TAHI IPv6 testing of kernel 2.6.20

TAHI IPv6 testing of kernel 2.6.20

[William Seppeler]

I noticed on the TAHI website that kernel.org had the 2.6.20 kernel 
certified for IPv6 Ready Logo Phase2 as a router device. 

The application was submitted on 20070827 (Application ID: 
US-2-C-20070827-000142) and certified on 20070926. 

I'm currently testing a 2.6.20 kernel using Self_Test_1.4.14 (performing 
Phase2 host testing - ipv6ready_p2_host).  It passes all tests except for 
one.  I'm failing test: 

    v6LC_2_3_6_G - Redirected to Alternate Router: Invalid (Target Address 
is Multicast) 

Based on the kernel.org application date, I assume the application was 
submitted using TAHI Self_Test_1.4.8.  I see from the Self_Test CHANGELOG 
that test v6LC_2_3_6_G was modified after the application date: 

    2007/09/26    Yukiyo Akisada
       nd.p2/v6LC_2_3_6_G.def - correct packet definition 


Q: Has the kernel.org group retested the 2.6.20 kernel using any of the 
recent Self_Test releases?  In particular, Self_Test_1.4.14 or greater? 
And were there any failures? 

As for details into the v6LC_2_3_6_G test failure: 

The log shows the test fails due to processing an invalid redirect packet 
(ie: it's a negative test).  The redirect packet contains a multicast 
address as a target address.  RFC2461 (p.26) doesn't explicitly state this 
is invalid: 

      Target Address 
                     An IP address that is a better first hop to use for
                    the ICMP Destination Address.  When the target is
                    the actual endpoint of communication, i.e., the
                    destination is a neighbor, the Target Address field
                    MUST contain the same value as the ICMP Destination
                    Address field.  Otherwise the target is a better
                    first-hop router and the Target Address MUST be the
                    router's link-local address so that hosts can
                    uniquely identify routers.

But the test does appear to make sense based on the last sentence.  The 
linux kernel I'm testing shows an echo response trying to use the 
multicast address from the redirect packet as it's first hop.  This is 
what causes the test to fail.  The expectation is that the linux kernel 
would ignore the redirect packet entirely. 

As stated, this is the ONLY test in the whole Phase2 test suite that 
fails.  I understand the failure, but I don't understand how the 2.6.20 
kernel is Phase2 certified.  At least not with the current Self_Test test 
suite. 

Q: Has anyone else had issues in getting the 2.6.20 kernel to pass all 
TAHI IPv6 Ready Logo Phase2 tests? 

Please CC answers to wrs@pt.com

Thank You, 

========================================
William Seppeler
Test Engineer
Performance Technologies Inc.
205 Indigo Creek Dr.
Rochester, NY  14626

Phone:  (585) 256-0200, Fax:  (585) 256-0791
Email:  wrs@pt.com, Web:  www.pt.com
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Re: TAHI IPv6 testing of kernel 2.6.20

[David Miller]

From: William Seppeler <wrs@pt.com>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 15:21:14 -0400

You'll get a lot more feedback from the networking developers
if you actually send it to the list they subscribe to.
Thus, netdev CC:'d

> I noticed on the TAHI website that kernel.org had the 2.6.20 kernel 
> certified for IPv6 Ready Logo Phase2 as a router device. 
> 
> The application was submitted on 20070827 (Application ID: 
> US-2-C-20070827-000142) and certified on 20070926. 
> 
> I'm currently testing a 2.6.20 kernel using Self_Test_1.4.14 (performing 
> Phase2 host testing - ipv6ready_p2_host).  It passes all tests except for 
> one.  I'm failing test: 
> 
>     v6LC_2_3_6_G - Redirected to Alternate Router: Invalid (Target Address 
> is Multicast) 
> 
> Based on the kernel.org application date, I assume the application was 
> submitted using TAHI Self_Test_1.4.8.  I see from the Self_Test CHANGELOG 
> that test v6LC_2_3_6_G was modified after the application date: 
> 
>     2007/09/26    Yukiyo Akisada
>        nd.p2/v6LC_2_3_6_G.def - correct packet definition 
> 
> 
> Q: Has the kernel.org group retested the 2.6.20 kernel using any of the 
> recent Self_Test releases?  In particular, Self_Test_1.4.14 or greater? 
> And were there any failures? 
> 
> As for details into the v6LC_2_3_6_G test failure: 
> 
> The log shows the test fails due to processing an invalid redirect packet 
> (ie: it's a negative test).  The redirect packet contains a multicast 
> address as a target address.  RFC2461 (p.26) doesn't explicitly state this 
> is invalid: 
> 
>       Target Address 
>                      An IP address that is a better first hop to use for
>                     the ICMP Destination Address.  When the target is
>                     the actual endpoint of communication, i.e., the
>                     destination is a neighbor, the Target Address field
>                     MUST contain the same value as the ICMP Destination
>                     Address field.  Otherwise the target is a better
>                     first-hop router and the Target Address MUST be the
>                     router's link-local address so that hosts can
>                     uniquely identify routers.
> 
> But the test does appear to make sense based on the last sentence.  The 
> linux kernel I'm testing shows an echo response trying to use the 
> multicast address from the redirect packet as it's first hop.  This is 
> what causes the test to fail.  The expectation is that the linux kernel 
> would ignore the redirect packet entirely. 
> 
> As stated, this is the ONLY test in the whole Phase2 test suite that 
> fails.  I understand the failure, but I don't understand how the 2.6.20 
> kernel is Phase2 certified.  At least not with the current Self_Test test 
> suite. 
> 
> Q: Has anyone else had issues in getting the 2.6.20 kernel to pass all 
> TAHI IPv6 Ready Logo Phase2 tests? 
> 
> Please CC answers to wrs@pt.com
> 
> Thank You, 
> 
> ========================================
> William Seppeler
> Test Engineer
> Performance Technologies Inc.
> 205 Indigo Creek Dr.
> Rochester, NY  14626
> 
> Phone:  (585) 256-0200, Fax:  (585) 256-0791
> Email:  wrs@pt.com, Web:  www.pt.com
> ========================================
> 
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Re: TAHI IPv6 testing of kernel 2.6.20

[YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明]

In article <OFAB0C1694.0B207957-ON8525744A.006A249F-8525744A.006A50C8@pt.com> (at Thu, 15 May 2008 15:21:14 -0400), William Seppeler <wrs@pt.com> says:

> I'm currently testing a 2.6.20 kernel using Self_Test_1.4.14 (performing 
> Phase2 host testing - ipv6ready_p2_host).  It passes all tests except for 
> one.  I'm failing test: 
> 
>     v6LC_2_3_6_G - Redirected to Alternate Router: Invalid (Target Address 
> is Multicast) 

We did not have any issues at that moment, but well,
we have a patch from Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com>
(Commit-ID: bf0b48dfc368c07c42b5a3a5658c8ee81b4283ac)
to fix this specific issue.

--yoshfuji