Re: [PATCH net v3] selftests: net: local_termination: annotate the expected failures

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On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 08:25:13AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Vladimir said when adding this test:
> 
>   The bridge driver fares particularly badly [...] mainly because
>   it does not implement IFF_UNICAST_FLT.
> 
> See commit 90b9566aa5cd ("selftests: forwarding: add a test for
> local_termination.sh").
> 
> We don't want to hide the known gaps, but having a test which
> always fails prevents us from catching regressions. Report
> the cases we know may fail as XFAIL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>

I agree that XFAIL is appropriate for cases like this - the test
is expected to fail and this can act like a TODO.

I also looked over how xfail_on_veth works and this usage seems
correct to me.

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxx>




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