Re: [LTP] New LTP test for CAN packet flow

Subrata Modak
2010-08-24T07:14:56Z

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Thanks very much. Not sure why it did not reach the actual LTP mailing list
:-(

Regards--
Subrata

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:53 PM, Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>wrote:

> Dear Subrata,
>
> long time - no update ;-)
>
> But now i created a test that's able to detect a corrupt CAN frame flow
> inside
> the Kernel. So far the correct IFF_ECHO functionality has been accidentally
> removed by netdev patches two times.
>
> The latest fix was here:
>
>
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=cff0d6e6edac7672b3f915bb4fb59f279243b7f9
>
> To perform the local echo of CAN frames, the reference to the originating
> sock
> struct has to be passed to the netdevice without orphan of the
> socketbuffer.
>
> The new test tool 'tst-rcv-own-msgs' can check the correct packet flow by
> creating two can-raw sockets.
>
> To extend your test-script in
>
> network/can/filter-tests/run_ltp-can_tests.sh
>
> the modprobe of the vcan driver needs an additional parameter 'echo=1',
> which
> configures the driver to perform the CAN frame echo on driver level.
>
> This 'echo=1' setting does not have any impact to the filtertest performed
> in
> your script.
>
> The new tool 'tst-rcv-own-msgs' can be found in the same directory in the
> SocketCAN SVN where the current 'tst-filter-server' and 'tst-filter-master'
> tools are located too.
>
> I'll send the latest fix (see above) to the stable tree, as 2.6.35.3
> currently
> still *has* this problem.
>
> On 2.6.35.3 you can see 'tst-rcv-own-msgs' ...
>
> - work correctly when echo=0
> - will fail when echo=1
>
> On 2.6.36-rc1 'tst-rcv-own-msgs' runs successfully regardless of the 'echo'
> setting of the vcan driver.
>
> Please give me feedback, if there are still open questions.
>
> Many thanks for your work & best regards,
> Oliver
>
>
> ---
>
> Load vcan module with commandline parameter echo=1 :
>
> root@host:~# modprobe vcan echo=1
> root@host:~# ip link add dev vcan0 type vcan
> root@host:~# ip link set vcan0 up
>
> ---
>
> When the test is successful, it looks like this:
>
> user@host:~$ socketcan/trunk/test/tst-rcv-own-msgs vcan0
> Starting PF_CAN frame flow test.
> checking socket default settings ... ok.
> check loopback 0 recv_own_msgs 0 ... ok.
> check loopback 0 recv_own_msgs 1 ... ok.
> check loopback 1 recv_own_msgs 0 ... ok.
> check loopback 1 recv_own_msgs 1 ... ok.
> PF_CAN frame flow test was successful.
> user@host:~$ echo $?
> 0
> user@host:~$
>
> ---
>
> When the test fails, it looks like this:
>
> user@host:~$ socketcan/trunk/test/tst-rcv-own-msgs vcan0
> Starting PF_CAN frame flow test.
> checking socket default settings ... failure!
> user@host:~$ echo $?
> 1
> user@host:~$
>
> ---
>
>
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Subrata

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