Re: [PATCH 6.1.y 5/7] binfmt_elf: Use elf_load() for library

[Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>]

[ Sasha's backport helper bot ]

Hi,

✅ All tests passed successfully. No issues detected.
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The upstream commit SHA1 provided is correct: d5ca24f639588811af57ceac513183fa2004bd3a

WARNING: Author mismatch between patch and upstream commit:
Backport author: Kang Wenlin<wenlin.kang@windriver.com>
Commit author: Kees Cook<keescook@chromium.org>

Status in newer kernel trees:
6.13.y | Present (exact SHA1)
6.12.y | Present (exact SHA1)
6.6.y | Not found

Note: The patch differs from the upstream commit:
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1:  d5ca24f639588 ! 1:  ccf2de90c4543 binfmt_elf: Use elf_load() for library
    @@ Metadata
      ## Commit message ##
         binfmt_elf: Use elf_load() for library
     
    +    commit d5ca24f639588811af57ceac513183fa2004bd3a upstream
    +
         While load_elf_library() is a libc5-ism, we can still replace most of
         its contents with elf_load() as well, further simplifying the code.
     
    @@ Commit message
         Signed-off-by: Sebastian Ott <sebott@redhat.com>
         Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230929032435.2391507-4-keescook@chromium.org
         Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
    +    Signed-off-by: Wenlin Kang <wenlin.kang@windriver.com>
     
      ## fs/binfmt_elf.c ##
     @@ fs/binfmt_elf.c: static int load_elf_library(struct file *file)
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Results of testing on various branches:

| Branch                    | Patch Apply | Build Test |
|---------------------------|-------------|------------|
| stable/linux-6.6.y        |  Success    |  Success   |