netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] fixes for ipsec selftests

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Date:   Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:49:13 +0900 (KST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     shannon.nelson@...cle.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, anders.roxell@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] fixes for ipsec selftests

From: Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...cle.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:42:41 -0700

> A couple of bad behaviors in the ipsec selftest were pointed out
> by Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@...aro.org> and are addressed here.
> 
> Shannon Nelson (2):
>   selftests: rtnetlink: hide complaint from terminated monitor
>   selftests: rtnetlink: use a local IP address for IPsec tests

Series applied, but I wonder about patch #2.

The idea is that we don't make modifications to the actual system
networking configuration and therefore make changes that can't
possibly disrupt connectivity for the system under test.

Using a configured local IP address seems to subvert that.