test: Simplify data handling for transfer tests

Many of our tests are based around performing transfers of sample data
across passt/pasta created links.  The data flow here can be a bit
hard to follow since, e.g. we create a file transfer it to the guest,
then transfer it back to the host across several different tests.
This also means that the test cases aren't independent of each other.

Because we don't have the original file available at both ends in some
cases, we compare them by generating md5sums at each end and comparing
them, which is a bit complicated.

Make a number of changes to simplify this:
  1. Pre-generate the sample data files as a test asset, rather than
     building them on the fly during the tests proper
  2. Include the sample data files in the mbuto guest image
  3. Because we have good copies of the original data available in all
     contexts, we can now simply use 'cmp' to check if the transfer
     has worked, avoiding md5sum complications.
  4. Similarly we can always use the original copy of the sample data
     on the send side of each transfer, meaning that the tests become
     more independent of each other.

Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
Signed-off-by: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>

10 files changed, 214 insertions, 294 deletions

diff --git a/test/.gitignore b/test/.gitignore
index e00b544..fbee491 100644
--- a/test/.gitignore
+++ b/test/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ QEMU_EFI.fd
 *.qcow2
 *.raw
 *.raw.xz
+*.bin
 nsholder
 guest-key
 guest-key.pub
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index cc1a818..08f0c2d 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ UBUNTU_IMGS = $(UBUNTU_OLD_IMGS) $(UBUNTU_NEW_IMGS)
 
 DOWNLOAD_ASSETS = mbuto \
 	$(DEBIAN_IMGS) $(FEDORA_IMGS) $(OPENSUSE_IMGS) $(UBUNTU_IMGS)
+TESTDATA_ASSETS = small.bin big.bin medium.bin
 LOCAL_ASSETS = mbuto.img QEMU_EFI.fd \
 	$(DEBIAN_IMGS:%=prepared-%) $(FEDORA_IMGS:%=prepared-%) \
 	$(UBUNTU_NEW_IMGS:%=prepared-%) \
-	nsholder guest-key guest-key.pub
+	nsholder guest-key guest-key.pub \
+	$(TESTDATA_ASSETS)
 
 ASSETS = $(DOWNLOAD_ASSETS) $(LOCAL_ASSETS)
 
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ mbuto:
 guest-key guest-key.pub:
 	ssh-keygen -f guest-key -N ''
 
-mbuto.img: passt.mbuto mbuto guest-key.pub
+mbuto.img: passt.mbuto mbuto guest-key.pub $(TESTDATA_ASSETS)
 	./mbuto/mbuto -p ./$< -c lz4 -f $@
 
 nsholder: nsholder.c
@@ -88,6 +90,15 @@ prepared-%.img: %.img ./prepare-distro-img.sh
 	qemu-img create -f qcow2 -F qcow2 -b $< $@
 	./prepare-distro-img.sh $(IMGTYPE) $@
 
+small.bin:
+	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=2k count=1 of=$@
+
+medium.bin:
+	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1k count=5 of=$@
+
+big.bin:
+	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1M count=10 of=$@
+
 check: assets
 	./run
 
diff --git a/test/passt.mbuto b/test/passt.mbuto
index 51c9ada..d9cb078 100755
--- a/test/passt.mbuto
+++ b/test/passt.mbuto
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 PROGS="${PROGS:-ash,dash,bash ip mount ls insmod mkdir ln cat chmod lsmod
        modprobe find grep mknod mv rm umount jq iperf3 dhclient hostname
-       sed tr chown sipcalc cut md5sum socat dd strace ping tail killall sleep
-       sysctl nproc tcp_rr tcp_crr udp_rr which tee seq bc sshd ssh-keygen}"
+       sed tr chown sipcalc cut socat dd strace ping tail killall sleep sysctl
+       nproc tcp_rr tcp_crr udp_rr which tee seq bc sshd ssh-keygen cmp}"
 
 KMODS="${KMODS:- virtio_net virtio_pci vmw_vsock_virtio_transport}"
 
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ LINKS="${LINKS:-
 
 DIRS="${DIRS} /tmp /sbin /usr/share /var/log /var/lib /etc/ssh /run/sshd /root/.ssh"
 
+COPIES="${COPIES} small.bin,/root/small.bin medium.bin,/root/medium.bin big.bin,/root/big.bin"
+
 FIXUP="${FIXUP}"'
 	cat > /sbin/dhclient-script << EOF
 #!/bin/sh
diff --git a/test/passt/tcp b/test/passt/tcp
index 7af9c54..67668aa 100644
--- a/test/passt/tcp
+++ b/test/passt/tcp
@@ -11,77 +11,66 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Red Hat GmbH
 # Author: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
 
-gtools	socat ip jq md5sum cut
-htools	dd socat ip jq md5sum cut
+gtools	socat ip jq cmp
+htools	socat ip jq
+
+set	TEMP_BIG __STATEDIR__/test_big.bin
+set	TEMP_SMALL __STATEDIR__/test_small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: host to guest: big transfer
-set	TEMP_BIG __STATEDIR__/big
 guestb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10001,reuseaddr OPEN:test_big.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1M count=10 > __TEMP_BIG__
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
 guestw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-gout	GUEST_MD5_BIG md5sum test_big.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_BIG__" = "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" ]
+guest	cmp /root/big.bin test_big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: guest to host: big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10003,bind=127.0.0.1,reuseaddr OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
 gout	GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test_big.bin TCP4:__GW__:10003
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/big.bin TCP4:__GW__:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_BIG__" = "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/big.bin __TEMP_BIG__
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: host to guest: small transfer
-set	TEMP_SMALL __STATEDIR__/small
 guestb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10001,reuseaddr OPEN:test_small.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=2k count=1 > __TEMP_SMALL__
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
 guestw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-gout	GUEST_MD5_SMALL md5sum test_small.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" ]
+guest	cmp /root/small.bin test_small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: guest to host: small transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10003,bind=127.0.0.1,reuseaddr OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test_small.bin TCP4:__GW__:10003
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/small.bin TCP4:__GW__:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/small.bin __TEMP_SMALL__
 
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: host to guest: big transfer
 guestb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10001,reuseaddr OPEN:test_big.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__ TCP6:[::1]:10001
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP6:[::1]:10001
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5_BIG md5sum test_big.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_BIG__" = "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" ]
+guest	cmp /root/big.bin test_big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: guest to host: big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003,bind=[::1],reuseaddr OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
 gout	GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
 gout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test_big.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/big.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_BIG__" = "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/big.bin __TEMP_BIG__
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: host to guest: small transfer
 guestb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10001,reuseaddr OPEN:test_small.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__ TCP6:[::1]:10001
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP6:[::1]:10001
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5_SMALL md5sum test_small.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" ]
+guest	cmp /root/small.bin test_small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: guest to host: small transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003,bind=[::1],reuseaddr OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test_small.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/small.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/small.bin __TEMP_SMALL__
diff --git a/test/passt/udp b/test/passt/udp
index 7d444b8..b9533e0 100644
--- a/test/passt/udp
+++ b/test/passt/udp
@@ -11,41 +11,36 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Red Hat GmbH
 # Author: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
 
-gtools	socat ip jq md5sum cut
-htools	dd socat jq md5sum cut
+gtools	socat ip jq cmp
+htools	socat jq
+
+set	TEMP __STATEDIR__/test.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: host to guest
-set	TEMP __STATEDIR__/data
 guestb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10001,null-eof OPEN:test.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1k count=5 > __TEMP__
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP__ UDP4:127.0.0.1:10001,shut-null
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP4:127.0.0.1:10001,shut-null
 guestw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-gout	GUEST_MD5 md5sum test.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5__" = "__HOST_MD5__" ]
+guest	cmp /root/medium.bin test.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: guest to host
 hostb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10003,bind=127.0.0.1,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP__,create,trunc
 gout	GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test.bin UDP4:__GW__:10003,shut-null
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/medium.bin UDP4:__GW__:10003,shut-null
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5__" = "__HOST_MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/medium.bin __TEMP__
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: host to guest
 guestb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10001,null-eof OPEN:test.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP__ UDP6:[::1]:10001,shut-null
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP6:[::1]:10001,shut-null
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5 md5sum test.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5__" = "__HOST_MD5__" ]
+guest	cmp /root/medium.bin test.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: guest to host
 hostb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10003,bind=[::1],null-eof OPEN:__TEMP__,create,trunc
 gout	GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
 gout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test.bin UDP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003,shut-null
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/medium.bin UDP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003,shut-null
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5__" = "__HOST_MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/medium.bin __TEMP__
diff --git a/test/passt_in_ns/tcp b/test/passt_in_ns/tcp
index 71fe1c1..842b345 100644
--- a/test/passt_in_ns/tcp
+++ b/test/passt_in_ns/tcp
@@ -11,281 +11,246 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Red Hat GmbH
 # Author: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
 
-gtools	socat ip jq md5sum cut
-htools	dd socat ip jq md5sum cut
-nstools	socat ip jq md5sum cut
+gtools	socat ip jq
+htools	socat ip jq
+nstools	socat ip jq
+
+set	TEMP_BIG __STATEDIR__/test_big.bin
+set	TEMP_SMALL __STATEDIR__/test_small.bin
+set	TEMP_NS_BIG __STATEDIR__/test_ns_big.bin
+set	TEMP_NS_SMALL __STATEDIR__/test_ns_small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: host to guest: big transfer
-set	TEMP_BIG __STATEDIR__/big.img
 guestb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:test_big.bin,create,trunc
-host	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1M count=10 of=__TEMP_BIG__
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
 guestw
-hout	MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-gout	GUEST_MD5_BIG md5sum test_big.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+guest	cmp test_big.bin /root/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: host to ns: big transfer
-set	TEMP_NS_BIG __STATEDIR__/big_ns.img
 nsb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10002
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10002
 nsw
-nsout	NS_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_NS_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__NS_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_NS_BIG__ __BASEPATH__/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: guest to host: big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
 gout	GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test_big.bin TCP4:__GW__:10003
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/big.bin TCP4:__GW__:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_BIG__ __BASEPATH__/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: guest to ns: big transfer
-nsb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
+nsb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test_big.bin TCP4:__GW__:10002
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/big.bin TCP4:__GW__:10002
 nsw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_NS_BIG__ __BASEPATH__/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: ns to host (spliced): big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_BIG__ __BASEPATH__/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: ns to host (via tap): big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP4:__GW__:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP4:__GW__:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_BIG__ __BASEPATH__/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: ns to guest (using loopback address): big transfer
 guestb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:test_big.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5_BIG md5sum test_big.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+guest	cmp test_big.bin /root/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: ns to guest (using namespace address): big transfer
 guestb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:test_big.bin,create,trunc
 nsout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
 nsout	ADDR ip -j -4 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[0].local'
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP4:__ADDR__:10001
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP4:__ADDR__:10001
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5_BIG md5sum test_big.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+guest	cmp test_big.bin /root/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: host to guest: small transfer
-set	TEMP_SMALL __STATEDIR__/small.img
 guestb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:test_small.bin,create,trunc
-host	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=2k count=100 of=__TEMP_SMALL__
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
 guestw
-hout	MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-gout	GUEST_MD5_SMALL md5sum test_small.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+guest	cmp test_small.bin /root/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: host to ns: small transfer
-set	TEMP_NS_SMALL __STATEDIR__/small_ns.img
 nsb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10002
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10002
 nsw
-nsout	NS_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_NS_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__NS_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_NS_SMALL__ __BASEPATH__/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: guest to host: small transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
 gout	GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test_small.bin TCP4:__GW__:10003
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/small.bin TCP4:__GW__:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_SMALL__ __BASEPATH__/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: guest to ns: small transfer
-nsb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
+nsb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test_small.bin TCP4:__GW__:10002
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/small.bin TCP4:__GW__:10002
 nsw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_NS_SMALL__ __BASEPATH__/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: ns to host (spliced): small transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_SMALL__ __BASEPATH__/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: ns to host (via tap): small transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__ TCP4:__GW__:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP4:__GW__:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_SMALL__ __BASEPATH__/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: ns to guest (using loopback address): small transfer
 guestb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:test_small.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5_SMALL md5sum test_small.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+guest	cmp test_small.bin /root/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: ns to guest (using namespace address): small transfer
 guestb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:test_small.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__ TCP4:__ADDR__:10001
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP4:__ADDR__:10001
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5_SMALL md5sum test_small.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+guest	cmp test_small.bin /root/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: host to guest: big transfer
 guestb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:test_big.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__ TCP6:[::1]:10001
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP6:[::1]:10001
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5_BIG md5sum test_big.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+guest	cmp test_big.bin /root/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: host to ns: big transfer
 nsb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__ TCP6:[::1]:10002
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP6:[::1]:10002
 nsw
-nsout	NS_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_NS_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__NS_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_NS_BIG__ __BASEPATH__/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: guest to host: big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
 gout	GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
 gout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test_big.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/big.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_BIG__ __BASEPATH__/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: guest to ns: big transfer
-nsb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
+nsb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test_big.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10002
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/big.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10002
 nsw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_NS_BIG__ __BASEPATH__/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to host (spliced): big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP6:[::1]:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP6:[::1]:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_BIG__ __BASEPATH__/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to host (via tap): big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
 nsout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_BIG__ __BASEPATH__/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to guest (using loopback address): big transfer
 guestb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:test_big.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP6:[::1]:10001
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP6:[::1]:10001
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5_BIG md5sum test_big.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+guest	cmp test_big.bin /root/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to guest (using namespace address): big transfer
 guestb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:test_big.bin,create,trunc
 nsout	ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[0].local'
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP6:[__ADDR6__]:10001
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP6:[__ADDR6__]:10001
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5_BIG md5sum test_big.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+guest	cmp test_big.bin /root/big.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: host to guest: small transfer
 guestb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:test_small.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__ TCP6:[::1]:10001
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP6:[::1]:10001
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5_SMALL md5sum test_small.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+guest	cmp test_small.bin /root/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: host to ns: small transfer
 nsb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__ TCP6:[::1]:10002
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP6:[::1]:10002
 nsw
-nsout	NS_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_NS_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__NS_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_NS_SMALL__ __BASEPATH__/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: guest to host: small transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
 gout	GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
 gout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test_small.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/small.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_SMALL__ __BASEPATH__/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: guest to ns: small transfer
-nsb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__
+nsb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test_small.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10002
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/small.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10002
 nsw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_NS_SMALL__ __BASEPATH__/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to host (spliced): small transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__ TCP6:[::1]:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP6:[::1]:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_SMALL__ __BASEPATH__/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to host (via tap): small transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
 nsout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__ TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_SMALL__ __BASEPATH__/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to guest (using loopback address): small transfer
 guestb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:test_small.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__ TCP6:[::1]:10001
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP6:[::1]:10001
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5_SMALL md5sum test_small.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+guest	cmp test_small.bin /root/small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to guest (using namespace address): small transfer
 guestb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:test_small.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__ TCP6:[__ADDR6__]:10001
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP6:[__ADDR6__]:10001
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5_SMALL md5sum test_small.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+guest	cmp test_small.bin /root/small.bin
diff --git a/test/passt_in_ns/udp b/test/passt_in_ns/udp
index b7e9cf3..d9cd85a 100644
--- a/test/passt_in_ns/udp
+++ b/test/passt_in_ns/udp
@@ -11,145 +11,128 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Red Hat GmbH
 # Author: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
 
-gtools	socat ip jq md5sum cut
-nstools	socat ip jq md5sum cut
-htools	dd socat ip jq md5sum cut
+gtools	socat ip jq
+nstools	socat ip jq
+htools	socat ip jq
+
+set	TEMP __STATEDIR__/test.bin
+set	TEMP_NS __STATEDIR__/test_ns.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: host to guest
-set	TEMP __STATEDIR__/data
 guestb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10001,null-eof OPEN:test.bin,create,trunc
-host	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1k count=5 > __TEMP__
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP__ UDP4:127.0.0.1:10001,shut-null
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP4:127.0.0.1:10001,shut-null
 guestw
-hout	MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-gout	GUEST_MD5 md5sum test.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+guest	cmp test.bin /root/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: host to ns
-set	TEMP_NS __STATEDIR__/data_ns
 nsb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10002,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP_NS__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP__ UDP4:127.0.0.1:10002,shut-null
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP4:127.0.0.1:10002,shut-null
 nsw
-nsout	NS_MD5 md5sum __TEMP_NS__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__NS_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_NS__ __BASEPATH__/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: guest to host
 hostb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10003,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP__,create,trunc
 gout	GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test.bin UDP4:__GW__:10003,shut-null
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/medium.bin UDP4:__GW__:10003,shut-null
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP__ __BASEPATH__/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: guest to ns
 nsb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10002,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP_NS__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test.bin UDP4:__GW__:10002,shut-null
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/medium.bin UDP4:__GW__:10002,shut-null
 nsw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_NS__ __BASEPATH__/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: ns to host (recvmmsg/sendmmsg)
 hostb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10003,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP4:127.0.0.1:10003,shut-null
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP4:127.0.0.1:10003,shut-null
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP__ __BASEPATH__/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: ns to host (via tap)
 hostb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10003,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP4:__GW__:10003,shut-null
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP4:__GW__:10003,shut-null
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP__ __BASEPATH__/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: ns to guest (using loopback address)
 guestb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10001,null-eof OPEN:test.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP4:127.0.0.1:10001,shut-null
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP4:127.0.0.1:10001,shut-null
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5 md5sum test.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+guest	cmp test.bin /root/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: ns to guest (using namespace address)
 guestb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10001,null-eof OPEN:test.bin,create,trunc
 nsout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
 nsout	ADDR ip -j -4 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[0].local'
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP4:__ADDR__:10001,shut-null
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP4:__ADDR__:10001,shut-null
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5 md5sum test.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+guest	cmp test.bin /root/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: host to guest
 guestb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10001,null-eof OPEN:test.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP__ UDP6:[::1]:10001,shut-null
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP6:[::1]:10001,shut-null
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5 md5sum test.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+guest	cmp test.bin /root/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: host to ns
 nsb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10002,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP_NS__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP__ UDP6:[::1]:10002,shut-null
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP6:[::1]:10002,shut-null
 nsw
-nsout	NS_MD5 md5sum __TEMP_NS__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__NS_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_NS__ __BASEPATH__/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: guest to host
 hostb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10003,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP__,create,trunc
 gout	GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
 gout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test.bin UDP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003,shut-null
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/medium.bin UDP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003,shut-null
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP__ __BASEPATH__/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: guest to ns
 nsb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10002,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP_NS__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-guest	socat -u OPEN:test.bin UDP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10002,shut-null
+guest	socat -u OPEN:/root/medium.bin UDP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10002,shut-null
 nsw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP_NS__ __BASEPATH__/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: ns to host (recvmmsg/sendmmsg)
 hostb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10003,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP6:[::1]:10003,shut-null
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP6:[::1]:10003,shut-null
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP__ __BASEPATH__/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: ns to host (via tap)
 hostb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10003,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP__,create,trunc
 nsout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003,shut-null
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003,shut-null
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __TEMP__ __BASEPATH__/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: ns to guest (using loopback address)
 guestb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10001,null-eof OPEN:test.bin,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP6:[::1]:10001,shut-null
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP6:[::1]:10001,shut-null
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5 md5sum test.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+guest	cmp test.bin /root/medium.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: ns to guest (using namespace address)
 guestb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10001,null-eof OPEN:test.bin,create,trunc
 nsout	ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[0].local'
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP6:[__ADDR6__]:10001,shut-null
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP6:[__ADDR6__]:10001,shut-null
 guestw
-gout	GUEST_MD5 md5sum test.bin | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__GUEST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+guest	cmp test.bin /root/medium.bin
diff --git a/test/pasta/tcp b/test/pasta/tcp
index d37e21c..eeda20b 100644
--- a/test/pasta/tcp
+++ b/test/pasta/tcp
@@ -11,103 +11,86 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Red Hat GmbH
 # Author: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
 
-htools	dd socat ip jq md5sum cut
-nstools	socat ip jq md5sum cut
+htools	socat ip jq
+nstools	socat ip jq
+
+set	TEMP_BIG __STATEDIR__/test_big.bin
+set	TEMP_NS_BIG __STATEDIR__/test_ns_big.bin
+set	TEMP_SMALL __STATEDIR__/test_small.bin
+set	TEMP_NS_SMALL __STATEDIR__/test_ns_small.bin
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: host to ns: big transfer
-set	TEMP_BIG __STATEDIR__/big
-set	TEMP_NS_BIG __STATEDIR__/big_ns
 nsb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10002,bind=127.0.0.1 OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__,create,trunc
-host	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1M count=10 of=__TEMP_BIG__
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10002
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10002
 nsw
-hout	MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-nsout	NS_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_NS_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__NS_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/big.bin __TEMP_NS_BIG__
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: ns to host (spliced): big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10003,bind=127.0.0.1 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/big.bin __TEMP_BIG__
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: ns to host (via tap): big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
 nsout	GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP4:__GW__:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP4:__GW__:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/big.bin __TEMP_BIG__
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: host to ns: small transfer
-set	TEMP_SMALL __STATEDIR__/small
-set	TEMP_NS_SMALL __STATEDIR__/small_ns
 nsb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10002,bind=127.0.0.1 OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__,create,trunc
-host	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=2k count=1 of=__TEMP_SMALL__
-host	socat OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10002
+host	socat OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10002
 nsw
-hout	MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-nsout	NS_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_NS_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__NS_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/small.bin __TEMP_NS_SMALL__
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: ns to host (spliced): small transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10003,bind=127.0.0.1 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
-ns	socat OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__ TCP4:127.0.0.1:10003
+ns	socat OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP4:127.0.0.1:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/small.bin __TEMP_SMALL__
 
 test	TCP/IPv4: ns to host (via tap): small transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
 nsout	GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__ TCP4:__GW__:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP4:__GW__:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/small.bin __TEMP_SMALL__
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: host to ns: big transfer
 nsb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10002,bind=[::1] OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__,create,trunc
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__ TCP6:[::1]:10002
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP6:[::1]:10002
 nsw
-hout	MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-nsout	NS_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_NS_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__NS_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/big.bin __TEMP_NS_BIG__
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to host (spliced): big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003,bind=[::1] OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP6:[::1]:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP6:[::1]:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/big.bin __TEMP_BIG__
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to host (via tap): big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
 nsout	GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
 nsout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/big.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/big.bin __TEMP_BIG__
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: host to ns: small transfer
 nsb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10002,bind=[::1] OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__,create,trunc
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__ TCP6:[::1]:10002
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP6:[::1]:10002
 nsw
-hout	MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-nsout	NS_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_NS_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__NS_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/small.bin __TEMP_NS_SMALL__
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to host (spliced): small transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003,bind=[::1] OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__ TCP6:[::1]:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP6:[::1]:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/small.bin __TEMP_SMALL__
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to host (via tap): small transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_SMALL__ TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/small.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/small.bin __TEMP_SMALL__
diff --git a/test/pasta/udp b/test/pasta/udp
index fc6bf0a..c8ff418 100644
--- a/test/pasta/udp
+++ b/test/pasta/udp
@@ -11,58 +11,49 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Red Hat GmbH
 # Author: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
 
-nstools	socat ip jq md5sum cut
-htools	dd socat ip jq md5sum cut
+nstools	socat ip jq
+htools	dd socat ip jq
+
+set	TEMP __STATEDIR__/test.bin
+set	TEMP_NS __STATEDIR__/test_ns.bin
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: host to ns
-set	TEMP __STATEDIR__/data
-set	TEMP_NS __STATEDIR__/data_ns
 nsb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10002,bind=127.0.0.1,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP_NS__,create,trunc
-host	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1k count=5 > __TEMP__
-
-host	socat OPEN:__TEMP__ UDP4:127.0.0.1:10002,shut-null
+host	socat OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP4:127.0.0.1:10002,shut-null
 nsw
-hout	MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-nsout	NS_MD5 md5sum __TEMP_NS__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__NS_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/medium.bin __TEMP_NS__
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: ns to host (recvmmsg/sendmmsg)
 hostb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10003,bind=127.0.0.1,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP4:127.0.0.1:10003,shut-null
+ns	socat OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP4:127.0.0.1:10003,shut-null
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/medium.bin __TEMP__
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: ns to host (via tap)
 hostb	socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10003,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP__,create,trunc
 nsout	GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP4:__GW__:10003,shut-null
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP4:__GW__:10003,shut-null
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/medium.bin __TEMP__
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: host to ns
 nsb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10002,bind=[::1],null-eof OPEN:__TEMP_NS__,create,trunc
-host	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP__ UDP6:[::1]:10002,shut-null
+host	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP6:[::1]:10002,shut-null
 nsw
-hout	MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-nsout	NS_MD5 md5sum __TEMP_NS__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__NS_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/medium.bin __TEMP_NS__
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: ns to host (recvmmsg/sendmmsg)
 hostb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10003,bind=[::1],null-eof OPEN:__TEMP__,create,trunc
 sleep	1
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP6:[::1]:10003,shut-null
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP6:[::1]:10003,shut-null
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/medium.bin __TEMP__
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: ns to host (via tap)
 hostb	socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10003,null-eof OPEN:__TEMP__,create,trunc
 nsout	GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
 nsout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
-ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003,shut-null
+ns	socat -u OPEN:__BASEPATH__/medium.bin UDP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10003,shut-null
 hostw
-hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
-check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
+check	cmp __BASEPATH__/medium.bin __TEMP__
diff --git a/test/two_guests/basic b/test/two_guests/basic
index e226178..dba4b9e 100644
--- a/test/two_guests/basic
+++ b/test/two_guests/basic
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 g1tools	ip jq dhclient socat cat
 g2tools	ip jq dhclient socat cat
-htools	ip jq md5sum cut
+htools	ip jq
 
 test	Interface names
 g1out	IFNAME1 ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'