Re: [TEST] bond_macvlan_ipvlan.sh flakiness

[Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 07:19:30AM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:13:02 -0800 Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > On Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:03:17 +0000 Hangbin Liu wrote:
> > > > Hmm, this one is suspicious. I can reproduce the ping fail on local.
> > > > But no "otherhost" issue. I will check the failure recently.    
> > > 
> > > This looks like a time-sensitive issue, with
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_macvlan_ipvlan.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_macvlan_ipvlan.sh
> > > index c4711272fe45..947c85ec2cbb 100755
> > > --- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_macvlan_ipvlan.sh
> > > +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_macvlan_ipvlan.sh
> > > @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ check_connection()
> > >         local message=${3}
> > >         RET=0
> > > 
> > > +       sleep 1
> > >         ip netns exec ${ns} ping ${target} -c 4 -i 0.1 &>/dev/null
> > >         check_err $? "ping failed"
> > >         log_test "${bond_mode}/${xvlan_type}_${xvlan_mode}: ${message}"
> > > 
> > > I run the test 100 times (vng with 4 cpus) and not able to reproduce it anymore.
> > > That maybe why debug kernel works good.  
> > 
> > I see. I queued up a local change to add a 0.25 sec wait. Let's wait 
> > a couple of days and see how much sleep we need here, this function 
> > is called 96 times if I'm counting right.
> 
> Hi Hangbin!
> 
> The 0.25 sec sleep was added locally 1 week ago and 0 flakes since.
> Would you mind submitting it officially?

Good to hear this. I will submit it.

Thanks
Hangbin