Re: [PATCH net-next 2/7] net: hibmcge: Add self test supported in this module

[Jijie Shao]

on 2025/2/14 3:59, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 11:55:24AM +0800, Jijie Shao wrote:
> > This patch supports many self test: Mac, SerDes and Phy.
> >
> > To implement self test, this patch implements a simple packet sending and
> > receiving function in the driver. By sending a packet in a specific format,
> > driver considers that the test is successful if the packet is received.
> > Otherwise, the test fails.
> >
> > The SerDes hardware is on the BMC side, Therefore, when the SerDes loopback
> > need enabled, driver notifies the BMC through an event message.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jijie Shao <shaojijie@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Please take a look at the work Gerhard Engleder is doing, and try not
> to reinvent net/core/selftest.c
>
>      Andrew

I actually knew about this, but after browsing the source code, I gave up using it.

I have an additional requirement: serdes loopback and mac loopback.
However, they are not supported in net/core/selftest.c.

Thanks,
Jijie Shao