From: Carolina Jubran <cjubran@nvidia.com>
To: Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>,
Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
"Jakub Kicinski" <kuba@kernel.org>,
Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Cc: Gal Pressman <gal@nvidia.com>, Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>,
"Cosmin Ratiu" <cratiu@nvidia.com>,
Nimrod Oren <noren@nvidia.com>, Mark Bloch <mbloch@nvidia.com>,
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org>,
<netdev@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 3/6] selftests: drv-net: Use Iperf3Runner in devlink_rate_tc_bw.py
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:58:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251120095859.2951339-4-cjubran@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251120095859.2951339-1-cjubran@nvidia.com>
Replace the inline iperf3 subprocess and JSON parsing with
Iperf3Runner.
Signed-off-by: Carolina Jubran <cjubran@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Cosmin Ratiu <cratiu@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Nimrod Oren <noren@nvidia.com>
---
.../drivers/net/hw/devlink_rate_tc_bw.py | 70 ++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/devlink_rate_tc_bw.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/devlink_rate_tc_bw.py
index ead6784d1910..16e5dda5bee1 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/devlink_rate_tc_bw.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/devlink_rate_tc_bw.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ from lib.py import KsftSkipEx, KsftFailEx, KsftXfailEx
from lib.py import NetDrvEpEnv, DevlinkFamily
from lib.py import NlError
from lib.py import cmd, defer, ethtool, ip
+from lib.py import Iperf3Runner
class BandwidthValidator:
@@ -139,8 +140,8 @@ def setup_vlans_on_vf(vf_ifc):
Sets up two VLAN interfaces on the given VF, each mapped to a different TC.
"""
vlan_configs = [
- {"vlan_id": 101, "tc": 3, "ip": "198.51.100.2"},
- {"vlan_id": 102, "tc": 4, "ip": "198.51.100.10"},
+ {"vlan_id": 101, "tc": 3, "ip": "198.51.100.1"},
+ {"vlan_id": 102, "tc": 4, "ip": "198.51.100.9"},
]
for config in vlan_configs:
@@ -224,13 +225,13 @@ def setup_devlink_rate(cfg):
raise KsftFailEx(f"rate_set failed on VF port {port_index}") from exc
-def setup_remote_server(cfg):
+def setup_remote_vlans(cfg):
"""
- Sets up VLAN interfaces and starts iperf3 servers on the remote side.
+ Sets up VLAN interfaces on the remote side.
"""
remote_dev = cfg.remote_ifname
vlan_ids = [101, 102]
- remote_ips = ["198.51.100.1", "198.51.100.9"]
+ remote_ips = ["198.51.100.2", "198.51.100.10"]
for vlan_id, ip_addr in zip(vlan_ids, remote_ips):
vlan_dev = f"{remote_dev}.{vlan_id}"
@@ -238,14 +239,13 @@ def setup_remote_server(cfg):
f"type vlan id {vlan_id}", host=cfg.remote)
cmd(f"ip addr add {ip_addr}/29 dev {vlan_dev}", host=cfg.remote)
cmd(f"ip link set dev {vlan_dev} up", host=cfg.remote)
- cmd(f"iperf3 -s -1 -B {ip_addr}",background=True, host=cfg.remote)
defer(cmd, f"ip link del {vlan_dev}", host=cfg.remote)
def setup_test_environment(cfg, set_tc_mapping=True):
"""
Sets up the complete test environment including VF creation, VLANs,
- bridge configuration, devlink rate setup, and the remote server.
+ bridge configuration and devlink rate setup.
"""
vf_ifc = setup_vf(cfg, set_tc_mapping)
ksft_pr(f"Created VF interface: {vf_ifc}")
@@ -256,51 +256,39 @@ def setup_test_environment(cfg, set_tc_mapping=True):
setup_bridge(cfg)
setup_devlink_rate(cfg)
- setup_remote_server(cfg)
- time.sleep(2)
+ setup_remote_vlans(cfg)
-def run_iperf_client(server_ip, local_ip, barrier, min_expected_gbps=0.1):
+def measure_bandwidth(cfg, server_ip, client_ip, barrier):
"""
- Runs a single iperf3 client instance, binding to the given local IP.
- Waits on a barrier to synchronize with other threads.
+ Synchronizes with peers and runs an iperf3-based bandwidth measurement
+ between the given endpoints. Returns average Gbps.
"""
+ runner = Iperf3Runner(cfg, server_ip=server_ip, client_ip=client_ip)
try:
barrier.wait(timeout=10)
except Exception as exc:
raise KsftFailEx("iperf3 barrier wait timed") from exc
- iperf_cmd = ["iperf3", "-c", server_ip, "-B", local_ip, "-J"]
- result = subprocess.run(iperf_cmd, capture_output=True, text=True,
- check=True)
-
try:
- output = json.loads(result.stdout)
- bits_per_second = output["end"]["sum_received"]["bits_per_second"]
- gbps = bits_per_second / 1e9
- if gbps < min_expected_gbps:
- ksft_pr(
- f"iperf3 bandwidth too low: {gbps:.2f} Gbps "
- f"(expected ≥ {min_expected_gbps} Gbps)"
- )
- return None
- return gbps
- except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
- ksft_pr(f"Failed to parse iperf3 JSON output: {exc}")
- return None
+ bw_gbps = runner.measure_bandwidth(reverse=True)
+ except Exception as exc:
+ raise KsftFailEx("iperf3 bandwidth measurement failed") from exc
+ return bw_gbps
-def run_bandwidth_test():
+
+def run_bandwidth_test(cfg):
"""
- Launches iperf3 client threads for each VLAN/TC pair and collects results.
+ Runs parallel bandwidth measurements for each VLAN/TC pair and collects results.
"""
- def _run_iperf_client_thread(server_ip, local_ip, results, barrier, tc_ix):
- results[tc_ix] = run_iperf_client(server_ip, local_ip, barrier)
+ def _run_measure_bandwidth_thread(local_ip, remote_ip, results, barrier, tc_ix):
+ results[tc_ix] = measure_bandwidth(cfg, local_ip, remote_ip, barrier)
vf_vlan_data = [
# (local_ip, remote_ip, TC)
- ("198.51.100.2", "198.51.100.1", 3),
- ("198.51.100.10", "198.51.100.9", 4),
+ ("198.51.100.1", "198.51.100.2", 3),
+ ("198.51.100.9", "198.51.100.10", 4),
]
results = {}
@@ -309,8 +297,8 @@ def run_bandwidth_test():
for local_ip, remote_ip, tc_ix in vf_vlan_data:
thread = threading.Thread(
- target=_run_iperf_client_thread,
- args=(remote_ip, local_ip, results, start_barrier, tc_ix)
+ target=_run_measure_bandwidth_thread,
+ args=(local_ip, remote_ip, results, start_barrier, tc_ix)
)
thread.start()
threads.append(thread)
@@ -320,10 +308,11 @@ def run_bandwidth_test():
for tc_ix, tc_bw in results.items():
if tc_bw is None:
- raise KsftFailEx("iperf3 client failed; cannot evaluate bandwidth")
+ raise KsftFailEx("iperf3 failed; cannot evaluate bandwidth")
return results
+
def calculate_bandwidth_percentages(results):
"""
Calculates the percentage of total bandwidth received by TC3 and TC4.
@@ -398,10 +387,10 @@ def check_bandwidth_distribution(bw_data, validator):
def run_bandwidth_distribution_test(cfg, set_tc_mapping):
"""
- Runs parallel iperf3 tests for both TCs and collects results.
+ Runs parallel bandwidth measurements for both TCs and collects results.
"""
setup_test_environment(cfg, set_tc_mapping)
- bandwidths = run_bandwidth_test()
+ bandwidths = run_bandwidth_test(cfg)
bw_data = calculate_bandwidth_percentages(bandwidths)
test_name = "with TC mapping" if set_tc_mapping else "without TC mapping"
print_bandwidth_results(bw_data, test_name)
@@ -451,7 +440,6 @@ def main() -> None:
)
if not cfg.pci:
raise KsftSkipEx("Could not get PCI address of the interface")
- cfg.require_cmd("iperf3", local=True, remote=True)
cfg.bw_validator = BandwidthValidator()
--
2.38.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-11-20 10:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-20 9:58 [PATCH net-next 0/6] selftests: drv-net: Fix issues in devlink_rate_tc_bw.py Carolina Jubran
2025-11-20 9:58 ` [PATCH net-next 1/6] selftests: drv-net: Add devlink_rate_tc_bw.py to TEST_PROGS Carolina Jubran
2025-11-21 3:03 ` Jakub Kicinski
2025-11-20 9:58 ` [PATCH net-next 2/6] selftests: drv-net: introduce Iperf3Runner for measurement use cases Carolina Jubran
2025-11-20 9:58 ` Carolina Jubran [this message]
2025-11-20 9:58 ` [PATCH net-next 4/6] selftests: drv-net: Set shell=True for sysfs writes in devlink_rate_tc_bw.py Carolina Jubran
2025-11-20 9:58 ` [PATCH net-next 5/6] selftests: drv-net: Fix and clarify TC bandwidth split " Carolina Jubran
2025-11-20 9:58 ` [PATCH net-next 6/6] selftests: drv-net: Fix tolerance calculation " Carolina Jubran
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