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X-MS-Exchange-AntiSpam-MessageData-ChunkCount: 1 X-MS-Exchange-AntiSpam-MessageData-0: YXJdNj1/QTlxWRnwQfr+R2yeVCbxkX48HaqnlyNfPiSGwrzopUJg9UX7IpRpDu0afxOXCX4e7Ut6XzDdapR2/QN896aeTojj8wz2kEkWlUKRIWz5yjYL8+0NRU+ido4gY5yQ0bme9TaZYd/dxicLNs0KJB8f5susEVehPNXu5y1pCFg0DaOwc3XbB0vL19aqIOJPn/Ny/Kt/eP4xnxwvrjh6UxojWmAfQ84wWoueJ+7SpIl/zYV54xVVjg0fA0g7qwQ8hB5+AWjoDK0hlOz89HorhY3oRLJGYRWEXvoI+Za2uxkHM3Cj0xnFfvHfRH/EGykho518dPSmP9e6djoNadPfn1PREOyiI/pExGn3U4ATqT1xDsn1dz/DQrH7pcgr3dG8yrxYsUgRPTleKzZXVtRu4lilQ5LDvKc6np9SnKwUIk9b9ku/iZ1lCOhUxyu+ X-OriginatorOrg: arm.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Sep 2026 14:21:23.6584 (UTC) X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-Network-Message-Id: 317cca55-8395-46dc-9dcd-08df126b74a6 X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-Id: f34e5979-57d9-4aaa-ad4d-b122a662184d X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-OriginalAttributedTenantConnectingIp: TenantId=f34e5979-57d9-4aaa-ad4d-b122a662184d;Ip=[4.158.2.129];Helo=[outbound-uk1.az.dlp.m.darktrace.com] X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthSource: ZR1PEPF0000E6AE.eurprd05.prod.outlook.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthAs: Anonymous X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-FromEntityHeader: HybridOnPrem X-MS-Exchange-Transport-CrossTenantHeadersStamped: GV2PR08MB8193 On 11/09/2026 5:59 pm, David Hildenbrand (Arm) wrote: > On 9/3/26 12:29, Muhammad Usama Anjum wrote: >> Hi, > > Btw, I was wonder whether the subject would be better as > > "mm: distinguish HW PTE pointers from SW PTE value pointers" > > or sth. like that. > Seems good. I'll update. -- Thanks, Usama