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From:   Lorenz Bauer <lmb@isovalent.com>
Date:   Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:31:42 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.2 08/30] selftests/bpf: check that modifier
 resolves after pointer
To:     Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
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        Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@kernel.org>, ast@kernel.org,
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On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 12:53=E2=80=AFAM Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> wr=
ote:
>
> From: Lorenz Bauer <lorenz.bauer@isovalent.com>
>
> [ Upstream commit dfdd608c3b365f0fd49d7e13911ebcde06b9865b ]
>
> 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.
>
> 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