Re: [PATCH 6.6.y 2/6] binfmt_elf: elf_bss no longer used by load_elf_binary()

[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: 8ed2ef21ff564cf4a25c098ace510ee6513c9836

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)

Note: The patch differs from the upstream commit:
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1:  8ed2ef21ff564 ! 1:  f18629afe7b56 binfmt_elf: elf_bss no longer used by load_elf_binary()
    @@ Metadata
      ## Commit message ##
         binfmt_elf: elf_bss no longer used by load_elf_binary()
     
    +    commit 8ed2ef21ff564cf4a25c098ace510ee6513c9836 upstream
    +
         With the BSS handled generically via the new filesz/memsz mismatch
         handling logic in elf_load(), elf_bss no longer needs to be tracked.
         Drop the variable.
    @@ Commit message
         Signed-off-by: Sebastian Ott <sebott@redhat.com>
         Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230929032435.2391507-2-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_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
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Results of testing on various branches:

| Branch                    | Patch Apply | Build Test |
|---------------------------|-------------|------------|
| stable/linux-6.12.y       |  Success    |  Success   |