netdev - Re: [PATCH] selftests: net: fib-onlink-tests: Set high metric for default IPv6 route

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Message-Id: <DF3ZFGNY9DYU.HO1EOLMCRT8T@suse.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:59:17 -0300
From: Ricardo B. Marlière <rbm@...e.com>
To: "David Ahern" <dsahern@...il.com>, "Fernando Fernandez Mancera"
 <fmancera@...e.de>, Ricardo B. Marlière
 <rbm@...e.com>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, "Eric Dumazet"
 <edumazet@...gle.com>, "Jakub Kicinski" <kuba@...nel.org>, "Paolo Abeni"
 <pabeni@...hat.com>, "Simon Horman" <horms@...nel.org>, "Shuah Khan"
 <shuah@...nel.org>
Cc: <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>,
 <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] selftests: net: fib-onlink-tests: Set high metric for
 default IPv6 route

On Fri Dec 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM -03, David Ahern wrote:
> On 12/19/25 7:51 AM, Fernando Fernandez Mancera wrote:
>> It would probably require some work on the test but I think it could
>> benefit from using two different network namespaces. Currently it is
>> using PEER_NS and the default. I think avoiding the default one is
>> beneficial for everyone as it ensures the state is clean and that the
>> test won't interrupt the system connectivity.
>> 
>> Other tests already do that, e.g some tests in fib_tests.sh use ns1 and
>> ns2 namespaces.
>> 
>> What do you all think?
>
> agreed.

Thanks, I'll send a new version later on this week then!