From: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf.kernel@gmail.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, "Björn Töpel" <bjorn@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v4 3/4] selftests: drv-net: add a kperf runner
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:02:45 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261111000246.962871-4-sdf@fomichev.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261111000246.962871-1-sdf@fomichev.me>
Add a helper to manage kperf servers, run the client, and return the
aggregate throughput of both ends. Use a random control port and a unique
PID file per server, as the hosts may share /tmp, and report server cleanup
failures. kperf-server --kill waits for the sessions of a server to exit,
as they may still be releasing devmem and RX steering, which the next test
needs. A server which can log does so to a file next to its PID file, and
the end of both logs is printed when the client fails, as the client can
only tell that a server went away.
Reviewed-by: Björn Töpel <bjorn@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>
---
.../selftests/drivers/net/lib/py/__init__.py | 4 +-
.../selftests/drivers/net/lib/py/kperf.py | 157 ++++++++++++++++++
.../drivers/net/perf/lib/py/__init__.py | 6 +-
3 files changed, 164 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/py/kperf.py
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/py/__init__.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/py/__init__.py
index 40ccdcf0c378..7a32f6516a12 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/py/__init__.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/py/__init__.py
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ KSFT_DIR = (Path(__file__).parent / "../../../..").resolve()
from .env import NetDrvEnv, NetDrvEpEnv, NetDrvContEnv
from .feat import set_ethtool_feat
+ from .kperf import KperfResult, KperfRunner
from .load import GenerateTraffic, Iperf3Runner
from .remote import Remote
__all__ += ["NetDrvEnv", "NetDrvEpEnv", "NetDrvContEnv", "GenerateTraffic",
- "Remote", "Iperf3Runner", "set_ethtool_feat"]
+ "Remote", "Iperf3Runner", "KperfResult", "KperfRunner",
+ "set_ethtool_feat"]
except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
print("Failed importing `net` library from kernel sources")
print(str(e))
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/py/kperf.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/py/kperf.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8ee8c5ba2ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/lib/py/kperf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+"""Run and parse kperf network performance measurements."""
+
+import re
+import shlex
+import subprocess
+import uuid
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from lib.py import cmd, ksft_pr, rand_port, wait_port_listen
+
+
+_SECTION_RE = re.compile(r"==\s+(Source|Target)\b")
+_RATE_RE = re.compile(r"\b(Tx|Rx)\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\s+Gbps\b")
+
+
+@dataclass
+class KperfResult:
+ """Aggregate throughput (Gbps) of both endpoints."""
+
+ source_throughput: float
+ target_throughput: float
+
+
+class KperfRunner:
+ """Manage kperf servers and run measurements between test endpoints."""
+
+ def __init__(self, env):
+ self.env = env
+ self._pid_prefix = f"/tmp/ksft-kperf-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+ self._port = rand_port()
+ self._started = []
+ env.require_cmd("kperf-client", local=True)
+ env.require_cmd("kperf-server", local=True, remote=True)
+
+ def _pid_file(self, remote):
+ # The hosts may share /tmp (netns), and kperf-server kills the
+ # process named in an existing PID file.
+ return f"{self._pid_prefix}-{'remote' if remote else 'local'}.pid"
+
+ def _log_file(self, remote):
+ return f"{self._pid_prefix}-{'remote' if remote else 'local'}.log"
+
+ def _server(self, remote, kill=False):
+ host = self.env.remote if remote else None
+ address = self.env.remote_addr if remote else self.env.addr
+ args = ["kperf-server", "--pid-file", self._pid_file(remote)]
+ if kill:
+ args.append("--kill")
+ else:
+ args += ["--addr", address, "--port", str(self._port)]
+ # The output of a daemon is lost, unless it can log
+ usage = cmd("kperf-server --help", host=host, fail=False)
+ if "--log-file" in usage.stdout + usage.stderr:
+ args += ["--log-file", self._log_file(remote)]
+ return cmd(shlex.join(args) if remote else args, host=host,
+ fail=not kill)
+
+ def _print_logs(self):
+ """Print the end of the logs of the servers, to tell why the client
+ failed.
+ """
+ for remote in self._started:
+ host = self.env.remote if remote else None
+ args = ["tail", "-n", "30", self._log_file(remote)]
+ log = cmd(shlex.join(args) if remote else args, host=host,
+ fail=False)
+ if log.stdout.strip():
+ name = "remote" if remote else "local"
+ ksft_pr(f"kperf-server log ({name}):\n{log.stdout.strip()}")
+
+ def __enter__(self):
+ try:
+ for remote in (False, True):
+ self._server(remote)
+ self._started.append(remote)
+ wait_port_listen(self._port)
+ wait_port_listen(self._port, host=self.env.remote)
+ except Exception:
+ self.close()
+ raise
+ return self
+
+ def close(self):
+ """Stop the started kperf servers, which waits for their sessions."""
+ failures = []
+ while self._started:
+ remote = self._started.pop()
+ command = self._server(remote, kill=True)
+ if command.ret:
+ failures.append(command)
+ host = self.env.remote if remote else None
+ args = ["rm", "-f", self._log_file(remote)]
+ cmd(shlex.join(args) if remote else args, host=host, fail=False)
+ if failures:
+ details = "\n".join(str(command) for command in failures)
+ raise RuntimeError(f"failed to stop kperf server(s)\n{details}")
+
+ def __exit__(self, _exc_type, _exc_value, _exc_tb):
+ self.close()
+
+ def run(self, client_args=()):
+ """Run kperf and return its KperfResult."""
+ argv = ["kperf-client", "--src", self.env.remote_addr,
+ "--dst", self.env.addr, "--src-svc", str(self._port),
+ "--dst-svc", str(self._port)]
+ argv += [str(arg) for arg in client_args]
+ command = cmd(argv, background=True)
+ try:
+ command.process(terminate=False, fail=False, timeout=300)
+ except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as error:
+ command.proc.kill()
+ command.process(terminate=False, fail=False)
+ self._print_logs()
+ raise RuntimeError(f"kperf client timed out\n{command!r}") \
+ from error
+ if command.ret:
+ self._print_logs()
+ raise RuntimeError(
+ f"kperf client exited with status {command.ret}\n{command!r}")
+
+ try:
+ result = self.parse(command.stdout + "\n" + command.stderr)
+ except ValueError:
+ ksft_pr(command)
+ self._print_logs()
+ raise
+
+ return result
+
+ @staticmethod
+ def parse(output):
+ """Parse human-readable kperf client output."""
+ throughput = {"Source": [], "Target": []}
+ section = None
+
+ for line in output.splitlines():
+ match = _SECTION_RE.search(line)
+ if match:
+ section = match.group(1)
+ continue
+ if section is None:
+ continue
+
+ match = _RATE_RE.search(line)
+ if match:
+ direction, value = match.groups()
+ if (section, direction) in (("Source", "Tx"),
+ ("Target", "Rx")):
+ throughput[section].append(float(value))
+
+ if not all(throughput.values()):
+ raise ValueError("incomplete kperf result")
+
+ return KperfResult(sum(throughput["Source"]),
+ sum(throughput["Target"]))
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/lib/py/__init__.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/lib/py/__init__.py
index f16606cedd00..fcc5234cdd57 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/lib/py/__init__.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/lib/py/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ KSFT_DIR = (Path(__file__).parent / "../../../../..").resolve()
from net.lib.py import ksft_eq, ksft_ge, ksft_in, ksft_is, ksft_lt, \
ksft_ne, ksft_not_in, ksft_raises, ksft_true, ksft_gt, ksft_not_none
from drivers.net.lib.py import set_ethtool_feat
- from drivers.net.lib.py import GenerateTraffic, Remote, Iperf3Runner
+ from drivers.net.lib.py import GenerateTraffic, Remote, Iperf3Runner, \
+ KperfResult, KperfRunner
from drivers.net.lib.py import NetDrvEnv, NetDrvEpEnv, NetDrvContEnv
__all__ = ["NetNS", "NetNSEnter", "NetdevSimDev", "UserNetNS",
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ KSFT_DIR = (Path(__file__).parent / "../../../../..").resolve()
"ksft_ne", "ksft_not_in", "ksft_raises", "ksft_true", "ksft_gt",
"ksft_not_none",
"NetDrvEnv", "NetDrvEpEnv", "NetDrvContEnv", "GenerateTraffic",
- "Remote", "Iperf3Runner", "set_ethtool_feat"]
+ "Remote", "Iperf3Runner", "KperfResult", "KperfRunner",
+ "set_ethtool_feat"]
except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
print("Failed importing `net` library from kernel sources")
print(str(e))
--
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-11 0:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-11 0:02 [PATCH net-next v4 0/4] selftests: net: add performance metric reporting Stanislav Fomichev
2026-11-11 0:02 ` [PATCH net-next v4 1/4] selftests: net: py: add metric output Stanislav Fomichev
2026-11-13 6:03 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-11-11 0:02 ` [PATCH net-next v4 2/4] selftests: drv-net: add an iperf performance test Stanislav Fomichev
2026-11-13 6:03 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-11-11 0:02 ` Stanislav Fomichev [this message]
2026-11-13 6:03 ` [PATCH net-next v4 3/4] selftests: drv-net: add a kperf runner netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-11-11 0:02 ` [PATCH net-next v4 4/4] selftests: drv-net: measure devmem performance with kperf Stanislav Fomichev
2026-11-13 6:03 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
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