[PATCH net-next v15 12/12] selftests/vsock: add tests for namespace deletion

Bobby Eshleman
2026-01-16T21:29:15Z

Add tests that validate vsock sockets are resilient to deleting
namespaces. The vsock sockets should still function normally.

The function check_ns_delete_doesnt_break_connection() is added to
re-use the step-by-step logic of 1) setup connections, 2) delete ns,
3) check that the connections are still ok.

Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@meta.com>
---
Changes in v13:
- remove tests that change the mode after socket creation (this is not
supported behavior now and the immutability property is tested in other
tests)
- remove "change_mode" behavior of
check_ns_changes_dont_break_connection() and rename to
check_ns_delete_doesnt_break_connection() because we only need to test
namespace deletion (other tests confirm that the mode cannot change)

Changes in v11:
- remove pipefile (Stefano)

Changes in v9:
- more consistent shell style
- clarify -u usage comment for pipefile
---
tools/testing/selftests/vsock/vmtest.sh | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 84 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vsock/vmtest.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/vsock/vmtest.sh
index a9eaf37bc31b..dc8dbe74a6d0 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vsock/vmtest.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vsock/vmtest.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ readonly TEST_NAMES=(
ns_same_local_loopback_ok
ns_same_local_host_connect_to_local_vm_ok
ns_same_local_vm_connect_to_local_host_ok
+ ns_delete_vm_ok
+ ns_delete_host_ok
+ ns_delete_both_ok
)
readonly TEST_DESCS=(
# vm_server_host_client
@@ -135,6 +138,15 @@ readonly TEST_DESCS=(

# ns_same_local_vm_connect_to_local_host_ok
"Run vsock_test client in VM in a local ns with server in same ns."
+
+ # ns_delete_vm_ok
+ "Check that deleting the VM's namespace does not break the socket connection"
+
+ # ns_delete_host_ok
+ "Check that deleting the host's namespace does not break the socket connection"
+
+ # ns_delete_both_ok
+ "Check that deleting the VM and host's namespaces does not break the socket connection"
)

readonly USE_SHARED_VM=(
@@ -1287,6 +1299,78 @@ test_vm_loopback() {
return "${KSFT_PASS}"
}

+check_ns_delete_doesnt_break_connection() {
+ local pipefile pidfile outfile
+ local ns0="global0"
+ local ns1="global1"
+ local port=12345
+ local pids=()
+ local rc=0
+
+ init_namespaces
+
+ pidfile="$(create_pidfile)"
+ if ! vm_start "${pidfile}" "${ns0}"; then
+ return "${KSFT_FAIL}"
+ fi
+ vm_wait_for_ssh "${ns0}"
+
+ outfile=$(mktemp)
+ vm_ssh "${ns0}" -- \
+ socat VSOCK-LISTEN:"${port}",fork STDOUT > "${outfile}" 2>/dev/null &
+ pids+=($!)
+ vm_wait_for_listener "${ns0}" "${port}" "vsock"
+
+ # We use a pipe here so that we can echo into the pipe instead of using
+ # socat and a unix socket file. We just need a name for the pipe (not a
+ # regular file) so use -u.
+ pipefile=$(mktemp -u /tmp/vmtest_pipe_XXXX)
+ ip netns exec "${ns1}" \
+ socat PIPE:"${pipefile}" VSOCK-CONNECT:"${VSOCK_CID}":"${port}" &
+ pids+=($!)
+
+ timeout "${WAIT_PERIOD}" \
+ bash -c 'while [[ ! -e '"${pipefile}"' ]]; do sleep 1; done; exit 0'
+
+ if [[ "$1" == "vm" ]]; then
+ ip netns del "${ns0}"
+ elif [[ "$1" == "host" ]]; then
+ ip netns del "${ns1}"
+ elif [[ "$1" == "both" ]]; then
+ ip netns del "${ns0}"
+ ip netns del "${ns1}"
+ fi
+
+ echo "TEST" > "${pipefile}"
+
+ timeout "${WAIT_PERIOD}" \
+ bash -c 'while [[ ! -s '"${outfile}"' ]]; do sleep 1; done; exit 0'
+
+ if grep -q "TEST" "${outfile}"; then
+ rc="${KSFT_PASS}"
+ else
+ rc="${KSFT_FAIL}"
+ fi
+
+ terminate_pidfiles "${pidfile}"
+ terminate_pids "${pids[@]}"
+ rm -f "${outfile}" "${pipefile}"
+
+ return "${rc}"
+}
+
+test_ns_delete_vm_ok() {
+ check_ns_delete_doesnt_break_connection "vm"
+}
+
+test_ns_delete_host_ok() {
+ check_ns_delete_doesnt_break_connection "host"
+}
+
+test_ns_delete_both_ok() {
+ check_ns_delete_doesnt_break_connection "both"
+}
+
shared_vm_test() {
local tname

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