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From:   "Verma, Vishal L" <vishal.l.verma@intel.com>
To:     "Williams, Dan J" <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
        "Schofield, Alison" <alison.schofield@intel.com>,
        "Jiang, Dave" <dave.jiang@intel.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] cxl: add a firmware update mechanism using the sysfs
 firmware loader
Thread-Topic: [PATCH 3/4] cxl: add a firmware update mechanism using the sysfs
 firmware loader
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Date:   Wed, 31 May 2023 21:20:48 +0000
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