netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/5] selftests: net: terminate bkg() commands on exception

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Message-ID: <CAHS8izMbL0Yph4JmG35svABsuB5D_GwrvZuDiHLZ-TE4pwC1KA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:02:59 -0700
From: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@...gle.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com, 
	pabeni@...hat.com, andrew+netdev@...n.ch, horms@...nel.org, shuah@...nel.org, 
	sdf@...ichev.me, noren@...dia.com, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, 
	ap420073@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/5] selftests: net: terminate bkg() commands on exception

On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> There is a number of:
>
>   with bkg("socat ..LISTEN..", exit_wait=True)
>
> uses in the tests. If whatever is supposed to send the traffic
> fails we will get stuck in the bkg(). Try to kill the process
> in case of exception, to avoid the long wait.
>
> A specific example where this happens is the devmem Tx tests.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>

-- 
Thanks,
Mina
Acked-by: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@...gle.com>