netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2] selftests/bpf: convert test_xdp_features.sh to test

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Message-ID: <6d23b607-b6d6-4074-8778-c50bf3bd0b91@linux.dev>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2024 21:44:52 -0700
From: Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@...ux.dev>
To: Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@...tlin.com>
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
 Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
 Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@...nel.org>, Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>,
 Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@...il.com>, Song Liu <song@...nel.org>,
 Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@...ux.dev>,
 John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>, KP Singh <kpsingh@...nel.org>,
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 Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, Mykola Lysenko <mykolal@...com>,
 Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
 Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...nel.org>,
 Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>, ebpf@...uxfoundation.org,
 Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2] selftests/bpf: convert test_xdp_features.sh
 to test_progs

On 9/24/24 6:37 PM, Martin KaFai Lau wrote:
> There are other .sh tests that could better use the test_progs migration. In 
> particular the ones without existing test coverage. For non XDP related, 
> test_tcp_check_syncookie.sh, test_flow_dissector.sh, and test_tc_edt.sh should 
> be the good ones.

I just took a closer look at the test_tc_edt.* for another reason. It seems 
doing some bandwidth test which may not be a good fit (e.g. too flaky) for 
test_progs. I would leave it to the bottom of the todo list for now.

> 
> For XDP, test_xdp_meta.sh should be useful also. You may also want to check the 
> test_xdp_redirect_*.sh.
> 
>> processes and tcp/udp channels involved), but if keeping the standalone version
>> is really needed, I can give a try. Does it sound reasonable ?
>> - one part of my overall goal is to clean up the tools/testing/selftests/bpf
>> directory from anything that is not tested automatically. What should we do with
>> the wrapping shell script (test_xdp_features.sh) ? Since test_progs will
>> automate the test with veths, I guess it is still ok to just remove it ?
>>
>>> No preference but just to raise awareness - drivers/net's NetDrvEpEnv
>>> class provides the setup for running tests with an endpoint.
>>> XDP tests intended for HW would fit there pretty well.
>>
>> Thanks for the hint. If we want to keep some tooling for real hw xdp features
>> testing, maybe we could add a small part in tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net
>> and make it use this NetDrvEpEnv ? Or it is a bigger hint that the whole test
>> about xdp features could be moved there (and then tested by net kselftests
>> rather than by ebpf ci specifically) ? @Lorenzo and eBPF tests maintainers, any
>> opinion ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Alexis
>>
> 
>