[PATCH net v2 2/2] selftests: fib_tests: Add carrier gateway test
From: Yaroslav Dudkov
Date: Wed Nov 04 2026 - 21:15:19 EST
Test adds routes with a gateway while the nexthop device
has no carrier and ignore_routes_with_linkdown is enabled on it. The
routes are added to the main table and to a non-main table, with and
without a device, for both IPv4 and IPv6. Routes are expected to be
accepted disregarding the link state.
Without the previous patch, the IPv6 non-main table cases fail:
Without fix:
Gateway validation with carrier down
TEST: IPv4 route in main table [ OK ]
TEST: IPv6 route in main table [ OK ]
TEST: IPv4 route in non-main table [ OK ]
TEST: IPv6 route in non-main table [FAIL]
TEST: IPv4 route in non-main table without device [ OK ]
TEST: IPv6 route in non-main table without device [FAIL]
TEST: IPv4 linkdown flag set [ OK ]
TEST: IPv6 linkdown flag set [FAIL]
With fix:
Gateway validation with carrier down
TEST: IPv4 route in main table [ OK ]
TEST: IPv6 route in main table [ OK ]
TEST: IPv4 route in non-main table [ OK ]
TEST: IPv6 route in non-main table [ OK ]
TEST: IPv4 route in non-main table without device [ OK ]
TEST: IPv6 route in non-main table without device [ OK ]
TEST: IPv4 linkdown flag set [ OK ]
TEST: IPv6 linkdown flag set [ OK ]
Suggested-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Yaroslav Dudkov <aroslavdudkov622@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_tests.sh | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_tests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_tests.sh
index 7c47d7fe250d..d7ac3c727f70 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_tests.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_tests.sh
@@ -406,10 +406,50 @@ fib_carrier_unicast_test()
cleanup
}
+fib_carrier_gw_test()
+{
+ echo
+ echo "Gateway validation with carrier down"
+
+ setup
+
+ set -e
+ $NS_EXEC sysctl -qw net.ipv4.conf.dummy0.ignore_routes_with_linkdown=1
+ $NS_EXEC sysctl -qw net.ipv6.conf.dummy0.ignore_routes_with_linkdown=1
+ $IP link set dev dummy0 carrier off
+ sleep 1
+ set +e
+
+ $IP route add 203.0.113.0/25 via 198.51.100.2 dev dummy0 &> /dev/null
+ log_test $? 0 "IPv4 route in main table"
+ $IP -6 route add 2001:db8:10::/64 via 2001:db8:1::2 dev dummy0 &> /dev/null
+ log_test $? 0 "IPv6 route in main table"
+
+ $IP route add 203.0.113.0/25 table 100 via 198.51.100.2 dev dummy0 &> /dev/null
+ log_test $? 0 "IPv4 route in non-main table"
+ $IP -6 route add 2001:db8:10::/64 table 100 via 2001:db8:1::2 dev dummy0 &> /dev/null
+ log_test $? 0 "IPv6 route in non-main table"
+
+ $IP route add 203.0.113.128/25 table 100 via 198.51.100.2 &> /dev/null
+ log_test $? 0 "IPv4 route in non-main table without device"
+ $IP -6 route add 2001:db8:11::/64 table 100 via 2001:db8:1::2 &> /dev/null
+ log_test $? 0 "IPv6 route in non-main table without device"
+
+ $IP route show table 100 203.0.113.0/25 | \
+ grep -q "linkdown"
+ log_test $? 0 "IPv4 linkdown flag set"
+ $IP -6 route show table 100 2001:db8:10::/64 | \
+ grep -q "linkdown"
+ log_test $? 0 "IPv6 linkdown flag set"
+
+ cleanup
+}
+
fib_carrier_test()
{
fib_carrier_local_test
fib_carrier_unicast_test
+ fib_carrier_gw_test
}
fib_rp_filter_test()
--
2.54.0