Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: create a dummy net_device allocator

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 11:17:09 -0700

On Tue, 2 Apr 2024 21:01:55 +0300 Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
> > Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <[email-masked]>  
> 
> Exciting read for people who remember this conversation:
> """
> > I prefer to see some new wrapper over plain alloc_netdev, which will
> > create this dummy netdevice. For example, alloc_dummy_netdev(...).  
> 
> Nope, no bona fide APIs for hacky uses.
> """
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-rdma/[email-masked]/

Still my preference, but there's only so many hours in the day
to keep explaining things. I'd rather we made some progress.