AI Trajectory

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  "EnableConfigs": null,
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "KMSANReasoning": "",
  "NeedsKMSAN": false,
  "Reasoning": "The patch exclusively adds a test script and its expected output file (tests/nvme/075, tests/nvme/075.out) to the test suite (blktests). No kernel C code, headers, or runtime kernel logic are modified, and the compiled kernel image (vmlinux) and kernel modules remain completely unaffected. Therefore, this patch does not warrant fuzzing.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

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{
  "PatchDiff": "commit 5c2ffd77dc678ad154a2eda37c780ef9b50f9209\nAuthor: syz-cluster \u003ctriage@syzkaller.com\u003e\nDate:   Sat Oct 24 11:53:03 2026 +0000\n\n    syz-cluster: applied patch under review\n\ndiff --git a/tests/nvme/075 b/tests/nvme/075\nnew file mode 100755\nindex 0000000000000..0b4bce5aa3494\n--- /dev/null\n+++ b/tests/nvme/075\n@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@\n+#!/bin/bash\n+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0+\n+# Copyright (C) 2026 Saravanan D \u003csaravanand@crusoe.ai\u003e\n+#\n+# Test the per-queue io_cpu sysfs attribute of nvme-tcp\n+\n+. tests/nvme/rc\n+\n+DESCRIPTION=\"test the per-queue io_cpu sysfs attribute\"\n+\n+requires() {\n+\t_nvme_requires\n+\t_have_loop\n+\t_require_nvme_trtype tcp\n+\t_require_min_cpus 2\n+}\n+\n+set_conditions() {\n+\t_set_nvme_trtype \"$@\"\n+}\n+\n+# last CPU in the online list, and the first CPU id past the possible ones\n+last_online_cpu() {\n+\tawk -F'[-,]' '{ print $NF }' /sys/devices/system/cpu/online\n+}\n+\n+first_impossible_cpu() {\n+\techo $(( $(awk -F'[-,]' '{ print $NF }' /sys/devices/system/cpu/possible) + 1 ))\n+}\n+\n+nr_queue_dirs() {\n+\tlocal nvmedev=\"$1\"\n+\n+\tfind \"/sys/class/nvme/${nvmedev}/queues\" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 \\\n+\t\t-type d 2\u003e/dev/null | wc -l\n+}\n+\n+expect_attr() {\n+\tlocal file=\"$1\"\n+\tlocal expected=\"$2\"\n+\tlocal value\n+\n+\tvalue=$(cat \"${file}\")\n+\tif [[ \"${value}\" != \"${expected}\" ]]; then\n+\t\techo \"${file}: read ${value}, expected ${expected}\"\n+\t\treturn 1\n+\tfi\n+\treturn 0\n+}\n+\n+test_read_write() {\n+\tlocal qdir=\"$1\"\n+\tlocal cpu=\"$2\"\n+\tlocal bad\n+\n+\texpect_attr \"${qdir}/1/managed\" 1\n+\n+\techo \"${cpu}\" \u003e \"${qdir}/1/io_cpu\"\n+\texpect_attr \"${qdir}/1/io_cpu\" \"${cpu}\"\n+\texpect_attr \"${qdir}/1/managed\" 0\n+\n+\tfor bad in \"$(first_impossible_cpu)\" -2 abc 0x1; do\n+\t\tif { echo \"${bad}\" \u003e \"${qdir}/1/io_cpu\"; } 2\u003e/dev/null; then\n+\t\t\techo \"io_cpu accepted ${bad}\"\n+\t\tfi\n+\tdone\n+\texpect_attr \"${qdir}/1/io_cpu\" \"${cpu}\"\n+\n+\tif { echo 1 \u003e \"${qdir}/1/managed\"; } 2\u003e/dev/null; then\n+\t\techo \"managed is writable\"\n+\tfi\n+\n+\techo unbound \u003e \"${qdir}/2/io_cpu\"\n+\texpect_attr \"${qdir}/2/io_cpu\" -1\n+\techo -1 \u003e \"${qdir}/2/io_cpu\"\n+\texpect_attr \"${qdir}/2/io_cpu\" -1\n+\texpect_attr \"${qdir}/2/managed\" 0\n+}\n+\n+test_reset() {\n+\tlocal nvmedev=\"$1\"\n+\tlocal qdir=\"$2\"\n+\tlocal cpu=\"$3\"\n+\n+\techo 1 \u003e \"/sys/class/nvme/${nvmedev}/reset_controller\"\n+\t_nvmf_wait_for_state \"${def_subsysnqn}\" \"live\" || return 1\n+\n+\texpect_attr \"${qdir}/1/io_cpu\" \"${cpu}\"\n+\texpect_attr \"${qdir}/1/managed\" 0\n+\texpect_attr \"${qdir}/2/io_cpu\" -1\n+\texpect_attr \"${qdir}/2/managed\" 0\n+}\n+\n+set_qid_max() {\n+\tlocal nvmedev=\"$1\"\n+\tlocal qid_max=\"$2\"\n+\tlocal queue_count_file=\"/sys/class/nvme-fabrics/ctl/${nvmedev}/queue_count\"\n+\tlocal retries=10\n+\n+\techo \"${qid_max}\" \u003e \\\n+\t\t\"${NVMET_CFS}/subsystems/${def_subsysnqn}/attr_qid_max\"\n+\twhile [[ \"$(cat \"${queue_count_file}\")\" -ne $((qid_max + 1)) ]]; do\n+\t\tif (( retries-- == 0 )); then\n+\t\t\techo \"queue count did not change to $((qid_max + 1))\"\n+\t\t\treturn 1\n+\t\tfi\n+\t\tsleep 1\n+\tdone\n+\t_nvmf_wait_for_state \"${def_subsysnqn}\" \"live\" || return 1\n+\n+\tif [[ \"$(nr_queue_dirs \"${nvmedev}\")\" -ne \"${qid_max}\" ]]; then\n+\t\techo \"$(nr_queue_dirs \"${nvmedev}\") queue directories,\" \\\n+\t\t\t\"expected ${qid_max}\"\n+\t\treturn 1\n+\tfi\n+\treturn 0\n+}\n+\n+io_cpu_writer() {\n+\tlocal qdir=\"$1\"\n+\tlocal cpu=\"$2\"\n+\tlocal file\n+\n+\twhile true; do\n+\t\tfor file in \"${qdir}\"/*/io_cpu; do\n+\t\t\t{ echo \"${cpu}\" \u003e \"${file}\"; } 2\u003e/dev/null\n+\t\t\t{ echo unbound \u003e \"${file}\"; } 2\u003e/dev/null\n+\t\tdone\n+\tdone\n+}\n+\n+test() {\n+\techo \"Running ${TEST_NAME}\"\n+\n+\t_setup_nvmet\n+\n+\tlocal cfs_path=\"${NVMET_CFS}/subsystems/${def_subsysnqn}\"\n+\tlocal skipped=false\n+\tlocal nvmedev qdir cpu writer\n+\n+\t_nvmet_target_setup --blkdev file\n+\n+\t_nvme_connect_subsys --keep-alive-tmo 1 --reconnect-delay 2\n+\t_nvmf_wait_for_state \"${def_subsysnqn}\" \"live\"\n+\tnvmedev=$(_find_nvme_dev \"${def_subsysnqn}\")\n+\tqdir=\"/sys/class/nvme/${nvmedev}/queues\"\n+\tcpu=$(last_online_cpu)\n+\n+\tif [[ ! -f \"${qdir}/1/io_cpu\" ]]; then\n+\t\tSKIP_REASONS+=(\"missing per-queue io_cpu attribute\")\n+\t\tskipped=true\n+\telif [[ \"$(nr_queue_dirs \"${nvmedev}\")\" -lt 2 ]]; then\n+\t\tSKIP_REASONS+=(\"controller has fewer than 2 I/O queues\")\n+\t\tskipped=true\n+\telse\n+\t\ttest_read_write \"${qdir}\" \"${cpu}\"\n+\t\ttest_reset \"${nvmedev}\" \"${qdir}\" \"${cpu}\"\n+\n+\t\tif [[ -f \"${cfs_path}/attr_qid_max\" ]]; then\n+\t\t\tset_qid_max \"${nvmedev}\" 1\n+\t\t\texpect_attr \"${qdir}/1/io_cpu\" \"${cpu}\"\n+\t\t\tset_qid_max \"${nvmedev}\" 2\n+\t\tfi\n+\n+\t\t# remove the controller while its queue directories are written\n+\t\tio_cpu_writer \"${qdir}\" \"${cpu}\" \u0026\n+\t\twriter=$!\n+\t\tsleep 1\n+\tfi\n+\n+\t_nvme_disconnect_subsys\n+\n+\tif [[ -n \"${writer}\" ]]; then\n+\t\tkill \"${writer}\"\n+\t\twait \"${writer}\" 2\u003e/dev/null\n+\tfi\n+\n+\t_nvmet_target_cleanup\n+\n+\tif [[ \"${skipped}\" = true ]] ; then\n+\t\treturn 1\n+\tfi\n+\n+\techo \"Test complete\"\n+}\ndiff --git a/tests/nvme/075.out b/tests/nvme/075.out\nnew file mode 100644\nindex 0000000000000..0613dfad3d078\n--- /dev/null\n+++ b/tests/nvme/075.out\n@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@\n+Running nvme/075\n+Test complete\n"
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  "EnableConfigs": null,
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "Reasoning": "The patch exclusively adds a test script and its expected output file (tests/nvme/075, tests/nvme/075.out) to the test suite (blktests). No kernel C code, headers, or runtime kernel logic are modified, and the compiled kernel image (vmlinux) and kernel modules remain completely unaffected. Therefore, this patch does not warrant fuzzing.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

You are an expert Linux kernel maintainer and security engineer.
Your job is to review a provided patch series and evaluate whether it warrants fuzzing with syzkaller.

IMPORTANT: The changes have ALREADY been applied and committed as the HEAD commit in
your workspace. Do NOT rely on internal assumptions. You must actively use your code access
tools to inspect the actual source code, callers, and surrounding context.

================================================================================
1. CORE TRIAGE PHILOSOPHY
================================================================================
The goal of patch fuzzing is to discover crashes, regressions, exposed latent bugs,
and newly triggered assertions introduced by the patch series.

- REACHABILITY IS THE PRIMARY GATE:
  Fuzzing can only discover bugs in code that can actually execute in standard virtualized
  environments (GCE or QEMU, utilizing software-emulated devices like USB gadgets, netdev, tun/tap).
  If the modified code is structurally unreachable (see Section 2), it MUST NOT be fuzzed,
  regardless of whether it adds assertions or complex logic.

- DO NOT BLINDLY TRUST "NO FUNCTIONAL CHANGE" (NFCI) OR "REFACTORING" CLAIMS:
  Patch authors routinely label changes as "cleanups", "refactorings", or state
  "No functional change intended". Do NOT take these claims at face value.
  Code refactorings that rearrange logic, introduce helper functions, or alter state management
  in core subsystems frequently introduce subtle semantic shifts or uncover latent kernel bugs.
  If reachable executable code is modified or refactored, it MUST be fuzzed.

- NEW OR MODIFIED ASSERTIONS IN REACHABLE CODE MUST BE FUZZED:
  When a patch introduces or modifies runtime checks or assertions (e.g., WARN_ON*, VM_WARN_ON*,
  BUG_ON*, lockdep_assert*) in reachable code paths, it enforces new or stricter invariants.
  Even if the author believes the invariant always holds, fuzzing is essential to verify whether
  an unusual sequence of operations can violate it.

================================================================================
2. WHEN TO RETURN WorthFuzzing=false (NEGATIVE CRITERIA)
================================================================================
Return WorthFuzzing=false ONLY IF all modified code falls strictly into one or more of these categories:

- Non-kernel and non-executable changes:
  * Modifications to Documentation/, comments, or spelling fixes.
  * User-space directories, self-tests, samples, or scripts (e.g., tools/, samples/, scripts/, usr/)
    that do not affect the compiled kernel image (vmlinux) or kernel modules.
  * Purely decorative logging (e.g., message strings in pr_err, printk, dev_info) or tracepoints
    that do not alter control flow or data structures.
  * Build system or Kconfig changes that do not alter compiled C logic.
- Structurally unreachable hardware:
  * Vendor-specific PCIe switches, SmartNICs, or GPU drivers (e.g., mlxsw, pds_core, qed,
    ionic, amdgpu) requiring physical ASIC/PCIe cards not emulated in standard QEMU.
- Unreachable execution paths:
  * Driver teardown callbacks (.remove, .shutdown, pci_unregister_driver) executed only during
    physical PCI hot-unplug or manual sysfs driver unbinding.
  * Code paths exclusive to architectures other than the target architecture.

================================================================================
3. WHEN TO RETURN WorthFuzzing=true (POSITIVE CRITERIA)
================================================================================
Return WorthFuzzing=true whenever the patch touches reachable executable code, including:
- Core Subsystems:
  * Any logic modifications in memory management (mm/), synchronization/locking (kernel/locking/),
    BPF, scheduler, core networking, VFS, or syscall handling.
- Refactorings and Code Cleanups:
  * Any restructuring of reachable data structures, helper abstractions, or algorithm flows.
- Runtime Assertions and Defensive Checks:
  * Any introduction or alteration of assertions (WARN_ON*, VM_WARN_ON*, BUG_ON*, etc.) in reachable paths.
- Reachable Drivers and Protocols:
  * Drivers accessible via virtual buses (virtio, USB gadget, loopback, netlink, binder, sockets, etc.).

================================================================================
4. EXTRACTING FocusSymbols (PREVENTING DILUTION)
================================================================================
When WorthFuzzing=true, you must extract specific kernel functions into FocusSymbols to guide the fuzzer:

- AVOID UBIQUITOUS LIFECYCLE HOT-PATHS:
  Do NOT list generic, ubiquitous functions called by almost every program in the corpus
  (including, but not limited to: general memory allocators and deallocators, page fault
  and trap handlers, or core synchronization primitives; this is not an exhaustive list).
  Listing ubiquitous functions causes the fuzzer to classify thousands of unrelated tests as "focused",
  which severely dilutes fuzzing effort away from the actual changes.

- TARGET SPECIFIC FEATURE LOGIC AND ENTRYPOINTS:
  List functions that specifically implement the logic being added or altered, or direct API entrypoints
  for the subsystem feature under review.

- HANDLING STATIC INLINE FUNCTIONS IN HEADERS (.h):
  Compiler-inlined static functions (such as static inlines in mm/*.h or include/linux/*.h) lack
  distinct symbol addresses in vmlinux and cannot be targeted directly by symbol coverage filters.
  If the changes are primarily in static inline helpers, identify non-static, feature-specific caller
  functions in .c files that exercise them (avoiding ubiquitous lifecycle wrappers).

================================================================================
5. IDENTIFYING EnableConfigs
================================================================================
Identify any specific CONFIG_ options required to properly compile and reach the modified code:
- Inspect Kconfig files and #ifdef guards; do not make assumptions.
- Check "depends on" lines in Kconfig to include any non-standard parent subsystem configs needed.
- Strip any '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.

Target architecture: amd64

For your convenience, here is the diff of the changes:
commit 5c2ffd77dc678ad154a2eda37c780ef9b50f9209
Author: syz-cluster <triage@syzkaller.com>
Date:   Sat Oct 24 11:53:03 2026 +0000

    syz-cluster: applied patch under review

diff --git a/tests/nvme/075 b/tests/nvme/075
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..0b4bce5aa3494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nvme/075
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0+
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Saravanan D <saravanand@crusoe.ai>
+#
+# Test the per-queue io_cpu sysfs attribute of nvme-tcp
+
+. tests/nvme/rc
+
+DESCRIPTION="test the per-queue io_cpu sysfs attribute"
+
+requires() {
+	_nvme_requires
+	_have_loop
+	_require_nvme_trtype tcp
+	_require_min_cpus 2
+}
+
+set_conditions() {
+	_set_nvme_trtype "$@"
+}
+
+# last CPU in the online list, and the first CPU id past the possible ones
+last_online_cpu() {
+	awk -F'[-,]' '{ print $NF }' /sys/devices/system/cpu/online
+}
+
+first_impossible_cpu() {
+	echo $(( $(awk -F'[-,]' '{ print $NF }' /sys/devices/system/cpu/possible) + 1 ))
+}
+
+nr_queue_dirs() {
+	local nvmedev="$1"
+
+	find "/sys/class/nvme/${nvmedev}/queues" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 \
+		-type d 2>/dev/null | wc -l
+}
+
+expect_attr() {
+	local file="$1"
+	local expected="$2"
+	local value
+
+	value=$(cat "${file}")
+	if [[ "${value}" != "${expected}" ]]; then
+		echo "${file}: read ${value}, expected ${expected}"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
+
+test_read_write() {
+	local qdir="$1"
+	local cpu="$2"
+	local bad
+
+	expect_attr "${qdir}/1/managed" 1
+
+	echo "${cpu}" > "${qdir}/1/io_cpu"
+	expect_attr "${qdir}/1/io_cpu" "${cpu}"
+	expect_attr "${qdir}/1/managed" 0
+
+	for bad in "$(first_impossible_cpu)" -2 abc 0x1; do
+		if { echo "${bad}" > "${qdir}/1/io_cpu"; } 2>/dev/null; then
+			echo "io_cpu accepted ${bad}"
+		fi
+	done
+	expect_attr "${qdir}/1/io_cpu" "${cpu}"
+
+	if { echo 1 > "${qdir}/1/managed"; } 2>/dev/null; then
+		echo "managed is writable"
+	fi
+
+	echo unbound > "${qdir}/2/io_cpu"
+	expect_attr "${qdir}/2/io_cpu" -1
+	echo -1 > "${qdir}/2/io_cpu"
+	expect_attr "${qdir}/2/io_cpu" -1
+	expect_attr "${qdir}/2/managed" 0
+}
+
+test_reset() {
+	local nvmedev="$1"
+	local qdir="$2"
+	local cpu="$3"
+
+	echo 1 > "/sys/class/nvme/${nvmedev}/reset_controller"
+	_nvmf_wait_for_state "${def_subsysnqn}" "live" || return 1
+
+	expect_attr "${qdir}/1/io_cpu" "${cpu}"
+	expect_attr "${qdir}/1/managed" 0
+	expect_attr "${qdir}/2/io_cpu" -1
+	expect_attr "${qdir}/2/managed" 0
+}
+
+set_qid_max() {
+	local nvmedev="$1"
+	local qid_max="$2"
+	local queue_count_file="/sys/class/nvme-fabrics/ctl/${nvmedev}/queue_count"
+	local retries=10
+
+	echo "${qid_max}" > \
+		"${NVMET_CFS}/subsystems/${def_subsysnqn}/attr_qid_max"
+	while [[ "$(cat "${queue_count_file}")" -ne $((qid_max + 1)) ]]; do
+		if (( retries-- == 0 )); then
+			echo "queue count did not change to $((qid_max + 1))"
+			return 1
+		fi
+		sleep 1
+	done
+	_nvmf_wait_for_state "${def_subsysnqn}" "live" || return 1
+
+	if [[ "$(nr_queue_dirs "${nvmedev}")" -ne "${qid_max}" ]]; then
+		echo "$(nr_queue_dirs "${nvmedev}") queue directories," \
+			"expected ${qid_max}"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
+
+io_cpu_writer() {
+	local qdir="$1"
+	local cpu="$2"
+	local file
+
+	while true; do
+		for file in "${qdir}"/*/io_cpu; do
+			{ echo "${cpu}" > "${file}"; } 2>/dev/null
+			{ echo unbound > "${file}"; } 2>/dev/null
+		done
+	done
+}
+
+test() {
+	echo "Running ${TEST_NAME}"
+
+	_setup_nvmet
+
+	local cfs_path="${NVMET_CFS}/subsystems/${def_subsysnqn}"
+	local skipped=false
+	local nvmedev qdir cpu writer
+
+	_nvmet_target_setup --blkdev file
+
+	_nvme_connect_subsys --keep-alive-tmo 1 --reconnect-delay 2
+	_nvmf_wait_for_state "${def_subsysnqn}" "live"
+	nvmedev=$(_find_nvme_dev "${def_subsysnqn}")
+	qdir="/sys/class/nvme/${nvmedev}/queues"
+	cpu=$(last_online_cpu)
+
+	if [[ ! -f "${qdir}/1/io_cpu" ]]; then
+		SKIP_REASONS+=("missing per-queue io_cpu attribute")
+		skipped=true
+	elif [[ "$(nr_queue_dirs "${nvmedev}")" -lt 2 ]]; then
+		SKIP_REASONS+=("controller has fewer than 2 I/O queues")
+		skipped=true
+	else
+		test_read_write "${qdir}" "${cpu}"
+		test_reset "${nvmedev}" "${qdir}" "${cpu}"
+
+		if [[ -f "${cfs_path}/attr_qid_max" ]]; then
+			set_qid_max "${nvmedev}" 1
+			expect_attr "${qdir}/1/io_cpu" "${cpu}"
+			set_qid_max "${nvmedev}" 2
+		fi
+
+		# remove the controller while its queue directories are written
+		io_cpu_writer "${qdir}" "${cpu}" &
+		writer=$!
+		sleep 1
+	fi
+
+	_nvme_disconnect_subsys
+
+	if [[ -n "${writer}" ]]; then
+		kill "${writer}"
+		wait "${writer}" 2>/dev/null
+	fi
+
+	_nvmet_target_cleanup
+
+	if [[ "${skipped}" = true ]] ; then
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	echo "Test complete"
+}
diff --git a/tests/nvme/075.out b/tests/nvme/075.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0613dfad3d078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nvme/075.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Running nvme/075
+Test complete

gemini-3.8-flash

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							input: 4869
							output: 18
							thoughts: 83
						

Okay, let's see what we've got here. I'm being asked to determine if this new patch is a good candidate for fuzzing with syzkaller. Alright, first things first, let's get a good look at the diff.

**Evaluating the Syzkaller Fuzzing Potential**

Hmm, looks like the patch introduces two new files: `tests/nvme/075` and `tests/nvme/075.out`. Interesting. Now, the critical question, and the first thing that jumps to mind, is this: are we dealing with a blktests addition or a change directly within the mainline Linux kernel itself? This is *essential* to know. If it's a blktest, the approach will be different than if this is core kernel code. I need to figure out where these new files reside, or what repository they belong to. I'll need to use either repository content checks or git tools to make that determination. The path forward depends entirely on that answer.

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  "Dir": ""
}

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  "Files": null,
  "Subdirs": [
    "Documentation",
    "LICENSES",
    "arch",
    "block",
    "certs",
    "crypto",
    "drivers",
    "fs",
    "include",
    "init",
    "io_uring",
    "ipc",
    "kernel",
    "lib",
    "mm",
    "net",
    "rust",
    "samples",
    "scripts",
    "security",
    "sound",
    "tests",
    "tools",
    "usr",
    "virt"
  ]
}

gemini-3.8-flash

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							input: 5303
							output: 19
							thoughts: 20
						

Here's my thought process, as it unfolds:

**Examining the Testing Landscape**

Okay, the `tests` directory is here... I need to see what's inside. That’s usually the first place I look in a new project to understand the testing strategy. It's a quick way to gauge the project's maturity and adherence to testing best practices. What kinds of tests are they running? What frameworks are they using? Are they organized well? A quick look at the directory structure and a few test files will give me a good initial impression. Let’s dive in and see what's going on within that `tests` directory.

{
  "Dir": "tests"
}

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  "Files": null,
  "Subdirs": [
    "nvme"
  ]
}

gemini-3.8-flash

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							input: 5498
							output: 22
							thoughts: 58
						

Okay, here's my thought process on tackling this NVMe testing situation, keeping in mind my expertise:

**NVMe Test Strategy: A Quick Audit**

Alright, my initial instinct is to dive into the `tests/nvme` directory itself. That's the obvious starting point for any NVMe-specific test cases. However, before I get too deep in, let me double-check my assumptions and consider other relevant locations. I might want to expand my search.

Right, so before I get too focused on `tests/nvme`, a broader sweep is in order. Let me also consult the `git log` to see if there have been recent commits affecting testing or the `tests` directory as a whole. Knowing what’s been touched recently can greatly inform my next steps, and what the goals may have been of the latest changes.

Furthermore, I should remember that NVMe testing might not be *exclusively* under `tests/nvme`. There's a decent chance that some relevant stuff is in `blktests` or even `selftests`, depending on the test framework or the kernel infrastructure in use. Those are also common homes for block device tests, and a lot of NVMe sits on the block layer.

With that in mind, my focus now is to get a solid overview. Let's start with a deeper look at what exactly is within that `tests/nvme` directory. I'll need to figure out the test organization, any existing documentation, and the general approach taken for NVMe validation in this specific context. Then I can figure out what is or isn't needed.

{
  "Dir": "tests/nvme"
}

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  "Files": null,
  "Subdirs": null
}

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							input: 5928
							output: 34
							thoughts: 66
						

Here's my thought process, as it went down:

**Investigating the NVMe Test Directory**

Okay, first, I see that the `tests/nvme` directory actually has files. That's good to know; I need to dig into these. Let's start by looking at `tests/nvme/075`. That specific test seems like a reasonable starting point.

Now, wait a second... `codesearch-dir-index` is returning an empty list for files? That's not right. Something is off. I need to investigate *why* it's not finding any files. That might be a separate problem I need to address.

Alright, forget that for a second. Let's see what's actually *in* `tests/nvme/075`. I'm going to quickly read the file using `read-file` to get a basic understanding of its contents. This will probably offer some helpful clues. I want a sense of the test's purpose and contents. From there, I can determine my next steps.

{
  "File": "tests/nvme/075",
  "FirstLine": 1,
  "LineCount": 20
}

{
  "Contents": "   1:\t#!/bin/bash\n   2:\t# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0+\n   3:\t# Copyright (C) 2026 Saravanan D \u003csaravanand@crusoe.ai\u003e\n   4:\t#\n   5:\t# Test the per-queue io_cpu sysfs attribute of nvme-tcp\n   6:\t\n   7:\t. tests/nvme/rc\n   8:\t\n   9:\tDESCRIPTION=\"test the per-queue io_cpu sysfs attribute\"\n  10:\t\n  11:\trequires() {\n  12:\t\t_nvme_requires\n  13:\t\t_have_loop\n  14:\t\t_require_nvme_trtype tcp\n  15:\t\t_require_min_cpus 2\n  16:\t}\n  17:\t\n  18:\tset_conditions() {\n  19:\t\t_set_nvme_trtype \"$@\"\n  20:\t}\n"
}

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							input: 6508
							output: 18
							thoughts: 449
						

**Analyzing This Commit**

Okay, let me quickly figure out what's going on with this commit. First, I need to understand its context. Where does this change live? I should start by looking for other related commits or changes within the same area. Hmm, I should use `grepper` or equivalent tool, or just quickly check if any other files were modified besides `tests/nvme/075`.

Right, I see the `diff` itself: a new file, `tests/nvme/075`, has been added, along with a corresponding `.out` file. Okay, pretty standard for a test case.

Wait a second… is this from blktests, or is this the actual kernel tree? This will affect how I process it.

Alright, let's use `codesearch-dir-index` to get the context. Okay, it's definitely the kernel tree, given the root level directory structure: I see Documentation, drivers, fs, mm, etc. But hang on... why is there a `tests` directory at the root? That's a bit unusual for a typical kernel project structure.

Now, my next step is to investigate the `tests` directory; I need to see if it's got any related files. Let's use `git grep` within `tests` to get a broader understanding. Alternatively, I can just check the contents of the `tests` directory to see what other files are there and how this new test case fits in.

{
  "Expression": "tests/nvme"
}

{
  "Output": "tests/nvme/075-6-\ntests/nvme/075:7:. tests/nvme/rc\ntests/nvme/075-8-\n"
}

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							input: 7346
							output: 28
							thoughts: 503
						

**WorthFuzzing=false Decision - Quick Analysis**

Okay, so I'm looking at this patch and immediately see only two files changed: `tests/nvme/075` and `tests/nvme/075.out`. My first thought is, is this a standalone blktests patch, or is this related to something actually making its way into the kernel? I need to clarify that before I proceed with the analysis.

Right, the prompt... I need to apply the negative criteria. It says to return `WorthFuzzing=false` only if the modified code falls into certain categories. Let me refresh my memory: I need to check for "Non-kernel and non-executable changes" specifically user-space stuff that doesn't impact vmlinux or kernel modules.

Okay, let's zoom in on that point. `tests/nvme/075` is a blktests test case. It's a bash script. Bash scripts are user-space executables. It doesn't touch any kernel code, no C code, no headers, drivers, or the vmlinux or any kernel modules. Purely a user-space test script!

Just to be absolutely sure, let's verify again that only *these two* files were actually changed. Yep, the diff confirms it. Just the test and the expected output.

Wait, are they testing `io_cpu`? I know that term from the nvme-tcp work; I need to quickly recall if there was any kernel code introduced for that *before*. Let me just make sure `io_cpu` exists in the kernel source.

{
  "Expression": "io_cpu",
  "PathPrefixes": [
    "drivers/nvme"
  ]
}

{
  "Output": "drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=107=struct nvme_tcp_queue {\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-109-\tstruct work_struct\tio_work;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:110:\tint\t\t\tio_cpu;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-111-\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=412=static inline void nvme_tcp_queue_request(struct nvme_tcp_request *req,\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-429-\t */\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:430:\tif (queue-\u003eio_cpu == raw_smp_processor_id() \u0026\u0026\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-431-\t    !nvme_tcp_queue_tls(queue) \u0026\u0026\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-437-\tif (last \u0026\u0026 nvme_tcp_queue_has_pending(queue))\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:438:\t\tqueue_work_on(queue-\u003eio_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, \u0026queue-\u003eio_work);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-439-}\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=786=static int nvme_tcp_handle_r2t(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue,\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-846-\tllist_add(\u0026req-\u003elentry, \u0026queue-\u003ereq_list);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:847:\tqueue_work_on(queue-\u003eio_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, \u0026queue-\u003eio_work);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-848-\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=1124=static void nvme_tcp_data_ready(struct sock *sk)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1133-\t    !test_bit(NVME_TCP_Q_POLLING, \u0026queue-\u003eflags))\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1134:\t\tqueue_work_on(queue-\u003eio_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, \u0026queue-\u003eio_work);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1135-\tread_unlock_bh(\u0026sk-\u003esk_callback_lock);\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=1138=static void nvme_tcp_write_space(struct sock *sk)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1148-\t\t\tqueue-\u003ewrite_space(sk);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1149:\t\tqueue_work_on(queue-\u003eio_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, \u0026queue-\u003eio_work);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1150-\t}\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=1437=static void nvme_tcp_io_work(struct work_struct *w)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1471-\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1472:\tqueue_work_on(queue-\u003eio_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, \u0026queue-\u003eio_work);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1473-}\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=1693=static bool nvme_tcp_poll_queue(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1714- */\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1715:static void nvme_tcp_set_queue_io_cpu(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1716-{\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1720-\tunsigned int *mq_map = NULL;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1721:\tint cpu, min_queues = INT_MAX, io_cpu;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1722-\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1737-\tspin_lock(\u0026nvme_tcp_cpu_queues_lock);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1738:\tio_cpu = WORK_CPU_UNBOUND;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1739-\tfor_each_online_cpu(cpu) {\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1744-\t\tif (num_queues \u003c min_queues) {\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1745:\t\t\tio_cpu = cpu;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1746-\t\t\tmin_queues = num_queues;\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1748-\t}\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1749:\tif (io_cpu != WORK_CPU_UNBOUND) {\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1750:\t\tqueue-\u003eio_cpu = io_cpu;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1751:\t\tnvme_tcp_cpu_queues[io_cpu]++;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1752-\t\tset_bit(NVME_TCP_Q_IO_CPU_SET, \u0026queue-\u003eflags);\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1756-\tdev_dbg(ctrl-\u003ectrl.device, \"queue %d: using cpu %d\\n\",\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1757:\t\tqid, queue-\u003eio_cpu);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1758-}\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=1845=static int nvme_tcp_alloc_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl, int qid,\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1908-\tqueue-\u003esock-\u003esk-\u003esk_use_task_frag = false;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1909:\tqueue-\u003eio_cpu = WORK_CPU_UNBOUND;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1910-\tqueue-\u003erequest = NULL;\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=2015=static void nvme_tcp_stop_queue_nowait(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl, int qid)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-2024-\t\tspin_lock(\u0026nvme_tcp_cpu_queues_lock);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:2025:\t\tnvme_tcp_cpu_queues[queue-\u003eio_cpu]--;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-2026-\t\tspin_unlock(\u0026nvme_tcp_cpu_queues_lock);\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=2078=static int nvme_tcp_start_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl, int idx)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-2088-\tif (idx) {\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:2089:\t\tnvme_tcp_set_queue_io_cpu(queue);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-2090-\t\tret = nvmf_connect_io_queue(nctrl, idx);\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=2878=static void nvme_tcp_commit_rqs(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-2882-\tif (!llist_empty(\u0026queue-\u003ereq_list))\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:2883:\t\tqueue_work_on(queue-\u003eio_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, \u0026queue-\u003eio_work);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-2884-}\n"
}

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							input: 10252
							output: 30
							thoughts: 55
						

Okay, here's my thought process on this, distilled into a first-person summary as you requested, geared towards a fellow expert:

**Investigating the Absence of `io_cpu` in TCP.c for Sysfs Attributes**

Alright, I'm diving in. I'm taking a look at `drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c`, specifically. The goal is to see if we can expose something related to `io_cpu` via sysfs for TCP connections. Wait a minute... there's nothing obvious here, no obvious `sysfs` attribute related to `io_cpu` in this file. That's unexpected. Usually, for this kind of thing, there *should* be some sort of presence here. It makes me question where this control would live. Let's not jump to conclusions; I need to make sure I haven't missed it. Hold on, before I start writing custom kernel code, let me double-check. I'd better expand the scope of my search. Perhaps the sysfs attributes related to NVMe or TCP are handled somewhere else, maybe in `drivers/nvme/host/sysfs.c` or, since this is a network thing, a more general location, such as `drivers/net/tcp.c`.

{
  "Expression": "io_cpu",
  "PathPrefixes": [
    "drivers/nvme/host"
  ]
}

{
  "Output": "drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=107=struct nvme_tcp_queue {\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-109-\tstruct work_struct\tio_work;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:110:\tint\t\t\tio_cpu;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-111-\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=412=static inline void nvme_tcp_queue_request(struct nvme_tcp_request *req,\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-429-\t */\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:430:\tif (queue-\u003eio_cpu == raw_smp_processor_id() \u0026\u0026\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-431-\t    !nvme_tcp_queue_tls(queue) \u0026\u0026\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-437-\tif (last \u0026\u0026 nvme_tcp_queue_has_pending(queue))\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:438:\t\tqueue_work_on(queue-\u003eio_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, \u0026queue-\u003eio_work);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-439-}\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=786=static int nvme_tcp_handle_r2t(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue,\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-846-\tllist_add(\u0026req-\u003elentry, \u0026queue-\u003ereq_list);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:847:\tqueue_work_on(queue-\u003eio_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, \u0026queue-\u003eio_work);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-848-\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=1124=static void nvme_tcp_data_ready(struct sock *sk)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1133-\t    !test_bit(NVME_TCP_Q_POLLING, \u0026queue-\u003eflags))\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1134:\t\tqueue_work_on(queue-\u003eio_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, \u0026queue-\u003eio_work);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1135-\tread_unlock_bh(\u0026sk-\u003esk_callback_lock);\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=1138=static void nvme_tcp_write_space(struct sock *sk)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1148-\t\t\tqueue-\u003ewrite_space(sk);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1149:\t\tqueue_work_on(queue-\u003eio_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, \u0026queue-\u003eio_work);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1150-\t}\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=1437=static void nvme_tcp_io_work(struct work_struct *w)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1471-\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1472:\tqueue_work_on(queue-\u003eio_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, \u0026queue-\u003eio_work);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1473-}\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=1693=static bool nvme_tcp_poll_queue(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1714- */\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1715:static void nvme_tcp_set_queue_io_cpu(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1716-{\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1720-\tunsigned int *mq_map = NULL;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1721:\tint cpu, min_queues = INT_MAX, io_cpu;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1722-\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1737-\tspin_lock(\u0026nvme_tcp_cpu_queues_lock);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1738:\tio_cpu = WORK_CPU_UNBOUND;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1739-\tfor_each_online_cpu(cpu) {\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1744-\t\tif (num_queues \u003c min_queues) {\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1745:\t\t\tio_cpu = cpu;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1746-\t\t\tmin_queues = num_queues;\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1748-\t}\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1749:\tif (io_cpu != WORK_CPU_UNBOUND) {\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1750:\t\tqueue-\u003eio_cpu = io_cpu;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1751:\t\tnvme_tcp_cpu_queues[io_cpu]++;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1752-\t\tset_bit(NVME_TCP_Q_IO_CPU_SET, \u0026queue-\u003eflags);\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1756-\tdev_dbg(ctrl-\u003ectrl.device, \"queue %d: using cpu %d\\n\",\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1757:\t\tqid, queue-\u003eio_cpu);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1758-}\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=1845=static int nvme_tcp_alloc_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl, int qid,\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1908-\tqueue-\u003esock-\u003esk-\u003esk_use_task_frag = false;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:1909:\tqueue-\u003eio_cpu = WORK_CPU_UNBOUND;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-1910-\tqueue-\u003erequest = NULL;\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=2015=static void nvme_tcp_stop_queue_nowait(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl, int qid)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-2024-\t\tspin_lock(\u0026nvme_tcp_cpu_queues_lock);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:2025:\t\tnvme_tcp_cpu_queues[queue-\u003eio_cpu]--;\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-2026-\t\tspin_unlock(\u0026nvme_tcp_cpu_queues_lock);\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=2078=static int nvme_tcp_start_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl, int idx)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-2088-\tif (idx) {\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:2089:\t\tnvme_tcp_set_queue_io_cpu(queue);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-2090-\t\tret = nvmf_connect_io_queue(nctrl, idx);\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c=2878=static void nvme_tcp_commit_rqs(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)\n--\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-2882-\tif (!llist_empty(\u0026queue-\u003ereq_list))\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c:2883:\t\tqueue_work_on(queue-\u003eio_cpu, nvme_tcp_wq, \u0026queue-\u003eio_work);\ndrivers/nvme/host/tcp.c-2884-}\n"
}

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							input: 12636
							output: 113
							thoughts: 429
						

**Fuzzing Verdict: Not Warranted**

Okay, let's break this down. This patch is straightforward – it's just adding a new test case (`tests/nvme/075` and its output `tests/nvme/075.out`) to `blktests` for NVMe-TCP sysfs attribute testing. I need to make sure I'm following the negative criteria here. Let's refresh our memory: we're looking for things that *don't* touch the kernel itself, like documentation, comments, user-space tools, and purely decorative logging. Crucially, things that don't affect the compiled kernel image (vmlinux) or kernel modules.

Looking at this patch, it's crystal clear: it’s adding a user-space test script and its associated output. It's *not* touching any kernel code, drivers, headers, or anything that gets baked into the kernel image or modules. It's a pure user-space test script. Bingo, that squarely falls under the negative criteria.

So, *WorthFuzzing* is unequivocally `false`.

Now, let's confirm the parameters for `set-results`: `WorthFuzzing` which is `false`, `FocusSymbols` is empty, and `EnableConfigs` is empty.

Alright, the reasoning needs to be concise and precise. Here's what I'm thinking: "The patch adds a user-space test script and test output file (`tests/nvme/075`, `tests/nvme/075.out`) for testing nvme-tcp sysfs attributes (part of blktests). No kernel source code, headers, or executable kernel paths are modified, and the compiled kernel image/modules are unaffected. Therefore, fuzzing is not warranted."

Now, let's call `set-results`.

{
  "EnableConfigs": [],
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "Reasoning": "The patch exclusively adds a test script and its expected output file (tests/nvme/075, tests/nvme/075.out) to the test suite (blktests). No kernel C code, headers, or runtime kernel logic are modified, and the compiled kernel image (vmlinux) and kernel modules remain completely unaffected. Therefore, this patch does not warrant fuzzing.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

{
  "EnableConfigs": null,
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "Reasoning": "The patch exclusively adds a test script and its expected output file (tests/nvme/075, tests/nvme/075.out) to the test suite (blktests). No kernel C code, headers, or runtime kernel logic are modified, and the compiled kernel image (vmlinux) and kernel modules remain completely unaffected. Therefore, this patch does not warrant fuzzing.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

{
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

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