From: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com>
To: davem@davemloft.net
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, andrew+netdev@lunn.ch,
pavan.chebbi@broadcom.com, andrew.gospodarek@broadcom.com
Subject: [PATCH net v2 4/4] selftests: drv-net: rss_ctx: test RSS contexts persist after ifdown/up
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 21:29:30 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260206052930.1882740-5-michael.chan@broadcom.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260206052930.1882740-1-michael.chan@broadcom.com>
From: Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@broadcom.com>
Add a test to verify that RSS contexts persist across interface
down/up along with their associated Ntuple fitlers. Another test
that creates contexts/rules keeping interface down and test their
persistence is also added.
Tested on bnxt_en:
TAP version 13
1..1
# timeout set to 0
# selftests: drivers/net/hw: rss_ctx.py
# TAP version 13
# 1..2
# ok 1 rss_ctx.test_rss_context_persist_create_and_ifdown
# ok 2 rss_ctx.test_rss_context_persist_ifdown_and_create # SKIP Create context not supported with interface down
# # Totals: pass:1 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:1 error:0
Reviewed-by: Andy Gospodarek <andrew.gospodarek@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com>
---
v2: Many improvements suggested by Jakub:
1. simplified the tests to have only 2 contexts, use one of the contexts
to test ntuple filters' persistence also
2. used @ksft_disruptive for the test
3. used netlink API to get rss contexts
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260129061646.1417185-5-michael.chan@broadcom.com/
---
| 102 +++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 101 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/rss_ctx.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/rss_ctx.py
index ed7e405682f0..f72162ee9dc3 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/rss_ctx.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/rss_ctx.py
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
import datetime
import random
import re
+import time
from lib.py import ksft_run, ksft_pr, ksft_exit
from lib.py import ksft_eq, ksft_ne, ksft_ge, ksft_in, ksft_lt, ksft_true, ksft_raises
from lib.py import NetDrvEpEnv
from lib.py import EthtoolFamily, NetdevFamily
from lib.py import KsftSkipEx, KsftFailEx
+from lib.py import ksft_disruptive
from lib.py import rand_port
from lib.py import ethtool, ip, defer, GenerateTraffic, CmdExitFailure
@@ -809,6 +811,102 @@ def test_rss_default_context_rule(cfg):
'noise' : (0, 1) })
+@ksft_disruptive
+def test_rss_context_persist_ifupdown(cfg, pre_down=False):
+ """
+ Test that RSS contexts and their associated ntuple filters persist across
+ an interface down/up cycle.
+
+ """
+
+ require_ntuple(cfg)
+
+ qcnt = len(_get_rx_cnts(cfg))
+ if qcnt < 6:
+ try:
+ ethtool(f"-L {cfg.ifname} combined 6")
+ defer(ethtool, f"-L {cfg.ifname} combined {qcnt}")
+ except:
+ raise KsftSkipEx("Not enough queues for the test")
+
+ ethtool(f"-X {cfg.ifname} equal 2")
+ defer(ethtool, f"-X {cfg.ifname} default")
+
+ if pre_down:
+ ip(f"link set dev {cfg.ifname} down")
+
+ try:
+ ctx1_id = ethtool_create(cfg, "-X", "context new start 2 equal 2")
+ defer(ethtool, f"-X {cfg.ifname} context {ctx1_id} delete")
+ except CmdExitFailure:
+ if pre_down:
+ ip(f"link set dev {cfg.ifname} up")
+ raise KsftSkipEx("Create context not supported with interface down")
+ raise
+
+ ctx2_id = ethtool_create(cfg, "-X", "context new start 4 equal 2")
+ defer(ethtool, f"-X {cfg.ifname} context {ctx2_id} delete")
+
+ port_ctx2 = rand_port()
+ flow = f"flow-type tcp{cfg.addr_ipver} dst-ip {cfg.addr} dst-port {port_ctx2} context {ctx2_id}"
+ ntuple_id = ethtool_create(cfg, "-N", flow)
+ defer(ethtool, f"-N {cfg.ifname} delete {ntuple_id}")
+
+ if not pre_down:
+ ip(f"link set dev {cfg.ifname} down")
+
+ ip(f"link set dev {cfg.ifname} up")
+
+ import subprocess
+ max_wait = 10
+ ping_success = False
+ remote_addr = cfg.remote_addr_v[cfg.addr_ipver]
+ for attempt in range(max_wait):
+ try:
+ result = subprocess.run(['ping', '-c', '1', '-W', '1', remote_addr],
+ capture_output=True, timeout=2)
+ if result.returncode == 0:
+ ping_success = True
+ break
+ except Exception:
+ pass
+ time.sleep(1)
+
+ if not ping_success:
+ raise KsftSkipEx("Cannot reach remote host after interface up")
+
+ ctxs = cfg.ethnl.rss_get({'header': {'dev-name': cfg.ifname}}, dump=True)
+
+ data1 = [c for c in ctxs if c.get('context') == ctx1_id]
+ ksft_eq(len(data1), 1, f"Context {ctx1_id} should persist after ifup")
+
+ data2 = [c for c in ctxs if c.get('context') == ctx2_id]
+ ksft_eq(len(data2), 1, f"Context {ctx2_id} should persist after ifup")
+
+ _ntuple_rule_check(cfg, ntuple_id, ctx2_id)
+
+ cnts = _get_rx_cnts(cfg)
+ GenerateTraffic(cfg).wait_pkts_and_stop(20000)
+ cnts = _get_rx_cnts(cfg, prev=cnts)
+
+ main_traffic = sum(cnts[0:2])
+ ksft_ge(main_traffic, 18000, f"Main context traffic distribution: {cnts}")
+ ksft_lt(sum(cnts[2:6]), 500, f"Other context queues should be mostly empty: {cnts}")
+
+ _send_traffic_check(cfg, port_ctx2, f"context {ctx2_id}",
+ {'target': (4, 5),
+ 'noise': (0, 1),
+ 'empty': (2, 3)})
+
+
+def test_rss_context_persist_create_and_ifdown(cfg):
+ test_rss_context_persist_ifupdown(cfg, pre_down=False)
+
+
+def test_rss_context_persist_ifdown_and_create(cfg):
+ test_rss_context_persist_ifupdown(cfg, pre_down=True)
+
+
def main() -> None:
with NetDrvEpEnv(__file__, nsim_test=False) as cfg:
cfg.context_cnt = None
@@ -823,7 +921,9 @@ def main() -> None:
test_rss_context_out_of_order, test_rss_context4_create_with_cfg,
test_flow_add_context_missing,
test_delete_rss_context_busy, test_rss_ntuple_addition,
- test_rss_default_context_rule],
+ test_rss_default_context_rule,
+ test_rss_context_persist_create_and_ifdown,
+ test_rss_context_persist_ifdown_and_create],
args=(cfg, ))
ksft_exit()
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-06 5:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-06 5:29 [PATCH net v2 0/4] bnxt_en: Fix RSS context and ntuple filter issues Michael Chan
2026-02-06 5:29 ` [PATCH net v2 1/4] bnxt_en: Fix RSS context delete logic Michael Chan
2026-02-06 5:29 ` [PATCH net v2 2/4] bnxt_en: Don't overload fw_vnic_id for RSS context's filters Michael Chan
2026-02-06 5:29 ` [PATCH net v2 3/4] bnxt_en: Fix deleting of Ntuple filters Michael Chan
2026-02-06 5:29 ` Michael Chan [this message]
2026-02-06 18:45 ` [PATCH net v2 4/4] selftests: drv-net: rss_ctx: test RSS contexts persist after ifdown/up Bobby Eshleman
2026-02-08 16:26 ` Pavan Chebbi
2026-02-11 1:46 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-02-11 3:58 ` Pavan Chebbi
2026-02-11 4:17 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-02-11 5:15 ` Pavan Chebbi
2026-02-11 7:59 ` Pavan Chebbi
2026-02-11 16:31 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-02-11 16:38 ` Pavan Chebbi
2026-02-11 16:58 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-02-11 17:23 ` Pavan Chebbi
2026-02-11 17:50 ` Pavan Chebbi
2026-02-12 8:12 ` [PATCH 1/1] " Pavan Chebbi
2026-02-13 1:52 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-02-13 3:52 ` Pavan Chebbi
2026-02-21 0:40 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
2026-02-07 5:12 ` Jakub Kicinski
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