[PATCH net 2/2] vsock/test: add test for small packets under pressure
From: Stefano Garzarella
Date: Fri Jun 26 2026 - 09:54:21 EST
From: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@xxxxxxxxxx>
Add a test that sends 2 MB of data using randomly sized small packets
(129-512 bytes) over a SOCK_STREAM connection. Packets above
GOOD_COPY_LEN (128) bypass the in-place coalescing in recv_enqueue(),
forcing each one into its own skb.
Without receive queue collapsing, the per-skb overhead eventually
exceeds buf_alloc and the connection is reset. The test verifies
that all data arrives and that content integrity is preserved.
Signed-off-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 87 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c
index 76be0e4a7f0e..b4ff9f946565 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c
@@ -2347,6 +2347,88 @@ static void test_stream_tx_credit_bounds_server(const struct test_opts *opts)
close(fd);
}
+/* Test that many small packets don't cause a connection reset under pressure
+ * and that data integrity is preserved. Packet sizes vary randomly between
+ * 129 and 512 bytes, above GOOD_COPY_LEN (128) to bypass in-place coalescing
+ * in recv_enqueue, forcing each one into its own skb. Without receive queue
+ * collapsing, the per-skb overhead eventually exceeds buf_alloc and the
+ * connection is reset.
+ */
+#define COLLAPSE_PKT_MIN 129
+#define COLLAPSE_PKT_MAX 512
+#define COLLAPSE_TOTAL (2 * 1024 * 1024)
+
+static void test_stream_collapse_client(const struct test_opts *opts)
+{
+ unsigned char *data;
+ unsigned long hash;
+ size_t offset = 0;
+ int i, fd;
+
+ data = malloc(COLLAPSE_TOTAL);
+ if (!data) {
+ perror("malloc");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ for (i = 0; i < COLLAPSE_TOTAL; i++)
+ data[i] = rand() & 0xff;
+
+ fd = vsock_stream_connect(opts->peer_cid, opts->peer_port);
+ if (fd < 0) {
+ perror("connect");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ while (offset < COLLAPSE_TOTAL) {
+ size_t pkt_size = COLLAPSE_PKT_MIN +
+ rand() % (COLLAPSE_PKT_MAX - COLLAPSE_PKT_MIN + 1);
+
+ pkt_size = min(pkt_size, COLLAPSE_TOTAL - offset);
+
+ send_buf(fd, data + offset, pkt_size, 0, pkt_size);
+ offset += pkt_size;
+ }
+
+ hash = hash_djb2(data, COLLAPSE_TOTAL);
+ control_writeulong(hash);
+
+ free(data);
+ close(fd);
+}
+
+static void test_stream_collapse_server(const struct test_opts *opts)
+{
+ unsigned long hash, remote_hash;
+ unsigned char *data;
+ int fd;
+
+ data = malloc(COLLAPSE_TOTAL);
+ if (!data) {
+ perror("malloc");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ fd = vsock_stream_accept(VMADDR_CID_ANY, opts->peer_port, NULL);
+ if (fd < 0) {
+ perror("accept");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ recv_buf(fd, data, COLLAPSE_TOTAL, 0, COLLAPSE_TOTAL);
+
+ hash = hash_djb2(data, COLLAPSE_TOTAL);
+ remote_hash = control_readulong();
+ if (hash != remote_hash) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "hash mismatch: local %lu remote %lu\n",
+ hash, remote_hash);
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ free(data);
+ close(fd);
+}
+
static struct test_case test_cases[] = {
{
.name = "SOCK_STREAM connection reset",
@@ -2546,6 +2628,11 @@ static struct test_case test_cases[] = {
.run_client = test_stream_msg_peek_client,
.run_server = test_stream_peek_after_recv_server,
},
+ {
+ .name = "SOCK_STREAM small packets backpressure",
+ .run_client = test_stream_collapse_client,
+ .run_server = test_stream_collapse_server,
+ },
{},
};
--
2.54.0