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On Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 03:29:07PM -0700, Tim Chen wrote:
 
> Feedbacks very welcome, especially on the interface shape (prctl vs. a QoS
> attribute), the kernel-owned-cookie choice, and whether the always/advise/
> never policy composition is the right model.

Who would be using this -- what workload prompted you do do this etc.