netdev - Re: non-root, non-real network manipulation for netconf testing

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Message-ID: <20080603100513.GA18161@solarflare.com>
Date:	Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:05:14 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	netdev discussion list <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	netconf developers list <netconf-devel@...ts.alioth.debian.org>
Subject: Re: non-root, non-real network manipulation for netconf testing

martin f krafft wrote:
> Dear networking wizards,
> 
> This is a bit of a self-reflexive mail, but I hope some of you might
> have some input...
> 
> In writing netconf[0], we are having a bit of a problem with the
> test suite, since many of netconf's operations require root rights
> (e.g. interface manipulation with /bin/ip). In addition, a test
> suite manipulating the network configuration of the running machine
> is not really something I feel comfortable with.
> 
> 0. http://netconf.alioth.debian.org
> 
> So I am trying to come up with alternative plans, of which there are
> three:
> 
> 1. do not fail tests that need root rights when run as non-root
> 2. set up a VDE network (which still requires root rights)
> 3. write a mock /bin/ip which pretends to be doing what it'd be doing
[...]

Have you considering running the tests in User-Mode Linux or some
other kind of virtualised environment?

Ben.

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