[PATCH v6 net-next 0/9] Extend locked port feature with FDB locked flag (MAC-Auth/MAB)

[Ido Schimmel]

On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 07:42:37AM +0200, netdev at kapio-technology.com wrote:
> Obviously my method of selecting all switchcore drivers with sub-options
> under menuconfig was not sufficient, and I didn't know of the allmodconfig
> option, otherwise I would have used it.

You can see build issues on patchwork:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20220928150256.115248-6-netdev@kapio-technology.com/

Also:

https://docs.kernel.org/next/process/maintainer-netdev.html#what-level-of-testing-is-expected-before-i-submit-my-change

https://docs.kernel.org/next/process/maintainer-netdev.html#can-i-reproduce-the-checks-from-patchwork-on-my-local-machine

https://docs.kernel.org/next/process/maintainer-netdev.html#running-all-the-builds-and-checks-locally-is-a-pain-can-i-post-my-patches-and-have-the-patchwork-bot-validate-them

> So the question is if I should repost the fixed patch-set or I need to make
> a new version?

A new fixed version (v7) is required, but wait for this version to be
reviewed first.

> Anyhow I hope that there will not be problems when running the selftests, as
> I have not been able to do so with my system, so there can be more that
> needs to be changed.

It's not really acceptable to post tests that you haven't run... What
exactly is the issue? You should be able to run the tests with veth
pairs in a VM.