[PATCH net v3 2/2] selftests: tc-testing: add a lateral-drift hfsc classify-walk test
From: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>
Date: 2026-09-17 10:57:43
Subsystem:
kernel selftest framework, the rest · Maintainers:
Shuah Khan, Shuah Khan, Linus Torvalds
The classify-loop fix bounds a walk's non-descending hops, so the guard
must not misfire on a legal walk that reaches its leaf through a
level-drift lateral chain. Add a case that builds exactly that chain and
asserts traffic still reaches the chain's own leaf.
A lateral hop can only exist because a bind was legal when it was made
and a later class add raised the target's level, so the setup binds each
hop while the target is still a leaf and only then deepens it: bind
1:1 -> 1:2 while 1:2 is a leaf, add 1:20 under 1:2, add 1:3 and bind
1:2 -> 1:3 while 1:3 is a leaf, then add 1:30 and 1:31 under 1:3 and
bind 1:3 -> 1:31. The walk root -> 1:1 -> 1:2 -> 1:3 -> 1:31 then takes
two lateral hops and must reach leaf 1:31.
The default class is 1:30, distinct from the asserted leaf, and the
verify pattern is anchored to the 1:31 stats line, so neither a
fall-through to the default nor a nonzero count on another class can
satisfy the check. On the patched kernel the test passes; with the bound
forced to zero the walk falls to the default and 1:31 stays idle, so the
test fails.
Reviewed-by: Victor Nogueira <redacted>
Tested-by: hybris <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>
---
v3:
- Build the lateral chain by binding each hop while its target is
still a leaf and deepening afterwards, instead of deepening first
(Sashiko: nipa, gemini)
- Make the default class 1:30 distinct from the asserted leaf 1:31
and anchor the verify pattern to the 1:31 stats line. (Sashiko:
nipa)
- Drop the trailing "sleep 1" so ping's exit status is the one
checked and no command escapes the test netns. (Sashiko: nipa)
v2:
- First version of the lateral-drift regression test.
---
.../tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hfsc.json | 34 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hfsc.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hfsc.json
index c98c339424d4..4f6bbb8b57f9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hfsc.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/hfsc.json@@ -169,5 +169,39 @@ "teardown": [ "$TC qdisc del dev $DUMMY handle 1: root" ] + }, + { + "id": "8c39", + "name": "HFSC classify walk still reaches leaf after lateral drift", + "category": [ + "qdisc", + "hfsc" + ], + "plugins": { + "requires": "nsPlugin" + }, + "setup": [ + "ip link set lo up", + "$TC qdisc add dev lo handle 1: root hfsc default 30", + "$TC class add dev lo parent 1: classid 1:1 hfsc rt m2 100kbit", + "$TC class add dev lo parent 1:1 classid 1:10 hfsc rt m2 50kbit", + "$TC class add dev lo parent 1: classid 1:2 hfsc rt m2 100kbit", + "$TC filter add dev lo parent 1: protocol ip prio 1 u32 match u8 0 0 at 0 flowid 1:1", + "$TC filter add dev lo parent 1:1 protocol ip prio 1 u32 match u8 0 0 at 0 flowid 1:2", + "$TC class add dev lo parent 1:2 classid 1:20 hfsc rt m2 10kbit", + "$TC class add dev lo parent 1: classid 1:3 hfsc rt m2 100kbit", + "$TC filter add dev lo parent 1:2 protocol ip prio 1 u32 match u8 0 0 at 0 flowid 1:3", + "$TC class add dev lo parent 1:3 classid 1:30 hfsc rt m2 10kbit", + "$TC class add dev lo parent 1:3 classid 1:31 hfsc rt m2 100kbit", + "$TC filter add dev lo parent 1:3 protocol ip prio 1 u32 match u8 0 0 at 0 flowid 1:31" + ], + "cmdUnderTest": "ping -n -c 10 -W 1 127.0.0.1", + "expExitCode": "0", + "verifyCmd": "$TC -s class show dev lo", + "matchPattern": "class hfsc 1:31 parent 1:3 rt[^\\n]*\\n Sent [0-9]+ bytes [1-9][0-9]* pkt", + "matchCount": "1", + "teardown": [ + "$TC qdisc del dev lo handle 1: root" + ] } ]
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