[PATCH v2] selftests: netfilter: missing error check when setting up veth interface

From: Jeffrin Jose T
Date: Wed May 15 2019 - 02:46:07 EST


A test for the basic NAT functionality uses ip command which
needs veth device.There is a condition where the kernel support
for veth is not compiled into the kernel and the test script
breaks.This patch contains code for reasonable error display
and correct code exit.

Signed-off-by: Jeffrin Jose T <jeffrin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_nat.sh | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_nat.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_nat.sh
index 8ec76681605c..f25f72a75cf3 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_nat.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_nat.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ ip netns add ns0
ip netns add ns1
ip netns add ns2

-ip link add veth0 netns ns0 type veth peer name eth0 netns ns1
+ip link add veth0 netns ns0 type veth peer name eth0 netns ns1 > /dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+ echo "SKIP: No virtual ethernet pair device support in kernel"
+ exit $ksft_skip
+fi
ip link add veth1 netns ns0 type veth peer name eth0 netns ns2

ip -net ns0 link set lo up
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