linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5.15 0/2] Fix kvm selftest build failures in linux-5.15.y

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Date:   Sat, 24 Dec 2022 22:33:54 -0500
From:   Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:     Tyler Hicks <code@...icks.com>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Gavin Shan <gshan@...hat.com>,
        Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        Karolina Drobnik <karolinadrobnik@...il.com>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5.15 0/2] Fix kvm selftest build failures in linux-5.15.y

On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 05:45:44PM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>On 12/23/22 01:09, Tyler Hicks wrote:
>>From: "Tyler Hicks" <code@...icks.com>
>>
>>The backport of commit 05c2224d4b04 ("KVM: selftests: Fix number of
>>pages for memory slot in memslot_modification_stress_test") broke the
>>build of the KVM selftest memslot_modification_stress_test.c source file
>>in two ways:
>>
>>- Incorrectly assumed that max_t() was defined despite commit
>>   5cf67a6051ea ("tools/include: Add _RET_IP_ and math definitions to
>>   kernel.h") not being present
>>- Incorrectly assumed that kvm_vm struct members could be directly
>>   accessed despite b530eba14c70 ("KVM: selftests: Get rid of
>>   kvm_util_internal.h") not being present
>>
>>Backport the first commit, as it is simple enough. Work around the lack
>>of the second commit by using the accessors to get to the kvm_vm struct
>>members.
>>
>>Note that the linux-6.0.y backport of commit 05c2224d4b04 ("KVM:
>>selftests: Fix number of pages for memory slot in
>>memslot_modification_stress_test") is fine because the two prerequisite
>>commits, mentioned above, are both present in v6.0.
>>
>>Tyler
>>
>>Karolina Drobnik (1):
>>   tools/include: Add _RET_IP_ and math definitions to kernel.h
>>
>>Tyler Hicks (Microsoft) (1):
>>   KVM: selftests: Fix build regression by using accessor function
>>
>>  tools/include/linux/kernel.h                                | 6 ++++++
>>  .../selftests/kvm/memslot_modification_stress_test.c        | 2 +-
>>  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>
>Acked-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
>

Queued up, thanks!

-- 
Thanks,
Sasha