Re: [PATCH net-next] selftests: net: add socat syslog for PPPoL2TP

Hi Qingfang,

On 26/05/2026 11:41, Qingfang Deng wrote:
> As done in pppoe.sh, start socat as the syslog listener. In case the
> test fails, dump its log to see what's going on.

(...)

> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/pppol2tp.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/pppol2tp.sh
> index 5b592785f1f9..96786267ccc7 100755
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/pppol2tp.sh
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/ppp/pppol2tp.sh

(...)

> +# Dump syslog messages if the test failed
> +if [ "$RET" -ne 0 ]; then

This only checks for errors with the first test, not with the second one
below. Should you create a new helper and call it here and below? Or
only once at the end, using ${EXIT_STATUS} instead?

> +	while read -r _sign _date _time len _from _to
> +	do      len=${len##*=}
> +		read -n "$len" -r LINE
> +		echo "$LINE"
> +	done < "$PPPOL2TP_LOG"
> +fi
> +
>  # Recursion test
>  RET=0
>  # Delete route to LNS IP

Cheers,
Matt