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From: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Subject: Re: Running testpmd over KNI
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 11:44:52 +0100
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On Fri, Jun 05, 2015 at 10:20:09AM -0700, Navneet Rao wrote:
> Hi Bruce:
> 
> Actually I want to use the TESTPMD app as a packet-generator/checker driving the KNI-enabled NICs.
> Is there an easy way to packet generate/check than testpmd?
> 
> Please see attached.
> 
> Thanks
> -Navneet
>
What part of KNI are you looking to test, under what conditions. Do you just 
want to check the throughput of traffic going from userspace to
kernel and back out again? 

/Bruce