[PATCH nf-next v3 3/3] selftests: netfilter: nft_flowtable.sh: check the priority a flow carries
From: Julius Bairaktaris
Date: Sun Oct 04 2026 - 13:26:00 EST
Count the forwarded TCP packets that leave with priority 0:3 and those
that leave with none, first without a priority and then with "meta
priority set 0:3" ahead of "flow add". With the priority set, every
packet must carry it, including those the flowtable forwards. Runs for
IPv4 and IPv6.
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5-1
Signed-off-by: Julius Bairaktaris <julius@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/net/netfilter/nft_flowtable.sh | 110 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 110 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/nft_flowtable.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/nft_flowtable.sh
index 449c518bd947..73c7b1ec2208 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/nft_flowtable.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/nft_flowtable.sh
@@ -458,6 +458,106 @@ fi
check_dscp "dscp_fwd" "$pmtu"
}
+check_priority()
+{
+ local what="$1"
+ local pmtu="$2"
+ local ok=1
+
+ local counter
+ counter=$(ip netns exec "$nsr1" nft reset counter netdev priocheck prio3 | grep packets)
+ local pc3=${counter%*bytes*}
+ pc3=${pc3#*packets}
+
+ counter=$(ip netns exec "$nsr1" nft reset counter netdev priocheck prio0 | grep packets)
+ local pc0=${counter%*bytes*}
+ pc0=${pc0#*packets}
+
+ local failmsg="FAIL: pmtu $pmtu: $what counters do not match, expected"
+
+ case "$what" in
+ "prio_none")
+ if [ "$pc3" -gt 0 ] || [ "$pc0" -eq 0 ]; then
+ echo "$failmsg prio3 == 0, prio0 > 0, but got $pc3,$pc0" 1>&2
+ ret=1
+ ok=0
+ fi
+ ;;
+ "prio_fwd")
+ if [ "$pc3" -eq 0 ] || [ "$pc0" -gt 0 ]; then
+ echo "$failmsg prio3 > 0, prio0 == 0, but got $pc3,$pc0" 1>&2
+ ret=1
+ ok=0
+ fi
+ ;;
+ *)
+ echo "FAIL: pmtu $pmtu: unknown priority check $what" 1>&2
+ ret=1
+ ok=0
+ esac
+
+ if [ "$ok" -eq 1 ] ;then
+ echo "PASS: $what: priority packet counters match"
+ fi
+}
+
+test_tcp_forwarding_set_priority()
+{
+ local pmtu="$3"
+ local proto="$4"
+ local dstip="$5"
+ local dstport="$6"
+ local lret=0
+
+ip netns exec "$nsr1" nft -f - <<EOF
+table netdev priocheck {
+ counter prio0 { }
+ counter prio3 { }
+
+ chain egress0 {
+ type filter hook egress device "veth0" priority 0; policy accept
+ meta l4proto tcp meta priority 0:3 counter name "prio3"
+ meta l4proto tcp meta priority none counter name "prio0"
+ }
+
+ chain egress1 {
+ type filter hook egress device "veth1" priority 0; policy accept
+ meta l4proto tcp meta priority 0:3 counter name "prio3"
+ meta l4proto tcp meta priority none counter name "prio0"
+ }
+}
+EOF
+ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+ echo "SKIP: Could not load netdev:egress for veth0 and veth1"
+ return 0
+ fi
+
+ if ! test_tcp_forwarding_ip "$1" "$2" "$pmtu" "$proto" "$dstip" "$dstport"; then
+ lret=1
+ fi
+ check_priority "prio_none" "$pmtu"
+
+ # The flow stores the priority set before it is added, so the packets
+ # the flowtable forwards leave with it too, in both directions.
+ip netns exec "$nsr1" nft -f - <<EOF
+table inet prioset {
+ chain forward {
+ type filter hook forward priority -1; policy accept
+ meta priority set 0:3
+ }
+}
+EOF
+ if ! test_tcp_forwarding_ip "$1" "$2" "$pmtu" "$proto" "$dstip" "$dstport"; then
+ lret=1
+ fi
+ check_priority "prio_fwd" "$pmtu"
+
+ ip netns exec "$nsr1" nft delete table inet prioset
+ ip netns exec "$nsr1" nft delete table netdev priocheck
+
+ return $lret
+}
+
test_tcp_forwarding_nat()
{
local nsa="$1"
@@ -516,6 +616,11 @@ else
ret=1
fi
+if ! test_tcp_forwarding_set_priority "$ns1" "$ns2" 0 6 "[dead:2::99]" 12345; then
+ echo "FAIL: IPv6 flow offload for ns1/ns2 with priority update" 1>&2
+ ret=1
+fi
+
# delete default route, i.e. ns2 won't be able to reach ns1 and
# will depend on ns1 being masqueraded in nsr1.
# expect ns1 has nsr1 address.
@@ -572,6 +677,11 @@ if ! test_tcp_forwarding_set_dscp "$ns1" "$ns2" 1 4 10.0.2.99 12345; then
exit 0
fi
+if ! test_tcp_forwarding_set_priority "$ns1" "$ns2" 1 4 10.0.2.99 12345; then
+ echo "FAIL: flow offload for ns1/ns2 with priority update and pmtu discovery" 1>&2
+ ret=1
+fi
+
ip netns exec "$nsr1" nft reset counters table inet filter >/dev/null
if ! test_tcp_forwarding_nat "$ns1" "$ns2" 1 ""; then
--
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