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[PATCH] gpio: mockup: allocate lines with main struct
 2026-03-24 15:56 UTC  (9+ messages)

[PATCH] net/i40e: fix raw flow item validation
 2026-03-24 15:56 UTC 

[PATCH v3 00/27] media: platform: rga: Add RGA3 support
 2026-03-24 15:55 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 01/27] media: dt-bindings: media: rockchip-rga: add rockchip,rk3588-rga3

[PATCH net-next 0/3] vrf: A few cleanups
 2026-03-24 15:55 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 1/3] vrf: Remove unnecessary NULL check
` [PATCH net-next 2/3] vrf: Use dst_dev_put() instead of using loopback device
` [PATCH net-next 3/3] vrf: Remove unnecessary synchronize_rcu() invocations

[PATCH 0/6] tools build: bpf: Append EXTRA_CFLAGS and HOST_EXTRACFLAGS
 2026-03-24 15:55 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/6] selftests/bpf: Initialize operation name before use

[PATCH v2] futex: Use-after-free between futex_key_to_node_opt and vma_replace_policy
 2026-03-24 15:54 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] arinc653: clear entire .dom_handle[] for Dom0 slots
 2026-03-24 15:54 UTC 

[PATCH] net/zxdh: replace rte_memcpy with structure assignment
 2026-03-24 15:54 UTC 

[PATCH v2] erofs: fix .fadvise() for page cache sharing
 2026-03-24 15:54 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/41] fs: Move metadata bh tracking from address_space
 2026-03-24 15:54 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 12/41] fs: Drop sync_mapping_buffers() from __generic_file_fsync()

[PATCH net-next v2 0/5] rust: phy: extend abstractions for real-world PHY drivers
 2026-03-24 15:52 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 1/5] rust: phy: add read-only device field accessors
` [PATCH net-next v2 2/5] rust: phy: add paged register access and bit manipulation helpers
` [PATCH net-next v2 3/5] rust: phy: add config_init, read_page, and write_page callbacks
` [PATCH net-next v2 4/5] rust: phy: add interrupt support
` [PATCH net-next v2 5/5] net: phy: realtek: add Rust RTL8211F PHY driver

pull request: mt76-next 2026-03-23 v2
 2026-03-24 15:52 UTC 

[PATCH 4/4] rust: phy: add interrupt support
 2026-03-24 15:51 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next] net: phy: bcm84881: add BCM84891/BCM84892 support
 2026-03-24 15:52 UTC  (3+ messages)

[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v3] ice: add 200G_AUI8 PHY type definitions and wire them up
 2026-03-24 15:51 UTC  (3+ messages)
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[PATCH v5 0/3] Extend ioreq server to support multiple ioreq pages
 2026-03-24 15:50 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/3] ioreq: Unify buf and non-buf ioreq page management
` [PATCH v5 3/3] x86/ioreq: Extend ioreq server to support multiple ioreq pages

the bad effect of tables on msgids
 2026-03-24 15:49 UTC 

[GSOC][RFC] Draft Proposal: Complete and extend the remote-object-info command for git cat-file
 2026-03-24 15:50 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next v4] bpftool: Enable aarch64 ISA extensions for JIT disassembly
 2026-03-24 15:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next v1 1/1] selftests/bpf: Fix compiler warnings in task_local_data.h
 2026-03-24 15:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] bpf, btf: switch CONFIG_CFI_CLANG to CONFIG_CFI
 2026-03-24 15:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next] bpf: test_run: Remove ipv6_bpf_stub usage
 2026-03-24 15:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH bpf-next v2] bpf: Simplify tnum_step()
 2026-03-24 15:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] memblock: move reserve_bootmem_range() to memblock.c and make it static
 2026-03-24 15:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next v3 1/2] r8152: Add support for 5Gbit Link Speeds and EEE
 2026-03-24 15:49 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [net-next,v3,1/2] "

[PATCH] docs: driver-api: fix 6 spelling typos in Documentation/driver-api
 2026-03-24 15:49 UTC 

[PATCH 1/2] wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix out-of-bounds array access during hardware restart
 2026-03-24 15:49 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] wifi: mt76: mt7996: add missing max_remain_on_channel_duration

[PATCH] PCI/pwrctrl: Fix device node leak in pci_pwrctrl_is_required()
 2026-03-24 15:49 UTC  (2+ messages)

Yocto Project Status 24 March 2026 (WW13)
 2026-03-24 15:48 UTC 

(re)use and (re)definition of snd_pcm_hw_params->fifo_size for 'jumpy DMA'
 2026-03-24 15:48 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH 00/13] scsi: Core ALUA driver
 2026-03-24 15:48 UTC  (10+ messages)

[PATCH] t4014: fix call to `test_expect_success ()`
 2026-03-24 15:48 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/4] KCOV function entry/exit records
 2026-03-24 15:47 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] sched: Ensure matching stack state for kcov disable/enable on switch

[PATCH bpf-next v1] bpf: Update MAINTAINERS
 2026-03-24 15:48 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] selftests/x86: Fix sysret_rip assertion failure on FRED systems
 2026-03-24 15:16 UTC  (12+ messages)

[PATCH 1/2] common/cnxk: update RXC time config
 2026-03-24 15:47 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] net/cnxk: config option for RXC time step

[RFC PATCH] arm64: dts: imx8mp-edm-g-wb: Use 0 for reserved bit
 2026-03-24 15:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[meta-selinux][PATCH] layer.conf: Update LAYERSERIES_COMPAT to wrynose
 2026-03-18  6:11 UTC 

[RFC PATCH 0/6] mm/memcontrol: Make memcg limits tier-aware
 2026-03-24 15:46 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 6/6] mm/memcontrol: Make memory.high tier-aware

[PATCH v2] dts: qcs6490-rb3gen2: Remove USB controller dr_mode override
 2026-03-24 15:46 UTC 

[PATCH] app/testpmd: fix DCB queue allocation for VMDq devices
 2026-03-24 15:46 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3] "

[PATCH v2 0/5] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Victus S fan control fixes
 2026-03-24 15:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] cpuidle: Deny idle entry when CPU already have IPI interrupt pending
 2026-03-24 15:46 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v13 0/6] Add support for Verisilicon IOMMU used by media
 2026-03-24 15:46 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v13 3/6] iommu: Add verisilicon IOMMU driver

[PATCH 1/2] afs: replace deprecated strcpy with strscpy in afs_lookup_atsys
 2026-03-24 15:45 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] afs: replace goto with direct return "

[PATCH v2 00/19] tracepoint: Avoid double static_branch evaluation at guarded call sites
 2026-03-24 15:37 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 04/19] net: Use trace_call__##name() at guarded tracepoint "

[PATCH 00/60] ui: add standalone VNC server over D-Bus
 2026-03-24 15:44 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH 11/60] ui/console-vc: add UTF-8 input decoding with CP437 rendering
` [PATCH 60/60] contrib/qemu-vnc: add standalone VNC server over D-Bus

[kvm-unit-tests PATCH v1 0/3] arm64: Add Stage-2 MMU and Nested Guest Framework
 2026-03-24 15:44 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v1 2/3] lib: arm64: Add bare-metal guest execution framework

New resource for patch reviews
 2026-03-24 15:44 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3] tpm: i2c: atmel: fix block comment formatting
 2026-03-24 15:39 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/2] s390x/kvm: Add ASTFLE facility 2 for nested virtualization
 2026-03-24 15:43 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] linux-headers: Update to Linux v7.x with KVM_S390_VM_CPU_FEAT_ASTFLEIE2
` [PATCH v2 2/2] s390x/kvm: Add ASTFLE facility 2 for nested virtualization

[PATCH v2 0/2] mm/mprotect: micro-optimization work
 2026-03-24 15:43 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] mm/mprotect: move softleaf code out of the main function
` [PATCH v2 2/2] mm/mprotect: special-case small folios when applying write permissions

[PATCH v2 00/12] arm64: dts: nxp: Use undeprecated reset-gpios
 2026-03-24 15:43 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 11/12] ARM: dts: imx6q: Use undeprecated reset-gpios and drop reset-gpio-active-high

[PATCH spi] spi: spi-fsl-lpspi: fix teardown order issue (UAF)
 2026-03-24 15:42 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] tracing: fprobe: fix the length of unused fgraph_data
 2026-03-24 15:42 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] tracing: fprobe: do not zero out "

[PATCH] commit-graph: fix writing generations with dates exceeding 34 bits
 2026-03-24 15:42 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH v1 2/4] ASoC: tac5xx2-sdw: add soundwire based codec driver
 2026-03-24 15:40 UTC  (3+ messages)
  ` [EXTERNAL] "

[PATCH v2 0/2] loongson2 clk: introduce ls2k1000 specific compatible
 2026-03-24 15:40 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/8] dma::Coherent & dma::CoherentBox API
 2026-03-24 15:40 UTC  (5+ messages)
  ` [PATCH v2 5/8] rust: dma: add Coherent:init() and Coherent::init_with_attrs()

[PATCH] mm/damon/core: eliminate hot-path integer division in damon_max_nr_accesses()
 2026-03-24 15:40 UTC 

[meta-oe][PATCH] libgpiod-1: Inherit python3targetconfig
 2026-03-24 15:40 UTC  (2+ messages)
` AW: "

[PATCH] libbpf: Replace strncpy() with strnlen()+memcpy() in skel_map_create()
 2026-03-24 15:38 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/5] Support TQMa8QM
 2026-03-24 15:38 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 4/5] arm64: dts: freescale: add initial device tree for TQMa8x

[PATCH 6.6 000/567] 6.6.130-rc1 review
 2026-03-24 15:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[syzbot] [gfs2?] WARNING in gfs2_fill_super
 2026-03-24 15:38 UTC 

[PATCH] doc: Add CPU Isolation documentation
 2026-03-24 15:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] bootconfig: Apply early options from embedded config
 2026-03-24 15:38 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 6.1 000/481] 6.1.167-rc1 review
 2026-03-24 15:38 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v2] net: stmmac: skip VLAN restore when VLAN hash ops are missing
 2026-03-24 15:37 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/4] drm/xe: PXP fixes
 2026-03-24 15:37 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/4] drm/xe/pxp: Clean up termination status on failure
` [PATCH v2 2/4] drm/xe/pxp: Remove incorrect handling of impossible state during suspend
` [PATCH v2 3/4] drm/xe/pxp: Clear restart flag in pxp_start after jumoing back
` [PATCH v2 4/4] drm/xe/pxp: Don't allow PXP on older PTL GSC FWs

[PATCH net-next v4 13/13] net/mlx5: Add a shared devlink instance for PFs on same chip
 2026-03-24 15:37 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v4 13/15] "

[PATCH v1] drm/xe: Drop dma mappings for wedged device
 2026-03-24 15:37 UTC  (5+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure for "

[PATCH v39 0/4] drm/xe/xe_vm: Implement xe_vm_get_property_ioctl
 2026-03-24 15:36 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v39 1/4] drm/xe/xe_pagefault: Disallow writes to read-only VMAs
` [PATCH v39 2/4] drm/xe/uapi: Define drm_xe_vm_get_property
` [PATCH v39 3/4] drm/xe/xe_vm: Add per VM fault info
` [PATCH v39 4/4] drm/xe/xe_vm: Implement xe_vm_get_property_ioctl
` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning for "
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success "

[PATCH v2] drm/amdgpu: Fix NULL bo_va dereference in VA clear path
 2026-03-24 15:35 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH RFC 0/2] kernel-doc: better handle data prototypes
 2026-03-24 15:33 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v1 1/2] drm/amdgpu/userq: amdgpu_userq_vm_validate does not need userq mutex
 2026-03-24 15:33 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 2/2] drm/amdgpu/userq: schedule_delayed_work should be after fence signalled

[PATCH] boot/fit: remove useless else branch
 2026-03-24 15:33 UTC 

[PATCH] mmc: sdio: add NXP vendor and IW61x device IDs
 2026-03-24 15:32 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] firmware: arm_scmi: clock: Relax check in scmi_clock_protocol_init
 2026-03-24 15:32 UTC  (6+ messages)

[RFC PATCH 0/1] cxl: Media Operations
 2026-03-24 15:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 00/21] mm: expand mmap_prepare functionality and usage
 2026-03-24 15:32 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 08/21] mm: add vm_ops->mapped hook

[PATCH v4 00/11] arm64: dts: freescale: imx8mm-var-som: Align SOM and Symphony DTSs
 2026-03-24 15:31 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/3] replace old wq(s), added WQ_PERCPU to alloc_workqueue
 2026-03-24 15:30 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/2] net: replace deprecated simple_strto* parsers
 2026-03-24 15:30 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] net: bridge: replace deprecated simple_strtoul with kstrtoul
` [PATCH v3 2/2] net: sunrpc: replace deprecated simple_strtol with kstrtouint

[PATCH v3 0/7] Introduce Synology Microp driver
 2026-03-24 15:30 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 3/7] acpi: add acpi_of_match_device_ids

[PATCH v4 0/8] i2c: rtl9300: support for RTL9607C I2C controller
 2026-03-24 15:30 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 5/8] dt-bindings: i2c: realtek,rtl9301-i2c: extend for clocks and RTL9607C support

[PATCH v4] landlock: Expand restrict flags example for ABI version 8
 2026-03-24 15:30 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/2] 9p/trans_xen: fixes and parser cleanup
 2026-03-24 15:30 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] 9p/trans_xen: make cleanup idempotent after dataring alloc errors
` [PATCH v3 2/2] 9p/trans_xen: replace simple_strto* with kstrtouint

[PATCH 0/1] nvme-loop: avoid cancelling/aborting I/O and admin tagset
 2026-03-24 15:30 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/1] nvme-loop: do not cancel I/O and admin tagset during ctrl reset/shutdown

[PATCH v3 0/3] arm64: dts: qcom: eliza: Left-over review fixes
 2026-03-24 15:29 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] arm64: dts: qcom: eliza: Coding style clean-ups
` [PATCH v3 2/3] arm64: dts: qcom: eliza: Add missing CX power domain to GCC
` [PATCH v3 3/3] arm64: dts: qcom: eliza: Add missing msi-parent for UFS

[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v6 00/14] Introduce iXD driver
 2026-03-23 18:58 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v6 08/14] idpf: refactor idpf to use libie control queues

[PATCH] drbd: use genl pre_doit/post_doit
 2026-03-24 15:29 UTC  (2+ messages)

[sailus-media-tree:fixes] BUILD SUCCESS 092f6562541e293d9e325ed94847f92f58c8ad6b
 2026-03-24 15:29 UTC 

[PATCH v2 0/8] KVM: s390: More memory management fixes
 2026-03-24 15:28 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 6/8] KVM: s390: vsie: Fix unshadowing while shadowing
` [PATCH v2 7/8] KVM: s390: vsie: Fix guest page tables protection

[kvm-unit-tests PATCH v2 0/5] s390x: Add test for STFLE interpretive execution (format-2)
 2026-03-24 15:28 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v2 1/5] s390x: snippets: Add reset_guest() to lib
` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v2 2/5] s390x: sclp: Remove unnecessary padding from struct sclp_facilities
` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v2 3/5] s390x: sclp: Rework sclp_facilities_setup() for simpler control flow
` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v2 4/5] s390x: sclp: Add detection of alternate STFLE facilities
` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v2 5/5] s390x: Add test for STFLE interpretive execution (format-2)

[PATCH] net/mlx5: cleanup unused olx parameter in Tx free routines
 2026-03-24 15:28 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

Oops when rebinding f_hid while /dev/hidg* is still opened
 2026-03-24 15:28 UTC  (4+ messages)

[GIT PULL] interconnect fix for 7.0-rc
 2026-03-24 15:25 UTC 

[PATCH] ez: add "file" cover letter strategy
 2026-03-24 15:28 UTC 

[PATCH v2 00/22] mm: Add __GFP_UNMAPPED
 2026-03-24 15:27 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 01/22] x86/mm: split out preallocate_sub_pgd()

[PATCH] unlzma: avoid UB shift
 2026-03-24 15:26 UTC 

[PATCH 0/8] drm/i915: move more display dependencies from i915
 2026-03-24 15:26 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 7/8] drm/i915/display: move pre-HSW clock gating init to display

[PATCH] btrfs: fix unnecessary flush on close when truncating zero-sized files
 2026-03-24 15:26 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v4 1/5] dt-bindings: rtc: nxp,pcf85363: add timestamp mode config
 2026-03-24 15:26 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC v2 00/14] virtio-net: early VMStateDescription live migration support
 2026-03-24 15:25 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [RFC v2 05/14] virtio-net: detect VirtIODevice config buffer mid-migration change

[PATCH v2 0/4] vhost-user-blk: fix compatibility with older qemu versions
 2026-03-24 15:25 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 4/4] vhost-user: add skip_drain param to GET_VRING_BASE

[PATCH v2] libbpf: Replace strncpy() with strnlen()+memcpy() in skel_map_create()
 2026-03-24 15:26 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH V9 0/8] dax: prepare for famfs
 2026-03-24 15:25 UTC  (7+ messages)
  ` [PATCH V9 3/8] dax: add fsdev.c driver for fs-dax on character dax
  ` [PATCH V9 5/8] dax: Add dax_operations for use by fs-dax on fsdev dax
  ` [PATCH V9 7/8] dax: Add fs_dax_get() func to prepare dax for fs-dax usage

[PATCH v2 0/5] Add Invensense ICM42607
 2026-03-24 15:25 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/panthor: extend timestamp query with flags
 2026-03-24 15:25 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4] "

[PATCH v7 00/41] KVM: arm64: Introduce vGIC-v5 with PPI support
 2026-03-24 15:25 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 12/41] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Sanitize ID_AA64PFR2_EL1.GCIE

pull request: mt76-next 2026-03-23
 2026-03-24 15:24 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/9] mm/huge_memory: refactor zap_huge_pmd()
 2026-03-24 15:24 UTC  (9+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/3] Add queue ready message to VDUSE
 2026-03-24 15:24 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 3/3] vduse: add F_QUEUE_READY feature

[PATCH v17 0/4] Enable guest suspend/resume support on ARM via vPSCI
 2026-03-24 15:24 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v17 1/4] xen/arm: Implement PSCI SYSTEM_SUSPEND call for guests

Subject: GSoC 2026 Inquiry: Multi-threaded decompression in erofs-utils (Harsh)
 2026-03-24 15:24 UTC 

[PATCH v3 0/3] mm: Free contiguous order-0 pages efficiently
 2026-03-24 15:22 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] mm/page_alloc: Optimize free_contig_range()

[PATCH v5 0/2] Add Loongson-2K0300 processor support
 2026-03-24 15:23 UTC  (7+ messages)

[v3 1/3] mm/damon/sysfs: fix param_ctx leak on damon_sysfs_new_test_ctx() failure
 2026-03-24 15:23 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next] ipv6: move IFA_F_PERMANENT percpu allocation in process scope
 2026-03-24 15:22 UTC 

[PATCH] ovl: fix wrong detection of 32bit inode numbers
 2026-03-24 15:22 UTC 

[PATCH] Documentation/rtla: Document SIGINT behavior
 2026-03-24 15:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] x86/tdx: Fix memory hotplug in TDX guests
 2026-03-24 15:21 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] x86/tdx: Handle TDG.MEM.PAGE.ACCEPT success-with-warning returns
` [PATCH 2/2] x86/tdx: Accept hotplugged memory before online

[RFC PATCH] driver core: Don't link the device to the bus until we're ready to probe
 2026-03-24 15:21 UTC  (10+ messages)

[PATCH v7 1/2] dt-bindings: rtc: Add pcf85053 support
 2026-03-24 15:21 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 00/12] whpx: i386: Windows 10 and performance fixes
 2026-03-24 15:20 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH i-g-t] tests/intel/kms_sharpness_filter: Fix stale mode pointer in joiner bypass
 2026-03-24 15:19 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] ipvs: Fix incorrect use of HK_TYPE_KTHREAD housekeeping cpumask
 2026-03-24 15:18 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] ipvs: Guard access of HK_TYPE_KTHREAD cpumask with RCU


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