WTF: patch "[PATCH] selftests/landlock: Add clang-format exceptions" was seriously submitted to be applied to the 5.18-stable tree?

[<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

The patch below was submitted to be applied to the 5.18-stable tree.

I fail to see how this patch meets the stable kernel rules as found at
Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst.

I could be totally wrong, and if so, please respond to 
<stable@vger.kernel.org> and let me know why this patch should be
applied.  Otherwise, it is now dropped from my patch queues, never to be
seen again.

thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

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From: =?UTF-8?q?Micka=C3=ABl=20Sala=C3=BCn?= <mic@digikod.net>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2022 18:05:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] selftests/landlock: Add clang-format exceptions
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In preparation to a following commit, add clang-format on and
clang-format off stanzas around constant definitions and the TEST_F_FORK
macro.  This enables to keep aligned values, which is much more readable
than packed definitions.

Add other clang-format exceptions for FIXTURE() and
FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD() declarations to force space before open brace,
which is reported by checkpatch.pl .

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220506160513.523257-4-mic@digikod.net
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic@digikod.net>

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/common.h b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/common.h
index 183b7e8e1b95..435ba6963756 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/common.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/common.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * this to be possible, we must not call abort() but instead exit smoothly
  * (hence the step print).
  */
+/* clang-format off */
 #define TEST_F_FORK(fixture_name, test_name) \
 	static void fixture_name##_##test_name##_child( \
 		struct __test_metadata *_metadata, \
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
 		FIXTURE_DATA(fixture_name) __attribute__((unused)) *self, \
 		const FIXTURE_VARIANT(fixture_name) \
 			__attribute__((unused)) *variant)
+/* clang-format on */
 
 #ifndef landlock_create_ruleset
 static inline int landlock_create_ruleset(
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c
index 10c9a1e4ebd9..aef2eb3d07cd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c
@@ -221,8 +221,9 @@ static void remove_layout1(struct __test_metadata *const _metadata)
 	EXPECT_EQ(0, remove_path(dir_s3d2));
 }
 
-FIXTURE(layout1) {
-};
+/* clang-format off */
+FIXTURE(layout1) {};
+/* clang-format on */
 
 FIXTURE_SETUP(layout1)
 {
@@ -376,6 +377,8 @@ TEST_F_FORK(layout1, inval)
 	ASSERT_EQ(0, close(ruleset_fd));
 }
 
+/* clang-format off */
+
 #define ACCESS_FILE ( \
 	LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_EXECUTE | \
 	LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_WRITE_FILE | \
@@ -396,6 +399,8 @@ TEST_F_FORK(layout1, inval)
 	LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_BLOCK | \
 	ACCESS_LAST)
 
+/* clang-format on */
+
 TEST_F_FORK(layout1, file_access_rights)
 {
 	__u64 access;
@@ -452,6 +457,8 @@ struct rule {
 	__u64 access;
 };
 
+/* clang-format off */
+
 #define ACCESS_RO ( \
 	LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_READ_FILE | \
 	LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_READ_DIR)
@@ -460,6 +467,8 @@ struct rule {
 	ACCESS_RO | \
 	LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_WRITE_FILE)
 
+/* clang-format on */
+
 static int create_ruleset(struct __test_metadata *const _metadata,
 		const __u64 handled_access_fs, const struct rule rules[])
 {
@@ -2070,8 +2079,9 @@ TEST_F_FORK(layout1, proc_pipe)
 	ASSERT_EQ(0, close(pipe_fds[1]));
 }
 
-FIXTURE(layout1_bind) {
-};
+/* clang-format off */
+FIXTURE(layout1_bind) {};
+/* clang-format on */
 
 FIXTURE_SETUP(layout1_bind)
 {
@@ -2411,8 +2421,9 @@ static const char (*merge_sub_files[])[] = {
  *         └── work
  */
 
-FIXTURE(layout2_overlay) {
-};
+/* clang-format off */
+FIXTURE(layout2_overlay) {};
+/* clang-format on */
 
 FIXTURE_SETUP(layout2_overlay)
 {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/ptrace_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/ptrace_test.c
index 15fbef9cc849..090adadfe2dc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/ptrace_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/ptrace_test.c
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ static int test_ptrace_read(const pid_t pid)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-FIXTURE(hierarchy) { };
+/* clang-format off */
+FIXTURE(hierarchy) {};
+/* clang-format on */
 
 FIXTURE_VARIANT(hierarchy) {
 	const bool domain_both;
@@ -83,7 +85,9 @@ FIXTURE_VARIANT(hierarchy) {
  *       \              P2 -> P1 : allow
  *        'P2
  */
+/* clang-format off */
 FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, allow_without_domain) {
+	/* clang-format on */
 	.domain_both = false,
 	.domain_parent = false,
 	.domain_child = false,
@@ -98,7 +102,9 @@ FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, allow_without_domain) {
  *        |  P2  |
  *        '------'
  */
+/* clang-format off */
 FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, allow_with_one_domain) {
+	/* clang-format on */
 	.domain_both = false,
 	.domain_parent = false,
 	.domain_child = true,
@@ -112,7 +118,9 @@ FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, allow_with_one_domain) {
  *            '
  *            P2
  */
+/* clang-format off */
 FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, deny_with_parent_domain) {
+	/* clang-format on */
 	.domain_both = false,
 	.domain_parent = true,
 	.domain_child = false,
@@ -127,7 +135,9 @@ FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, deny_with_parent_domain) {
  *         |  P2  |
  *         '------'
  */
+/* clang-format off */
 FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, deny_with_sibling_domain) {
+	/* clang-format on */
 	.domain_both = false,
 	.domain_parent = true,
 	.domain_child = true,
@@ -142,7 +152,9 @@ FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, deny_with_sibling_domain) {
  * |         P2  |
  * '-------------'
  */
+/* clang-format off */
 FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, allow_sibling_domain) {
+	/* clang-format on */
 	.domain_both = true,
 	.domain_parent = false,
 	.domain_child = false,
@@ -158,7 +170,9 @@ FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, allow_sibling_domain) {
  * |        '------' |
  * '-----------------'
  */
+/* clang-format off */
 FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, allow_with_nested_domain) {
+	/* clang-format on */
 	.domain_both = true,
 	.domain_parent = false,
 	.domain_child = true,
@@ -174,7 +188,9 @@ FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, allow_with_nested_domain) {
  * |             P2  |
  * '-----------------'
  */
+/* clang-format off */
 FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, deny_with_nested_and_parent_domain) {
+	/* clang-format on */
 	.domain_both = true,
 	.domain_parent = true,
 	.domain_child = false,
@@ -192,7 +208,9 @@ FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, deny_with_nested_and_parent_domain) {
  * |        '------' |
  * '-----------------'
  */
+/* clang-format off */
 FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(hierarchy, deny_with_forked_domain) {
+	/* clang-format on */
 	.domain_both = true,
 	.domain_parent = true,
 	.domain_child = true,