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[PATCH v3 1/2] drm/amdgpu: move program_aspm to amdgpu_nbio
 2026-04-24  7:24 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/2] drm/amdgpu: move read_indexed_register to amdgpu_reg_access

[moderation/CI] Re: mm/lruvec: preemptively free dead folios during lru_add drain
 2026-04-24  7:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[LTP] [PATCH 1/1] ioctl_pidfd06: Update kernel version
 2026-04-24  7:33 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v6 0/7] mm: fix vmemmap optimization accounting and initialization
 2026-04-24  7:33 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v6 4/7] mm/sparse-vmemmap: Fix DAX vmemmap accounting with optimization

[PATCH] sched/fair: Clear rel_deadline when initializing forked entities
 2026-04-24  7:11 UTC 

[LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Should we make inode->i_ino a u64?
 2026-04-24  7:32 UTC  (5+ messages)

[kvm-unit-tests PATCH 0/3] scripts: Configure and update tools to allow basic b4 usage
 2026-04-24  7:31 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH 1/3] scripts/checkpatch.pl: Add empty codespell and const_structs configs
` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH 3/3] scripts/get_maintainer.pl: Ignore --nogit-chief-penguins option

[PATCH net-deletions v2] net: remove unused ATM protocols and legacy ATM device drivers
 2026-04-24  7:27 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v20 00/15] HVF: Add support for platform vGIC and nested virtualisation
 2026-04-24  7:29 UTC  (14+ messages)
` [PATCH v20 01/15] hw/intc: Add hvf vGIC interrupt controller support
` [PATCH v20 02/15] hw/intc: arm_gicv3_hvf: save/restore Apple GIC state
` [PATCH v20 05/15] hw/arm, target/arm: nested virtualisation on HVF
` [PATCH v20 07/15] hvf: gate ARM_FEATURE_PMU register emulation when using the Apple vGIC
` [PATCH v20 14/15] hvf: enable nested virtualisation support
` [PATCH v20 15/15] hvf: arm: enable vGIC by default for virt-11.1 and later

[PATCH v2 0/2] Add Renesas RZ/G3L RSPI support
 2026-04-24  7:29 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: spi: renesas,rzv2h-rspi: Document RZ/G3L SoC

[PATCH v8] leds: add support for TI LP5860 LED driver chip
 2026-04-24  7:29 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC v3 00/19] mm/virtio: skip redundant zeroing of host-zeroed reported pages
 2026-04-24  7:28 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH RFC v3 01/19] mm: thread user_addr through page allocator for cache-friendly zeroing
` [PATCH RFC v3 10/19] mm: remove arch vma_alloc_zeroed_movable_folio overrides

ARM: socfpga: enclustra-sa2: issue with I2C1
 2026-04-24  7:27 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 00/10] Engine initialization cleanup
 2026-04-24  7:27 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 06/10] drm/xe: Const-ify parameters to xe_device_has_* functions

[PATCH 0/3] Subject: [PATCH 0/3] gpio: add support for Axiado SGPIO controller
 2026-04-24  7:26 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] dt-bindings: gpio: add "

[PATCH rtw-next 0/3] wifi: rtw89: update hardware settings to fix interoperability
 2026-04-24  7:25 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH rtw-next 1/3] wifi: rtw89: pci: no need to wait CLK ready for RTL8922DE
` [PATCH rtw-next 2/3] wifi: rtw89: disable HTC field in AP mode
` [PATCH rtw-next 3/3] wifi: rtw89: disable CSI STBC for VHT 160MHz

[PATCH v2 0/5] mm, drm/ttm, drm/xe: Avoid reclaim/eviction loops under fragmentation
 2026-04-24  7:26 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/5] mm: Introduce zone_appears_fragmented()

[PATCH] KVM: arm64: Wake-up from WFI when iqrchip is in userspace
 2026-04-24  7:24 UTC  (3+ messages)

[RESEND PATCH v3 0/3] Add Devres managed IRQ vectors allocation
 2026-04-24  7:23 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [RESEND PATCH v3 1/3] PCI/MSI: "

[PATCH v3 0/5] media: lm3560: convert to use OF bindings
 2026-04-24  7:22 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/5] dt-bindings: leds: Document TI LM3560 Synchronous Boost Flash Driver
` [PATCH v3 2/5] media: i2c: lm3560: Fix v4l2 subdev registration
` [PATCH v3 3/5] media: i2c: lm3560: Optimize mutex lock usage
` [PATCH v3 4/5] media: i2c: lm3560: Convert to use OF bindings
` [PATCH v3 5/5] media: i2c: lm3560: Add support for PM features

[PATCH v2 00/16] migration/vfio: Fix a few issues on API misuse or statistic reports
 2026-04-24  7:18 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 14/16] migration/qapi: Introduce system-wise "remaining" reports
` [PATCH v2 15/16] migration/qapi: Update unit for avail-switchover-bandwidth

[PATCH i-g-t v3] tests/intel/xe_exec: Add VM rebind stress test with cpumask cycling
 2026-04-24  7:17 UTC  (3+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.FULL: success for "
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure "

[PATCH v7 0/5] kunit: Add support for suppressing warning backtraces
 2026-04-24  7:17 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 4/5] drm: Suppress intentional warning backtraces in scaling unit tests

[scarthgap][PATCH 00/12] Fix multiple CVEs
 2026-04-24  7:16 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [scarthgap][PATCH 02/12] libsoup: fix CVE-2025-14523/CVE-2025-32049
  ` [OE-core] "
` [scarthgap][PATCH 04/12] python3-ply: fix CVE-2025-56005
  ` [OE-core] "

[PATCH] pinctrl: qcom: ipq4019: mark gpio as a GPIO pin function
 2026-04-24  7:16 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v1 0/2] input: misc: add support for Imagis ISA1200 haptic motor driver
 2026-04-24  7:13 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 1/2] dt-bindings: input: Document "
` [PATCH v1 2/2] Input: isa1200 - new driver for Imagis ISA1200

[PATCH v5 0/8] Add support for ZTE zx297520v3
 2026-04-24  7:13 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/8] ARM: zte: Add zx297520v3 platform support
` [PATCH v5 4/8] ARM: zte: Add support for zx29 low level debug
` [PATCH v5 6/8] amba/serial: amba-pl011: Bring back zx29 UART support
` [PATCH v5 8/8] ARM: defconfig: Add a zx29 defconfig file

[PATCH 1/2] intel_iommu: Replace assert(size == 4) with guest error in MMIO handlers
 2026-04-24  7:12 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] tests/qtest: Add regression test for intel-iommu 8-byte MMIO access

[PATCH] PM: tools: fix ValueError when parsing incomplete device properties
 2026-04-24  7:12 UTC 

processes in D state / blocked tasks
 2026-04-24  7:12 UTC 

[BUG] KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ALSA OSS read/poll race
 2026-04-24  7:12 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/4] Add support for Renesas RZ/G3L GBETH clocks
 2026-04-24  7:12 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 2/4] clk: renesas: rzg2l: Add support for enabling PLLs
` [PATCH v5 3/4] clk: renesas: r8a08g046: Add support for PLL6 clk
` [PATCH v5 4/4] clk: renesas: r9a08g046: Add clock and reset signals for the GBETH IPs

[linus:master] [sched] 96d1610e0b: will-it-scale.per_process_ops 2.8% regression
 2026-04-24  7:10 UTC 

[RFC] weird stuff in exfat_lookup()
 2026-04-24  7:09 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH v1] mmc: sdhci-of-dwcmshc: Fix SDIO support for Eswin EIC7700
 2026-04-24  7:09 UTC 

[PATCH v4 0/3] hvf: map granule abstraction, configurable IPA, and MAP_FIXED alignment fix
 2026-04-24  7:08 UTC  (4+ messages)

[meta-mingw][PATCH] gettext: Remove empty SRC_URI append
 2026-04-24  7:07 UTC 

[PATCH v18 0/8] ring-buffer: Making persistent ring buffers robust
 2026-04-24  7:06 UTC  (10+ messages)
` [PATCH v18 1/8] ring-buffer: Do not double count the reader_page
` [PATCH v18 2/8] ring-buffer: Flush and stop persistent ring buffer on panic
` [PATCH v18 3/8] ring-buffer: Skip invalid sub-buffers when validating persistent ring buffer
` [PATCH v18 4/8] ring-buffer: Skip invalid sub-buffers when rewinding "
` [PATCH v18 5/8] ring-buffer: Add persistent ring buffer invalid-page inject test
` [PATCH v18 6/8] ring-buffer: Show commit numbers in buffer_meta file
` [PATCH v18 7/8] ring-buffer: Cleanup persistent ring buffer validation
` [PATCH v18 8/8] ring-buffer: Cleanup buffer_data_page related code

[PATCH 1/1] net/bnxt: fix string bounds checks and format specifiers
 2026-04-22  4:44 UTC  (4+ messages)
    ` Re[2]: "

[PATCH] eal: fix core_index for non-EAL registered threads
 2026-04-22  7:54 UTC 

[PATCH] net/mlx5: prepend implicit items in sync flow creation path
 2026-04-20  8:52 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "

[PATCH v2 00/31] PCI/TSM: PCIe Link Encryption Establishment via TDX platform services
 2026-04-24  7:05 UTC  (25+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 19/31] iommu/vt-d: Reserve the MSB domain ID bit for the TDX module
` [PATCH v2 20/31] x86/virt/tdx: Add a helper to loop on TDX_INTERRUPTED_RESUMABLE
` [PATCH v2 22/31] iommu/vt-d: Export a helper to do function for each dmar_drhd_unit
` [PATCH v2 23/31] coco/tdx-host: Setup all trusted IOMMUs on TDX Connect init
` [PATCH v2 24/31] coco/tdx-host: Add a helper to exchange SPDM messages through DOE
` [PATCH v2 30/31] coco/tdx-host: Implement IDE stream setup/teardown

[PATCH] test: parenthesize assertion macro parameters
 2026-04-19 16:48 UTC 

[PATCH] eal: fix core_index for non-EAL registered threads
 2026-04-17 10:48 UTC 

[PATCH] net/bnxt: add cast to wider type before multiplication
 2026-04-17  5:23 UTC 

[PATCH] power: fix off-by-one in uncore env bounds check
 2026-04-16 11:11 UTC 

[PATCH] net/bnxt: fix memset size mismatch in Tx queue start
 2026-04-16  9:02 UTC 

[PATCH] net/mlx5: add validation for indirect actions
 2026-04-16  0:10 UTC 

[PATCH 1/4] md/raid10: prepare per-r10bio dev slot tracking
 2026-04-24  7:04 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] use vma locks for proc/pid/{smaps|numa_maps} reads
 2026-04-24  7:02 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] fs/proc/task_mmu: read proc/pid/{smaps|numa_maps} under per-vma lock
` [PATCH 2/3] selftests/proc: ensure the test is performed at the right page boundary
` [PATCH 3/3] selftests/proc: add /proc/pid/smaps tearing tests

[PATCH 0/3] Three small fixes over qom-list-properties crash
 2026-04-24  7:01 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net] MAINTAINERS: add pcnet_cs to PCMCIA
 2026-04-24  7:00 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] perf dwarf-regs: s390: Fix an off by one bug
 2026-04-24  7:02 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] generic/793: limit number of overwrites
 2026-04-24  7:01 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH RFC] xen/swiotlb: avoid arch_sync_dma_* on per-device DMA memory
 2026-04-24  7:03 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/todo: Drop todo item to request memory regions in all fbdev drivers
 2026-04-24  7:01 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH 0/5] ARM: configs: Cleanup redundant options
 2026-04-24  6:59 UTC  (12+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/5] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: Move entries to match savedefconfig
` [PATCH 2/5] ARM: configs: Drop redundant I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM
` [PATCH 3/5] ARM: configs: Drop redundant SND_ATMEL_SOC
` [PATCH 4/5] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: Cleanup redundant options
` [PATCH 5/5] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: Correct QCOM_RPMH and QCOM_RPMHPD

[PATCH] usb: typec: tcpm: fix debug accessory mode detection for sink ports
 2026-04-24  6:57 UTC  (3+ messages)

[LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] Buffered atomic writes
 2026-04-24  6:57 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v4 4/6] KVM: x86/pmu: Re-evaluate Host-Only/Guest-Only on nested SVM transitions
 2026-04-24  6:57 UTC  (11+ messages)

[PATCH 0/6] arm64: defconfig: Cleanup and change Ethernet drivers
 2026-04-24  6:56 UTC  (13+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/6] arm64: defconfig: Move entries to match savedefconfig
` [PATCH 2/6] arm64: defconfig: Drop unused legacy netfilter options
` [PATCH 3/6] arm64: defconfig: Drop default or selected drivers
` [PATCH 4/6] arm64: defconfig: Drop unused Ethernet vendors
` [PATCH 5/6] arm64: defconfig: Drop AMD XGBE Ethernet driver
` [PATCH 6/6] arm64: defconfig: Switch Ethernet drivers to modules

[PATCH v2] ipv6: fix memory leak in __ip6_make_skb() when queue is empty
 2026-04-24  6:56 UTC  (6+ messages)
  `  "
    `  "

[PATCH] riscv: cif: reduce shadow stack size limit from 4GB to 2GB
 2026-04-24  6:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 0/6] KVM: x86/pmu: Add support for AMD Host-Only/Guest-Only bits
 2026-04-24  6:55 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 3/6] KVM: x86/pmu: Disable counters based on Host-Only/Guest-Only bits in SVM

[PATCH v1 v1] Documentation: proc: fix ext4 section numbering in table of contents
 2026-04-24  6:53 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH v2 1/1] raspi4b: Disable L2 cache
 2026-04-24  6:54 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] mm: Add RWH_RMAP_EXCLUDE flag to exclude files from rmap sharing
 2026-04-24  6:54 UTC  (8+ messages)
  ` 答复: "
      ` 答复: "

[PATCH 00/10] lib/genxml: Introduce Mesa genxml infrastructure to IGT
 2026-04-24  6:54 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/10] lib/intel/genxml: Add genxml generators, headers, and build integration

[PATCH bpf 1/2] bpf, tcx: reject offloaded programs on attach
 2026-04-24  6:53 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] builtin/history: introduce "fixup" subcommand
 2026-04-24  6:53 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] "

[PATCH bpf 2/2] bpf, netkit: reject offloaded programs on attach
 2026-04-24  6:53 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] ui/console: remove console from global list on finalization
 2026-04-24  6:50 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next] ice: fix FDB deletion
 2026-04-24  6:50 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/5] Support the FEAT_HDBSS introduced in Armv9.5
 2026-04-24  6:48 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 4/5] KVM: arm64: Enable HDBSS support and handle HDBSSF events

[PATCH v12 0/2] Add i.MX8ULP ISI and CSI-2 support
 2026-04-24  6:49 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v12 1/2] media: dt-bindings: nxp,imx8-isi: Drop fsl,blk-ctrl requirement for i.MX8ULP
` [PATCH v12 2/2] arm64: dts: imx8ulp: Add MIPI CSI-2 and ISI nodes

[PATCH] perf: disable llvm by default
 2026-04-24  6:48 UTC 

[PATCH bpf-next v3 0/9] Refactor verifier object relationship tracking
 2026-04-24  6:46 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next v3 4/9] bpf: Refactor object relationship tracking and fix dynptr UAF bug

[PATCH rc v7 0/6] iommu: Fix pci_dev_reset_iommu_prepare/done()
 2026-04-24  6:44 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH rc v7 4/6] iommu: Fix nested pci_dev_reset_iommu_prepare/done()
` [PATCH rc v7 5/6] iommu: Fix ATS invalidation timeouts during __iommu_remove_group_pasid()
` [PATCH rc v7 6/6] iommu: Fix UAF in pci_dev_reset_iommu_done() due to concurrent detach

[meta-networking][PATCH v2] mbedtls: add recipe for v4.1.0
 2026-04-24  6:46 UTC 

[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add maintainer info for libnvdimm and DAX
 2026-04-24  6:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2] rust: alloc: add smoke test for zero-size realloc code path
 2026-04-24  6:44 UTC 

[PATCH v2] dma-contiguous: setup default pernuma cma area if not configured explicitly
 2026-04-24  6:41 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] drm/vmwgfx: Use DRM's vblank timer
 2026-04-24  6:40 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/3] drm/vmwgfx: Move vblank handling into separate helper

[PATCH v4 0/4] btrfs: improve stalls under sudden writeback
 2026-04-24  6:38 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 4/4] btrfs: cap shrink_delalloc iterations to 128M

[PATCH 1/1] Revert "scsi: ufs: Use pre-calculated offsets in ufshcd_init_lrb()"
 2026-04-24  6:35 UTC 

[RFC PATCH 0/4] cxl/extent: Enable and validate multi-extent DCDs
 2026-04-24  6:34 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/7] Implement SR-IOV support for PVH
 2026-04-24  6:34 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 6/7] vpci: add SR-IOV support for DomUs

[PATCH v2 00/10] vhost-user: VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_GPA_ADDRESSES
 2026-04-24  6:31 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 06/10] qapi: remove user addresses from x-query-virtio-vhost-queue-status

[PATCH v11 0/2] PCI: Fix crash when access broken ROM
 2026-04-24  6:32 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] pinctrl: qcom: Add irq_get/set_irqchip_state() for msm gpio irqchip
 2026-04-24  6:31 UTC 

[PATCH V4 00/10] iommufd: Enable noiommu mode for cdev
 2026-04-24  6:31 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH V4 01/10] iommufd: Support a HWPT without an iommu driver for noiommu

[PATCH] pinctrl: qcom: Fix wakeirq map by removing disconnected irqs for sm8150
 2026-04-24  6:28 UTC  (3+ messages)

[LTP] [PATCH 1/1] include: Remove 'make install' support
 2026-04-24  6:27 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 0/3] improve aio-polling efficiency
 2026-04-24  6:26 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 3/3] qapi/iothread: introduce poll-weight parameter for aio-poll

[PATCH 0/1] doc: bitbake-user-manual-metadata: clarify inherit_defer documentation
 2026-04-24  6:26 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/1] doc: bitbake-user-manual-metadata: fix "

[PATCH 7.2 v10 0/2] skip redundant sync IPIs when TLB flush sent them
 2026-04-24  6:25 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 7.2 v10 1/2] mm/mmu_gather: prepare to skip redundant sync IPIs
` [PATCH 7.2 v10 2/2] x86/tlb: skip redundant sync IPIs for native TLB flush

[PATCH v3] platform: generic: Tenstorrent Atlantis support
 2026-04-24  6:25 UTC 

[PATCH 00/12] Fixes/improvements for the PCI M.2 power sequencing driver
 2026-04-24  6:25 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v5 00/14] ASoC: rsnd: Add RZ/G3E audio driver support
 2026-04-24  6:24 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 01/14] ASoC: dt-bindings: sound: Add DT binding for RZ/G3E sound

[PATCH 0/1] doc: bitbake-user-manual-metadata: clarify inherit_defer documentation
 2026-04-24  6:23 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/1] doc: bitbake-user-manual-metadata: fix "

[PATCH BlueZ v2] src/shared: add custom CCC callbacks
 2026-04-24  6:22 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [BlueZ,v2] "

[morimoto:sound-cleanup-2026-04-20-2 147/147] sound/soc/codecs/88pm860x-codec.c:1229:52: error: incomplete definition of type 'struct snd_soc_component'
 2026-04-24  6:20 UTC 

further issues with MGA G200 graphics chipset
 2026-04-24  6:20 UTC  (8+ messages)

[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-net] ice: only free LL TS IRQ when the handler is present
 2026-04-24  6:19 UTC  (2+ messages)
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[PATCH v3 0/3] Add i.MX94 remoteproc support and reset vector handling improvements
 2026-04-24  6:17 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH net] net: mana: Optimize irq affinity for low vcpu configs
 2026-04-24  6:17 UTC 

[meta-virtualization] [PATCH] lasyer.conf/qemu-system-native: Improve native DISTRO_FEATURE handling
 2026-04-24  6:14 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v2 1/4] drm/i915/display: Don’t use atomic state back-pointer to derive color pipeline
 2026-04-24  6:15 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/4] drm/i915/display: Copy color pipeline from plane in the primary joiner pipe
` [PATCH v2 3/4] drm/i915: Avoid programming color HW blocks for NV12 Y planes
` [PATCH v2 4/4] drm/i915: Fix color blob reference handling in intel_plane_state
` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning for series starting with [v2,1/4] drm/i915/display: Don’t use atomic state back-pointer to derive color pipeline
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success "

[PATCH v15 0/8] virtio-net: live-TAP local migration
 2026-04-24  6:11 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v15 6/8] net/tap: support local migration with virtio-net

[git pull] drm fixes for 7.1-rc1
 2026-04-24  6:11 UTC 

[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: update Li Wang's email address
 2026-04-24  6:10 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3] qga: add security info to guest-get-osinfo
 2026-04-24  6:06 UTC  (2+ messages)


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