netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] selftests: net: py: don't default to shell=True

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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 01:16:39 -0700
From: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com, 
	pabeni@...hat.com, andrew+netdev@...n.ch, horms@...nel.org, joe@...a.to, 
	sdf@...ichev.me, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] selftests: net: py: don't default to
 shell=True

On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 11:43:17AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Overhead of using shell=True is quite significant.
> Micro-benchmark of running ethtool --help shows that
> non-shell run is 2x faster.
> 
> Runtime of the XDP tests also shows improvement:
> this patch: 2m34s 2m21s 2m18s 2m18s
>     before:     2m54s 2m36s 2m34s
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>