Re: [PATCH] [net-next, v2] selftest/net: skip srv6_end_dt[4/6]_l3vpn_test.sh if vrftable not available

[Alessio Faina]

On Fri, Sep 04, 2026 at 08:25:46PM +0200, Andrea Mayer wrote:
> On Thu,  3 Sep 2026 12:35:45 +0200
> Alessio Faina <alessio.faina@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi Alessio,
> 
> Thanks for the v2. The check looks good to me. The comments below are
> all on the commit message and on the subject.
> 
> > In case iproute2 is older than version 5.11.0, released ~Feb 23, 2021,
> > the vrftable support is not available and the tests
> > contained in the following 4 test files
> >  - srv6_end_dt4_l3vpn_test.sh
> >  - srv6_end_dt6_l3vpn_test.sh
> > are failing in some kernel backports.
> 
> Two files now, not four.
> 
> > This is the result of one those tests in an unsupported environment:
> > 
> > \################################################################################
> > \TEST SECTION: SRv6 VPN connectivity test among hosts in the same tenant
> > \################################################################################
> > \
> > \    TEST: Hosts connectivity: hs-t100-1 -> hs-t100-2 (tenant 100)       [FAIL]
> > \
> > \    TEST: Hosts connectivity: hs-t100-2 -> hs-t100-1 (tenant 100)       [FAIL]
> > \
> > \    TEST: Hosts connectivity: hs-t200-3 -> hs-t200-4 (tenant 200)       [FAIL]
> > \
> > \    TEST: Hosts connectivity: hs-t200-4 -> hs-t200-3 (tenant 200)       [FAIL]
> > \
> > 
> > To amend this, check the current running iproute2 supports the vrftable
> > feature and, if not, just skip the entire test to avoid a failure.
> 
> IMO the sentence could say what the check does: it installs a route
> with the vrftable feature, and skips the test rather than failing when
> the feature is not supported.
> 
> > v2: - remove dx[4/6] tests
> >     - test if vrftable is available in the installed iproute2 application
> > v1: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20260824091537.2305107-1-alessio.faina@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> >     - initial approach by testing DT[4/6] and DX[4/6]
> >     - test if DT4/DT6 are available in iproute2
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Alessio Faina <alessio.faina@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > 
> > [snip]
> 
> The changelog goes under the ---. checkpatch reports it too.
> 
> Since the commit message needs to be revised anyway, a few nits:
> 
> i)   The subject came as [PATCH] [net-next, v2] instead of
>      [PATCH net-next v2]. And maybe you meant selftests/net: ?
> ii)  "one those tests" -> "one of those tests" ?
> iii) The backslashes in the pasted log could go, git does not remove
>      them and they stay in the commit message.
> 
> Ciao,
> Andrea

Hi Andrea,
Thanks a lot for the review, I will address your comments and update the patch
accordingly. A v3 will be on its way soon.

i) Yeah, definitely my fault when I exported with format-patch I didn't
merge the [PATCH] and [net-next v2] parts. I will fix that.
ii) Yes, thanks.
iii) Is interesting, checkpatch.pl is complaining about having a
list of ##### in the commit message, but adding a space in front makes
it happy. I will use that approach.

I will add the missing cc_maintainer as well as mentioned in the list of
checks.

Kind regards,

    -Alessio Faina