xarray: add preload API
` [PATCH 10/10] rust: xarray: fix false positive lockdep warnings

USB/IP bug report - dmesg filled with to usb_unlink_urb() when using two instances of same device
 2026-01-21 15:58 UTC  (11+ messages)

[PATCH] man/man2/ptrace.2: Add PTRACE_SET_SYSCALL_INFO, update struct ptrace_syscall_info
 2026-01-21 15:55 UTC 

Possible KCSAN/lockdep issue in -next barns
 2026-01-21 15:58 UTC  (4+ messages)

[bcachefs:bcachefs-testing 224/235] versioncheck: ./fs/bcachefs/util/util.c: 1030: need linux/version.h
 2026-01-21 15:58 UTC 

[RFC] opensbi options from FIT image?
 2026-01-21 15:21 UTC 

[PATCH] drm/xe: derive mem copy capability from graphics version
 2026-01-21 15:56 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.Full: success for drm/xe: derive mem copy capability from graphics version (rev4)

[PATCH] sched_ext: Clear direct dispatch state on dequeue when dsq is NULL
 2026-01-21 15:56 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/2] ti-sci-intr: Support level+pulse interrupt sources together
 2026-01-21 15:56 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: interrupt-controller: ti,sci-intr: Per-line interrupt-types

[PATCH] selftests: net: forwarding: cleanup veth peers created via NUM_NETIFS
 2026-01-21 13:39 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] misc: allow zero duration for fsstress and fsx
 2026-01-21 15:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] serial: 8250_pci: Fix uninitialized variable use in pci_oxsemi_tornado_get_divisor
 2026-01-21 15:53 UTC 

[PATCH] mm: bail out when meet the goal of proactive memcg reclaim
 2026-01-21 15:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] Provide Rust atomic helpers over raw pointers
 2026-01-21 14:04 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] rust: sync: atomic: Add atomic operation "

[PATCH v3 00/62] KVM: iommu: Overhaul device posted IRQs support
 2026-01-21 15:53 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 38/62] KVM: SVM: Take and hold ir_list_lock across IRTE updates in IOMMU
    ` possible deadlock due to irq_set_thread_affinity() calling into the scheduler (was Re: [PATCH v3 38/62] KVM: SVM: Take and hold ir_list_lock across IRTE updates in IOMMU)

[PATCHSET RESEND v11 sched_ext/for-6.20] Add a deadline server for sched_ext tasks
 2026-01-21 15:52 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/7] sched_ext: Add a DL "

[linux-next:master] [perf test subcmd help] ef92c4351e: kmsg.sanitizer.indirect_leak/malloc/___interceptor_backtrace/child_test_sig_handler/raise/abort
 2026-01-21 15:52 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] PCI: BAR resize rollback fixes
 2026-01-21 15:52 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] PL353 SW ECC fixes
 2026-01-21 15:51 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] mtd: rawnand: pl353: Fix software ECC support


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