[PATCH net-next] selftests/net: Add two xdp tests to xdp.py

From: Leon Hwang

Date: Wed Apr 01 2026 - 01:28:10 EST


In "bpf: Disallow freplace on XDP with mismatched xdp_has_frags values" [1],
these two XDP tests are suggested to add to xdp.py.

1. Verify the failure of attaching non-frag-capable prog to mtu=9k driver.
2. Verify the failure of updating frag-capable prog with non-frag-capable
prog, when the frag-capable prog attaches to mtu=9k driver.

They have been verified against Mellanox CX6 and Intel 82599ES NICs.

With dropping other tests, here are the test logs.

# ethtool -i eth0
driver: mlx5_core
version: 6.19.0-061900-generic

# NETIF=eth0 python3 xdp.py
TAP version 13
1..2
ok 1 xdp.test_xdp_native_attach_sb_to_mb
ok 2 xdp.test_xdp_native_update_mb_to_sb
# Totals: pass:2 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0

# ethtool -i eth0
driver: ixgbe
version: 6.19.0-061900-generic

# NETIF=eth0 python3 xdp.py
TAP version 13
1..2
ok 1 xdp.test_xdp_native_attach_sb_to_mb # SKIP RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument
ok 2 xdp.test_xdp_native_update_mb_to_sb # SKIP RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument
# Totals: pass:0 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:2 error:0

Links:
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260326124205.1a3bb825@xxxxxxxxxx/

Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.huangfu@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/xdp.py | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/xdp.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/xdp.py
index d86446569f89..fe34b491778b 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/xdp.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/xdp.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from enum import Enum

from lib.py import ksft_run, ksft_exit, ksft_eq, ksft_ge, ksft_ne, ksft_pr
from lib.py import KsftNamedVariant, ksft_variants
-from lib.py import KsftFailEx, NetDrvEpEnv
+from lib.py import KsftFailEx, KsftSkipEx, NetDrvEpEnv
from lib.py import EthtoolFamily, NetdevFamily, NlError
from lib.py import bkg, cmd, rand_port, wait_port_listen
from lib.py import ip, defer
@@ -693,6 +693,55 @@ def test_xdp_native_qstats(cfg, act):
ksft_ge(after['tx-packets'], before['tx-packets'])


+def _set_jumbo_mtu(cfg, mtu):
+ ip(f"link set dev {cfg.ifname} mtu {mtu}")
+ defer(ip, f"link set dev {cfg.ifname} mtu 1500")
+
+
+def _exec_cmd(cfg, obj, sec, ip_opts=""):
+ return cmd(f"ip {ip_opts} link set dev {cfg.ifname} xdpdrv obj {obj} sec {sec}", shell=True, fail=False)
+
+
+def test_xdp_native_attach_sb_to_mb(cfg):
+ obj = cfg.net_lib_dir / "xdp_dummy.bpf.o"
+ mtu = 9000
+
+ _set_jumbo_mtu(cfg, mtu)
+
+ probe = _exec_cmd(cfg, obj, "xdp.frags")
+ if probe.ret != 0:
+ output = probe.stderr.strip() or probe.stdout.strip()
+ raise KsftSkipEx(output or "device does not support multi-buffer XDP")
+
+ ip(f"link set dev {cfg.ifname} xdpdrv off")
+
+ probe = _exec_cmd(cfg, obj, "xdp")
+ if probe.ret == 0:
+ ip(f"link set dev {cfg.ifname} xdpdrv off")
+ raise KsftFailEx(f"driver unexpectedly allows non-multi-buffer XDP at MTU {mtu}")
+
+
+def test_xdp_native_update_mb_to_sb(cfg):
+ obj = cfg.net_lib_dir / "xdp_dummy.bpf.o"
+
+ _set_jumbo_mtu(cfg, 9000)
+
+ attach = _exec_cmd(cfg, obj, "xdp.frags")
+ if attach.ret != 0:
+ output = attach.stderr.strip() or attach.stdout.strip()
+ raise KsftSkipEx(output or "device does not support multi-buffer XDP")
+
+ defer(ip, f"link set dev {cfg.ifname} xdpdrv off")
+
+ update1 = _exec_cmd(cfg, obj, "xdp.frags", "-force")
+ if update1.ret != 0:
+ raise KsftFailEx("device fails to update multi-buffer XDP")
+
+ update2 = _exec_cmd(cfg, obj, "xdp", "-force")
+ if update2.ret == 0:
+ raise KsftFailEx("device unexpectedly updates non-multi-buffer XDP")
+
+
def main():
"""
Main function to execute the XDP tests.
@@ -718,6 +767,8 @@ def main():
test_xdp_native_adjst_head_grow_data,
test_xdp_native_adjst_head_shrnk_data,
test_xdp_native_qstats,
+ test_xdp_native_attach_sb_to_mb,
+ test_xdp_native_update_mb_to_sb,
],
args=(cfg,))
ksft_exit()
--
2.53.0