From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: patches@lists.linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>, Petr Machata <petrm@nvidia.com>,
David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.10] selftests: traceroute: Use require_command()
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:59:12 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251025160905.3857885-321-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251025160905.3857885-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
[ Upstream commit 47efbac9b768553331b9459743a29861e0acd797 ]
Use require_command() so that the test will return SKIP (4) when a
required command is not present.
Before:
# ./traceroute.sh
SKIP: Could not run IPV6 test without traceroute6
SKIP: Could not run IPV4 test without traceroute
$ echo $?
0
After:
# ./traceroute.sh
TEST: traceroute6 not installed [SKIP]
$ echo $?
4
Reviewed-by: Petr Machata <petrm@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250908073238.119240-6-idosch@nvidia.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
YES
- Fixes a real bug in selftests reporting: when traceroute binaries are
missing, the script previously exited 0 (PASS) after printing a manual
“SKIP” message, which hides missing test coverage from harnesses and
CI. The change standardizes behavior to return the kselftest skip code
(4), matching framework expectations.
- Small, contained change limited to selftests; no kernel code touched,
no ABI or API impact, no architectural changes.
Specifics in the code:
- The script sources the common helpers, so `require_command()` is
available: tools/testing/selftests/net/traceroute.sh:7.
- Inline, ad hoc checks are removed from the test bodies:
- run_traceroute6(): drops the `command -v traceroute6` guard and
manual “SKIP” echo shown in the diff.
- run_traceroute(): drops the `command -v traceroute` guard and manual
“SKIP” echo shown in the diff.
This eliminates duplicate logic and prevents returning success on
missing deps.
- Centralized, framework-compliant dependency checks are added before
running tests:
- tools/testing/selftests/net/traceroute.sh:463 `require_command
traceroute6`
- tools/testing/selftests/net/traceroute.sh:464 `require_command
traceroute`
- The helper `require_command()` is defined in the shared library:
- tools/testing/selftests/net/lib.sh:537 `require_command()` calls
`check_command`, which logs a SKIP via `log_test_skip` and then
exits with `EXIT_STATUS`.
- The kselftest constants define skip as 4:
tools/testing/selftests/net/lib.sh:22 `ksft_skip=4`.
Consequently, when the command is missing, the script prints “TEST:
<cmd> not installed [SKIP]” and exits 4, exactly as described in the
commit message.
Risk and compatibility:
- Effect is limited to how the test reports missing prerequisites. This
aligns traceroute.sh with many other selftests already using
`require_command` (e.g.,
tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink_notification.sh:108), improving
consistency across the selftests suite.
- One behavioral change: if either `traceroute6` or `traceroute` is
missing, the entire script will SKIP early rather than partially
running the remaining tests. This is a reasonable and common selftests
convention, and it avoids false PASS outcomes. It does not affect
kernel behavior.
Stable backport criteria:
- Addresses test correctness and CI signal integrity (important for
users running selftests).
- Minimal, localized change with very low regression risk.
- No features or architectural shifts; purely a selftest reliability
fix.
- Consistent with established kselftest patterns and constants.
Given these points, this is a safe and beneficial selftest fix
appropriate for stable trees.
tools/testing/selftests/net/traceroute.sh | 13 +++----------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/traceroute.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/traceroute.sh
index 282f14760940d..b50e52afa4f49 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/traceroute.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/traceroute.sh
@@ -203,11 +203,6 @@ setup_traceroute6()
run_traceroute6()
{
- if [ ! -x "$(command -v traceroute6)" ]; then
- echo "SKIP: Could not run IPV6 test without traceroute6"
- return
- fi
-
setup_traceroute6
# traceroute6 host-2 from host-1 (expects 2000:102::2)
@@ -268,11 +263,6 @@ setup_traceroute()
run_traceroute()
{
- if [ ! -x "$(command -v traceroute)" ]; then
- echo "SKIP: Could not run IPV4 test without traceroute"
- return
- fi
-
setup_traceroute
# traceroute host-2 from host-1 (expects 1.0.1.1). Takes a while.
@@ -306,6 +296,9 @@ do
esac
done
+require_command traceroute6
+require_command traceroute
+
run_tests
printf "\nTests passed: %3d\n" ${nsuccess}
--
2.51.0
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2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] net: stmmac: est: Drop frames causing HLBS error Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] net: ipv4: allow directed broadcast routes to use dst hint Sasha Levin
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2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] net/mlx5e: Prevent entering switchdev mode with inconsistent netns Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] microchip: lan865x: add ndo_eth_ioctl handler to enable PHY ioctl support Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] Octeontx2-af: Broadcast XON on all channels Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] hinic3: Queue pair endianness improvements Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] tcp: use dst_dev_rcu() in tcp_fastopen_active_disable_ofo_check() Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:59 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] selftests: net: lib.sh: Don't defer failed commands Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:59 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] ptp_ocp: make ptp_ocp driver compatible with PTP_EXTTS_REQUEST2 Sasha Levin
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2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] selftests: mptcp: join: allow more time to send ADD_ADDR Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.10] net: phy: marvell: Fix 88e1510 downshift counter errata Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] selftests: net: make the dump test less sensitive to mem accounting Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] net: nfc: nci: Increase NCI_DATA_TIMEOUT to 3000 ms Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] hinic3: Fix missing napi->dev in netif_queue_set_napi Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] selftests: Replace sleep with slowwait Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] inet_diag: annotate data-races in inet_diag_bc_sk() Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.15] page_pool: always add GFP_NOWARN for ATOMIC allocations Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] net/cls_cgroup: Fix task_get_classid() during qdisc run Sasha Levin
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