[PATCH] kexec: return -ENOEXEC from image probe functions on mismatch

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Hello:

This patch was applied to riscv/linux.git (fixes)
by Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt at kernel.org>:

On Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:36:29 +0530 you wrote:
> Several kexec_file_load() image probe functions return -EINVAL when
> they do not recognize the image format.  A probe function that rejects
> an image should return -ENOEXEC to indicate that the image is not a
> recognized executable format.  -EINVAL implies a problem with the
> syscall parameters, not with image recognition.
> 
> kexec_image_probe_default() iterates through registered loaders and
> returns the last probe's error code to the caller.  That error
> propagates as the kexec_file_load() return value to userspace.
> Returning -EINVAL from a probe when no loader matches is semantically
> incorrect and misleads userspace about the nature of the failure.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - kexec: return -ENOEXEC from image probe functions on mismatch
    https://git.kernel.org/riscv/c/2792b4b15f14

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