Dear GTP-interested folks,
I would love to somehow get towards some degree of unit testing (or even
"continuous integration") for teh kernel GTP code.
We currently have the original code in the kernel, we had some recent
small fixes and now are getting more patches into place. With
relatively few active users out there (and probably none of them in
production yet), it's particularly easy to introduce regressions while
working on the code. Also, having tested new code even against a
test set with limited covrage could help to get more confidence in new
patches and thus get them merged sooner.
Using tools like sgsnemu of OpenGGSN and the command line tools included
in libgtpnl, it should be possibel to cook up some scripts for testing.
Even the most basic set of tests would be an improvement over what we
have now. One could also think about pcap replay to test with
hand-crafted or real-world packets from other GTP implementations.
As much as I'd like to put something like this into place myself, I
don't think I will be able to work much on this in the near future. The
GTP module at this point is a pure hobby and contrary to some years ago
while I started it, I don't have any contract work in the GTP area at
this point, so other projects currently unfortunately get more
attention.
So in case somebody among the GTP-interested parties (Travelping, OAI,
...) would want to do something in terms of testing, I'd be more than
happy if somebody would step ahead. Otherwise it's all just vapourware
going to end up on my ever-growing TODO list :/
Also, if netdev folks have some ideas/pointers about possible
frameworks/tools for this kind of testing [it must exist for at least
some other kernel networking code?]: Please let me know. I'd be
interested to have a look if there's something that can be used as a
basis (starting network namespaces, sending/transmitting packets, test
case startup/teardown, ...)
My "old school" approach would have been to start one or multiple
user-mode-linux kernels (those that are to be tested), and then have
scripts that set up a gtp socket and gtp tunnels via the libgtp command
line tools, and throw packets at that. But I'm sure there must be
quite powerful frameworks for that kind of testing in the 21st century?
How do other tunneling implementations handle this?
Regards,
Harald
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- Harald Welte <laforge(a)gnumonks.org> http://laforge.gnumonks.org/
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This patch series includes some netns-related improvements and fixes for
RTNL and ip_tunnel, to make link creation more intuitive:
- Creating link in another net namespace doesn't conflict with link names
in current one.
- Refector rtnetlink link creation. Create link in target namespace
directly. Pass both source and link netns to drivers via newlink()
callback.
So that
# ip link add netns ns1 link-netns ns2 tun0 type gre ...
will create tun0 in ns1, rather than create it in ns2 and move to ns1.
And don't conflict with another interface named "tun0" in current netns.
---
v4:
- Pack newlink() parameters to a single struct.
- Use ynl async_msg_queue.empty() in selftest.
v3:
link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241113125715.150201-1-shaw.leon@gmail.com/
- Drop "netns_atomic" flag and module parameter. Add netns parameter to
newlink() instead, and convert drivers accordingly.
- Move python NetNSEnter helper to net selftest lib.
v2:
link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241107133004.7469-1-shaw.leon@gmail.com/
- Check NLM_F_EXCL to ensure only link creation is affected.
- Add self tests for link name/ifindex conflict and notifications
in different netns.
- Changes in dummy driver and ynl in order to add the test case.
v1:
link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241023023146.372653-1-shaw.leon@gmail.com/
Xiao Liang (5):
net: ip_tunnel: Build flow in underlay net namespace
rtnetlink: Lookup device in target netns when creating link
rtnetlink: Decouple net namespaces in rtnl_newlink_create()
selftests: net: Add python context manager for netns entering
selftests: net: Add two test cases for link netns
drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_netlink.c | 11 ++++--
drivers/net/amt.c | 13 ++++---
drivers/net/bareudp.c | 11 ++++--
drivers/net/bonding/bond_netlink.c | 8 ++--
drivers/net/can/dev/netlink.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/can/vxcan.c | 11 ++++--
.../ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c | 11 ++++--
drivers/net/geneve.c | 11 ++++--
drivers/net/gtp.c | 9 +++--
drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan.h | 4 +-
drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c | 11 ++++--
drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvtap.c | 7 ++--
drivers/net/macsec.c | 11 ++++--
drivers/net/macvlan.c | 8 ++--
drivers/net/macvtap.c | 8 ++--
drivers/net/netkit.c | 11 ++++--
drivers/net/pfcp.c | 8 ++--
drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c | 10 +++--
drivers/net/team/team_core.c | 7 ++--
drivers/net/veth.c | 11 ++++--
drivers/net/vrf.c | 7 ++--
drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c | 11 ++++--
drivers/net/wireguard/device.c | 8 ++--
drivers/net/wireless/virtual/virt_wifi.c | 10 +++--
drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c | 15 +++++--
include/net/ip_tunnels.h | 5 ++-
include/net/rtnetlink.h | 34 +++++++++++++---
net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c | 11 ++++--
net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c | 8 ++--
net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 8 ++--
net/caif/chnl_net.c | 6 +--
net/core/rtnetlink.c | 29 +++++++++-----
net/hsr/hsr_netlink.c | 14 ++++---
net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c | 9 +++--
net/ipv4/ip_gre.c | 27 ++++++++-----
net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c | 16 ++++----
net/ipv4/ip_vti.c | 10 +++--
net/ipv4/ipip.c | 10 +++--
net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c | 28 +++++++------
net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c | 16 ++++----
net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c | 15 ++++---
net/ipv6/sit.c | 16 ++++----
net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.c | 14 +++----
tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile | 1 +
.../testing/selftests/net/lib/py/__init__.py | 2 +-
tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/netns.py | 18 +++++++++
tools/testing/selftests/net/netns-name.sh | 10 +++++
tools/testing/selftests/net/netns_atomic.py | 39 +++++++++++++++++++
48 files changed, 377 insertions(+), 205 deletions(-)
create mode 100755 tools/testing/selftests/net/netns_atomic.py
--
2.47.0
This patch series includes some netns-related improvements and fixes for
RTNL and ip_tunnel, to make link creation more intuitive:
- Creating link in another net namespace doesn't conflict with link names
in current one.
- Refector rtnetlink link creation. Create link in target namespace
directly. Pass both source and link netns to drivers via newlink()
callback.
So that
# ip link add netns ns1 link-netns ns2 tun0 type gre ...
will create tun0 in ns1, rather than create it in ns2 and move to ns1.
And don't conflict with another interface named "tun0" in current netns.
Patch 1 from Donald is included just as a dependency.
---
v3:
- Drop "netns_atomic" flag and module parameter. Add netns parameter to
newlink() instead, and convert drivers accordingly.
- Move python NetNSEnter helper to net selftest lib.
v2:
link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241107133004.7469-1-shaw.leon@gmail.com/
- Check NLM_F_EXCL to ensure only link creation is affected.
- Add self tests for link name/ifindex conflict and notifications
in different netns.
- Changes in dummy driver and ynl in order to add the test case.
v1:
link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241023023146.372653-1-shaw.leon@gmail.com/
Donald Hunter (1):
Revert "tools/net/ynl: improve async notification handling"
Xiao Liang (5):
net: ip_tunnel: Build flow in underlay net namespace
rtnetlink: Lookup device in target netns when creating link
rtnetlink: Decouple net namespaces in rtnl_newlink_create()
selftests: net: Add python context manager for netns entering
selftests: net: Add two test cases for link netns
drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_netlink.c | 6 ++-
drivers/net/amt.c | 6 +--
drivers/net/bareudp.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/bonding/bond_netlink.c | 3 +-
drivers/net/can/dev/netlink.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/can/vxcan.c | 4 +-
.../ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c | 5 +-
drivers/net/geneve.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/gtp.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan.h | 2 +-
drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c | 5 +-
drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvtap.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/macsec.c | 5 +-
drivers/net/macvlan.c | 5 +-
drivers/net/macvtap.c | 5 +-
drivers/net/netkit.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/pfcp.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/team/team_core.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/veth.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/vrf.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/wireguard/device.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/wireless/virtual/virt_wifi.c | 5 +-
drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c | 6 ++-
include/net/ip_tunnels.h | 5 +-
include/net/rtnetlink.h | 22 ++++++++-
net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c | 5 +-
net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c | 5 +-
net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 2 +-
net/caif/chnl_net.c | 2 +-
net/core/rtnetlink.c | 25 ++++++----
net/hsr/hsr_netlink.c | 8 +--
net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c | 5 +-
net/ipv4/ip_gre.c | 13 +++--
net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c | 16 +++---
net/ipv4/ip_vti.c | 5 +-
net/ipv4/ipip.c | 5 +-
net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c | 17 ++++---
net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c | 11 ++---
net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c | 11 ++---
net/ipv6/sit.c | 11 ++---
net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.c | 13 +++--
tools/net/ynl/cli.py | 10 ++--
tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.py | 49 ++++++++-----------
tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile | 1 +
.../testing/selftests/net/lib/py/__init__.py | 2 +-
tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/netns.py | 18 +++++++
tools/testing/selftests/net/netns-name.sh | 10 ++++
tools/testing/selftests/net/netns_atomic.py | 38 ++++++++++++++
50 files changed, 255 insertions(+), 157 deletions(-)
create mode 100755 tools/testing/selftests/net/netns_atomic.py
--
2.47.0