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From: Ajith Adapa <adapa.ajith@gmail.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Regarding bottlenecks for high speed packet generation
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:16:56 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADAe=+KJ2QuL7ZdrfDWQe8R1vF_r_bu3QBS-5kwZBgQ21QTMtg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

Hi,

I am trying out a sample application written based on packet_mmap to
generate packets at line rates. I am using 3.4.10 kernel and a gigabit
nic card.
I have found some strange issues as mentioned below.

When I am transmitting packets sized 1500 bytes the socket buffers are
easily filled up eventhough if I increase the value of wmem_default
and wmem_max.
The memory I have allotted can fit around 14k packets of 1500 bytes
size. Is the NIC card not able to transmit them ?? How can I check it
??
I have even increased the Hardware tx queue size of NIC card from 256
to 4096 using ethtool.

Does traffic control causing any issue as I read it wont allow traffic bursts ?

Is there any way to find the major bottlenecks that would really cause
problems in high-speed packet generation.

Regards,
Ajith

             reply	other threads:[~2012-10-25 17:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-10-25 17:46 Ajith Adapa [this message]
2012-10-25 18:04 ` Regarding bottlenecks for high speed packet generation Daniel Borkmann
     [not found]   ` <CADAe=++9KHUx3qX+2==+q0Fq44CJ9tjYcO=HdLYOF3FVuM5Vtg@mail.gmail.com>
2012-10-25 19:39     ` Daniel Borkmann
2012-10-26  2:49       ` Ajith Adapa
2012-10-26  3:18         ` David Miller
2012-10-26  6:12           ` Ajith Adapa
2012-10-26 16:15             ` Ben Hutchings
2012-10-27  3:55               ` Ajith Adapa

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