Commit 8ca40c14 authored by David S. Miller's avatar David S. Miller

Merge branch 'pktgen-next'

Ben Hutchings says:

====================
pktgen documentation cleanup and samples

This series cleans up the pktgen documentation, adds and improves the
original sample scripts.
====================
Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
parents 5e3d3189 4e081e0c
......@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@
HOWTO for the linux packet generator
------------------------------------
Date: 041221
Enable CONFIG_NET_PKTGEN to compile and build pktgen.o either in kernel
or as module. Module is preferred. insmod pktgen if needed. Once running
pktgen creates a thread on each CPU where each thread has affinity to its CPU.
Monitoring and controlling is done via /proc. Easiest to select a suitable
a sample script and configure.
Enable CONFIG_NET_PKTGEN to compile and build pktgen either in-kernel
or as a module. A module is preferred; modprobe pktgen if needed. Once
running, pktgen creates a thread for each CPU with affinity to that CPU.
Monitoring and controlling is done via /proc. It is easiest to select a
suitable sample script and configure that.
On a dual CPU:
......@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ For monitoring and control pktgen creates:
Tuning NIC for max performance
==============================
The default NIC setting are (likely) not tuned for pktgen's artificial
The default NIC settings are (likely) not tuned for pktgen's artificial
overload type of benchmarking, as this could hurt the normal use-case.
Specifically increasing the TX ring buffer in the NIC:
......@@ -35,20 +33,20 @@ Specifically increasing the TX ring buffer in the NIC:
A larger TX ring can improve pktgen's performance, while it can hurt
in the general case, 1) because the TX ring buffer might get larger
than the CPUs L1/L2 cache, 2) because it allow more queueing in the
than the CPU's L1/L2 cache, 2) because it allows more queueing in the
NIC HW layer (which is bad for bufferbloat).
One should be careful to conclude, that packets/descriptors in the HW
One should hesitate to conclude that packets/descriptors in the HW
TX ring cause delay. Drivers usually delay cleaning up the
ring-buffers (for various performance reasons), thus packets stalling
the TX ring, might just be waiting for cleanup.
ring-buffers for various performance reasons, and packets stalling
the TX ring might just be waiting for cleanup.
This cleanup issues is specifically the case, for the driver ixgbe
(Intel 82599 chip). This driver (ixgbe) combine TX+RX ring cleanups,
This cleanup issue is specifically the case for the driver ixgbe
(Intel 82599 chip). This driver (ixgbe) combines TX+RX ring cleanups,
and the cleanup interval is affected by the ethtool --coalesce setting
of parameter "rx-usecs".
For ixgbe use e.g "30" resulting in approx 33K interrupts/sec (1/30*10^6):
For ixgbe use e.g. "30" resulting in approx 33K interrupts/sec (1/30*10^6):
# ethtool -C ethX rx-usecs 30
......@@ -60,15 +58,16 @@ Running:
Stopped: eth1
Result: OK: max_before_softirq=10000
Most important the devices assigned to thread. Note! A device can only belong
to one thread.
Most important are the devices assigned to the thread. Note that a
device can only belong to one thread.
Viewing devices
===============
Parm section holds configured info. Current hold running stats.
Result is printed after run or after interruption. Example:
The Params section holds configured information. The Current section
holds running statistics. The Result is printed after a run or after
interruption. Example:
/proc/net/pktgen/eth1
......@@ -93,7 +92,8 @@ Result: OK: 13101142(c12220741+d880401) usec, 10000000 (60byte,0frags)
Configuring threads and devices
================================
This is done via the /proc interface easiest done via pgset in the scripts
This is done via the /proc interface, and most easily done via pgset
as defined in the sample scripts.
Examples:
......@@ -192,10 +192,11 @@ Examples:
pgset "rate 300M" set rate to 300 Mb/s
pgset "ratep 1000000" set rate to 1Mpps
Example scripts
===============
Sample scripts
==============
A collection of small tutorial scripts for pktgen is in examples dir.
A collection of small tutorial scripts for pktgen is in the
samples/pktgen directory:
pktgen.conf-1-1 # 1 CPU 1 dev
pktgen.conf-1-2 # 1 CPU 2 dev
......@@ -206,25 +207,26 @@ pktgen.conf-1-1-ip6 # 1 CPU 1 dev ipv6
pktgen.conf-1-1-ip6-rdos # 1 CPU 1 dev ipv6 w. route DoS
pktgen.conf-1-1-flows # 1 CPU 1 dev multiple flows.
Run in shell: ./pktgen.conf-X-Y It does all the setup including sending.
Run in shell: ./pktgen.conf-X-Y
This does all the setup including sending.
Interrupt affinity
===================
Note when adding devices to a specific CPU there good idea to also assign
/proc/irq/XX/smp_affinity so the TX-interrupts gets bound to the same CPU.
as this reduces cache bouncing when freeing skb's.
Note that when adding devices to a specific CPU it is a good idea to
also assign /proc/irq/XX/smp_affinity so that the TX interrupts are bound
to the same CPU. This reduces cache bouncing when freeing skbs.
Enable IPsec
============
Default IPsec transformation with ESP encapsulation plus Transport mode
could be enabled by simply setting:
Default IPsec transformation with ESP encapsulation plus transport mode
can be enabled by simply setting:
pgset "flag IPSEC"
pgset "flows 1"
To avoid breaking existing testbed scripts for using AH type and tunnel mode,
user could use "pgset spi SPI_VALUE" to specify which formal of transformation
you can use "pgset spi SPI_VALUE" to specify which transformation mode
to employ.
......
#!/bin/bash
#modprobe pktgen
function pgset() {
local result
echo $1 > $PGDEV
result=`cat $PGDEV | fgrep "Result: OK:"`
if [ "$result" = "" ]; then
cat $PGDEV | fgrep Result:
fi
}
# Config Start Here -----------------------------------------------------------
# thread config
# Each CPU has its own thread. One CPU example. We add eth1.
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_0
echo "Removing all devices"
pgset "rem_device_all"
echo "Adding eth1"
pgset "add_device eth1"
# device config
# delay 0 means maximum speed.
CLONE_SKB="clone_skb 1000000"
# NIC adds 4 bytes CRC
PKT_SIZE="pkt_size 60"
# COUNT 0 means forever
#COUNT="count 0"
COUNT="count 10000000"
DELAY="delay 0"
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/eth1
echo "Configuring $PGDEV"
pgset "$COUNT"
pgset "$CLONE_SKB"
pgset "$PKT_SIZE"
pgset "$DELAY"
pgset "dst 10.10.11.2"
pgset "dst_mac 00:04:23:08:91:dc"
# Time to run
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl
echo "Running... ctrl^C to stop"
trap true INT
pgset "start"
echo "Done"
cat /proc/net/pktgen/eth1
#!/bin/bash
#modprobe pktgen
function pgset() {
local result
echo $1 > $PGDEV
result=`cat $PGDEV | fgrep "Result: OK:"`
if [ "$result" = "" ]; then
cat $PGDEV | fgrep Result:
fi
}
# Config Start Here -----------------------------------------------------------
# thread config
# Each CPU has its own thread. One CPU example. We add eth1.
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_0
echo "Removing all devices"
pgset "rem_device_all"
echo "Adding eth1"
pgset "add_device eth1"
# device config
# delay 0
# We need to do alloc for every skb since we cannot clone here.
CLONE_SKB="clone_skb 0"
# NIC adds 4 bytes CRC
PKT_SIZE="pkt_size 60"
# COUNT 0 means forever
#COUNT="count 0"
COUNT="count 10000000"
DELAY="delay 0"
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/eth1
echo "Configuring $PGDEV"
pgset "$COUNT"
pgset "$CLONE_SKB"
pgset "$PKT_SIZE"
pgset "$DELAY"
# Random address with in the min-max range
pgset "flag IPDST_RND"
pgset "dst_min 10.0.0.0"
pgset "dst_max 10.255.255.255"
# 8k Concurrent flows at 4 pkts
pgset "flows 8192"
pgset "flowlen 4"
pgset "dst_mac 00:04:23:08:91:dc"
# Time to run
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl
echo "Running... ctrl^C to stop"
trap true INT
pgset "start"
echo "Done"
cat /proc/net/pktgen/eth1
#!/bin/bash
#modprobe pktgen
function pgset() {
local result
echo $1 > $PGDEV
result=`cat $PGDEV | fgrep "Result: OK:"`
if [ "$result" = "" ]; then
cat $PGDEV | fgrep Result:
fi
}
# Config Start Here -----------------------------------------------------------
# thread config
# Each CPU has its own thread. One CPU example. We add eth1.
# IPv6. Note increase in minimal packet length
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_0
echo "Removing all devices"
pgset "rem_device_all"
echo "Adding eth1"
pgset "add_device eth1"
# device config
# delay 0
CLONE_SKB="clone_skb 1000000"
# NIC adds 4 bytes CRC
PKT_SIZE="pkt_size 66"
# COUNT 0 means forever
#COUNT="count 0"
COUNT="count 10000000"
DELAY="delay 0"
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/eth1
echo "Configuring $PGDEV"
pgset "$COUNT"
pgset "$CLONE_SKB"
pgset "$PKT_SIZE"
pgset "$DELAY"
pgset "dst6 fec0::1"
pgset "src6 fec0::2"
pgset "dst_mac 00:04:23:08:91:dc"
# Time to run
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl
echo "Running... ctrl^C to stop"
trap true INT
pgset "start"
echo "Done"
cat /proc/net/pktgen/eth1
#!/bin/bash
#modprobe pktgen
function pgset() {
local result
echo $1 > $PGDEV
result=`cat $PGDEV | fgrep "Result: OK:"`
if [ "$result" = "" ]; then
cat $PGDEV | fgrep Result:
fi
}
# Config Start Here -----------------------------------------------------------
# thread config
# Each CPU has its own thread. One CPU example. We add eth1.
# IPv6. Note increase in minimal packet length
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_0
echo "Removing all devices"
pgset "rem_device_all"
echo "Adding eth1"
pgset "add_device eth1"
# device config
# delay 0 means maximum speed.
# We need to do alloc for every skb since we cannot clone here.
CLONE_SKB="clone_skb 0"
# NIC adds 4 bytes CRC
PKT_SIZE="pkt_size 66"
# COUNT 0 means forever
#COUNT="count 0"
COUNT="count 10000000"
DELAY="delay 0"
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/eth1
echo "Configuring $PGDEV"
pgset "$COUNT"
pgset "$CLONE_SKB"
pgset "$PKT_SIZE"
pgset "$DELAY"
pgset "dst6_min fec0::1"
pgset "dst6_max fec0::FFFF:FFFF"
pgset "dst_mac 00:04:23:08:91:dc"
# Time to run
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl
echo "Running... ctrl^C to stop"
trap true INT
pgset "start"
echo "Done"
cat /proc/net/pktgen/eth1
#!/bin/bash
#modprobe pktgen
function pgset() {
local result
echo $1 > $PGDEV
result=`cat $PGDEV | fgrep "Result: OK:"`
if [ "$result" = "" ]; then
cat $PGDEV | fgrep Result:
fi
}
# Config Start Here -----------------------------------------------------------
# thread config
# Each CPU has its own thread. One CPU example. We add eth1.
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_0
echo "Removing all devices"
pgset "rem_device_all"
echo "Adding eth1"
pgset "add_device eth1"
# device config
# delay 0
# We need to do alloc for every skb since we cannot clone here.
CLONE_SKB="clone_skb 0"
# NIC adds 4 bytes CRC
PKT_SIZE="pkt_size 60"
# COUNT 0 means forever
#COUNT="count 0"
COUNT="count 10000000"
DELAY="delay 0"
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/eth1
echo "Configuring $PGDEV"
pgset "$COUNT"
pgset "$CLONE_SKB"
pgset "$PKT_SIZE"
pgset "$DELAY"
# Random address with in the min-max range
pgset "flag IPDST_RND"
pgset "dst_min 10.0.0.0"
pgset "dst_max 10.255.255.255"
pgset "dst_mac 00:04:23:08:91:dc"
# Time to run
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl
echo "Running... ctrl^C to stop"
trap true INT
pgset "start"
echo "Done"
cat /proc/net/pktgen/eth1
#!/bin/bash
#modprobe pktgen
function pgset() {
local result
echo $1 > $PGDEV
result=`cat $PGDEV | fgrep "Result: OK:"`
if [ "$result" = "" ]; then
cat $PGDEV | fgrep Result:
fi
}
# Config Start Here -----------------------------------------------------------
# thread config
# One CPU means one thread. One CPU example. We add eth1, eth2 respectivly.
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_0
echo "Removing all devices"
pgset "rem_device_all"
echo "Adding eth1"
pgset "add_device eth1"
echo "Adding eth2"
pgset "add_device eth2"
# device config
# delay 0 means maximum speed.
CLONE_SKB="clone_skb 1000000"
# NIC adds 4 bytes CRC
PKT_SIZE="pkt_size 60"
# COUNT 0 means forever
#COUNT="count 0"
COUNT="count 10000000"
DELAY="delay 0"
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/eth1
echo "Configuring $PGDEV"
pgset "$COUNT"
pgset "$CLONE_SKB"
pgset "$PKT_SIZE"
pgset "$DELAY"
pgset "dst 10.10.11.2"
pgset "dst_mac 00:04:23:08:91:dc"
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/eth2
echo "Configuring $PGDEV"
pgset "$COUNT"
pgset "$CLONE_SKB"
pgset "$PKT_SIZE"
pgset "$DELAY"
pgset "dst 192.168.2.2"
pgset "dst_mac 00:04:23:08:91:de"
# Time to run
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl
echo "Running... ctrl^C to stop"
trap true INT
pgset "start"
echo "Done"
cat /proc/net/pktgen/eth1 /proc/net/pktgen/eth2
#!/bin/bash
#modprobe pktgen
function pgset() {
local result
echo $1 > $PGDEV
result=`cat $PGDEV | fgrep "Result: OK:"`
if [ "$result" = "" ]; then
cat $PGDEV | fgrep Result:
fi
}
# Config Start Here -----------------------------------------------------------
# thread config
# Each CPU has its own thread. Two CPU example. We add eth1 to the first
# and leave the second idle.
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_0
echo "Removing all devices"
pgset "rem_device_all"
echo "Adding eth1"
pgset "add_device eth1"
# We need to remove old config since we dont use this thread. We can only
# one NIC on one CPU due to affinity reasons.
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_1
echo "Removing all devices"
pgset "rem_device_all"
# device config
# delay 0 means maximum speed.
CLONE_SKB="clone_skb 1000000"
# NIC adds 4 bytes CRC
PKT_SIZE="pkt_size 60"
# COUNT 0 means forever
#COUNT="count 0"
COUNT="count 10000000"
DELAY="delay 0"
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/eth1
echo "Configuring $PGDEV"
pgset "$COUNT"
pgset "$CLONE_SKB"
pgset "$PKT_SIZE"
pgset "$DELAY"
pgset "dst 10.10.11.2"
pgset "dst_mac 00:04:23:08:91:dc"
# Time to run
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl
echo "Running... ctrl^C to stop"
trap true INT
pgset "start"
echo "Done"
cat /proc/net/pktgen/eth1
#!/bin/bash
#modprobe pktgen
function pgset() {
local result
echo $1 > $PGDEV
result=`cat $PGDEV | fgrep "Result: OK:"`
if [ "$result" = "" ]; then
cat $PGDEV | fgrep Result:
fi
}
# Config Start Here -----------------------------------------------------------
# thread config
# Each CPU has its own thread. Two CPU example. We add eth1, eth2 respectively.
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_0
echo "Removing all devices"
pgset "rem_device_all"
echo "Adding eth1"
pgset "add_device eth1"
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_1
echo "Removing all devices"
pgset "rem_device_all"
echo "Adding eth2"
pgset "add_device eth2"
# device config
# delay 0 means maximum speed.
CLONE_SKB="clone_skb 1000000"
# NIC adds 4 bytes CRC
PKT_SIZE="pkt_size 60"
# COUNT 0 means forever
#COUNT="count 0"
COUNT="count 10000000"
DELAY="delay 0"
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/eth1
echo "Configuring $PGDEV"
pgset "$COUNT"
pgset "$CLONE_SKB"
pgset "$PKT_SIZE"
pgset "$DELAY"
pgset "dst 10.10.11.2"
pgset "dst_mac 00:04:23:08:91:dc"
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/eth2
echo "Configuring $PGDEV"
pgset "$COUNT"
pgset "$CLONE_SKB"
pgset "$PKT_SIZE"
pgset "$DELAY"
pgset "dst 192.168.2.2"
pgset "dst_mac 00:04:23:08:91:de"
# Time to run
PGDEV=/proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl
echo "Running... ctrl^C to stop"
trap true INT
pgset "start"
echo "Done"
cat /proc/net/pktgen/eth1 /proc/net/pktgen/eth2
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