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+#
+# Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
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+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
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+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+"""
+DPDK Test suite.
+"""
+
+import utils
+import json
+import os
+from test_case import TestCase
+from settings import HEADER_SIZE, UPDATE_EXPECTED, load_global_setting
+from pmd_output import PmdOutput
+from copy import deepcopy
+import rst
+from pktgen import PacketGeneratorHelper
+
+
+class TestVfSingleCorePerf(TestCase):
+
+    def set_up_all(self):
+        """
+        Run at the start of each test suite.
+        PMD prerequisites.
+        """
+        # Based on h/w type, choose how many ports to use
+        self.dut_ports = self.dut.get_ports()
+        self.verify(len(self.dut_ports) >= 1, "At least 1 port is required to test")
+        self.socket = self.dut.get_numa_id(self.dut_ports[0])
+        self.vfs_mac = ["00:12:34:56:78:0%d" % (i + 1) for i in self.dut_ports]
+        self.pmdout = PmdOutput(self.dut)
+
+        # set vf assign method and vf driver
+        self.vf_driver = self.get_suite_cfg()['vf_driver']
+        if self.vf_driver is None:
+            self.vf_driver = self.drivername
+
+        # get dts output path
+        if self.logger.log_path.startswith(os.sep):
+            self.output_path = self.logger.log_path
+        else:
+            cur_path = os.path.dirname(
+                os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+            self.output_path = os.sep.join([cur_path, self.logger.log_path])
+        # create an instance to set stream field setting
+        self.pktgen_helper = PacketGeneratorHelper()
+
+        # determine if to save test result as a separated file
+        self.save_result_flag = True
+
+    def set_up(self):
+        """
+        Run before each test case.
+        It's more convenient to load suite configuration here than
+        set_up_all in debug mode.
+        """
+        # test parameters include: frames size, descriptor numbers
+        self.test_parameters = self.get_suite_cfg()['test_parameters']
+
+        # traffic duraion in second
+        self.test_duration = self.get_suite_cfg()['test_duration']
+        self.expected_throughput = self.get_suite_cfg()['expected_throughput'][self.nic]
+
+        # Accepted tolerance in Mpps
+        self.gap = self.get_suite_cfg()['accepted_tolerance']
+
+        # header to print test result table
+        self.table_header = ['Fwd_core', 'Frame Size', 'TXD/RXD', 'Throughput', 'Rate',
+                             'Expected Throughput', 'Throughput Difference']
+        self.test_result = {'header': [], 'data': []}
+
+        # initilize throughput attribution
+        self.throughput = {}
+
+    def setup_vf_env(self):
+        """
+        require enough PF ports,using kernel or dpdk driver, create 1 VF from each PF.
+        """
+        self.used_dut_port = [port for port in self.dut_ports]
+        self.sriov_vfs_port = []
+        for i in self.dut_ports:
+            host_driver = self.dut.ports_info[i]['port'].default_driver
+            self.dut.generate_sriov_vfs_by_port(self.used_dut_port[i], 1, driver=host_driver)
+            sriov_vfs_port = self.dut.ports_info[self.used_dut_port[i]]['vfs_port']
+            self.sriov_vfs_port.append(sriov_vfs_port)
+
+        # set vf mac address.
+        for i in self.dut_ports:
+            pf_intf = self.dut.ports_info[i]['port'].get_interface_name()
+            self.dut.send_expect("ip link set %s vf 0 mac %s" % (pf_intf, self.vfs_mac[i]), "#")
+
+        # bind vf to vf driver
+        try:
+            for i in self.dut_ports:
+                for port in self.sriov_vfs_port[i]:
+                    port.bind_driver(self.vf_driver)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.destroy_vf_env()
+            raise Exception(e)
+
+    def destroy_vf_env(self):
+        """
+        destroy the setup VFs
+        """
+        for i in self.dut_ports:
+            self.dut.destroy_sriov_vfs_by_port(self.dut_ports[i])
+
+    def flows(self):
+        """
+        Return a list of packets that implements the flows described in l3fwd.
+        """
+        return [
+            'IP(src="1.2.3.4",dst="192.18.1.0")',
+            'IP(src="1.2.3.4",dst="192.18.1.1")',
+            'IP(src="1.2.3.4",dst="192.18.0.0")',
+            'IP(src="1.2.3.4",dst="192.18.0.1")',
+            'IP(src="1.2.3.4",dst="192.18.3.0")',
+            'IP(src="1.2.3.4",dst="192.18.3.1")',
+            'IP(src="1.2.3.4",dst="192.18.2.0")',
+            'IP(src="1.2.3.4",dst="192.18.2.1")']
+
+    def create_pacap_file(self, frame_size, port_num):
+        """
+        Prepare traffic flow
+        """
+        payload_size = frame_size - HEADER_SIZE['ip'] - HEADER_SIZE['eth']
+        pcaps = {}
+        for _port in self.dut_ports:
+            if 1 == port_num:
+                flow = ['Ether(dst="%s")/%s/("X"*%d)' % (self.vfs_mac[_port], self.flows()[_port], payload_size)]
+                pcap = os.sep.join([self.output_path, "dst{0}.pcap".format(_port)])
+                self.tester.scapy_append('wrpcap("%s", [%s])' % (pcap, ','.join(flow)))
+                self.tester.scapy_execute()
+                pcaps[_port] = []
+                pcaps[_port].append(pcap)
+            else:
+                index = self.dut_ports[_port]
+                cnt = 0
+                for layer in self.flows()[_port * 2:(_port + 1) * 2]:
+                    flow = ['Ether(dst="%s")/%s/("X"*%d)' % (self.vfs_mac[_port], layer, payload_size)]
+                    pcap = os.sep.join([self.output_path, "dst{0}_{1}.pcap".format(index, cnt)])
+                    self.tester.scapy_append('wrpcap("%s", [%s])' % (pcap, ','.join(flow)))
+                    self.tester.scapy_execute()
+                    if index not in pcaps:
+                        pcaps[index] = []
+                    pcaps[index].append(pcap)
+                    cnt += 1
+        return pcaps
+
+    def prepare_stream(self, pcaps, port_num):
+        """
+        create streams for ports,one port one stream
+        """
+        tgen_input = []
+        if 1 == port_num:
+            txIntf = self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[0])
+            rxIntf = txIntf
+            for pcap in pcaps[0]:
+                tgen_input.append((txIntf, rxIntf, pcap))
+        else:
+            for rxPort in range(port_num):
+                if rxPort % port_num == 0 or rxPort ** 2 == port_num:
+                    txIntf = self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[rxPort + 1])
+                    port_id = self.dut_ports[rxPort + 1]
+                else:
+                    txIntf = self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[rxPort - 1])
+                    port_id = self.dut_ports[rxPort - 1]
+                rxIntf = self.tester.get_local_port(self.dut_ports[rxPort])
+                for pcap in pcaps[port_id]:
+                    tgen_input.append((txIntf, rxIntf, pcap))
+        return tgen_input
+
+    def test_perf_vf_single_core(self):
+        """
+        Run nic single core performance
+        """
+        self.setup_vf_env()
+        port_num = len(self.dut_ports)
+        self.perf_test(port_num)
+        self.handle_expected()
+        self.handle_results()
+
+    def handle_expected(self):
+        """
+        Update expected numbers to configurate file: conf/$suite_name.cfg
+        """
+        if load_global_setting(UPDATE_EXPECTED) == "yes":
+            for fwd_config in list(self.test_parameters.keys()):
+                for frame_size in list(self.test_parameters[fwd_config].keys()):
+                    for nb_desc in self.test_parameters[fwd_config][frame_size]:
+                        self.expected_throughput[fwd_config][frame_size][nb_desc] = \
+                            round(self.throughput[fwd_config][frame_size][nb_desc], 3)
+
+    def perf_test(self, port_num):
+        """
+        Single core Performance Benchmarking test
+        """
+        # ports whitelist
+        eal_para = ""
+        for i in range(port_num):
+            eal_para += " -w " + self.sriov_vfs_port[i][0].pci
+        port_mask = utils.create_mask(self.dut_ports)
+        # parameters for application/testpmd
+        param = " --portmask=%s" % (port_mask)
+
+        for fwd_config in list(self.test_parameters.keys()):
+            # the fwd_config just the config for fwd core
+            # to start testpmd should add 1C to it
+            core_config = '1S/%s' % fwd_config
+            thread_num = int(fwd_config[fwd_config.find('/')+1: fwd_config.find('T')])
+            core_list = self.dut.get_core_list(core_config, socket=self.socket)
+            self.verify(len(core_list) >= thread_num, "the Hyper-threading not open, please open it to test")
+
+            # need add one more core for start testpmd
+            core_list = [core_list[0]] + [str(int(i) + 1) for i in core_list]
+
+            self.logger.info("Executing Test Using cores: %s of config %s" % (core_list, fwd_config))
+
+            nb_cores = thread_num
+
+            # fortville has to use 2 queues at least to get the best performance
+            if self.nic in ["fortville_25g", "fortville_spirit"] or thread_num == 2:
+                param += " --rxq=2 --txq=2"
+            # columbiaville use one queue per port for best performance.
+            elif self.nic in ["columbiaville_100g", "columbiaville_25g"]:
+                param += " --rxq=1 --txq=1"
+                # workaround for that testpmd can't forward packets in io forward mode
+                param += " --port-topology=loop"
+
+            self.throughput[fwd_config] = dict()
+            for frame_size in list(self.test_parameters[fwd_config].keys()):
+                self.throughput[fwd_config][frame_size] = dict()
+                pcaps = self.create_pacap_file(frame_size, port_num)
+                tgenInput = self.prepare_stream(pcaps, port_num)
+                for nb_desc in self.test_parameters[fwd_config][frame_size]:
+                    self.logger.info("Test running at parameters: " + "framesize: {}, rxd/txd: {}".format(frame_size, nb_desc))
+                    parameter = param + " --txd=%d --rxd=%d --nb-cores=%d" % (nb_desc, nb_desc, nb_cores)
+                    self.pmdout.start_testpmd(
+                        core_list, parameter, eal_para, socket=self.socket)
+                    self.dut.send_expect("set fwd mac", "testpmd> ", 15)
+                    self.dut.send_expect("start", "testpmd> ", 15)
+
+                    vm_config = self.set_fields()
+                    # clear streams before add new streams
+                    self.tester.pktgen.clear_streams()
+
+                    # run packet generator
+                    streams = self.pktgen_helper.prepare_stream_from_tginput(tgenInput, 100, vm_config, self.tester.pktgen)
+                    # set traffic option
+                    traffic_opt = {'duration': self.test_duration}
+                    _, packets_received = self.tester.pktgen.measure_throughput(stream_ids=streams, options=traffic_opt)
+                    self.verify(packets_received > 0, "No traffic detected")
+                    throughput = packets_received / 1000000.0
+                    self.throughput[fwd_config][frame_size][nb_desc] = throughput
+
+                    self.dut.send_expect("stop", "testpmd> ")
+                    self.dut.send_expect("quit", "# ", 30)
+
+                    self.verify(throughput, "No traffic detected, please check your configuration")
+                    self.logger.info("Trouthput of " + "framesize: {}, rxd/txd: {} is :{} Mpps".format(
+                            frame_size, nb_desc, throughput))
+
+        return self.throughput
+
+    def handle_results(self):
+        """
+        results handled process:
+        1, save to self.test_results
+        2, create test results table
+        3, save to json file for Open Lab
+        """
+        # save test results to self.test_result
+        header = self.table_header
+        for fwd_config in list(self.test_parameters.keys()):
+            ret_datas = {}
+            for frame_size in list(self.test_parameters[fwd_config].keys()):
+                wirespeed = self.wirespeed(self.nic, frame_size, len(self.dut_ports))
+                ret_datas[frame_size] = {}
+                for nb_desc in self.test_parameters[fwd_config][frame_size]:
+                    ret_data = {}
+                    ret_data[header[0]] = fwd_config
+                    ret_data[header[1]] = frame_size
+                    ret_data[header[2]] = nb_desc
+                    ret_data[header[3]] = "{:.3f} Mpps".format(
+                        self.throughput[fwd_config][frame_size][nb_desc])
+                    ret_data[header[4]] = "{:.3f}%".format(
+                        self.throughput[fwd_config][frame_size][nb_desc] * 100 / wirespeed)
+                    ret_data[header[5]] = "{:.3f} Mpps".format(
+                        self.expected_throughput[fwd_config][frame_size][nb_desc])
+                    ret_data[header[6]] = "{:.3f} Mpps".format(
+                        self.throughput[fwd_config][frame_size][nb_desc] -
+                        self.expected_throughput[fwd_config][frame_size][nb_desc])
+
+                    ret_datas[frame_size][nb_desc] = deepcopy(ret_data)
+                self.test_result[fwd_config] = deepcopy(ret_datas)
+
+        # Create test results table
+        self.result_table_create(header)
+        for fwd_config in list(self.test_parameters.keys()):
+            for frame_size in list(self.test_parameters[fwd_config].keys()):
+                for nb_desc in self.test_parameters[fwd_config][frame_size]:
+                    table_row = list()
+                    for i in range(len(header)):
+                        table_row.append(
+                            self.test_result[fwd_config][frame_size][nb_desc][header[i]])
+                    self.result_table_add(table_row)
+        # present test results to screen
+        self.result_table_print()
+
+        # save test results as a file
+        if self.save_result_flag:
+            self.save_result(self.test_result)
+
+    def save_result(self, data):
+        """
+        Saves the test results as a separated file named with
+        self.nic+_single_core_perf.json in output folder
+        if self.save_result_flag is True
+        """
+        json_obj = dict()
+        case_name = self.running_case
+        json_obj[case_name] = list()
+        status_result = []
+        for fwd_config in list(self.test_parameters.keys()):
+            for frame_size in list(self.test_parameters[fwd_config].keys()):
+                for nb_desc in self.test_parameters[fwd_config][frame_size]:
+                    row_in = self.test_result[fwd_config][frame_size][nb_desc]
+                    row_dict0 = dict()
+                    row_dict0['performance'] = list()
+                    row_dict0['parameters'] = list()
+                    result_throughput = float(row_in['Throughput'].split()[0])
+                    expected_throughput = float(row_in['Expected Throughput'].split()[0])
+                    # delta value and accepted tolerance in percentage
+                    delta = result_throughput - expected_throughput
+                    if delta > -self.gap:
+                        row_dict0['status'] = 'PASS'
+                    else:
+                        row_dict0['status'] = 'FAIL'
+                    row_dict1 = dict(name="Throughput", value=result_throughput, unit="Mpps", delta=delta)
+                    row_dict2 = dict(name="Txd/Rxd", value=row_in["TXD/RXD"], unit="descriptor")
+                    row_dict3 = dict(name="frame_size", value=row_in["Frame Size"], unit="bytes")
+                    row_dict4 = dict(name="Fwd_core", value=row_in["Fwd_core"])
+                    row_dict0['performance'].append(row_dict1)
+                    row_dict0['parameters'].append(row_dict2)
+                    row_dict0['parameters'].append(row_dict3)
+                    row_dict0['parameters'].append(row_dict4)
+                    json_obj[case_name].append(row_dict0)
+                    status_result.append(row_dict0['status'])
+        with open(os.path.join(rst.path2Result,
+                               '{0:s}_single_core_perf.json'.format(
+                                   self.nic)), 'w') as fp:
+            json.dump(json_obj, fp)
+        self.verify("FAIL" not in status_result, "Excessive gap between test results and expectations")
+
+    def set_fields(self):
+        """
+        set ip protocol field behavior
+        """
+        fields_config = {'ip': {'src': {'action': 'random'}, }, }
+        return fields_config
+
+    def tear_down(self):
+        """
+        Run after each test case.
+        """
+        self.destroy_vf_env()
+
+    def tear_down_all(self):
+        """
+        Run after each test suite.
+        """
+        self.dut.kill_all()
