[dts] [PATCH v2 1/2] test_plans: add test plan for external mempool handler

[Marvin Liu]

Signed-off-by: Marvin Liu <yong.liu at intel.com>

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+========================
+External mempool handler
+========================
+   
+External Mempool Handler feature is an extension to the mempool API that
+allows users to add and use an alternative mempool handler, which allows
+external memory subsystems such as external hardware memory management
+systems and software based memory allocators to be used with DPDK.
+
+Test Case 1: Multiple producers and multiple consumers
+======================================================
+1. Change default mempool handler operations to "ring_mp_mc"
+2. Start test app and verify mempool autotest passed
+
+   test -n 4 -c f
+   RTE>> mempool_autotest
+
+3. Start testpmd with two ports and start forwarding
+
+   testpmd -c 0x6 -n 4  -- -i --portmask=0x3 --txqflags=0
+   testpmd> set fwd mac
+   testpmd> start
+   
+4. Send hundreds of packets from tester ports
+5. verify forwarded packets sequence and integrity
+
+Test Case 2: Single producer and Single consumer
+================================================
+1. Change default mempool operation to "ring_sp_sc"
+2. Start test app and verify mempool autotest passed
+
+   test -n 4 -c f
+   RTE>> mempool_autotest
+
+3. Start testpmd with two ports and start forwarding
+
+   testpmd -c 0x6 -n 4  -- -i --portmask=0x3 --txqflags=0
+   testpmd> set fwd mac
+   testpmd> start
+   
+4. Send hundreds of packets from tester ports
+5. verify forwarded packets sequence and integrity
+
+Test Case 3: Single producer and Multiple consumers
+===================================================
+1. Change default mempool operation to "ring_sp_mc"
+2. Start test app and verify mempool autotest passed
+
+   test -n 4 -c f
+   RTE>> mempool_autotest
+
+3. Start testpmd with two ports and start forwarding
+
+   testpmd -c 0x6 -n 4  -- -i --portmask=0x3 --txqflags=0
+   testpmd> set fwd mac
+   testpmd> start
+   
+4. Send hundreds of packets from tester ports
+5. verify forwarded packets sequence and integrity
+
+Test Case 4: Multiple producers and single consumer
+===================================================
+1. Change default mempool operation to "ring_mp_sc"
+2. Start test app and verify mempool autotest passed
+
+   test -n 4 -c f
+   RTE>> mempool_autotest
+
+3. Start testpmd with two ports and start forwarding
+
+   testpmd -c 0x6 -n 4  -- -i --portmask=0x3 --txqflags=0
+   testpmd> set fwd mac
+   testpmd> start
+   
+4. Send hundreds of packets from tester ports
+5. verify forwarded packets sequence and integrity
+   
+Test Case 4: Stack mempool handler
+==================================
+1. Change default mempool operation to "stack"
+2. Start test app and verify mempool autotest passed
+
+   test -n 4 -c f
+   RTE>> mempool_autotest
+
+3. Start testpmd with two ports and start forwarding
+
+   testpmd -c 0x6 -n 4  -- -i --portmask=0x3 --txqflags=0
+   testpmd> set fwd mac
+   testpmd> start
+   
+4. Send hundreds of packets from tester ports
+5. verify forwarded packets sequence and integrity
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