[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/2] testpmd: simulating noisy host environment

[Iremonger, Bernard]

Hi Jens,

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> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/2] testpmd: simulating noisy host
> environment
> 
> This series adds a new forwarding mode 'noisy'.  It proposes enhancements
> to testpmd to simulate more realistic behavior of a guest machine engaged in
> receiving and sending packets performing Virtual Network Function (VNF).
> 
> The goal is to enable simple of measuring performance impact on cache and
> memory footprint utilization from various VNF co-located on the same host
> machine.
> 
> This series of patches adds the new command line switches to
> testpmd:
> 
> --noisy-buffersize-before-sending [packet numbers]
> 
> Keep the mbuf in a FIFO and forward the over flooding packets from the
> FIFO. This queue is per TX-queue (after all other packet processing).
> 
> --noisy-flush-timeout [delay]
> Flush the packet queue if no packets have been seen during [delay]. As long
> as packets are seen, the timer is reset.
> 
> 
> Options to simulate route lookups:
> 
> --noisy-memory-footprint [size]
> Size of the VNF internal memory (MB), in which the random read/write will
> be done, allocated by rte_malloc (hugepages).
> 
> --noisy-nb-rnd-write [num]
> Number of random writes in memory per packet should be performed,
> simulating hit-flags update. 64 bits per write, all write in different cache lines.
> 
> --noisy-nb-rnd-read [num]
> Number of random reads in memory per packet should be performed,
> simulating FIB/table lookups. 64 bits per read, all write in different cache
> lines.
> 
> --noisy-nb-rnd-read-write [num]
> Number of random reads and writes in memory per packet should be
> performed, simulating stats update. 64 bits per read-write, all reads and
> writes in different cache lines.
> 
> Comments are appreciated.
> 
> regards,
> Jens
> 
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This patch set does not apply to the current master branch, could you rebase please to the latest master branch.

Regards,

Bernard.