AI Trajectory

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{
  "EnableConfigs": null,
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "KMSANReasoning": "",
  "NeedsKMSAN": false,
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies code in the Marvell OcteonTX2 NIC driver (drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2), which is a vendor-specific PCIe hardware driver. This hardware is not emulated in standard QEMU environments, making the code unreachable during virtualized fuzzing.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

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{
  "PatchDiff": "commit 74618966b7c72dfbb8eff1270fb5a10bb0e5e7cf\nAuthor: syz-cluster \u003ctriage@syzkaller.com\u003e\nDate:   Wed Aug 12 12:16:01 2026 +0000\n\n    syz-cluster: applied patch under review\n\ndiff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mcs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mcs.c\nindex a07e0b3d8d000..aa0ed24bb3de1 100644\n--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mcs.c\n+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mcs.c\n@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ int mcs_clear_all_stats(struct mcs *mcs, u16 pcifunc, int dir)\n \t}\n \n \t/* Clear SC stats */\n-\tfor (id = 0; id \u003c map-\u003esecy.max; id++) {\n+\tfor (id = 0; id \u003c map-\u003esc.max; id++) {\n \t\tif (map-\u003esc2pf_map[id] != pcifunc)\n \t\t\tcontinue;\n \t\tmcs_clear_stats(mcs, MCS_SC_STATS, id, dir);\n@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ int mcs_free_all_rsrc(struct mcs *mcs, int dir, u16 pcifunc)\n \t}\n \n \t/* free sc entries */\n-\tfor (id = 0; id \u003c map-\u003esecy.max; id++) {\n+\tfor (id = 0; id \u003c map-\u003esc.max; id++) {\n \t\tif (map-\u003esc2pf_map[id] != pcifunc)\n \t\t\tcontinue;\n \t\tmcs_free_rsrc(\u0026map-\u003esc, map-\u003esc2pf_map, id, pcifunc);\ndiff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn20k.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn20k.c\nindex dbf1731966082..65248bb0b61de 100644\n--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn20k.c\n+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn20k.c\n@@ -242,15 +242,6 @@ int cn20k_register_pfvf_mbox_intr(struct otx2_nic *pf, int numvfs)\n \n #define RQ_BP_LVL_AURA   (255 - ((85 * 256) / 100)) /* BP when 85% is full */\n \n-static u8 cn20k_aura_bpid_idx(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int aura_id)\n-{\n-#ifdef CONFIG_DCB\n-\treturn pfvf-\u003equeue_to_pfc_map[aura_id];\n-#else\n-\treturn 0;\n-#endif\n-}\n-\n static int cn20k_tc_get_entry_index(struct otx2_flow_config *flow_cfg,\n \t\t\t\t    struct otx2_tc_flow *node)\n {\n@@ -580,7 +571,7 @@ static int cn20k_aura_aq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int aura_id,\n \t\tif (pfvf-\u003enix_blkaddr == BLKADDR_NIX1)\n \t\t\taq-\u003eaura.bp_ena = 1;\n \n-\t\tbpid_idx = cn20k_aura_bpid_idx(pfvf, aura_id);\n+\t\tbpid_idx = otx2_get_bpid_idx(pfvf, aura_id);\n \t\taq-\u003eaura.bpid = pfvf-\u003ebpid[bpid_idx];\n \n \t\t/* Set backpressure level for RQ's Aura */\ndiff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c\nindex 3d253132a17f0..142e331cff9e3 100644\n--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c\n+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c\n@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@ int otx2_cq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 qidx)\n \tstruct nix_aq_enq_req *aq;\n \tstruct otx2_cq_queue *cq;\n \tstruct otx2_pool *pool;\n+\tu8 bpid_idx;\n \n \tcq = \u0026qset-\u003ecq[qidx];\n \tcq-\u003ecq_idx = qidx;\n@@ -1132,11 +1133,8 @@ int otx2_cq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 qidx)\n \t\tif (!is_otx2_lbkvf(pfvf-\u003epdev)) {\n \t\t\t/* Enable receive CQ backpressure */\n \t\t\taq-\u003ecq.bp_ena = 1;\n-#ifdef CONFIG_DCB\n-\t\t\taq-\u003ecq.bpid = pfvf-\u003ebpid[pfvf-\u003equeue_to_pfc_map[qidx]];\n-#else\n-\t\t\taq-\u003ecq.bpid = pfvf-\u003ebpid[0];\n-#endif\n+\t\t\tbpid_idx = otx2_get_bpid_idx(pfvf, qidx);\n+\t\t\taq-\u003ecq.bpid = pfvf-\u003ebpid[bpid_idx];\n \n \t\t\t/* Set backpressure level is same as cq pass level */\n \t\t\taq-\u003ecq.bp = RQ_PASS_LVL_CQ(pfvf-\u003ehw.rq_skid, qset-\u003erqe_cnt);\n@@ -1378,6 +1376,7 @@ int otx2_aura_aq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int aura_id,\n {\n \tstruct npa_aq_enq_req *aq;\n \tstruct otx2_pool *pool;\n+\tu8 bpid_idx;\n \tint err;\n \n \tpool = \u0026pfvf-\u003eqset.pool[pool_id];\n@@ -1433,11 +1432,8 @@ int otx2_aura_aq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int aura_id,\n \t\t */\n \t\tif (pfvf-\u003enix_blkaddr == BLKADDR_NIX1)\n \t\t\taq-\u003eaura.bp_ena = 1;\n-#ifdef CONFIG_DCB\n-\t\taq-\u003eaura.nix0_bpid = pfvf-\u003ebpid[pfvf-\u003equeue_to_pfc_map[aura_id]];\n-#else\n-\t\taq-\u003eaura.nix0_bpid = pfvf-\u003ebpid[0];\n-#endif\n+\t\tbpid_idx = otx2_get_bpid_idx(pfvf, aura_id);\n+\t\taq-\u003eaura.nix0_bpid = pfvf-\u003ebpid[bpid_idx];\n \n \t\t/* Set backpressure level for RQ's Aura */\n \t\taq-\u003eaura.bp = RQ_BP_LVL_AURA;\ndiff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h\nindex eecee612b7b2c..e6918252cca4f 100644\n--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h\n+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h\n@@ -1029,6 +1029,14 @@ static inline int otx2_tc_flower_rule_cnt(struct otx2_nic *pfvf)\n \treturn pfvf-\u003eflow_cfg-\u003enr_flows;\n }\n \n+static u8 otx2_get_bpid_idx(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int qidx)\n+{\n+\tif (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DCB))\n+\t\treturn pfvf-\u003equeue_to_pfc_map[qidx];\n+\n+\treturn 0;\n+}\n+\n /* MSI-X APIs */\n void otx2_free_cints(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int n);\n void otx2_set_cints_affinity(struct otx2_nic *pfvf);\n"
}

best-expensive

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{
  "EnableConfigs": null,
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies code in the Marvell OcteonTX2 NIC driver (drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2), which is a vendor-specific PCIe hardware driver. This hardware is not emulated in standard QEMU environments, making the code unreachable during virtualized fuzzing.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

You are an expert Linux kernel maintainer.
Your job is to review a provided patch series and determine
if it makes functional changes to the kernel that should be fuzzed.

IMPORTANT: The changes have ALREADY been applied and committed as the HEAD commit in
your workspace. Do NOT rely on your internal knowledge of the kernel. You must actively
use your code access tools to examine the actual source code and confirm any assumptions.

Return WorthFuzzing=false if the patch only contains:
- Modifications to Documentation/, Kconfig files, or code comments.
- Purely decorative changes, such as logging (e.g., pr_err, printk) or tracepoints.
- Changes to numeric constants or macros that do not functionally alter execution flow.
- Code paths that are impossible to reach in virtualized environments like GCE or QEMU,
  even when utilizing software-emulated hardware (e.g., usb gadget, mac80211_hwsim).
- Code in vendor-specific PCIe switch, SmartNIC, or GPU drivers (e.g., mlxsw, pds_core, qed,
  ionic, amdgpu) that require physical PCIe hardware cards not emulated in standard QEMU.
- Driver .remove, .shutdown, or pci_unregister_driver teardown callbacks (e.g., igb_remove)
  that are executed only during PCI hot-unplug or sysfs driver unbind operations.

If it modifies reachable core kernel logic, drivers, or architectures, use your code search
tools to verify the code can be executed, then return WorthFuzzing=true.

When returning WorthFuzzing=true, you MUST ALSO:
1. Extract any specific kernel functions that should be heavily fuzzed into FocusSymbols.
   Avoid listing generic hot-path functions to prevent skewed test distributions.
   Prefer non-static, non-inlined API entrypoint functions over internal static helper functions
   (which are inlined by the compiler and do not have distinct symbol addresses).
2. Identify any specific CONFIG_ options required to properly test this new/modified feature.
   Go and look into the Kconfig files and check for ifdefs around the code, do not make assumptions.
   Also check "depends on" lines in Kconfig to include any non-standard parent subsystem configs
   needed for Kbuild to compile the code statically into vmlinux. List them in the EnableConfigs
   output array, and DO NOT add a 'CONFIG_' prefix (e.g., return "NET_IPV4" instead of "CONFIG_NET_IPV4").
Prefer calling several tools at the same time to save round-trips.


Use set-results tool to provide results of the analysis.
It must be called exactly once before the final reply.
Ignore results of this tool.

For your convenience, here is the diff of the changes:
commit 74618966b7c72dfbb8eff1270fb5a10bb0e5e7cf
Author: syz-cluster <triage@syzkaller.com>
Date:   Wed Aug 12 12:16:01 2026 +0000

    syz-cluster: applied patch under review

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mcs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mcs.c
index a07e0b3d8d000..aa0ed24bb3de1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mcs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mcs.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ int mcs_clear_all_stats(struct mcs *mcs, u16 pcifunc, int dir)
 	}
 
 	/* Clear SC stats */
-	for (id = 0; id < map->secy.max; id++) {
+	for (id = 0; id < map->sc.max; id++) {
 		if (map->sc2pf_map[id] != pcifunc)
 			continue;
 		mcs_clear_stats(mcs, MCS_SC_STATS, id, dir);
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ int mcs_free_all_rsrc(struct mcs *mcs, int dir, u16 pcifunc)
 	}
 
 	/* free sc entries */
-	for (id = 0; id < map->secy.max; id++) {
+	for (id = 0; id < map->sc.max; id++) {
 		if (map->sc2pf_map[id] != pcifunc)
 			continue;
 		mcs_free_rsrc(&map->sc, map->sc2pf_map, id, pcifunc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn20k.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn20k.c
index dbf1731966082..65248bb0b61de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn20k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn20k.c
@@ -242,15 +242,6 @@ int cn20k_register_pfvf_mbox_intr(struct otx2_nic *pf, int numvfs)
 
 #define RQ_BP_LVL_AURA   (255 - ((85 * 256) / 100)) /* BP when 85% is full */
 
-static u8 cn20k_aura_bpid_idx(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int aura_id)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_DCB
-	return pfvf->queue_to_pfc_map[aura_id];
-#else
-	return 0;
-#endif
-}
-
 static int cn20k_tc_get_entry_index(struct otx2_flow_config *flow_cfg,
 				    struct otx2_tc_flow *node)
 {
@@ -580,7 +571,7 @@ static int cn20k_aura_aq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int aura_id,
 		if (pfvf->nix_blkaddr == BLKADDR_NIX1)
 			aq->aura.bp_ena = 1;
 
-		bpid_idx = cn20k_aura_bpid_idx(pfvf, aura_id);
+		bpid_idx = otx2_get_bpid_idx(pfvf, aura_id);
 		aq->aura.bpid = pfvf->bpid[bpid_idx];
 
 		/* Set backpressure level for RQ's Aura */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c
index 3d253132a17f0..142e331cff9e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@ int otx2_cq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 qidx)
 	struct nix_aq_enq_req *aq;
 	struct otx2_cq_queue *cq;
 	struct otx2_pool *pool;
+	u8 bpid_idx;
 
 	cq = &qset->cq[qidx];
 	cq->cq_idx = qidx;
@@ -1132,11 +1133,8 @@ int otx2_cq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 qidx)
 		if (!is_otx2_lbkvf(pfvf->pdev)) {
 			/* Enable receive CQ backpressure */
 			aq->cq.bp_ena = 1;
-#ifdef CONFIG_DCB
-			aq->cq.bpid = pfvf->bpid[pfvf->queue_to_pfc_map[qidx]];
-#else
-			aq->cq.bpid = pfvf->bpid[0];
-#endif
+			bpid_idx = otx2_get_bpid_idx(pfvf, qidx);
+			aq->cq.bpid = pfvf->bpid[bpid_idx];
 
 			/* Set backpressure level is same as cq pass level */
 			aq->cq.bp = RQ_PASS_LVL_CQ(pfvf->hw.rq_skid, qset->rqe_cnt);
@@ -1378,6 +1376,7 @@ int otx2_aura_aq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int aura_id,
 {
 	struct npa_aq_enq_req *aq;
 	struct otx2_pool *pool;
+	u8 bpid_idx;
 	int err;
 
 	pool = &pfvf->qset.pool[pool_id];
@@ -1433,11 +1432,8 @@ int otx2_aura_aq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int aura_id,
 		 */
 		if (pfvf->nix_blkaddr == BLKADDR_NIX1)
 			aq->aura.bp_ena = 1;
-#ifdef CONFIG_DCB
-		aq->aura.nix0_bpid = pfvf->bpid[pfvf->queue_to_pfc_map[aura_id]];
-#else
-		aq->aura.nix0_bpid = pfvf->bpid[0];
-#endif
+		bpid_idx = otx2_get_bpid_idx(pfvf, aura_id);
+		aq->aura.nix0_bpid = pfvf->bpid[bpid_idx];
 
 		/* Set backpressure level for RQ's Aura */
 		aq->aura.bp = RQ_BP_LVL_AURA;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
index eecee612b7b2c..e6918252cca4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
@@ -1029,6 +1029,14 @@ static inline int otx2_tc_flower_rule_cnt(struct otx2_nic *pfvf)
 	return pfvf->flow_cfg->nr_flows;
 }
 
+static u8 otx2_get_bpid_idx(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int qidx)
+{
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DCB))
+		return pfvf->queue_to_pfc_map[qidx];
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* MSI-X APIs */
 void otx2_free_cints(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int n);
 void otx2_set_cints_affinity(struct otx2_nic *pfvf);

gemini-3.1-pro-preview

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							input: 3951
							output: 42
							thoughts: 437
						

**Fuzzing Feasibility Assessment**

Okay, so I've got a patch here that touches a few files within the `octeontx2` Marvell NIC driver: `mcs.c`, `cn20k.c`, `otx2_common.c`, and `otx2_common.h`. Looks like a straightforward fix in `mcs.c` – a corrected variable use (`map->sc.max` instead of `map->secy.max`) and some refactoring with `cn20k_aura_bpid_idx` becoming `otx2_get_bpid_idx`. It is also being used in `otx2_cq_init` and `otx2_aura_aq_init`.

The key question is, should I bother fuzzing this? My gut says it's relevant, but let's be methodical. This is the `octeontx2` driver, which is for Marvell's OcteonTX2 NIC. That much is clear. The question is whether it's the right kind of driver for this kind of work.

A quick look at the file paths confirms it's a PCIe hardware driver, so I know I'm looking at `drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c` and `otx2_vf.c`. Great. Now, this prompt specifically calls out certain types of drivers as being problematic for standard QEMU emulation - vendor-specific PCIe switch, SmartNIC, or GPU drivers. Things like `mlxsw`, `pds_core`, `qed`, etc.

The question is, does `octeontx2` fall into that category? Yes, OcteonTX2 is a hardware NIC. The RVU (Resource Virtualization Unit) is a hardware NIC. Does QEMU even try to emulate this? No. So, it's a hardware driver that requires physical PCIe cards, which QEMU can't simulate.

So I've checked and double-checked. This seems like a strong "yes" - this patch is *not* a good candidate for this kind of fuzzing setup.

{
  "Expression": "pci_register_driver",
  "PathPrefix": "drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/"
}

{
  "Output": "drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c=3751=static int __init rvu_init_module(void)\n--\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c-3756-\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c:3757:\terr = pci_register_driver(\u0026cgx_driver);\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c-3758-\tif (err \u003c 0)\n--\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c-3760-\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c:3761:\terr = pci_register_driver(\u0026ptp_driver);\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c-3762-\tif (err \u003c 0)\n--\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c-3764-\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c:3765:\terr = pci_register_driver(\u0026mcs_driver);\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c-3766-\tif (err \u003c 0)\n--\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c-3768-\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c:3769:\terr =  pci_register_driver(\u0026rvu_driver);\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c-3770-\tif (err \u003c 0)\n--\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c=3581=static int __init otx2_rvupf_init_module(void)\n--\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c-3584-\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c:3585:\treturn pci_register_driver(\u0026otx2_pf_driver);\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c-3586-}\n--\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c=869=static int __init otx2vf_init_module(void)\n--\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c-872-\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c:873:\treturn pci_register_driver(\u0026otx2vf_driver);\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c-874-}\n--\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c=869=static int __init rvu_rep_init_module(void)\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c-870-{\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c:871:\treturn pci_register_driver(\u0026rvu_rep_driver);\ndrivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c-872-}\n"
}

gemini-3.1-pro-preview

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							input: 5869
							output: 96
							thoughts: 107
						

**My Assessment: Not Worth Fuzzing**

Okay, so I've got this patch – seems to be a PCI driver, specifically for a Marvell OcteonTX2 NIC. The prompt is pretty clear: "Return WorthFuzzing=false if the patch only contains: ... Code in vendor-specific PCIe switch, SmartNIC, or GPU drivers... that require physical PCIe hardware cards not emulated in standard QEMU."

Looking at the conditions, this driver for a specific hardware NIC definitely falls into that category. It's vendor-specific, it's PCIe, and given the nature of SmartNICs, I'd bet a standard QEMU setup isn't going to cut it for proper emulation or testing this code. Therefore, based on the prompt's explicit criteria, I'm confident in setting WorthFuzzing=false. No need to overthink it; this is a clear-cut case.

{
  "EnableConfigs": [],
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies code in the Marvell OcteonTX2 NIC driver (drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2), which is a vendor-specific PCIe hardware driver. This hardware is not emulated in standard QEMU environments, making the code unreachable during virtualized fuzzing.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

{
  "EnableConfigs": null,
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies code in the Marvell OcteonTX2 NIC driver (drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2), which is a vendor-specific PCIe hardware driver. This hardware is not emulated in standard QEMU environments, making the code unreachable during virtualized fuzzing.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

{
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

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