[PATCH net-next v2 2/3] selftests: drv-net: pause: Validate the pause autonegotiation with a partner

From: Maxime Chevallier (Netdev Foundation)

Date: Fri Sep 25 2026 - 14:27:44 EST


Pause autonegotiation behaves differently than the regular link params
autonegotiation, in that the user intention may differ from the
negotiated pause parameters.

Introduce a test that validates we're correctly resolving pause
parameters according to 802.3.

The validation is done based on what the local interface reports in
terms of advertised and lp_advertised linkmodes.

If the remote can express what it sees in terms of its own advertised
and lp_advertised modes, validate the autoneg results on the peer as
well.

Signed-off-by: Maxime Chevallier (Netdev Foundation) <maxime.chevallier@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/pause.py | 350 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 350 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/pause.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/pause.py
index f07db3271500..96ee730074f8 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/pause.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/pause.py
@@ -124,6 +124,62 @@ def wait_for_link(cfg):
# the remote to report link up, let's wait a bit less
return wait_for_link_remote(cfg, timeout = 3)

+def controllable_lp(cfg):
+ """ Whether the remote interface is the link partner of the local one.
+
+ For low level ethtool tests, we need to have the remote directly connected
+ to the local host (i.e. not through a switch).
+
+ This is tested by taking the local link down and checking that the
+ remote's link drops.
+
+ :returns: True if the remote is our link partner
+ """
+ known = getattr(cfg, "lp_controllable", None)
+ if known is not None:
+ return known
+
+ # Set both ends up, wait for up
+ ip(f"link set {cfg.ifname} up")
+ ip(f"link set {cfg.remote_ifname} up", host=cfg.remote)
+
+ # No link established
+ if not wait_for_link(cfg):
+ ksft_pr(f"{cfg.remote_ifname} is not the link partner: no link with both ends up")
+ cfg.lp_controllable = False
+ return False
+
+ ip(f"link set {cfg.ifname} down")
+
+ deadline = time.monotonic() + 3
+ dropped = False
+ while time.monotonic() < deadline and not dropped:
+ dropped = not ethtool(f"{cfg.remote_ifname}", json=True,
+ host=cfg.remote)[0]["link-detected"]
+ time.sleep(0.1)
+
+ ip(f"link set {cfg.ifname} up")
+
+ if not dropped:
+ ksft_pr(f"{cfg.remote_ifname} is not the link partner: "
+ f"it kept its link through {cfg.ifname} going down")
+ cfg.lp_controllable = False
+ wait_for_link(cfg)
+ return False
+
+ cfg.lp_controllable = wait_for_link(cfg)
+ if not cfg.lp_controllable:
+ ksft_pr(f"{cfg.remote_ifname} is not the link partner: "
+ f"no link back after {cfg.ifname} came up")
+ return cfg.lp_controllable
+
+def require_controllable_lp(cfg):
+ """ Skip if the remote isn't directly controllable, e.g. accessed through
+ a switch
+ """
+ if not controllable_lp(cfg):
+ raise KsftSkipEx(f"{cfg.remote_ifname} is not directly connected to {cfg.ifname}")
+
def forced_link_settings(cfg):
""" Returns a string to pass to ethtool -s with speed/duplex corresponding
to the current settings.
@@ -148,6 +204,10 @@ def _ethtool_pause_use_to_linkmodes(use):
else:
return []

+def pause_to_linkmodes(rx, tx):
+ """ Convert the bool rx/tx pause into Pause/Asym """
+ return pauseparams_to_linkmodes[rx][tx]["linkmodes"]
+
def set_local_pauseparams(cfg, rx, tx, aneg):
""" set pauseparams : ethtool -A

@@ -170,6 +230,33 @@ def get_local_pauseparams(cfg):
"""
return ethtool_ret(f"-a {cfg.ifname}", is_get=True)

+def set_peer_pauseparams(cfg, rx, tx, aneg):
+ """ set pauseparams : ethtool -A
+
+ Raise an error if the return is not 0 or EOPNOTSUPP
+ """
+ rx_param = onoff(rx)
+ tx_param = onoff(tx)
+ aneg_param = onoff(aneg)
+
+ ret, _ = ethtool_ret(f"-A {cfg.remote_ifname} rx {rx_param} tx {tx_param}"
+ f" autoneg {aneg_param}",
+ is_get = False, host=cfg.remote)
+
+ if ret != 0:
+ raise KsftSkipEx(f"Can't set pauseparams on peer: {errno.errorcode.get(ret, ret)}")
+
+ return ret
+
+def get_peer_pauseparams(cfg):
+ """ get pauseparams : ethtool -a
+
+ Raise an error if the return is not 0 or EOPNOTSUPP
+ """
+
+ return ethtool_ret(f"-a {cfg.remote_ifname}", is_get=True,
+ host=cfg.remote)
+
def get_local_pause_supported(cfg):
""" Return the errcode and the local pause supported linkmodes """

@@ -188,6 +275,55 @@ def get_local_pause_advertising(cfg):

return ret, _ethtool_pause_use_to_linkmodes(data["advertised-pause-frame-use"])

+def get_local_pause_lp_advertising(cfg):
+ """ Return the errcode and the local pause lp_advertised linkmodes,
+ if any.
+ """
+
+ ret, data = ethtool_ret(f"{cfg.ifname}")
+ if ret != 0:
+ raise KsftFailEx(f"ethtool {cfg.ifname} failed: {errno.errorcode.get(ret, ret)}")
+
+ if "link-partner-advertised-pause-frame-use" in data:
+ return ret, _ethtool_pause_use_to_linkmodes(data["link-partner-advertised-pause-frame-use"])
+ else:
+ ksft_pr(f"Warning: {cfg.ifname} does not report the LP's advertising")
+ return errno.EOPNOTSUPP, None
+
+def get_peer_pause_supported(cfg):
+ """ Return the errcode and the remote pause supported linkmodes """
+
+ ret, data = ethtool_ret(f"{cfg.remote_ifname}", host = cfg.remote)
+ if ret != 0:
+ raise KsftFailEx(f"ethtool {cfg.remote_ifname} failed: {errno.errorcode.get(ret, ret)}")
+
+ return ret, _ethtool_pause_use_to_linkmodes(data["supported-pause-frame-use"])
+
+
+def get_peer_pause_advertising(cfg):
+ """ Return the errcode and the remote pause advertised linkmodes """
+
+ ret, data = ethtool_ret(f"{cfg.remote_ifname}", host = cfg.remote)
+ if ret != 0:
+ raise KsftFailEx(f"ethtool {cfg.remote_ifname} failed: {errno.errorcode.get(ret, ret)}")
+
+ return ret, _ethtool_pause_use_to_linkmodes(data["advertised-pause-frame-use"])
+
+def get_peer_pause_lp_advertising(cfg):
+ """ Return the errcode and the local pause lp_advertised linkmodes,
+ if any.
+ """
+
+ ret, data = ethtool_ret(f"{cfg.remote_ifname}", host = cfg.remote)
+ if ret != 0:
+ raise KsftFailEx(f"ethtool {cfg.remote_ifname} failed: {errno.errorcode.get(ret, ret)}")
+
+ if "link-partner-advertised-pause-frame-use" in data:
+ return ret, _ethtool_pause_use_to_linkmodes(data["link-partner-advertised-pause-frame-use"])
+ else:
+ ksft_pr(f"Warning: {cfg.remote_ifname} does not report the LP's advertising")
+ return errno.EOPNOTSUPP, None
+
def require_pause_supported_allof(cfg, linkmodes):
""" Skip if local device doesn't support all of the passed modes """

@@ -200,6 +336,32 @@ def require_pause_supported_allof(cfg, linkmodes):
if lm not in pause_support:
raise KsftSkipEx(f"Local device doesn't support {lm}")

+def require_peer_pause_supported_anyof(cfg, linkmodes):
+ """ Skip if remote device doesn't support any of the passed modes """
+
+ ret, _ = get_peer_pauseparams(cfg)
+ if ret != 0:
+ raise KsftSkipEx("Remote device doesn't allow getting pauseparams")
+
+ _, pause_support = get_peer_pause_supported(cfg)
+ for lm in linkmodes:
+ if lm in pause_support:
+ return
+
+ raise KsftSkipEx(f"Local device doesn't support any of {linkmodes}")
+
+def require_peer_pause_supported_allof(cfg, linkmodes):
+ """ Skip if local device doesn't support all of the passed modes """
+
+ ret, _ = get_peer_pauseparams(cfg)
+ if ret != 0:
+ raise KsftSkipEx("Remote device doesn't allow getting pauseparams")
+
+ _, pause_support = get_peer_pause_supported(cfg)
+ for lm in linkmodes:
+ if lm not in pause_support:
+ raise KsftSkipEx(f"Remote device doesn't support {lm}")
+
def expect_pauseparams_set(ret, linkmodes, supported, note):
""" Whether ethtool -A had to work or to be refused, given what the local
device supports
@@ -371,6 +533,7 @@ def pause_advertising_test(cfg, pauseparams):

require_pause_supported_allof(cfg, pauseparams["linkmodes"])
pause_setup(cfg)
+ lp = controllable_lp(cfg)

tx = pauseparams["tx"]
rx = pauseparams["rx"]
@@ -398,11 +561,198 @@ def pause_advertising_test(cfg, pauseparams):
ksft_not_in(mode, linkmodes,
f"rx {rx} tx {tx} aneg on must not advertise {not_adv}")

+ if not lp:
+ return
+
+ returncode, remote_linkmodes = get_peer_pause_lp_advertising(cfg)
+ if returncode == errno.EOPNOTSUPP:
+ return
+
+ for mode in adv:
+ ksft_in(mode, remote_linkmodes, f"PHY does not advertise {adv}")
+
+ for mode in not_adv:
+ ksft_not_in(mode, remote_linkmodes,
+ f"PHY incorrectly advertises {not_adv}")
+
+
+# Pause autonegotiation resolution : Resolved pause settings vs configured
+# pauseparams on local device and link partner
+@ksft_variants([
+ # We advertise nothing, all off
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx off tx off, remote rx off tx off",
+ {"rx": 0, "tx": 0, "lp_rx": 0, "lp_tx": 0, "neg_rx": 0, "neg_tx": 0}),
+
+ # We advertise nothing, all off
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx off tx off, remote rx off tx on",
+ {"rx": 0, "tx": 0, "lp_rx": 0, "lp_tx": 1, "neg_rx": 0, "neg_tx": 0}),
+
+ # We advertise nothing, all off
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx off tx off, remote rx on tx off",
+ {"rx": 0, "tx": 0, "lp_rx": 1, "lp_tx": 0, "neg_rx": 0, "neg_tx": 0}),
+
+ # We advertise nothing, all off
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx off tx off, remote rx on tx on",
+ {"rx": 0, "tx": 0, "lp_rx": 1, "lp_tx": 1, "neg_rx": 0, "neg_tx": 0}),
+
+ # LP advertises nothing, all off
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx off tx on, remote rx off tx off",
+ {"rx": 0, "tx": 1, "lp_rx": 0, "lp_tx": 0, "neg_rx": 0, "neg_tx": 0}),
+
+ # We advertise Asym, LP advertises Asym, all off
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx off tx on, remote rx off tx on",
+ {"rx": 0, "tx": 1, "lp_rx": 0, "lp_tx": 1, "neg_rx": 0, "neg_tx": 0}),
+
+ # We advertise Asym, LP advertises Pause + Asym, tx on
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx off tx on, remote rx on tx off",
+ {"rx": 0, "tx": 1, "lp_rx": 1, "lp_tx": 0, "neg_rx": 0, "neg_tx": 1}),
+
+ # Tricky case :
+ # We advertise Asym, LP advertises Pause, resolves to all off
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx off tx on, remote rx on tx on",
+ {"rx": 0, "tx": 1, "lp_rx": 1, "lp_tx": 1, "neg_rx": 0, "neg_tx": 0}),
+
+ # LP advertises nothing, all off
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx on tx off, remote rx off tx off",
+ {"rx": 1, "tx": 0, "lp_rx": 0, "lp_tx": 0, "neg_rx": 0, "neg_tx": 0}),
+
+ # We advertise Pause + Asym , LP advertises Asym, rx on
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx on tx off, remote rx off tx on",
+ {"rx": 1, "tx": 0, "lp_rx": 0, "lp_tx": 1, "neg_rx": 1, "neg_tx": 0}),
+
+ # Also tricky: Only rx enabled on both ends, but we negotiate rx/tx
+ # We advertise Pause + Asym, LP advertises Pause + Asym, all on
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx on tx off, remote rx on tx off",
+ {"rx": 1, "tx": 0, "lp_rx": 1, "lp_tx": 0, "neg_rx": 1, "neg_tx": 1}),
+
+ # We advertise Pause + Asym, LP advertises Pause, all on
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx on tx off, remote rx on tx on",
+ {"rx": 1, "tx": 0, "lp_rx": 1, "lp_tx": 1, "neg_rx": 1, "neg_tx": 1}),
+
+ # LP advertises nothing, all off
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx on tx on, remote rx off tx off",
+ {"rx": 1, "tx": 1, "lp_rx": 0, "lp_tx": 0, "neg_rx": 0, "neg_tx": 0}),
+
+ # Tricky case :
+ # We advertise Pause, LP advertises Asym, resolves to all off
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx on tx on, remote rx off tx on",
+ {"rx": 1, "tx": 1, "lp_rx": 0, "lp_tx": 1, "neg_rx": 0, "neg_tx": 0}),
+
+ # We advertise Pause, LP advertises Pause + Asym, all on
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx on tx on, remote rx on tx off",
+ {"rx": 1, "tx": 1, "lp_rx": 1, "lp_tx": 0, "neg_rx": 1, "neg_tx": 1}),
+
+ # We advertise Pause, LP advertises Pause, all on
+ KsftNamedVariant("local rx on tx on, remote rx on tx on",
+ {"rx": 1, "tx": 1, "lp_rx": 1, "lp_tx": 1, "neg_rx": 1, "neg_tx": 1}),
+])
+@ksft_disruptive
+def pause_aneg_resolution(cfg, settings):
+ """ Verify that rx and tx pause parameters are negotiated according to 802.3
+
+ 802.3 dictates the rules for pause negotiation, all 16 cases are tested, one
+ for each combination of Pause and Asym_Pause advertising on the local device
+ and the link-partner.
+
+ This test also verifies that the peer resolved the parameters correctly,
+ to ensure the negotiation is triggered correctly.
+
+ Failing this test can happen if :
+ - The MAC accepts the pause parameters but doesn't trigger a link
+ renegotiation
+ - that the PHY driver manually overwrites the Pause negotiation result
+ - that the MAC driver ignores the Pause resolution and sets its own
+ pause parameters regardless
+ """
+
+ expected_local_rx = settings["neg_rx"]
+ expected_local_tx = settings["neg_tx"]
+
+ required_local_linkmodes = pause_to_linkmodes(settings["rx"],
+ settings["tx"])
+ required_remote_linkmodes = pause_to_linkmodes(settings["lp_rx"],
+ settings["lp_tx"])
+
+ require_pause_supported_allof(cfg, required_local_linkmodes)
+ require_peer_pause_supported_allof(cfg, required_remote_linkmodes)
+ require_controllable_lp(cfg)
+ pause_setup(cfg)
+
+ # There's symmetry between local device and LP on pause negotiation:
+ # - if local resolves all off or all on, LP must resolve the same
+ # - if local resolves RX only, remote must resolve to TX only
+ # - if local resolves TX only, remote must resolve to RX only
+ if expected_local_rx == expected_local_tx:
+ expected_lp_rx = expected_local_rx
+ expected_lp_tx = expected_local_tx
+ else:
+ expected_lp_rx = expected_local_tx
+ expected_lp_tx = expected_local_rx
+
+ # Set pauseparams
+ ret = set_local_pauseparams(cfg, settings["rx"], settings["tx"], True)
+ if ret == errno.EOPNOTSUPP:
+ raise KsftSkipEx(f"RX {settings['rx']} TX {settings['tx']} not supported")
+
+ ksft_eq(wait_for_aneg(cfg), True)
+
+ set_peer_pauseparams(cfg, settings["lp_rx"], settings["lp_tx"], True)
+
+ # Wait for link to re-negotiate
+ ret = wait_for_aneg(cfg)
+
+ # Fail if it doesn't
+ ksft_eq(ret, True)
+
+ if get_local_pause_lp_advertising(cfg)[0] != 0:
+ raise KsftSkipEx("Local device doesn't report the LP's advertising")
+
+ ret, local_pauseparams = get_local_pauseparams(cfg)
+ if ret != 0 or "negotiated" not in local_pauseparams:
+ raise KsftSkipEx("Local device doesn't report the negotiated pause params")
+
+ # check adv
+ _, linkmodes = get_local_pause_advertising(cfg)
+ for mode in required_local_linkmodes:
+ ksft_in(mode, linkmodes,
+ f"local rx {settings['rx']} tx {settings['tx']} must advertise "
+ f"{required_local_linkmodes}")
+
+ _, linkmodes = get_peer_pause_advertising(cfg)
+ for mode in required_remote_linkmodes:
+ ksft_in(mode, linkmodes,
+ f"remote rx {settings['lp_rx']} tx {settings['lp_tx']} must advertise "
+ f"{required_remote_linkmodes}")
+
+ # check lp_adv if available
+ _, linkmodes = get_local_pause_lp_advertising(cfg)
+ for mode in required_remote_linkmodes:
+ ksft_in(mode, linkmodes,
+ f"local lp_adv must show the remote's {required_remote_linkmodes}")
+
+ # check lp_adv on remote
+ ret, linkmodes = get_peer_pause_lp_advertising(cfg)
+ if ret == 0:
+ for mode in required_local_linkmodes:
+ ksft_in(mode, linkmodes,
+ f"remote lp_adv must show our {required_local_linkmodes}")
+
+ # Check resolution
+ _, local_pauseparams = get_local_pauseparams(cfg)
+ ksft_eq(local_pauseparams["negotiated"]["rx"], expected_local_rx)
+ ksft_eq(local_pauseparams["negotiated"]["tx"], expected_local_tx)
+
+ ret, remote_pauseparams = get_peer_pauseparams(cfg)
+ if ret == 0 and "negotiated" in remote_pauseparams:
+ ksft_eq(remote_pauseparams["negotiated"]["rx"], expected_lp_rx)
+ ksft_eq(remote_pauseparams["negotiated"]["tx"], expected_lp_tx)
+
def main():
with NetDrvEpEnv(__file__, nsim_test=False) as cfg:
cfg.ethnl = EthtoolFamily()
ksft_run([pause_test_support,
pause_advertising_test,
+ pause_aneg_resolution,
],
args=(cfg, ))
ksft_exit()
--
2.55.0