messages from 2026-09-28 08:48:34 to 2026-09-28 09:16:27 UTC [more...]
[PATCH 00/11] fuse: DAX device based extent maps (famfs)
2026-09-28 9:16 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 01/11] dax: replace exported dax_dev_get() with non-allocating dax_dev_find()
[PATCH v3 0/5] fbcon,vgacon,vt: Share helpers for text cursors
2026-09-28 9:16 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/5] vt: Add cursor-size helpers
` [PATCH v3 2/5] vgacon: Remove trailing whitespaces
` [PATCH v3 3/5] vgacon: Use vt_cursor_{start,end}()
` [PATCH v3 4/5] lib/fonts: Add font_glyph_cursor() helper
` [PATCH v3 5/5] fbcon: Replace fbcon_fill_cursor_mask() with fbcon_cursor_glyph()
[PATCH net v1] idpf: Fix vport IRQ name leak on request failure
2026-09-28 9:15 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] perf build: Improve fix for "argument list too long" error
2026-09-28 9:15 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] EFI: refine cfgfile buffer allocation
2026-09-28 9:14 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH v4 0/4] fix NVMe multipath partition diskstats
2026-09-28 9:14 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] vmcoreinfo: export SECTION_HAS_MEM_MAP
2026-09-28 9:14 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH 0/7] setup: enforce repo passed to `create_repository()` has no state
2026-09-28 9:13 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/7] path: drop useless `safe_create_leading_directories_1()`
` [PATCH 4/7] builtin/init: move handling of "core.sharedRepository" into "setup.c"
[PATCH v3 0/2] iio: imu: st_lsm6dsx: Add ACPI ID SMOCF05 (Minisforum V3 / V3 SE)
2026-09-28 9:13 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] iio: imu: st_lsm6dsx: Drop trailing comma in ACPI match table entries
` [PATCH v3 2/2] iio: imu: st_lsm6dsx: Add ACPI ID SMOCF05 for LSM6DS3TR-C
[PATCH i-g-t 0/8] tools/gputop: add i915 PMU engine monitoring
2026-09-28 9:12 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH i-g-t 1/8] tools/gputop/xe_gputop: fix struct layout and PMU read
` [PATCH i-g-t 2/8] tools/gputop/xe_gputop: fix CLAMP() usage
` [PATCH i-g-t 3/8] tools/gputop/xe_gputop: fix return logic, cleanup and div by zero bugs
[PATCH v4 00/17] KVM: TDX huge page support for private memory
2026-09-28 9:12 UTC (18+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 01/17] x86/virt/tdx: Enhance tdx_pamt_get/put() to support huge pages
` [PATCH v4 02/17] x86/virt/tdx: Add a SEAMCALL wrapper to demote a 2MB huge page
` [PATCH v4 03/17] KVM: TDX: Reset private huge pages after S-EPT page removal
` [PATCH v4 04/17] KVM: x86/mmu: Prevent huge page promotion for mirror roots in fault path
` [PATCH v4 05/17] KVM: x86/tdp_mmu: Alloc external_spt page for mirror page table splitting
` [PATCH v4 06/17] KVM: x86/mmu: Allocate DPAMT pages for vCPU-induced page split
` [PATCH v4 07/17] KVM: TDX: Add core support for splitting/demoting 2MB S-EPT mappings to 4KB
` [PATCH v4 08/17] KVM: TDX: Adjust the topup count of DPAMT page pairs for splitting S-EPT
` [PATCH v4 09/17] KVM: x86/mmu: Introduce hugepage_set_guest_inhibit()
` [PATCH v4 10/17] KVM: x86/mmu: Add a TDP MMU API to split huge pages for mirror roots
` [PATCH v4 11/17] KVM: TDX: Honor the guest's accept level contained in an EPT violation
` [PATCH v4 12/17] KVM: x86/mmu: Add support for splitting S-EPT entry under non-vCPU context
` [PATCH v4 13/17] [GMEM-DEPENDENT] KVM: guest_memfd: Add helpers to get start/end gfns give gmem+slot+pgoff
` [PATCH v4 14/17] [GMEM-DEPENDENT] KVM: guest_memfd: Split kvm_gmem_invalidate_start() to start() and zap()
` [PATCH v4 15/17] [GMEM-DEPENDENT] KVM: guest_memfd: Add a pre-zap hook .gmem_prezap()
` [PATCH v4 16/17] [GMEM-DEPENDENT] KVM: TDX: Implement .gmem_prezap() hook to split S-EPT
` [PATCH v4 17/17] KVM: TDX: Turn on PG_LEVEL_2M
[PATCH] perf test: Record kcore for the CoreSight callchain test
2026-09-28 9:13 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v5] selftests: net: move log_test to lib file and remove duplicate code
2026-09-28 9:12 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH hazptr 0/4] Hazard pointer updates
2026-09-28 9:12 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH hazptr 4/4] hazptr: Introduce "try acquire" fast path, fallback to overflow list
[PATCH net-next 0/2] dpaa2-eth: devlink port number from the DPMAC
2026-09-28 9:12 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next 1/2] dpaa2-eth: use the DPMAC id as the devlink physical port number
[bpf-next v2] bpf: Roll back freplace link state when bpf_arch_text_poke() fails
2026-09-28 9:11 UTC
[PATCH RFC v2 00/15] mm/mglru: frequency guided promotion (MGLRU-FG) and flag cleanup
2026-09-28 9:11 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/2] userfaultfd: clear the inherited uffd bit in move_swap_pte()
2026-09-28 9:11 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 2/2] selftests/mm: add tests for UFFDIO_MOVE of a uffd-protected swap entry
drivers/regulator/pf0900-regulator.c:891:7-32: WARNING: Threaded IRQ with no primary handler requested without IRQF_ONESHOT (unless it is nested IRQ)
2026-09-28 9:11 UTC
[PATCH v7 00/10] ASoC: qcom: Add QAIF driver for Shikra audio platform
2026-09-28 9:11 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 02/10] ASoC: qcom: Add QAIF shared data structures and variant interface
` [PATCH v7 07/10] ASoC: qcom: Add QAIF PCM operations
[RFC 0/3] eal: make unaligned types really unaligned
2026-09-28 9:11 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 0/5] eal: RTE_PTR_ADD and fix unaligned types
` [PATCH v3 4/5] net/mlx5: drop unnecessary STRICT_ALIGN
use bio_complete_in_task for iomap error reporting
2026-09-28 9:11 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] iomap: use bio_complete_in_task for buffered read failures
` [PATCH 2/3] iomap: use bio_complete_in_task for buffered write failures
` [PATCH 3/3] iomap: use bio_complete_in_task for buffered simple dio read failures
[PATCH] arm64: dts: renesas: r8a78000: Add I2C nodes
2026-09-28 9:11 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3] rockchip: px30: Fix TPL_STACK overflow into BootROM reserved region
2026-09-28 9:10 UTC (6+ messages)
[PATCH bpf-next v3 0/4] bpf, riscv: Add support for indirect jumps
2026-09-28 9:10 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v2 1/2] nbd: mark the socket dead when a partial send times out
2026-09-28 9:10 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] nbd: fix NULL pointer dereference in nbd_pending_cmd_work()
[PATCH 0/3] drm/imagination: Fix pre-existing bugs flagged by Sashiko's review of a VM_BIND series
2026-09-28 9:10 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH 1/3] drm/imagination: Fix reference and vm_bo handling in remap()
` [PATCH 2/3] drm/imagination: Fix pvr_mmu_map_sgl() overwriting its own error
` [PATCH 3/3] drm/imagination: Size page table preallocation by device address
[PATCH v2 0/4] leds: trigger: netdev: fix sysfs_update_group() races
2026-09-28 9:10 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 3/4] leds: trigger: netdev: Fix "
[PATCH] s390x/sclpconsole: implement resizing for vt220 consoles
2026-09-28 9:08 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v2] "
Re:Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 1/2] bpf: Keep target extended until its last freplace link detaches
2026-09-28 9:08 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: Roll back freplace link state when bpf_arch_text_poke() fails
` "
[Buildroot] [PATCH] package/libmicrohttpd: fix build without thread support
2026-09-28 9:08 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH RESEND] dmaengine: qcom: bam_dma: Defer IRQ trigger type to device tree
2026-09-28 9:08 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH v19 0/7] firmware: arm_rmm: Add RMM v2.0 base RMI support
2026-09-28 9:08 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v19 5/7] firmware: arm_rmm: Activate the RMM
[PATCH v4 00/55] single-binary: link multi-targets into qemu-system
2026-09-28 9:07 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 07/55] tests/unit: add test-target-info
[PATCH v4 0/2] mm/vmalloc: fix vmalloc_dump_obj VA lookup
2026-09-28 9:07 UTC (6+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 2/2] mm/vmalloc: fix vmalloc_dump_obj cross-zone "
[PATCH net] strparser: make sure __strp_recv isn't running before tearing down the parser
2026-09-28 9:07 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/3] fs: drain in-flight DIO before buffered write fallback
2026-09-28 9:07 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/3] ext2: "
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2026-09-28 9:05 UTC
[PATCH v2 0/3] xen/rcu: rework the RCU logic
2026-09-28 9:05 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/3] xen/rcu: simplify RCU implementation
[PATCH v2] serial: 8250_uniphier: Use devm_clk_get_enabled()
2026-09-28 9:05 UTC (7+ messages)
hunting memory corruption bug in 6.18.x
2026-09-28 9:05 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH] iio: tools: Use proper macro to detect _Float16 support
2026-09-28 9:05 UTC (2+ messages)
[linuxppc:next-test 3/13] ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: irq_proc_emit_counts
2026-09-28 9:05 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] bpf: Claim the per-CPU send_signal irq_work before filling it
2026-09-28 9:05 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 00/10] arm64: dts: st: Add support for DH electronics STM32MP23xx/STM32MP25xx DHCOS SoM and Breakout Board and DHSBC
2026-09-28 9:04 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH 06/10] arm64: dts: st: Add SDMMC2 and SDMMC3 nodes on stm32mp251
` [PATCH 08/10] arm64: dts: st: Add pinmux nodes for DH electronics STM32MP23xx/STM32MP25xx DHCOS SoM and Breakout Board
[PATCH] fuse: fix GCC 8 build with CONFIG_PROFILE_ALL_BRANCHES
2026-09-28 9:04 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 RESEND] serial: sc16is7xx: fix TX gap caused by kfifo circular buffer wrap-around
2026-09-28 9:03 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/6] Add support to handle memory double-bit ecc errors
2026-09-28 9:00 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/6] drm/xe/xe_ras: Handle page offline requests for device memory "
` [PATCH v3 3/6] drm/xe: Separate drm-ras netlink data from device and firmware RAS state
` [PATCH v3 6/6] drm/xe/xe_ras: Track offlined pages by firmware to avoid duplicates
[PATCH v4 0/4] rust: introduce DropGuard
2026-09-28 9:03 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 4/4] rust: sync: lock: use DropGuard
[PATCH v2] riscv: lib: optimize strchr() with Zbb extension
2026-09-28 9:01 UTC (2+ messages)
` [RESEND PATCH "
[PATCH net v2] eth: fbnic: Keep real queue counts synchronized
2026-09-28 9:02 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH net 1/1] ovpn: avoid caching stale IPv6 dst after FIB changes
2026-09-28 8:56 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] docs/zh_CN: add Chinese translation for usb/ohci.rst
2026-09-28 9:01 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2 0/5] hibernation: make safe_copy_page more robust and remove debug_pagealloc support
2026-09-28 9:00 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/5] hibernation: ensure secretmem pages don't reach a snapshot
` [PATCH v2 3/5] hibernate: handle potential errors in hibernate_{map,unmap}_page()
` [PATCH v2 4/5] hibernation, KFENCE: explicitly map/unmap KFENCE pages
[PATCH v2 0/2] scsi: bfa: Replace strlcat() in symbolic name construction
2026-09-28 9:00 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/2] scsi: bfa: Use snprintf() in bfa_fcs_fabric_nsymb_init()
` [PATCH v2 2/2] scsi: bfa: Use snprintf() in bfa_fcs_fabric_psymb_init()
[PATCH v1 0/2] powerpc: enable Kexec HandOver (KHO)
2026-09-28 8:32 UTC (2+ messages)
` [PATCH v1 1/2] kho: check scratch vs CMA alignment at runtime
[OE-core][PATCH] linux-firmware: package qcom-shikra-wifi firmware
2026-09-28 8:59 UTC
[PATCH] ASoC: fsl_asrc: fix second front-end channel check
2026-09-28 8:59 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v5 0/2] media: i2c: Add Samsung S5KJN5 image sensor
2026-09-28 8:59 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 2/2] media: i2c: Add Samsung S5KJN5 image sensor driver
[PATCH v2 0/9] soc: qcom: geni: Derive SE clock configuration from OPP table on SA8255P
2026-09-28 8:59 UTC (8+ messages)
[PATCH net v7] net: wangxun: protect ring accesses with RCU
2026-09-28 8:59 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] scsi: core: Micro-optimize the hot path
2026-09-28 8:58 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v4 00/10] Xe3P GPU Error Injection Test Suite with DRM RAS Netlink Support
2026-09-28 8:57 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 04/10] lib/igt_drm_netlink: add get_error_counter support
[PATCH v3 0/2] mm/damon/core: preserve quota state when constructing schemes
2026-09-28 8:58 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/2] mm/damon/core: preserve the quota passed to damon_new_scheme()
` [PATCH v3 2/2] mm/damon/tests/core-kunit: test preservation of quota state
[PATCH v2 0/3] Add TPM support via Qualcomm TEE TPM TA
2026-09-28 8:58 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] tee: qcomtee: Register qcom.tz.tpm service for discovery
[PATCH] media: qcom: camss: vfe: Remove unused frame-skip
2026-09-28 8:57 UTC
[PATCH wrynose 0/4] spdx: fix the compiled-sources filter
2026-09-28 8:56 UTC (3+ messages)
` [OE-core] "
[PATCH v5 0/2] mm/damon: fix the temporal goal tuner's size quota conversion
2026-09-28 8:56 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v5 1/2] mm/damon/core: prevent size quota overflow in the temporal goal tuner
` [PATCH v5 2/2] mm/damon/tests/core-kunit: test the temporal tuner's size quota conversion
[PATCH 00/10] media: i2c: ov9282: fix control range handling
2026-09-28 8:56 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH 02/10] media: i2c: ov9282: fix line time and exposure time calculation
[PATCH] drm/i915/pps: Don't block DC states while the VDD override is held
2026-09-28 8:55 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH 0/3] hw/loongarch/virt: fix SPCR bitwidth
2026-09-28 8:54 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 1/3] bios-tables-test-allowed-diff.h: allow loongarch SPCR
` [PATCH v2 2/3] hw/loongarch/virt: fix SPCR bitwidth value
` [PATCH v2 3/3] tests/data/acpi/loongarch64: update expected SPCR blob
[PATCH v4 0/6] platform/x86/tuxedo: Fixes for TUXEDO NB04 driver
2026-09-28 8:36 UTC (7+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/6] platform/x86/tuxedo: Don't use device driver data
` [PATCH v4 2/6] platform/x86/tuxedo: Set HID report ID on success
` [PATCH v4 3/6] platform/x86/tuxedo: Use intensity according to HID spec
` [PATCH v4 4/6] platform/x86/tuxedo: Fix keyboard LED map ordering
` [PATCH v4 5/6] platform/x86/tuxedo: Update and extend documentation
` [PATCH v4 6/6] MAINTAINERS: Add Aaron Erhardt as maintainer of TUXEDO DRIVERS
[PATCH v4 0/5] Add support for InvenSense ICM-42370-P accelerometer
2026-09-28 8:55 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v4 1/5] dt-bindings: Add InvenSense ICM-42370-p accelerometer
[PATCH] HID: nintendo: fix lost update of player LED state
2026-09-28 8:54 UTC
[PATCH net-next] net/sched: fq_codel, cake: widen backlogs to u64
2026-09-28 8:54 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] objpool: fix nested pushes from NMI context
2026-09-28 8:54 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH 2/2] lib/tests: add KUnit test for nested objpool pushes
[PATCH v2 0/6] Add TEE based client driver for UEFI Secure Application
2026-09-28 8:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] HID: Kysona: Add support for Kysona M600V2 variant
2026-09-28 8:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH] selftests/mm: uffd-missing-wp: add GC related functionality test
2026-09-28 8:53 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH net-next] tools: ynl-gen-c: keep the type values of a nest in spec order
2026-09-28 8:52 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v2] usb: host: sl811_cs: fix memory leak on probe failure
2026-09-28 8:52 UTC (2+ messages)
` [RESEND PATCH "
[PATCH v3 0/8] gpu: nova-core: add NVKV codec
2026-09-28 8:52 UTC (11+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 1/8] rust: alloc: add Vec::try_push_init
` [PATCH v3 2/8] rust: alloc: add Vec::push_init
` [PATCH v3 3/8] rust: alloc: add ArrayVec
` [PATCH v3 4/8] gpu: nova-core: add NVKV encoder
` [PATCH v3 5/8] gpu: nova-core: add NVKV decoder
[PATCH 1/2] drm/sched: keep the current runqueue when no scheduler is ready
2026-09-28 8:52 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH v7 00/11] scsi: scsi_debug: fix zoned write validation
2026-09-28 8:52 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v7 09/11] scsi: scsi_debug: Refuse a short WRITE ATOMIC (16) before writing it
[PATCH 1/2] serial: use dmaengine_get_dma_device() instead of chan->device->dev
2026-09-28 8:51 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 0/4] iomap: fix error handling regressions
2026-09-28 8:51 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 3/4] iomap: don't lose a fiemap iteration error when emitting the last extent
` [PATCH v3 4/4] iomap: don't lose a failed direct I/O bio's error when zeroing the tail
[Buildroot] [PATCH 0/2] xorg mesa3d dependency fixes
2026-09-28 8:51 UTC (5+ messages)
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server: glx depend on mesa3d{, -headers}
` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/2] package/x11r7/xwayland: "
[PATCH v2 00/14] NTB: ntb_transport: Miscellaneous fixes
2026-09-28 8:51 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 11/14] NTB: ntb_transport: Prepare remote RX info accesses for MW teardown
[PATCH bpf v5 1/3] bpf: Wait for an RCU tasks grace period before freeing trampoline progs
2026-09-28 8:50 UTC (4+ messages)
[PATCH net-next v2 00/11] net: ethernet: cortina: Fix Gemini RX buffer management
2026-09-28 8:50 UTC (12+ messages)
` [PATCH net-next v2 01/11] net: ethernet: cortina: Keep shared free queue parent-owned
` [PATCH net-next v2 02/11] net: ethernet: cortina: Drain free queue IRQ before resize
` [PATCH net-next v2 03/11] net: ethernet: cortina: Correct free queue DMA mappings
` [PATCH net-next v2 04/11] net: ethernet: cortina: Index free queue fragments with XArray
` [PATCH net-next v2 05/11] net: ethernet: cortina: Preserve in-flight free queue pages
` [PATCH net-next v2 06/11] net: ethernet: cortina: Rotate free queue page allocation
` [PATCH net-next v2 07/11] net: ethernet: cortina: Synchronize RX fragments for the CPU
` [PATCH net-next v2 08/11] net: ethernet: cortina: Validate RX fragment lengths
` [PATCH net-next v2 09/11] net: ethernet: cortina: Release partial RX frames on stop
` [PATCH net-next v2 10/11] net: ethernet: cortina: Scale Gemini RX queues to system memory
` [PATCH net-next v2 11/11] net: ethernet: cortina: Use guard helpers for locking
[PATCH v2] xfs: exercise a failed CoW conversion during writeback
2026-09-28 8:50 UTC
[PATCH] firmware: cs_dsp: Annotate struct cs_dsp_coeff_ctl with __counted_by_ptr
2026-09-28 8:50 UTC (2+ messages)
[PATCH v3 00/14] Add HPD support for Rockchip Analogix DP
2026-09-28 8:14 UTC (4+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 11/14] drm/bridge: analogix_dp: Use bridge->next_bridge instead of plat_data field
` [PATCH v3 12/14] drm/bridge: analogix_dp: Restrict forced connected status to panel endpoints
` [PATCH v3 14/14] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for Analogix DP controller bridge
[PATCH v2 0/2] Add TAINT_DRIVER_OVERRIDE for usage of driver_override
2026-09-28 8:50 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v2 2/2] "
[PATCH v3 0/3] drm, drm/xe: Protect against premature module unloads
2026-09-28 8:50 UTC (5+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 3/3] drm/xe: Route deferred xe_vma/xe_vm teardown off system_dfl_wq
[PATCH v2 10/13] mm/sparse: remove SECTION_MARKED_PRESENT
2026-09-28 8:50 UTC (5+ messages)
[PATCH 0/2] sparc64: D-cache alias flushing fixes
2026-09-28 8:49 UTC (3+ messages)
[PATCH] arm64: dts: qcom: x1-denali: Enable IRIS video codec
2026-09-28 8:49 UTC (2+ messages)
(no subject)
2026-09-28 8:49 UTC (2+ messages)
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[PATCH v3 0/5] media: qcom: camss: fixes for several cameras behind a CSI-2 bridge
2026-09-28 8:49 UTC (3+ messages)
` [PATCH v3 3/5] media: qcom: camss: vfe: Fix VFE reset while another line is streaming
[PATCH v3 00/19] drm/panel: embed a drm_bridge into every drm_panel
2026-09-28 8:48 UTC (3+ messages)
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