[PATCH 2/2] selftests/net/openvswitch: add SCTP flow key test
From: Minxi Hou
Date: Wed Jul 29 2026 - 02:59:48 EST
Add test_sctp_connect_v4() to verify OVS can match on SCTP flow keys
(sctp src/dst port).
The test sets up client and server namespaces connected through an
OVS bridge, installs port-keyed flows, and verifies:
- sctp(dst=4443) matches client-to-server INIT
- sctp(src=4443) matches server-to-client INIT-ACK
- removing flows drops the connection
- reinstalling flows restores connectivity
The listener readiness probe reads /proc/net/sctp/eps instead of ss:
ss requires the sctp_diag interface, which is not enabled on all
kernels, while /proc/net/sctp/eps exists whenever SCTP is loaded.
Signed-off-by: Minxi Hou <houminxi@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/net/openvswitch/openvswitch.sh | 121 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 121 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/openvswitch/openvswitch.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/openvswitch/openvswitch.sh
index 853dbc1b00d7..b448324527d8 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/openvswitch/openvswitch.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/openvswitch/openvswitch.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ tests="
action_set set: SET action rewrites fields
trunc trunc: output truncation
icmpv6 icmpv6: ICMPv6 echo type match
+ sctp_connect_v4 sctp: SCTP flow key matching
psample psample: Sampling packets with psample"
info() {
@@ -611,6 +612,126 @@ test_icmpv6() {
return 0
}
+# Check for an SCTP endpoint via /proc, which works without sctp_diag.
+sctp_eps_has() {
+ ip netns exec "$1" awk -v p="$2" '$6==p' /proc/net/sctp/eps | grep -q .
+}
+
+# sctp_connect_v4 test
+# - sctp(dst=4443) matches client-to-server INIT
+# - sctp(src=4443) matches server-to-client INIT-ACK
+# - remove flows and verify connection fails, reinstall and recover
+test_sctp_connect_v4() {
+ local t="test_sctp_connect_v4"
+ local srv_ip=172.31.110.20
+
+ modprobe -q sctp 2>/dev/null || return "$ksft_skip"
+ socat -V 2>&1 | grep -q "define WITH_SCTP" || return "$ksft_skip"
+
+ sbx_add "$t" || return $?
+ ovs_add_dp "$t" sctp4 || return 1
+
+ info "create namespaces"
+ for ns in client server; do
+ ovs_add_netns_and_veths "$t" "sctp4" "$ns" \
+ "${ns:0:1}0" "${ns:0:1}1" || return 1
+ done
+
+ ip netns exec client ip addr add 172.31.110.10/24 dev c1
+ ip netns exec client ip link set c1 up
+ ip netns exec server ip addr add "${srv_ip}/24" dev s1
+ ip netns exec server ip link set s1 up
+
+ # Probe: check if kernel supports sctp flow key.
+ ovs_add_flow "$t" sctp4 \
+ 'in_port(1),eth(),eth_type(0x0800),ipv4(proto=132),sctp(dst=4443)' \
+ '2' &>/dev/null
+ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+ info "no support for sctp key - skipping"
+ ovs_exit_sig
+ return $ksft_skip
+ fi
+ ovs_del_flows "$t" sctp4
+
+ # ARP forwarding
+ ovs_add_flow "$t" sctp4 \
+ 'in_port(1),eth(),eth_type(0x0806),arp()' \
+ '2' || return 1
+ ovs_add_flow "$t" sctp4 \
+ 'in_port(2),eth(),eth_type(0x0806),arp()' \
+ '1' || return 1
+
+ # SCTP port matching: dst for request, src for reply
+ ovs_add_flow "$t" sctp4 \
+ 'in_port(1),eth(),eth_type(0x0800),ipv4(proto=132),sctp(dst=4443)' \
+ '2' || return 1
+ ovs_add_flow "$t" sctp4 \
+ 'in_port(2),eth(),eth_type(0x0800),ipv4(proto=132),sctp(src=4443)' \
+ '1' || return 1
+
+ ovs_netns_spawn_daemon "$t" "server" \
+ socat -u SCTP4-LISTEN:4443 STDOUT
+ local server_pid="$pid"
+ ovs_wait sctp_eps_has server 4443 || return 1
+
+ info "verify SCTP association with port-keyed flows"
+ ovs_sbx "$t" ip netns exec client \
+ timeout 3 socat -u STDIN "SCTP4-CONNECT:${srv_ip}:4443" </dev/null \
+ || return 1
+
+ ovs_del_flows "$t" sctp4
+
+ info "verify connection fails without flows"
+ ovs_add_flow "$t" sctp4 \
+ 'in_port(1),eth(),eth_type(0x0806),arp()' \
+ '2' || return 1
+ ovs_add_flow "$t" sctp4 \
+ 'in_port(2),eth(),eth_type(0x0806),arp()' \
+ '1' || return 1
+
+ kill -TERM "$server_pid" 2>/dev/null
+ local i=0
+ while kill -0 "$server_pid" 2>/dev/null && [ "$i" -lt 5 ]; do
+ sleep 0.2
+ i=$((i + 1))
+ done
+ ovs_netns_spawn_daemon "$t" "server" \
+ socat -u SCTP4-LISTEN:4443 STDOUT
+ server_pid="$pid"
+ ovs_wait sctp_eps_has server 4443 || return 1
+
+ ovs_sbx "$t" ip netns exec client \
+ timeout 3 socat -u STDIN "SCTP4-CONNECT:${srv_ip}:4443" </dev/null \
+ >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+ && { info "connection should fail without flows"
+ return 1; }
+
+ info "reinstall flows and verify recovery"
+ ovs_add_flow "$t" sctp4 \
+ 'in_port(1),eth(),eth_type(0x0800),ipv4(proto=132),sctp(dst=4443)' \
+ '2' || return 1
+ ovs_add_flow "$t" sctp4 \
+ 'in_port(2),eth(),eth_type(0x0800),ipv4(proto=132),sctp(src=4443)' \
+ '1' || return 1
+
+ kill -TERM "$server_pid" 2>/dev/null
+ i=0
+ while kill -0 "$server_pid" 2>/dev/null && [ "$i" -lt 5 ]; do
+ sleep 0.2
+ i=$((i + 1))
+ done
+ ovs_netns_spawn_daemon "$t" "server" \
+ socat -u SCTP4-LISTEN:4443 STDOUT
+ server_pid="$pid"
+ ovs_wait sctp_eps_has server 4443 || return 1
+
+ ovs_sbx "$t" ip netns exec client \
+ timeout 3 socat -u STDIN "SCTP4-CONNECT:${srv_ip}:4443" </dev/null \
+ || return 1
+
+ return 0
+}
+
# psample test
# - use psample to observe packets
test_psample() {
--
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