netdev - Re: [PATCH net] netdevsim: Restore per-network namespace accounting for fib entries

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Message-Id: <20190813.104054.140346412563349218.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:40:54 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jiri@...nulli.us
Cc:     dsahern@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, dsahern@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] netdevsim: Restore per-network namespace
 accounting for fib entries

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:14:45 +0200

> Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 05:28:02PM CEST, davem@...emloft.net wrote:
>>From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
>>Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:36:35 +0200
>>
>>> I understand it with real devices, but dummy testing device, who's
>>> purpose is just to test API. Why?
>>
>>Because you'll break all of the wonderful testing infrastructure
>>people like David have created.
>  
> Are you referring to selftests? There is no such test there :(
> But if it would be, could implement the limitations
> properly (like using cgroups), change the tests and remove this
> code from netdevsim?

What about older kernels?  Can't you see how illogical this is?