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 4/4] selftests: drv-net: measure devmem performance with kperf
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:02:46 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261111000246.962871-5-sdf@fomichev.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261111000246.962871-1-sdf@fomichev.me>
Add a separate udmabuf-backed devmem performance test using KperfRunner.
Keep correctness cases in drivers/net/hw. Skip the test when kperf or
/dev/udmabuf is missing, and fail it when the kperf run fails.
Example metric output:
# # ktap-metric-json: {"goal":"higher","name":"throughput","value":389.127}
Reviewed-by: Björn Töpel <bjorn@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>
---
.../selftests/drivers/net/perf/Makefile | 1 +
.../testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/config | 3 +
.../selftests/drivers/net/perf/devmem.py | 96 +++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 100 insertions(+)
create mode 100755 tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/devmem.py
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/Makefile
index 31b0b60de4f6..1a90537d2726 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
TEST_PROGS := \
+ devmem.py \
iperf.py \
# end of TEST_PROGS
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/config b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/config
index 6450f34933e6..111e9b58610d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/config
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
CONFIG_IPV6=y
+CONFIG_NET_DEVMEM=y
+CONFIG_SYNC_FILE=y
+CONFIG_UDMABUF=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/devmem.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/devmem.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..4c1fb9b51fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/perf/devmem.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+"""Measure udmabuf-backed devmem TCP throughput with kperf."""
+
+from lib.py import cmd, defer, ethtool, EthtoolFamily, KperfRunner
+from lib.py import ksft_disruptive, ksft_exit, ksft_metric, ksft_run
+from lib.py import KsftSkipEx, NetDrvEpEnv
+
+
+UDMABUF_LIMIT = "/sys/module/udmabuf/parameters/size_limit_mb"
+UDMABUF_SIZE_MB = 2048
+
+
+def _set_udmabuf_limit(host) -> None:
+ current = cmd(f"cat {UDMABUF_LIMIT}", host=host).stdout.strip()
+ if int(current) >= UDMABUF_SIZE_MB:
+ return
+
+ cmd(f"echo {UDMABUF_SIZE_MB} > {UDMABUF_LIMIT}", host=host, shell=True)
+ defer(cmd, f"echo {current} > {UDMABUF_LIMIT}", host=host, shell=True)
+
+
+def _enable_hw_gro(cfg) -> None:
+ features = ethtool(f"-k {cfg.ifname}", json=True)[0]
+ hw_gro = features["rx-gro-hw"]
+ if not hw_gro["active"]:
+ if hw_gro["fixed"]:
+ raise KsftSkipEx("Test requires rx-gro-hw support")
+ ethtool(f"-K {cfg.ifname} rx-gro-hw on")
+ defer(ethtool, f"-K {cfg.ifname} rx-gro-hw off")
+
+
+@ksft_disruptive
+def kperf(cfg) -> None:
+ """Measure udmabuf-backed devmem performance with kperf."""
+ runner = KperfRunner(cfg)
+
+ for name, host in (("local", None), ("remote", cfg.remote)):
+ if cmd("test -c /dev/udmabuf", host=host, fail=False).ret:
+ raise KsftSkipEx(f"Test requires /dev/udmabuf on the {name} host")
+ _set_udmabuf_limit(host)
+
+ # kperf reprograms the RSS indirection table for its queues.
+ defer(ethtool, f"-X {cfg.ifname} default")
+
+ _enable_hw_gro(cfg)
+
+ ethnl = EthtoolFamily()
+ rings = ethnl.rings_get({"header": {"dev-index": cfg.ifindex}})
+ restore = {
+ "header": {"dev-index": cfg.ifindex},
+ "tcp-data-split": rings.get("tcp-data-split", "unknown"),
+ }
+ config = {
+ "header": {"dev-index": cfg.ifindex},
+ "tcp-data-split": "enabled",
+ }
+ # Memory providers require a zero threshold where the driver has one.
+ if "hds-thresh" in rings:
+ restore["hds-thresh"] = rings["hds-thresh"]
+ config["hds-thresh"] = 0
+ defer(ethnl.rings_set, restore)
+ ethnl.rings_set(config)
+
+ devmem_args = [
+ "--time", "15",
+ "--num-connections", "4",
+ "--read-size", str(64 << 20),
+ "--write-size", str(64 << 20),
+ "--pin-off", "4",
+ "--num-rx-queues", "4",
+ "--dmabuf-rx-size-mb", str(UDMABUF_SIZE_MB),
+ "--dmabuf-tx-size-mb", str(UDMABUF_SIZE_MB),
+ "--validate", "no",
+ "--devmem-rx",
+ "--devmem-tx",
+ "--devmem-rx-memory", "host",
+ "--devmem-tx-memory", "host",
+ ]
+
+ with runner:
+ result = runner.run(client_args=devmem_args)
+
+ ksft_metric("throughput", result.target_throughput, goal="higher")
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+ """Run the devmem performance test."""
+ with NetDrvEpEnv(__file__, nsim_test=False) as cfg:
+ ksft_run([kperf], args=(cfg,))
+ ksft_exit()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ main()
--
2.53.0-Meta
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 ` [PATCH net-next v4 3/4] selftests: drv-net: add a kperf runner 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 4/4] selftests: drv-net: measure devmem performance with kperf netdev-bot+sashiko
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20261111000246.962871-5-sdf@fomichev.me \
--to=sdf.kernel@gmail.com \
--cc=bjorn@kernel.org \
--cc=davem@davemloft.net \
--cc=edumazet@google.com \
--cc=kuba@kernel.org \
--cc=netdev@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=pabeni@redhat.com \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox