Re: [5.15.y BACKPORT] selftests: net: test_vxlan_under_vrf: fix HV connectivity test
From: Greg KH
Date: Mon Jan 05 2026 - 01:38:55 EST
On Mon, Jan 05, 2026 at 02:38:05PM +0800, caojiaqiang 00593155 wrote:
> From: Andrea Righi <andrea.righi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> It looks like test_vxlan_under_vrf.sh is always failing to verify the
> connectivity test during the ping between the two simulated VMs.
>
> This is due to the fact that veth-hv in each VM should have a distinct
> MAC address.
>
> Fix by setting a unique MAC address on each simulated VM interface.
>
> Without this fix:
>
> $ sudo ./tools/testing/selftests/net/test_vxlan_under_vrf.sh
> Checking HV connectivity [ OK ]
> Check VM connectivity through VXLAN (underlay in the default VRF) [FAIL]
>
> With this fix applied:
>
> $ sudo ./tools/testing/selftests/net/test_vxlan_under_vrf.sh
> Checking HV connectivity [ OK ]
> Check VM connectivity through VXLAN (underlay in the default VRF) [ OK ]
> Check VM connectivity through VXLAN (underlay in a VRF) [FAIL]
>
> NOTE: the connectivity test with the underlay VRF is still failing; it
> seems that ARP requests are blocked at the simulated hypervisor level,
> probably due to some missing ARP forwarding rules. This requires more
> investigation (in the meantime we may consider to set that test as
> expected failure - XFAIL).
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <andrea.righi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Cao Jiaqiang <caojiaqiang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/testing/selftests/net/test_vxlan_under_vrf.sh | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/test_vxlan_under_vrf.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/test_vxlan_under_vrf.sh
> index 6fadc8e2f116..1fd1250ebc66 100755
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/test_vxlan_under_vrf.sh
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/test_vxlan_under_vrf.sh
> @@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ setup-vm() {
> ip -netns hv-$id link set veth-tap master br0
> ip -netns hv-$id link set veth-tap up
>
> + ip link set veth-hv address 02:1d:8d:dd:0c:6$id
> +
> ip link set veth-hv netns vm-$id
> ip -netns vm-$id addr add 10.0.0.$id/24 dev veth-hv
> ip -netns vm-$id link set veth-hv up
> --
> 2.22.0
>
>
What is the git commit id of this change in Linus's tree?
thanks,
greg k-h