📰 Google Working To Leverage More Compiler Optimizations Within The Linux Kernel
While Linus Torvalds previously shot down plans for Profile Guided Optimizations (PGO) in the mainline Linux kernel, Google engineers are hoping still to get that out-of-tree functionality upstream. They also would like to see PGO supported for Linux kernel modules rather than just the main Linux kernel image. Additionally, they hope to see limitations overcome around AutoFDO and Propeller optimizations of kernel modules...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Google-More-Kernel-Compiler-Opt
#kernel #linux
While Linus Torvalds previously shot down plans for Profile Guided Optimizations (PGO) in the mainline Linux kernel, Google engineers are hoping still to get that out-of-tree functionality upstream. They also would like to see PGO supported for Linux kernel modules rather than just the main Linux kernel image. Additionally, they hope to see limitations overcome around AutoFDO and Propeller optimizations of kernel modules...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Google-More-Kernel-Compiler-Opt
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Google Working To Leverage More Compiler Optimizations Within The Linux Kernel
While Linus Torvalds previously shot down plans for Profile Guided Optimizations (PGO) in the mainline Linux kernel, Google engineers are hoping still to get that out-of-tree functionality upstream
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📰 Google's Sashiko AI Has Completed 191k Patch Reviews, Cited On Nearly 500 Kernel CVEs
Sashiko that was built by Google engineers for agentic review of the Linux kernel code changes and powered by Google's AI models continues proving very valuable to kernel developers. In less than one year since they launched Sashiko for agentic AI code review, their results are quite fascinating...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Sashiko-Linux-AI-Metrics
#kernel #linux
Sashiko that was built by Google engineers for agentic review of the Linux kernel code changes and powered by Google's AI models continues proving very valuable to kernel developers. In less than one year since they launched Sashiko for agentic AI code review, their results are quite fascinating...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Sashiko-Linux-AI-Metrics
#kernel #linux
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Google's Sashiko AI Has Completed 191k Patch Reviews, Cited On Nearly 500 Kernel CVEs
Sashiko that was built by Google engineers for agentic review of the Linux kernel code changes and powered by Google's AI models continues proving very valuable to kernel developers
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📰 Nova Driver Continues Progressing With Long-Term Goal For Official NVIDIA Linux Use
NVIDIA engineer John Hubbard and Red Hat's Danilo Krummrich presented at this week's LPC2026 conference in Prague on the open-source and upstream Nova driver stack that continues forming as a Rust-based open-source NVIDIA Linux kernel driver...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nova-Driver-LPC-2026
#kernel #linux #opensource #rust
NVIDIA engineer John Hubbard and Red Hat's Danilo Krummrich presented at this week's LPC2026 conference in Prague on the open-source and upstream Nova driver stack that continues forming as a Rust-based open-source NVIDIA Linux kernel driver...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nova-Driver-LPC-2026
#kernel #linux #opensource #rust
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Nova Driver Continues Progressing With Long-Term Goal For Official NVIDIA Linux Use
NVIDIA engineer John Hubbard and Red Hat's Danilo Krummrich presented at this week's LPC2026 conference in Prague on the open-source and upstream Nova driver stack that continues forming as a Rust-based open-source NVIDIA Linux kernel driver.
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📰 Linux Moves Closer to Retiring the x32 ABI After Years of Limited Adoption
by George WhittakerLinux kernel developers are renewing efforts to retire the x32 application binary interface (ABI), a little-used compatibility feature that attempted to combine the advantages of 64-bit processors with the smaller memory footprint of 32-bit applications. A revised patch series submitted on October 8, 2026, proposes the first steps toward disabling the interface, potentially ending support for an architecture experiment...
🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-moves-closer-retiring-x32-abi-after-years-limited-adoption
#kernel #linux
by George WhittakerLinux kernel developers are renewing efforts to retire the x32 application binary interface (ABI), a little-used compatibility feature that attempted to combine the advantages of 64-bit processors with the smaller memory footprint of 32-bit applications. A revised patch series submitted on October 8, 2026, proposes the first steps toward disabling the interface, potentially ending support for an architecture experiment...
🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-moves-closer-retiring-x32-abi-after-years-limited-adoption
#kernel #linux
Linux Journal
Linux Moves Closer to Retiring the x32 ABI After Years of Limited Adoption
Linux kernel developers are renewing efforts to retire the x32 application binary interface (ABI), a little-used compatibility feature that attempted to combine the advantages of 64-bit processors with the smaller memory footprint of 32-bit applications.…
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📰 Google's Kage Project Rethinks Linux Kernel Security With Isolated Device Drivers
by George WhittakerGoogle is exploring a new approach to Linux kernel security that could significantly change how device drivers interact with the operating system. The experimental project, known as Kage, uses compiler-based sandboxing to isolate drivers inside the kernel, potentially limiting the damage caused by memory corruption, programming errors, and exploitable vulnerabilities without requiring drivers to run as separate user-space...
🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/googles-kage-project-rethinks-linux-kernel-security-isolated-device-drivers
#kernel #linux
by George WhittakerGoogle is exploring a new approach to Linux kernel security that could significantly change how device drivers interact with the operating system. The experimental project, known as Kage, uses compiler-based sandboxing to isolate drivers inside the kernel, potentially limiting the damage caused by memory corruption, programming errors, and exploitable vulnerabilities without requiring drivers to run as separate user-space...
🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/googles-kage-project-rethinks-linux-kernel-security-isolated-device-drivers
#kernel #linux
Linux Journal
Google's Kage Project Rethinks Linux Kernel Security With Isolated Device Drivers
Google is exploring a new approach to Linux kernel security that could significantly change how device drivers interact with the operating system. The experimental project, known as Kage, uses compiler-based sandboxing to isolate drivers inside the kernel…
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📰 HDR Support Coming For Qualcomm MSM Driver To Benefit Snapdragon X Laptops On Linux
For those making use of Qualcomm Snapdragon X laptops on Linux, one of the features coming to the MSM DRM kernel driver is static HDR support for DisplayPort outputs and eDP panels...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-MSM-DRM-HDR
#kernel #linux
For those making use of Qualcomm Snapdragon X laptops on Linux, one of the features coming to the MSM DRM kernel driver is static HDR support for DisplayPort outputs and eDP panels...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-MSM-DRM-HDR
#kernel #linux
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HDR Support Coming For Qualcomm MSM Driver To Benefit Snapdragon X Laptops On Linux
For those making use of Qualcomm Snapdragon X laptops on Linux, one of the features coming to the MSM DRM kernel driver is static HDR support for DisplayPort outputs and eDP panels.
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📰 Linux Patches Finally Make Hibernation Possible In Secure Boot / Lockdown Mode
When booting the Linux kernel using UEFI SecureBoot, the kernel is put in the lockdown mode to restrict the ability to modify the running kernel image or leaking data from kernel memory. Kernel lockdown mode can also be manually enabled by the user/administrator. Among the limitations imposed in Linux's lockdown mode is no hibernation support. But that soon may be relieved with new patches proposed...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Hibernation-With-Lockdown
#kernel #linux
When booting the Linux kernel using UEFI SecureBoot, the kernel is put in the lockdown mode to restrict the ability to modify the running kernel image or leaking data from kernel memory. Kernel lockdown mode can also be manually enabled by the user/administrator. Among the limitations imposed in Linux's lockdown mode is no hibernation support. But that soon may be relieved with new patches proposed...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Hibernation-With-Lockdown
#kernel #linux
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Linux Patches Finally Make Hibernation Possible In Secure Boot / Lockdown Mode
When booting the Linux kernel using UEFI SecureBoot, the kernel is put in the lockdown mode to restrict the ability to modify the running kernel image or leaking data from kernel memory
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📰 Boro: NVIDIA's Open-Source Effort For AI-Assisted Linux Kernel Development
Over the past few months NVIDIA has been developing Boro as a new AI-assisted kernel development CLI written in Rust and focused on local AI for enhancing efficiency for kernel development...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Boro-Linux-Kernel-AI
#kernel #linux #opensource #rust
Over the past few months NVIDIA has been developing Boro as a new AI-assisted kernel development CLI written in Rust and focused on local AI for enhancing efficiency for kernel development...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Boro-Linux-Kernel-AI
#kernel #linux #opensource #rust
Phoronix
Boro: NVIDIA's Open-Source Effort For AI-Assisted Linux Kernel Development
Over the past few months NVIDIA has been developing Boro as a new AI-assisted kernel development CLI written in Rust and focused on local AI for enhancing efficiency for kernel development.
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📰 KNOD Progressing For Linux In-Kernel GPU Offloading For Network Packet Processing
A while back we covered KNOD as an experimental solution for in-kernel network offloading to AMD GPUs. The open-source KNOD project allows leveraging GPUs to handle packet processing in a very performant and energy efficient manner without needing any specialized hardware. KNOD has continued and a development update was shared this week at the Linux Plumbers Conference in Prague...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KNOD-2026-GPU-Network-Process
#amd #kernel #linux #opensource
A while back we covered KNOD as an experimental solution for in-kernel network offloading to AMD GPUs. The open-source KNOD project allows leveraging GPUs to handle packet processing in a very performant and energy efficient manner without needing any specialized hardware. KNOD has continued and a development update was shared this week at the Linux Plumbers Conference in Prague...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KNOD-2026-GPU-Network-Process
#amd #kernel #linux #opensource
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KNOD Progressing For Linux In-Kernel GPU Offloading For Network Packet Processing
A while back we covered KNOD as an experimental solution for in-kernel network offloading to AMD GPUs
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📰 Linux Networking Diverts 50+ Fixes To Next Kernel, Still Bombarded With AI Fueled Churn
Ahead of the Linux 7.3-rc7 kernel due for release on Sunday, this week's batch of networking fixes were submitted and merged. The vast networking subsystem of wired and wireless drivers plus the various other networking features continues to see a lot of activity due to AI-driven bug reports and patches...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-rc7-Networking
#kernel #linux
Ahead of the Linux 7.3-rc7 kernel due for release on Sunday, this week's batch of networking fixes were submitted and merged. The vast networking subsystem of wired and wireless drivers plus the various other networking features continues to see a lot of activity due to AI-driven bug reports and patches...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-rc7-Networking
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Linux Networking Diverts 50+ Fixes To Next Kernel, Still Bombarded With AI Fueled Churn
Ahead of the Linux 7.3-rc7 kernel due for release on Sunday, this week's batch of networking fixes were submitted and merged
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📰 Many Laptop & Gaming Handheld Support Improvements Coming For Linux 7.4
Many x86 platform driver improvements have been queuing ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.4 merge window to offer a variety of laptop and gaming handheld device improvements with this next kernel version...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Laptops-Handhelds
#kernel #linux
Many x86 platform driver improvements have been queuing ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.4 merge window to offer a variety of laptop and gaming handheld device improvements with this next kernel version...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Laptops-Handhelds
#kernel #linux
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Many Laptop & Gaming Handheld Support Improvements Coming For Linux 7.4
Many x86 platform driver improvements have been queuing ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.4 merge window to offer a variety of laptop and gaming handheld device improvements with this next kernel version.
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📰 Auto Vectorizing The RISC-V Linux Kernel Shows Promising Results
The Linux kernel build for RISC-V doesn't currently make use of the CPU ISA's Vector extension. but leveraging it with compiler auto vectorization is showing the ability to provide nice performance results for enhancing RISC-V Linux performance...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Auto-Vectorize-RISC-V-Kernel
#kernel #linux
The Linux kernel build for RISC-V doesn't currently make use of the CPU ISA's Vector extension. but leveraging it with compiler auto vectorization is showing the ability to provide nice performance results for enhancing RISC-V Linux performance...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Auto-Vectorize-RISC-V-Kernel
#kernel #linux
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Auto Vectorizing The RISC-V Linux Kernel Shows Promising Results
The Linux kernel build for RISC-V doesn't currently make use of the CPU ISA's Vector extension
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📰 Linux Landing Kernel Workaround For AMD TLBI Erratum #1718
AMD TLBI Erratum #1718 was worked around in CPU microcode for addressing a defect in certain Zen CPUs where the Translation Lookaside Buffer Invalidate Instruction use could lead to to stale translation entries. But for those on affected AMD CPUs and not running the updated microcode, a kernel workaround is being introduced with today's Linux 7.3-rc7 kernel and to be back-ported to prior kernel versions...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-WA-TLBI-Erratum-1718
#amd #kernel #linux
AMD TLBI Erratum #1718 was worked around in CPU microcode for addressing a defect in certain Zen CPUs where the Translation Lookaside Buffer Invalidate Instruction use could lead to to stale translation entries. But for those on affected AMD CPUs and not running the updated microcode, a kernel workaround is being introduced with today's Linux 7.3-rc7 kernel and to be back-ported to prior kernel versions...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-WA-TLBI-Erratum-1718
#amd #kernel #linux
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Linux Landing Kernel Workaround For AMD TLBI Erratum #1718
AMD TLBI Erratum #1718 was worked around in CPU microcode for addressing a defect in certain Zen CPUs where the Translation Lookaside Buffer Invalidate Instruction use could lead to to stale translation entries
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📰 EXT4 Introducing IOmap Buffered I/O Path With Some Performance Gains
EXT4 with the upcoming Linux 7.4 kernel looks like it will introduce opt-in support for IOmap buffered I/O in replacing the file-system's buffer_head usage with IOmap...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/EXT4-iomap-Buffered-IO
#kernel #linux
EXT4 with the upcoming Linux 7.4 kernel looks like it will introduce opt-in support for IOmap buffered I/O in replacing the file-system's buffer_head usage with IOmap...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/EXT4-iomap-Buffered-IO
#kernel #linux
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EXT4 Introducing IOmap Buffered I/O Path With Some Performance Gains
EXT4 with the upcoming Linux 7.4 kernel looks like it will introduce opt-in support for IOmap buffered I/O in replacing the file-system's buffer_head usage with IOmap.
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📰 Linus Torvalds "Did What I Preach", Used AI To Make Code Decipherable & Uncovered More Bugs
After using Claude Code to draft code to help make a fundamental improvement to the Linux kernel, Linux creator Linus Torvalds continued using AI this weekend and talking up its benefits. Beyond generating initial patches and a test program for that noted I/O enhancement, he separately talked up using AI/LLMs for making patches more decipherable to understand in the process the AI noted more long-standing bugs within the Linux kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Assoc-Array
#kernel #linux
After using Claude Code to draft code to help make a fundamental improvement to the Linux kernel, Linux creator Linus Torvalds continued using AI this weekend and talking up its benefits. Beyond generating initial patches and a test program for that noted I/O enhancement, he separately talked up using AI/LLMs for making patches more decipherable to understand in the process the AI noted more long-standing bugs within the Linux kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Assoc-Array
#kernel #linux
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Linus Torvalds "Did What I Preach", Used AI To Make Code Decipherable & Uncovered More Bugs
After using Claude Code to draft code to help make a fundamental improvement to the Linux kernel, Linux creator Linus Torvalds continued using AI this weekend and talking up its benefits
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📰 Linux 7.4 To Upstream Support For Three Snapdragon X2 Elite Laptops
For those looking to run Linux on new Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 hardware, there are laptops from ASUS, HP, and Lenovo that are powered by the X2 Elite and will be supported with the mainline Linux 7.4 kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ASUS-UX3407NA-Linux-7.4
#kernel #linux
For those looking to run Linux on new Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 hardware, there are laptops from ASUS, HP, and Lenovo that are powered by the X2 Elite and will be supported with the mainline Linux 7.4 kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ASUS-UX3407NA-Linux-7.4
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Linux 7.4 To Upstream Support For Three Snapdragon X2 Elite Laptops
For those looking to run Linux on new Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 hardware, there are laptops from ASUS, HP, and Lenovo that are powered by the X2 Elite and will be supported with the mainline Linux 7.4 kernel.
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📰 Linux 7.4 To Upstream Support For Three Snapdragon X2 Elite Laptops
For those looking to run Linux on new Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 hardware, there are laptops from ASUS, HP, and Lenovo that are powered by the X2 Elite and will be supported with the mainline Linux 7.4 kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ASUS-UX3407NA-Linux-7.4
#kernel #linux
For those looking to run Linux on new Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 hardware, there are laptops from ASUS, HP, and Lenovo that are powered by the X2 Elite and will be supported with the mainline Linux 7.4 kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ASUS-UX3407NA-Linux-7.4
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Linux 7.4 To Upstream Support For Three Snapdragon X2 Elite Laptops
For those looking to run Linux on new Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 hardware, there are laptops from ASUS, HP, and Lenovo that are powered by the X2 Elite and will be supported with the mainline Linux 7.4 kernel.
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📰 Ubuntu 27.04 “Tenacious T-Rex” Is Slated for Release on April 22nd, 2027
Canonical's next major Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 27.04 "Tenacious T-Rex," has been slated for release on April 22nd, 2027, and it’s expected to come with the GNOME 52 desktop environment and Linux kernel 7.6.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-27-04-tenacious-t-rex-is-slated-for-release-on-april-22nd-2027
#gnome #kernel #linux #ubuntu
Canonical's next major Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 27.04 "Tenacious T-Rex," has been slated for release on April 22nd, 2027, and it’s expected to come with the GNOME 52 desktop environment and Linux kernel 7.6.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-27-04-tenacious-t-rex-is-slated-for-release-on-april-22nd-2027
#gnome #kernel #linux #ubuntu
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📰 NVIDIA's Nova Driver Continues Leading The Way For Linux Rust GPU Drivers
The DRM Rust changes targeting the Linux 7.4 merge window have been submitted for pulling into DRM-Next ahead of that cycle kicking off (hopefully) next week. The NVIDIA Nova driver continues leading the way for the development of in-kernel Rust GPU drivers and in the process building out the Rust Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) infrastructure...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Nova-Linux-7.4-Changes
#kernel #linux #rust
The DRM Rust changes targeting the Linux 7.4 merge window have been submitted for pulling into DRM-Next ahead of that cycle kicking off (hopefully) next week. The NVIDIA Nova driver continues leading the way for the development of in-kernel Rust GPU drivers and in the process building out the Rust Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) infrastructure...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Nova-Linux-7.4-Changes
#kernel #linux #rust
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NVIDIA's Nova Driver Continues Leading The Way For Linux Rust GPU Drivers
The DRM Rust changes targeting the Linux 7.4 merge window have been submitted for pulling into DRM-Next ahead of that cycle kicking off (hopefully) next week
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📰 Linux Kernel Developers Plan To Remove "Assisted-By" Tag Requirement For AI/LLM Usage
Currently there is a policy requirement for Linux kernel patches where AI tools contributed, they should be documented with an "Assisted-by:" tag to make clear AI was used in the creation of said patch. But Linux kernel developers are now looking at dropping this requirement amid the rampant use of AI/LLMs...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Dropping-Assisted-By-Req
#kernel #linux
Currently there is a policy requirement for Linux kernel patches where AI tools contributed, they should be documented with an "Assisted-by:" tag to make clear AI was used in the creation of said patch. But Linux kernel developers are now looking at dropping this requirement amid the rampant use of AI/LLMs...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Dropping-Assisted-By-Req
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Linux Kernel Developers Plan To Remove "Assisted-By" Tag Requirement For AI/LLM Usage
Currently there is a policy requirement for Linux kernel patches where AI tools contributed, they should be documented with an 'Assisted-by:' tag to make clear AI was used in the creation of said patch
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