diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
index 7ac6ff3748ed..cd86d37146cc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ TEST_PROGS += srv6_end_dt46_l3vpn_test.sh
 TEST_PROGS += srv6_end_dt4_l3vpn_test.sh
 TEST_PROGS += srv6_end_dt6_l3vpn_test.sh
 TEST_PROGS += srv6_hencap_red_l3vpn_test.sh
+TEST_PROGS += srv6_hl2encap_red_l2vpn_test.sh
 TEST_PROGS += vrf_strict_mode_test.sh
 TEST_PROGS += arp_ndisc_evict_nocarrier.sh
 TEST_PROGS += ndisc_unsolicited_na_test.sh
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/srv6_hl2encap_red_l2vpn_test.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/srv6_hl2encap_red_l2vpn_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..cb4177d41b21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/srv6_hl2encap_red_l2vpn_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,821 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# author: Andrea Mayer <andrea.mayer@uniroma2.it>
+#
+# This script is designed for testing the SRv6 H.L2Encaps.Red behavior.
+#
+# Below is depicted the IPv6 network of an operator which offers L2 VPN
+# services to hosts, enabling them to communicate with each other.
+# In this example, hosts hs-1 and hs-2 are connected through an L2 VPN service.
+# Currently, the SRv6 subsystem in Linux allows hosts hs-1 and hs-2 to exchange
+# full L2 frames as long as they carry IPv4/IPv6.
+#
+# Routers rt-1,rt-2,rt-3 and rt-4 implement L2 VPN services
+# leveraging the SRv6 architecture. The key components for such VPNs are:
+#
+#   i) The SRv6 H.L2Encaps.Red behavior applies SRv6 Policies on traffic
+#      received by connected hosts, initiating the VPN tunnel. Such a behavior
+#      is an optimization of the SRv6 H.L2Encap aiming to reduce the
+#      length of the SID List carried in the pushed SRH. Specifically, the
+#      H.L2Encaps.Red removes the first SID contained in the SID List (i.e. SRv6
+#      Policy) by storing it into the IPv6 Destination Address. When a SRv6
+#      Policy is made of only one SID, the SRv6 H.L2Encaps.Red behavior omits
+#      the SRH at all and pushes that SID directly into the IPv6 DA;
+#
+#  ii) The SRv6 End behavior advances the active SID in the SID List
+#      carried by the SRH;
+#
+# iii) The SRv6 End.DX2 behavior is used for removing the SRv6 Policy
+#      and, thus, it terminates the VPN tunnel. The decapsulated L2 frame is
+#      sent over the interface connected with the destination host.
+#
+#               cafe::1                      cafe::2
+#              10.0.0.1                     10.0.0.2
+#             +--------+                   +--------+
+#             |        |                   |        |
+#             |  hs-1  |                   |  hs-2  |
+#             |        |                   |        |
+#             +---+----+                   +--- +---+
+#    cafe::/64    |                             |      cafe::/64
+#  10.0.0.0/24    |                             |    10.0.0.0/24
+#             +---+----+                   +----+---+
+#             |        |  fcf0:0:1:2::/64  |        |
+#             |  rt-1  +-------------------+  rt-2  |
+#             |        |                   |        |
+#             +---+----+                   +----+---+
+#                 |      .               .      |
+#                 |  fcf0:0:1:3::/64   .        |
+#                 |          .       .          |
+#                 |            .   .            |
+# fcf0:0:1:4::/64 |              .              | fcf0:0:2:3::/64
+#                 |            .   .            |
+#                 |          .       .          |
+#                 |  fcf0:0:2:4::/64   .        |
+#                 |      .               .      |
+#             +---+----+                   +----+---+
+#             |        |                   |        |
+#             |  rt-4  +-------------------+  rt-3  |
+#             |        |  fcf0:0:3:4::/64  |        |
+#             +---+----+                   +----+---+
+#
+#
+# Every fcf0:0:x:y::/64 network interconnects the SRv6 routers rt-x with rt-y
+# in the IPv6 operator network.
+#
+# Local SID table
+# ===============
+#
+# Each SRv6 router is configured with a Local SID table in which SIDs are
+# stored. Considering the given SRv6 router rt-x, at least two SIDs are
+# configured in the Local SID table:
+#
+#   Local SID table for SRv6 router rt-x
+#   +----------------------------------------------------------+
+#   |fcff:x::e is associated with the SRv6 End behavior        |
+#   |fcff:x::d2 is associated with the SRv6 End.DX2 behavior   |
+#   +----------------------------------------------------------+
+#
+# The fcff::/16 prefix is reserved by the operator for implementing SRv6 VPN
+# services. Reachability of SIDs is ensured by proper configuration of the IPv6
+# operator's network and SRv6 routers.
+#
+# SRv6 Policies
+# =============
+#
+# An SRv6 ingress router applies SRv6 policies to the traffic received from a
+# connected host. SRv6 policy enforcement consists of encapsulating the
+# received traffic into a new IPv6 packet with a given SID List contained in
+# the SRH.
+#
+# L2 VPN between hs-1 and hs-2
+# ----------------------------
+#
+# Hosts hs-1 and hs-2 are connected using a dedicated L2 VPN.
+# Specifically, packets generated from hs-1 and directed towards hs-2 are
+# handled by rt-1 which applies the following SRv6 Policies:
+#
+#   i.a) L2 traffic, SID List=fcff:2::d2
+#
+# Policy (i.a) steers tunneled L2 traffic through SRv6 router rt-2.
+# The H.L2Encaps.Red omits the presence of SRH at all, since the SID List
+# consists of only one SID (fcff:2::d2) that can be stored directly in the IPv6
+# DA.
+#
+# On the reverse path (i.e. from hs-2 to hs-1), rt-2 applies the following
+# policies:
+#
+#   i.b) L2 traffic, SID List=fcff:4::e,fcff:3::e,fcff:1::d2
+#
+# Policy (i.b) steers tunneled L2 traffic through the SRv6 routers
+# rt-4,rt-3,rt2. The H.L2Encaps.Red reduces the SID List in the SRH by removing
+# the first SID (fcff:4::e) and pushing it into the IPv6 DA.
+#
+# In summary:
+#  hs-1->hs-2 |IPv6 DA=fcff:2::d2|eth|...|                              (i.a)
+#  hs-2->hs-1 |IPv6 DA=fcff:4::e|SRH SIDs=fcff:3::e,fcff:1::d2|eth|...| (i.b)
+#
+
+# Kselftest framework requirement - SKIP code is 4.
+readonly ksft_skip=4
+
+readonly RDMSUFF="$(mktemp -u XXXXXXXX)"
+readonly DUMMY_DEVNAME="dum0"
+readonly RT2HS_DEVNAME="veth-hs"
+readonly HS_VETH_NAME="veth0"
+readonly LOCALSID_TABLE_ID=90
+readonly IPv6_RT_NETWORK=fcf0:0
+readonly IPv6_HS_NETWORK=cafe
+readonly IPv4_HS_NETWORK=10.0.0
+readonly VPN_LOCATOR_SERVICE=fcff
+readonly MAC_PREFIX=00:00:00:c0:01
+readonly END_FUNC=000e
+readonly DX2_FUNC=00d2
+
+PING_TIMEOUT_SEC=4
+PAUSE_ON_FAIL=${PAUSE_ON_FAIL:=no}
+
+# IDs of routers and hosts are initialized during the setup of the testing
+# network
+ROUTERS=''
+HOSTS=''
+
+SETUP_ERR=1
+
+ret=${ksft_skip}
+nsuccess=0
+nfail=0
+
+log_test()
+{
+	local rc="$1"
+	local expected="$2"
+	local msg="$3"
+
+	if [ "${rc}" -eq "${expected}" ]; then
+		nsuccess=$((nsuccess+1))
+		printf "\n    TEST: %-60s  [ OK ]\n" "${msg}"
+	else
+		ret=1
+		nfail=$((nfail+1))
+		printf "\n    TEST: %-60s  [FAIL]\n" "${msg}"
+		if [ "${PAUSE_ON_FAIL}" = "yes" ]; then
+			echo
+			echo "hit enter to continue, 'q' to quit"
+			read a
+			[ "$a" = "q" ] && exit 1
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+print_log_test_results()
+{
+	printf "\nTests passed: %3d\n" "${nsuccess}"
+	printf "Tests failed: %3d\n"   "${nfail}"
+
+	# when a test fails, the value of 'ret' is set to 1 (error code).
+	# Conversely, when all tests are passed successfully, the 'ret' value
+	# is set to 0 (success code).
+	if [ "${ret}" -ne 1 ]; then
+		ret=0
+	fi
+}
+
+log_section()
+{
+	echo
+	echo "################################################################################"
+	echo "TEST SECTION: $*"
+	echo "################################################################################"
+}
+
+test_command_or_ksft_skip()
+{
+	local cmd="$1"
+
+	if [ ! -x "$(command -v "${cmd}")" ]; then
+		echo "SKIP: Could not run test without \"${cmd}\" tool";
+		exit "${ksft_skip}"
+	fi
+}
+
+get_nodename()
+{
+	local name="$1"
+
+	echo "${name}-${RDMSUFF}"
+}
+
+get_rtname()
+{
+	local rtid="$1"
+
+	get_nodename "rt-${rtid}"
+}
+
+get_hsname()
+{
+	local hsid="$1"
+
+	get_nodename "hs-${hsid}"
+}
+
+__create_namespace()
+{
+	local name="$1"
+
+	ip netns add "${name}"
+}
+
+create_router()
+{
+	local rtid="$1"
+	local nsname
+
+	nsname="$(get_rtname "${rtid}")"
+
+	__create_namespace "${nsname}"
+}
+
+create_host()
+{
+	local hsid="$1"
+	local nsname
+
+	nsname="$(get_hsname "${hsid}")"
+
+	__create_namespace "${nsname}"
+}
+
+cleanup()
+{
+	local nsname
+	local i
+
+	# destroy routers
+	for i in ${ROUTERS}; do
+		nsname="$(get_rtname "${i}")"
+
+		ip netns del "${nsname}" &>/dev/null || true
+	done
+
+	# destroy hosts
+	for i in ${HOSTS}; do
+		nsname="$(get_hsname "${i}")"
+
+		ip netns del "${nsname}" &>/dev/null || true
+	done
+
+	# check whether the setup phase was completed successfully or not. In
+	# case of an error during the setup phase of the testing environment,
+	# the selftest is considered as "skipped".
+	if [ "${SETUP_ERR}" -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "SKIP: Setting up the testing environment failed"
+		exit "${ksft_skip}"
+	fi
+
+	exit "${ret}"
+}
+
+add_link_rt_pairs()
+{
+	local rt="$1"
+	local rt_neighs="$2"
+	local neigh
+	local nsname
+	local neigh_nsname
+
+	nsname="$(get_rtname "${rt}")"
+
+	for neigh in ${rt_neighs}; do
+		neigh_nsname="$(get_rtname "${neigh}")"
+
+		ip link add "veth-rt-${rt}-${neigh}" netns "${nsname}" \
+			type veth peer name "veth-rt-${neigh}-${rt}" \
+			netns "${neigh_nsname}"
+	done
+}
+
+get_network_prefix()
+{
+	local rt="$1"
+	local neigh="$2"
+	local p="${rt}"
+	local q="${neigh}"
+
+	if [ "${p}" -gt "${q}" ]; then
+		p="${q}"; q="${rt}"
+	fi
+
+	echo "${IPv6_RT_NETWORK}:${p}:${q}"
+}
+
+# Setup the basic networking for the routers
+setup_rt_networking()
+{
+	local rt="$1"
+	local rt_neighs="$2"
+	local nsname
+	local net_prefix
+	local devname
+	local neigh
+
+	nsname="$(get_rtname "${rt}")"
+
+	for neigh in ${rt_neighs}; do
+		devname="veth-rt-${rt}-${neigh}"
+
+		net_prefix="$(get_network_prefix "${rt}" "${neigh}")"
+
+		ip -netns "${nsname}" addr \
+			add "${net_prefix}::${rt}/64" dev "${devname}" nodad
+
+		ip -netns "${nsname}" link set "${devname}" up
+	done
+
+	ip -netns "${nsname}" link add "${DUMMY_DEVNAME}" type dummy
+
+	ip -netns "${nsname}" link set "${DUMMY_DEVNAME}" up
+	ip -netns "${nsname}" link set lo up
+
+	ip netns exec "${nsname}" sysctl -wq net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_dad=0
+	ip netns exec "${nsname}" sysctl -wq net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_dad=0
+	ip netns exec "${nsname}" sysctl -wq net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1
+
+	ip netns exec "${nsname}" sysctl -wq net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter=0
+	ip netns exec "${nsname}" sysctl -wq net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter=0
+	ip netns exec "${nsname}" sysctl -wq net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
+}
+
+# Setup local SIDs for an SRv6 router
+setup_rt_local_sids()
+{
+	local rt="$1"
+	local rt_neighs="$2"
+	local net_prefix
+	local devname
+	local nsname
+	local neigh
+
+	nsname="$(get_rtname "${rt}")"
+
+	for neigh in ${rt_neighs}; do
+		devname="veth-rt-${rt}-${neigh}"
+
+		net_prefix="$(get_network_prefix "${rt}" "${neigh}")"
+
+		# set underlay network routes for SIDs reachability
+		ip -netns "${nsname}" -6 route \
+			add "${VPN_LOCATOR_SERVICE}:${neigh}::/32" \
+			table "${LOCALSID_TABLE_ID}" \
+			via "${net_prefix}::${neigh}" dev "${devname}"
+	done
+
+	# Local End behavior (note that dev "${DUMMY_DEVNAME}" is a dummy
+	# interface)
+	ip -netns "${nsname}" -6 route \
+		add "${VPN_LOCATOR_SERVICE}:${rt}::${END_FUNC}" \
+		table "${LOCALSID_TABLE_ID}" \
+		encap seg6local action End dev "${DUMMY_DEVNAME}"
+
+	# all SIDs for VPNs start with a common locator. Routes and SRv6
+	# Endpoint behaviors instaces are grouped together in the 'localsid'
+	# table.
+	ip -netns "${nsname}" -6 rule add \
+		to "${VPN_LOCATOR_SERVICE}::/16" \
+		lookup "${LOCALSID_TABLE_ID}" prio 999
+}
+
+# build and install the SRv6 policy into the ingress SRv6 router.
+# args:
+#  $1 - destination host (i.e. cafe::x host)
+#  $2 - SRv6 router configured for enforcing the SRv6 Policy
+#  $3 - SRv6 routers configured for steering traffic (End behaviors)
+#  $4 - SRv6 router configured for removing the SRv6 Policy (router connected
+#       to the destination host)
+#  $5 - encap mode (full or red)
+#  $6 - traffic type (IPv6 or IPv4)
+__setup_rt_policy()
+{
+	local dst="$1"
+	local encap_rt="$2"
+	local end_rts="$3"
+	local dec_rt="$4"
+	local mode="$5"
+	local traffic="$6"
+	local nsname
+	local policy=''
+	local n
+
+	nsname="$(get_rtname "${encap_rt}")"
+
+	for n in ${end_rts}; do
+		policy="${policy}${VPN_LOCATOR_SERVICE}:${n}::${END_FUNC},"
+	done
+
+	policy="${policy}${VPN_LOCATOR_SERVICE}:${dec_rt}::${DX2_FUNC}"
+
+	# add SRv6 policy to incoming traffic sent by connected hosts
+	if [ "${traffic}" -eq 6 ]; then
+		ip -netns "${nsname}" -6 route \
+			add "${IPv6_HS_NETWORK}::${dst}" \
+			encap seg6 mode "${mode}" segs "${policy}" \
+			dev dum0
+	else
+		ip -netns "${nsname}" -4 route \
+			add "${IPv4_HS_NETWORK}.${dst}" \
+			encap seg6 mode "${mode}" segs "${policy}" \
+			dev dum0
+	fi
+}
+
+# see __setup_rt_policy
+setup_rt_policy_ipv6()
+{
+	__setup_rt_policy "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" 6
+}
+
+#see __setup_rt_policy
+setup_rt_policy_ipv4()
+{
+	__setup_rt_policy "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" 4
+}
+
+setup_decap()
+{
+	local rt="$1"
+	local nsname
+
+	nsname="$(get_rtname "${rt}")"
+
+	# Local End.DX2 behavior
+	ip -netns "${nsname}" -6 route \
+		add "${VPN_LOCATOR_SERVICE}:${rt}::${DX2_FUNC}" \
+		table "${LOCALSID_TABLE_ID}" \
+		encap seg6local action End.DX2 oif "${RT2HS_DEVNAME}" \
+		dev "${RT2HS_DEVNAME}"
+}
+
+setup_hs()
+{
+	local hs="$1"
+	local rt="$2"
+	local hsname
+	local rtname
+
+	hsname="$(get_hsname "${hs}")"
+	rtname="$(get_rtname "${rt}")"
+
+	ip netns exec "${hsname}" sysctl -wq net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_dad=0
+	ip netns exec "${hsname}" sysctl -wq net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_dad=0
+
+	ip -netns "${hsname}" link add "${HS_VETH_NAME}" type veth \
+		peer name "${RT2HS_DEVNAME}" netns "${rtname}"
+
+	ip -netns "${hsname}" addr add "${IPv6_HS_NETWORK}::${hs}/64" \
+		dev "${HS_VETH_NAME}" nodad
+	ip -netns "${hsname}" addr add "${IPv4_HS_NETWORK}.${hs}/24" \
+		dev "${HS_VETH_NAME}"
+
+	ip -netns "${hsname}" link set "${HS_VETH_NAME}" up
+	ip -netns "${hsname}" link set lo up
+
+	ip -netns "${rtname}" addr add "${IPv6_HS_NETWORK}::254/64" \
+		dev "${RT2HS_DEVNAME}" nodad
+	ip -netns "${rtname}" addr \
+		add "${IPv4_HS_NETWORK}.254/24" dev "${RT2HS_DEVNAME}"
+
+	ip -netns "${rtname}" link set "${RT2HS_DEVNAME}" up
+
+	# disable the rp_filter otherwise the kernel gets confused about how
+	# to route decap ipv4 packets.
+	ip netns exec "${rtname}" \
+		sysctl -wq net.ipv4.conf."${RT2HS_DEVNAME}".rp_filter=0
+}
+
+# set an auto-generated mac address
+# args:
+#  $1 - name of the node (e.g.: hs-1, rt-3, etc)
+#  $2 - id of the node (e.g.: 1 for hs-1, 3 for rt-3, etc)
+#  $3 - host part of the IPv6 network address
+#  $4 - name of the network interface to which the generated mac address must
+#       be set.
+set_mac_address()
+{
+	local nodename="$1"
+	local nodeid="$2"
+	local host="$3"
+	local ifname="$4"
+	local nsname
+
+	nsname=$(get_nodename "${nodename}")
+
+	ip -netns "${nsname}" link set dev "${ifname}" down
+
+	ip -netns "${nsname}" link set address "${MAC_PREFIX}:${nodeid}" \
+		dev "${ifname}"
+
+	# the IPv6 address must be set once again after the MAC address has
+	# been changed.
+	ip -netns "${nsname}" addr add "${IPv6_HS_NETWORK}::${host}/64" \
+		dev "${ifname}" nodad
+
+	ip -netns "${nsname}" link set dev "${ifname}" up
+}
+
+set_host_l2peer()
+{
+	local hssrc="$1"
+	local hsdst="$2"
+	local ipprefix="$3"
+	local proto="$4"
+	local hssrc_name
+	local ipaddr
+
+	hssrc_name="$(get_hsname "${hssrc}")"
+
+	if [ "${proto}" -eq 6 ]; then
+		ipaddr="${ipprefix}::${hsdst}"
+	else
+		ipaddr="${ipprefix}.${hsdst}"
+	fi
+
+	ip -netns "${hssrc_name}" route add "${ipaddr}" dev "${HS_VETH_NAME}"
+
+	ip -netns "${hssrc_name}" neigh \
+		add "${ipaddr}" lladdr "${MAC_PREFIX}:${hsdst}" \
+		dev "${HS_VETH_NAME}"
+}
+
+# setup an SRv6 L2 VPN between host hs-x and hs-y (currently, the SRv6
+# subsystem only supports L2 frames whose layer-3 is IPv4/IPv6).
+# args:
+#  $1 - source host
+#  $2 - SRv6 routers configured for steering tunneled traffic
+#  $3 - destination host
+setup_l2vpn()
+{
+	local hssrc="$1"
+	local end_rts="$2"
+	local hsdst="$3"
+	local rtsrc="${hssrc}"
+	local rtdst="${hsdst}"
+
+	# set fixed mac for source node and the neigh MAC address
+	set_mac_address "hs-${hssrc}" "${hssrc}" "${hssrc}" "${HS_VETH_NAME}"
+	set_host_l2peer "${hssrc}" "${hsdst}" "${IPv6_HS_NETWORK}" 6
+	set_host_l2peer "${hssrc}" "${hsdst}" "${IPv4_HS_NETWORK}" 4
+
+	# we have to set the mac address of the veth-host (on ingress router)
+	# to the mac address of the remote peer (L2 VPN destination host).
+	# Otherwise, traffic coming from the source host is dropped at the
+	# ingress router.
+	set_mac_address "rt-${rtsrc}" "${hsdst}" 254 "${RT2HS_DEVNAME}"
+
+	# set the SRv6 Policies at the ingress router
+	setup_rt_policy_ipv6 "${hsdst}" "${rtsrc}" "${end_rts}" "${rtdst}" \
+		l2encap.red 6
+	setup_rt_policy_ipv4 "${hsdst}" "${rtsrc}" "${end_rts}" "${rtdst}" \
+		l2encap.red 4
+
+	# set the decap behavior
+	setup_decap "${rtsrc}"
+}
+
+setup()
+{
+	local i
+
+	# create routers
+	ROUTERS="1 2 3 4"; readonly ROUTERS
+	for i in ${ROUTERS}; do
+		create_router "${i}"
+	done
+
+	# create hosts
+	HOSTS="1 2"; readonly HOSTS
+	for i in ${HOSTS}; do
+		create_host "${i}"
+	done
+
+	# set up the links for connecting routers
+	add_link_rt_pairs 1 "2 3 4"
+	add_link_rt_pairs 2 "3 4"
+	add_link_rt_pairs 3 "4"
+
+	# set up the basic connectivity of routers and routes required for
+	# reachability of SIDs.
+	setup_rt_networking 1 "2 3 4"
+	setup_rt_networking 2 "1 3 4"
+	setup_rt_networking 3 "1 2 4"
+	setup_rt_networking 4 "1 2 3"
+
+	# set up the hosts connected to routers
+	setup_hs 1 1
+	setup_hs 2 2
+
+	# set up default SRv6 Endpoints (i.e. SRv6 End and SRv6 End.DX2)
+	setup_rt_local_sids 1 "2 3 4"
+	setup_rt_local_sids 2 "1 3 4"
+	setup_rt_local_sids 3 "1 2 4"
+	setup_rt_local_sids 4 "1 2 3"
+
+	# create a L2 VPN between hs-1 and hs-2.
+	# NB: currently, H.L2Encap* enables tunneling of L2 frames whose
+	# layer-3 is IPv4/IPv6.
+	#
+	# the network path between hs-1 and hs-2 traverses several routers
+	# depending on the direction of traffic.
+	#
+	# Direction hs-1 -> hs-2 (H.L2Encaps.Red)
+	# - rt-2 (SRv6 End.DX2 behavior)
+	#
+	# Direction hs-2 -> hs-1 (H.L2Encaps.Red)
+	#  - rt-4,rt-3 (SRv6 End behaviors)
+	#  - rt-1 (SRv6 End.DX2 behavior)
+	setup_l2vpn 1 "" 2
+	setup_l2vpn 2 "4 3" 1
+
+	# testing environment was set up successfully
+	SETUP_ERR=0
+}
+
+check_rt_connectivity()
+{
+	local rtsrc="$1"
+	local rtdst="$2"
+	local prefix
+	local rtsrc_nsname
+
+	rtsrc_nsname="$(get_rtname "${rtsrc}")"
+
+	prefix="$(get_network_prefix "${rtsrc}" "${rtdst}")"
+
+	ip netns exec "${rtsrc_nsname}" ping -c 1 -W "${PING_TIMEOUT_SEC}" \
+		"${prefix}::${rtdst}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+check_and_log_rt_connectivity()
+{
+	local rtsrc="$1"
+	local rtdst="$2"
+
+	check_rt_connectivity "${rtsrc}" "${rtdst}"
+	log_test $? 0 "Routers connectivity: rt-${rtsrc} -> rt-${rtdst}"
+}
+
+check_hs_ipv6_connectivity()
+{
+	local hssrc="$1"
+	local hsdst="$2"
+	local hssrc_nsname
+
+	hssrc_nsname="$(get_hsname "${hssrc}")"
+
+	ip netns exec "${hssrc_nsname}" ping -c 1 -W "${PING_TIMEOUT_SEC}" \
+		"${IPv6_HS_NETWORK}::${hsdst}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+check_hs_ipv4_connectivity()
+{
+	local hssrc="$1"
+	local hsdst="$2"
+	local hssrc_nsname
+
+	hssrc_nsname="$(get_hsname "${hssrc}")"
+
+	ip netns exec "${hssrc_nsname}" ping -c 1 -W "${PING_TIMEOUT_SEC}" \
+		"${IPv4_HS_NETWORK}.${hsdst}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+check_and_log_hs2gw_connectivity()
+{
+	local hssrc="$1"
+
+	check_hs_ipv6_connectivity "${hssrc}" 254
+	log_test $? 0 "IPv6 Hosts connectivity: hs-${hssrc} -> gw"
+
+	check_hs_ipv4_connectivity "${hssrc}" 254
+	log_test $? 0 "IPv4 Hosts connectivity: hs-${hssrc} -> gw"
+}
+
+check_and_log_hs_ipv6_connectivity()
+{
+	local hssrc="$1"
+	local hsdst="$2"
+
+	check_hs_ipv6_connectivity "${hssrc}" "${hsdst}"
+	log_test $? 0 "IPv6 Hosts connectivity: hs-${hssrc} -> hs-${hsdst}"
+}
+
+check_and_log_hs_ipv4_connectivity()
+{
+	local hssrc="$1"
+	local hsdst="$2"
+
+	check_hs_ipv4_connectivity "${hssrc}" "${hsdst}"
+	log_test $? 0 "IPv4 Hosts connectivity: hs-${hssrc} -> hs-${hsdst}"
+}
+
+check_and_log_hs_connectivity()
+{
+	local hssrc="$1"
+	local hsdst="$2"
+
+	check_and_log_hs_ipv4_connectivity "${hssrc}" "${hsdst}"
+	check_and_log_hs_ipv6_connectivity "${hssrc}" "${hsdst}"
+}
+
+router_tests()
+{
+	local i
+	local j
+
+	log_section "IPv6 routers connectivity test"
+
+	for i in ${ROUTERS}; do
+		for j in ${ROUTERS}; do
+			if [ "${i}" -eq "${j}" ]; then
+				continue
+			fi
+
+			check_and_log_rt_connectivity "${i}" "${j}"
+		done
+	done
+}
+
+host2gateway_tests()
+{
+	local hs
+
+	log_section "IPv4/IPv6 connectivity test among hosts and gateways"
+
+	for hs in ${HOSTS}; do
+		check_and_log_hs2gw_connectivity "${hs}"
+	done
+}
+
+host_vpn_tests()
+{
+	log_section "SRv6 L2 VPN connectivity test hosts (h1 <-> h2)"
+
+	check_and_log_hs_connectivity 1 2
+	check_and_log_hs_connectivity 2 1
+}
+
+test_dummy_dev_or_ksft_skip()
+{
+	local test_netns
+
+	test_netns="dummy-$(mktemp -u XXXXXXXX)"
+
+	if ! ip netns add "${test_netns}"; then
+		echo "SKIP: Cannot set up netns for testing dummy dev support"
+		exit "${ksft_skip}"
+	fi
+
+	modprobe dummy &>/dev/null || true
+	if ! ip -netns "${test_netns}" link \
+		add "${DUMMY_DEVNAME}" type dummy; then
+		echo "SKIP: dummy dev not supported"
+
+		ip netns del "${test_netns}"
+		exit "${ksft_skip}"
+	fi
+
+	ip netns del "${test_netns}"
+}
+
+test_iproute2_supp_or_ksft_skip()
+{
+	if ! ip route help 2>&1 | grep -qo "l2encap.red"; then
+		echo "SKIP: Missing SRv6 l2encap.red support in iproute2"
+		exit "${ksft_skip}"
+	fi
+}
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "SKIP: Need root privileges"
+	exit "${ksft_skip}"
+fi
+
+# required programs to carry out this selftest
+test_command_or_ksft_skip ip
+test_command_or_ksft_skip ping
+test_command_or_ksft_skip sysctl
+test_command_or_ksft_skip grep
+
+test_iproute2_supp_or_ksft_skip
+test_dummy_dev_or_ksft_skip
+
+set -e
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+setup
+set +e
+
+router_tests
+host2gateway_tests
+host_vpn_tests
+
+print_log_test_results