Re: [PATCH v2 6.1] wifi: iwlwifi: add a few rate index validity checks

[Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>]

[ Sasha's backport helper bot ]

Hi,

The upstream commit SHA1 provided is correct: efbe8f81952fe469d38655744627d860879dcde8

WARNING: Author mismatch between patch and upstream commit:
Backport author: Dmitry Antipov<dmantipov@yandex.ru>
Commit author: Anjaneyulu<pagadala.yesu.anjaneyulu@intel.com>


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

Note: The patch differs from the upstream commit:
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1:  efbe8f81952fe ! 1:  bd8976ccdf328 wifi: iwlwifi: add a few rate index validity checks
    @@ Metadata
      ## Commit message ##
         wifi: iwlwifi: add a few rate index validity checks
     
    +    commit efbe8f81952fe469d38655744627d860879dcde8 upstream.
    +
         Validate index before access iwl_rate_mcs to keep rate->index
         inside the valid boundaries. Use MCS_0_INDEX if index is less
    -    than MCS_0_INDEX and MCS_9_INDEX if index is greater then
    +    than MCS_0_INDEX and MCS_9_INDEX if index is greater than
         MCS_9_INDEX.
     
         Signed-off-by: Anjaneyulu <pagadala.yesu.anjaneyulu@intel.com>
         Signed-off-by: Gregory Greenman <gregory.greenman@intel.com>
         Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230614123447.79f16b3aef32.If1137f894775d6d07b78cbf3a6163ffce6399507@changeid
         Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
    +    Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
     
      ## drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c ##
     @@
    @@ drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
      // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
      /******************************************************************************
       *
    -- * Copyright(c) 2005 - 2014, 2018 - 2022 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
    +- * Copyright(c) 2005 - 2014, 2018 - 2021 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
     + * Copyright(c) 2005 - 2014, 2018 - 2023 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
       * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
       * Copyright(c) 2016 - 2017 Intel Deutschland GmbH
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Results of testing on various branches:

| Branch                    | Patch Apply | Build Test |
|---------------------------|-------------|------------|
| stable/linux-6.1.y        |  Success    |  Success   |