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<title>Bluetooth: Fix memory leak in hci_connect_le_scan</title>
<updated>2020-01-09T09:17:57+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Navid Emamdoost</name>
<email>navid.emamdoost@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-11-21T20:20:36+00:00</published>
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commit d088337c38a5cd8f0230fbf2d514ff7672f9d0d3 upstream.

In the implementation of hci_connect_le_scan() when conn is added via
hci_conn_add(), if hci_explicit_conn_params_set() fails the allocated
memory for conn is leaked. Use hci_conn_del() to release it.

Fixes: f75113a26008 ("Bluetooth: add hci_connect_le_scan")
Signed-off-by: Navid Emamdoost &lt;navid.emamdoost@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;

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commit d088337c38a5cd8f0230fbf2d514ff7672f9d0d3 upstream.

In the implementation of hci_connect_le_scan() when conn is added via
hci_conn_add(), if hci_explicit_conn_params_set() fails the allocated
memory for conn is leaked. Use hci_conn_del() to release it.

Fixes: f75113a26008 ("Bluetooth: add hci_connect_le_scan")
Signed-off-by: Navid Emamdoost &lt;navid.emamdoost@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Bluetooth: delete a stray unlock</title>
<updated>2020-01-09T09:17:57+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Dan Carpenter</name>
<email>dan.carpenter@oracle.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-11-19T06:17:05+00:00</published>
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commit df66499a1fab340c167250a5743931dc50d5f0fa upstream.

We used to take a lock in amp_physical_cfm() but then we moved it to
the caller function.  Unfortunately the unlock on this error path was
overlooked so it leads to a double unlock.

Fixes: a514b17fab51 ("Bluetooth: Refactor locking in amp_physical_cfm")
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter &lt;dan.carpenter@oracle.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;

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commit df66499a1fab340c167250a5743931dc50d5f0fa upstream.

We used to take a lock in amp_physical_cfm() but then we moved it to
the caller function.  Unfortunately the unlock on this error path was
overlooked so it leads to a double unlock.

Fixes: a514b17fab51 ("Bluetooth: Refactor locking in amp_physical_cfm")
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter &lt;dan.carpenter@oracle.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Bluetooth: Fix advertising duplicated flags</title>
<updated>2019-12-31T11:37:19+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Luiz Augusto von Dentz</name>
<email>luiz.von.dentz@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-11-03T21:58:15+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 6012b9346d8959194c239fd60a62dfec98d43048 ]

Instances may have flags set as part of its data in which case the code
should not attempt to add it again otherwise it can cause duplication:

&lt; HCI Command: LE Set Extended Advertising Data (0x08|0x0037) plen 35
        Handle: 0x00
        Operation: Complete extended advertising data (0x03)
        Fragment preference: Minimize fragmentation (0x01)
        Data length: 0x06
        Flags: 0x04
          BR/EDR Not Supported
        Flags: 0x06
          LE General Discoverable Mode
          BR/EDR Not Supported

Signed-off-by: Luiz Augusto von Dentz &lt;luiz.von.dentz@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johan Hedberg &lt;johan.hedberg@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 6012b9346d8959194c239fd60a62dfec98d43048 ]

Instances may have flags set as part of its data in which case the code
should not attempt to add it again otherwise it can cause duplication:

&lt; HCI Command: LE Set Extended Advertising Data (0x08|0x0037) plen 35
        Handle: 0x00
        Operation: Complete extended advertising data (0x03)
        Fragment preference: Minimize fragmentation (0x01)
        Data length: 0x06
        Flags: 0x04
          BR/EDR Not Supported
        Flags: 0x06
          LE General Discoverable Mode
          BR/EDR Not Supported

Signed-off-by: Luiz Augusto von Dentz &lt;luiz.von.dentz@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johan Hedberg &lt;johan.hedberg@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Bluetooth: hci_core: fix init for HCI_USER_CHANNEL</title>
<updated>2019-12-31T11:37:12+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Mattijs Korpershoek</name>
<email>mkorpershoek@baylibre.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-10-17T03:20:39+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit eb8c101e28496888a0dcfe16ab86a1bee369e820 ]

During the setup() stage, HCI device drivers expect the chip to
acknowledge its setup() completion via vendor specific frames.

If userspace opens() such HCI device in HCI_USER_CHANNEL [1] mode,
the vendor specific frames are never tranmitted to the driver, as
they are filtered in hci_rx_work().

Allow HCI devices which operate in HCI_USER_CHANNEL mode to receive
frames if the HCI device is is HCI_INIT state.

[1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg37345.html

Fixes: 23500189d7e0 ("Bluetooth: Introduce new HCI socket channel for user operation")
Signed-off-by: Mattijs Korpershoek &lt;mkorpershoek@baylibre.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit eb8c101e28496888a0dcfe16ab86a1bee369e820 ]

During the setup() stage, HCI device drivers expect the chip to
acknowledge its setup() completion via vendor specific frames.

If userspace opens() such HCI device in HCI_USER_CHANNEL [1] mode,
the vendor specific frames are never tranmitted to the driver, as
they are filtered in hci_rx_work().

Allow HCI devices which operate in HCI_USER_CHANNEL mode to receive
frames if the HCI device is is HCI_INIT state.

[1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg37345.html

Fixes: 23500189d7e0 ("Bluetooth: Introduce new HCI socket channel for user operation")
Signed-off-by: Mattijs Korpershoek &lt;mkorpershoek@baylibre.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Bluetooth: missed cpu_to_le16 conversion in hci_init4_req</title>
<updated>2019-12-31T11:37:11+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ben Dooks (Codethink)</name>
<email>ben.dooks@codethink.co.uk</email>
</author>
<published>2019-10-16T11:39:43+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 727ea61a5028f8ac96f75ab34cb1b56e63fd9227 ]

It looks like in hci_init4_req() the request is being
initialised from cpu-endian data but the packet is specified
to be little-endian. This causes an warning from sparse due
to __le16 to u16 conversion.

Fix this by using cpu_to_le16() on the two fields in the packet.

net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:845:27: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:845:27:    expected restricted __le16 [usertype] tx_len
net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:845:27:    got unsigned short [usertype] le_max_tx_len
net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:846:28: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:846:28:    expected restricted __le16 [usertype] tx_time
net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:846:28:    got unsigned short [usertype] le_max_tx_time

Signed-off-by: Ben Dooks &lt;ben.dooks@codethink.co.uk&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 727ea61a5028f8ac96f75ab34cb1b56e63fd9227 ]

It looks like in hci_init4_req() the request is being
initialised from cpu-endian data but the packet is specified
to be little-endian. This causes an warning from sparse due
to __le16 to u16 conversion.

Fix this by using cpu_to_le16() on the two fields in the packet.

net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:845:27: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:845:27:    expected restricted __le16 [usertype] tx_len
net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:845:27:    got unsigned short [usertype] le_max_tx_len
net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:846:28: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:846:28:    expected restricted __le16 [usertype] tx_time
net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:846:28:    got unsigned short [usertype] le_max_tx_time

Signed-off-by: Ben Dooks &lt;ben.dooks@codethink.co.uk&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Bluetooth: L2CAP: Detect if remote is not able to use the whole MPS</title>
<updated>2019-11-20T17:00:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Luiz Augusto von Dentz</name>
<email>luiz.von.dentz@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-09-04T10:39:22+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit a5c3021bb62b970713550db3f7fd08aa70665d7e ]

If the remote is not able to fully utilize the MPS choosen recalculate
the credits based on the actual amount it is sending that way it can
still send packets of MTU size without credits dropping to 0.

Signed-off-by: Luiz Augusto von Dentz &lt;luiz.von.dentz@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit a5c3021bb62b970713550db3f7fd08aa70665d7e ]

If the remote is not able to fully utilize the MPS choosen recalculate
the credits based on the actual amount it is sending that way it can
still send packets of MTU size without credits dropping to 0.

Signed-off-by: Luiz Augusto von Dentz &lt;luiz.von.dentz@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>net: use skb_queue_empty_lockless() in poll() handlers</title>
<updated>2019-11-10T10:25:34+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Dumazet</name>
<email>edumazet@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-10-24T05:44:50+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 3ef7cf57c72f32f61e97f8fa401bc39ea1f1a5d4 ]

Many poll() handlers are lockless. Using skb_queue_empty_lockless()
instead of skb_queue_empty() is more appropriate.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet &lt;edumazet@google.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 3ef7cf57c72f32f61e97f8fa401bc39ea1f1a5d4 ]

Many poll() handlers are lockless. Using skb_queue_empty_lockless()
instead of skb_queue_empty() is more appropriate.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet &lt;edumazet@google.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Revert "Bluetooth: validate BLE connection interval updates"</title>
<updated>2019-10-05T10:47:31+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Marcel Holtmann</name>
<email>marcel@holtmann.org</email>
</author>
<published>2019-09-04T18:13:08+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 68d19d7d995759b96169da5aac313363f92a9075 ]

This reverts commit c49a8682fc5d298d44e8d911f4fa14690ea9485e.

There are devices which require low connection intervals for usable operation
including keyboards and mice. Forcing a static connection interval for
these types of devices has an impact in latency and causes a regression.

Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johan Hedberg &lt;johan.hedberg@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 68d19d7d995759b96169da5aac313363f92a9075 ]

This reverts commit c49a8682fc5d298d44e8d911f4fa14690ea9485e.

There are devices which require low connection intervals for usable operation
including keyboards and mice. Forcing a static connection interval for
these types of devices has an impact in latency and causes a regression.

Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johan Hedberg &lt;johan.hedberg@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Bluetooth: Add SMP workaround Microsoft Surface Precision Mouse bug</title>
<updated>2019-07-31T05:28:43+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Szymon Janc</name>
<email>szymon.janc@codecoup.pl</email>
</author>
<published>2019-06-18T22:47:47+00:00</published>
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commit 1d87b88ba26eabd4745e158ecfd87c93a9b51dc2 upstream.

Microsoft Surface Precision Mouse provides bogus identity address when
pairing. It connects with Static Random address but provides Public
Address in SMP Identity Address Information PDU. Address has same
value but type is different. Workaround this by dropping IRK if ID
address discrepancy is detected.

&gt; HCI Event: LE Meta Event (0x3e) plen 19
      LE Connection Complete (0x01)
        Status: Success (0x00)
        Handle: 75
        Role: Master (0x00)
        Peer address type: Random (0x01)
        Peer address: E0:52:33:93:3B:21 (Static)
        Connection interval: 50.00 msec (0x0028)
        Connection latency: 0 (0x0000)
        Supervision timeout: 420 msec (0x002a)
        Master clock accuracy: 0x00

....

&gt; ACL Data RX: Handle 75 flags 0x02 dlen 12
      SMP: Identity Address Information (0x09) len 7
        Address type: Public (0x00)
        Address: E0:52:33:93:3B:21

Signed-off-by: Szymon Janc &lt;szymon.janc@codecoup.pl&gt;
Tested-by: Maarten Fonville &lt;maarten.fonville@gmail.com&gt;
Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199461
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;

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commit 1d87b88ba26eabd4745e158ecfd87c93a9b51dc2 upstream.

Microsoft Surface Precision Mouse provides bogus identity address when
pairing. It connects with Static Random address but provides Public
Address in SMP Identity Address Information PDU. Address has same
value but type is different. Workaround this by dropping IRK if ID
address discrepancy is detected.

&gt; HCI Event: LE Meta Event (0x3e) plen 19
      LE Connection Complete (0x01)
        Status: Success (0x00)
        Handle: 75
        Role: Master (0x00)
        Peer address type: Random (0x01)
        Peer address: E0:52:33:93:3B:21 (Static)
        Connection interval: 50.00 msec (0x0028)
        Connection latency: 0 (0x0000)
        Supervision timeout: 420 msec (0x002a)
        Master clock accuracy: 0x00

....

&gt; ACL Data RX: Handle 75 flags 0x02 dlen 12
      SMP: Identity Address Information (0x09) len 7
        Address type: Public (0x00)
        Address: E0:52:33:93:3B:21

Signed-off-by: Szymon Janc &lt;szymon.janc@codecoup.pl&gt;
Tested-by: Maarten Fonville &lt;maarten.fonville@gmail.com&gt;
Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199461
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Bluetooth: validate BLE connection interval updates</title>
<updated>2019-07-31T05:28:33+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>csonsino</name>
<email>csonsino@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-06-12T21:00:52+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit c49a8682fc5d298d44e8d911f4fa14690ea9485e ]

Problem: The Linux Bluetooth stack yields complete control over the BLE
connection interval to the remote device.

The Linux Bluetooth stack provides access to the BLE connection interval
min and max values through /sys/kernel/debug/bluetooth/hci0/
conn_min_interval and /sys/kernel/debug/bluetooth/hci0/conn_max_interval.
These values are used for initial BLE connections, but the remote device
has the ability to request a connection parameter update. In the event
that the remote side requests to change the connection interval, the Linux
kernel currently only validates that the desired value is within the
acceptable range in the Bluetooth specification (6 - 3200, corresponding to
7.5ms - 4000ms). There is currently no validation that the desired value
requested by the remote device is within the min/max limits specified in
the conn_min_interval/conn_max_interval configurations. This essentially
leads to Linux yielding complete control over the connection interval to
the remote device.

The proposed patch adds a verification step to the connection parameter
update mechanism, ensuring that the desired value is within the min/max
bounds of the current connection. If the desired value is outside of the
current connection min/max values, then the connection parameter update
request is rejected and the negative response is returned to the remote
device. Recall that the initial connection is established using the local
conn_min_interval/conn_max_interval values, so this allows the Linux
administrator to retain control over the BLE connection interval.

The one downside that I see is that the current default Linux values for
conn_min_interval and conn_max_interval typically correspond to 30ms and
50ms respectively. If this change were accepted, then it is feasible that
some devices would no longer be able to negotiate to their desired
connection interval values. This might be remedied by setting the default
Linux conn_min_interval and conn_max_interval values to the widest
supported range (6 - 3200 / 7.5ms - 4000ms). This could lead to the same
behavior as the current implementation, where the remote device could
request to change the connection interval value to any value that is
permitted by the Bluetooth specification, and Linux would accept the
desired value.

Signed-off-by: Carey Sonsino &lt;csonsino@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit c49a8682fc5d298d44e8d911f4fa14690ea9485e ]

Problem: The Linux Bluetooth stack yields complete control over the BLE
connection interval to the remote device.

The Linux Bluetooth stack provides access to the BLE connection interval
min and max values through /sys/kernel/debug/bluetooth/hci0/
conn_min_interval and /sys/kernel/debug/bluetooth/hci0/conn_max_interval.
These values are used for initial BLE connections, but the remote device
has the ability to request a connection parameter update. In the event
that the remote side requests to change the connection interval, the Linux
kernel currently only validates that the desired value is within the
acceptable range in the Bluetooth specification (6 - 3200, corresponding to
7.5ms - 4000ms). There is currently no validation that the desired value
requested by the remote device is within the min/max limits specified in
the conn_min_interval/conn_max_interval configurations. This essentially
leads to Linux yielding complete control over the connection interval to
the remote device.

The proposed patch adds a verification step to the connection parameter
update mechanism, ensuring that the desired value is within the min/max
bounds of the current connection. If the desired value is outside of the
current connection min/max values, then the connection parameter update
request is rejected and the negative response is returned to the remote
device. Recall that the initial connection is established using the local
conn_min_interval/conn_max_interval values, so this allows the Linux
administrator to retain control over the BLE connection interval.

The one downside that I see is that the current default Linux values for
conn_min_interval and conn_max_interval typically correspond to 30ms and
50ms respectively. If this change were accepted, then it is feasible that
some devices would no longer be able to negotiate to their desired
connection interval values. This might be remedied by setting the default
Linux conn_min_interval and conn_max_interval values to the widest
supported range (6 - 3200 / 7.5ms - 4000ms). This could lead to the same
behavior as the current implementation, where the remote device could
request to change the connection interval value to any value that is
permitted by the Bluetooth specification, and Linux would accept the
desired value.

Signed-off-by: Carey Sonsino &lt;csonsino@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann &lt;marcel@holtmann.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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