[PATCH AUTOSEL 6.12 12/13] selftests: netfilter: skip br_netfilter queue tests if kernel is tainted

From: Sasha Levin
Date: Mon Mar 17 2025 - 12:47:31 EST


From: Florian Westphal <fw@xxxxxxxxx>

[ Upstream commit c21b02fd9cbf15aed6e32c89e0fd70070281e3d1 ]

These scripts fail if the kernel is tainted which leads to wrong test
failure reports in CI environments when an unrelated test triggers some
splat.

Check taint state at start of script and SKIP if its already dodgy.

Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/br_netfilter.sh | 7 +++++++
.../testing/selftests/net/netfilter/br_netfilter_queue.sh | 7 +++++++
tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/nft_queue.sh | 1 +
3 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/br_netfilter.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/br_netfilter.sh
index c28379a965d83..1559ba275105e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/br_netfilter.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/br_netfilter.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ source lib.sh

checktool "nft --version" "run test without nft tool"

+read t < /proc/sys/kernel/tainted
+if [ "$t" -ne 0 ];then
+ echo SKIP: kernel is tainted
+ exit $ksft_skip
+fi
+
cleanup() {
cleanup_all_ns
}
@@ -165,6 +171,7 @@ if [ "$t" -eq 0 ];then
echo PASS: kernel not tainted
else
echo ERROR: kernel is tainted
+ dmesg
ret=1
fi

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/br_netfilter_queue.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/br_netfilter_queue.sh
index 6a764d70ab06f..4788641717d93 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/br_netfilter_queue.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/br_netfilter_queue.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ source lib.sh

checktool "nft --version" "run test without nft tool"

+read t < /proc/sys/kernel/tainted
+if [ "$t" -ne 0 ];then
+ echo SKIP: kernel is tainted
+ exit $ksft_skip
+fi
+
cleanup() {
cleanup_all_ns
}
@@ -72,6 +78,7 @@ if [ "$t" -eq 0 ];then
echo PASS: kernel not tainted
else
echo ERROR: kernel is tainted
+ dmesg
exit 1
fi

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/nft_queue.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/nft_queue.sh
index a9d109fcc15c2..00fe1a6c1f30c 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/nft_queue.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/nft_queue.sh
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ EOF
echo "PASS: queue program exiting while packets queued"
else
echo "TAINT: queue program exiting while packets queued"
+ dmesg
ret=1
fi
}
--
2.39.5