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charset=\"us-ascii\"", "Content-Transfer-Encoding": "7bit", "Errors-To": "ovs-dev-bounces@openvswitch.org", "Sender": "\"dev\" <ovs-dev-bounces@openvswitch.org>" }, "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 changes OVS_KEY_ATTR_VLAN type from uint16 to be16 to match\nthe kernel __be16 wire format.\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\nv7:\n - remove slot number comments from encap_ovskey nla_map, keep\n only comments explaining differences from base ovskey class\n - remove explicit modprobe 8021q pre-flight check (ip link add\n type vlan auto-loads the module)\nv6: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260506131218.1880852-1-houminxi@gmail.com/\n - fix non-ASCII characters (em dashes) in comments and commit\n messages\nv5: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260505124957.1239812-1-houminxi@gmail.com/\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 | 73 ++++\n .../selftests/net/openvswitch/ovs-dpctl.py | 322 +++++++++++++++++-\n 2 files changed, 385 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)" }