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From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
To: Jerin Jacob <jerinjacobk@gmail.com>
Cc: Wisam Jaddo <wisamm@mellanox.com>, dpdk-dev <dev@dpdk.org>,
	Matan Azrad <matan@mellanox.com>,
	Raslan Darawsheh <rasland@mellanox.com>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC] app/test-flow-perf: add rte_flow perf app
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:51:47 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2710919.e9J7NaK4W3@xps> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALBAE1MrzYTUpNWtq-Y=aQn7dTwMf-UM31-pFKGkD5wOxacqdQ@mail.gmail.com>

20/03/2020 07:49, Jerin Jacob:
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 7:16 PM Wisam Jaddo <wisamm@mellanox.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for this application. Useful stuff.
> 
> >
> > Introducing new application for rte_flow performance
> > testing. The application provide the ability to test
> > insertion rate of specific rte_flow rule, by stressing
> > it to the NIC, and calculate the insertion rate.
> >
> > It also provides packet per second measurements
> > after the insertion operation is done.
> >
> > The application offers some options in the command
> > line, to configure which rule to apply.
> >
> > After that the application will start producing rules
> > with same pattern but increasing the outer IP source
> > address by 1 each time, thus it will give different
> > flow each time, and all other items will have open masks.
> >
> > The current design have single core insertion rate.
> > In the future we may have a multi core insertion rate
> > measurement support in the app.
> 
> If I understand correctly,
> # On the main thread, this  application first check the flow insertion
> performance
> # and then start the worker thread for packet forwarding.
> Why this application testing the packet forwarding?, We already have
> testpmd for that.

I think it is interesting to measure forwarding performance
when million of flow rules are in effect.

> IMO, This application needs to focus only on
> - Insertion performance
> - Deletion performance
> - IMO, it is better to add a framework for the profile where the first
> version of this application can
> define common a set of ITEMS and set of ACTION and later others can extend it.
> And the framework can run over all the profiles and spit out the
> insertion and deletion
> performance.

What do you call a profile? Is it a set of rules?
I think this first version is proposing rules customization with parameters.
Note: I prefer a non-interactive application for performance testing.

> > The app supports single and multi core performance
> > measurements.




  reply	other threads:[~2020-03-20 11:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 102+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-03-17 13:46 Wisam Jaddo
2020-03-20  6:49 ` Jerin Jacob
2020-03-20 11:51   ` Thomas Monjalon [this message]
2020-03-20 12:18     ` Jerin Jacob
2020-03-23  9:53       ` Wisam Monther
2020-03-23 11:15         ` Jerin Jacob
2020-03-23 11:41           ` Wisam Monther
2020-03-23 13:00             ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-03-23 13:09               ` Wisam Monther
2020-04-09 15:42 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/5] app/test-flow-perf: add flow performance skeleton Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-09 15:42   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/5] app/test-flow-perf: add insertion rate calculation Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-17  2:07     ` Xiaoyu Min
2020-04-28  8:25       ` Wisam Monther
2020-04-09 15:42   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/5] app/test-flow-perf: add deletion " Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-17  2:07     ` Xiaoyu Min
2020-04-28  8:25       ` Wisam Monther
2020-04-09 15:42   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/5] app/test-flow-perf: add memory dump to app Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-17  2:08     ` Xiaoyu Min
2020-04-28  8:25       ` Wisam Monther
2020-04-09 15:42   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 5/5] app/test-flow-perf: add packet forwarding support Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-17  2:09     ` Xiaoyu Min
2020-04-28  8:26       ` Wisam Monther
2020-04-28 14:09     ` Or Gerlitz
2020-04-29  9:49       ` Wisam Monther
2020-04-16 15:12   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/5] app/test-flow-perf: add flow performance skeleton Wisam Monther
2020-04-17  2:05     ` Xiaoyu Min
2020-04-28  8:22       ` Wisam Monther
2020-04-30  7:08   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/5] *** Introduce flow perf application *** Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30  7:08     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/5] app/test-flow-perf: add flow performance skeleton Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30  9:32       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/5] *** Introduce flow perf application *** Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30  9:32         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/5] app/test-flow-perf: add flow performance skeleton Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30 10:33           ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/5] Introduce flow perf application Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30 10:33             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/5] app/test-flow-perf: add flow performance skeleton Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30 11:59               ` Xiaoyu Min
2020-05-04 10:16               ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-05-05 10:45                 ` Wisam Monther
2020-05-05 11:05                   ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-05-05 10:47                 ` Wisam Monther
2020-05-06  2:49                 ` Ajit Khaparde
2020-05-06  7:32                   ` Wisam Monther
2020-05-06  8:48                     ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-05-06  8:51                       ` Wisam Monther
2020-05-06  8:54                         ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-05-06 12:36               ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/5] Introduce flow perf application Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-06 12:36                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/5] app/flow-perf: add flow performance skeleton Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-06 14:25                   ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-05-06 17:07                     ` Wisam Monther
2020-05-06 17:15                       ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-05-11 11:08                   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/5] Introduce flow perf application Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-11 11:08                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/5] app/flow-perf: add flow performance skeleton Wisam Jaddo
2020-06-04 13:34                       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/5] Introduce flow perf application Wisam Jaddo
2020-06-04 13:34                         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 1/5] app/flow-perf: add flow performance skeleton Wisam Jaddo
2020-06-04 13:34                         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 2/5] app/flow-perf: add insertion rate calculation Wisam Jaddo
2020-06-25  7:04                           ` Wisam Monther
2020-06-04 13:35                         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 3/5] app/flow-perf: add deletion " Wisam Jaddo
2020-06-04 13:35                         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 4/5] app/flow-perf: add memory dump to app Wisam Jaddo
2020-06-04 13:35                         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 5/5] app/flow-perf: add packet forwarding support Wisam Jaddo
2020-06-29 14:15                         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 0/5] Introduce flow perf application Thomas Monjalon
2020-05-11 11:08                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/5] app/flow-perf: add insertion rate calculation Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-11 11:08                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/5] app/flow-perf: add deletion " Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-11 11:08                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/5] app/flow-perf: add memory dump to app Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-11 11:08                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/5] app/flow-perf: add packet forwarding support Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-11 11:09                   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/5] Introduce flow perf application Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-11 11:09                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/5] app/flow-perf: add flow performance skeleton Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-11 12:04                       ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-05-11 11:09                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/5] app/flow-perf: add insertion rate calculation Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-11 12:05                       ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-05-12 10:34                         ` Wisam Monther
2020-05-12 11:07                           ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-06-02 12:43                             ` Wisam Monther
2020-05-11 11:09                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/5] app/flow-perf: add deletion " Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-11 11:09                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/5] app/flow-perf: add memory dump to app Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-11 11:09                     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/5] app/flow-perf: add packet forwarding support Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-06 12:36                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/5] app/flow-perf: add insertion rate calculation Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-06 15:23                   ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-05-07 12:38                     ` Wisam Monther
2020-05-06 12:36                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/5] app/flow-perf: add deletion " Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-06 12:36                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/5] app/flow-perf: add memory dump to app Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-06 12:36                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/5] app/flow-perf: add packet forwarding support Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-06 12:50                 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/5] Introduce flow perf application Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-30 10:33             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/5] app/test-flow-perf: add insertion rate calculation Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30 12:00               ` Xiaoyu Min
2020-05-04 12:01               ` Andrew Rybchenko
2020-05-06  4:00               ` Ajit Khaparde
2020-05-06 12:33                 ` Wisam Monther
2020-04-30 10:33             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/5] app/test-flow-perf: add deletion " Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30 12:02               ` Xiaoyu Min
2020-04-30 10:33             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/5] app/test-flow-perf: add memory dump to app Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30 12:03               ` Xiaoyu Min
2020-05-06  4:10               ` Ajit Khaparde
2020-04-30 10:33             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/5] app/test-flow-perf: add packet forwarding support Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30 12:05               ` Xiaoyu Min
2020-05-04  7:12             ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/5] Introduce flow perf application Thomas Monjalon
2020-04-30  9:32         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/5] app/test-flow-perf: add insertion rate calculation Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30  9:32         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/5] app/test-flow-perf: add deletion " Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30  9:32         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/5] app/test-flow-perf: add memory dump to app Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30  9:32         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/5] app/test-flow-perf: add packet forwarding support Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30  7:08     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/5] app/test-flow-perf: add insertion rate calculation Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30  7:08     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/5] app/test-flow-perf: add deletion " Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30  7:08     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/5] app/test-flow-perf: add memory dump to app Wisam Jaddo
2020-04-30  7:08     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/5] app/test-flow-perf: add packet forwarding support Wisam Jaddo
2020-05-06  3:00   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/5] app/test-flow-perf: add flow performance skeleton Ajit Khaparde

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