Re: [PATCH stable 6.6 v2 1/2] selftests/bpf: Add netlink helper library

[Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>]

[ Sasha's backport helper bot ]

Hi,

The upstream commit SHA1 provided is correct: 51f1892b5289f0c09745d3bedb36493555d6d90c

WARNING: Author mismatch between patch and upstream commit:
Backport author: Shung-Hsi Yu <shung-hsi.yu@suse.com>
Commit author: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>


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

Note: The patch differs from the upstream commit:
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1:  51f1892b5289 ! 1:  cd5b69e7d9ea selftests/bpf: Add netlink helper library
    @@ Metadata
      ## Commit message ##
         selftests/bpf: Add netlink helper library
     
    +    [ Upstream commit 51f1892b5289f0c09745d3bedb36493555d6d90c ]
    +
         Add a minimal netlink helper library for the BPF selftests. This has been
         taken and cut down and cleaned up from iproute2. This covers basics such
         as netdevice creation which we need for BPF selftests / BPF CI given
    @@ Commit message
         Acked-by: Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@kernel.org>
         Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231024214904.29825-7-daniel@iogearbox.net
         Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@kernel.org>
    +    Signed-off-by: Shung-Hsi Yu <shung-hsi.yu@suse.com>
     
      ## tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile ##
     @@ tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile: endef
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Results of testing on various branches:

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