[PATCH net-next] net/selftests: Add loopback link local route for self-connect

[PATCH net-next] net/selftests: Add loopback link local route for self-connect

[Dmitry Safonov via B4 Relay]

From: Dmitry Safonov <0x7f454c46@gmail.com>

self-connect-ipv6 got slightly flaky on netdev:
> # timeout set to 120
> # selftests: net/tcp_ao: self-connect_ipv6
> # 1..5
> # # 708[lib/setup.c:250] rand seed 1742872572
> # TAP version 13
> # # 708[lib/proc.c:213]    Snmp6            Ip6OutNoRoutes: 0 => 1
> # not ok 1 # error 708[self-connect.c:70] failed to connect()
> # ok 2 No unexpected trace events during the test run
> # # Planned tests != run tests (5 != 2)
> # # Totals: pass:1 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:1
> ok 1 selftests: net/tcp_ao: self-connect_ipv6

I can not reproduce it on my machines, but judging by "Ip6OutNoRoutes"
there is no route to the local_addr (::1).

Looking at the kernel code, I see that kernel does add link-local
address automatically in init_loopback(), but that is called from
ipv6 notifier block. So, in turn the userspace that brought up
the loopback interface may see rtnetlink ACK earlier than
addrconf_notify() does it's job (at least, on a slow VM such as netdev).
Probably, for ipv4 it's the same, judging by inetdev_event().

The fix is quite simple: set the link-local route straight after
bringing the loopback interface. That will make it synchronous.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Safonov <0x7f454c46@gmail.com>
---
Sorry to send this during the merge window, it's a test stability fix.
It seems that netdev build bot has hit the issue a couple of times, but
seems not hitting it constantly at this moment:

https://netdev.bots.linux.dev/flakes.html?br-cnt=150&tn-needle=tcp-ao

I'm marking it net-next, so that build bot carries it until the merge
closes. If it's not fine, I can re-send it after the merge window.
---
 tools/testing/selftests/net/tcp_ao/self-connect.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/tcp_ao/self-connect.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/tcp_ao/self-connect.c
index 73b2f2276f3f5410aaa74bede7f366f81761bd6e..2c73bea698a677f9aedd7bec28f6e7fee7845d2e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/tcp_ao/self-connect.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/tcp_ao/self-connect.c
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ static void __setup_lo_intf(const char *lo_intf,
 
 	if (link_set_up(lo_intf))
 		test_error("Failed to bring %s up", lo_intf);
+
+	if (ip_route_add(lo_intf, TEST_FAMILY, local_addr, local_addr))
+		test_error("Failed to add a local route %s", lo_intf);
 }
 
 static void setup_lo_intf(const char *lo_intf)

---
base-commit: 1a9239bb4253f9076b5b4b2a1a4e8d7defd77a95
change-id: 20250402-tcp-ao-selfconnect-flake-e0aabc03c076

Best regards,
-- 
Dmitry Safonov <0x7f454c46@gmail.com>

Re: [PATCH net-next] net/selftests: Add loopback link local route for self-connect

[patchwork-bot+netdevbpf]

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:

On Wed, 02 Apr 2025 01:59:31 +0100 you wrote:
> From: Dmitry Safonov <0x7f454c46@gmail.com>
> 
> self-connect-ipv6 got slightly flaky on netdev:
> > # timeout set to 120
> > # selftests: net/tcp_ao: self-connect_ipv6
> > # 1..5
> > # # 708[lib/setup.c:250] rand seed 1742872572
> > # TAP version 13
> > # # 708[lib/proc.c:213]    Snmp6            Ip6OutNoRoutes: 0 => 1
> > # not ok 1 # error 708[self-connect.c:70] failed to connect()
> > # ok 2 No unexpected trace events during the test run
> > # # Planned tests != run tests (5 != 2)
> > # # Totals: pass:1 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:1
> > ok 1 selftests: net/tcp_ao: self-connect_ipv6
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net/selftests: Add loopback link local route for self-connect
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/e5ddf19dbc3e

You are awesome, thank you!
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