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{
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "INET"
  ],
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "ip_do_fragment"
  ],
  "KMSANReasoning": "The patch adds a bounds check in `ip_do_fragment` to ensure that `mtu` is at least `hlen + 8`. Without this check, `mtu - hlen` could underflow (since `mtu` is an unsigned integer), leading to a huge data space size and subsequent out-of-bounds memory accesses or infinite loops during IP fragmentation. These types of bugs (integer underflows leading to OOB accesses or crashes) are reliably detected by KASAN and standard kernel testing. The patch does not introduce or expose any uninitialized memory reads or information leaks to user space, so a dedicated KMSAN fuzzing session is not required.",
  "NeedsKMSAN": false,
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies IPv4 fragmentation logic by adding a check for MTU size against the IP header length plus 8 (minimum fragment size). This is a functional change in core networking that can be triggered by sending large packets over interfaces with small MTUs, and is worth fuzzing.",
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}

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{
  "PatchDiff": "commit e24d0ba6fedafc912c671837647bc010b363a4a3\nAuthor: syz-cluster \u003ctriage@syzkaller.com\u003e\nDate:   Thu Aug 13 18:18:32 2026 +0000\n\n    syz-cluster: applied patch under review\n\ndiff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c\nindex e6dd1e5b8c327..74e095b6b7ca0 100644\n--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c\n+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c\n@@ -790,6 +790,10 @@ int ip_do_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,\n \t */\n \n \thlen = iph-\u003eihl * 4;\n+\tif (mtu \u003c hlen + 8) {\n+\t\terr = -EMSGSIZE;\n+\t\tgoto fail;\n+\t}\n \tmtu = mtu - hlen;\t/* Size of data space */\n \tIPCB(skb)-\u003eflags |= IPSKB_FRAG_COMPLETE;\n \tll_rs = LL_RESERVED_SPACE(rt-\u003edst.dev);\n"
}

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{
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "INET"
  ],
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "ip_do_fragment"
  ],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies IPv4 fragmentation logic by adding a check for MTU size against the IP header length plus 8 (minimum fragment size). This is a functional change in core networking that can be triggered by sending large packets over interfaces with small MTUs, and is worth fuzzing.",
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}

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 e24d0ba6fedafc912c671837647bc010b363a4a3
Author: syz-cluster <triage@syzkaller.com>
Date:   Thu Aug 13 18:18:32 2026 +0000

    syz-cluster: applied patch under review

diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index e6dd1e5b8c327..74e095b6b7ca0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -790,6 +790,10 @@ int ip_do_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 */
 
 	hlen = iph->ihl * 4;
+	if (mtu < hlen + 8) {
+		err = -EMSGSIZE;
+		goto fail;
+	}
 	mtu = mtu - hlen;	/* Size of data space */
 	IPCB(skb)->flags |= IPSKB_FRAG_COMPLETE;
 	ll_rs = LL_RESERVED_SPACE(rt->dst.dev);

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							input: 2021
							output: 35
							thoughts: 296
						

**My Analysis of the IPv4 Fragmentation Patch**

Okay, so I'm looking at a patch that tweaks `net/ipv4/ip_output.c`, specifically the `ip_do_fragment` function. The change itself is straightforward: it's adding a check to ensure the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is large enough to accommodate the IP header length plus a minimum fragment size of 8 bytes. If the MTU is *too* small, it now returns `-EMSGSIZE`. Classic fragmentation logic, nothing revolutionary.

My initial thought? **Fuzzing potential.** A change in error handling like this is a prime candidate for fuzzing. I mean, it's messing with packet size calculations, which is practically an invitation for edge-case exploits.

I'm thinking about how "hot" this function is. `ip_do_fragment` is definitely in the network stack, so it is important, and potentially exposed to attackers. It handles fragmentation, which gets called when sending large packets. It's not *as* central as, say, `ip_rcv` or the primary output function, but it's still a good focus symbol. The more I think about it, the more I see that it might be an overlooked area.

As for configuration, I'm pretty sure IPv4 is enabled by default. `CONFIG_INET` should be the master switch. No special flags needed here.

Time to start hunting with `grepper`.

{
  "Expression": "ip_do_fragment",
  "PathPrefix": "net/ipv4/ip_output.c"
}

{
  "Output": "net/ipv4/ip_output.c=575=static int ip_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,\n--\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-581-\tif ((iph-\u003efrag_off \u0026 htons(IP_DF)) == 0)\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c:582:\t\treturn ip_do_fragment(net, sk, skb, output);\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-583-\n--\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-593-\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c:594:\treturn ip_do_fragment(net, sk, skb, output);\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-595-}\n--\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c=751=EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip_frag_next);\n--\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-759-\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c:760:int ip_do_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-761-\t\t   int (*output)(struct net *, struct sock *, struct sk_buff *))\n--\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-932-}\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c:933:EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip_do_fragment);\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-934-\n"
}

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							input: 3048
							output: 30
							thoughts: 112
						

**Fuzzing `ip_do_fragment`**

Okay, so `ip_do_fragment` is exported – that's a prime target for fuzzing. No doubt about it. Now, what kind of configuration context do I need to think about? Let me see... I'm immediately thinking `INET` or perhaps `IP_FIB_TRIE`? No, wait, it's just standard IPv4, right? I don't *need* to explicitly specify `INET` because it's essentially always enabled in your typical kernel build. I could include it, just to be thorough and explicit, and to communicate intent. Actually, you know what, including `INET` is a good starting point to specify this functionality. Or maybe I should try it with *no* configuration options, since this seems like a core function.

Best to double-check `net/ipv4/Kconfig` to be absolutely certain I haven't missed anything crucial regarding dependencies or conditional compilation. Gotta be precise!

{
  "Expression": "config INET",
  "PathPrefix": "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
}

{
  "Output": "net/ipv4/Kconfig=330=config NET_FOU_IP_TUNNELS\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-338-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:339:config INET_AH\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-340-\ttristate \"IP: AH transformation\"\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-353-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:354:config INET_ESP\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-355-\ttristate \"IP: ESP transformation\"\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-368-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:369:config INET_ESP_OFFLOAD\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-370-\ttristate \"IP: ESP transformation offload\"\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-381-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:382:config INET_ESPINTCP\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-383-\tbool \"IP: ESP in TCP encapsulation (RFC 8229)\"\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-393-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:394:config INET_IPCOMP\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-395-\ttristate \"IP: IPComp transformation\"\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-403-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:404:config INET_TABLE_PERTURB_ORDER\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-405-\tint \"INET: Source port perturbation table size (as power of 2)\" if EXPERT\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-413-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:414:config INET_XFRM_TUNNEL\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-415-\ttristate\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-418-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:419:config INET_TUNNEL\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-420-\ttristate\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-422-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:423:config INET_DIAG\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-424-\ttristate \"INET: socket monitoring interface\"\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-434-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:435:config INET_TCP_DIAG\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-436-\tdepends on INET_DIAG\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-438-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:439:config INET_UDP_DIAG\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-440-\ttristate \"UDP: socket monitoring interface\"\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-446-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:447:config INET_RAW_DIAG\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-448-\ttristate \"RAW: socket monitoring interface\"\n--\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-454-\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig:455:config INET_DIAG_DESTROY\nnet/ipv4/Kconfig-456-\tbool \"INET: allow privileged process to administratively close sockets\"\n"
}

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							input: 4212
							output: 27
							thoughts: 14
						

Okay, here's my interpretation of that thought process, tailored for an expert audience, and written in the first person:

**Navigating the Configuration Landscape**

Alright, so I'm looking at something – presumably a configuration option or directive, given the `config` keyword – and it involves the network stack, indicated by `INET`. My gut feeling, based on experience, is that I'll find this setting defined within the `net/Kconfig` file. That's usually where these network-related configurations reside in a kernel context. I'll start there.

{
  "Expression": "config INET",
  "PathPrefix": "net/Kconfig"
}

{
  "Output": "net/Kconfig=99=config NET_HANDSHAKE_KUNIT_TEST\n--\nnet/Kconfig-113-\nnet/Kconfig:114:config INET\nnet/Kconfig-115-\tbool \"TCP/IP networking\"\n"
}

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							input: 4448
							output: 98
							thoughts: 129
						

**My Assessment of the Patch**

Okay, so I've looked over this patch. It's clearly dealing with IPv4 fragmentation logic, and I've zeroed in on `ip_do_fragment` – that's the key function. Yes, definitely, `INET` is the relevant configuration here. This patch represents a functional change in the core networking stack. The addition of this MTU check – comparing header length plus 8 against the MTU – is significant. It's directly impacting how the system handles large packets on networks with potentially restrictive MTUs, and those kinds of edge cases are *perfect* fuzzing candidates. So, I'm going to set `WorthFuzzing` to `true`, make `ip_do_fragment` the primary `FocusSymbol`, and ensure the `INET` configuration is enabled. This has the hallmarks of a patch that's ripe for finding some interesting, and potentially critical, issues.

{
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "INET"
  ],
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "ip_do_fragment"
  ],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies IPv4 fragmentation logic by adding a check for MTU size against the IP header length plus 8 (minimum fragment size). This is a functional change in core networking that can be triggered by sending large packets over interfaces with small MTUs, and is worth fuzzing.",
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}

{
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "INET"
  ],
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "ip_do_fragment"
  ],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies IPv4 fragmentation logic by adding a check for MTU size against the IP header length plus 8 (minimum fragment size). This is a functional change in core networking that can be triggered by sending large packets over interfaces with small MTUs, and is worth fuzzing.",
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}

{
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}

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{
  "KMSANReasoning": "The patch adds a bounds check in `ip_do_fragment` to ensure that `mtu` is at least `hlen + 8`. Without this check, `mtu - hlen` could underflow (since `mtu` is an unsigned integer), leading to a huge data space size and subsequent out-of-bounds memory accesses or infinite loops during IP fragmentation. These types of bugs (integer underflows leading to OOB accesses or crashes) are reliably detected by KASAN and standard kernel testing. The patch does not introduce or expose any uninitialized memory reads or information leaks to user space, so a dedicated KMSAN fuzzing session is not required.",
  "NeedsKMSAN": false
}

You are an expert Linux kernel security engineer specializing in kernel memory
error detectors (KASAN and KMSAN). Your job is to review the provided patch series and
determine if the code changes justify spawning a dedicated KMSAN (KernelMemorySanitizer)
fuzzing session in addition to standard KASAN fuzzing.

CRITICAL DISTINCTION BETWEEN KASAN AND KMSAN:
- Standard KASAN kernel builds (upstream-apparmor-kasan.config) already enable
  a comprehensive suite of debugging tools and sanitizers, including KASAN
  (out-of-bounds accesses, use-after-free, double free, invalid free), LOCKDEP
  (locking bugs and deadlocks), UB-sanitizers, and memory corruption checks.
- KMSAN (KernelMemorySanitizer) detects reads of UNINITIALIZED memory (stack, heap,
  or page allocations) and kernel-to-user memory info-leaks.

Rule: THERE IS NO SENSE IN RUNNING A KMSAN SESSION IF A BUG CAN BE CAUGHT BY KASAN,
LOCKDEP, OR OTHER STANDARD BUG DETECTORS.
A dedicated KMSAN fuzzing session incurs significant resource costs. You must ONLY
set NeedsKMSAN=true if the code changes introduce or expose UNINITIALIZED MEMORY risks
that are detected ONLY by KMSAN.

Look holistically at the patch series and surrounding code. Even if no direct
uninitialized field accesses or new buffer allocations are added in the diff itself,
a patch may alter control flow, bounds checking, or data length calculations in ways
that change how the rest of the code operates on existing buffers (e.g. allowing
uninitialized stack/heap memory to be read, copied to user space, or used in control
flow). Do not hesitate to use your code access tools to inspect the surrounding code,
called functions, and callers.

Set NeedsKMSAN=true ONLY IF the patch introduces or modifies:
1. Kernel structures sent to user space (via copy_to_user, put_user, netlink skb
   attributes, ioctl output arguments, socket options, or BPF buffers) where fields
   or structure padding might not be fully initialized/zeroed.
2. Conditional logic or branching that depends on potentially uninitialized variables
   or struct fields.
3. Allocation or initialization of complex data structures where uninitialized fields
   could be read later in reachable code paths.
4. Bounds checks, lengths, or logic in a way that allows surrounding code to access
   uninitialized bytes of existing buffers.

Set NeedsKMSAN=false IF:
- The code changes primarily risk out-of-bounds access, array overflows, NULL pointer
  dereferences, locking deadlocks, or use-after-free bugs (these are already caught
  by KASAN, LOCKDEP, or standard bug detectors).
- All stack/heap structures touched or introduced by the patch are fully zeroed
  or initialized (e.g. using = {0}, memset, kzalloc) before being read or copied.
- The patch does not introduce any risk of uninitialized memory usage or info-leaks.

Use your code access tools to inspect the surrounding code if necessary, then provide
detailed KMSANReasoning contrasting KASAN vs KMSAN applicability for this patch.
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 e24d0ba6fedafc912c671837647bc010b363a4a3
Author: syz-cluster <triage@syzkaller.com>
Date:   Thu Aug 13 18:18:32 2026 +0000

    syz-cluster: applied patch under review

diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index e6dd1e5b8c327..74e095b6b7ca0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -790,6 +790,10 @@ int ip_do_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 */
 
 	hlen = iph->ihl * 4;
+	if (mtu < hlen + 8) {
+		err = -EMSGSIZE;
+		goto fail;
+	}
 	mtu = mtu - hlen;	/* Size of data space */
 	IPCB(skb)->flags |= IPSKB_FRAG_COMPLETE;
 	ll_rs = LL_RESERVED_SPACE(rt->dst.dev);

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							input: 2018
							output: 35
							thoughts: 360
						

**My Analysis of the IPv4 Fragmentation Patch**

Okay, so I'm looking at this patch for `ip_do_fragment` in `net/ipv4/ip_output.c`. It's straightforward: they've added a check: `if (mtu < hlen + 8)`. This seems to be a crucial bounds check. My initial thought was whether it was related to uninitialized memory, but no, it's pretty clear this is about validating the `mtu` (Maximum Transmission Unit) against the IP header length (`hlen`) plus an offset of 8 bytes.

The problem, as I understand it, is that without this check, if `mtu` is *smaller* than `hlen + 8`, the subsequent calculation `mtu - hlen` will underflow.  My initial concern was that it could lead to a signed integer underflow, but on further review, I remember that `mtu` is defined as `unsigned int`. Therefore, if `mtu < hlen`, the subtraction will result in a *very large* unsigned integer due to the wraparound behavior.

This is where the problem lies. That large, bogus value for `mtu - hlen` would then be used within the fragmentation loop. This would cause the loop to misbehave and attempt to write a large number of bytes, leading to out-of-bounds reads or writes. This would certainly trigger KASAN (Kernel Address Sanitizer), as expected, but it doesn't seem to expose uninitialized memory directly. It's more of a classic buffer overflow situation arising from an incorrect fragmentation calculation. The patch correctly returns `-EMSGSIZE` if the `mtu` is too small, which, in turn, avoids the problematic calculation and prevents the potential crash or other security issues.

I'm feeling confident in this assessment; the patch is a reasonable fix for a potential security vulnerability. I may just double-check the code once more to be absolutely certain...

{
  "Expression": "ip_do_fragment",
  "PathPrefix": "net/ipv4/ip_output.c"
}

{
  "Output": "net/ipv4/ip_output.c=575=static int ip_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,\n--\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-581-\tif ((iph-\u003efrag_off \u0026 htons(IP_DF)) == 0)\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c:582:\t\treturn ip_do_fragment(net, sk, skb, output);\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-583-\n--\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-593-\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c:594:\treturn ip_do_fragment(net, sk, skb, output);\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-595-}\n--\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c=751=EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip_frag_next);\n--\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-759-\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c:760:int ip_do_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-761-\t\t   int (*output)(struct net *, struct sock *, struct sk_buff *))\n--\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-932-}\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c:933:EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip_do_fragment);\nnet/ipv4/ip_output.c-934-\n"
}

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							input: 3217
							output: 163
							thoughts: 61
						

**My Assessment of the Code Change**

Okay, so this patch is addressing a pretty straightforward issue: preventing an integer underflow or some kind of invalid fragmentation size. Honestly, this is the kind of standard memory corruption or logic bug that KASAN or other similar tools should flag pretty easily, or at the very least, it'd cause a crash or hang, which would be caught during testing. The good news is, from what I'm seeing, there's nothing here that looks like it's touching uninitialized memory. Given that it doesn't seem like this is a KMSAN concern, I'm going to set `NeedsKMSAN` to false.

{
  "KMSANReasoning": "The patch adds a bounds check in `ip_do_fragment` to ensure that `mtu` is at least `hlen + 8`. Without this check, `mtu - hlen` could underflow (since `mtu` is an unsigned integer), leading to a huge data space size and subsequent out-of-bounds memory accesses or infinite loops during IP fragmentation. These types of bugs (integer underflows leading to OOB accesses or crashes) are reliably detected by KASAN and standard kernel testing. The patch does not introduce or expose any uninitialized memory reads or information leaks to user space, so a dedicated KMSAN fuzzing session is not required.",
  "NeedsKMSAN": false
}

{
  "KMSANReasoning": "The patch adds a bounds check in `ip_do_fragment` to ensure that `mtu` is at least `hlen + 8`. Without this check, `mtu - hlen` could underflow (since `mtu` is an unsigned integer), leading to a huge data space size and subsequent out-of-bounds memory accesses or infinite loops during IP fragmentation. These types of bugs (integer underflows leading to OOB accesses or crashes) are reliably detected by KASAN and standard kernel testing. The patch does not introduce or expose any uninitialized memory reads or information leaks to user space, so a dedicated KMSAN fuzzing session is not required.",
  "NeedsKMSAN": false
}