[PATCH v3 2/3] test: allow larger packet sizes

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Thu Jan 8 21:40:47 CET 2026


The packet length in packet burst generator was uint8_t which
limited usefulness for testing larger packet sizes.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
 app/test/packet_burst_generator.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++----------
 app/test/packet_burst_generator.h |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/test/packet_burst_generator.c b/app/test/packet_burst_generator.c
index 4c17737739..4f659e4d71 100644
--- a/app/test/packet_burst_generator.c
+++ b/app/test/packet_burst_generator.c
@@ -216,13 +216,18 @@ int
 generate_packet_burst(struct rte_mempool *mp, struct rte_mbuf **pkts_burst,
 		struct rte_ether_hdr *eth_hdr, uint8_t vlan_enabled,
 		void *ip_hdr, uint8_t ipv4, struct rte_udp_hdr *udp_hdr,
-		int nb_pkt_per_burst, uint8_t pkt_len, uint8_t nb_pkt_segs)
+		int nb_pkt_per_burst, uint16_t pkt_len, uint8_t nb_pkt_segs)
 {
-	const uint8_t pkt_seg_data_len = pkt_len / nb_pkt_segs;
+	int i, nb_pkt = 0;
+	size_t eth_hdr_size;
 	struct rte_mbuf *pkt_seg;
 	struct rte_mbuf *pkt;
-	size_t eth_hdr_size;
-	int i, nb_pkt = 0;
+	uint16_t pkt_seg_data_len;
+	uint16_t last_seg_data_len;
+
+	/* Calculate per-segment data length */
+	pkt_seg_data_len = pkt_len / nb_pkt_segs;
+	last_seg_data_len = pkt_seg_data_len + (pkt_len % nb_pkt_segs);
 
 	for (nb_pkt = 0; nb_pkt < nb_pkt_per_burst; nb_pkt++) {
 		pkt = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(mp);
@@ -246,7 +251,7 @@ generate_packet_burst(struct rte_mempool *mp, struct rte_mbuf **pkts_burst,
 			if (i != nb_pkt_segs - 1)
 				pkt_seg->data_len = pkt_seg_data_len;
 			else
-				pkt_seg->data_len = pkt_seg_data_len + pkt_len % nb_pkt_segs;
+				pkt_seg->data_len = last_seg_data_len;
 		}
 		pkt_seg->next = NULL; /* Last segment of packet. */
 
@@ -300,13 +305,18 @@ generate_packet_burst_proto(struct rte_mempool *mp,
 		struct rte_mbuf **pkts_burst, struct rte_ether_hdr *eth_hdr,
 		uint8_t vlan_enabled, void *ip_hdr,
 		uint8_t ipv4, uint8_t proto, void *proto_hdr,
-		int nb_pkt_per_burst, uint8_t pkt_len, uint8_t nb_pkt_segs)
+		int nb_pkt_per_burst, uint16_t pkt_len, uint8_t nb_pkt_segs)
 {
-	const uint8_t pkt_seg_data_len = pkt_len / nb_pkt_segs;
+	int i, nb_pkt = 0;
+	size_t eth_hdr_size;
 	struct rte_mbuf *pkt_seg;
 	struct rte_mbuf *pkt;
-	size_t eth_hdr_size;
-	int i, nb_pkt = 0;
+	uint16_t pkt_seg_data_len;
+	uint16_t last_seg_data_len;
+
+	/* Calculate per-segment data length */
+	pkt_seg_data_len = pkt_len / nb_pkt_segs;
+	last_seg_data_len = pkt_seg_data_len + (pkt_len % nb_pkt_segs);
 
 	for (nb_pkt = 0; nb_pkt < nb_pkt_per_burst; nb_pkt++) {
 		pkt = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(mp);
@@ -330,7 +340,7 @@ generate_packet_burst_proto(struct rte_mempool *mp,
 			if (i != nb_pkt_segs - 1)
 				pkt_seg->data_len = pkt_seg_data_len;
 			else
-				pkt_seg->data_len = pkt_seg_data_len + pkt_len % nb_pkt_segs;
+				pkt_seg->data_len = last_seg_data_len;
 		}
 		pkt_seg->next = NULL; /* Last segment of packet. */
 
diff --git a/app/test/packet_burst_generator.h b/app/test/packet_burst_generator.h
index cce41bcd0f..600addee3a 100644
--- a/app/test/packet_burst_generator.h
+++ b/app/test/packet_burst_generator.h
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ int
 generate_packet_burst(struct rte_mempool *mp, struct rte_mbuf **pkts_burst,
 		struct rte_ether_hdr *eth_hdr, uint8_t vlan_enabled,
 		void *ip_hdr, uint8_t ipv4, struct rte_udp_hdr *udp_hdr,
-		int nb_pkt_per_burst, uint8_t pkt_len, uint8_t nb_pkt_segs);
+		int nb_pkt_per_burst, uint16_t pkt_len, uint8_t nb_pkt_segs);
 
 int
 generate_packet_burst_proto(struct rte_mempool *mp,
 		struct rte_mbuf **pkts_burst, struct rte_ether_hdr *eth_hdr,
 		uint8_t vlan_enabled, void *ip_hdr,
 		uint8_t ipv4, uint8_t proto, void *proto_hdr,
-		int nb_pkt_per_burst, uint8_t pkt_len, uint8_t nb_pkt_segs);
+		int nb_pkt_per_burst, uint16_t pkt_len, uint8_t nb_pkt_segs);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
-- 
2.51.0



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