smoketest: T5242: improve base class test cases for virtual-ethernet interfaces

2 files changed, 47 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/smoketest/scripts/cli/base_interfaces_test.py b/smoketest/scripts/cli/base_interfaces_test.py
index 970f12bd7..8cdf476d4 100644
--- a/smoketest/scripts/cli/base_interfaces_test.py
+++ b/smoketest/scripts/cli/base_interfaces_test.py
@@ -116,9 +116,15 @@ class BasicInterfaceTest:
             for intf in self._interfaces:
                 self.assertNotIn(intf, interfaces())
 
-            # No daemon that was started during a test should remain running
+            # No daemon started during tests should remain running
             for daemon in ['dhcp6c', 'dhclient']:
-                self.assertFalse(process_named_running(daemon))
+                # if _interface list is populated do a more fine grained search
+                # by also checking the cmd arguments passed to the daemon
+                if self._interfaces:
+                    for tmp in self._interfaces:
+                        self.assertFalse(process_named_running(daemon, tmp))
+                else:
+                    self.assertFalse(process_named_running(daemon))
 
         def test_dhcp_disable_interface(self):
             if not self._test_dhcp:
@@ -816,7 +822,14 @@ class BasicInterfaceTest:
             prefix_len = '56'
             sla_len = str(64 - int(prefix_len))
 
+            # Create delegatee interfaces first to avoid any confusion by dhcpc6
+            # this is mainly an "issue" with virtual-ethernet interfaces
             delegatees = ['dum2340', 'dum2341', 'dum2342', 'dum2343', 'dum2344']
+            for delegatee in delegatees:
+                section = Section.section(delegatee)
+                self.cli_set(['interfaces', section, delegatee])
+
+            self.cli_commit()
 
             for interface in self._interfaces:
                 path = self._base_path + [interface]
@@ -829,8 +842,6 @@ class BasicInterfaceTest:
                 self.cli_set(pd_base + ['length', prefix_len])
 
                 for delegatee in delegatees:
-                    section = Section.section(delegatee)
-                    self.cli_set(['interfaces', section, delegatee])
                     self.cli_set(pd_base + ['interface', delegatee, 'address', address])
                     # increment interface address
                     address = str(int(address) + 1)
@@ -872,7 +883,14 @@ class BasicInterfaceTest:
             prefix_len = '56'
             sla_len = str(64 - int(prefix_len))
 
+            # Create delegatee interfaces first to avoid any confusion by dhcpc6
+            # this is mainly an "issue" with virtual-ethernet interfaces
             delegatees = ['dum3340', 'dum3341', 'dum3342', 'dum3343', 'dum3344']
+            for delegatee in delegatees:
+                section = Section.section(delegatee)
+                self.cli_set(['interfaces', section, delegatee])
+
+            self.cli_commit()
 
             for interface in self._interfaces:
                 path = self._base_path + [interface]
@@ -886,8 +904,6 @@ class BasicInterfaceTest:
                 self.cli_set(pd_base + ['length', prefix_len])
 
                 for delegatee in delegatees:
-                    section = Section.section(delegatee)
-                    self.cli_set(['interfaces', section, delegatee])
                     self.cli_set(pd_base + ['interface', delegatee, 'address', address])
                     self.cli_set(pd_base + ['interface', delegatee, 'sla-id', sla_id])
 
@@ -917,8 +933,8 @@ class BasicInterfaceTest:
                     # increment interface address
                     address = str(int(address) + 1)
 
-            # Check for running process
-            self.assertTrue(process_named_running('dhcp6c'))
+                # Check for running process
+                self.assertTrue(process_named_running('dhcp6c', interface))
 
             for delegatee in delegatees:
                 # we can already cleanup the test delegatee interface here
diff --git a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_interfaces_virtual_ethernet.py b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_interfaces_virtual_ethernet.py
index e09846673..4710930a0 100755
--- a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_interfaces_virtual_ethernet.py
+++ b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_interfaces_virtual_ethernet.py
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 
 import unittest
 
+from netifaces import interfaces
+
 from vyos.ifconfig import Section
+from vyos.util import process_named_running
 from base_interfaces_test import BasicInterfaceTest
 
 class VEthInterfaceTest(BasicInterfaceTest.TestCase):
@@ -35,5 +38,25 @@ class VEthInterfaceTest(BasicInterfaceTest.TestCase):
     def test_vif_8021q_mtu_limits(self):
         self.skipTest('not supported')
 
+    # As we always need a pair of veth interfaces, we can not rely on the base
+    # class check to determine if there is a dhcp6c or dhclient instance running.
+    # This test will always fail as there is an instance running on the peer
+    # interface.
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.cli_delete(self._base_path)
+        self.cli_commit()
+
+        # Verify that no previously interface remained on the system
+        for intf in self._interfaces:
+            self.assertNotIn(intf, interfaces())
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        # No daemon started during tests should remain running
+        for daemon in ['dhcp6c', 'dhclient']:
+            cls.assertFalse(cls, process_named_running(daemon))
+
+        super(VEthInterfaceTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main(verbosity=2)