Re: [PATCHv3 net-next 5/5] selftests/net: add offload checking test for virtual interface

[Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 05:41:24PM +0200, Paolo Abeni wrote:
> > For mpls_features, seem we only able to test NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE, but I'm not
> > sure how to check mpls gso..
> > 
> > For hw_enc_features NETIF_F_HW_ESP. Does sending ipsec data and see if
> > netdevsim has pkts count enough??
> > 
> > Any advices? Should we just drop the selftest?
> 
> Uhm... one possible way of testing netdev_compute_features_from_lowers()
> correctness is transmitting over the relevant device (bridge/team/bond)
> "arbitrary" GSO packets and verify that the packet is segmented (or not)
> before reaching the lower.

Is there a way to check the packets are segmented over bond instead of lower devices?

> 
> GSO packet injection can be done with some work via the tun device (in
> tap mode), and the virtio hdr.

Do you mean tap over bond or bond over tap?
I don't know how to add tap over bond.
If bond over tap, then tap is the lower devices.
> 
> That is limited to some GSO types (i.e. no ipsec pkts), and can become
> easily very complex.
> 
> What about giving it a shot for UDP tunnel GSO types?

I'm not sure how to test tunnel + bond. Setup vxlan/ip tunnel over bond?

Thanks
Hangbin