Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.2 226/249] selftests: bpf: fix inlines in test_lwt_seg6local

From: David Miller
Date: Thu Jul 18 2019 - 14:55:38 EST


From: Jiri Benc <jbenc@xxxxxxxxxx>
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.