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

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Date:   Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:14:45 +0200
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     dsahern@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, dsahern@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] netdevsim: Restore per-network namespace accounting
 for fib entries

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?