Re: [PATCH net-next v9 5/5] selftests: drv-net: devmem: add autorelease test

[Mina Almasry]

On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Add test case for autorelease.
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> The test case is the same as the RX test, but enables autorelease.  The
> original RX test is changed to use the -a 0 flag to disable autorelease.
>
> TAP version 13
> 1..4
> ok 1 devmem.check_rx
> ok 2 devmem.check_rx_autorelease
> ok 3 devmem.check_tx
> ok 4 devmem.check_tx_chunks
>
> Signed-off-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@xxxxxxxx>

Can you add a test for the problematic/weird scenario I comment on patch 3?

1. User does bind (autorelease on or off)
2. Data is received.
3. User does unbind.
4. User calls recevmsg()
5. User calls dontneed on the frags obtained in 4.

This should work with autorelease=on or off, or at least emit a clean
error message (kernel must not splat).

I realize a made a suggestion in patch 3 that may make this hard to
test (i.e. put the kernel in autorelease on/off mode for the boot
session on the first unbind). If we can add a test while making that
simplification great, if not, lets not make the simplification I
guess.