Re: [PATCH net v4 3/4] netdevsim: support devmem RX and TX bindings
From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Mon Nov 09 2026 - 13:53:18 EST
On Sat, 7 Nov 2026 22:21:48 -0800 Mina Almasry wrote:
> So I started looking into whether we can improve test and fuzz
> coverage with an improved netdevsim. My LLM prototyped full datapath
> (with devmem) and offload support in netdevsim so the hardware
> selftests and packetdrill run and pass in a plain VM without physical
> NICs. I posted the branch at:
>
> https://github.com/mina/linux/tree/nsim-devmem-rx-tx
>
> The main problem is the total LLM generated diff to netdevsim: 62
> files changed with 5,525 additions and 672 deletions :( So it's a big
> change.
Great! Please keep that slop to yourself, tho.
Upstream isn't built to host people weekend slop.