[PATCH bpf-next v1] selftests/bpf: Fix flaky bpf_nf test when random NAT port is 0

From: Jiayuan Chen

Date: Fri Sep 04 2026 - 03:42:23 EST


The bpf_nf test allocs a ct, sets snat and dnat with random addr and
port via bpf_ct_set_nat_info(), then looks the ct up and checks the
reply tuple against what was set.

The port comes from bpf_get_prandom_u32() and can be 0. For
bpf_ct_set_nat_info(), port 0 means "port not specified", so only the
addr is mapped and the kernel keeps the original port. The check then
compares that port with 0 and fails, which shows up as a flaky
"Test for source natting" failure in CI [1][2].

Keep the random port in 1..65535 so it is always specified.

[1] https://github.com/kernel-patches/bpf/actions/runs/33830002889/job/100893868791
[2] https://github.com/kernel-patches/bpf/actions/runs/33829976794/job/100893220999

Fixes: b06b45e82b59 ("selftests/bpf: add tests for bpf_ct_set_nat_info kfunc")
Signed-off-by: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_bpf_nf.c | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_bpf_nf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_bpf_nf.c
index df43649ecb78..eda9b7bbab75 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_bpf_nf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_bpf_nf.c
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ nf_ct_test(struct nf_conn *(*lookup_fn)(void *, struct bpf_sock_tuple *, u32,
ct = alloc_fn(ctx, &bpf_tuple, sizeof(bpf_tuple.ipv4), &opts_def,
sizeof(opts_def));
if (ct) {
- __u16 sport = bpf_get_prandom_u32();
- __u16 dport = bpf_get_prandom_u32();
+ __u16 sport = bpf_get_prandom_u32() % 65535 + 1;
+ __u16 dport = bpf_get_prandom_u32() % 65535 + 1;
union nf_inet_addr saddr = {};
union nf_inet_addr daddr = {};
struct nf_conn *ct_ins;
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ nf_ct_opts_new_test(struct nf_conn *(*lookup_fn)(void *, struct bpf_sock_tuple *
ct = alloc_fn(ctx, &bpf_tuple, sizeof(bpf_tuple.ipv4), &opts_def,
sizeof(opts_def));
if (ct) {
- __u16 sport = bpf_get_prandom_u32();
- __u16 dport = bpf_get_prandom_u32();
+ __u16 sport = bpf_get_prandom_u32() % 65535 + 1;
+ __u16 dport = bpf_get_prandom_u32() % 65535 + 1;
union nf_inet_addr saddr = {};
union nf_inet_addr daddr = {};
struct nf_conn *ct_ins;
--
2.43.0