Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/9] pull request: ovpn 2026-02-28

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 13:39:24 -0800

On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 22:02:24 +0100 Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> > # timeout set to 45
> > # selftests: net/ovpn: test-chachapoly.sh
> > # Creating interface tun0 with mode 1
> > # Creating interface tun1 with mode 0
> > # Creating interface tun2 with mode 0
> > # Creating interface tun3 with mode 0
> > # Creating interface tun4 with mode 0
> > # Creating interface tun5 with mode 0
> > # Creating interface tun6 with mode 0
> > # kernel error: Unknown attribute type  
> 
> Maybe you didn't unload the ovpn.ko you built *without* the patchset 
> applied?
> 
> This line above makes me think you are using the newer selftests (from 
> the patchset), but without kernel support for a new attribute, 
> introduced in patch 6.

Yes, embarrassingly looking thru the logs I may have actually booting
the wrong kernel to test the "after the series" state. Let's see how
it looks when this series is merged. I added the tests to the runner,
they are just ignore for now:
https://netdev.bots.linux.dev/contest.html?executor=vmksft-net-extra&pw-y=0