Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.2 08/30] selftests/bpf: check that modifier resolves after pointer
From: Lorenz Bauer
Date: Tue May 30 2023 - 07:25:00 EST
On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 6:43 PM Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> So what tree(s) does this need to be backported to? I'm confused, this
> is a 6.2 email thread which is long end-of-life.
That would be 5.10 from what I can tell. Other LTS kernels have
working tools/testing/selftests/bpf.
I replied here because you asked for examples :)
> It can be avoided by people testing and letting me know when things
> break :)
Fair enough. Earlier you said:
> And selftests should NOT be broken on stable releases, if so, something
> is wrong as no other subsystem has that happen.
Why is bpf special in this regard then?
Best
Lorenz