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See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 906A1120006 X-Stat-Signature: rag87er15oy5kj9x1zojyzhfyiduasua X-Rspamd-Server: rspam08 X-Rspam-User: X-HE-Tag: 1737005488-737533 X-HE-Meta: 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 fxDrgHdr ncJZ2oIwuJfKurpNmYvJZyZJ9tUm+LnC0mBbbJs0wqdaljKYx0iVRDSiqTeYN6/VoN6FobtEeKjwmikxUdM2Am8edUFCxAB7BZNCcgWlxh4ver271aw9WwHr4BLBKmjuNcXCeixA1W1lewbRhEh2qQiBLCy4V/fIVwDVupbTpKNlL0OJBen7XtVpnTXG3s8psNlRZPh2T+OUXiKRQfxUg299GxFY3nUsOKrDN/9u3xIcqwQdxNu6/dxT/BBu/Sk62DDMergSbty5qmqcrMA7v+BUK4rxDNTKl8elKMl16DdJ227d0RkMtFPk9rwqgs4SHHbbjlVk+tVncQkr3SK1objRYnlUR6PdmRDpklMrS3zOJzJ06Xp+PAuFsTGeL3Rq1fwTh3HiWEi+IZRFLTb6yrGpasqV5+RfOnlX8ugAoMufettxymWozwbTJn6fWiFMyLnfqkO52W3lb+mpksOh1ZU4vFZ2jd6v6iz5q X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Precedence: bulk X-Loop: owner-majordomo@kvack.org List-ID: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Why don't you implement a prototype and post the results? Weirdly enough every year people come out of the woods more or (usually) less interesting totally handwavy ideas just before LSF/MM and spam the lists with their philosophy. Put your effort where your mouth is and give it a try and if it's useful send patches.