On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM Andrew Bailey <abailey@iol.unh.edu> wrote:
Currently, the RX/TX offload test in old DTS expects the TX ports to be
initially configured to use mbuf fast free. This is no longer the case
and must be updated to assume mbuf fast free is not initially utilized
by capable NICs. Add updated test suite to test mbuf fast free
configuration.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Bailey <abailey@iol.unh.edu>
---
 doc/api/dts/tests.TestSuite_rx_tx_offload.rst |   8 ++
 dts/tests/TestSuite_rx_tx_offload.py          | 128 ++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 136 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 doc/api/dts/tests.TestSuite_rx_tx_offload.rst
 create mode 100644 dts/tests/TestSuite_rx_tx_offload.py

diff --git a/doc/api/dts/tests.TestSuite_rx_tx_offload.rst b/doc/api/dts/tests.TestSuite_rx_tx_offload.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..225267a45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/api/dts/tests.TestSuite_rx_tx_offload.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+rx_tx_offload Test Suite
+=========================

Did you try to build the docs after adding this file? I might be wrong but I think the syntax might be flawed. If you don't remember the docs build process is:

meson setup build
ninja -C build doc
 
+
+.. automodule:: tests.TestSuite_rx_tx_offload
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dts/tests/TestSuite_rx_tx_offload.py b/dts/tests/TestSuite_rx_tx_offload.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ae98068e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/tests/TestSuite_rx_tx_offload.py
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2025 University of New Hampshire
+
+"""RX TX offload test suite.
+
+Test the testpmd feature of configuring RX and TX offloads.
+"""
+
+from framework.remote_session.testpmd_shell import (
+    OffloadConfiguration,
+    RxTxLiteralSwitch,
+    TestPmdShell,
+)

your branch needs to be rebased off of dpdk-next-dts/for-main. We have merged Paul's DTS API patch, which means your imports are no longer valid and will need to be updated.
 
+from framework.test_suite import TestSuite, func_test
+from framework.testbed_model.capability import NicCapability, requires
+
+
+class TestRxTxOffload(TestSuite):
+    """RX/TX offload test suite."""
+
+    def _check_config(
+        self,
+        testpmd: TestPmdShell,
+        port_offload: str | None,
+        rxtx: RxTxLiteralSwitch,
+        port_id: int,
+        /,
+        queue_offload: list[str | None] | None = None,
+        verify: bool = True,
+    ) -> bool:
+        config: OffloadConfiguration = testpmd.get_offload_config(rxtx, port_id, verify)
+        if config.port.name != port_offload:
+            return False
+
+        if queue_offload:
+            for i, q in enumerate(config.queues):
+                if q.name != queue_offload[i]:
+                    return False
+        return True
+
+    def _set_all_queues_mbuf_fast_free(
+        self, testpmd: TestPmdShell, on: bool, port_id: int, num_queues: int, /, verify: bool = True
+    ) -> None:
+        for i in range(num_queues):
+            testpmd.set_queue_mbuf_fast_free(on, port_id, i, verify)
+
+    @requires(NicCapability.PORT_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE)
+    @func_test
+    def test_mbuf_fast_free_configuration_per_port(self) -> None:
+        """Ensure mbuf_fast_free can be configured with testpmd per port.
+
+        Steps:
+            * Start up testpmd shell.
+            * Toggle mbuf_fast_free on per port.
+            * Toggle mbuf_fast_free off per port.
+
+        Verify:
+            * Mbuf_fast_free starts disabled.
+            * Mbuf_fast_free can be configured on per port.
+            * Mbuf_fast_free can be configured off per port.
+        """
+        with TestPmdShell() as testpmd:
+            verify = True
+            port_id = 0
+            testpmd.start_all_ports()
+
+            # Ensure MBUF_FAST_FREE is disabled by default and verify
+            self.verify(
+                self._check_config(testpmd, None, "tx", port_id, verify=verify),
+                "MBUF_FAST_FREE enabled on port start.",
+            )
+            # Enable MBUF_FAST_FREE per port and verify
+            testpmd.set_port_mbuf_fast_free(True, port_id, verify)
+            self.verify(
+                self._check_config(
+                    testpmd, "TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE", "tx", port_id, verify=verify
+                ),
+                "Failed to enable MBUF_FAST_FREE on port.",
+            )
+            # Disable MBUF_FAST_FREE per port and verify
+            testpmd.set_port_mbuf_fast_free(False, port_id, verify)
+            self.verify(
+                self._check_config(testpmd, None, "tx", port_id, verify=verify),
+                "Failed to disable MBUF_FAST_FREE on port.",
+            )
+
+    @requires(NicCapability.QUEUE_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE)
+    @func_test
+    def test_mbuf_fast_free_configuration_per_queue(self) -> None:
+        """Ensure mbuf_fast_free can be configured with testpmd.
+
+        Steps:
+            * Start up testpmd shell.
+            * Toggle mbuf_fast_free on per queue.
+            * Toggle mbuf_fast_free off per queue.
+
+        Verify:
+            * Mbuf_fast_free starts disabled.
+            * Mbuf_fast_free can be configured on per queue.
+            * Mbuf_fast_free can be configured off per queue.
+        """
+        with TestPmdShell() as testpmd:
+            verify = True
+            port_id = 0
+            num_queues = 4
+            queue_off: list[str | None] | None = [None] * num_queues
+            queue_on: list[str | None] | None = ["TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE"] * num_queues
+
+            testpmd.set_ports_queues(num_queues)
+            testpmd.start_all_ports()
+
+            # Ensure mbuf_fast_free is disabled by default on port and queues
+            self.verify(
+                self._check_config(testpmd, None, "tx", port_id, queue_off, verify=verify),
+                "MBUF_FAST_FREE enabled on queue start.",
+            )
+            # Enable mbuf_fast_free per queue and verify
+            self._set_all_queues_mbuf_fast_free(testpmd, True, port_id, num_queues, verify)
+            self.verify(
+                self._check_config(testpmd, None, "tx", port_id, queue_on, verify),
+                "Failed to enable MBUF_FAST_FREE on all queues.",
+            )
+            # Disable mbuf_fast_free per queue and verify
+            self._set_all_queues_mbuf_fast_free(testpmd, False, port_id, num_queues, verify)
+            self.verify(
+                self._check_config(testpmd, None, "tx", port_id, queue_off, verify),
+                "Failed to disable MBUF_FAST_FREE on all queues.",
+            )
--
2.50.1


Let's look at the testcases themselves together tomorrow or Friday. Thanks Andrew.