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| author | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2021-08-09 10:03:47 +0300 |
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| committer | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2021-08-09 10:03:47 +0300 |
| commit | bd935a7b21340e2e37f51a7f2d3188145e2fcf1f (patch) | |
| tree | ac8af4e6ea552d32839c415b2f36d416ee327ea4 /Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst | |
| parent | 96ba6c6e8922e89ca4908c650072d8f8d7b39cbc (diff) | |
| parent | 36a21d51725af2ce0700c6ebcb6b9594aac658a6 (diff) | |
| download | linux-bd935a7b21340e2e37f51a7f2d3188145e2fcf1f.tar.xz | |
Merge 5.14-rc5 into driver-core-next
We need the driver core fixes in here as well.
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst index 91b2cf712801..e26532f49760 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst @@ -228,6 +228,23 @@ before posting to the mailing list. The patchwork build bot instance gets overloaded very easily and netdev@vger really doesn't need more traffic if we can help it. +netdevsim is great, can I extend it for my out-of-tree tests? +------------------------------------------------------------- + +No, `netdevsim` is a test vehicle solely for upstream tests. +(Please add your tests under tools/testing/selftests/.) + +We also give no guarantees that `netdevsim` won't change in the future +in a way which would break what would normally be considered uAPI. + +Is netdevsim considered a "user" of an API? +------------------------------------------- + +Linux kernel has a long standing rule that no API should be added unless +it has a real, in-tree user. Mock-ups and tests based on `netdevsim` are +strongly encouraged when adding new APIs, but `netdevsim` in itself +is **not** considered a use case/user. + Any other tips to help ensure my net/net-next patch gets OK'd? -------------------------------------------------------------- Attention to detail. Re-read your own work as if you were the |