Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/6] selftests: drv-net: support testing with a remote system

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

Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Implement support for tests which require access to a remote system /
> endpoint which can generate traffic.
> This series concludes the "groundwork" for upstream driver tests.
> 
> I wanted to support the three models which came up in discussions:
>  - SW testing with netdevsim
>  - "local" testing with two ports on the same system in a loopback
>  - "remote" testing via SSH
> so there is a tiny bit of an abstraction which wraps up how "remote"
> commands are executed. Otherwise hopefully there's nothing surprising.
> 
> I'm only adding a ping test. I had a bigger one written but I was
> worried we'll get into discussing the details of the test itself
> and how I chose to hack up netdevsim, instead of the test infra...
> So that test will be a follow up :)
> 
> v2:
>  - rename endpoint -> remote
>  - use 2001:db8:: v6 prefix
>  - add a note about persistent SSH connections
>  - add the kernel config
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240412233705.1066444-1-kuba@kernel.org
> 
> Jakub Kicinski (6):
>   selftests: drv-net: add stdout to the command failed exception
>   selftests: drv-net: add config for netdevsim
>   selftests: drv-net: define endpoint structures
>   selftests: drv-net: factor out parsing of the env
>   selftests: drv-net: construct environment for running tests which
>     require an endpoint
>   selftests: drv-net: add a trivial ping test

Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>

Thanks for humoring the naming suggestions. Exciting to have this infra.