Re: [PATCH net-next 0/7] selftest: netfilter: additional cleanups

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Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:42:21 +0200 Florian Westphal wrote:
> > > The main thing that seems to be popping up in the netdev runner is:
> > > 
> > > # TEST: performance
> > > #   net,port                                                      [SKIP]
> > > #   perf not supported
> > > 
> > > What is "perf" in this case? Some NFT module? the perf tool is
> > > installed, AFAICT..  
> > 
> > Its looking for the pktgen wrapper script
> > (pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh).
> > 
> > I don't think it makes too much sense to have that run as part of the CI.
> > 
> > I can either remove this or move it under some special commandline
> > option, or I can look into this and see if I can get it to run.

It runs for ~25m, so I'd say lets NOT have it run by default.

> Hm, never used it myself but it makes me think of the extended ksft
> vars:
> 
>  | TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED, TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED mean it is the
>  | executable which is not tested by default.
> 
> https://docs.kernel.org/dev-tools/kselftest.html?highlight=test_progs_extended#contributing-new-tests-details

Thanks, I'll add a small wrapper via TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED so folks
can run the performance (pps match rate) manually.




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