On Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:02:17 -0400
Aaron Conole <acon...@redhat.com> wrote:

> The current pmtu test infrastucture requires an installed copy of the
> ovs-vswitchd userspace.  This means that any automated or constrained
> environments may not have the requisite tools to run the tests.  However,
> the pmtu tests don't require any special classifier processing.  Indeed
> they are only using the vswitchd in the most basic mode - as a NORMAL
> switch.
> 
> However, the ovs-dpctl kernel utility can now program all the needed basic
> flows to allow traffic to traverse the tunnels and provide support for at
> least testing some basic pmtu scenarios.  More complicated flow pipelines
> can be added to the internal ovs test infrastructure, but that is work for
> the future.  For now, enable the most common cases - wide mega flows with
> no other prerequisites.
> 
> Enhance the pmtu testing to try testing using the internal utility, first.
> As a fallback, if the internal utility isn't running, then try with the
> ovs-vswitchd userspace tools.

Oh, nice, it looks saner than I thought. :)

> Signed-off-by: Aaron Conole <acon...@redhat.com>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/net/pmtu.sh | 145 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 123 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Stefano Brivio <sbri...@redhat.com>

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Stefano

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