Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/3] selftests: drv-net: Check the features set by set_ethtool_feat()

From: Nicolai Buchwitz

Date: Fri Sep 18 2026 - 07:53:34 EST


Hi Ovidiu

On 18.9.2026 13:25, Ovidiu Panait wrote:
Read back the features after running ethtool -K to check if they were
actually applied. The drivers might refuse to set a feature silently and
the test could run with a different configuration than the requested one.

Add a 'check' parameter to skip this, as the GRO "hw" mode handles the
case where HW GRO is cleared by the driver.

Signed-off-by: Ovidiu Panait <ovidiu.panait.rb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Reviewed-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Nicolai