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Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:17:22 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Yana Bashlykova <yana2bsh@gmail.com>
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On Fri, 12 Sep 2025 22:53:23 +0300 Yana Bashlykova wrote:
> This series adds comprehensive testing infrastructure for Netlink
> and Generic Netlink
> 
> The implementation includes both kernel module and userspace tests to
> verify correct Generic Netlink and Netlink behaviors under
> various conditions.

What is the motivation for this work?