netdev - Re: [PATCH net] selftests: netfilter: tone-down conntrack clash test

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Message-ID: <20250718172634.18261f54@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:26:34 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
Cc: <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, pablo@...filter.org, pabeni@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] selftests: netfilter: tone-down conntrack clash
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On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:09:37 +0200 Florian Westphal wrote:
> Stop this test from failing.
> 
> This is a stop-gap measure to not keep failing on NIPA CI.
> 
> The test is supposed to observe that clash_resolution stat counter
> incremented (code path was covered).  This path is only exercised
> when multiple packets race: depending on kernel config, number of CPUs,
> scheduling policy etc. this might not trigger at all.
> 
> Therefore, if the test program did not observe the expected number of
> replies, make a note of it but do not flip script retval to 1.
> 
> With this change the test should either SKIP or pass.
> Hard error can be restored later once its clear whats going on.

Hm, someone set this patch to Deferred and Archived in patchwork, 
which is rather unusual. If someone did that on purpose please reply
otherwise we'll apply the patch.