Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/2] selftests: drv-net: ncdevmem: gracefully retry bind()

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Mon,  3 Aug 2026 18:18:26 +0000 Mina Almasry wrote:
> During tests, ethnl_rings_set randomly bounces the link causing a
> transient IPv6 Duplicate Address Detection "tentative" race, resulting
> in spurious -EADDRNOTAVAIL aborts inside the ncdevmem server.

The test env is supposed to disable DAD and addr flush on down.
If DAD is enabled multiple ksft tests would fail.