Re: [PATCH 4.16 234/279] x86/pkeys/selftests: Adjust the self-test to fresh distros that export the pkeys ABI

[Vlastimil Babka]

On 06/18/2018 10:13 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> 4.16-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

So I was wondering, why backport such a considerable number of
*selftests* to stable, given the stable policy? Surely selftests don't
affect the kernel itself breaking for users?

Thanks, Vlastimil