netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] netdevsim: add dummy macsec offload

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Message-ID: <ZJSo4lmt58B_66-3@hog>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 22:02:42 +0200
From: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, simon.horman@...igine.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] netdevsim: add dummy macsec offload

2023-06-21, 13:18:34 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:14:46 +0200 Sabrina Dubroca wrote:
> > When the kernel is compiled with MACsec support, add the
> > NETIF_F_HW_MACSEC feature to netdevsim devices and implement
> > macsec_ops.
> > 
> > To allow easy testing of failure from the device, support is limited
> > to 3 SecY's per netdevsim device, and 1 RXSC per SecY.
> 
> Quoting documentation:
> 
>   netdevsim
>   ~~~~~~~~~
>   
>   [...]
>   
>   ``netdevsim`` is reserved for use by upstream tests only, so any
>   new ``netdevsim`` features must be accompanied by selftests under
>   ``tools/testing/selftests/``.
>   
> See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/next/process/maintainer-netdev.html#netdevsim

Ugh, sorry. I'll repost as a series with a selftest.

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Sabrina