linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 10/11] net: stmmac: Introduce selftests support

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Date:   Thu, 9 May 2019 14:21:18 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Jose Abreu <Jose.Abreu@...opsys.com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 10/11] net: stmmac: Introduce selftests support

> > You also seem to be missing a test for adding a unicast address via
> > dev_uc_add() and receiving packets for that address, but not receiving
> > multicast packets.
> 
> Hmm, what if interface was already configured to receive Multicast before 
> running the tests ?

The kernel keeps a list of unicast and multicast addresses, which have
been added to the filters. You could remove them all, do the test, and
then add them back. __dev_mc_unsync(), __dev_mc_sync() etc.

     Andrew