Merge branch 'net-bridge-add-stp_mode-attribute-for-stp-mode-selection'

Andy Roulin says:

====================
net: bridge: add stp_mode attribute for STP mode selection

The bridge-stp usermode helper is currently restricted to the initial
network namespace, preventing userspace STP daemons like mstpd from
operating on bridges in other namespaces. Since commit ff62198553e4
("bridge: Only call /sbin/bridge-stp for the initial network
namespace"), bridges in non-init namespaces silently fall back to
kernel STP with no way to request userspace STP.

This series adds a new IFLA_BR_STP_MODE bridge attribute that allows
explicit per-bridge control over STP mode selection. Three modes are
supported:

  - auto (default): existing behavior, try /sbin/bridge-stp in
    init_net, fall back to kernel STP otherwise
  - user: directly enable BR_USER_STP without invoking the helper,
    works in any network namespace
  - kernel: directly enable BR_KERNEL_STP without invoking the helper

The user and kernel modes bypass call_usermodehelper() entirely,
addressing the security concerns discussed at [1]. Userspace is
responsible for ensuring an STP daemon manages the bridge, rather
than relying on the kernel to invoke /sbin/bridge-stp.

Patch 1 adds the kernel support. The mode can only be changed while
STP is disabled and is processed before IFLA_BR_STP_STATE in
br_changelink() so both can be set atomically in a single netlink
message.

Patch 2 adds documentation for the new attribute in the bridge docs.

Patch 3 adds a selftest with 9 test cases. The test requires iproute2
with IFLA_BR_STP_MODE support and can be run with virtme-ng:

  vng --run arch/x86/boot/bzImage --skip-modules \
      --overlay-rwdir /sbin --overlay-rwdir /tmp --overlay-rwdir /bin \
      --exec 'cp /path/to/iproute2-next/ip/ip /bin/ip && \
              cd tools/testing/selftests/net && \
              bash bridge_stp_mode.sh'

iproute2 support can be found here [2].

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/565B7F7D.80208@nod.at/
[2] https://github.com/aroulin/iproute2-next/tree/bridge-stp-mode
====================

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260405205224.3163000-1-aroulin@nvidia.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

2 files changed, 289 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
index cab74ebdaced..231245a95879 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ TEST_PROGS := \
 	big_tcp.sh \
 	bind_bhash.sh \
 	bpf_offload.py \
+	bridge_stp_mode.sh \
 	bridge_vlan_dump.sh \
 	broadcast_ether_dst.sh \
 	broadcast_pmtu.sh \
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/bridge_stp_mode.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/bridge_stp_mode.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..0c81fd029d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/bridge_stp_mode.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034,SC2154,SC2317,SC2329
+#
+# Test for bridge STP mode selection (IFLA_BR_STP_MODE).
+#
+# Verifies that:
+# - stp_mode defaults to auto on new bridges
+# - stp_mode can be toggled between user, kernel, and auto
+# - stp_mode change is rejected while STP is active (-EBUSY)
+# - stp_mode user in a netns yields userspace STP (stp_state=2)
+# - stp_mode kernel forces kernel STP (stp_state=1)
+# - stp_mode auto preserves traditional fallback to kernel STP
+# - stp_mode and stp_state can be set atomically in one message
+# - stp_mode persists across STP disable/enable cycles
+
+source lib.sh
+
+require_command jq
+
+ALL_TESTS="
+	test_default_auto
+	test_set_modes
+	test_reject_change_while_stp_active
+	test_idempotent_mode_while_stp_active
+	test_user_mode_in_netns
+	test_kernel_mode
+	test_auto_mode
+	test_atomic_mode_and_state
+	test_mode_persistence
+"
+
+bridge_info_get()
+{
+	ip -n "$NS1" -d -j link show "$1" | \
+		jq -r ".[0].linkinfo.info_data.$2"
+}
+
+check_stp_mode()
+{
+	local br=$1; shift
+	local expected=$1; shift
+	local msg=$1; shift
+	local val
+
+	val=$(bridge_info_get "$br" stp_mode)
+	[ "$val" = "$expected" ]
+	check_err $? "$msg: expected $expected, got $val"
+}
+
+check_stp_state()
+{
+	local br=$1; shift
+	local expected=$1; shift
+	local msg=$1; shift
+	local val
+
+	val=$(bridge_info_get "$br" stp_state)
+	[ "$val" = "$expected" ]
+	check_err $? "$msg: expected $expected, got $val"
+}
+
+# Create a bridge in NS1, bring it up, and defer its deletion.
+bridge_create()
+{
+	ip -n "$NS1" link add "$1" type bridge
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set "$1" up
+	defer ip -n "$NS1" link del "$1"
+}
+
+setup_prepare()
+{
+	setup_ns NS1
+}
+
+cleanup()
+{
+	defer_scopes_cleanup
+	cleanup_all_ns
+}
+
+# Check that stp_mode defaults to auto when creating a bridge.
+test_default_auto()
+{
+	RET=0
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link add br-test type bridge
+	defer ip -n "$NS1" link del br-test
+
+	check_stp_mode br-test auto "stp_mode default"
+
+	log_test "stp_mode defaults to auto"
+}
+
+# Test setting stp_mode to user, kernel, and back to auto.
+test_set_modes()
+{
+	RET=0
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link add br-test type bridge
+	defer ip -n "$NS1" link del br-test
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode user
+	check_err $? "Failed to set stp_mode to user"
+	check_stp_mode br-test user "after set user"
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode kernel
+	check_err $? "Failed to set stp_mode to kernel"
+	check_stp_mode br-test kernel "after set kernel"
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode auto
+	check_err $? "Failed to set stp_mode to auto"
+	check_stp_mode br-test auto "after set auto"
+
+	log_test "stp_mode set user/kernel/auto"
+}
+
+# Verify that stp_mode cannot be changed while STP is active.
+test_reject_change_while_stp_active()
+{
+	RET=0
+
+	bridge_create br-test
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode kernel
+	check_err $? "Failed to set stp_mode to kernel"
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_state 1
+	check_err $? "Failed to enable STP"
+
+	# Changing stp_mode while STP is active should fail.
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode auto 2>/dev/null
+	check_fail $? "Changing stp_mode should fail while STP is active"
+
+	check_stp_mode br-test kernel "mode unchanged after rejected change"
+
+	# Disable STP, then change should succeed.
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_state 0
+	check_err $? "Failed to disable STP"
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode auto
+	check_err $? "Changing stp_mode should succeed after STP is disabled"
+
+	log_test "reject stp_mode change while STP is active"
+}
+
+# Verify that re-setting the same stp_mode while STP is active succeeds.
+test_idempotent_mode_while_stp_active()
+{
+	RET=0
+
+	bridge_create br-test
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode user stp_state 1
+	check_err $? "Failed to enable STP with user mode"
+
+	# Re-setting the same mode while STP is active should succeed.
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode user
+	check_err $? "Idempotent stp_mode set should succeed while STP is active"
+
+	check_stp_state br-test 2 "stp_state after idempotent set"
+
+	# Changing mode while disabling STP in the same message should succeed.
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode auto stp_state 0
+	check_err $? "Mode change with simultaneous STP disable should succeed"
+
+	check_stp_mode br-test auto "mode changed after disable+change"
+	check_stp_state br-test 0 "stp_state after disable+change"
+
+	log_test "idempotent and simultaneous mode change while STP active"
+}
+
+# Test that stp_mode user in a non-init netns yields userspace STP
+# (stp_state == 2). This is the key use case: userspace STP without
+# needing /sbin/bridge-stp or being in init_net.
+test_user_mode_in_netns()
+{
+	RET=0
+
+	bridge_create br-test
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode user
+	check_err $? "Failed to set stp_mode to user"
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_state 1
+	check_err $? "Failed to enable STP"
+
+	check_stp_state br-test 2 "stp_state with user mode"
+
+	log_test "stp_mode user in netns yields userspace STP"
+}
+
+# Test that stp_mode kernel forces kernel STP (stp_state == 1)
+# regardless of whether /sbin/bridge-stp exists.
+test_kernel_mode()
+{
+	RET=0
+
+	bridge_create br-test
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode kernel
+	check_err $? "Failed to set stp_mode to kernel"
+
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_state 1
+	check_err $? "Failed to enable STP"
+
+	check_stp_state br-test 1 "stp_state with kernel mode"
+
+	log_test "stp_mode kernel forces kernel STP"
+}
+
+# Test that stp_mode auto preserves traditional behavior: in a netns
+# (non-init_net), bridge-stp is not called and STP falls back to
+# kernel mode (stp_state == 1).
+test_auto_mode()
+{
+	RET=0
+
+	bridge_create br-test
+
+	# Auto mode is the default; enable STP in a netns.
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_state 1
+	check_err $? "Failed to enable STP"
+
+	# In a netns with auto mode, bridge-stp is skipped (init_net only),
+	# so STP should fall back to kernel mode (stp_state == 1).
+	check_stp_state br-test 1 "stp_state with auto mode in netns"
+
+	log_test "stp_mode auto preserves traditional behavior"
+}
+
+# Test that stp_mode and stp_state can be set in a single netlink
+# message. This is the intended atomic usage pattern.
+test_atomic_mode_and_state()
+{
+	RET=0
+
+	bridge_create br-test
+
+	# Set both stp_mode and stp_state in one command.
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode user stp_state 1
+	check_err $? "Failed to set stp_mode user and stp_state 1 atomically"
+
+	check_stp_state br-test 2 "stp_state after atomic set"
+
+	log_test "atomic stp_mode user + stp_state 1 in single message"
+}
+
+# Test that stp_mode persists across STP disable/enable cycles.
+test_mode_persistence()
+{
+	RET=0
+
+	bridge_create br-test
+
+	# Set user mode and enable STP.
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_mode user
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_state 1
+	check_err $? "Failed to enable STP with user mode"
+
+	# Disable STP.
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_state 0
+	check_err $? "Failed to disable STP"
+
+	# Verify mode is still user.
+	check_stp_mode br-test user "stp_mode after STP disable"
+
+	# Re-enable STP -- should use user mode again.
+	ip -n "$NS1" link set dev br-test type bridge stp_state 1
+	check_err $? "Failed to re-enable STP"
+
+	check_stp_state br-test 2 "stp_state after re-enable"
+
+	log_test "stp_mode persists across STP disable/enable cycles"
+}
+
+# Check iproute2 support before setting up resources.
+if ! ip link add type bridge help 2>&1 | grep -q "stp_mode"; then
+	echo "SKIP: iproute2 too old, missing stp_mode support"
+	exit "$ksft_skip"
+fi
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+setup_prepare
+tests_run
+
+exit "$EXIT_STATUS"