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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt b/Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt index 0344f1d45..f4be85e96 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - HOWTO for the linux packet generator + HOWTO for the linux packet generator ------------------------------------ Enable CONFIG_NET_PKTGEN to compile and build pktgen either in-kernel @@ -50,17 +50,33 @@ For ixgbe use e.g. "30" resulting in approx 33K interrupts/sec (1/30*10^6): # ethtool -C ethX rx-usecs 30 -Viewing threads -=============== -/proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_0 -Name: kpktgend_0 max_before_softirq: 10000 -Running: -Stopped: eth1 -Result: OK: max_before_softirq=10000 +Kernel threads +============== +Pktgen creates a thread for each CPU with affinity to that CPU. +Which is controlled through procfile /proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_X. + +Example: /proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_0 + + Running: + Stopped: eth4@0 + Result: OK: add_device=eth4@0 + +Most important are the devices assigned to the thread. + +The two basic thread commands are: + * add_device DEVICE@NAME -- adds a single device + * rem_device_all -- remove all associated devices + +When adding a device to a thread, a corrosponding procfile is created +which is used for configuring this device. Thus, device names need to +be unique. -Most important are the devices assigned to the thread. Note that a -device can only belong to one thread. +To support adding the same device to multiple threads, which is useful +with multi queue NICs, a the device naming scheme is extended with "@": + device@something +The part after "@" can be anything, but it is custom to use the thread +number. Viewing devices =============== @@ -69,29 +85,32 @@ 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 +/proc/net/pktgen/eth4@0 -Params: count 10000000 min_pkt_size: 60 max_pkt_size: 60 - frags: 0 delay: 0 clone_skb: 1000000 ifname: eth1 + Params: count 100000 min_pkt_size: 60 max_pkt_size: 60 + frags: 0 delay: 0 clone_skb: 64 ifname: eth4@0 flows: 0 flowlen: 0 - dst_min: 10.10.11.2 dst_max: - src_min: src_max: - src_mac: 00:00:00:00:00:00 dst_mac: 00:04:23:AC:FD:82 - udp_src_min: 9 udp_src_max: 9 udp_dst_min: 9 udp_dst_max: 9 - src_mac_count: 0 dst_mac_count: 0 - Flags: -Current: - pkts-sofar: 10000000 errors: 39664 - started: 1103053986245187us stopped: 1103053999346329us idle: 880401us - seq_num: 10000011 cur_dst_mac_offset: 0 cur_src_mac_offset: 0 - cur_saddr: 0x10a0a0a cur_daddr: 0x20b0a0a - cur_udp_dst: 9 cur_udp_src: 9 + queue_map_min: 0 queue_map_max: 0 + dst_min: 192.168.81.2 dst_max: + src_min: src_max: + src_mac: 90:e2:ba:0a:56:b4 dst_mac: 00:1b:21:3c:9d:f8 + udp_src_min: 9 udp_src_max: 109 udp_dst_min: 9 udp_dst_max: 9 + src_mac_count: 0 dst_mac_count: 0 + Flags: UDPSRC_RND NO_TIMESTAMP QUEUE_MAP_CPU + Current: + pkts-sofar: 100000 errors: 0 + started: 623913381008us stopped: 623913396439us idle: 25us + seq_num: 100001 cur_dst_mac_offset: 0 cur_src_mac_offset: 0 + cur_saddr: 192.168.8.3 cur_daddr: 192.168.81.2 + cur_udp_dst: 9 cur_udp_src: 42 + cur_queue_map: 0 flows: 0 -Result: OK: 13101142(c12220741+d880401) usec, 10000000 (60byte,0frags) - 763292pps 390Mb/sec (390805504bps) errors: 39664 + Result: OK: 15430(c15405+d25) usec, 100000 (60byte,0frags) + 6480562pps 3110Mb/sec (3110669760bps) errors: 0 -Configuring threads and devices -================================ + +Configuring devices +=================== This is done via the /proc interface, and most easily done via pgset as defined in the sample scripts. @@ -126,7 +145,7 @@ Examples: To select queue 1 of a given device, use queue_map_min=1 and queue_map_max=1 - pgset "src_mac_count 1" Sets the number of MACs we'll range through. + pgset "src_mac_count 1" Sets the number of MACs we'll range through. The 'minimum' MAC is what you set with srcmac. pgset "dst_mac_count 1" Sets the number of MACs we'll range through. @@ -145,6 +164,7 @@ Examples: UDPCSUM, IPSEC # IPsec encapsulation (needs CONFIG_XFRM) NODE_ALLOC # node specific memory allocation + NO_TIMESTAMP # disable timestamping pgset spi SPI_VALUE Set specific SA used to transform packet. @@ -192,24 +212,43 @@ Examples: pgset "rate 300M" set rate to 300 Mb/s pgset "ratep 1000000" set rate to 1Mpps + pgset "xmit_mode netif_receive" RX inject into stack netif_receive_skb() + Works with "burst" but not with "clone_skb". + Default xmit_mode is "start_xmit". + Sample scripts ============== -A collection of small tutorial scripts for pktgen is in the -samples/pktgen directory: +A collection of tutorial scripts and helpers for pktgen is in the +samples/pktgen directory. The helper parameters.sh file support easy +and consistant parameter parsing across the sample scripts. + +Usage example and help: + ./pktgen_sample01_simple.sh -i eth4 -m 00:1B:21:3C:9D:F8 -d 192.168.8.2 + +Usage: ./pktgen_sample01_simple.sh [-vx] -i ethX + -i : ($DEV) output interface/device (required) + -s : ($PKT_SIZE) packet size + -d : ($DEST_IP) destination IP + -m : ($DST_MAC) destination MAC-addr + -t : ($THREADS) threads to start + -c : ($SKB_CLONE) SKB clones send before alloc new SKB + -b : ($BURST) HW level bursting of SKBs + -v : ($VERBOSE) verbose + -x : ($DEBUG) debug + +The global variables being set are also listed. E.g. the required +interface/device parameter "-i" sets variable $DEV. Copy the +pktgen_sampleXX scripts and modify them to fit your own needs. + +The old scripts: -pktgen.conf-1-1 # 1 CPU 1 dev pktgen.conf-1-2 # 1 CPU 2 dev -pktgen.conf-2-1 # 2 CPU's 1 dev -pktgen.conf-2-2 # 2 CPU's 2 dev pktgen.conf-1-1-rdos # 1 CPU 1 dev w. route DoS 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 -This does all the setup including sending. - Interrupt affinity =================== @@ -217,6 +256,9 @@ 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. +Plus using the device flag QUEUE_MAP_CPU, which maps the SKBs TX queue +to the running threads CPU (directly from smp_processor_id()). + Enable IPsec ============ Default IPsec transformation with ESP encapsulation plus transport mode @@ -237,18 +279,19 @@ Current commands and configuration options start stop +reset ** Thread commands: add_device rem_device_all -max_before_softirq ** Device commands: count clone_skb +burst debug frags @@ -257,10 +300,17 @@ delay src_mac_count dst_mac_count -pkt_size +pkt_size min_pkt_size max_pkt_size +queue_map_min +queue_map_max +skb_priority + +tos (ipv4) +traffic_class (ipv6) + mpls udp_src_min @@ -269,6 +319,8 @@ udp_src_max udp_dst_min udp_dst_max +node + flag IPSRC_RND IPDST_RND @@ -287,6 +339,9 @@ flag UDPCSUM IPSEC NODE_ALLOC + NO_TIMESTAMP + +spi (ipsec) dst_min dst_max @@ -299,8 +354,10 @@ src_mac clear_counters -dst6 src6 +dst6 +dst6_max +dst6_min flows flowlen @@ -308,6 +365,17 @@ flowlen rate ratep +xmit_mode <start_xmit|netif_receive> + +vlan_cfi +vlan_id +vlan_p + +svlan_cfi +svlan_id +svlan_p + + References: ftp://robur.slu.se/pub/Linux/net-development/pktgen-testing/ ftp://robur.slu.se/pub/Linux/net-development/pktgen-testing/examples/ |