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README

      1                                 net_test v0.1
      2                                 =============
      3 
      4 A simple framework for blackbox testing of kernel networking code.
      5 
      6 
      7 Why use it?
      8 ===========
      9 
     10 - Fast test / boot cycle.
     11 - Access to host filesystem and networking via L2 bridging.
     12 - Full Linux userland including Python, etc.
     13 - Kernel bugs don't crash the system.
     14 
     15 
     16 How to use it
     17 =============
     18 
     19 cd <kerneldir>
     20 path/to/net_test/run_net_test.sh <test>
     21 
     22 where <test> is the name of a test binary in the net_test directory. This can
     23 be an x86 binary, a shell script, a Python script. etc.
     24 
     25 
     26 How it works
     27 ============
     28 
     29 net_test compiles the kernel to a user-mode linux binary, which runs as a
     30 process on the host machine. It runs the binary to start a Linux "virtual
     31 machine" whose root filesystem is the supplied Debian disk image. The machine
     32 boots, mounts the root filesystem read-only, runs the specified test from init, and then drops to a shell.
     33 
     34 
     35 Access to host filesystem
     36 =========================
     37 
     38 The VM mounts the host filesystem at /host, so the test can be modified and
     39 re-run without rebooting the VM.
     40 
     41 
     42 Access to host networking
     43 =========================
     44 
     45 Access to host networking is provided by tap interfaces. On the host, the
     46 interfaces are named <user>TAP0, <user>TAP1, etc., where <user> is the first
     47 10 characters of the username running net_test. (10 characters because
     48 IFNAMSIZ = 16). On the guest, they are named eth0, eth1, etc.
     49 
     50 net_test does not do any networking setup beyond creating the tap interfaces.
     51 IP connectivity can be provided on the host side by setting up a DHCP server
     52 and NAT, sending IPv6 router advertisements, etc. By default, the VM has IPv6
     53 privacy addresses disabled, so its IPv6 addresses can be predicted using a tool
     54 such as ipv6calc.
     55 
     56 The provided filesystem contains a DHCPv4 client and simple networking
     57 utilities such as ping[6], traceroute[6], and wget.
     58 
     59 The number of tap interfaces is currently hardcoded to two. To change this
     60 number, modify run_net_test.sh.
     61 
     62 
     63 Logging into the VM, installing packages, etc.
     64 ==============================================
     65 
     66 net_test mounts the root filesystem read-only, and runs the test from init, but
     67 since the filesystem contains a full Linux userland, it's possible to boot into
     68 userland and modify the filesystem, for example to install packages using
     69 apt-get install. Log in as root with no password. By default, the filesystem is
     70 configured to perform DHCPv4 on eth0 and listen to RAs.
     71 
     72 
     73 Bugs
     74 ====
     75 
     76 Since the test mounts the filesystem read-only, tests cannot modify
     77 /etc/resolv.conf and the system resolver is hardcoded to 8.8.8.8.
     78