Esempio n. 1
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    def benchmark(self, index, lcore, num_pthreads, size_list):
        """
        Just Test IPv4 Throughput for selected parameters.
        """

        Bps = dict()
        Pps = dict()
        Pct = dict()

        if int(lcore[0]) == 1:
            core_mask = dts.create_mask(self.dut.get_core_list(lcore, socket=self.ports_socket))
        else:
            core_mask = dts.create_mask(self.dut.get_core_list(lcore))

        portmask = dts.create_mask([P0, P1])

        self.dut.send_expect("examples/ip_fragmentation/build/ip_fragmentation -c %s -n %d -- -p %s -q %s" % (
            core_mask, self.dut.get_memory_channels(), portmask, num_pthreads), "IP_FRAG:", 120)

        result = [2, lcore, num_pthreads]
        for size in size_list:
            dmac = self.dut.get_mac_address(P0)
            flows = ['Ether(dst="%s")/IP(src="1.2.3.4", dst="100.10.0.1", flags=0)/("X"*%d)' % (dmac, size - 38),
                     'Ether(dst="%s")/IP(src="1.2.3.4", dst="100.20.0.1", flags=0)/("X"*%d)' % (dmac, size - 38),
                     'Ether(dst="%s")/IPv6(dst="101:101:101:101:101:101:101:101",src="ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80")/Raw(load="X"*%d)' % (dmac, size - 58),
                     'Ether(dst="%s")/IPv6(dst="201:101:101:101:101:101:101:101",src="ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80")/Raw(load="X"*%d)' % (dmac, size - 58)]
            self.tester.scapy_append('wrpcap("test1.pcap", [%s])' % string.join(flows, ','))

            # reserved for rx/tx bidirection test
            dmac = self.dut.get_mac_address(P1)
            flows = ['Ether(dst="%s")/IP(src="1.2.3.4", dst="100.30.0.1", flags=0)/("X"*%d)' % (dmac, size - 38),
                     'Ether(dst="%s")/IP(src="1.2.3.4", dst="100.40.0.1", flags=0)/("X"*%d)' % (dmac, size - 38),
                     'Ether(dst="%s")/IPv6(dst="301:101:101:101:101:101:101:101",src="ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80")/Raw(load="X"*%d)' % (dmac, size - 58),
                     'Ether(dst="%s")/IPv6(dst="401:101:101:101:101:101:101:101",src="ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80")/Raw(load="X"*%d)' % (dmac, size - 58)]
            self.tester.scapy_append('wrpcap("test2.pcap", [%s])' % string.join(flows, ','))

            self.tester.scapy_execute()

            tgenInput = []
            tgenInput.append((self.tester.get_local_port(P0), self.tester.get_local_port(P1), "test1.pcap"))
            tgenInput.append((self.tester.get_local_port(P1), self.tester.get_local_port(P0), "test2.pcap"))

            factor = (size + 1517) / 1518
            # wireSpd = 2 * 10000.0 / ((20 + size) * 8)
            Bps[str(size)], Pps[str(size)] = self.tester.traffic_generator_throughput(tgenInput)
            self.verify(Pps[str(size)] > 0, "No traffic detected")
            Pps[str(size)] *= 1.0 / factor / 1000000
            Pct[str(size)] = (1.0 * Bps[str(size)] * 100) / (2 * 10000000000)

            result.append(Pps[str(size)])
            result.append(Pct[str(size)])

        dts.results_table_add_row(result)

        self.dut.send_expect("^C", "#")
Esempio n. 2
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    def lcore_table_print(self, horizontal=False):
        if not horizontal:
            dts.results_table_add_header(['Socket', 'Core', 'Thread'])

            for lcore in self.cores:
                dts.results_table_add_row([lcore['socket'], lcore['core'], lcore['thread']])
            dts.results_table_print()
        else:
            dts.results_table_add_header(['X'] + [''] * len(self.cores))
            dts.results_table_add_row(['Thread'] + [n['thread'] for n in self.cores])
            dts.results_table_add_row(['Core'] + [n['core'] for n in self.cores])
            dts.results_table_add_row(['Socket'] + [n['socket'] for n in self.cores])
            dts.results_table_print()
    def benchmark(self, lcore, ptype, mode, flow_format, size_list, nic):
        """
        Test ans report checksum offload performance for given parameters.
        """

        Bps = dict()
        Pps = dict()
        Pct = dict()
        dmac = self.dut.get_mac_address(self.dut_ports[0])

        result = [2, lcore, ptype, mode]
        for size in size_list:

            flow = flow_format % (dmac, size)
            self.tester.scapy_append('wrpcap("test.pcap", [%s])' % flow)

            self.tester.scapy_execute()

            tgenInput = []
            tgenInput.append(
                (self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[0]),
                 self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[1]), "test.pcap"))
            tgenInput.append(
                (self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[1]),
                 self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[0]), "test.pcap"))

            Bps[str(size)], Pps[str(
                size)] = self.tester.traffic_generator_throughput(tgenInput)
            self.verify(Pps[str(size)] > 0, "No traffic detected")
            Pps[str(size)] /= 1E6
            Pct[str(size)] = (Pps[str(size)] * 100) / self.wirespeed(
                self.nic, size, 2)

            result.append(Pps[str(size)])
            result.append(Pct[str(size)])

        dts.results_table_add_row(result)
Esempio n. 4
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    def lcore_table_print(self, horizontal=False):
        if not horizontal:
            dts.results_table_add_header(['Socket', 'Core', 'Thread'])

            for lcore in self.cores:
                dts.results_table_add_row(
                    [lcore['socket'], lcore['core'], lcore['thread']])
            dts.results_table_print()
        else:
            dts.results_table_add_header(['X'] + [''] * len(self.cores))
            dts.results_table_add_row(['Thread'] +
                                      [n['thread'] for n in self.cores])
            dts.results_table_add_row(['Core'] +
                                      [n['core'] for n in self.cores])
            dts.results_table_add_row(['Socket'] +
                                      [n['socket'] for n in self.cores])
            dts.results_table_print()
    def benchmark(self, index, lcore, num_pthreads, size_list):
        """
        Just Test IPv4 Throughput for selected parameters.
        """

        Bps = dict()
        Pps = dict()
        Pct = dict()

        if int(lcore[0]) == 1:
            core_mask = dts.create_mask(self.dut.get_core_list(lcore, socket=self.ports_socket))
        else:
            core_mask = dts.create_mask(self.dut.get_core_list(lcore))

        portmask = dts.create_mask([P0, P1])

        self.dut.send_expect(
            "examples/ip_fragmentation/build/ip_fragmentation -c %s -n %d -- -p %s -q %s"
            % (core_mask, self.dut.get_memory_channels(), portmask, num_pthreads),
            "IP_FRAG:",
            120,
        )

        result = [2, lcore, num_pthreads]
        for size in size_list:
            dmac = self.dut.get_mac_address(P0)
            flows = [
                'Ether(dst="%s")/IP(src="1.2.3.4", dst="100.10.0.1", flags=0)/("X"*%d)' % (dmac, size - 38),
                'Ether(dst="%s")/IP(src="1.2.3.4", dst="100.20.0.1", flags=0)/("X"*%d)' % (dmac, size - 38),
                'Ether(dst="%s")/IPv6(dst="101:101:101:101:101:101:101:101",src="ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80")/Raw(load="X"*%d)'
                % (dmac, size - 58),
                'Ether(dst="%s")/IPv6(dst="201:101:101:101:101:101:101:101",src="ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80")/Raw(load="X"*%d)'
                % (dmac, size - 58),
            ]
            self.tester.scapy_append('wrpcap("test1.pcap", [%s])' % string.join(flows, ","))

            # reserved for rx/tx bidirection test
            dmac = self.dut.get_mac_address(P1)
            flows = [
                'Ether(dst="%s")/IP(src="1.2.3.4", dst="100.30.0.1", flags=0)/("X"*%d)' % (dmac, size - 38),
                'Ether(dst="%s")/IP(src="1.2.3.4", dst="100.40.0.1", flags=0)/("X"*%d)' % (dmac, size - 38),
                'Ether(dst="%s")/IPv6(dst="301:101:101:101:101:101:101:101",src="ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80")/Raw(load="X"*%d)'
                % (dmac, size - 58),
                'Ether(dst="%s")/IPv6(dst="401:101:101:101:101:101:101:101",src="ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80:ee80")/Raw(load="X"*%d)'
                % (dmac, size - 58),
            ]
            self.tester.scapy_append('wrpcap("test2.pcap", [%s])' % string.join(flows, ","))

            self.tester.scapy_execute()

            tgenInput = []
            tgenInput.append((self.tester.get_local_port(P0), self.tester.get_local_port(P1), "test1.pcap"))
            tgenInput.append((self.tester.get_local_port(P1), self.tester.get_local_port(P0), "test2.pcap"))

            factor = (size + 1517) / 1518
            # wireSpd = 2 * 10000.0 / ((20 + size) * 8)
            Bps[str(size)], Pps[str(size)] = self.tester.traffic_generator_throughput(tgenInput)
            self.verify(Pps[str(size)] > 0, "No traffic detected")
            Pps[str(size)] *= 1.0 / factor / 1000000
            Pct[str(size)] = (1.0 * Bps[str(size)] * 100) / (2 * 10000000000)

            result.append(Pps[str(size)])
            result.append(Pct[str(size)])

        dts.results_table_add_row(result)

        self.dut.send_expect("^C", "#")
Esempio n. 6
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    def test_perf_l3fwd_2ports(self):
        """
        L3fwd main 2 ports.
        """

        header_row = ["Frame", "Ports", "S/C/T", "Mpps", "% linerate", "mode"]
        self.l3fwd_test_results['header'] = header_row
        dts.results_table_add_header(header_row)
        self.l3fwd_test_results['data'] = []

        for frame_size in TestL3fwd.frame_sizes:

            # Prepare traffic flow
            payload_size = frame_size - HEADER_SIZE['udp'] - \
                HEADER_SIZE['ip'] - HEADER_SIZE['eth']

            flows = ['Ether()/%s/("X"*%d)' % (flow, payload_size) for flow in self.flows()[:4]]

            dts.report("Flows for 2 ports, %d frame size.\n" % (frame_size),
                       annex=True)
            dts.report("%s" % string.join(flows, '\n'),
                       frame=True, annex=True)

            self.tester.scapy_append('wrpcap("test2ports.pcap", [%s])' % string.join(flows, ','))
            self.tester.scapy_execute()

            # Prepare the command line
            global corelist
            pat = re.compile("P([0123]),([0123]),(C\{\d.\d.\d\})")
            coreMask = {}
            rtCmdLines = dict(TestL3fwd.test_cases_2_ports)
            for key in rtCmdLines.keys():
                corelist = []
                while pat.search(rtCmdLines[key]):
                    rtCmdLines[key] = pat.sub(self.repl, rtCmdLines[key])
                self.logger.info("%s\n" % str(corelist))
                coreMask[key] = dts.create_mask(set(corelist))

            # measure by two different mode
            for mode in TestL3fwd.methods:

                # start l3fwd
                index = 0
                subtitle = []
                for cores in rtCmdLines.keys():

                    info = "Executing l3fwd using %s mode, 2 ports, %s and %d frame size.\n" % (
                           mode, cores, frame_size)

                    self.logger.info(info)
                    dts.report(info, annex=True)

                    subtitle.append(cores)
                    cmdline = rtCmdLines[cores] % (TestL3fwd.path + "l3fwd_" + mode, coreMask[cores],
                                                   self.dut.get_memory_channels(), dts.create_mask(valports[:2]))

                    dts.report(cmdline + "\n", frame=True, annex=True)

                    out = self.dut.send_expect(cmdline, "L3FWD:", 120)

                    # Measure test
                    tgenInput = []
                    for rxPort in range(2):
                        # No use on rx/tx limitation
                        if rxPort % 2 == 0:
                            txIntf = self.tester.get_local_port(valports[rxPort + 1])
                        else:
                            txIntf = self.tester.get_local_port(valports[rxPort - 1])

                        rxIntf = self.tester.get_local_port(valports[rxPort])

                        tgenInput.append((txIntf, rxIntf, "test2ports.pcap"))

                    _, pps = self.tester.traffic_generator_throughput(tgenInput)
                    self.verify(pps > 0, "No traffic detected")
                    pps /= 1000000.0
                    linerate = self.wirespeed(self.nic, frame_size, 2)
                    pct = pps * 100 / linerate

                    index += 1

                    # Stop l3fwd
                    self.dut.send_expect("^C", "#")

                    data_row = [frame_size, 2, cores, str(pps), str(pct), mode]
                    dts.results_table_add_row(data_row)
                    self.l3fwd_test_results['data'].append(data_row)

        self.plot_2_ports()
        dts.results_table_print()
Esempio n. 7
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    def get_throughput(self, frame_size, rx_queues_per_port, cores_config, command_line):
        """
        Get the throughput for a test case from test_cases_4_ports.
        """

        output_pattern = re.compile("P([0123]),([0123]),(C\{\d.\d.\d\})")

        bps = dict()
        pps = dict()
        pct = dict()

        global corelist
        corelist = []

        while output_pattern.search(command_line):
            command_line = output_pattern.sub(self.repl, command_line)

        self.logger.debug("%s\n" % str(corelist))
        core_mask = dts.create_mask(set(corelist))

        # First, measure by two different methods
        for method in TestL3fwd.methods:
            # start l3fwd
            method_command_line = command_line % (TestL3fwd.path + "l3fwd_" + method,
                                                  core_mask,
                                                  self.dut.get_memory_channels(),
                                                  dts.create_mask(valports[:4]))

            dts.report(method_command_line + "\n", frame=True, annex=True)

            out = self.dut.send_expect(method_command_line, "L3FWD:", 120)

            # measure test
            tgen_input = []
            for rxPort in range(4):
                if rxPort % 2 == 0:
                    tx_interface = self.tester.get_local_port(valports[rxPort + 1])
                else:
                    tx_interface = self.tester.get_local_port(valports[rxPort - 1])

                rx_interface = self.tester.get_local_port(valports[rxPort])
                tgen_input.append((tx_interface, rx_interface, "dst%d.pcap" % valports[rxPort]))

            # FIX ME
            bps[method], pps[method] = self.tester.traffic_generator_throughput(tgen_input)
            self.verify(pps[method] > 0, "No traffic detected")
            pps[method] /= 1000000.0
            pct[method] = pps[method] * 100 / float(self.wirespeed(self.nic,
                                                                   frame_size,
                                                                   4))

            # stop l3fwd
            self.dut.send_expect("^C", "#")

        data_row = [frame_size, rx_queues_per_port, cores_config]
        for method in TestL3fwd.methods:
            data_row.append(pps[method])
            data_row.append(pct[method])

        # generate report table
        dts.results_table_add_row(data_row)
        self.l3fwd_test_results['data'].append(data_row)
Esempio n. 8
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    def test_perf_pmd_performance_2ports(self):
        """
        PMD Performance Benchmarking with 2 ports.
        """

        all_cores_mask = dts.create_mask(self.dut.get_core_list("all"))

        # prepare traffic generator input
        tgen_input = []
        tgen_input.append(
            (self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[0]),
             self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[1]), "test.pcap"))
        tgen_input.append(
            (self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[1]),
             self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[0]), "test.pcap"))

        # run testpmd for each core config
        for test_cycle in self.test_cycles:
            core_config = test_cycle['cores']

            core_list = self.dut.get_core_list(core_config,
                                               socket=self.ports_socket)

            if len(core_list) > 2:
                queues = len(core_list) / 2
            else:
                queues = 1

            core_mask = dts.create_mask(core_list)
            port_mask = dts.create_mask([self.dut_ports[0], self.dut_ports[1]])

            self.pmdout.start_testpmd(
                "all", "--coremask=%s --rxq=%d --txq=%d --portmask=%s" %
                (core_mask, queues, queues, port_mask))
            command_line = self.pmdout.get_pmd_cmd()

            info = "Executing PMD using %s\n" % test_cycle['cores']
            self.logger.info(info)
            dts.report(info, annex=True)
            dts.report(command_line + "\n\n", frame=True, annex=True)

            self.dut.send_expect("start", "testpmd> ")
            for frame_size in self.frame_sizes:
                wirespeed = self.wirespeed(self.nic, frame_size, 2)

                # create pcap file
                self.logger.info("Running with frame size %d " % frame_size)
                payload_size = frame_size - self.headers_size
                self.tester.scapy_append(
                    'wrpcap("test.pcap", [Ether(src="52:00:00:00:00:00")/IP()/UDP()/("X"*%d)])'
                    % payload_size)
                self.tester.scapy_execute()

                # run traffic generator
                _, pps = self.tester.traffic_generator_throughput(tgen_input)

                pps /= 1000000.0
                test_cycle['Mpps'][frame_size] = pps
                test_cycle['pct'][frame_size] = pps * 100 / wirespeed

            self.dut.send_expect("stop", "testpmd> ")
            self.dut.send_expect("quit", "# ", 30)
            sleep(5)

        for n in range(len(self.test_cycles)):
            for frame_size in self.frame_sizes:
                self.verify(self.test_cycles[n]['Mpps'][frame_size] > 0,
                            "No traffic detected")

        # Print results
        dts.results_table_add_header(self.table_header)
        for frame_size in self.frame_sizes:
            table_row = [frame_size]
            for test_cycle in self.test_cycles:
                table_row.append(test_cycle['Mpps'][frame_size])
                table_row.append(test_cycle['pct'][frame_size])

            dts.results_table_add_row(table_row)

        self.plot_results(number_ports=2)
        dts.results_table_print()
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    def test_perf_multiprocess_client_serverperformance(self):
        """
        Benchmark Multiprocess client-server performance.
        """
        self.dut.kill_all()
        self.dut.send_expect("fg", "# ")
        dutPorts = self.dut.get_ports()
        txPort = self.tester.get_local_port(dutPorts[0])
        rxPort = self.tester.get_local_port(dutPorts[1])
        mac = self.tester.get_mac(txPort)

        self.tester.scapy_append('dmac="%s"' %
                                 self.dut.get_mac_address(dutPorts[0]))
        self.tester.scapy_append('smac="%s"' % mac)
        if not self.dut.want_perf_tests:
            self.tester.scapy_append(
                'flows = [Ether(src=smac, dst=dmac)/IP(src="192.168.1.%s" % src, dst="192.168.1.%s" % dst)/("X"*26) for src in range(64) for dst in range(64)]'
            )
        else:
            self.tester.scapy_append(
                'flows = [Ether(src=smac, dst=dmac)/IP(src="192.168.1.1", dst="192.168.1.1")/("X"*26)]'
            )
        self.tester.scapy_append('wrpcap("test.pcap", flows)')
        self.tester.scapy_execute()

        validExecutions = []
        for execution in executions:
            if len(self.dut.get_core_list(
                    execution['cores'])) == execution['nprocs']:
                validExecutions.append(execution)

        for execution in validExecutions:
            coreList = self.dut.get_core_list(execution['cores'])

            coreMask = dts.create_mask(self.dut.get_core_list('1S/1C/1T'))
            portMask = dts.create_mask([dutPorts[0], dutPorts[1]])
            self.dut.send_expect(
                "./examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/client_server_mp/mp_server/%s/mp_server -n %d -c %s -- -p %s -n %d"
                % (self.target, self.dut.get_memory_channels(), "0xA0",
                   portMask, execution['nprocs']), "Finished Process Init", 20)
            self.dut.send_expect("^Z", "\r\n")
            self.dut.send_expect("bg", "# ")

            for n in range(execution['nprocs']):
                time.sleep(5)
                coreMask = dts.create_mask([coreList[n]])
                self.dut.send_expect(
                    "./examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_client/client_server_mp/mp_client/%s/mp_client -n %d -c %s --proc-type=secondary -- -n %d"
                    %
                    (self.target, self.dut.get_memory_channels(), coreMask, n),
                    "Finished Process Init")
                self.dut.send_expect("^Z", "\r\n")
                self.dut.send_expect("bg", "# ")

            tgenInput = []
            tgenInput.append([txPort, rxPort, "test.pcap"])
            _, pps = self.tester.traffic_generator_throughput(tgenInput)
            execution['pps'] = pps
            self.dut.kill_all()
            time.sleep(5)

        for n in range(len(executions)):
            self.verify(executions[n]['pps'] is not 0, "No traffic detected")

        dts.results_table_add_header([
            'Server threads', 'Server Cores/Threads', 'Num-procs',
            'Sockets/Cores/Threads', 'Num Ports', 'Frame Size',
            '%-age Line Rate', 'Packet Rate(mpps)'
        ])

        for execution in validExecutions:
            dts.results_table_add_row([
                1, '1S/1C/1T', execution['nprocs'], execution['cores'], 2, 64,
                execution['pps'] / float(100000000 / (8 * 84)),
                execution['pps'] / float(1000000)
            ])

        dts.results_table_print()
Esempio n. 10
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    def test_perf_pmd_performance_2ports(self):
        """
        PMD Performance Benchmarking with 2 ports.
        """

        all_cores_mask = dts.create_mask(self.dut.get_core_list("all"))

        # prepare traffic generator input
        tgen_input = []
        tgen_input.append((self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[0]),
                           self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[1]),
                           "test.pcap"))
        tgen_input.append((self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[1]),
                           self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[0]),
                           "test.pcap"))

        # run testpmd for each core config
        for test_cycle in self.test_cycles:
            core_config = test_cycle['cores']

            core_list = self.dut.get_core_list(core_config,
                                               socket=self.ports_socket)

            if len(core_list) > 2:
                queues = len(core_list) / 2
            else:
                queues = 1

            core_mask = dts.create_mask(core_list)
            port_mask = dts.create_mask([self.dut_ports[0], self.dut_ports[1]])

            self.pmdout.start_testpmd("all", "--coremask=%s --rxq=%d --txq=%d --portmask=%s" % (core_mask, queues, queues, port_mask))
            command_line = self.pmdout.get_pmd_cmd()

            info = "Executing PMD using %s\n" % test_cycle['cores']
            self.logger.info(info)
            dts.report(info, annex=True)
            dts.report(command_line + "\n\n", frame=True, annex=True)

            self.dut.send_expect("start", "testpmd> ")
            for frame_size in self.frame_sizes:
                wirespeed = self.wirespeed(self.nic, frame_size, 2)

                # create pcap file
                self.logger.info("Running with frame size %d " % frame_size)
                payload_size = frame_size - self.headers_size
                self.tester.scapy_append(
                    'wrpcap("test.pcap", [Ether(src="52:00:00:00:00:00")/IP()/UDP()/("X"*%d)])' % payload_size)
                self.tester.scapy_execute()

                # run traffic generator
                _, pps = self.tester.traffic_generator_throughput(tgen_input)

                pps /= 1000000.0
                test_cycle['Mpps'][frame_size] = pps
                test_cycle['pct'][frame_size] = pps * 100 / wirespeed

            self.dut.send_expect("stop", "testpmd> ")
            self.dut.send_expect("quit", "# ", 30)
            sleep(5)

        for n in range(len(self.test_cycles)):
            for frame_size in self.frame_sizes:
                self.verify(self.test_cycles[n]['Mpps'][
                            frame_size] > 0, "No traffic detected")

        # Print results
        dts.results_table_add_header(self.table_header)
        for frame_size in self.frame_sizes:
            table_row = [frame_size]
            for test_cycle in self.test_cycles:
                table_row.append(test_cycle['Mpps'][frame_size])
                table_row.append(test_cycle['pct'][frame_size])

            dts.results_table_add_row(table_row)

        self.plot_results(number_ports=2)
        dts.results_table_print()
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    def test_perf_l2fwd_performance(self):
        """
        Benchmark performance for frame_sizes.
        """
        ports = []
        for port in xrange(self.number_of_ports):
            ports.append(self.dut_ports[port])

        port_mask = dts.create_mask(ports)
        core_mask = dts.create_mask(self.dut.get_core_list(self.core_config,
                                                           socket=self.ports_socket))

        for frame_size in self.frame_sizes:

            payload_size = frame_size - self.headers_size

            tgen_input = []
            for port in xrange(self.number_of_ports):
                rx_port = self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[port % self.number_of_ports])
                tx_port = self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[(port + 1) % self.number_of_ports])
                destination_mac = self.dut.get_mac_address(self.dut_ports[(port + 1) % self.number_of_ports])
                self.tester.scapy_append('wrpcap("l2fwd_%d.pcap", [Ether(dst="%s")/IP()/UDP()/("X"*%d)])' % (
                    port, destination_mac, payload_size))

                tgen_input.append((tx_port, rx_port, "l2fwd_%d.pcap" % port))

            self.tester.scapy_execute()

            for queues in self.test_queues:

                command_line = "./examples/l2fwd/build/app/l2fwd -n %d -c %s -- -q %s -p %s &" % \
                    (self.dut.get_memory_channels(), core_mask,
                     str(queues['queues']), port_mask)

                self.dut.send_expect(command_line, "memory mapped", 60)

                info = "Executing l2fwd using %s queues, frame size %d and %s setup.\n" % \
                       (queues['queues'], frame_size, self.core_config)

                self.logger.info(info)
                dts.report(info, annex=True)
                dts.report(command_line + "\n\n", frame=True, annex=True)
                _, pps = self.tester.traffic_generator_throughput(tgen_input)
                Mpps = pps / 1000000.0
                queues['Mpps'][frame_size] = Mpps
                queues['pct'][frame_size] = Mpps * 100 / float(self.wirespeed(
                                                               self.nic,
                                                               frame_size,
                                                               self.number_of_ports))

                self.quit_l2fwd()

        # Look for transmission error in the results
        for frame_size in self.frame_sizes:
            for n in range(len(self.test_queues)):
                self.verify(self.test_queues[n]['Mpps'][frame_size] > 0,
                            "No traffic detected")

        # Prepare the results for table and plot printing
        for frame_size in self.frame_sizes:
            results_row = []
            results_row.append(frame_size)
            for queue in self.test_queues:
                results_row.append(queue['Mpps'][frame_size])
                results_row.append(queue['pct'][frame_size])

            dts.results_table_add_row(results_row)

        self.plot_results()
        dts.results_table_print()