AI Trajectory

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{
  "EnableConfigs": null,
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "KMSANReasoning": "",
  "NeedsKMSAN": false,
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies of_irq_init(), an __init function executed exclusively during early boot to initialize interrupt controllers from Device Tree data and freed from memory after boot. It cannot be invoked or fuzzed at runtime by syzkaller, and is additionally not used on amd64.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

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{
  "PatchDiff": "commit 7fbfebd51f9e695dbd69bcdfa4b1702c9ff0cce4\nAuthor: syz-cluster \u003ctriage@syzkaller.com\u003e\nDate:   Sat Sep 19 12:04:23 2026 +0000\n\n    syz-cluster: applied patch under review\n\ndiff --git a/drivers/of/irq.c b/drivers/of/irq.c\nindex 6367c67732d26..f50fec3afa2e3 100644\n--- a/drivers/of/irq.c\n+++ b/drivers/of/irq.c\n@@ -752,6 +752,8 @@ void __init of_irq_init(const struct of_device_id *matches)\n \n \tlist_for_each_entry_safe(desc, temp_desc, \u0026intc_parent_list, list) {\n \t\tlist_del(\u0026desc-\u003elist);\n+\t\tof_node_put(desc-\u003einterrupt_parent);\n+\t\tof_node_put(desc-\u003edev);\n \t\tkfree(desc);\n \t}\n err:\n"
}

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{
  "EnableConfigs": null,
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies of_irq_init(), an __init function executed exclusively during early boot to initialize interrupt controllers from Device Tree data and freed from memory after boot. It cannot be invoked or fuzzed at runtime by syzkaller, and is additionally not used on amd64.",
  "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 7fbfebd51f9e695dbd69bcdfa4b1702c9ff0cce4
Author: syz-cluster <triage@syzkaller.com>
Date:   Sat Sep 19 12:04:23 2026 +0000

    syz-cluster: applied patch under review

diff --git a/drivers/of/irq.c b/drivers/of/irq.c
index 6367c67732d26..f50fec3afa2e3 100644
--- a/drivers/of/irq.c
+++ b/drivers/of/irq.c
@@ -752,6 +752,8 @@ void __init of_irq_init(const struct of_device_id *matches)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, temp_desc, &intc_parent_list, list) {
 		list_del(&desc->list);
+		of_node_put(desc->interrupt_parent);
+		of_node_put(desc->dev);
 		kfree(desc);
 	}
 err:

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							input: 2860
							output: 36
							thoughts: 306
						

**Patch Evaluation: Syzkaller - amd64**

Okay, so we have a patch here targeted for syzkaller fuzzing on amd64. My initial thought is to dive right in and dissect the changes. Let's see... the commit diff looks clean enough at first glance. Hmm... seems like some cleanup in `drivers/of/irq.c`. Let me take a look at the code:
```diff
diff --git a/drivers/of/irq.c b/drivers/of/irq.c
index 6367c67732d26..f50fec3afa2e3 100644
--- a/drivers/of/irq.c
+++ b/drivers/of/irq.c
@@ -752,6 +752,8 @@ void __init of_irq_init(const struct of_device_id *matches)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, temp_desc, &intc_parent_list, list) {
 		list_del(&desc->list);
+		of_node_put(desc->interrupt_parent);
+		of_node_put(desc->dev);
 		kfree(desc);
 	}
 err:
```
Ah, okay, so it's removing some resources on initialization. Now, looking at the function signature... `void __init of_irq_init(const struct of_device_id *matches)`. The `__init` attribute is a bit of a red flag - it means this code is only intended to run once, at boot time. I need to keep that in mind when assessing the potential impact on fuzzing. If this is *only* executed at boot time then it is less likely to be exploited by syzkaller.

Let me examine the code around line 752 in `drivers/of/irq.c`, just to get a fuller picture of what's happening.

{
  "File": "drivers/of/irq.c",
  "FirstLine": 730,
  "LineCount": 50
}

{
  "Contents": " 730:\t\t\t\t\tkfree(desc);\n 731:\t\t\t\t\tcontinue;\n 732:\t\t\t\t}\n 733:\t\n 734:\t\t\t\t/*\n 735:\t\t\t\t * This one is now set up; add it to the parent list so\n 736:\t\t\t\t * its children can get processed in a subsequent pass.\n 737:\t\t\t\t */\n 738:\t\t\t\tlist_add_tail(\u0026desc-\u003elist, \u0026intc_parent_list);\n 739:\t\t\t}\n 740:\t\n 741:\t\t\t/* Get the next pending parent that might have children */\n 742:\t\t\tdesc = list_first_entry_or_null(\u0026intc_parent_list,\n 743:\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttypeof(*desc), list);\n 744:\t\t\tif (!desc) {\n 745:\t\t\t\tpr_err(\"of_irq_init: children remain, but no parents\\n\");\n 746:\t\t\t\tbreak;\n 747:\t\t\t}\n 748:\t\t\tlist_del(\u0026desc-\u003elist);\n 749:\t\t\tparent = desc-\u003edev;\n 750:\t\t\tkfree(desc);\n 751:\t\t}\n 752:\t\n 753:\t\tlist_for_each_entry_safe(desc, temp_desc, \u0026intc_parent_list, list) {\n 754:\t\t\tlist_del(\u0026desc-\u003elist);\n 755:\t\t\tof_node_put(desc-\u003einterrupt_parent);\n 756:\t\t\tof_node_put(desc-\u003edev);\n 757:\t\t\tkfree(desc);\n 758:\t\t}\n 759:\terr:\n 760:\t\tlist_for_each_entry_safe(desc, temp_desc, \u0026intc_desc_list, list) {\n 761:\t\t\tlist_del(\u0026desc-\u003elist);\n 762:\t\t\tof_node_put(desc-\u003einterrupt_parent);\n 763:\t\t\tof_node_put(desc-\u003edev);\n 764:\t\t\tkfree(desc);\n 765:\t\t}\n 766:\t}\n 767:\t\n 768:\tstatic int of_check_msi_parent(struct device_node *dev_node, struct device_node **msi_node)\n 769:\t{\n 770:\t\tstruct of_phandle_args msi_spec;\n 771:\t\tint ret;\n 772:\t\n 773:\t\t/*\n 774:\t\t * An msi-parent phandle with a missing or == 0 #msi-cells\n 775:\t\t * property identifies a 1:1 ID translation mapping.\n 776:\t\t *\n 777:\t\t * Set the msi controller node if the firmware matches this\n 778:\t\t * condition.\n 779:\t\t */\n"
}

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							input: 4375
							output: 36
							thoughts: 187
						

**Analyzing the Target Function's Reachability**

Okay, so I'm looking at `of_irq_init`. First things first, it's marked as an `__init` function, which means it's called very early on during kernel boot. My immediate thought is to trace the call paths to understand where it's invoked, and confirm it's applicable to my target architecture, amd64.

The question that pops into my head is, can syzkaller even *reach* this function? I know `__init` functions get executed once during the kernel's initialization phase, and then the memory they occupy is reclaimed using `free_initmem`. Syzkaller operates in user space *after* the system has booted. Runtime syscall fuzzing cannot directly interact with these initialization routines.

To confirm my assumption, I need to verify if `of_irq_init` is indeed an `__init` function. I'll quickly check the source code. Let's look at lines 650-700 of `drivers/of/irq.c` to be precise. That should confirm the `__init` attribute and provide context.

{
  "File": "drivers/of/irq.c",
  "FirstLine": 650,
  "LineCount": 50
}

{
  "Contents": " 650:\t{\n 651:\t\tconst struct of_device_id *match;\n 652:\t\tstruct device_node *np, *parent = NULL;\n 653:\t\tstruct of_intc_desc *desc, *temp_desc;\n 654:\t\tstruct list_head intc_desc_list, intc_parent_list;\n 655:\t\n 656:\t\tINIT_LIST_HEAD(\u0026intc_desc_list);\n 657:\t\tINIT_LIST_HEAD(\u0026intc_parent_list);\n 658:\t\n 659:\t\tfor_each_matching_node_and_match(np, matches, \u0026match) {\n 660:\t\t\tif (!of_property_read_bool(np, \"interrupt-controller\") ||\n 661:\t\t\t\t\t!of_device_is_available(np))\n 662:\t\t\t\tcontinue;\n 663:\t\n 664:\t\t\tif (WARN(!match-\u003edata, \"of_irq_init: no init function for %s\\n\",\n 665:\t\t\t\t match-\u003ecompatible))\n 666:\t\t\t\tcontinue;\n 667:\t\n 668:\t\t\t/*\n 669:\t\t\t * Here, we allocate and populate an of_intc_desc with the node\n 670:\t\t\t * pointer, interrupt-parent device_node etc.\n 671:\t\t\t */\n 672:\t\t\tdesc = kzalloc_obj(*desc);\n 673:\t\t\tif (!desc) {\n 674:\t\t\t\tof_node_put(np);\n 675:\t\t\t\tgoto err;\n 676:\t\t\t}\n 677:\t\n 678:\t\t\tdesc-\u003eirq_init_cb = match-\u003edata;\n 679:\t\t\tdesc-\u003edev = of_node_get(np);\n 680:\t\t\t/*\n 681:\t\t\t * interrupts-extended can reference multiple parent domains.\n 682:\t\t\t * Arbitrarily pick the first one; assume any other parents\n 683:\t\t\t * are the same distance away from the root irq controller.\n 684:\t\t\t */\n 685:\t\t\tdesc-\u003einterrupt_parent = of_parse_phandle(np, \"interrupts-extended\", 0);\n 686:\t\t\tif (!desc-\u003einterrupt_parent \u0026\u0026 of_property_present(np, \"interrupts\"))\n 687:\t\t\t\tdesc-\u003einterrupt_parent = of_irq_find_parent(np);\n 688:\t\t\telse if (!desc-\u003einterrupt_parent)\n 689:\t\t\t\tdesc-\u003einterrupt_parent = of_parse_phandle(np, \"interrupt-parent\", 0);\n 690:\t\t\tif (desc-\u003einterrupt_parent == np) {\n 691:\t\t\t\tof_node_put(desc-\u003einterrupt_parent);\n 692:\t\t\t\tdesc-\u003einterrupt_parent = NULL;\n 693:\t\t\t}\n 694:\t\t\tlist_add_tail(\u0026desc-\u003elist, \u0026intc_desc_list);\n 695:\t\t}\n 696:\t\n 697:\t\t/*\n 698:\t\t * The root irq controller is the one without an interrupt-parent.\n 699:\t\t * That one goes first, followed by the controllers that reference it,\n"
}

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							output: 24
							thoughts: 22
						

Here's my thought process, summarized as if I were thinking it:

**Digging into the `of_irq_init` Callers**

Okay, so I need to figure out who's calling `of_irq_init`. Time to put on my detective hat. I'll reach for `grepper`. That's going to be the quickest and most efficient way to trace the function call graph, especially if I'm looking across a complex codebase. Let's see what that uncovers. Hopefully, it'll give me a clear picture of the initialization sequence or, at least, point me toward the relevant drivers or subsystems.

{
  "Expression": "\\bof_irq_init\\b"
}

{
  "Output": "arch/arm/mach-exynos/suspend.c=189=static int __init exynos_pmu_irq_init(struct device_node *node,\n--\narch/arm/mach-exynos/suspend.c-220-\t/*\narch/arm/mach-exynos/suspend.c:221:\t * Clear the OF_POPULATED flag set in of_irq_init so that\narch/arm/mach-exynos/suspend.c-222-\t * later the Exynos PMU platform device won't be skipped.\n--\narch/arm/mach-imx/gpc.c=227=static int __init imx_gpc_init(struct device_node *node,\n--\narch/arm/mach-imx/gpc.c-259-\t/*\narch/arm/mach-imx/gpc.c:260:\t * Clear the OF_POPULATED flag set in of_irq_init so that\narch/arm/mach-imx/gpc.c-261-\t * later the GPC power domain driver will not be skipped.\n--\narch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c=1595=static int __init octeon_irq_init_gpio(\n--\narch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c-1647-\t/*\narch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c:1648:\t * Clear the OF_POPULATED flag that was set by of_irq_init()\narch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c-1649-\t * so that all GPIO devices will be probed.\n--\narch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c=2953=void __init arch_init_irq(void)\n--\narch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c-2959-#endif\narch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c:2960:\tof_irq_init(ciu_types);\narch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c-2961-}\n--\narch/mips/ralink/irq.c=201=void __init arch_init_irq(void)\narch/mips/ralink/irq.c-202-{\narch/mips/ralink/irq.c:203:\tof_irq_init(of_irq_ids);\narch/mips/ralink/irq.c-204-}\n--\ndrivers/irqchip/irq-imx-gpcv2.c=206=static int __init imx_gpcv2_irqchip_init(struct device_node *node,\n--\ndrivers/irqchip/irq-imx-gpcv2.c-285-\t/*\ndrivers/irqchip/irq-imx-gpcv2.c:286:\t * Clear the OF_POPULATED flag set in of_irq_init so that\ndrivers/irqchip/irq-imx-gpcv2.c-287-\t * later the GPC power domain driver will not be skipped.\n--\ndrivers/irqchip/irqchip.c=29=void __init irqchip_init(void)\ndrivers/irqchip/irqchip.c-30-{\ndrivers/irqchip/irqchip.c:31:\tof_irq_init(__irqchip_of_table);\ndrivers/irqchip/irqchip.c-32-\tacpi_probe_device_table(irqchip);\n--\ndrivers/of/irq.c=635=struct of_intc_desc {\n--\ndrivers/of/irq.c-642-/**\ndrivers/of/irq.c:643: * of_irq_init - Scan and init matching interrupt controllers in DT\ndrivers/of/irq.c-644- * @matches: 0 terminated array of nodes to match and init function to call\n--\ndrivers/of/irq.c-648- */\ndrivers/of/irq.c:649:void __init of_irq_init(const struct of_device_id *matches)\ndrivers/of/irq.c-650-{\n--\ndrivers/of/irq.c-663-\ndrivers/of/irq.c:664:\t\tif (WARN(!match-\u003edata, \"of_irq_init: no init function for %s\\n\",\ndrivers/of/irq.c-665-\t\t\t match-\u003ecompatible))\n--\ndrivers/of/irq.c-717-\ndrivers/of/irq.c:718:\t\t\tpr_debug(\"of_irq_init: init %pOF (%p), parent %p\\n\",\ndrivers/of/irq.c-719-\t\t\t\t desc-\u003edev,\n--\ndrivers/of/irq.c-744-\t\tif (!desc) {\ndrivers/of/irq.c:745:\t\t\tpr_err(\"of_irq_init: children remain, but no parents\\n\");\ndrivers/of/irq.c-746-\t\t\tbreak;\n--\ninclude/linux/of_irq.h=61=extern int of_irq_to_resource(struct device_node *dev, int index,\n--\ninclude/linux/of_irq.h-64-#ifdef CONFIG_OF_IRQ\ninclude/linux/of_irq.h:65:extern void of_irq_init(const struct of_device_id *matches);\ninclude/linux/of_irq.h-66-extern int of_irq_parse_one(struct device_node *device, int index,\n--\ninclude/linux/of_irq.h=88=extern u32 of_msi_xlate(struct device *dev, struct device_node **msi_np, u32 id_in);\ninclude/linux/of_irq.h-89-#else\ninclude/linux/of_irq.h:90:static inline void of_irq_init(const struct of_device_id *matches)\ninclude/linux/of_irq.h-91-{\n"
}

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							input: 7443
							output: 90
							thoughts: 1234
						

**Analysis of `of_irq_init` and its Fuzzing Potential**

Okay, let's break this down. First, let me quickly check the latest commit with `git log -1` to understand the context of the patch. The diff in `drivers/of/irq.c` shows some `of_node_put` calls being added within `of_irq_init`. Now, I need to understand if this code is reachable by syzkaller.

My initial thought is that this is unlikely to be fuzzable. The function is annotated as `void __init of_irq_init(const struct of_device_id *matches)`. This immediately raises a red flag; the `__init` attribute means this code is only intended to run during boot. A quick grep confirms this: it's called by `irqchip_init` and some arch-specific functions like in cavium-octeon and ralink (MIPS). `irqchip_init` itself is also an `__init` function called during boot. Furthermore, after boot, `__init` sections are discarded.

Thinking about the triage philosophy, specifically the reachability gate, I recall that fuzzing only works on code that can execute in standard virtualized environments. `syzkaller` executes in user space *after* boot is complete, therefore it can't invoke boot-time `__init` functions. The teardown criteria regarding unreachable execution paths from the triage guidance confirms this: code exclusive to architectures other than the target architecture is not to be fuzzed.

I'll double-check to make sure it can't be called from anywhere else through dynamic DT overlays or similar mechanisms. A more comprehensive `grep` confirms my suspicion. The function is strictly called from within `__init` functions. Moreover, on amd64 (x86_64), which is my target architecture, Device Tree is not typically used, and even if OF is enabled, `of_irq_init` remains an `__init` function. The `irqchip_init` is not even invoked on amd64.

Therefore, my conclusion is clear: `WorthFuzzing` should be `false`. `of_irq_init()` is an `__init` function which is only executed during early system boot initialization. It is discarded after boot, and thus, cannot be reached or fuzzed by syzkaller at runtime.

{
  "EnableConfigs": [],
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies of_irq_init(), an __init function executed exclusively during early boot to initialize interrupt controllers from Device Tree data and freed from memory after boot. It cannot be invoked or fuzzed at runtime by syzkaller, and is additionally not used on amd64.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

{
  "EnableConfigs": null,
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies of_irq_init(), an __init function executed exclusively during early boot to initialize interrupt controllers from Device Tree data and freed from memory after boot. It cannot be invoked or fuzzed at runtime by syzkaller, and is additionally not used on amd64.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

{
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

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