[PATCH net-next 5/5] selftests/net: test PACKET_IGNORE_OUTGOING

From: Joe Damato

Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 13:43:18 EST


Test that setsockopt PACKET_IGNORE_OUTGOING:

- works with valid values (0 and 1),
- rejects values outside of that range, and

When enabled for a loopback sniffer, it only produces 1 copy of the
packet (rx) instead of two copies (tx and rx). Use sll_pkttype to check
the direction of the packet to ensure the correct packet is sniffed.

Signed-off-by: Joe Damato <joe@xxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/net/psock_snd.c | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
tools/testing/selftests/net/psock_snd.sh | 5 ++
2 files changed, 87 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/psock_snd.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/psock_snd.c
index f23877942ea3..0f6a30b26912 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/psock_snd.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/psock_snd.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static bool cfg_use_vlan;
static bool cfg_use_vnet;
static bool cfg_drop;
static bool cfg_aux_data;
+static bool cfg_ignore_outgoing;

static char *cfg_ifname = "lo";
static int cfg_mtu = 1500;
@@ -377,7 +378,14 @@ static int setup_sniffer(void)
error(1, errno, "setsockopt PACKET_AUXDATA");

pair_udp_setfilter(fd);
- do_bind(fd);
+
+ /* binding to ETH_P_ALL adds the sniffer to ptype_all, which will see
+ * the dev_queue_xmit_nit copy. ignore_outgoing should suppress this.
+ */
+ if (cfg_ignore_outgoing)
+ do_bind_proto(fd, ETH_P_ALL);
+ else
+ do_bind(fd);

return fd;
}
@@ -386,7 +394,7 @@ static void parse_opts(int argc, char **argv)
{
int c;

- while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "abcCdDgl:qt:vV")) != -1) {
+ while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "abcCdDgil:qt:vV")) != -1) {
switch (c) {
case 'a':
cfg_aux_data = true;
@@ -409,6 +417,9 @@ static void parse_opts(int argc, char **argv)
case 'g':
cfg_use_gso = true;
break;
+ case 'i':
+ cfg_ignore_outgoing = true;
+ break;
case 'l':
cfg_payload_len = strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0);
break;
@@ -443,6 +454,10 @@ static void parse_opts(int argc, char **argv)

if (cfg_aux_data && cfg_drop)
error(1, 0, "option aux data (-a) conflicts with drop (-D)");
+
+ if (cfg_ignore_outgoing && (cfg_drop || cfg_aux_data))
+ error(1, 0,
+ "option ignore outgoing (-i) conflicts with -D and -a");
}

static void check_packet_stats(int fd, unsigned int expected_packets)
@@ -486,6 +501,66 @@ static void check_packet_stats(int fd, unsigned int expected_packets)
error(1, 0, "stats: tp_drops %u != 0 after clear", st.tp_drops);
}

+static void set_ignore_outgoing(int fd, int val)
+{
+ socklen_t len = sizeof(int);
+ int got = -1;
+
+ if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_IGNORE_OUTGOING,
+ &val, sizeof(val)))
+ error(1, errno, "setsockopt PACKET_IGNORE_OUTGOING %d", val);
+
+ if (getsockopt(fd, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_IGNORE_OUTGOING, &got, &len))
+ error(1, errno, "getsockopt PACKET_IGNORE_OUTGOING");
+ if (got != val)
+ error(1, 0, "getsockopt: expected %d got %d", val, got);
+}
+
+static void check_ignore_outgoing_range(int fd)
+{
+ int val;
+
+ /* Values outside [0, 1] must be rejected with -EINVAL. */
+ val = 2;
+ if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_IGNORE_OUTGOING,
+ &val, sizeof(val)) != -1 || errno != EINVAL)
+ error(1, errno,
+ "setsockopt PACKET_IGNORE_OUTGOING val=2: expected EINVAL");
+
+ val = -1;
+ if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_IGNORE_OUTGOING,
+ &val, sizeof(val)) != -1 || errno != EINVAL)
+ error(1, errno,
+ "setsockopt PACKET_IGNORE_OUTGOING val=-1: expected EINVAL");
+}
+
+static void test_ignore_outgoing(int fds)
+{
+ char *expected = tbuf + sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
+ int expected_len;
+
+ /* ptype_all sniffer on loopback should produce two copies per packet
+ * (RX and TX).
+ */
+ expected_len = do_tx();
+ expected_len -= sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
+ do_rx(fds, expected_len, expected, true, PACKET_OUTGOING);
+ do_rx(fds, expected_len, expected, true, PACKET_HOST);
+ check_packet_stats(fds, 2);
+
+ /* 0 and 1 accepted; anything else rejected. */
+ set_ignore_outgoing(fds, 0);
+ set_ignore_outgoing(fds, 1);
+ check_ignore_outgoing_range(fds);
+
+ /* With PACKET_IGNORE_OUTGOING set, only the rx copy survives. */
+ do_tx();
+ do_rx(fds, expected_len, expected, true, PACKET_HOST);
+ if (recv(fds, rbuf, sizeof(rbuf), 0) != -1 || errno != EAGAIN)
+ error(1, errno, "expected EAGAIN, got extra packet");
+ check_packet_stats(fds, 1);
+}
+
static void run_test(void)
{
int fdr, fds, total_len;
@@ -493,6 +568,11 @@ static void run_test(void)
fdr = setup_rx();
fds = setup_sniffer();

+ if (cfg_ignore_outgoing) {
+ test_ignore_outgoing(fds);
+ goto out;
+ }
+
total_len = do_tx();

if (cfg_drop) {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/psock_snd.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/psock_snd.sh
index 111c9e2f0d21..7fa0a3297988 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/psock_snd.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/psock_snd.sh
@@ -102,4 +102,9 @@ echo "test drops statistics"
echo "test aux data"
./in_netns.sh ./psock_snd -a

+# test ignore outgoing
+
+echo "test ignore outgoing"
+./in_netns.sh ./psock_snd -i
+
echo "OK. All tests passed"
--
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