[PATCH] selftests: net: fib-onlink-tests: Set high metric for default IPv6 route

From: Ricardo B. Marlière

Date: Thu Dec 18 2025 - 07:22:31 EST


Currently, the test breaks if the SUT already has a default route
configured for IPv6. Fix by adding "metric 9999" to the `ip -6 ro add`
command, so that multiple default routes can coexist.

Fixes: 4ed591c8ab44 ("net/ipv6: Allow onlink routes to have a device mismatch if it is the default route")
Signed-off-by: Ricardo B. Marlière <rbm@xxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/net/fib-onlink-tests.sh | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib-onlink-tests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib-onlink-tests.sh
index ec2d6ceb1f08..acf6b0617373 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib-onlink-tests.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib-onlink-tests.sh
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ setup()
ip -netns ${PEER_NS} addr add ${V6ADDRS[p${n}]}/64 dev ${NETIFS[p${n}]} nodad
done

- ip -6 ro add default via ${V6ADDRS[p3]/::[0-9]/::64}
+ ip -6 ro add default via ${V6ADDRS[p3]/::[0-9]/::64} metric 9999
ip -6 ro add table ${VRF_TABLE} default via ${V6ADDRS[p7]/::[0-9]/::64}

set +e

---
base-commit: 8f0b4cce4481fb22653697cced8d0d04027cb1e8
change-id: 20251218-rbm-selftests-net-fib-onlink-873ad01e6884

Best regards,
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Ricardo B. Marlière <rbm@xxxxxxxx>