Re: [PATCH net-next] Documentation: networking: Add a test plan for ethtool pause validation
From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Thu May 28 2026 - 22:52:40 EST
> So I've been thinking lately: should we let AI generate and maintain these tests,
> including kselftest? This would give us a much richer and more comprehensive
> set of tests. Plus, each test could come with a complete explanation of its
> purpose and methodology. In short, much of the work we used to do manually
> can be offloaded to AI. This way, we can build a massive test suite and
> achieve much broader coverage.
A test suite only has value if it is correct. It actually has negative
value if it is wrong, because you are forcing developers to make their
implementations wrong in order to pass the tests.
Do you have the knowledge to validate whatever you generate via IA?
Can you argue it is correct? Do you have a range of hardware to test
it on?
It could be an interesting experiment, but i'm sceptical, until proven
otherwise.
Andrew