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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))
-- 
2.53.0-Meta


  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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