Re: [PATCH net] selftest/net: skip srv6_end_d[t/x][4/6]_*_test.sh if iproute2 too old

[Andrea Mayer <andrea.mayer@uniroma2.it>]

On Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:15:37 +0200
Alessio Faina <alessio.faina@canonical.com> wrote:

Hi Alessio,

Thanks for the patch.

> In case iproute2 is older than version 5.14.0, released ~Sept 1, 2021,
> the End.DT4/DT6/DX4/DX6 support are not available and the tests
> contained in the following 4 test files
>  - srv6_end_dt4_l3vpn_test.sh
>  - srv6_end_dt6_l3vpn_test.sh
>  - srv6_end_dx4_netfilter_test.sh
>  - srv6_end_dx6_netfilter_test.sh
> are failing in some kernel backports.
> This is the result of one those tests in an unsupported environment:
> 
> \################################################################################
> \TEST SECTION: SRv6 VPN connectivity test among hosts in the same tenant
> \################################################################################
> \
> \    TEST: Hosts connectivity: hs-t100-1 -> hs-t100-2 (tenant 100)       [FAIL]
> \
> \    TEST: Hosts connectivity: hs-t100-2 -> hs-t100-1 (tenant 100)       [FAIL]
> \
> \    TEST: Hosts connectivity: hs-t200-3 -> hs-t200-4 (tenant 200)       [FAIL]
> \
> \    TEST: Hosts connectivity: hs-t200-4 -> hs-t200-3 (tenant 200)       [FAIL]
> \
> 
> To amend this, check the current running iproute2 supports the required
> feature and, if not, just skip the entire test to avoid a failure.
> 

Which kernel were you running when you saw these failures?

Did the ip route add commands that install the seg6local routes fail
there, and if so, with which error?

Ciao
Andrea