netdev - Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.2 226/249] selftests: bpf: fix inlines in test_lwt

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Date:   Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:55:34 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jbenc@...hat.com
Cc:     sashal@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, yhs@...com, daniel@...earbox.net,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        bpf@...r.kernel.org, clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.2 226/249] selftests: bpf: fix inlines in
 test_lwt_seg6local

From: Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 09:36:54 +0200

> On Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:47:57 -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
>> It fixes a bug, right?
> 
> A bug in selftests. And quite likely, it probably happens only with
> some compiler versions.
> 
> I don't think patches only touching tools/testing/selftests/ qualify
> for stable in general. They don't affect the end users.

It has a significant impact on automated testing which lots of
individuals and entities perform, therefore I think it very much is
-stable material.