linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] net: selftest: provide option to disable generic selftests

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Date:   Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:33:42 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
Cc:     Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Fugang Duan <fugang.duan@....com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        kernel@...gutronix.de, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-imx@....com, Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>,
        David Jander <david@...tonic.nl>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Philippe Schenker <philippe.schenker@...adex.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] net: selftest: provide option to disable
 generic selftests

On 4/30/21 9:23 AM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>> Thanks for the patch/option. But I think it should just default to n,
>>> not PHYLIB.
>>
>> It should be enabled by default for every device supporting this kind of
>> selftests.
> 
> I agree.
> 
> I still wonder if there is confusion about self test here. Maybe

Probably.

> putting ethtool into the description will help people understand it
> has nothing to do with the kernel self test infrastructure and kernel
> self testing.

So it's a hardware check that is required to be run if it's implemented
in a driver?

Required by who/what?

thanks.
-- 
~Randy