[dpdk-dev] [PATCHv5 1/2] testpmd: add ability to split outgoing packets

[Ananyev, Konstantin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: De Lara Guarch, Pablo
> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 1:39 PM
> To: Ananyev, Konstantin; dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCHv5 1/2] testpmd: add ability to split outgoing packets
> 
> Hi Konstantin,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Konstantin
> > Ananyev
> > Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 9:20 AM
> > To: dev at dpdk.org
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCHv5 1/2] testpmd: add ability to split outgoing
> > packets
> >
> > For CSUM forwarding mode add ability to copy & split outgoing packet
> > into the new mbuf that consists of multiple segments.
> > For TXONLY and CSUM forwarding modes add ability to make number of
> > segments in the outgoing packet to vary on a per packet basis.
> > Number of segments and size of each segment is controlled by
> > 'set txpkts' command.
> > Split policy is controlled by 'set txsplit' command.
> > Possible values are: on | off | rand.
> > Tha allows to increase test coverage for TX PMD codepaths.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>
> > ---
> >  app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                      |  57 +++++++++-
> >  app/test-pmd/config.c                       |  61 +++++++++++
> >  app/test-pmd/csumonly.c                     | 163
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >  app/test-pmd/testpmd.c                      |   3 +
> >  app/test-pmd/testpmd.h                      |  10 ++
> >  app/test-pmd/txonly.c                       |  13 ++-
> >  doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst |  11 +-
> >  7 files changed, 309 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> >
> 
> [...]
> 
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
> > b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
> > index 4fb1e0b..4608b3f 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
> > @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ show config
> >  Displays the configuration of the application.
> >  The configuration comes from the command-line, the runtime or the
> > application defaults::
> >
> > -   testpmd> show config (rxtx|cores|fwd)
> > +   testpmd> show config (rxtx|cores|fwd|txpkts)
> >
> >  The available information categories are:
> >
> > @@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ The available information categories are:
> >
> >  * ``fwd``: Packet forwarding configuration.
> >
> > +* ``txpkts``: Packets to TX configuration.
> > +
> >  For example:
> >
> >  .. code-block:: console
> > @@ -396,6 +398,13 @@ Set the length of each segment of the TX-ONLY
> > packets::
> >
> >  Where x[,y]* represents a CSV list of values, without white space.
> >
> > +set txsplit
> > +~~~~~~~~~~~
> > +
> > +Set the length of each segment of the TX packets, applicable for TX-ONLY
> > and CSUM forwarding modes::
> > +
> > +   testpmd> set txsplit (off|on|rand)
> > +
> >  set corelist
> >  ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > --
> > 1.8.5.3
> 
> Description of "set txsplit" does not look correct. Could you fix it?

Ups, sure will fix it.

> It would be nice to describe the three different options (off, on, rand) as well.

Ok, will do.
Any other comments before I'll re-spin it?
Thanks
Konstantin


> 
> Thanks,
> Pablo