[PATCH bpf-next 1/2] selftests/bpf: systematically add SO_REUSEADDR in start_server_addr

Alexis Lothoré (eBPF Foundation)
2025-11-05T08:23:02Z

Some tests have to stop/start a server multiple time with the same
listening address. Doing so without SO_REUSADDR leads to failures due to
the socket still being in TIME_WAIT right after the first instance
stop/before the second instance start. Instead of letting each test
manually set SO_REUSEADDR on their servers, it can be done automatically
by start_server_addr for all tests (and without any major downside).

Enforce SO_REUSEADDR in start_server_addr for all tests.

Signed-off-by: Alexis Lothoré (eBPF Foundation) <alexis.lothore@bootlin.com>
---
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c
index 8bb09167399a..e99b9c5e66a3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.c
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ int settimeo(int fd, int timeout_ms)
int start_server_addr(int type, const struct sockaddr_storage *addr, socklen_t addrlen,
const struct network_helper_opts *opts)
{
- int fd;
+
+ int on = 1, fd;

if (!opts)
opts = &default_opts;
@@ -111,6 +112,12 @@ int start_server_addr(int type, const struct sockaddr_storage *addr, socklen_t a
if (settimeo(fd, opts->timeout_ms))
goto error_close;

+ if (type == SOCK_STREAM &&
+ setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &on, sizeof(on))) {
+ log_err("Failed to enable SO_REUSEADDR");
+ goto error_close;
+ }
+
if (opts->post_socket_cb &&
opts->post_socket_cb(fd, opts->cb_opts)) {
log_err("Failed to call post_socket_cb");

--
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