1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
2 Copyright(c) 2017 Cavium, Inc
4 dpdk-test-eventdev Application
5 ==============================
7 The ``dpdk-test-eventdev`` tool is a Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK)
8 application that allows exercising various eventdev use cases.
9 This application has a generic framework to add new eventdev based test cases to
10 verify functionality and measure the performance parameters of DPDK eventdev
14 Running the Application
15 -----------------------
17 The application has a number of command line options:
19 .. code-block:: console
21 dpdk-test-eventdev [EAL Options] -- [application options]
26 The following are the EAL command-line options that can be used in conjunction
27 with the ``dpdk-test-eventdev`` application.
28 See the DPDK Getting Started Guides for more information on these options.
30 * ``-c <COREMASK>`` or ``-l <CORELIST>``
32 Set the hexadecimal bitmask of the cores to run on. The corelist is a
35 * ``--vdev <driver><id>``
37 Add a virtual eventdev device.
42 The following are the application command-line options:
46 Set verbose level. Default is 1. Value > 1 displays more details.
50 Set the device id of the event device.
54 Set test name, where ``name`` is one of the following::
65 Set the socket id of the application resources.
69 Set the number of mbufs to be allocated from the mempool.
71 * ``--plcores <CORELIST>``
73 Set the list of cores to be used as producers.
75 * ``--wlcores <CORELIST>``
77 Set the list of cores to be used as workers.
79 * ``--stlist <type_list>``
81 Set the scheduled type of each stage where ``type_list`` size
82 determines the number of stages used in the test application.
83 Each type_list member can be one of the following::
85 P or p : Parallel schedule type
86 O or o : Ordered schedule type
87 A or a : Atomic schedule type
89 Application expects the ``type_list`` in comma separated form (i.e. ``--stlist o,a,a,a``)
93 Set the number of flows to produce.
97 Set the number of packets to produce. 0 implies no limit.
99 * ``--worker_deq_depth <n>``
101 Set the dequeue depth of the worker.
105 Perform forward latency measurement.
107 * ``--queue_priority``
109 Enable queue priority.
111 * ``--prod_type_ethdev``
113 Use ethernet device as producer.
115 * ``--prod_type_timerdev``
117 Use event timer adapter as producer.
119 * ``--prod_type_timerdev_burst``
121 Use burst mode event timer adapter as producer.
123 * ``--timer_tick_nsec``
125 Used to dictate number of nano seconds between bucket traversal of the
126 event timer adapter. Refer `rte_event_timer_adapter_conf`.
130 Used to configure event timer adapter max arm timeout in nano seconds.
134 Dictate the number of nano seconds after which the event timer expires.
138 Number of event timers each producer core will generate.
140 * ``--nb_timer_adptrs``
142 Number of event timer adapters to be used. Each adapter is used in
143 round robin manner by the producer cores.
147 Global dequeue timeout for all the event ports if the provided dequeue
148 timeout is out of the supported range of event device it will be
149 adjusted to the highest/lowest supported dequeue timeout supported.
153 Set packet mbuf size. Can be used to configure Jumbo Frames. Only
154 applicable for `pipeline_atq` and `pipeline_queue` tests.
158 Set max packet mbuf size. Can be used configure Rx/Tx scatter gather.
159 Only applicable for `pipeline_atq` and `pipeline_queue` tests.
168 This is a functional test case that aims at testing the following:
170 #. Verify the ingress order maintenance.
171 #. Verify the exclusive(atomic) access to given atomic flow per eventdev port.
173 .. _table_eventdev_order_queue_test:
175 .. table:: Order queue test eventdev configuration.
177 +---+--------------+----------------+------------------------+
178 | # | Items | Value | Comments |
180 +===+==============+================+========================+
181 | 1 | nb_queues | 2 | q0(ordered), q1(atomic)|
183 +---+--------------+----------------+------------------------+
184 | 2 | nb_producers | 1 | |
186 +---+--------------+----------------+------------------------+
187 | 3 | nb_workers | >= 1 | |
189 +---+--------------+----------------+------------------------+
190 | 4 | nb_ports | nb_workers + | Workers use port 0 to |
191 | | | 1 | port n-1. Producer uses|
193 +---+--------------+----------------+------------------------+
195 .. _figure_eventdev_order_queue_test:
197 .. figure:: img/eventdev_order_queue_test.*
199 order queue test operation.
201 The order queue test configures the eventdev with two queues and an event
202 producer to inject the events to q0(ordered) queue. Both q0(ordered) and
203 q1(atomic) are linked to all the workers.
205 The event producer maintains a sequence number per flow and injects the events
206 to the ordered queue. The worker receives the events from ordered queue and
207 forwards to atomic queue. Since the events from an ordered queue can be
208 processed in parallel on the different workers, the ingress order of events
209 might have changed on the downstream atomic queue enqueue. On enqueue to the
210 atomic queue, the eventdev PMD driver reorders the event to the original
211 ingress order(i.e producer ingress order).
213 When the event is dequeued from the atomic queue by the worker, this test
214 verifies the expected sequence number of associated event per flow by comparing
215 the free running expected sequence number per flow.
220 Supported application command line options are following::
237 Example command to run order queue test:
239 .. code-block:: console
241 sudo <build_dir>/app/dpdk-test-eventdev --vdev=event_sw0 -- \
242 --test=order_queue --plcores 1 --wlcores 2,3
248 This test verifies the same aspects of ``order_queue`` test, the difference is
249 the number of queues used, this test operates on a single ``all types queue(atq)``
250 instead of two different queues for ordered and atomic.
252 .. _table_eventdev_order_atq_test:
254 .. table:: Order all types queue test eventdev configuration.
256 +---+--------------+----------------+------------------------+
257 | # | Items | Value | Comments |
259 +===+==============+================+========================+
260 | 1 | nb_queues | 1 | q0(all types queue) |
262 +---+--------------+----------------+------------------------+
263 | 2 | nb_producers | 1 | |
265 +---+--------------+----------------+------------------------+
266 | 3 | nb_workers | >= 1 | |
268 +---+--------------+----------------+------------------------+
269 | 4 | nb_ports | nb_workers + | Workers use port 0 to |
270 | | | 1 | port n-1.Producer uses |
272 +---+--------------+----------------+------------------------+
274 .. _figure_eventdev_order_atq_test:
276 .. figure:: img/eventdev_order_atq_test.*
278 order all types queue test operation.
283 Supported application command line options are following::
300 Example command to run order ``all types queue`` test:
302 .. code-block:: console
304 sudo <build_dir>/app/dpdk-test-eventdev --vdev=event_octeontx -- \
305 --test=order_atq --plcores 1 --wlcores 2,3
311 This is a performance test case that aims at testing the following:
313 #. Measure the number of events can be processed in a second.
314 #. Measure the latency to forward an event.
316 .. _table_eventdev_perf_queue_test:
318 .. table:: Perf queue test eventdev configuration.
320 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
321 | # | Items | Value | Comments |
323 +===+==============+================+=========================================+
324 | 1 | nb_queues | nb_producers * | Queues will be configured based on the |
325 | | | nb_stages | user requested sched type list(--stlist)|
326 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
327 | 2 | nb_producers | >= 1 | Selected through --plcores command line |
329 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
330 | 3 | nb_workers | >= 1 | Selected through --wlcores command line |
332 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
333 | 4 | nb_ports | nb_workers + | Workers use port 0 to port n-1. |
334 | | | nb_producers | Producers use port n to port p |
335 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
337 .. _figure_eventdev_perf_queue_test:
339 .. figure:: img/eventdev_perf_queue_test.*
341 perf queue test operation.
343 The perf queue test configures the eventdev with Q queues and P ports, where
344 Q and P is a function of the number of workers, the number of producers and
345 number of stages as mentioned in :numref:`table_eventdev_perf_queue_test`.
347 The user can choose the number of workers, the number of producers and number of
348 stages through the ``--wlcores``, ``--plcores`` and the ``--stlist`` application
349 command line arguments respectively.
351 The producer(s) injects the events to eventdev based the first stage sched type
352 list requested by the user through ``--stlist`` the command line argument.
354 Based on the number of stages to process(selected through ``--stlist``),
355 The application forwards the event to next upstream queue and terminates when it
356 reaches the last stage in the pipeline. On event termination, application
357 increments the number events processed and print periodically in one second
358 to get the number of events processed in one second.
360 When ``--fwd_latency`` command line option selected, the application inserts
361 the timestamp in the event on the first stage and then on termination, it
362 updates the number of cycles to forward a packet. The application uses this
363 value to compute the average latency to a forward packet.
365 When ``--prod_type_ethdev`` command line option is selected, the application
366 uses the probed ethernet devices as producers by configuring them as Rx
367 adapters instead of using synthetic producers.
372 Supported application command line options are following::
388 --prod_type_timerdev_burst
400 Example command to run perf queue test:
402 .. code-block:: console
404 sudo <build_dir>/app/dpdk-test-eventdev -c 0xf -s 0x1 --vdev=event_sw0 -- \
405 --test=perf_queue --plcores=2 --wlcore=3 --stlist=p --nb_pkts=0
407 Example command to run perf queue test with ethernet ports:
409 .. code-block:: console
411 sudo build/app/dpdk-test-eventdev --vdev=event_sw0 -- \
412 --test=perf_queue --plcores=2 --wlcore=3 --stlist=p --prod_type_ethdev
414 Example command to run perf queue test with event timer adapter:
416 .. code-block:: console
418 sudo <build_dir>/app/dpdk-test-eventdev --vdev="event_octeontx" -- \
419 --wlcores 4 --plcores 12 --test perf_queue --stlist=a \
420 --prod_type_timerdev --fwd_latency
425 This is a performance test case that aims at testing the following with
426 ``all types queue`` eventdev scheme.
428 #. Measure the number of events can be processed in a second.
429 #. Measure the latency to forward an event.
431 .. _table_eventdev_perf_atq_test:
433 .. table:: Perf all types queue test eventdev configuration.
435 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
436 | # | Items | Value | Comments |
438 +===+==============+================+=========================================+
439 | 1 | nb_queues | nb_producers | Queues will be configured based on the |
440 | | | | user requested sched type list(--stlist)|
441 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
442 | 2 | nb_producers | >= 1 | Selected through --plcores command line |
444 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
445 | 3 | nb_workers | >= 1 | Selected through --wlcores command line |
447 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
448 | 4 | nb_ports | nb_workers + | Workers use port 0 to port n-1. |
449 | | | nb_producers | Producers use port n to port p |
450 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
452 .. _figure_eventdev_perf_atq_test:
454 .. figure:: img/eventdev_perf_atq_test.*
456 perf all types queue test operation.
459 The ``all types queues(atq)`` perf test configures the eventdev with Q queues
460 and P ports, where Q and P is a function of the number of workers and number of
461 producers as mentioned in :numref:`table_eventdev_perf_atq_test`.
464 The atq queue test functions as same as ``perf_queue`` test. The difference
465 is, It uses, ``all type queue scheme`` instead of separate queues for each
466 stage and thus reduces the number of queues required to realize the use case
467 and enables flow pinning as the event does not move to the next queue.
473 Supported application command line options are following::
488 --prod_type_timerdev_burst
500 Example command to run perf ``all types queue`` test:
502 .. code-block:: console
504 sudo <build_dir>/app/dpdk-test-eventdev --vdev=event_octeontx -- \
505 --test=perf_atq --plcores=2 --wlcore=3 --stlist=p --nb_pkts=0
507 Example command to run perf ``all types queue`` test with event timer adapter:
509 .. code-block:: console
511 sudo <build_dir>/app/dpdk-test-eventdev --vdev="event_octeontx" -- \
512 --wlcores 4 --plcores 12 --test perf_atq --verbose 20 \
513 --stlist=a --prod_type_timerdev --fwd_latency
519 This is a pipeline test case that aims at testing the following:
521 #. Measure the end-to-end performance of an event dev with a ethernet dev.
522 #. Maintain packet ordering from Rx to Tx.
524 .. _table_eventdev_pipeline_queue_test:
526 .. table:: Pipeline queue test eventdev configuration.
528 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
529 | # | Items | Value | Comments |
531 +===+==============+================+=========================================+
532 | 1 | nb_queues | (nb_producers | Queues will be configured based on the |
533 | | | * nb_stages) + | user requested sched type list(--stlist)|
534 | | | nb_producers | At the last stage of the schedule list |
535 | | | | the event is enqueued onto per port |
536 | | | | unique queue which is then Transmitted. |
537 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
538 | 2 | nb_producers | >= 1 | Producers will be configured based on |
539 | | | | the number of detected ethernet devices.|
540 | | | | Each ethdev will be configured as an Rx |
542 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
543 | 3 | nb_workers | >= 1 | Selected through --wlcores command line |
545 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
546 | 4 | nb_ports | nb_workers + | Workers use port 0 to port n. |
547 | | | (nb_produces * | Producers use port n+1 to port n+m, |
548 | | | 2) | depending on the Rx adapter capability. |
549 | | | | Consumers use port n+m+1 to port n+o |
550 | | | | depending on the Tx adapter capability. |
551 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
553 .. _figure_eventdev_pipeline_queue_test_generic:
555 .. figure:: img/eventdev_pipeline_queue_test_generic.*
557 .. _figure_eventdev_pipeline_queue_test_internal_port:
559 .. figure:: img/eventdev_pipeline_queue_test_internal_port.*
561 pipeline queue test operation.
563 The pipeline queue test configures the eventdev with Q queues and P ports,
564 where Q and P is a function of the number of workers, the number of producers
565 and number of stages as mentioned in :numref:`table_eventdev_pipeline_queue_test`.
567 The user can choose the number of workers and number of stages through the
568 ``--wlcores`` and the ``--stlist`` application command line arguments
571 The number of producers depends on the number of ethernet devices detected and
572 each ethernet device is configured as a event_eth_rx_adapter that acts as a
575 The producer(s) injects the events to eventdev based the first stage sched type
576 list requested by the user through ``--stlist`` the command line argument.
578 Based on the number of stages to process(selected through ``--stlist``),
579 The application forwards the event to next upstream queue and when it reaches
580 the last stage in the pipeline if the event type is ``atomic`` it is enqueued
581 onto ethdev Tx queue else to maintain ordering the event type is set to
582 ``atomic`` and enqueued onto the last stage queue.
584 If the ethdev and eventdev pair have ``RTE_EVENT_ETH_TX_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT``
585 capability then the worker cores enqueue the packets to the eventdev directly
586 using ``rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_enqueue`` else the worker cores enqueue the
587 packet onto the ``SINGLE_LINK_QUEUE`` that is managed by the Tx adapter.
588 The Tx adapter dequeues the packet and transmits it.
590 On packet Tx, application increments the number events processed and print
591 periodically in one second to get the number of events processed in one
598 Supported application command line options are following::
614 * The ``--prod_type_ethdev`` is mandatory for running this test.
619 Example command to run pipeline queue test:
621 .. code-block:: console
623 sudo <build_dir>/app/dpdk-test-eventdev -c 0xf -s 0x8 --vdev=event_sw0 -- \
624 --test=pipeline_queue --wlcore=1 --prod_type_ethdev --stlist=a
630 This is a pipeline test case that aims at testing the following with
631 ``all types queue`` eventdev scheme.
633 #. Measure the end-to-end performance of an event dev with a ethernet dev.
634 #. Maintain packet ordering from Rx to Tx.
636 .. _table_eventdev_pipeline_atq_test:
638 .. table:: Pipeline atq test eventdev configuration.
640 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
641 | # | Items | Value | Comments |
643 +===+==============+================+=========================================+
644 | 1 | nb_queues | nb_producers + | Queues will be configured based on the |
645 | | | x | user requested sched type list(--stlist)|
646 | | | | where x = nb_producers in generic |
647 | | | | pipeline and 0 if all the ethdev |
648 | | | | being used have Internal port capability|
649 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
650 | 2 | nb_producers | >= 1 | Producers will be configured based on |
651 | | | | the number of detected ethernet devices.|
652 | | | | Each ethdev will be configured as an Rx |
654 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
655 | 3 | nb_workers | >= 1 | Selected through --wlcores command line |
657 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
658 | 4 | nb_ports | nb_workers + | Workers use port 0 to port n. |
659 | | | nb_producers + | Producers use port n+1 to port n+m, |
660 | | | x | depending on the Rx adapter capability. |
661 | | | | x = nb_producers in generic pipeline and|
662 | | | | 0 if all the ethdev being used have |
663 | | | | Internal port capability. |
664 | | | | Consumers may use port n+m+1 to port n+o|
665 | | | | depending on the Tx adapter capability. |
666 +---+--------------+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
668 .. _figure_eventdev_pipeline_atq_test_generic:
670 .. figure:: img/eventdev_pipeline_atq_test_generic.*
672 .. _figure_eventdev_pipeline_atq_test_internal_port:
674 .. figure:: img/eventdev_pipeline_atq_test_internal_port.*
676 pipeline atq test operation.
678 The pipeline atq test configures the eventdev with Q queues and P ports,
679 where Q and P is a function of the number of workers, the number of producers
680 and number of stages as mentioned in :numref:`table_eventdev_pipeline_atq_test`.
682 The atq queue test functions as same as ``pipeline_queue`` test. The difference
683 is, It uses, ``all type queue scheme`` instead of separate queues for each
684 stage and thus reduces the number of queues required to realize the use case.
690 Supported application command line options are following::
706 * The ``--prod_type_ethdev`` is mandatory for running this test.
711 Example command to run pipeline queue test:
713 .. code-block:: console
715 sudo <build_dir>/app/dpdk-test-eventdev -c 0xf -s 0x8 --vdev=event_sw0 -- \
716 --test=pipeline_atq --wlcore=1 --prod_type_ethdev --stlist=a