netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net] selftests: netfilter: tone-down conntrack clash test

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 <175323421226.1016544.13216461197162224409.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 01:30:12 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org,
 pabeni@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net] selftests: netfilter: tone-down conntrack clash
 test

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:36:49 +0200 you wrote:
> The test is supposed to observe that the 'clash_resolve' stat counter
> incremented (i.e., the code path was covered).
> This check was incorrect, 'conntrack -S' needs to be called in the
> revevant namespace, not the initial netns.
> 
> The clash resolution logic in conntrack is only exercised when multiple
> packets with the same udp quadruple race. Depending on kernel config,
> number of CPUs, scheduling policy etc.  this might not trigger even
> after several retries.  Thus the script eventually returns SKIP if the
> retry count is exceeded.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v2,net] selftests: netfilter: tone-down conntrack clash test
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/dca56cc8b5c3

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