Hello Martin,
On 8/15/24 04:20, Martin KaFai Lau wrote:
On 8/13/24 5:45 AM, Alexis Lothoré (eBPF Foundation) wrote:
+#define DST_ADDR "ff02::1"
[ ... ]
+static int wait_local_ip(void) +{ + char *ping_cmd = ping_command(AF_INET6); + int i, err;
+ for (i = 0; i < WAIT_AUTO_IP_MAX_ATTEMPT; i++) { + err = SYS_NOFAIL("%s -c 1 -W 1 %s%%%s", ping_cmd, DST_ADDR, + VETH_1);
I tried in my qemu. This loop takes at least 3-4 iteration to get the ping through. This test could become flaky if the CI is busy.
I have been always wondering why some of the (non) test_progs has this practice. I traced a little. I think it has something to do with the "ff02::1" used in the test and/or the local link address is not ready. I have not further nailed it down but I think it is close enough.
It will be easier to use a nodad configured v6 addr.
I take this chance to use an easier "::1" address for the test here instead of ff02::1. This also removed the need to add veth pair and no need to ping first.
Applied with the "::1" changes mentioned above.
Thanks for the improvement. So far I tried to preserve as much as possible the original test behavior to avoid accidentally removing some important features, but I guess the more tests I work on, the more confident I will be to "challenge" some parts ;)
Thanks for migrating the tests to test_progs. This is long overdue.
For the record, the next test I am targeting is test_xdp_features.sh. I have undertaken the conversion and have a working base but it still needs some work.
Thanks,
Alexis