From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Cc: <netdev@vger.kernel.org>, <netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: dummy: add phony ndo_setup_tc stub
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 15:15:17 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260609151517.186b1cac@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260609142813.9197-1-fw@strlen.de>
On Tue, 9 Jun 2026 16:28:09 +0200 Florian Westphal wrote:
> Unlike netdevsim, dummy is a data sink so no capabilities (e.g.
> u32-style matcher, vport device redirects, PPPoE header push/pop etc).
> have to be implemented.
If no "peer" is configured netdevsim is also a data sink.
We added netdevsim because dummy and veth started accumulating
"features" which were clearly just for test harnesses. Would be
great if we could stay the course and put whatever changes you
need in netdevsim, even if it requires some hacks.
Is there anything fundamentally blocking the use of netdevsim?
Or is it just convenience (since netdevsim is a bit of a PITA
to create and establish the name of)?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-09 22:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-09 14:28 [PATCH net-next] net: dummy: add phony ndo_setup_tc stub Florian Westphal
2026-06-09 22:15 ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2026-06-09 22:25 ` Florian Westphal
2026-06-09 22:52 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-06-09 22:56 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-09 23:03 ` Jakub Kicinski
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