netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2 8/9] selftests: drv-net: pp_alloc

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Message-ID: <7aa5715f-02eb-45e4-b4fd-72a35e475384@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2025 16:35:33 -0700
From: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>
CC: <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <edumazet@...gle.com>, <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	<andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, <horms@...nel.org>, <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
	<shuah@...nel.org>, <johndale@...co.com>, <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 8/9] selftests: drv-net: pp_alloc_fail: lower
 traffic expectations



On 10/7/2025 4:26 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Lower the expected level of traffic in the pp_alloc_fail test
> and calculate failure counter thresholds based on the traffic
> rather than using a fixed constant.
> 
> We only have "QEMU HW" in NIPA right now, and the test (due to
> debug dependencies) only works on debug kernels in the first place.
> We need some place for it to pass otherwise it seems to be bit
> rotting. So lower the traffic threshold so that it passes on QEMU
> and with a debug kernel...
> 
> Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> ---
> v2:
>  - use seen_fails in 2 more places
> 

Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>


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