Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.2 08/30] selftests/bpf: check that modifier resolves after pointer

Lorenz Bauer
2023-03-20T15:40:47Z

On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 12:53 AM Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> wrote:
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> From: Lorenz Bauer <lorenz.bauer@isovalent.com>
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> [ Upstream commit dfdd608c3b365f0fd49d7e13911ebcde06b9865b ]
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> Add a regression test that ensures that a VAR pointing at a
> modifier which follows a PTR (or STRUCT or ARRAY) is resolved
> correctly by the datasec validator.
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> Signed-off-by: Lorenz Bauer <lmb@isovalent.com>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230306112138.155352-3-lmb@isovalent.com
> Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>

Hi Sasha,

Can you explain why this patch was selected? I'd prefer to not
backport the test, since it frequently leads to breakage when trying
to build selftests/bpf on stable kernels.

Thanks
Lorenz