netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 00/12] selftest: Clean-up and stabilize mirroring tests

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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:00:34 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 00/12] selftest: Clean-up and stabilize mirroring
 tests

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:48:37 +0200 you wrote:
> The mirroring selftests work by sending ICMP traffic between two hosts.
> Along the way, this traffic is mirrored to a gretap netdevice, and counter
> taps are then installed strategically along the path of the mirrored
> traffic to verify the mirroring took place.
> 
> The problem with this is that besides mirroring the primary traffic, any
> other service traffic is mirrored as well. At the same time, because the
> tests need to work in HW-offloaded scenarios, the ability of the device to
> do arbitrary packet inspection should not be taken for granted. Most tests
> therefore simply use matchall, one uses flower to match on IP address.
> As a result, the selftests are noisy.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,01/12] selftests: libs: Expand "$@" where possible
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d5fbb2eb33c2
  - [net-next,02/12] selftests: mirror: Drop direction argument from several functions
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/28e67746b73d
  - [net-next,03/12] selftests: lib: tc_rule_stats_get(): Move default to argument definition
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/9b5d5f272654
  - [net-next,04/12] selftests: mirror_gre_lag_lacp: Check counters at tunnel
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/95e7b860e16d
  - [net-next,05/12] selftests: mirror: do_test_span_dir_ips(): Install accurate taps
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/833415358f34
  - [net-next,06/12] selftests: mirror: mirror_test(): Allow exact count of packets
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/a86e0df9ce25
  - [net-next,07/12] selftests: mirror: Drop dual SW/HW testing
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d361d78fe2cc
  - [net-next,08/12] selftests: mlxsw: mirror_gre: Simplify
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/388b2d985a13
  - [net-next,09/12] selftests: mirror_gre_lag_lacp: Drop unnecessary code
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/95d33989cee5
  - [net-next,10/12] selftests: libs: Drop slow_path_trap_install()/_uninstall()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4e9cd3d03af2
  - [net-next,11/12] selftests: libs: Drop unused functions
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/06704a0d5e67
  - [net-next,12/12] selftests: mlxsw: mirror_gre: Obey TESTS
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/098ba97d0e89

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