Re: [PATCH] selftests: net: fib-onlink-tests: Set high metric for default IPv6 route

[David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>]

On 12/18/25 5:20 AM, Ricardo B. Marlière wrote:
> Currently, the test breaks if the SUT already has a default route
> configured for IPv6. Fix by adding "metric 9999" to the `ip -6 ro add`
> command, so that multiple default routes can coexist.
> 
> Fixes: 4ed591c8ab44 ("net/ipv6: Allow onlink routes to have a device mismatch if it is the default route")
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo B. Marlière <rbm@suse.com>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/net/fib-onlink-tests.sh | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib-onlink-tests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib-onlink-tests.sh
> index ec2d6ceb1f08..acf6b0617373 100755
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib-onlink-tests.sh
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/fib-onlink-tests.sh
> @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ setup()
>  		ip -netns ${PEER_NS} addr add ${V6ADDRS[p${n}]}/64 dev ${NETIFS[p${n}]} nodad
>  	done
>  
> -	ip -6 ro add default via ${V6ADDRS[p3]/::[0-9]/::64}
> +	ip -6 ro add default via ${V6ADDRS[p3]/::[0-9]/::64} metric 9999
>  	ip -6 ro add table ${VRF_TABLE} default via ${V6ADDRS[p7]/::[0-9]/::64}
>  
>  	set +e
> 
> ---
> base-commit: 8f0b4cce4481fb22653697cced8d0d04027cb1e8
> change-id: 20251218-rbm-selftests-net-fib-onlink-873ad01e6884
> 
> Best regards,

The intent of selftests is to run them in a clean environment with known
settings. ie, there should not be a conflicting default route.