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Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2026 12:16:31 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@google.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] selftests: drv-net: devmem: fix 5-tuple
 flow steering
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On Mon,  3 Aug 2026 18:18:25 +0000 Mina Almasry wrote:
> When configuring traffic for the devmem tests, 5-tuple flow steering may
> be required if the environment does not provide network namespaces.
> Pass the correct remote address parameter and fall back to 5-tuple flow
> steering if netns is not available.

Could you clarify what existing upstream test / scenario needs this?