netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] selftests: rtnetlink: Add operational state test

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Message-ID: <20250718142402.GC2459@horms.kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:24:02 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com, petrm@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] selftests: rtnetlink: Add operational state test

On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 03:51:51PM +0300, Ido Schimmel wrote:
> Virtual devices (e.g., VXLAN) that do not have a notion of a carrier are
> created with an "UNKNOWN" operational state which some users find
> confusing [1].
> 
> It is possible to set the operational state from user space either
> during device creation or afterwards and some applications will start
> doing that in order to avoid the above problem.
> 
> Add a test for this functionality to ensure it does not regress.
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20241119153703.71f97b76@hermes.local/
> 
> Reviewed-by: Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>