Re: [PATCH net] selftests: drv-net: so_txtime: only send test traffic to sch_etf

[Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@gmail.com>]

Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu,  6 Aug 2026 13:36:57 -0400 Willem de Bruijn wrote:
> > Subject: [PATCH net] selftests: drv-net: so_txtime: only send test traffic to sch_etf
> 
> This should probably go to net-next - where it does not apply.

Ack, will address and send to net-next.

> I'm not sure if we documented this but selftests should not be treated
> as fixes, unless they are packaged with a kernel fix. Or you _really_
> need them in the current kernel version, but then you have to explain
> why it matters specifically to you.

No need from me. Makes total sense, but I was not aware. I do not yet
see it explicitly in maintainer-netdev.rst. If you want I can send
something like this:

@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ driven by David Miller, the main network maintainer.  There is the
 ``net`` tree, and the ``net-next`` tree.  As you can probably guess from
 the names, the ``net`` tree is for fixes to existing code already in the
 mainline tree from Linus, and ``net-next`` is where the new code goes
-for the future release.  You can find the trees here:
+for the future release.  For selftests, all patches, including fixes,
+target net-next. You can find the trees here: