[dts] [PATCH] test_plan: add hotplug_test_plan

[Qiu, Michael]

[+cc] Bernard

Hi, Bernard and Tetsuya

Would you have time to review this test plan?
Your comments are very important.

Thanks,
Michael
On 2/2/2015 4:47 PM, Qiu, Michael wrote:
> As hotplug feature will be supported by DPDK 2.0, the test plan
> is needed for testing affairs, this could help who wants to do
> hotplug testing for their projects.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Qiu <michael.qiu at intel.com>
> ---
>  test_plans/hotplug_test_plan.rst | 152 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 152 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 test_plans/hotplug_test_plan.rst
>
> diff --git a/test_plans/hotplug_test_plan.rst b/test_plans/hotplug_test_plan.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..63c3d70
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/test_plans/hotplug_test_plan.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
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> +
> +======================================
> +DPDK Hotplug API Feature Tests
> +======================================
> +
> +This test for Hotplug API feature can be run on linux userspace. It
> +will check if NIC port can be attach and detach without exiting the
> +application process. Furthermore, it will check if it can reconfigure
> +new configurations for a port after the port is stopped, and if it is
> +able to restart with those new configurations. It is based on testpmd
> +application.
> +
> +The test is performed by running the testpmd application and using a
> +traffic generator. Port configurations can be set interactively,
> +and still be set at the command line when launching the application in
> +order to be compatible with previous test framework.
> +
> +Prerequisites
> +-------------
> +Assume DPDK managerd at least one device for physical or none for virtual.
> +This feature only supports igb_uio now, for uio_pci_generic is
> +on the way, will test it after enabled.
> +
> +To run the testpmd application in linuxapp environment with 4 lcores,
> +4 channels with other default parameters in interactive mode.
> +
> +        $ ./testpmd -c 0xf -n 4 -- -i
> +
> +Test ENV:
> +
> +All test case can be run in 32bit and 64bit platform.
> +
> +All os can be support, like fedora, ubuntu, rhel, suse, but freebsd will
> +not include as hotplug has no plan to support that platform
> +
> +All kernel version(start from 2.6) can be support, for vfio need kernel
> +        version greater than 3.6.
> +
> +Virtulization support: KVM/VMware/Xen, container is in the roadmap
> +
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> +Test Case 1: port dettach & attach for physical devices with igb_uio
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> +1. run "port attach 0000:02:00.0",
> +   assume the physical devices is BDF is 0000:02:00.0
> +
> +2. run "port start 0".
> +
> +3. run "show port info 0", check port 0 info display.
> +
> +4. run "start", then "show port stats 0" check fwd packages start.
> +
> +5. run "port detach 0", check the error message of port not stopped.
> +
> +6. run "stop", then "show port stats 0", check fwd packages stoped.
> +
> +7. run "port close 0".
> +
> +8. run "port detach 0", check port detached successful.
> +
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> +Test Case 2: port dettach & attach for physical devices with vfio
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> +1. run "port attach 0000:02:00.0",
> +   assume the physical devices is BDF is 0000:02:00.0
> +
> +2. run "port start 0".
> +
> +3. run "show port info 0", check port 0 info display.
> +
> +4. run "start", then "show port stats 0" check fwd packages start.
> +
> +5. run "port detach 0", check the error message of port not stopped.
> +
> +6. run "stop", then "show port stats 0", check fwd packages stoped.
> +
> +7. run "port close 0".
> +
> +8. run "port detach 0", check port detached failed(If hotplug for vfio
> +   implemented, should be successful).
> +
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> +Test Case 3: port dettach & attach for physical devices with uio_pci_generic
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> +1. run "port attach 0000:02:00.0",
> +   assume the physical devices is BDF is 0000:02:00.0
> +
> +2. run "port start 0".
> +
> +3. run "show port info 0", check port 0 info display.
> +
> +4. run "start", then "show port stats 0" check fwd packages start.
> +
> +5. run "port detach 0", check the error message of port not stopped.
> +
> +6. run "stop", then "show port stats 0", check fwd packages stoped.
> +
> +7. run "port close 0".
> +
> +8. run "port detach 0", check port detached successful.
> +
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> +Test Case 4: port dettach & attach for virtual devices
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> +1. run "port attach eth_pcap0,iface=xxxx", where "xxxx" is one workable ifname.
> +
> +2. run "port start 0".
> +
> +3. run "show port info 0", check port 0 info display.
> +
> +4. run "start", then "show port stats 0" check fwd packages start.
> +
> +5. run "port detach 0", check the error message of port not stopped.
> +
> +6. run "stop", then "show port stats 0", check fwd packages stoped.
> +
> +7. run "port close 0".
> +
> +8. run "port detach 0", check port detached successful.
> +
> +successfully