[PATCH net v1 2/2] selftests: tc-testing: test action batch deletion failure cleanup

From: Xuanqiang Luo

Date: Thu Sep 10 2026 - 05:41:25 EST


From: Xuanqiang Luo <luoxuanqiang@xxxxxxxxxx>

Add tests for cleanup after a batched RTM_DELACTION request fails at
a gact action bound to a filter. Check that subsequent actions retain
their original reference counts and that earlier successful deletions
are preserved.

Cover failures at the first and middle entries. Verify that a remaining
unbound action can be removed with one subsequent delete.

Signed-off-by: Xuanqiang Luo <luoxuanqiang@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../tc-tests/actions/batch-delete.json | 115 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 115 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/batch-delete.json

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/batch-delete.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/batch-delete.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ef7ca4a6775bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/batch-delete.json
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+[
+ {
+ "id": "d710",
+ "name": "Release tail references after first action deletion fails",
+ "category": [
+ "actions",
+ "gact"
+ ],
+ "plugins": {
+ "requires": "nsPlugin"
+ },
+ "setup": [
+ [
+ "$TC actions flush action gact",
+ 0,
+ 1,
+ 255
+ ],
+ "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress",
+ "$TC actions add action pass index 1",
+ "$TC actions add action pass index 2",
+ "$TC actions add action pass index 3",
+ "$TC filter add dev $DEV1 protocol ip ingress u32 match u32 0 0 action gact index 1"
+ ],
+ "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions del action gact index 1 action gact index 2 action gact index 3",
+ "expExitCode": "255",
+ "verifyCmd": "$TC actions ls action gact",
+ "matchPattern": "total acts 3\\b.*index 1 ref 2 bind 1\\b.*index 2 ref 1 bind 0\\b.*index 3 ref 1 bind 0\\b",
+ "matchCount": "1",
+ "teardown": [
+ "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress",
+ [
+ "$TC actions flush action gact",
+ 0,
+ 1,
+ 255
+ ]
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "d711",
+ "name": "Release tail references after middle action deletion fails",
+ "category": [
+ "actions",
+ "gact"
+ ],
+ "plugins": {
+ "requires": "nsPlugin"
+ },
+ "setup": [
+ [
+ "$TC actions flush action gact",
+ 0,
+ 1,
+ 255
+ ],
+ "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress",
+ "$TC actions add action pass index 1",
+ "$TC actions add action pass index 2",
+ "$TC actions add action pass index 3",
+ "$TC filter add dev $DEV1 protocol ip ingress u32 match u32 0 0 action gact index 2"
+ ],
+ "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions del action gact index 1 action gact index 2 action gact index 3",
+ "expExitCode": "255",
+ "verifyCmd": "$TC actions ls action gact",
+ "matchPattern": "total acts 2\\b.*index 2 ref 2 bind 1\\b.*index 3 ref 1 bind 0\\b",
+ "matchCount": "1",
+ "teardown": [
+ "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress",
+ [
+ "$TC actions flush action gact",
+ 0,
+ 1,
+ 255
+ ]
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "id": "d713",
+ "name": "Delete a tail action once after a failed batch",
+ "category": [
+ "actions",
+ "gact"
+ ],
+ "plugins": {
+ "requires": "nsPlugin"
+ },
+ "setup": [
+ [
+ "$TC actions flush action gact",
+ 0,
+ 1,
+ 255
+ ],
+ "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress",
+ "$TC actions add action pass index 1",
+ "$TC actions add action pass index 2",
+ "$TC filter add dev $DEV1 protocol ip ingress u32 match u32 0 0 action gact index 1"
+ ],
+ "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions del action gact index 1 action gact index 2",
+ "expExitCode": "255",
+ "verifyCmd": "sh -c '$TC actions del action gact index 2 && $TC actions ls action gact'",
+ "matchPattern": "total acts 1\\b.*index 1 ref 2 bind 1\\b",
+ "matchCount": "1",
+ "teardown": [
+ "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress",
+ [
+ "$TC actions flush action gact",
+ 0,
+ 1,
+ 255
+ ]
+ ]
+ }
+]
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