[PATCH bpf-next v3 6/6] selftests/bpf: Add tests to verify link_create logs

From: Leon Hwang

Date: Tue Oct 20 2026 - 11:36:49 EST


Add tests to verify the new logs in link_create and xdp link_create,
including a log reported via extack when fail to create an xdp link.

Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_link.c | 101 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 101 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_link.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_link.c
index e7e9f3c22edf..18c1f1039d4e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_link.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_link.c
@@ -150,3 +150,104 @@ void serial_test_xdp_link(void)
test_xdp_link__destroy(skel1);
test_xdp_link__destroy(skel2);
}
+
+static void test_link_create(int prog_fd, int ifindex, enum bpf_attach_type attach_type,
+ struct bpf_link_create_opts *opts, int exp_err, const char *msg)
+{
+ char log_buf[128] = {};
+ int fd;
+ LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_log_opts, log_opts,
+ .buf = log_buf,
+ .size = sizeof(log_buf),
+ .level = 1,
+ );
+
+ fd = bpf_link_create_log(prog_fd, ifindex, attach_type, opts, &log_opts);
+ if (!ASSERT_LT(fd, 0, "bpf_link_create_log")) {
+ close(fd);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ ASSERT_EQ(fd, exp_err, "fd");
+ ASSERT_STREQ(log_buf, msg, "log_buf");
+ ASSERT_EQ(log_opts.true_size, strlen(msg) + 1, "log_size");
+}
+
+static void test_link_create_invalid_prog_fd(void)
+{
+ const char *msg = "Invalid prog_fd.\n";
+
+ test_link_create(-1, IFINDEX_LO, BPF_XDP, NULL, -EBADF, msg);
+}
+
+static void test_link_create_invalid_prog_type(void)
+{
+ const struct bpf_insn insns[] = {
+ BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+ BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+ };
+ const char *msg = "Invalid prog type.\n";
+ int prog_fd;
+
+ prog_fd = bpf_prog_load(BPF_PROG_TYPE_LIRC_MODE2, NULL, "GPL", insns,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(insns), NULL);
+ if (!ASSERT_GE(prog_fd, 0, "bpf_prog_load"))
+ return;
+
+ test_link_create(prog_fd, 0, BPF_LIRC_MODE2, NULL, -EINVAL, msg);
+
+ close(prog_fd);
+}
+
+static void test_link_create_attach(int ifindex, enum bpf_attach_type attach_type,
+ struct bpf_link_create_opts *opts, const char *msg)
+{
+ struct test_xdp_link *skel;
+
+ skel = test_xdp_link__open_and_load();
+ if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "test_xdp_link__open_and_load"))
+ return;
+
+ test_link_create(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.xdp_handler), ifindex, attach_type, opts,
+ -EINVAL, msg);
+
+ test_xdp_link__destroy(skel);
+}
+
+static void test_link_create_invalid_attach_type(void)
+{
+ const char *msg = "Invalid attach_type.\n";
+
+ test_link_create_attach(IFINDEX_LO, BPF_CGROUP_INET_INGRESS, NULL, msg);
+}
+
+static void test_link_create_xdp_invalid_target_ifindex(void)
+{
+ const char *msg = "Invalid target_ifindex.\n";
+
+ test_link_create_attach(0, BPF_XDP, NULL, msg);
+}
+
+static void test_link_create_xdp_extack(void)
+{
+ const char *msg = "Invalid XDP flags for BPF link attachment\n";
+ LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_link_create_opts, opts,
+ .flags = XDP_FLAGS_REPLACE,
+ );
+
+ test_link_create_attach(IFINDEX_LO, BPF_XDP, &opts, msg);
+}
+
+void test_link_create_log(void)
+{
+ if (test__start_subtest("invalid_prog_fd"))
+ test_link_create_invalid_prog_fd();
+ if (test__start_subtest("invalid_prog_type"))
+ test_link_create_invalid_prog_type();
+ if (test__start_subtest("invalid_attach_type"))
+ test_link_create_invalid_attach_type();
+ if (test__start_subtest("xdp/invalid_target_ifindex"))
+ test_link_create_xdp_invalid_target_ifindex();
+ if (test__start_subtest("xdp/extack"))
+ test_link_create_xdp_extack();
+}
--
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