Re: [PATCH net] selftests/net: set link down before enslave

[Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 05:46:51PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:43:28 +0200 Ido Schimmel wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 10:38:47PM +0800, Hangbin Liu wrote:
> > > Hi Ido,
> > > 
> > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 12:42:10PM +0200, Ido Schimmel wrote:  
> > > > > diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
> > > > > index c9ce3dfa42ee..a26fddc63992 100755
> > > > > --- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
> > > > > +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
> > > > > @@ -1205,6 +1205,8 @@ kci_test_bridge_parent_id()
> > > > >  	dev20=`ls ${sysfsnet}20/net/`
> > > > >  
> > > > >  	ip link add name test-bond0 type bond mode 802.3ad
> > > > > +	ip link set dev $dev10 down
> > > > > +	ip link set dev $dev20 down  
> > > > 
> > > > But these netdevs are created with their administrative state set to
> > > > 'DOWN'. Who is setting them to up?  
> > > 
> > > Would you please point me where we set the state to 'DOWN'? Cause on my
> > > host it is init as UP:
> > > 
> > > ++ ls /sys/bus/netdevsim/devices/netdevsim10/net/
> > > + dev10=eth3
> > > ++ ls /sys/bus/netdevsim/devices/netdevsim20/net/
> > > + dev20=eth4
> > > + ip link add name test-bond0 type bond mode 802.3ad
> > > + ip link show eth3
> > > 66: eth3: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
> > >     link/ether 1e:52:27:5f:a5:3c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff  
> > 
> > I didn't have time to look into this today, but I suspect the problem is
> > either:
> > 
> > 1. Some interface manager on your end that is setting these interfaces
> > up after they are created
> 
> This must be the case, the kernel doesn't open/up devices by itself.

Ah, yes, My bad. I found NetworkManager enabled it by default.

Thanks
Hangbin