[LTP] [PATCH] tst_test.sh: TCONF on xfrm algorithms rejected via netlink extack
Petr Vorel
pvorel@suse.cz
Fri Jul 10 09:46:24 CEST 2026
Hi Avinesh,
> Hi Petr,
> Thank for the review.
Yw!
> > > diff --git a/testcases/lib/tst_test.sh b/testcases/lib/tst_test.sh
> > > index 2a83c17a5efb..8701bb390388 100644
> > > --- a/testcases/lib/tst_test.sh
> > > +++ b/testcases/lib/tst_test.sh
> > > @@ -266,13 +266,18 @@ TST_RTNL_CHK()
> > > local msg1="RTNETLINK answers: Function not implemented"
> > > local msg2="RTNETLINK answers: Operation not supported"
> > > local msg3="RTNETLINK answers: Protocol not supported"
> > > + # Since v6.1 the kernel reports an unknown/removed xfrm algorithm via
> > > + # netlink extack (-ENOSYS + NL_SET_ERR_MSG), which iproute2 prints as
> > > + # "Error: Requested AUTH algorithm not found."
> > > + local msg4="Requested .* algorithm not found"
> > > local output="$($@ 2>&1 || echo 'LTP_ERR')"
> > nit: we have in $output also "LTP_ERR" in the end (on error)...
> > > - local msg
> > > + local msg match
> > > echo "$output" | grep -q "LTP_ERR" || return 0
> > > - for msg in "$msg1" "$msg2" "$msg3"; do
> > > - echo "$output" | grep -q "$msg" && tst_brk TCONF "'$@': $msg"
> > > + for msg in "$msg1" "$msg2" "$msg3" "$msg4"; do
> > > + match=$(echo "$output" | grep "$msg") && \
> > > + tst_brk TCONF "'$@': $match"
> > ... now we print error message also with "LTP_ERR" in the end.
> > I wonder if we should bother with removing it, e.g. with sed:
> > - match=$(echo "$output" | grep "$msg") && \
> > + match=$(echo "$output" | grep "$msg" | sed 's/LTP_ERR$//') && \
> I tested my patch, and I see atleast the TCONF path is fine, it does not
> print 'LTP_ERR' -
> tcp_ipsec 1 TCONF: 'ip xfrm state add src 10.0.0.2 dst 10.0.0.1 spi 0x1000
> proto esp enc serpent
> 0x5a78724d91fbdab8873e6bc7933816f9bb58b3da90ec2a6e0346ba41c6c18c63 auth
> hmac(rmd160) 0x4b53e65cb2e928d34c0db747782dda0457a3e4ed mode transport sel
> src 10.0.0.2 dst 10.0.0.1': Error: Requested AUTH algorithm not found.
> but we will have it printed in TRBOK cases, as it was before this patch
> also:
> tcp_ipsec 1 TBROK: ip xfrm state add src 10.0.0.2 dst 10.0.0.1 spi 0x1000
> proto esp enc serpent
> 0x40e68502109572c1014d131358bcc38b45ae02e5bbdae35752de32c2b6c68a6e auth
> hmac(rmd160) 0x87658785bf2ffc586ce49e4d31318246429063ef mode tunnel sel src
> 10.0.0.2 dst 10.0.0.1 failed: Error: Requested AUTH algorithm not found.
> LTP_ERR
Good point! OK, in that case I've merged your solution as is and post a
fix for this minor issue myself.
Kind regards,
Petr
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