[PATCH v9 4/5] app/flow-perf: add packet metering mode

[Rongwei Liu]

The flow perf application uses the srtcm_rfc2697 as meter profile
while doing the meter testing.

This patch adds new configuration parameter '--packet-mode' to
generate the meter flows with packet cir instead of byte cir.

Signed-off-by: Rongwei Liu <rongweil at nvidia.com>
---
 app/test-flow-perf/main.c      | 6 ++++++
 doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/test-flow-perf/main.c b/app/test-flow-perf/main.c
index 01bfa20db7..2b612aa32c 100644
--- a/app/test-flow-perf/main.c
+++ b/app/test-flow-perf/main.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static bool dump_socket_mem_flag;
 static bool enable_fwd;
 static bool unique_data;
 static bool policy_mtr;
+static bool packet_mode;
 
 static uint8_t rx_queues_count;
 static uint8_t tx_queues_count;
@@ -488,6 +489,7 @@ usage(char *progname)
 	printf("  --meter-profile=cir,cbs,ebs: set CIR CBS EBS parameters in meter"
 		" profile, default values are %d,%d,%d\n", METER_CIR,
 		METER_CIR / 8, 0);
+	printf("  --packet-mode: to enable packet mode for meter profile\n");
 
 	printf("To set flow attributes:\n");
 	printf("  --ingress: set ingress attribute in flows\n");
@@ -712,6 +714,7 @@ args_parse(int argc, char **argv)
 		{ "vxlan-decap",                0, 0, 0 },
 		{ "policy-mtr",                 1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "meter-profile",              1, 0, 0 },
+		{ "packet-mode",                0, 0, 0 },
 	};
 
 	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(i)
@@ -942,6 +945,8 @@ args_parse(int argc, char **argv)
 					token = strsep(&optarg, ",\0");
 				}
 			}
+			if (strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "packet-mode") == 0)
+				packet_mode = true;
 			break;
 		default:
 			usage(argv[0]);
@@ -1272,6 +1277,7 @@ create_meter_profile(void)
 		mp.srtcm_rfc2697.cbs = meter_profile_values[1] ?
 			meter_profile_values[1] : METER_CIR / 8;
 		mp.srtcm_rfc2697.ebs = meter_profile_values[2];
+		mp.packet_mode = packet_mode;
 		ret = rte_mtr_meter_profile_add
 			(port_id, DEFAULT_METER_PROF_ID, &mp, &error);
 		if (ret != 0) {
diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst b/doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst
index 24f0fefcd8..0176e9c5cb 100644
--- a/doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ The command line options are:
 *	``--meter-profile=N1,N2,N3``
 	Set the CIR, CBS and EBS parameters, default values are 1250000, 156250 and 0.
 
+*	``--packet-mode``
+	Enable packet mode for meter profile.
+
 Attributes:
 
 *	``--ingress``
-- 
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