netdev - Re: [PATCH net 4/4] selftests: drv-net: rss_ctx: test RSS contexts persist after ifdown/up

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Message-ID: <20260130080956.175c5fbf@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:09:56 -0800
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@...adcom.com>
Cc: Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com,
 andrew+netdev@...n.ch, andrew.gospodarek@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 4/4] selftests: drv-net: rss_ctx: test RSS contexts
 persist after ifdown/up

On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:54:42 +0530 Pavan Chebbi wrote:
> > tests1:
> >  - add a couple of contexts
> >  - add a n-tuple filter to one of the context
> >  - ifdown/ifup
> >  - check contexts and filters are there
> >  - run some traffic to make sure it flows right
> >
> > tests2:
> >  - ifdown
> >  - add a couple of contexts  
> 
> BTW, bnxt won't support adding contexts when if is down. I could still
> add the test..

I see. Yes, please still add the test. You can just let it fail, no
need to catch exceptions and re-raise SKIP unless you really want to.
The HW tests are expected to be automatically ignored if they never pass
for a given platform. We're primarily looking for regressions and
crashes.