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        "From": "Minxi Hou <houminxi@gmail.com>",
        "To": "netdev@vger.kernel.org",
        "Date": "Tue,  5 May 2026 20:49:55 +0800",
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        "Subject": "[ovs-dev] [PATCH net-next v5 0/2] selftests: openvswitch: add\n pop_vlan test",
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        "Cc": "dev@openvswitch.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,\n Minxi Hou <houminxi@gmail.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,\n i.maximets@ovn.org, edumazet@google.com, horms@kernel.org, kuba@kernel.org,\n pabeni@redhat.com, shuah@kernel.org, davem@davemloft.net",
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    "content": "Add test_pop_vlan() to verify OVS kernel datapath pop_vlan action\ncorrectly strips 802.1Q VLAN tags from frames.\n\nPatch 1 extends ovs-dpctl.py with vlan(vid=X,pcp=Y,cfi=Z) formatting\nand parsing, plus an encap_ovskey subclass for safe ENCAP NLA decoding.\nIt also adds push_vlan action support (parse/format with range\nvalidation) and removes the unnecessary MAX_ENCAP_DEPTH limit.\nPatch 2 adds the selftest using purely ping-based verification with\na push_vlan return flow for symmetric bidirectional testing.\n\nTested with vng on x86_64, all OVS selftests pass (including new\ntest_pop_vlan).\n\nv5:\n  - add push_vlan action class, dpstr format and parse with range\n    validation (vid 0-4095, pcp 0-7, tpid 0-0xFFFF, CFI forced to 1)\n  - remove MAX_ENCAP_DEPTH constant and depth tracking (bracket-depth\n    counter in encap parser already handles nesting)\n  - remove start_capture/stop_capture helpers and tcpdump/pcap\n    verification — use ping success/failure instead\n  - remove modprobe/netns pre-flight checks (other tests don't do this)\n  - remove ethtool VLAN offload disable (unnecessary for veth)\n  - add push_vlan return flow for symmetric bidirectional ping\n  - use ovs_sbx wrapper for ping commands (consistent with siblings)\nv4: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260504123713.555461-1-houminxi@gmail.com/\n  - fix all checkpatch line-length warnings in new code\n  - fix pylint W0707: use explicit exception chaining (from exc)\nv3: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260503120946.51869-1-houminxi@gmail.com/\n  - encap_ovskey: MPLS type \"ovs_key_mpls\" -> \"array(ovs_key_mpls)\"\n  - encap_ovskey: PRIORITY/IN_PORT set to \"none\" (metadata, not in ENCAP)\n  - _vlan_dpstr: cfi=0 falls back to tci=0x%04x for round-trip safety\n  - encap parse(): check return value for unrecognized trailing content\n  - vlan parser: boundary check + raise-from for exception chaining\n  - start_capture: || return $? to propagate ksft_skip correctly\n  - on_exit: moved after resource creation, not before\n  - ping success: changed from NOTE to FAIL + return 1\n  - VLAN interface creation: added || return 1 error propagation\n  - netns probe: distinguish EEXIST from missing CONFIG_NET_NS\n  - sbx_add: || return $ksft_skip -> || return $? (match sibling tests)\nv2: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260501133924.3100680-1-houminxi@gmail.com/\n\nMinxi Hou (2):\n  selftests: openvswitch: add vlan() and encap() flow string parsing\n  selftests: openvswitch: add pop_vlan test\n\n .../selftests/net/openvswitch/openvswitch.sh  |  77 +++++\n .../selftests/net/openvswitch/ovs-dpctl.py    | 322 +++++++++++++++++-\n 2 files changed, 389 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)\n\n--\n2.53.0"
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