netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] lan743x: This series of patches are for lan743x driver testing

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Message-ID: <7cbdcb2b-37d8-45b6-8b4e-2ab7e7850a38@lunn.ch>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 07:30:20 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Mohan Prasad J <mohan.prasad@...rochip.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
	shuah@...nel.org, bryan.whitehead@...rochip.com,
	UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
	pabeni@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, horms@...nel.org,
	brett.creeley@....com, rosenp@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] lan743x: This series of patches are for
 lan743x driver testing

On Wed, Sep 04, 2024 at 03:45:46AM +0530, Mohan Prasad J wrote:
> This series of patches are for testing the lan743x network driver.
> Testing comprises autonegotiation, speed, duplex and throughput checks.
> Tools such as ethtool, iperf3 are used in the testing process.
> Performance test is done for TCP streams at different speeds.

What is specific to lan743x? Why won't the autoneg test work for any
interface which says it supports autoneg? Is duplex somehow special on
the lan743x?

Where possible, please try to make these tests generic, usable on any
NIC. Or clearly document why they cannot be generic.

	Andrew