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[PATCH 0/4] net: macb: support for instances with less features
 2026-04-28 18:04 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/4] net: macb: include arch/clk.h only when necessary

[PATCH v4 0/7] iio: adc: hx711: add HX710B support
 2026-04-28 18:03 UTC  (18+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/7] dt-bindings: iio: adc: avia-hx711: add avia,hx710b compatible
` [PATCH v4 2/7] iio: adc: hx711: move scale computation to per-device storage
` [PATCH v4 3/7] iio: adc: hx711: update Kconfig, module description and file header
` [PATCH v4 4/7] iio: adc: hx711: introduce hx711_chip_info per-variant structure

[PATCHSET 0/2] kbuf fixes
 2026-04-28 18:02 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] io_uring/kbuf: kill dead struct io_buffer_list 'nr_entries' member
` [PATCH 2/2] io_uring/kbuf: support min length left for incremental buffers

[PATCH] docs/pt_BR: process: link maintainer-kvm-x86 in maintainer-handbooks
 2026-04-28 18:02 UTC 

[PATCH] cgroup/cpuset: Creating or adding CPUs to partition not allowed without privilege
 2026-04-28 18:02 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH nf 0/7] IPVS fixes for nf
 2026-04-28 17:57 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [PATCH nf 1/7] ipvs: fixes for the new ip_vs_status info
` [PATCH nf 2/7] ipvs: fix races around the conn_lfactor and svc_lfactor sysctl vars
` [PATCH nf 3/7] ipvs: fix the spin_lock usage for RT build
` [PATCH nf 4/7] ipvs: fix races around est_mutex and est_cpulist
` [PATCH nf 5/7] ipvs: fix shift-out-of-bounds in ip_vs_rht_desired_size
` [PATCH nf 6/7] sched/isolation: Make HK_TYPE_KTHREAD an alias of HK_TYPE_DOMAIN
` [PATCH nf 7/7] ipvs: Guard access of HK_TYPE_KTHREAD cpumask with RCU

[PATCH 00/12] arm64: FF-A runtime transport for EFI variables
 2026-04-28 18:01 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 06/12] corstone1000: enable bootefi selftest

[PATCH v4 0/7] Add SEV-SNP restricted injection hypervisor support
 2026-04-28 17:58 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 3/7] KVM: SVM: Inject #HV when Restricted Injection is active

[PATCH net v4] ipv6: Implement limits on extension header parsing
 2026-04-28 17:58 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] doc: board: ti: k3: Add fTPM support documentation
 2026-04-28 17:58 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] hw/vfio: Drop superfluous inclusion of hw-error.h
 2026-04-28 17:58 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/2] MAINTAINERS: Add myself as OpenRISC board maintainer
 2026-04-28 17:57 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/2] MAINTAINERS: Add myself as maintainer for or1k-sim
` [PATCH 2/2] MAINTAINERS: Add myself as the OpenRISC virt maintainer

[PATCH v6] rust: ACPI: fix missing match data for PRP0001
 2026-04-28 17:55 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH rc 00/15] Various bug fixes for RDMA drivers in the uapi functions
 2026-04-28 17:55 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH rc 04/15] RDMA/mana: Validate rx_hash_key_len
  ` [EXTERNAL] "
` [PATCH rc 05/15] RDMA/mana: Remove user triggerable WARN_ON() in mana_ib_create_qp_rss()
  ` [EXTERNAL] "
` [PATCH rc 06/15] RDMA/mana: Fix mana_destroy_wq_obj() cleanup "
  ` [EXTERNAL] "
` [PATCH rc 07/15] RDMA/mana: Fix error unwind "
  ` [EXTERNAL] "

[ANNv4] Media Summit on May 26th in Nice, France
 2026-04-28 17:54 UTC  (13+ messages)

[PATCH v2 00/15] serial: add new I/O type for SPI and I2C bus devices
 2026-04-28 17:54 UTC  (16+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 01/15] serial: 8250_hub6: add hub6_match_port()
` [PATCH v2 02/15] serial: core: add uart_iotype_mmio/legacy_io helper functions
` [PATCH v2 03/15] serial: core: use uart_iotype_*() to simplify uart_match_port()
` [PATCH v2 04/15] serial: core: use uart_iotype_*() to simplify uart_line_info()
` [PATCH v2 05/15] serial: core: replace snprintf with more robust scnprintf
` [PATCH v2 06/15] serial: core: fix indentation/alignment
` [PATCH v2 07/15] serial: core: use uart_iotype_*() to simplify uart_report_port()
` [PATCH v2 08/15] serial: earlycon: use uart_iotype_*() to simplify code
` [PATCH v2 09/15] serial: 8250: "
` [PATCH v2 10/15] serial: 8250_rsa: "
` [PATCH v2 11/15] serial: core: add new I/O type for SPI and I2C bus devices
` [PATCH v2 12/15] serial: sc16is7xx: use new UPIO_BUS as iotype
` [PATCH v2 13/15] serial: max310x: "
` [PATCH v2 14/15] serial: max3100: "
` [PATCH v2 15/15] serial: uniformize serial port I/O infos display

[PATCH] drivers: base: Set mod->async_probe_requested if needed
 2026-04-28 17:52 UTC  (2+ messages)

[RFC PATCH net-next 0/2] net: napi: Fix timer arming during busy poll timeout
 2026-04-28 17:51 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH net-next 1/2] net: napi: Fix interrupts permanently disabled during busy poll
` [RFC PATCH net-next 2/2] net: napi: Skip poll when arming GRO timer in "

[RFC PATCH 0/2] net: af_unix: Useful handling of LSM denials on SCM_RIGHTS
 2026-04-28 17:51 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/2] "
` [RFC PATCH 2/2] selftest: Add tests for useful "

[PATCH v2] tests/intel/xe_oa: Wa_14026633728
 2026-04-28 17:51 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH] tests\intel\xe_configfs: Fix ctx_restore BB path for post and mid variants
 2026-04-28 17:50 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: success for "

[PATCH v4 00/11] PCI: liveupdate: PCI core support for Live Update
 2026-04-28 17:50 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 01/11] PCI: liveupdate: Set up FLB handler for the PCI core
` [PATCH v4 02/11] PCI: liveupdate: Track outgoing preserved PCI devices

[PATCH 0/6] target/i386/mshv: use hv_vp_register_page for fast register access
 2026-04-28 17:49 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 3/6] include/hw/hyperv: add hv_vp_register_page struct definition
` [PATCH 4/6] target/i386/mshv: hv_vp_register_page setup for the vcpu

[PATCH v3 0/6] Relocate U-Boot in the last bank
 2026-04-28 17:49 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 6/6] common: Add an option to relocate on ram top
` [v3,0/6] Relocate U-Boot in the last bank

[PATCH net-next v2 2/2] net: mana: Use kvmalloc for large RX queue and buffer allocations
 2026-04-28 17:47 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/5] multipath-tools: generic async threads for TUR checker
 2026-04-28 17:46 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/5] libmpathutil: add generic implementation for checker thread runners
` [PATCH v3 3/5] multipath-tools tests: add test program for "

[PATCH] KVM: selftests: Include sys/mman.h *and* linux/mman.h, via kvm_syscalls.h
 2026-04-28 17:45 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/xe/xe_exec: Avoid potential lockdep cycle with xe_pm_block_map
 2026-04-28 17:44 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ CI.KUnit: success for "

[PATCH 1/9] dt-bindings: mmc: Document support for nvmem-layout
 2026-04-28 17:44 UTC  (2+ messages)
` Support for block device NVMEM providers

[PATCH RFC] iommu: Enable per-device SSID space for SVA
 2026-04-28 17:44 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 00/13] drm/xe/tests: Add kunit tests for memory based interrupts
 2026-04-28 17:43 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for "

[PATCHv2 net-next] net: bcmasp: handle EPROBE_DEFER for MAC retrieval
 2026-04-28 17:43 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v6 0/8] staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: fix long lines and related issues
 2026-04-28 17:42 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH conntrack-tools] tests: nfct: make it suitable for CI pipeline
 2026-04-28 17:41 UTC 

[PATCH v3] drm/i915/dg2: Add per-context control for Wa_22013059131
 2026-04-28 17:41 UTC  (3+ messages)

[Bug 221383] New: ideapad_laptop: Fn hotkeys stop emitting after s2idle resume on IdeaPad Slim 3 14ARP10 (Ryzen 7735HS)
 2026-04-28 17:41 UTC  (2+ messages)
` [Bug 221383] "

Pressing the power button causes the device to freeze completely
 2026-04-28 17:40 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH] selftests: posix_timers: Use CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID for ITIMER_PROF measurements
 2026-04-28 17:39 UTC 

[PATCH v2] drm/amdgpu: fix build for CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION=n
 2026-04-28 17:39 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH v3 0/2] sunxi: H616: DRAM: Fix TPR6 parameter parsing
 2026-04-28 17:39 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/2] sunxi: H616: dram: drop default TPR6 Kconfig value

[PATCH 0/4] iio: magnetometer: rm3100: Modernize locking and control flow
 2026-04-28 17:39 UTC  (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/4] iio: magnetometer: rm3100: Use scoped_guard() in rm3100_get_samp_freq()
` [PATCH v2 4/4] iio: magnetometer: rm3100: Use guard(mutex)() in rm3100_trigger_handler()

[PATCH i-g-t] tools/vmtb: Add VMTB fast-feedback testlist
 2026-04-28 17:39 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure for "

[PATCH nf] netfilter: xt_CT: fix usersize for v1 and v2 revision
 2026-04-28 17:37 UTC 

[PATCH V1 08/13] PCI: hv: rename hv_compose_msi_msg to hv_vmbus_compose_msi_msg
 2026-04-28 17:37 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] PCI: rcar: Fix up MAINTAINERS entry
 2026-04-28 17:36 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.1-fixes] sched_ext: Fix scx_flush_disable_work() UAF race
 2026-04-28 17:36 UTC 

[PATCH] x86/CPU/AMD: Clear RDRAND CPUID if Built-In-Self-Test failed on boot
 2026-04-28 17:35 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] sched/fair: Fix overflow in vruntime_eligible()
 2026-04-28 17:35 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH RESEND] "

[PATCH 0/9] AS SDP cleanups and additions for Panel Replay + VRR
 2026-04-28 17:34 UTC  (2+ messages)
` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure for AS SDP cleanups and additions for Panel Replay + VRR (rev2)

[PATCH] tools/nolibc: add support for OpenRISC / or1k
 2026-04-28 17:33 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH 0/3] interconnect: qcom: Some defconfig/defaults cleanups and improvements
 2026-04-28 17:32 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] interconnect: qcom: Fix indentation
` [PATCH 2/3] interconnect: qcom: Restrict drivers per ARM/ARM64
` [PATCH 3/3] interconnect: qcom: Make important drivers default

[PATCH 2/2] tracing/hist: allocate synthetic-field command buffers to fit
 2026-04-28 17:32 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] tracing/hist: reject synthetic-field strings that exceed MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL
  ` [PATCH v3] tracing/hist: bound synthetic-field strings with seq_buf
    ` [PATCH v4] tracing: Bound "
      ` [PATCH v5] "

[PATCH] docs: Hypervisor-Guide: Move Hyperlaunch design docs as needed
 2026-04-28 17:31 UTC 

[PATCH net-next v2 0/5] Reimplement TCP-AO using crypto library
 2026-04-28 17:30 UTC  (6+ messages)

[PATCH] iio: buffer: hw-consumer: free scan_mask on buffer release
 2026-04-28 17:28 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 0/4] first series for xpcs based rsfec configuration
 2026-04-28 17:28 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 1/4] net: eth: fbnic: Fix addr validation in pcs write
` [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: mdio: Add support for RSFEC Control register for PMA
` [PATCH net-next 3/4] net: eth: fbnic: Consolidate register reads for ids and devs
` [PATCH net-next 4/4] net: eth: fbnic: Add pma read and write access

[PATCH v3 01/19] cifs: change_conf needs to be called for session setup
 2026-04-28 17:28 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 03/19] cifs: invalidate cfid on unlink/rename/rmdir
` [PATCH v3 08/19] cifs: make cfid locks more granular
` [PATCH v3 17/19] cifs: discard functions should not return failure

[Buildroot] [PATCH 13/13] package/python-azure-storage-blob: new package (12.28.0)
 2026-04-28 17:27 UTC 

[PATCH 0/2] thunderbolt: fix wedge under sustained tbnet load on AM4 and AM5
 2026-04-28 17:27 UTC  (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] net: thunderbolt: enlarge RX/TX ring and set NAPI weight for sustained load

[Buildroot] [PATCH 12/13] package/python-azure-iot-device: new package
 2026-04-28 17:27 UTC 

SVSM Development Call April 22, 2026
 2026-04-28 17:27 UTC  (2+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 11/13] package/python-azure-core: new package (1.39.0)
 2026-04-28 17:27 UTC 

[Buildroot] [PATCH 10/13] package/python-pytest-runner: new package
 2026-04-28 17:27 UTC 

[PATCH net-next 0/4] net/sched: tc_dump_qdisc() optimizations
 2026-04-28 17:26 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 4/4] net/sched: speedup tc_dump_qdisc() when tcm_ifindex is provided

linux-next: Tree for Apr 28
 2026-04-28 17:26 UTC  (2+ messages)
` linux-next: Tree for Apr 28 (docs warning in drm_panel.c)

[bitbake-devel] [2.16][PATCH] fetch2/git.py: fix update_mirror_links
 2026-04-28 17:26 UTC 

[PATCH 0/9] thunderbolt: Introduce USB4STREAM
 2026-04-28 17:26 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH 5/9] thunderbolt / net: Let the service drivers configure interrupt throttling
` [PATCH 9/9] thunderbolt: Add support for USB4STREAM

[PATCH 00/13] Add support to control clocks using CESTA Resource manager
 2026-04-28 17:25 UTC  (14+ messages)
` [PATCH 02/13] dt-bindings: clock: qcom,sm8550-dispcc: Add display CESTA support on SM8750
` [PATCH 07/13] clk: qcom: clk-alpha-pll: Add support to skip PLL configuration
` [PATCH 10/13] clk: qcom: dispcc-sm8750: Add support to control MDP clocks using CESTA

[PATCH V3 0/8] nvme: Refactor and expose per-controller timeout configuration
 2026-04-28 17:23 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH V3 4/8] nvme: add sysfs attribute to change IO timeout per nvme controller

[2.16][PATCH] fetch2/git.py: fix update_mirror_links
 2026-04-28 17:22 UTC 

[PATCH 6.6.y 0/5] SRSO handling for Zen5 CPUs
 2026-04-28 17:23 UTC  (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 6.6.y 5/5] x86/bugs: KVM: Add support for SRSO_MSR_FIX

[PATCH mptcp-next v2 00/10] mptcp: address stall under memory pressure
 2026-04-28 17:22 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] drm/msm/dsi: don't dump registers past the mapped region
 2026-04-28 17:21 UTC 

[Buildroot] [PATCH 09/13] package/python-pypdf2: new package
 2026-04-28 17:21 UTC 

[Buildroot] [PATCH 08/13] package/python-opencanary: new package
 2026-04-28 17:20 UTC 

[Buildroot] [PATCH 07/13] package/python-ntlmlib: new package
 2026-04-28 17:20 UTC 

[PATCH] hw/i386/vapic: revalidate TPR instruction before patching
 2026-04-28 15:39 UTC 

[Buildroot] [PATCH 06/13] package/python-nmcli: new package
 2026-04-28 17:20 UTC 

[ebiggers:wip-fcrypt-pcbc 1/5] ERROR: modpost: "fcrypt_preparekey" [net/rxrpc/tests/rxrpc_kunit.ko] undefined!
 2026-04-28 17:19 UTC 

[PATCH] vhost-user.rst: Explicitly allow front-end to write to kick FDs
 2026-04-28 17:19 UTC  (12+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 05/13] package/python-jose: new package
 2026-04-28 17:19 UTC 

[Buildroot] [PATCH 04/13] package/python-hpfeeds: new package
 2026-04-28 17:19 UTC 

[PATCH net-next] net: Consistently define pci_device_ids using named initializers
 2026-04-28 17:18 UTC 

[Buildroot] [PATCH 03/13] package/python-fpdf2: new package
 2026-04-28 17:18 UTC 

[PATCH] iw: Makefile: support out-of-tree builds
 2026-04-28 17:18 UTC  (4+ messages)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 02/13] package/python-requests-unixsocket2: new package
 2026-04-28 17:17 UTC 

[Buildroot] [PATCH 01/13] package/python-cpu-load-generator: new package
 2026-04-28 17:16 UTC 

[PATCH v2] ASoC: dt-bindings: mediatek,mt6351: convert to DT schema
 2026-04-28 17:16 UTC 

[RFC PATCH 0/5] MAINTAINERS: KVM tweaks and additions
 2026-04-28 17:15 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [RFC PATCH 1/5] MAINTAINERS: Add kvm-x86 tree to KVM x86 entries
` [RFC PATCH 2/5] KVM: guest_memfd: Move gmem function declarations to dedicated guest_memfd.h
` [RFC PATCH 3/5] MAINTAINERS: Add an entry for KVM's guest_memfd
` [RFC PATCH 4/5] MAINTAINERS: Add David H. as a KVM guest_memfd reviewer
` [RFC PATCH 5/5] MAINTAINERS: Add myself (Sean) as a reviewer in the main KVM entry

[PATCH v4 0/6 RESEND] mfd: cpcap: convert documentation to schema and add Mot board support
 2026-04-28 17:15 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/6 RESEND] dt-bindings: leds: leds-cpcap: convert to DT schema
` [PATCH v4 2/6 RESEND] dt-bindings: input: cpcap-pwrbutton: "

[PATCH] hv_sock: fix ARM64 support
 2026-04-28 17:15 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH net-next 0/5] Consolidate FCrypt and PCBC code into net/rxrpc/
 2026-04-28 17:15 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] hw/arm/raspi4b: NOP all DTB nodes when removing unimplemented devices
 2026-04-28 17:14 UTC  (4+ messages)

[PATCH v2 0/4] Allow disabling RAPL during SNP initialization
 2026-04-28 17:14 UTC  (9+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/4] KVM: SEV: Add the kvm-amd.rapl_disable module parameter

VFIO dma-buf bug causing "refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free" error
 2026-04-28 17:13 UTC 

[PATCH v2 1/2] hwmon: (yogafan) Use u32 types and improve RLLag filter
 2026-04-28 17:13 UTC  (3+ messages)

[cip-dev][isar-cip-core][PATCH v2] crypt-hook: Check if WATCHDOG_DEV is set and available
 2026-04-28 17:13 UTC  (2+ messages)

OpenEmbedded Happy Hour April 29 9pm/2100 UTC
 2026-04-28 17:12 UTC 

[PATCH 0/7] Accelerate page migration with batch copying and hardware offload
 2026-04-28 17:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] trace: remove the dead IS_ERR() check in trace_pipe_open()
 2026-04-28 17:11 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH] hv: utils: replace deprecated strcpy with strscpy in kvp_register
 2026-04-28 17:11 UTC 

[PATCH] page_pool: fix memory-provider leak in page_pool_create_percpu() error path
 2026-04-28 17:07 UTC 

[PATCH] efi/libstub: Move efi_relocate_kernel() into its only remaining user
 2026-04-28 17:06 UTC 

[PATCH v0 00/14] iio: magnetometer: ak8975: Additional changes to the driver
 2026-04-28 17:06 UTC  (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v0 04/14] iio: magnetometer: ak8975: Inline timeout constants

[PATCH v2 net-next 0/4] net/sched: tc_dump_qdisc() optimizations
 2026-04-28 17:04 UTC  (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 net-next 1/4] net/sched: propagate tc_fill_tclass() error
` [PATCH v2 net-next 2/4] net/sched: tc_dump_qdisc_root() refactor
` [PATCH v2 net-next 3/4] net/sched: switch tc_dump_qdisc() to for_each_netdev_dump()
` [PATCH v2 net-next 4/4] net/sched: speedup tc_dump_qdisc() when tcm_ifindex is provided

[PATCH v2] iio: adc: meson-saradc: fix calibration buffer leak on error
 2026-04-28 17:05 UTC  (3+ messages)

[PATCH] Revert "ceph: when filling trace, call ceph_get_inode outside of mutexes"
 2026-04-28 17:04 UTC  (7+ messages)
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        `  "

[RFC v1 0/4] introduce PTP protocol library and software relay example
 2026-04-28 22:28 UTC  (8+ messages)
` [RFC v2 0/6] introduce PTP protocol library and software relay
  ` [RFC v2 1/6] ptp: introduce PTP protocol library
  ` [RFC v2 2/6] doc: add PTP library programmer's guide
  ` [RFC v2 3/6] examples/ptp_tap_relay_sw: add software PTP relay example
  ` [RFC v2 4/6] doc: add PTP software relay sample app guide
  ` [RFC v2 5/6] app/test: add PTP library unit tests
  ` [RFC v2 6/6] examples/ptpclient: use shared PTP library definitions

[PATCH v2] iio: adc: ti-ads7138: replace kmalloc() with stack allocation in i2c_write_block
 2026-04-28 17:03 UTC  (5+ messages)

[PATCH 0/8] KVM: arm64: EL2 synchronisation and pKVM stage-2 error propagation fixes
 2026-04-28 17:03 UTC  (6+ messages)
` [PATCH 6/8] KVM: arm64: Propagate stage-2 map failure on host->guest donation

[PATCH] docs: Add modern Sphinx design with bright and dark mode
 2026-04-28 17:02 UTC 

[PATCH sched_ext/for-7.1-fixes] sched_ext: Fix scx_flush_disable_work() UAF race
 2026-04-28 17:03 UTC  (2+ messages)

[PATCH v4 00/20] drm/tyr: firmware loading and MCU boot support
 2026-04-28 17:02 UTC  (5+ messages)


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