diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xsk.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xsk.sh
index 096a957594cd..d821fd098504 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xsk.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_xsk.sh
@@ -73,14 +73,20 @@
 #
 # Run and dump packet contents:
 #   sudo ./test_xsk.sh -D
+#
+# Run test suite for physical device in loopback mode
+#   sudo ./test_xsk.sh -i IFACE
 
 . xsk_prereqs.sh
 
-while getopts "vD" flag
+ETH=""
+
+while getopts "vDi:" flag
 do
 	case "${flag}" in
 		v) verbose=1;;
 		D) dump_pkts=1;;
+		i) ETH=${OPTARG};;
 	esac
 done
 
@@ -132,18 +138,25 @@ setup_vethPairs() {
 	ip link set ${VETH0} up
 }
 
-validate_root_exec
-validate_veth_support ${VETH0}
-validate_ip_utility
-setup_vethPairs
+if [ ! -z $ETH ]; then
+	VETH0=${ETH}
+	VETH1=${ETH}
+	NS1=""
+else
+	validate_root_exec
+	validate_veth_support ${VETH0}
+	validate_ip_utility
+	setup_vethPairs
 
-retval=$?
-if [ $retval -ne 0 ]; then
-	test_status $retval "${TEST_NAME}"
-	cleanup_exit ${VETH0} ${VETH1} ${NS1}
-	exit $retval
+	retval=$?
+	if [ $retval -ne 0 ]; then
+		test_status $retval "${TEST_NAME}"
+		cleanup_exit ${VETH0} ${VETH1} ${NS1}
+		exit $retval
+	fi
 fi
 
+
 if [[ $verbose -eq 1 ]]; then
 	ARGS+="-v "
 fi
@@ -152,26 +165,33 @@ if [[ $dump_pkts -eq 1 ]]; then
 	ARGS="-D "
 fi
 
+retval=$?
 test_status $retval "${TEST_NAME}"
 
 ## START TESTS
 
 statusList=()
 
-TEST_NAME="XSK_SELFTESTS_SOFTIRQ"
+TEST_NAME="XSK_SELFTESTS_${VETH0}_SOFTIRQ"
 
 exec_xskxceiver
 
-cleanup_exit ${VETH0} ${VETH1} ${NS1}
-TEST_NAME="XSK_SELFTESTS_BUSY_POLL"
+if [ -z $ETH ]; then
+	cleanup_exit ${VETH0} ${VETH1} ${NS1}
+fi
+TEST_NAME="XSK_SELFTESTS_${VETH0}_BUSY_POLL"
 busy_poll=1
 
-setup_vethPairs
+if [ -z $ETH ]; then
+	setup_vethPairs
+fi
 exec_xskxceiver
 
 ## END TESTS
 
-cleanup_exit ${VETH0} ${VETH1} ${NS1}
+if [ -z $ETH ]; then
+	cleanup_exit ${VETH0} ${VETH1} ${NS1}
+fi
 
 failures=0
 echo -e "\nSummary:"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.c
index fbf65135fef6..b54b844cae89 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.c
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ static void enable_busy_poll(struct xsk_socket_info *xsk)
 		exit_with_error(errno);
 }
 
-static int xsk_configure_socket(struct xsk_socket_info *xsk, struct xsk_umem_info *umem,
-				struct ifobject *ifobject, bool shared)
+static int __xsk_configure_socket(struct xsk_socket_info *xsk, struct xsk_umem_info *umem,
+				  struct ifobject *ifobject, bool shared)
 {
 	struct xsk_socket_config cfg = {};
 	struct xsk_ring_cons *rxr;
@@ -448,6 +448,9 @@ static void __test_spec_init(struct test_spec *test, struct ifobject *ifobj_tx,
 		memset(ifobj->umem, 0, sizeof(*ifobj->umem));
 		ifobj->umem->num_frames = DEFAULT_UMEM_BUFFERS;
 		ifobj->umem->frame_size = XSK_UMEM__DEFAULT_FRAME_SIZE;
+		if (ifobj->shared_umem && ifobj->rx_on)
+			ifobj->umem->base_addr = DEFAULT_UMEM_BUFFERS *
+				XSK_UMEM__DEFAULT_FRAME_SIZE;
 
 		for (j = 0; j < MAX_SOCKETS; j++) {
 			memset(&ifobj->xsk_arr[j], 0, sizeof(ifobj->xsk_arr[j]));
@@ -1146,6 +1149,70 @@ static int validate_tx_invalid_descs(struct ifobject *ifobject)
 	return TEST_PASS;
 }
 
+static void xsk_configure_socket(struct test_spec *test, struct ifobject *ifobject,
+				 struct xsk_umem_info *umem, bool tx)
+{
+	int i, ret;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < test->nb_sockets; i++) {
+		bool shared = (ifobject->shared_umem && tx) ? true : !!i;
+		u32 ctr = 0;
+
+		while (ctr++ < SOCK_RECONF_CTR) {
+			ret = __xsk_configure_socket(&ifobject->xsk_arr[i], umem,
+						     ifobject, shared);
+			if (!ret)
+				break;
+
+			/* Retry if it fails as xsk_socket__create() is asynchronous */
+			if (ctr >= SOCK_RECONF_CTR)
+				exit_with_error(-ret);
+			usleep(USLEEP_MAX);
+		}
+		if (ifobject->busy_poll)
+			enable_busy_poll(&ifobject->xsk_arr[i]);
+	}
+}
+
+static void thread_common_ops_tx(struct test_spec *test, struct ifobject *ifobject)
+{
+	xsk_configure_socket(test, ifobject, test->ifobj_rx->umem, true);
+	ifobject->xsk = &ifobject->xsk_arr[0];
+	ifobject->xsk_map_fd = test->ifobj_rx->xsk_map_fd;
+	memcpy(ifobject->umem, test->ifobj_rx->umem, sizeof(struct xsk_umem_info));
+}
+
+static void xsk_populate_fill_ring(struct xsk_umem_info *umem, struct pkt_stream *pkt_stream)
+{
+	u32 idx = 0, i, buffers_to_fill;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (umem->num_frames < XSK_RING_PROD__DEFAULT_NUM_DESCS)
+		buffers_to_fill = umem->num_frames;
+	else
+		buffers_to_fill = XSK_RING_PROD__DEFAULT_NUM_DESCS;
+
+	ret = xsk_ring_prod__reserve(&umem->fq, buffers_to_fill, &idx);
+	if (ret != buffers_to_fill)
+		exit_with_error(ENOSPC);
+	for (i = 0; i < buffers_to_fill; i++) {
+		u64 addr;
+
+		if (pkt_stream->use_addr_for_fill) {
+			struct pkt *pkt = pkt_stream_get_pkt(pkt_stream, i);
+
+			if (!pkt)
+				break;
+			addr = pkt->addr;
+		} else {
+			addr = i * umem->frame_size;
+		}
+
+		*xsk_ring_prod__fill_addr(&umem->fq, idx++) = addr;
+	}
+	xsk_ring_prod__submit(&umem->fq, buffers_to_fill);
+}
+
 static void thread_common_ops(struct test_spec *test, struct ifobject *ifobject)
 {
 	u64 umem_sz = ifobject->umem->num_frames * ifobject->umem->frame_size;
@@ -1153,13 +1220,15 @@ static void thread_common_ops(struct test_spec *test, struct ifobject *ifobject)
 	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_xdp_query_opts, opts);
 	int ret, ifindex;
 	void *bufs;
-	u32 i;
 
 	ifobject->ns_fd = switch_namespace(ifobject->nsname);
 
 	if (ifobject->umem->unaligned_mode)
 		mmap_flags |= MAP_HUGETLB;
 
+	if (ifobject->shared_umem)
+		umem_sz *= 2;
+
 	bufs = mmap(NULL, umem_sz, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, mmap_flags, -1, 0);
 	if (bufs == MAP_FAILED)
 		exit_with_error(errno);
@@ -1168,24 +1237,9 @@ static void thread_common_ops(struct test_spec *test, struct ifobject *ifobject)
 	if (ret)
 		exit_with_error(-ret);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < test->nb_sockets; i++) {
-		u32 ctr = 0;
+	xsk_populate_fill_ring(ifobject->umem, ifobject->pkt_stream);
 
-		while (ctr++ < SOCK_RECONF_CTR) {
-			ret = xsk_configure_socket(&ifobject->xsk_arr[i], ifobject->umem,
-						   ifobject, !!i);
-			if (!ret)
-				break;
-
-			/* Retry if it fails as xsk_socket__create() is asynchronous */
-			if (ctr >= SOCK_RECONF_CTR)
-				exit_with_error(-ret);
-			usleep(USLEEP_MAX);
-		}
-
-		if (ifobject->busy_poll)
-			enable_busy_poll(&ifobject->xsk_arr[i]);
-	}
+	xsk_configure_socket(test, ifobject, ifobject->umem, false);
 
 	ifobject->xsk = &ifobject->xsk_arr[0];
 
@@ -1221,22 +1275,18 @@ static void thread_common_ops(struct test_spec *test, struct ifobject *ifobject)
 		exit_with_error(-ret);
 }
 
-static void testapp_cleanup_xsk_res(struct ifobject *ifobj)
-{
-	print_verbose("Destroying socket\n");
-	xsk_socket__delete(ifobj->xsk->xsk);
-	munmap(ifobj->umem->buffer, ifobj->umem->num_frames * ifobj->umem->frame_size);
-	xsk_umem__delete(ifobj->umem->umem);
-}
-
 static void *worker_testapp_validate_tx(void *arg)
 {
 	struct test_spec *test = (struct test_spec *)arg;
 	struct ifobject *ifobject = test->ifobj_tx;
 	int err;
 
-	if (test->current_step == 1)
-		thread_common_ops(test, ifobject);
+	if (test->current_step == 1) {
+		if (!ifobject->shared_umem)
+			thread_common_ops(test, ifobject);
+		else
+			thread_common_ops_tx(test, ifobject);
+	}
 
 	print_verbose("Sending %d packets on interface %s\n", ifobject->pkt_stream->nb_pkts,
 		      ifobject->ifname);
@@ -1247,53 +1297,23 @@ static void *worker_testapp_validate_tx(void *arg)
 	if (err)
 		report_failure(test);
 
-	if (test->total_steps == test->current_step || err)
-		testapp_cleanup_xsk_res(ifobject);
 	pthread_exit(NULL);
 }
 
-static void xsk_populate_fill_ring(struct xsk_umem_info *umem, struct pkt_stream *pkt_stream)
-{
-	u32 idx = 0, i, buffers_to_fill;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (umem->num_frames < XSK_RING_PROD__DEFAULT_NUM_DESCS)
-		buffers_to_fill = umem->num_frames;
-	else
-		buffers_to_fill = XSK_RING_PROD__DEFAULT_NUM_DESCS;
-
-	ret = xsk_ring_prod__reserve(&umem->fq, buffers_to_fill, &idx);
-	if (ret != buffers_to_fill)
-		exit_with_error(ENOSPC);
-	for (i = 0; i < buffers_to_fill; i++) {
-		u64 addr;
-
-		if (pkt_stream->use_addr_for_fill) {
-			struct pkt *pkt = pkt_stream_get_pkt(pkt_stream, i);
-
-			if (!pkt)
-				break;
-			addr = pkt->addr;
-		} else {
-			addr = i * umem->frame_size;
-		}
-
-		*xsk_ring_prod__fill_addr(&umem->fq, idx++) = addr;
-	}
-	xsk_ring_prod__submit(&umem->fq, buffers_to_fill);
-}
-
 static void *worker_testapp_validate_rx(void *arg)
 {
 	struct test_spec *test = (struct test_spec *)arg;
 	struct ifobject *ifobject = test->ifobj_rx;
 	struct pollfd fds = { };
+	int id = 0;
 	int err;
 
-	if (test->current_step == 1)
+	if (test->current_step == 1) {
 		thread_common_ops(test, ifobject);
-
-	xsk_populate_fill_ring(ifobject->umem, ifobject->pkt_stream);
+	} else {
+		bpf_map_delete_elem(ifobject->xsk_map_fd, &id);
+		xsk_socket__update_xskmap(ifobject->xsk->xsk, ifobject->xsk_map_fd);
+	}
 
 	fds.fd = xsk_socket__fd(ifobject->xsk->xsk);
 	fds.events = POLLIN;
@@ -1311,25 +1331,38 @@ static void *worker_testapp_validate_rx(void *arg)
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&pacing_mutex);
 	}
 
-	if (test->total_steps == test->current_step || err)
-		testapp_cleanup_xsk_res(ifobject);
 	pthread_exit(NULL);
 }
 
+static void testapp_clean_xsk_umem(struct ifobject *ifobj)
+{
+	u64 umem_sz = ifobj->umem->num_frames * ifobj->umem->frame_size;
+
+	if (ifobj->shared_umem)
+		umem_sz *= 2;
+
+	xsk_umem__delete(ifobj->umem->umem);
+	munmap(ifobj->umem->buffer, umem_sz);
+}
+
 static int testapp_validate_traffic_single_thread(struct test_spec *test, struct ifobject *ifobj,
 						  enum test_type type)
 {
+	bool old_shared_umem = ifobj->shared_umem;
 	pthread_t t0;
 
 	if (pthread_barrier_init(&barr, NULL, 2))
 		exit_with_error(errno);
 
 	test->current_step++;
-	if (type  == TEST_TYPE_POLL_RXQ_TMOUT)
+	if (type == TEST_TYPE_POLL_RXQ_TMOUT)
 		pkt_stream_reset(ifobj->pkt_stream);
 	pkts_in_flight = 0;
 
-	/*Spawn thread */
+	test->ifobj_rx->shared_umem = false;
+	test->ifobj_tx->shared_umem = false;
+
+	/* Spawn thread */
 	pthread_create(&t0, NULL, ifobj->func_ptr, test);
 
 	if (type != TEST_TYPE_POLL_TXQ_TMOUT)
@@ -1340,6 +1373,14 @@ static int testapp_validate_traffic_single_thread(struct test_spec *test, struct
 
 	pthread_join(t0, NULL);
 
+	if (test->total_steps == test->current_step || test->fail) {
+		xsk_socket__delete(ifobj->xsk->xsk);
+		testapp_clean_xsk_umem(ifobj);
+	}
+
+	test->ifobj_rx->shared_umem = old_shared_umem;
+	test->ifobj_tx->shared_umem = old_shared_umem;
+
 	return !!test->fail;
 }
 
@@ -1369,6 +1410,14 @@ static int testapp_validate_traffic(struct test_spec *test)
 	pthread_join(t1, NULL);
 	pthread_join(t0, NULL);
 
+	if (test->total_steps == test->current_step || test->fail) {
+		xsk_socket__delete(ifobj_tx->xsk->xsk);
+		xsk_socket__delete(ifobj_rx->xsk->xsk);
+		testapp_clean_xsk_umem(ifobj_rx);
+		if (!ifobj_tx->shared_umem)
+			testapp_clean_xsk_umem(ifobj_tx);
+	}
+
 	return !!test->fail;
 }
 
@@ -1448,9 +1497,9 @@ static void testapp_headroom(struct test_spec *test)
 static void testapp_stats_rx_dropped(struct test_spec *test)
 {
 	test_spec_set_name(test, "STAT_RX_DROPPED");
+	pkt_stream_replace_half(test, MIN_PKT_SIZE * 4, 0);
 	test->ifobj_rx->umem->frame_headroom = test->ifobj_rx->umem->frame_size -
 		XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM - MIN_PKT_SIZE * 3;
-	pkt_stream_replace_half(test, MIN_PKT_SIZE * 4, 0);
 	pkt_stream_receive_half(test);
 	test->ifobj_rx->validation_func = validate_rx_dropped;
 	testapp_validate_traffic(test);
@@ -1573,6 +1622,11 @@ static void testapp_invalid_desc(struct test_spec *test)
 		pkts[7].valid = false;
 	}
 
+	if (test->ifobj_tx->shared_umem) {
+		pkts[4].addr += UMEM_SIZE;
+		pkts[5].addr += UMEM_SIZE;
+	}
+
 	pkt_stream_generate_custom(test, pkts, ARRAY_SIZE(pkts));
 	testapp_validate_traffic(test);
 	pkt_stream_restore_default(test);
@@ -1769,6 +1823,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int modes = TEST_MODE_SKB + 1;
 	u32 i, j, failed_tests = 0;
 	struct test_spec test;
+	bool shared_umem;
 
 	/* Use libbpf 1.0 API mode */
 	libbpf_set_strict_mode(LIBBPF_STRICT_ALL);
@@ -1783,6 +1838,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 
 	parse_command_line(ifobj_tx, ifobj_rx, argc, argv);
+	shared_umem = !strcmp(ifobj_tx->ifname, ifobj_rx->ifname);
+
+	ifobj_tx->shared_umem = shared_umem;
+	ifobj_rx->shared_umem = shared_umem;
 
 	if (!validate_interface(ifobj_tx) || !validate_interface(ifobj_rx)) {
 		usage(basename(argv[0]));
@@ -1819,6 +1878,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	pkt_stream_delete(tx_pkt_stream_default);
 	pkt_stream_delete(rx_pkt_stream_default);
+	free(ifobj_rx->umem);
+	if (!ifobj_tx->shared_umem)
+		free(ifobj_tx->umem);
 	ifobject_delete(ifobj_tx);
 	ifobject_delete(ifobj_rx);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.h
index 04b298c72f67..11f017785986 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xskxceiver.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ struct ifobject {
 	bool busy_poll;
 	bool use_fill_ring;
 	bool release_rx;
+	bool shared_umem;
 	u8 dst_mac[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8 src_mac[ETH_ALEN];
 };