Re: netdevsim.ko packaging request

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From	Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
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Subject	Re: netdevsim.ko packaging request
Date	Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:40:01 +0100
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Sat, Dec 06, 2025 at 01:32:26PM +0100, carnil@debian.org wrote:
>Hi Jiri,
>
>On Mon, Dec 01, 2025 at 01:31:20PM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> Hi.
>> 
>> I'm pushing devlink support to systemd, have the systemd-devlinkd
>> testsuite based on netdevsim module. That is not currently distributed
>> in Debian kernel package.
>> 
>> The systemd maintainers exposed desire to be able to run the
>> systemd-devlinkd test as part of CI which include tests on Debian
>> systems.
>> 
>> Would it be possible for youto add the module please? It should be
>> as easy as just adding "CONFIG_NETDEVSIM=m" config option.
>
>I'm not sure this will be possible or in line of the scope but can
>you please fill this as wishlist bug against the src:linux package so
>we can track the request?

Done: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1122246

Thanks!

>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Regards,
>Salvatore

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netdevsim.ko packaging request Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us> - 2025-12-01 13:50 +0100
  Re: netdevsim.ko packaging request Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> - 2025-12-06 13:40 +0100
    Re: netdevsim.ko packaging request Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us> - 2025-12-09 10:40 +0100

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