[PATCH 1/2] selftests/net/openvswitch: add SCTP flow key parsing to ovs-dpctl.py
From: Minxi Hou
Date: Wed Jul 29 2026 - 02:47:21 EST
The ovskey flow-string parser has no OVS_KEY_ATTR_SCTP entry, so a
flow string containing sctp(src=.../dst=...) parses without error but
silently drops the L4 key. The resulting flow carries only
ipv4(proto=132), and the kernel rejects it: match_validate() in
flow_netlink.c requires OVS_KEY_ATTR_SCTP when the IP protocol is
IPPROTO_SCTP and returns -EINVAL for the missing key.
Register OVS_KEY_ATTR_SCTP in the parse table and add unit tests
(runnable via ovs-dpctl.py --test) covering the SCTP key parser.
Signed-off-by: Minxi Hou <houminxi@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/net/openvswitch/ovs-dpctl.py | 82 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 82 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/openvswitch/ovs-dpctl.py b/tools/testing/selftests/net/openvswitch/ovs-dpctl.py
index f3edd198223f..944292bf9349 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/openvswitch/ovs-dpctl.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/openvswitch/ovs-dpctl.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import struct
import sys
import time
import types
+import unittest
import uuid
try:
@@ -1984,6 +1985,11 @@ class ovskey(nla):
"udp",
ovskey.ovs_key_udp,
),
+ (
+ "OVS_KEY_ATTR_SCTP",
+ "sctp",
+ ovskey.ovs_key_sctp,
+ ),
(
"OVS_KEY_ATTR_ICMP",
"icmp",
@@ -3165,5 +3171,81 @@ def main(argv):
return 0
+def _init_ovskey_nlas():
+ """Initialize required NLA classes for ovskey parsing."""
+ nlmsg_atoms.encap_ovskey = encap_ovskey
+ nlmsg_atoms.ovskey = ovskey
+ nlmsg_atoms.ovsactions = ovsactions
+
+
+def _parse_flow(flowstr):
+ """Parse a flow string and return the key."""
+ key = ovskey()
+ key["attrs"] = []
+ remainder = key.parse(flowstr)
+ if remainder:
+ raise ValueError(f"unparsed remainder: {remainder!r}")
+ return key
+
+
+def _find_attr(key, attr_name):
+ """Find an attribute in parsed key."""
+ for attr in key["attrs"]:
+ if attr[0] == attr_name:
+ return attr[1]
+ return None
+
+
+class TestOvsKeyParse(unittest.TestCase):
+ """Unit tests for ovskey.parse() flow string parsing."""
+
+ @classmethod
+ def setUpClass(cls):
+ _init_ovskey_nlas()
+
+ def test_sctp_dst(self):
+ """Test SCTP destination port parsing."""
+ key = _parse_flow("sctp(dst=4443)")
+ attr = _find_attr(key, "OVS_KEY_ATTR_SCTP")
+ self.assertIsNotNone(attr, "SCTP key not found")
+ self.assertEqual(attr["dst"], 4443)
+
+ def test_sctp_src(self):
+ """Test SCTP source port parsing."""
+ key = _parse_flow("sctp(src=4443)")
+ attr = _find_attr(key, "OVS_KEY_ATTR_SCTP")
+ self.assertIsNotNone(attr, "SCTP key not found")
+ self.assertEqual(attr["src"], 4443)
+
+ def test_sctp_src_and_dst(self):
+ """Test SCTP source and destination port parsing."""
+ key = _parse_flow("sctp(src=1234,dst=5678)")
+ attr = _find_attr(key, "OVS_KEY_ATTR_SCTP")
+ self.assertIsNotNone(attr, "SCTP key not found")
+ self.assertEqual(attr["src"], 1234)
+ self.assertEqual(attr["dst"], 5678)
+
+ def test_sctp_roundtrip(self):
+ """Test parse -> dpstr -> parse keeps the SCTP key."""
+ key = _parse_flow("sctp(dst=4443)")
+ key2 = ovskey()
+ key2["attrs"] = []
+ remainder = key2.parse(key.dpstr())
+ self.assertEqual(remainder, "", "round-trip left unparsed text")
+ attr = _find_attr(key2, "OVS_KEY_ATTR_SCTP")
+ self.assertIsNotNone(attr, "SCTP key lost in round-trip")
+ self.assertEqual(attr["dst"], 4443)
+
+
+def test_ovskey_parse():
+ """Test ovskey.parse() method for various flow key types."""
+ suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(TestOvsKeyParse)
+ runner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2)
+ result = runner.run(suite)
+ return 0 if result.wasSuccessful() else 1
+
+
if __name__ == "__main__":
+ if len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == "--test":
+ sys.exit(test_ovskey_parse())
sys.exit(main(sys.argv))
--
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