tests: raise exception in vpp_interface for invalid sw_if_index

[vpp.git] / test / vpp_interface.py

diff --git a/test/vpp_interface.py b/test/vpp_interface.py
index 9bfa880..a671779 100644 (file)
--- a/test/vpp_interface.py
+++ b/test/vpp_interface.py
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ class VppInterface(object):
             self.sw_if_index, mac.packed)
 
     def set_sw_if_index(self, sw_if_index):
+        if sw_if_index > 255:
+            raise RuntimeError("Don't support sw_if_index values "
+                               "greater than 255.")
         self._sw_if_index = sw_if_index
 
         self.generate_remote_hosts()