From: Neil Spring <ntspring@meta.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: edumazet@google.com, ncardwell@google.com, kuniyu@google.com,
davem@davemloft.net, dsahern@kernel.org, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, horms@kernel.org, shuah@kernel.org,
linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next 2/2] selftests: net: add ECMP rehash test
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 17:28:02 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260408002802.2448424-3-ntspring@meta.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260408002802.2448424-1-ntspring@meta.com>
Add ecmp_rehash.sh to exercise TCP ECMP path re-selection on
retransmission timeout. Three tests cover client SYN rehash, server
SYN/ACK rehash, and midstream RTO rehash of an established connection
over a two-path ECMP topology with one leg blocked by tc.
The SYN test retries 26 times, so has a false negative probability
of ~(1/2)^25 ≈ 3e-8.
Signed-off-by: Neil Spring <ntspring@meta.com>
---
tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile | 1 +
tools/testing/selftests/net/ecmp_rehash.sh | 354 +++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 355 insertions(+)
create mode 100755 tools/testing/selftests/net/ecmp_rehash.sh
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
index 6bced3ed798b..acc61a51d7e2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ TEST_PROGS := \
cmsg_time.sh \
double_udp_encap.sh \
drop_monitor_tests.sh \
+ ecmp_rehash.sh \
fcnal-ipv4.sh \
fcnal-ipv6.sh \
fcnal-other.sh \
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ecmp_rehash.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ecmp_rehash.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..a062c0b51fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ecmp_rehash.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# Test ECMP path re-selection on TCP retransmission timeout.
+#
+# Two namespaces connected by two parallel veth pairs with a 2-way ECMP
+# route. When a TCP path is blocked (via tc drop), RTO triggers
+# sk_rethink_txhash() + sk_dst_reset(), causing the next route lookup
+# to select the other ECMP path.
+#
+# False negative: ~(1/2)^25 ≈ 3e-8. With tcp_syn_retries=6 (~127 s
+# timeout) and tcp_syn_linear_timeouts=20 there are roughly 26
+# independent rehash attempts, each choosing one of 2 paths uniformly.
+
+source lib.sh
+
+SUBNETS=(a b)
+PORT=9900
+
+ALL_TESTS="
+ test_ecmp_rto_rehash
+ test_ecmp_synack_rehash
+ test_ecmp_midstream_rehash
+"
+
+link_tx_packets_get()
+{
+ local ns=$1; shift
+ local dev=$1; shift
+
+ ip netns exec "$ns" cat "/sys/class/net/$dev/statistics/tx_packets"
+}
+
+# Return the number of packets matched by the tc filter action on a device.
+# When tc drops packets via "action drop", the device's tx_packets is not
+# incremented (packet never reaches veth_xmit), but the tc action maintains
+# its own counter.
+tc_filter_pkt_count()
+{
+ local ns=$1; shift
+ local dev=$1; shift
+
+ ip netns exec "$ns" tc -s filter show dev "$dev" parent 1: 2>/dev/null |
+ awk '/Sent .* pkt/ { for (i=1;i<=NF;i++) if ($i=="pkt") { print $(i-1); exit } }'
+}
+
+# Read TcpTimeoutRehash counter from /proc/net/netstat in a namespace.
+# This counter increments in tcp_write_timeout() on every RTO that triggers
+# sk_rethink_txhash().
+get_timeout_rehash_count()
+{
+ local ns=$1; shift
+
+ ip netns exec "$ns" awk '
+ /^TcpExt:/ {
+ if (!h) { split($0, n); h=1 }
+ else {
+ split($0, v)
+ for (i in n)
+ if (n[i] == "TcpTimeoutRehash") print v[i]
+ }
+ }
+ ' /proc/net/netstat
+}
+
+# Block TCP (IPv6 next-header = 6) egress, allowing ICMPv6 through.
+block_tcp()
+{
+ local ns=$1; shift
+ local dev=$1; shift
+
+ ip netns exec "$ns" tc qdisc add dev "$dev" root handle 1: prio
+ ip netns exec "$ns" tc filter add dev "$dev" parent 1: \
+ protocol ipv6 prio 1 u32 match u8 0x06 0xff at 6 action drop
+}
+
+unblock_tcp()
+{
+ local ns=$1; shift
+ local dev=$1; shift
+
+ ip netns exec "$ns" tc qdisc del dev "$dev" root 2>/dev/null
+}
+
+# Return success when both devices have dropped at least one TCP packet.
+both_devs_attempted()
+{
+ local ns=$1; shift
+ local dev0=$1; shift
+ local dev1=$1; shift
+
+ local c0 c1
+ c0=$(tc_filter_pkt_count "$ns" "$dev0")
+ c1=$(tc_filter_pkt_count "$ns" "$dev1")
+ [ "${c0:-0}" -ge 1 ] && [ "${c1:-0}" -ge 1 ]
+}
+
+setup()
+{
+ setup_ns NS1 NS2
+
+ local ns
+ for ns in "$NS1" "$NS2"; do
+ ip netns exec "$ns" sysctl -qw net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_dad=0
+ ip netns exec "$ns" sysctl -qw net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_dad=0
+ ip netns exec "$ns" sysctl -qw net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1
+ ip netns exec "$ns" sysctl -qw net.core.txrehash=1
+ done
+
+ local i sub
+ for i in 0 1; do
+ sub=${SUBNETS[$i]}
+ ip link add "veth${i}a" type veth peer name "veth${i}b"
+ ip link set "veth${i}a" netns "$NS1"
+ ip link set "veth${i}b" netns "$NS2"
+ ip -n "$NS1" addr add "fd00:${sub}::1/64" dev "veth${i}a"
+ ip -n "$NS2" addr add "fd00:${sub}::2/64" dev "veth${i}b"
+ ip -n "$NS1" link set "veth${i}a" up
+ ip -n "$NS2" link set "veth${i}b" up
+ done
+
+ ip -n "$NS1" addr add fd00:ff::1/128 dev lo
+ ip -n "$NS2" addr add fd00:ff::2/128 dev lo
+
+ # Allow many SYN retries at 1-second intervals (linear, no
+ # exponential backoff) so the rehash test has enough attempts
+ # to exercise both ECMP paths deterministically.
+ ip netns exec "$NS1" sysctl -qw net.ipv4.tcp_syn_retries=6
+ ip netns exec "$NS1" sysctl -qw net.ipv4.tcp_syn_linear_timeouts=20
+
+ ip -n "$NS1" -6 route add fd00:ff::2/128 \
+ nexthop via fd00:a::2 dev veth0a \
+ nexthop via fd00:b::2 dev veth1a
+
+ ip -n "$NS2" -6 route add fd00:ff::1/128 \
+ nexthop via fd00:a::1 dev veth0b \
+ nexthop via fd00:b::1 dev veth1b
+
+ for i in 0 1; do
+ sub=${SUBNETS[$i]}
+ ip netns exec "$NS1" \
+ ping -6 -c1 -W5 "fd00:${sub}::2" &>/dev/null
+ ip netns exec "$NS2" \
+ ping -6 -c1 -W5 "fd00:${sub}::1" &>/dev/null
+ done
+
+ if ! ip netns exec "$NS1" ping -6 -c1 -W5 fd00:ff::2 &>/dev/null; then
+ echo "Basic connectivity check failed"
+ return $ksft_skip
+ fi
+}
+
+# Block ALL paths, start a connection, wait until SYNs have been dropped
+# on both interfaces (proving rehash steered the SYN to a new path), then
+# unblock so the connection completes.
+test_ecmp_rto_rehash()
+{
+ RET=0
+
+ block_tcp "$NS1" veth0a
+ defer unblock_tcp "$NS1" veth0a
+ block_tcp "$NS1" veth1a
+ defer unblock_tcp "$NS1" veth1a
+
+ ip netns exec "$NS2" socat \
+ "TCP6-LISTEN:$PORT,bind=[fd00:ff::2],reuseaddr,fork" \
+ EXEC:"echo ESTABLISH_OK" &
+ defer kill_process $!
+
+ wait_local_port_listen "$NS2" $PORT tcp
+
+ local rehash_before
+ rehash_before=$(get_timeout_rehash_count "$NS1")
+
+ # Start the connection in the background; it will retry SYNs at
+ # 1-second intervals until an unblocked path is found.
+ ip netns exec "$NS1" bash -c \
+ "echo test | socat - \
+ 'TCP6:[fd00:ff::2]:$PORT,bind=[fd00:ff::1],connect-timeout=60'" \
+ >"/tmp/ecmp_rto_$$" 2>&1 &
+ local client_pid=$!
+ defer kill_process $client_pid
+
+ # Wait until both paths have seen at least one dropped SYN.
+ # This proves sk_rethink_txhash() rehashed the connection from
+ # one ECMP path to the other.
+ slowwait 30 both_devs_attempted "$NS1" veth0a veth1a
+ check_err $? "SYNs did not appear on both paths (rehash not working)"
+ if [ $RET -ne 0 ]; then
+ log_test "ECMP RTO rehash: establish with blocked paths"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ # Unblock both paths and let the next SYN retransmit succeed.
+ unblock_tcp "$NS1" veth0a
+ unblock_tcp "$NS1" veth1a
+
+ local rc=0
+ wait $client_pid || rc=$?
+
+ local result
+ result=$(cat "/tmp/ecmp_rto_$$" 2>/dev/null)
+ rm -f "/tmp/ecmp_rto_$$"
+
+ if [ $rc -ne 0 ] || [[ "$result" != *"ESTABLISH_OK"* ]]; then
+ check_err 1 "connection failed after unblocking: $result"
+ fi
+
+ local rehash_after
+ rehash_after=$(get_timeout_rehash_count "$NS1")
+ if [ "$rehash_after" -le "$rehash_before" ]; then
+ check_err 1 "TcpTimeoutRehash counter did not increment"
+ fi
+
+ log_test "ECMP RTO rehash: establish with blocked paths"
+}
+
+# Block the server's return paths so SYN/ACKs are dropped. The client
+# retransmits SYNs at 1-second intervals; each duplicate SYN arriving at
+# the server updates ir_iif to match the new arrival interface, so the
+# retransmitted SYN/ACK routes back via the interface the SYN arrived on.
+test_ecmp_synack_rehash()
+{
+ RET=0
+ local port=$((PORT + 2))
+
+ block_tcp "$NS2" veth0b
+ defer unblock_tcp "$NS2" veth0b
+ block_tcp "$NS2" veth1b
+ defer unblock_tcp "$NS2" veth1b
+
+ ip netns exec "$NS2" socat \
+ "TCP6-LISTEN:$port,bind=[fd00:ff::2],reuseaddr,fork" \
+ EXEC:"echo SYNACK_OK" &
+ defer kill_process $!
+
+ wait_local_port_listen "$NS2" $port tcp
+
+ # Start the connection; SYNs reach the server (client egress is
+ # open) but SYN/ACKs are dropped on the server's return path.
+ ip netns exec "$NS1" bash -c \
+ "echo test | socat - \
+ 'TCP6:[fd00:ff::2]:$port,bind=[fd00:ff::1],connect-timeout=60'" \
+ >"/tmp/ecmp_synack_$$" 2>&1 &
+ local client_pid=$!
+ defer kill_process $client_pid
+
+ # Wait until both server-side interfaces have dropped at least
+ # one SYN/ACK, proving the server rehashed its return path.
+ slowwait 30 both_devs_attempted "$NS2" veth0b veth1b
+ check_err $? "SYN/ACKs did not appear on both return paths"
+ if [ $RET -ne 0 ]; then
+ log_test "ECMP SYN/ACK rehash: blocked return path"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ # Unblock and let the connection complete.
+ unblock_tcp "$NS2" veth0b
+ unblock_tcp "$NS2" veth1b
+
+ local rc=0
+ wait $client_pid || rc=$?
+
+ local result
+ result=$(cat "/tmp/ecmp_synack_$$" 2>/dev/null)
+ rm -f "/tmp/ecmp_synack_$$"
+
+ if [ $rc -ne 0 ] || [[ "$result" != *"SYNACK_OK"* ]]; then
+ check_err 1 "connection failed after unblocking: $result"
+ fi
+
+ log_test "ECMP SYN/ACK rehash: blocked return path"
+}
+
+# Establish a data transfer with both paths open, then block the
+# active path. Verify the transfer continues via rehash and that
+# TcpTimeoutRehash incremented.
+test_ecmp_midstream_rehash()
+{
+ RET=0
+ local port=$((PORT + 1))
+
+ ip netns exec "$NS2" socat -u \
+ "TCP6-LISTEN:$port,bind=[fd00:ff::2],reuseaddr" - >/dev/null &
+ defer kill_process $!
+
+ wait_local_port_listen "$NS2" $port tcp
+
+ local base_tx0 base_tx1
+ base_tx0=$(link_tx_packets_get "$NS1" veth0a)
+ base_tx1=$(link_tx_packets_get "$NS1" veth1a)
+
+ ip netns exec "$NS1" bash -c "
+ for i in \$(seq 1 40); do
+ dd if=/dev/zero bs=10k count=1 2>/dev/null
+ sleep 0.25
+ done | timeout 60 socat - 'TCP6:[fd00:ff::2]:$port,bind=[fd00:ff::1]'
+ " &>/dev/null &
+ local client_pid=$!
+ defer kill_process $client_pid
+
+ busywait $BUSYWAIT_TIMEOUT until_counter_is \
+ ">= $((base_tx0 + base_tx1 + 20))" \
+ link_tx_packets_total "$NS1"
+ check_err $? "no TX activity detected"
+ if [ $RET -ne 0 ]; then
+ log_test "ECMP midstream rehash: block active path"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ # Find the active path and block it.
+ local cur0 cur1 active_idx
+ cur0=$(link_tx_packets_get "$NS1" veth0a)
+ cur1=$(link_tx_packets_get "$NS1" veth1a)
+ if [ $((cur0 - base_tx0)) -ge $((cur1 - base_tx1)) ]; then
+ active_idx=0
+ else
+ active_idx=1
+ fi
+
+ local rehash_before
+ rehash_before=$(get_timeout_rehash_count "$NS1")
+
+ block_tcp "$NS1" "veth${active_idx}a"
+ defer unblock_tcp "$NS1" "veth${active_idx}a"
+
+ local rc=0
+ wait $client_pid || rc=$?
+
+ check_err $rc "data transfer failed after blocking veth${active_idx}a"
+
+ local rehash_after
+ rehash_after=$(get_timeout_rehash_count "$NS1")
+ if [ "$rehash_after" -le "$rehash_before" ]; then
+ check_err 1 "TcpTimeoutRehash counter did not increment"
+ fi
+
+ log_test "ECMP midstream rehash: block active path"
+}
+
+link_tx_packets_total()
+{
+ local ns=$1; shift
+
+ echo $(( $(link_tx_packets_get "$ns" veth0a) +
+ $(link_tx_packets_get "$ns" veth1a) ))
+}
+
+require_command socat
+
+trap cleanup_all_ns EXIT
+setup || exit $?
+tests_run
+exit $EXIT_STATUS
--
2.52.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-08 0:28 UTC|newest]
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