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fixes:
  - |
    The ``extra_hardware`` processing hook no longer refuses to parse extra
    data if some records are empty or have unexpected length. These records
    are now discarded.

    The previous behavior can be returned by setting the new option
    ``[extra_hardware]strict`` to ``True``.
  - |
    The ``extra_hardware`` processing hook no longer removes the incoming
    ``data`` object if it has unexpected data format, assuming that this
    object is used for something else.

    The previous behavior can be returned by setting the new option
    ``[extra_hardware]strict`` to ``True``.