netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v1 4/7] selftests/net: add rand

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Message-ID: <5a7054c0-9228-4f05-ac25-b1812be6a077@davidwei.uk>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:19:58 -0800
From: David Wei <dw@...idwei.uk>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>,
 "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
 Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 4/7] selftests/net: add rand_ifname() helper

On 2025-11-20 19:19, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:30:13 -0800 David Wei wrote:
>> For upcoming netkit container datapath selftests I want to generate
>> randomised ifnames. Add a helper rand_ifname() to do this.
> 
> The kernel will generate a name automatically, why do we need to create
> a specific one?

Hmm, yeah good point. Was overthinking it I think about clashing with
the DUT. Will remove.