netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] selftests: net: add a hint about MACAddressPolicy=persistent

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Message-Id: 
 <176462341180.2539359.6028588116142220492.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:10:11 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.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, shuah@...nel.org,
 linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] selftests: net: add a hint about
 MACAddressPolicy=persistent

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:45:56 -0800 you wrote:
> New NIPA installation had been reporting a few flaky tests.
> arp_ndisc_evict_nocarrier is most flaky of them all.
> I suspect that the flakiness is due to udev swapping the MAC
> addresses on the interfaces. Extend the message in
> arp_ndisc_evict_nocarrier to hint at this potential issue.
> Having the neigh get fail right after ping is rather unusual,
> unless udev changes the MAC addr causing a flush in the meantime.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] selftests: net: add a hint about MACAddressPolicy=persistent
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/aadff9f76639

You are awesome, thank you!
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