[PATCH net-next] selftests: net: add tests for PPPoL2TP
From: Qingfang Deng
Date: Thu May 07 2026 - 23:22:37 EST
Add ping, iperf3, and recursion tests for PPPoL2TP.
Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3-flash
Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng <qingfang.deng@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/Makefile | 1 +
tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/config | 3 +
tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/pppol2tp.sh | 93 +++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 97 insertions(+)
create mode 100755 tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/pppol2tp.sh
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/Makefile
index b39b0abadde6..6036fa134351 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ top_srcdir = ../../../../..
TEST_PROGS := \
ppp_async.sh \
pppoe.sh \
+ pppol2tp.sh \
# end of TEST_PROGS
TEST_FILES := \
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/config b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/config
index b45d25c5b970..8bc3b7c33d5c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/config
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
CONFIG_IPV6=y
+CONFIG_L2TP=m
+CONFIG_NETKIT=y
CONFIG_PACKET=y
CONFIG_PPP=m
CONFIG_PPP_ASYNC=m
@@ -6,4 +8,5 @@ CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP=m
CONFIG_PPP_DEFLATE=m
CONFIG_PPPOE=m
CONFIG_PPPOE_HASH_BITS_4=y
+CONFIG_PPPOL2TP=m
CONFIG_VETH=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/pppol2tp.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/pppol2tp.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..5ddcc6c41c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/pppol2tp.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+source ppp_common.sh
+
+NK_SERVER="nk0"
+NK_CLIENT="nk1"
+OUTER_IP_SERVER="172.16.1.1"
+OUTER_IP_CLIENT="172.16.1.2"
+
+PPPOL2TP_DIR=$(mktemp -d /tmp/pppol2tp.XXXXXX)
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2329
+cleanup() {
+ cleanup_all_ns
+ rm -rf "$PPPOL2TP_DIR"
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+require_command xl2tpd
+ppp_common_init
+modprobe -q l2tp_ppp
+
+# Create the netkit pair
+ip -netns "$NS_CLIENT" link add "$NK_CLIENT" type netkit
+ip -netns "$NS_CLIENT" link set "$NK_SERVER" netns "$NS_SERVER"
+ip -netns "$NS_SERVER" link set "$NK_SERVER" up
+ip -netns "$NS_CLIENT" link set "$NK_CLIENT" up
+ip -netns "$NS_SERVER" address add dev "$NK_SERVER" "$OUTER_IP_SERVER" peer "$OUTER_IP_CLIENT"
+ip -netns "$NS_CLIENT" address add dev "$NK_CLIENT" "$OUTER_IP_CLIENT" peer "$OUTER_IP_SERVER"
+
+# Generate configuration files
+cat > "$PPPOL2TP_DIR/l2tp-server.conf" <<EOF
+[global]
+listen-addr = $OUTER_IP_SERVER
+access control = no
+
+[lns default]
+ip range = $IP_CLIENT
+local ip = $IP_SERVER
+require authentication = no
+require chap = no
+require pap = no
+ppp debug = yes
+pppoptfile = $(pwd)/pppoe-server-options
+EOF
+
+cat > "$PPPOL2TP_DIR/l2tp-client.conf" <<EOF
+[global]
+listen-addr = $OUTER_IP_CLIENT
+access control = no
+
+[lac server]
+lns = $OUTER_IP_SERVER
+require authentication = no
+require chap = no
+require pap = no
+ppp debug = yes
+pppoptfile = $(pwd)/pppoe-server-options
+EOF
+
+# Start the L2TP Server
+ip netns exec "$NS_SERVER" xl2tpd -D -c "$PPPOL2TP_DIR/l2tp-server.conf" \
+ -p "$PPPOL2TP_DIR/l2tp-server.pid" -C "$PPPOL2TP_DIR/l2tp-server.control" &
+
+# Start the L2TP Client
+ip netns exec "$NS_CLIENT" xl2tpd -D -c "$PPPOL2TP_DIR/l2tp-client.conf" \
+ -p "$PPPOL2TP_DIR/l2tp-client.pid" -C "$PPPOL2TP_DIR/l2tp-client.control" &
+
+# Wait for xl2tpd to start and open their control pipes
+slowwait 2 [ -p "$PPPOL2TP_DIR/l2tp-server.control" ]
+slowwait 2 [ -p "$PPPOL2TP_DIR/l2tp-client.control" ]
+
+# Connect LAC to LNS
+echo "c server" > "$PPPOL2TP_DIR/l2tp-client.control"
+
+ppp_test_connectivity
+
+log_test "PPPoL2TP"
+
+# Recursion test
+# Delete route to LNS IP
+ip -netns "$NS_CLIENT" route del "$OUTER_IP_SERVER"
+# Add default route through ppp0
+ip -netns "$NS_CLIENT" route add default dev ppp0
+# ping (we expect the ping to fail but not deadlock the system)
+ip netns exec "$NS_CLIENT" ping -c 1 "$IP_SERVER" -w 1
+check_fail $?
+
+log_test "PPPoL2TP Recursion"
+
+exit "$EXIT_STATUS"
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