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Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 07:06:58 -0800
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 05:16:16 -0800 Breno Leitao wrote:
> I've been looking at some of these embedders as reported by Kees[1], and
> most of them are for dummy interfaces. I.e, they are basically used for
> schedule NAPI poll.
> 
> From that list[1], most of the driver matches with:
> 
> 	# git grep init_dummy_netdev
> 
> That said, do you think it is still worth cleaning up embedders for
> dummy net_devices?
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/202402281554.C1CEEF744@keescook/

Yes, I think so.
Kees, did you plan to send a v2? Otherwise I can put the cleanup on our
"public ToDo" list :)