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FAILED: Patch "PCI: endpoint: Fix swapped parameters in pci_{primary/secondary}_epc_epf_unlink() functions" failed to apply to 6.6-stable tree

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The patch below does not apply to the 6.6-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit id to <[email protected]>.

Thanks,
Sasha

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 8754dd7639ab0fd68c3ab9d91c7bdecc3e5740a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Manikanta Maddireddy <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 11:57:47 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] PCI: endpoint: Fix swapped parameters in
pci_{primary/secondary}_epc_epf_unlink() functions

struct configfs_item_operations callbacks are defined like the following:

  int (*allow_link)(struct config_item *src, struct config_item *target);
  void (*drop_link)(struct config_item *src, struct config_item *target);

While pci_primary_epc_epf_link() and pci_secondary_epc_epf_link() specify the parameters in the correct order, pci_primary_epc_epf_unlink() and pci_secondary_epc_epf_unlink() specify the parameters in the wrong order, leading to the below kernel crash when using the unlink command in configfs:

  Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000000300000857
  Mem abort info:
  ...
  pc : string+0x54/0x14c
  lr : vsnprintf+0x280/0x6e8
  ...
  string+0x54/0x14c
  vsnprintf+0x280/0x6e8
  vprintk_default+0x38/0x4c
  vprintk+0xc4/0xe0
  pci_epf_unbind+0xdc/0x108
  configfs_unlink+0xe0/0x208+0x44/0x74
  vfs_unlink+0x120/0x29c
  __arm64_sys_unlinkat+0x3c/0x90
  invoke_syscall+0x48/0x134
  do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x30prop.0+0xd0/0xf0
Fixes e85a2d783762 ("PCI: endpoint: Add support in configfs to associate two EPCs with EPF")
[mani: cced stable, changed commit message as per https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/aV9joi3jF1R6ca02@ryzen]
---
 drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c +4 -4
index 43feb6139fa36..8b392a8363bb1 100644
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ static int pci_secondary_epc_epf_link(struct config_item *epf_item,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void pci_secondary_epc_epf_unlink(struct config_item *epc_item,
-					 struct config_item *epf_item)
+static void pci_secondary_epc_epf_unlink(struct config_item *epf_item,
+					 struct config_item *epc_item)
 {
 	struct pci_epf_group *epf_group = to_pci_epf_group(epf_item->ci_parent);
 	struct pci_epc_group *epc_group = to_pci_epc_group(epc_item);
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ static int pci_primary_epc_epf_link(struct config_item *epf_item,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void pci_primary_epc_epf_unlink(struct config_item *epc_item,
-				       struct config_item *epf_item)
+static void pci_primary_epc_epf_unlink(struct config_item *epf_item,
+				       struct config_item *epc_item)
 {
 	struct pci_epf_group *epf_group = to_pci_epf_group(epf_item->ci_parent);
 	struct pci_epc_group *epc_group = to_pci_epc_group(epc_item);
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