linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5.15 00/14] 5.15.62-rc1 review

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Message-ID: <YwC6eQjx8xC9y3LD@debian>
Date:   Sat, 20 Aug 2022 11:42:01 +0100
From:   "Sudip Mukherjee (Codethink)" <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        linux@...ck-us.net, shuah@...nel.org, patches@...nelci.org,
        lkft-triage@...ts.linaro.org, pavel@...x.de, jonathanh@...dia.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, slade@...dewatkins.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5.15 00/14] 5.15.62-rc1 review

Hi Greg,

On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 05:40:16PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 5.15.62 release.
> There are 14 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
> to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
> let me know.
> 
> Responses should be made by Sun, 21 Aug 2022 15:36:59 +0000.
> Anything received after that time might be too late.

Build test (gcc version 11.3.1 20220819):
mips: 62 configs -> no failure
arm: 99 configs -> no failure
arm64: 3 configs -> no failure
x86_64: 4 configs -> no failure
alpha allmodconfig -> no failure
csky allmodconfig -> no failure
powerpc allmodconfig -> no failure
riscv allmodconfig -> no failure
s390 allmodconfig -> fails
xtensa allmodconfig -> no failure

Note:

s390 allmodconfig fails with:

arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c:336:5: error: redefinition of 'arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe'
  336 | int arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
      |     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c:12:
./include/linux/kexec.h:190:1: note: previous definition of 'arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe' with type 'int(struct kimage *, void *, long unsigned int)'
  190 | arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe(struct kimage *image, void *buf, unsigned long buf_len)
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Caused by: 4dc6d49023a0 ("kexec_file: drop weak attribute from functions")


Boot test:
x86_64: Booted on my test laptop. No regression.
x86_64: Booted on qemu. No regression. [1]
mips: Booted on ci20 board. No regression. [2]

[1]. https://openqa.qa.codethink.co.uk/tests/1659
[2]. https://openqa.qa.codethink.co.uk/tests/1666

Tested-by: Sudip Mukherjee <sudip.mukherjee@...ethink.co.uk>

--
Regards
Sudip