Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/7] netconsole: validate a target's IP address configuration

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:28:51 +0100 Gustavo Luiz Duarte wrote:
> This series adds two validations to the target configuration when the
> user tries to enable it: first whether remote_ip was set, and second
> whether local_ip and remote_ip address families match. Refuse to enable
> the target if any of those validations fail.
> 
> These validations are already done for the target passed on the
> command-line, so this aligns dynamic targets with the command-line
> behavior.
> 
> The first two patches replace the per-target 'ipv6' flag with a
> per-address 'family' field, which makes it easier to detect these error
> conditions. Patches 3 and 4 implement the actual validations.
> 
> Patches 5-7 are follow-ups from previous reviews: move inet_addr from
> netpoll.h into netconsole.c, show an unset address as an empty string
> rather than "0.0.0.0", document local_ip auto-selection.

LGTM, but feels to risky to merge during the merge window.
Since we're changing semantics we should let this sit in linux-next
for at least a week. Please repost in Sept.

BTW please carefully review clashiko feedback:
https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/#/patchset/20260814-netcons_ipv6-v3-7-bc0915e8c75f@xxxxxxxxx
It marked as preexisting the problem of IP versions diverging but 
I think it's relevant (patch 2)?