While running kselftest netfilter test on x86_64 devices linux next tag 20201013 kernel these errors are noticed. This not specific to kernel version we have noticed these errors earlier also. Am I missing configs ? Please refer to the config file we are using. We are using the minimal busybox shell. BusyBox v1.27.2 (2020-07-17 18:42:50 UTC) multi-call binary. metadata: git branch: master git repo: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git git commit: f2fb1afc57304f9dd68c20a08270e287470af2eb git describe: next-20201013 make_kernelversion: 5.9.0 kernel-config: http://snapshots.linaro.org/openembedded/lkft/lkft/sumo/intel-corei7-64/lkft/linux-next/879/config Test output log: -------------------- selftests: netfilter: nft_nat.sh [ 1207.251385] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth0: link becomes ready [ 1207.342479] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth1: link becomes ready # /dev/stdin:2:9-15: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # counter ns0in {} # ^^^^^^^ # /dev/stdin:3:9-15: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # counter ns1in {} # ^^^^^^^ # /dev/stdin:4:9-15: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # counter ns2in {} # ^^^^^^^ # /dev/stdin:6:9-15: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # counter ns0out {} # ^^^^^^^ <trim> # /dev/stdin:12:9-15: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # counter ns2in6 {} # ^^^^^^^ # /dev/stdin:14:9-15: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # counter ns0out6 {} # ^^^^^^^ [ 1208.229989] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready # <cmdline>:1:6-12: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # list counter inet filter ns0in # ^^^^^^^ # ERROR: ns0in counter in ns1-loU9Vlmj has unexpected value (expected packets 1 bytes 84) at check_counters 1 # <cmdline>:1:6-12: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # list counter inet filter ns0in # ^^^^^^^ # <cmdline>:1:6-12: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # list counter inet filter ns0out # ^^^^^^^ # ERROR: ns0out counter in ns1-loU9Vlmj has unexpected value (expected packets 1 bytes 84) at check_counters 2 # <cmdline>:1:6-12: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # list counter inet filter ns0out # ^^^^^^^ # <cmdline>:1:6-12: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # list counter inet filter ns0in6 # ERROR: ns1 counter in ns0-loU9Vlmj has unexpected value (expected packets 1 bytes 104) at check_ns0_counters 5 # <cmdline>:1:6-12: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # list counter inet filter ns1 # ^^^^^^^ <trim> # <cmdline>:1:16-19: Error: syntax error, unexpected inet # reset counters inet # ^^^^ # <cmdline>:1:16-19: Error: syntax error, unexpected inet # reset counters inet # ^^^^ # FAIL: nftables v0.7 (Scrooge McDuck) not ok 2 selftests: netfilter: nft_nat.sh # exit=1 # selftests: netfilter: bridge_brouter.sh # SKIP: Could not run test without ebtables ok 3 selftests: netfilter: bridge_brouter.sh # SKIP # selftests: netfilter: conntrack_icmp_related.sh [ 1215.679815] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth0: link becomes ready [ 1215.698932] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth0: link becomes ready [ 1215.711612] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth0: link becomes ready [ 1216.678043] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready # internal:0:0-0: Error: Could not open file \"-\": No such file or directory # # # internal:0:0-0: Error: Could not open file \"-\": No such file or directory # # # internal:0:0-0: Error: Could not open file \"-\": No such file or directory # # # internal:0:0-0: Error: Could not open file \"-\": No such file or directory # # # internal:0:0-0: Error: Could not open file \"-\": No such file or directory # # # <cmdline>:1:6-12: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # list counter inet filter unknown # ^^^^^^^ # ERROR: counter unknown in nsclient1 has unexpected value (expected packets 0 bytes 0) # <cmdline>:1:6-12: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # list counter inet filter unknown # ^^^^^^^ <trim> # ERROR: counter related in nsclient1 has unexpected value (expected packets 2 bytes 1856) # <cmdline>:1:6-12: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # list counter inet filter related # ^^^^^^^ # ERROR: icmp error RELATED state test has failed not ok 4 selftests: netfilter: conntrack_icmp_related.sh # exit=1 # selftests: netfilter: nft_flowtable.sh # Cannot create namespace file \"/var/run/netns/ns1\": File exists [ 1230.570705] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth0: link becomes ready [ 1230.757525] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth0: link becomes ready [ 1230.843221] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth1: link becomes ready # internal:0:0-0: Error: Could not open file \"-\": No such file or directory # # # PASS: netns routing/connectivity: ns1 can reach ns2 # BusyBox v1.27.2 (2020-07-17 18:42:50 UTC) multi-call binary. # # Usage: nc [IPADDR PORT] # BusyBox v1.27.2 (2020-07-17 18:42:50 UTC) multi-call binary. # # Usage: nc [IPADDR PORT] # FAIL: file mismatch for ns1 -> ns2 # -rw------- 1 root root 1079296 Oct 13 09:54 /tmp/tmp.EyNCJDBncG # -rw------- 1 root root 0 Oct 13 09:54 /tmp/tmp.CR5cdEqIHB # FAIL: file mismatch for ns1 <- ns2 # -rw------- 1 root root 4677632 Oct 13 09:54 /tmp/tmp.NkSMo4ZijB # -rw------- 1 root root 0 Oct 13 09:54 /tmp/tmp.irBE9wPUAV # FAIL: flow offload for ns1/ns2: # internal:0:0-0: Error: Could not open file \"-\": No such file or directory # # # BusyBox v1.27.2 (2020-07-17 18:42:50 UTC) multi-call binary. # # Usage: nc [IPADDR PORT] # BusyBox v1.27.2 (2020-07-17 18:42:50 UTC) multi-call binary. # # Usage: nc [IPADDR PORT] # FAIL: file mismatch for ns1 -> ns2 # -rw------- 1 root root 1079296 Oct 13 09:54 /tmp/tmp.EyNCJDBncG # -rw------- 1 root root 0 Oct 13 09:54 /tmp/tmp.CR5cdEqIHB # FAIL: file mismatch for ns1 <- ns2 # -rw------- 1 root root 4677632 Oct 13 09:54 /tmp/tmp.NkSMo4ZijB # -rw------- 1 root root 0 Oct 13 09:54 /tmp/tmp.irBE9wPUAV # FAIL: flow offload for ns1/ns2 with NAT # <cmdline>:1:1-23: Error: Could not process rule: Table 'filter' does not exist # list table inet filter # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ # <cmdline>:1:32-32: Error: syntax error, unexpected newline, expecting handle # delete rule inet filter forward # ^ # FAIL: Could not delete large-packet accept rule not ok 5 selftests: netfilter: nft_flowtable.sh # exit=1 # selftests: netfilter: ipvs.sh # skip: could not run test without ipvs module ok 6 selftests: netfilter: ipvs.sh # SKIP # selftests: netfilter: nft_concat_range.sh # TEST: reported issues # Add two elements, flush, re-add [ 1240.096121] kauditd_printk_skb: 40 callbacks suppressed [ 1240.096124] audit: type=1325 audit(1602582894.032:87830): table=t:72;?:0 family=2 entries=1 op=nft_register_table pid=9084 subj=kernel comm=\"nft\" [ 1240.114551] audit: type=1325 audit(1602582894.032:87830): table=t:72;s:1 family=2 entries=0 op=nft_register_set pid=9084 subj=kernel comm=\"nft\" [ 1240.127450] audit: type=1325 audit(1602582894.032:87830): table=?:0;?:0 family=0 entries=2 op=nft_register_gen pid=9084 subj=kernel comm=\"nft\" [FAIL] [ 1240.169015] audit: type=1325 audit(1602582894.105:87831): table=t:72;s:1 family=2 entries=0 op=nft_unregister_set pid=9087 subj=kernel comm=\"nft\" [ 1240.182153] audit: type=1325 audit(1602582894.105:87831): table=t:72;?:0 family=2 entries=0 op=nft_unregister_table pid=9087 subj=kernel comm=\"nft\" [ 1240.195412] audit: type=1325 audit(1602582894.105:87831): table=?:0;?:0 family=0 entries=3 op=nft_register_gen pid=9087 subj=kernel comm=\"nft\" not ok 7 selftests: netfilter: nft_concat_range.sh # exit=1 # selftests: netfilter: nft_conntrack_helper.sh # SKIP: Could not run test without conntrack tool ok 8 selftests: netfilter: nft_conntrack_helper.sh # SKIP # selftests: netfilter: nft_queue.sh [ 1242.587245] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth0: link becomes ready [ 1242.605473] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth1: link becomes ready # internal:0:0-0: Error: Could not open file \"-\": No such file or directory # # [ 1243.557996] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready # PASS: ns1-4ngWFkmc can reach ns2-4ngWFkmc # internal:0:0-0: Error: Could not open file \"-\": No such file or directory # # # FAIL: ip expected failure, got 0 not ok 9 selftests: netfilter: nft_queue.sh # exit=1 # selftests: netfilter: nft_meta.sh # /dev/stdin:2:9-15: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # counter iifcount {} # ^^^^^^^ # /dev/stdin:3:9-15: Error: syntax error, [ 1245.942205] kselftest: Running tests in nsfs unexpected counter # counter iifnamecount {} # ^^^^^^^ # /dev/stdin:4:9-15: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # counter iifgroupcount {} # ^^^^^^^ <trim> # /dev/stdin:11:9-15: Error: syntax error, unexpected counter # counter icurrentyearc[ 1246.027275] kselftest: Running tests in pidfd ounter {} # ^^^^^^^ # SKIP: Could not add test ruleset Reported-by: Naresh Kamboju <naresh.kamboju@xxxxxxxxxx> Full test log link, https://lkft.validation.linaro.org/scheduler/job/1839013#L12339 -- Linaro LKFT https://lkft.linaro.org