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From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: akpm@linux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rusty@rustcorp.com.au,
	bfields@fieldses.org, skinsbursky@parallels.com,
	ebiederm@xmission.com, jmorris@namei.org, axboe@kernel.dk
Subject: [PATCH v2 05/62] idr: implement idr_preload[_end]() and idr_alloc()
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 10:32:12 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130204183212.GT27963@mtj.dyndns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1359854463-2538-6-git-send-email-tj@kernel.org>

The current idr interface is very cumbersome.

* For all allocations, two function calls - idr_pre_get() and
  idr_get_new*() - should be made.

* idr_pre_get() doesn't guarantee that the following idr_get_new*()
  will not fail from memory shortage.  If idr_get_new*() returns
  -EAGAIN, the caller is expected to retry pre_get and allocation.

* idr_get_new*() can't enforce upper limit.  Upper limit can only be
  enforced by allocating and then freeing if above limit.

* idr_layer buffer is unnecessarily per-idr.  Each idr ends up keeping
  around MAX_IDR_FREE idr_layers.  The memory consumed per idr is
  under two pages but it makes it difficult to make idr_layer larger.

This patch implements the following new set of allocation functions.

* idr_preload[_end]() - Similar to radix preload but doesn't fail.
  The first idr_alloc() inside preload section can be treated as if it
  were called with @gfp_mask used for idr_preload().

* idr_alloc() - Allocate an ID w/ lower and upper limits.  Takes
  @gfp_flags and can be used w/o preloading.  When used inside
  preloaded section, the allocation mask of preloading can be assumed.

If idr_alloc() can be called from a context which allows sufficiently
relaxed @gfp_mask, it can be used by itself.  If, for example,
idr_alloc() is called inside spinlock protected region, preloading can
be used like the following.

	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
	spin_lock(lock);

	id = idr_alloc(idr, ptr, start, end, GFP_NOWAIT);

	spin_unlock(lock);
	idr_preload_end();
	if (id < 0)
		error;

which is much simpler and less error-prone than idr_pre_get and
idr_get_new*() loop.

The new interface uses per-pcu idr_layer buffer and thus the number of
idr's in the system doesn't affect the amount of memory used for
preloading.

idr_layer_alloc() is introduced to handle idr_layer allocations for
both old and new ID allocation paths.  This is a bit hairy now but the
new interface is expected to replace the old and the internal
implementation eventually will become simpler.

v2: Improve idr_preload() comment a bit so that it's clear that
    preemption is disabled while preloaded.  Make idr_layer_alloc()
    try kmem_cache first and then fall back to per-cpu buffer;
    otherwise, non-preloading idr_alloc()s empty per-cpu buffers
    makeing preloaders fill them, which, while not incorrect, still is
    a bit unfair.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
---
 include/linux/idr.h |   14 ++++
 lib/idr.c           |  171 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 177 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/idr.h
+++ b/include/linux/idr.h
@@ -94,15 +94,29 @@ struct idr {
 void *idr_find(struct idr *idp, int id);
 int idr_pre_get(struct idr *idp, gfp_t gfp_mask);
 int idr_get_new_above(struct idr *idp, void *ptr, int starting_id, int *id);
+void idr_preload(gfp_t gfp_mask);
+int idr_alloc(struct idr *idp, void *ptr, int start, int end, gfp_t gfp_mask);
 int idr_for_each(struct idr *idp,
 		 int (*fn)(int id, void *p, void *data), void *data);
 void *idr_get_next(struct idr *idp, int *nextid);
 void *idr_replace(struct idr *idp, void *ptr, int id);
 void idr_remove(struct idr *idp, int id);
+void idr_free(struct idr *idp, int id);
 void idr_destroy(struct idr *idp);
 void idr_init(struct idr *idp);
 
 /**
+ * idr_preload_end - end preload section started with idr_preload()
+ *
+ * Each idr_preload() should be matched with an invocation of this
+ * function.  See idr_preload() for details.
+ */
+static inline void idr_preload_end(void)
+{
+	preempt_enable();
+}
+
+/**
  * idr_get_new - allocate new idr entry
  * @idp: idr handle
  * @ptr: pointer you want associated with the id
--- a/lib/idr.c
+++ b/lib/idr.c
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/hardirq.h>
 
 static struct kmem_cache *idr_layer_cache;
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct idr_layer *, idr_preload_head);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, idr_preload_cnt);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(simple_ida_lock);
 
 static struct idr_layer *get_from_free_list(struct idr *idp)
@@ -54,6 +58,50 @@ static struct idr_layer *get_from_free_l
 	return(p);
 }
 
+/**
+ * idr_layer_alloc - allocate a new idr_layer
+ * @gfp_mask: allocation mask
+ * @layer_idr: optional idr to allocate from
+ *
+ * If @layer_idr is %NULL, directly allocate one using @gfp_mask or fetch
+ * one from the per-cpu preload buffer.  If @layer_idr is not %NULL, fetch
+ * an idr_layer from @idr->id_free.
+ *
+ * @layer_idr is to maintain backward compatibility with the old alloc
+ * interface - idr_pre_get() and idr_get_new*() - and will be removed
+ * together with per-pool preload buffer.
+ */
+static struct idr_layer *idr_layer_alloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, struct idr *layer_idr)
+{
+	struct idr_layer *new;
+
+	/* this is the old path, bypass to get_from_free_list() */
+	if (layer_idr)
+		return get_from_free_list(layer_idr);
+
+	/* try to allocate directly from kmem_cache */
+	new = kmem_cache_zalloc(idr_layer_cache, gfp_mask);
+	if (new)
+		return new;
+
+	/*
+	 * Try to fetch one from the per-cpu preload buffer if in process
+	 * context.  See idr_preload() for details.
+	 */
+	if (in_interrupt())
+		return NULL;
+
+	preempt_disable();
+	new = __this_cpu_read(idr_preload_head);
+	if (new) {
+		__this_cpu_write(idr_preload_head, new->ary[0]);
+		__this_cpu_dec(idr_preload_cnt);
+		new->ary[0] = NULL;
+	}
+	preempt_enable();
+	return new;
+}
+
 static void idr_layer_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	struct idr_layer *layer;
@@ -139,6 +187,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(idr_pre_get);
  * @starting_id: id to start search at
  * @id: pointer to the allocated handle
  * @pa: idr_layer[MAX_IDR_LEVEL] used as backtrack buffer
+ * @gfp_mask: allocation mask for idr_layer_alloc()
+ * @layer_idr: optional idr passed to idr_layer_alloc()
  *
  * Allocate an id in range [@starting_id, INT_MAX] from @idp without
  * growing its depth.  Returns
@@ -148,7 +198,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(idr_pre_get);
  *  -ENOSPC if the id space is exhausted,
  *  -ENOMEM if more idr_layers need to be allocated.
  */
-static int sub_alloc(struct idr *idp, int *starting_id, struct idr_layer **pa)
+static int sub_alloc(struct idr *idp, int *starting_id, struct idr_layer **pa,
+		     gfp_t gfp_mask, struct idr *layer_idr)
 {
 	int n, m, sh;
 	struct idr_layer *p, *new;
@@ -202,7 +253,7 @@ static int sub_alloc(struct idr *idp, in
 		 * Create the layer below if it is missing.
 		 */
 		if (!p->ary[m]) {
-			new = get_from_free_list(idp);
+			new = idr_layer_alloc(gfp_mask, layer_idr);
 			if (!new)
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			new->layer = l-1;
@@ -218,7 +269,8 @@ static int sub_alloc(struct idr *idp, in
 }
 
 static int idr_get_empty_slot(struct idr *idp, int starting_id,
-			      struct idr_layer **pa)
+			      struct idr_layer **pa, gfp_t gfp_mask,
+			      struct idr *layer_idr)
 {
 	struct idr_layer *p, *new;
 	int layers, v, id;
@@ -229,7 +281,7 @@ build_up:
 	p = idp->top;
 	layers = idp->layers;
 	if (unlikely(!p)) {
-		if (!(p = get_from_free_list(idp)))
+		if (!(p = idr_layer_alloc(gfp_mask, layer_idr)))
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		p->layer = 0;
 		layers = 1;
@@ -248,7 +300,7 @@ build_up:
 			p->layer++;
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (!(new = get_from_free_list(idp))) {
+		if (!(new = idr_layer_alloc(gfp_mask, layer_idr))) {
 			/*
 			 * The allocation failed.  If we built part of
 			 * the structure tear it down.
@@ -272,7 +324,7 @@ build_up:
 	}
 	rcu_assign_pointer(idp->top, p);
 	idp->layers = layers;
-	v = sub_alloc(idp, &id, pa);
+	v = sub_alloc(idp, &id, pa, gfp_mask, layer_idr);
 	if (v == -EAGAIN)
 		goto build_up;
 	return(v);
@@ -312,7 +364,7 @@ int idr_get_new_above(struct idr *idp, v
 	struct idr_layer *pa[MAX_IDR_LEVEL];
 	int rv;
 
-	rv = idr_get_empty_slot(idp, starting_id, pa);
+	rv = idr_get_empty_slot(idp, starting_id, pa, 0, idp);
 	if (rv < 0)
 		return rv == -ENOMEM ? -EAGAIN : rv;
 
@@ -322,6 +374,109 @@ int idr_get_new_above(struct idr *idp, v
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(idr_get_new_above);
 
+/**
+ * idr_preload - preload for idr_alloc()
+ * @gfp_mask: allocation mask to use for preloading
+ *
+ * Preload per-cpu layer buffer for idr_alloc().  Can only be used from
+ * process context and each idr_preload() invocation should be matched with
+ * idr_preload_end().  Note that preemption is disabled while preloaded.
+ *
+ * The first idr_alloc() in the preloaded section can be treated as if it
+ * were invoked with @gfp_mask used for preloading.  This allows using more
+ * permissive allocation masks for idrs protected by spinlocks.
+ *
+ * For example, if idr_alloc() below fails, the failure can be treated as
+ * if idr_alloc() were called with GFP_KERNEL rather than GFP_NOWAIT.
+ *
+ *	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
+ *	spin_lock(lock);
+ *
+ *	id = idr_alloc(idr, ptr, start, end, GFP_NOWAIT);
+ *
+ *	spin_unlock(lock);
+ *	idr_preload_end();
+ *	if (id < 0)
+ *		error;
+ */
+void idr_preload(gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Consuming preload buffer from non-process context breaks preload
+	 * allocation guarantee.  Disallow usage from those contexts.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(in_interrupt());
+	might_sleep_if(gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT);
+
+	preempt_disable();
+
+	/*
+	 * idr_alloc() is likely to succeed w/o full idr_layer buffer and
+	 * return value from idr_alloc() needs to be checked for failure
+	 * anyway.  Silently give up if allocation fails.  The caller can
+	 * treat failures from idr_alloc() as if idr_alloc() were called
+	 * with @gfp_mask which should be enough.
+	 */
+	while (__this_cpu_read(idr_preload_cnt) < MAX_IDR_FREE) {
+		struct idr_layer *new;
+
+		preempt_enable();
+		new = kmem_cache_zalloc(idr_layer_cache, gfp_mask);
+		preempt_disable();
+		if (!new)
+			break;
+
+		/* link the new one to per-cpu preload list */
+		new->ary[0] = __this_cpu_read(idr_preload_head);
+		__this_cpu_write(idr_preload_head, new);
+		__this_cpu_inc(idr_preload_cnt);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(idr_preload);
+
+/**
+ * idr_alloc - allocate new idr entry
+ * @idr: the (initialized) idr
+ * @ptr: pointer to be associated with the new id
+ * @start: the minimum id (inclusive)
+ * @end: the maximum id (exclusive, 0 for max)
+ * @gfp_mask: memory allocation flags
+ *
+ * Allocate an id in [start, end) and associate it with @ptr.  If no ID is
+ * available in the specified range, returns -ENOSPC.  On memory allocation
+ * failure, returns -ENOMEM.
+ *
+ * The user is responsible for exclusively synchronizing all operations
+ * which may modify @idr.  However, read-only accesses such as idr_find()
+ * or iteration can be performed under RCU read lock provided the user
+ * destroys @ptr in RCU-safe way after removal from idr.
+ */
+int idr_alloc(struct idr *idr, void *ptr, int start, int end, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	int max = end ? end - 1 : INT_MAX;	/* inclusive upper limit */
+	struct idr_layer *pa[MAX_IDR_LEVEL];
+	int id;
+
+	might_sleep_if(gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT);
+
+	/* sanity checks */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(start < 0 || end < 0))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (unlikely(max < start))
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	/* allocate id */
+	id = idr_get_empty_slot(idr, start, pa, gfp_mask, NULL);
+	if (unlikely(id < 0))
+		return id;
+	if (unlikely(id > max))
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	idr_fill_slot(ptr, id, pa);
+	return id;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(idr_alloc);
+
 static void idr_remove_warning(int id)
 {
 	printk(KERN_WARNING
@@ -769,7 +924,7 @@ int ida_get_new_above(struct ida *ida, i
 
  restart:
 	/* get vacant slot */
-	t = idr_get_empty_slot(&ida->idr, idr_id, pa);
+	t = idr_get_empty_slot(&ida->idr, idr_id, pa, 0, &ida->idr);
 	if (t < 0)
 		return t == -ENOMEM ? -EAGAIN : t;
 

  reply	other threads:[~2013-02-04 18:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 128+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-02-03  1:20 [PATCHSET] idr: implement idr_alloc() and convert existing users Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 01/62] idr: cosmetic updates to struct / initializer definitions Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 02/62] idr: relocate idr_for_each_entry() and reorganize id[r|a]_get_new() Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 03/62] idr: remove _idr_rc_to_errno() hack Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 04/62] idr: refactor idr_get_new_above() Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 05/62] idr: implement idr_preload[_end]() and idr_alloc() Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 18:32   ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 06/62] block: fix synchronization and limit check in blk_alloc_devt() Tejun Heo
2013-02-06 11:00   ` Jens Axboe
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 07/62] block: convert to idr_alloc() Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 13:10   ` Jens Axboe
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 08/62] block/loop: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 13:11   ` Jens Axboe
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 09/62] atm/nicstar: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 14:04   ` chas williams - CONTRACTOR
2013-02-04 17:06     ` Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 18:06       ` chas williams - CONTRACTOR
2013-02-04 18:37   ` [PATCH v3 " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 10/62] drbd: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 11/62] dca: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 12/62] dmaengine: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 13/62] firewire: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03 11:03   ` Stefan Richter
2013-02-03 11:18     ` Stefan Richter
2013-02-04 16:57   ` [PATCH 12.5/62] firewire: add minor number range check to fw_device_init() Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 18:15     ` Stefan Richter
2013-02-04 16:58   ` [PATCH v2 13/62] firewire: convert to idr_alloc() Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 18:16     ` Stefan Richter
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 14/62] gpio: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 20:40   ` Linus Walleij
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 15/62] drm: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 16/62] drm/exynos: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 17/62] drm/i915: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 14:53   ` Daniel Vetter
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 18/62] drm/sis: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 19/62] drm/via: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 20/62] drm/vmwgfx: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 21/62] i2c: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 22/62] infiniband/core: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 16:43   ` [PATCH v2 " Tejun Heo
2013-02-05  0:07     ` Hefty, Sean
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 23/62] infiniband/amso1100: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03 14:36   ` Steve Wise
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 24/62] infiniband/cxgb3: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03 14:37   ` Steve Wise
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 25/62] infiniband/cxgb4: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03 14:18   ` Steve Wise
2013-02-03 14:28     ` Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 15:32   ` Steve Wise
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 26/62] infiniband/ehca: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 27/62] infiniband/ipath: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 16:15   ` Marciniszyn, Mike
2013-02-04 16:18     ` Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 28/62] infiniband/mlx4: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 29/62] infiniband/ocrdma: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 30/62] infiniband/qib: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 31/62] dm: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 32/62] memstick: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 33/62] mfd: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03 22:32   ` Samuel Ortiz
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 34/62] misc/c2port: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 35/62] misc/tifm_core: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 36/62] mmc: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 37/62] mtd: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 13:09   ` Ezequiel Garcia
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 38/62] i2c: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:25   ` [PATCH UPDATED 38/62] macvtap: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 39/62] ppp: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 40/62] power: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  3:46   ` Anton Vorontsov
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 41/62] pps: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 42/62] remoteproc: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 43/62] rpmsg: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 44/62] scsi/bfa: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 45/62] scsi: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 46/62] target/iscsi: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 47/62] scsi/lpfc: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-11 22:46   ` James Smart
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 48/62] thermal: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 49/62] uio: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  7:05   ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 50/62] vfio: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 16:06   ` Alex Williamson
2013-02-04 16:48   ` [PATCH v2 " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 51/62] dlm: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 52/62] inotify: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 53/62] ocfs2: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 54/62] ipc: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 55/62] cgroup: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-04  2:49   ` Li Zefan
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 56/62] events: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 57/62] posix-timers: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:20 ` [PATCH 58/62] net/9p: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:21 ` [PATCH 59/62] mac80211: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 17:40   ` Johannes Berg
2013-02-04 17:42     ` Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:21 ` [PATCH 60/62] sctp: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03 16:55   ` Neil Horman
2013-02-04 16:22   ` Vlad Yasevich
2013-02-04 16:37     ` Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 16:42   ` [PATCH v2 " Tejun Heo
2013-02-05 15:22     ` Neil Horman
2013-02-03  1:21 ` [PATCH 61/62] nfs4client: " Tejun Heo
2013-02-03  1:21 ` [PATCH 62/62] idr: deprecate idr_pre_get() and idr_get_new[_above]() Tejun Heo
2013-02-03 13:41 ` [PATCHSET] idr: implement idr_alloc() and convert existing users Eric W. Biederman
2013-02-03 14:13   ` Tejun Heo
2013-02-03 15:24     ` Eric W. Biederman
2013-02-03 15:47       ` Tejun Heo
2013-02-03 17:02 ` J. Bruce Fields
2013-02-04  0:15   ` J. Bruce Fields
2013-02-04 17:10     ` Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 17:11       ` Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 18:15         ` J. Bruce Fields
2013-03-21 14:06         ` J. Bruce Fields
2013-03-21 18:35           ` Tejun Heo
2013-03-26 15:19             ` Jeff Layton
2013-03-26 15:26               ` Tejun Heo
2013-03-26 16:30                 ` J. Bruce Fields
2013-03-26 16:33                   ` Tejun Heo
2013-03-26 16:36                     ` Tejun Heo
2013-03-26 16:52                       ` Jeff Layton
2013-02-04 17:16       ` J. Bruce Fields
2013-02-04 19:17 ` Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 19:54   ` Marciniszyn, Mike
2013-02-04 21:42     ` Tejun Heo
2013-02-04 22:25       ` Marciniszyn, Mike
2013-02-04 20:08   ` Marciniszyn, Mike
2013-02-04 21:43     ` Tejun Heo

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