From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: davem@davemloft.net
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, edumazet@google.com, pabeni@redhat.com,
andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, horms@kernel.org,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
leitao@debian.org, shuah@kernel.org, hawk@kernel.org,
john.fastabend@gmail.com, sdf@fomichev.me,
linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next] selftests: drv-net: adjust to socat changes
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 16:01:03 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260404230103.2719103-1-kuba@kernel.org> (raw)
socat v1.8.1.0 now defaults to shut-null, it sends an extra
0-length UDP packet when sender disconnects. This breaks
our tests which expect the exact packet sequence.
Add shut-none which was the old default where necessary.
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
---
CC: leitao@debian.org
CC: shuah@kernel.org
CC: hawk@kernel.org
CC: john.fastabend@gmail.com
CC: sdf@fomichev.me
CC: linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
---
tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/sh/lib_netcons.sh | 6 +++---
tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/xdp.py | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/sh/lib_netcons.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/sh/lib_netcons.sh
index 02dcdeb723be..a9a01a64b7b3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/sh/lib_netcons.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/sh/lib_netcons.sh
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ function listen_port_and_save_to() {
# Just wait for 3 seconds
timeout 3 ip netns exec "${NAMESPACE}" \
- socat "${SOCAT_MODE}":"${PORT}",fork "${OUTPUT}" 2> /dev/null
+ socat "${SOCAT_MODE}":"${PORT}",fork,shut-none "${OUTPUT}" 2> /dev/null
}
# Only validate that the message arrived properly
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ function check_for_taskset() {
# This is necessary if running multiple tests in a row
function pkill_socat() {
- PROCESS_NAME4="socat UDP-LISTEN:6666,fork ${OUTPUT_FILE}"
- PROCESS_NAME6="socat UDP6-LISTEN:6666,fork ${OUTPUT_FILE}"
+ PROCESS_NAME4="socat UDP-LISTEN:6666,fork,shut-none ${OUTPUT_FILE}"
+ PROCESS_NAME6="socat UDP6-LISTEN:6666,fork,shut-none ${OUTPUT_FILE}"
# socat runs under timeout(1), kill it if it is still alive
# do not fail if socat doesn't exist anymore
set +e
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/xdp.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/xdp.py
index d86446569f89..7e635487d517 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/xdp.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/xdp.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ from lib.py import bpf_map_set, bpf_map_dump, bpf_prog_map_ids
cfg.require_cmd("socat", remote=True)
rx_udp_cmd = f"socat -{cfg.addr_ipver} -T 2 -u UDP-RECV:{port},reuseport STDOUT"
- tx_udp_cmd = f"echo -n {test_string} | socat -t 2 -u STDIN UDP:{cfg.baddr}:{port}"
+ tx_udp_cmd = f"echo -n {test_string} | socat -t 2 -u STDIN UDP:{cfg.baddr}:{port},shut-none"
with bkg(rx_udp_cmd, exit_wait=True) as nc:
wait_port_listen(port, proto="udp")
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ from lib.py import bpf_map_set, bpf_map_dump, bpf_prog_map_ids
# Writing zero bytes to stdin gets ignored by socat,
# but with the shut-null flag socat generates a zero sized packet
# when the socket is closed.
- tx_cmd_suffix = ",shut-null" if payload_len == 0 else ""
+ tx_cmd_suffix = ",shut-null" if payload_len == 0 else ",shut-none"
tx_udp = f"echo -n {test_string} | socat -t 2 " + \
f"-u STDIN UDP:{cfg.baddr}:{port}{tx_cmd_suffix}"
--
2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-04-04 23:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-04 23:01 Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2026-04-06 14:55 ` [PATCH net-next] selftests: drv-net: adjust to socat changes Stanislav Fomichev
2026-04-06 18:13 ` Joe Damato
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