@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
# Copyright(c) 2023 PANTHEON.tech s.r.o.
# Copyright(c) 2023 University of New Hampshire
+"""System under test (DPDK + hardware) node.
+
+A system under test (SUT) is the combination of DPDK
+and the hardware we're testing with DPDK (NICs, crypto and other devices).
+An SUT node is where this SUT runs.
+"""
+
+
import os
import tarfile
import time
@@ -26,6 +34,11 @@
class EalParameters(object):
+ """The environment abstraction layer parameters.
+
+ The string representation can be created by converting the instance to a string.
+ """
+
def __init__(
self,
lcore_list: LogicalCoreList,
@@ -35,21 +48,23 @@ def __init__(
vdevs: list[VirtualDevice],
other_eal_param: str,
):
- """
- Generate eal parameters character string;
- :param lcore_list: the list of logical cores to use.
- :param memory_channels: the number of memory channels to use.
- :param prefix: set file prefix string, eg:
- prefix='vf'
- :param no_pci: switch of disable PCI bus eg:
- no_pci=True
- :param vdevs: virtual device list, eg:
- vdevs=[
- VirtualDevice('net_ring0'),
- VirtualDevice('net_ring1')
- ]
- :param other_eal_param: user defined DPDK eal parameters, eg:
- other_eal_param='--single-file-segments'
+ """Initialize the parameters according to inputs.
+
+ Process the parameters into the format used on the command line.
+
+ Args:
+ lcore_list: The list of logical cores to use.
+ memory_channels: The number of memory channels to use.
+ prefix: Set the file prefix string with which to start DPDK, e.g.: ``prefix='vf'``.
+ no_pci: Switch to disable PCI bus e.g.: ``no_pci=True``.
+ vdevs: Virtual devices, e.g.::
+
+ vdevs=[
+ VirtualDevice('net_ring0'),
+ VirtualDevice('net_ring1')
+ ]
+ other_eal_param: user defined DPDK EAL parameters, e.g.:
+ ``other_eal_param='--single-file-segments'``
"""
self._lcore_list = f"-l {lcore_list}"
self._memory_channels = f"-n {memory_channels}"
@@ -61,6 +76,7 @@ def __init__(
self._other_eal_param = other_eal_param
def __str__(self) -> str:
+ """Create the EAL string."""
return (
f"{self._lcore_list} "
f"{self._memory_channels} "
@@ -72,11 +88,21 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
class SutNode(Node):
- """
- A class for managing connections to the System under Test, providing
- methods that retrieve the necessary information about the node (such as
- CPU, memory and NIC details) and configuration capabilities.
- Another key capability is building DPDK according to given build target.
+ """The system under test node.
+
+ The SUT node extends :class:`Node` with DPDK specific features:
+
+ * DPDK build,
+ * Gathering of DPDK build info,
+ * The running of DPDK apps, interactively or one-time execution,
+ * DPDK apps cleanup.
+
+ The :option:`--tarball` command line argument and the :envvar:`DTS_DPDK_TARBALL`
+ environment variable configure the path to the DPDK tarball
+ or the git commit ID, tag ID or tree ID to test.
+
+ Attributes:
+ config: The SUT node configuration
"""
config: SutNodeConfiguration
@@ -94,6 +120,11 @@ class SutNode(Node):
_path_to_devbind_script: PurePath | None
def __init__(self, node_config: SutNodeConfiguration):
+ """Extend the constructor with SUT node specifics.
+
+ Args:
+ node_config: The SUT node's test run configuration.
+ """
super(SutNode, self).__init__(node_config)
self._dpdk_prefix_list = []
self._build_target_config = None
@@ -113,6 +144,12 @@ def __init__(self, node_config: SutNodeConfiguration):
@property
def _remote_dpdk_dir(self) -> PurePath:
+ """The remote DPDK dir.
+
+ This internal property should be set after extracting the DPDK tarball. If it's not set,
+ that implies the DPDK setup step has been skipped, in which case we can guess where
+ a previous build was located.
+ """
if self.__remote_dpdk_dir is None:
self.__remote_dpdk_dir = self._guess_dpdk_remote_dir()
return self.__remote_dpdk_dir
@@ -123,6 +160,11 @@ def _remote_dpdk_dir(self, value: PurePath) -> None:
@property
def remote_dpdk_build_dir(self) -> PurePath:
+ """The remote DPDK build directory.
+
+ This is the directory where DPDK was built.
+ We assume it was built in a subdirectory of the extracted tarball.
+ """
if self._build_target_config:
return self.main_session.join_remote_path(
self._remote_dpdk_dir, self._build_target_config.name
@@ -132,18 +174,21 @@ def remote_dpdk_build_dir(self) -> PurePath:
@property
def dpdk_version(self) -> str:
+ """Last built DPDK version."""
if self._dpdk_version is None:
self._dpdk_version = self.main_session.get_dpdk_version(self._remote_dpdk_dir)
return self._dpdk_version
@property
def node_info(self) -> NodeInfo:
+ """Additional node information."""
if self._node_info is None:
self._node_info = self.main_session.get_node_info()
return self._node_info
@property
def compiler_version(self) -> str:
+ """The node's compiler version."""
if self._compiler_version is None:
if self._build_target_config is not None:
self._compiler_version = self.main_session.get_compiler_version(
@@ -158,6 +203,7 @@ def compiler_version(self) -> str:
@property
def path_to_devbind_script(self) -> PurePath:
+ """The path to the dpdk-devbind.py script on the node."""
if self._path_to_devbind_script is None:
self._path_to_devbind_script = self.main_session.join_remote_path(
self._remote_dpdk_dir, "usertools", "dpdk-devbind.py"
@@ -165,6 +211,11 @@ def path_to_devbind_script(self) -> PurePath:
return self._path_to_devbind_script
def get_build_target_info(self) -> BuildTargetInfo:
+ """Get additional build target information.
+
+ Returns:
+ The build target information,
+ """
return BuildTargetInfo(
dpdk_version=self.dpdk_version, compiler_version=self.compiler_version
)
@@ -173,8 +224,9 @@ def _guess_dpdk_remote_dir(self) -> PurePath:
return self.main_session.guess_dpdk_remote_dir(self._remote_tmp_dir)
def _set_up_build_target(self, build_target_config: BuildTargetConfiguration) -> None:
- """
- Setup DPDK on the SUT node.
+ """Setup DPDK on the SUT node.
+
+ Additional build target setup steps on top of those in :class:`Node`.
"""
# we want to ensure that dpdk_version and compiler_version is reset for new
# build targets
@@ -186,16 +238,14 @@ def _set_up_build_target(self, build_target_config: BuildTargetConfiguration) ->
self.bind_ports_to_driver()
def _tear_down_build_target(self) -> None:
- """
- This method exists to be optionally overwritten by derived classes and
- is not decorated so that the derived class doesn't have to use the decorator.
+ """Bind ports to the operating system drivers.
+
+ Additional build target teardown steps on top of those in :class:`Node`.
"""
self.bind_ports_to_driver(for_dpdk=False)
def _configure_build_target(self, build_target_config: BuildTargetConfiguration) -> None:
- """
- Populate common environment variables and set build target config.
- """
+ """Populate common environment variables and set build target config."""
self._env_vars = {}
self._build_target_config = build_target_config
self._env_vars.update(self.main_session.get_dpdk_build_env_vars(build_target_config.arch))
@@ -207,9 +257,7 @@ def _configure_build_target(self, build_target_config: BuildTargetConfiguration)
@Node.skip_setup
def _copy_dpdk_tarball(self) -> None:
- """
- Copy to and extract DPDK tarball on the SUT node.
- """
+ """Copy to and extract DPDK tarball on the SUT node."""
self._logger.info("Copying DPDK tarball to SUT.")
self.main_session.copy_to(SETTINGS.dpdk_tarball_path, self._remote_tmp_dir)
@@ -238,8 +286,9 @@ def _copy_dpdk_tarball(self) -> None:
@Node.skip_setup
def _build_dpdk(self) -> None:
- """
- Build DPDK. Uses the already configured target. Assumes that the tarball has
+ """Build DPDK.
+
+ Uses the already configured target. Assumes that the tarball has
already been copied to and extracted on the SUT node.
"""
self.main_session.build_dpdk(
@@ -250,15 +299,19 @@ def _build_dpdk(self) -> None:
)
def build_dpdk_app(self, app_name: str, **meson_dpdk_args: str | bool) -> PurePath:
- """
- Build one or all DPDK apps. Requires DPDK to be already built on the SUT node.
- When app_name is 'all', build all example apps.
- When app_name is any other string, tries to build that example app.
- Return the directory path of the built app. If building all apps, return
- the path to the examples directory (where all apps reside).
- The meson_dpdk_args are keyword arguments
- found in meson_option.txt in root DPDK directory. Do not use -D with them,
- for example: enable_kmods=True.
+ """Build one or all DPDK apps.
+
+ Requires DPDK to be already built on the SUT node.
+
+ Args:
+ app_name: The name of the DPDK app to build.
+ When `app_name` is ``all``, build all example apps.
+ meson_dpdk_args: The arguments found in ``meson_options.txt`` in root DPDK directory.
+ Do not use ``-D`` with them.
+
+ Returns:
+ The directory path of the built app. If building all apps, return
+ the path to the examples directory (where all apps reside).
"""
self.main_session.build_dpdk(
self._env_vars,
@@ -277,9 +330,7 @@ def build_dpdk_app(self, app_name: str, **meson_dpdk_args: str | bool) -> PurePa
)
def kill_cleanup_dpdk_apps(self) -> None:
- """
- Kill all dpdk applications on the SUT. Cleanup hugepages.
- """
+ """Kill all dpdk applications on the SUT, then clean up hugepages."""
if self._dpdk_kill_session and self._dpdk_kill_session.is_alive():
# we can use the session if it exists and responds
self._dpdk_kill_session.kill_cleanup_dpdk_apps(self._dpdk_prefix_list)
@@ -298,33 +349,34 @@ def create_eal_parameters(
vdevs: list[VirtualDevice] | None = None,
other_eal_param: str = "",
) -> "EalParameters":
- """
- Generate eal parameters character string;
- :param lcore_filter_specifier: a number of lcores/cores/sockets to use
- or a list of lcore ids to use.
- The default will select one lcore for each of two cores
- on one socket, in ascending order of core ids.
- :param ascending_cores: True, use cores with the lowest numerical id first
- and continue in ascending order. If False, start with the
- highest id and continue in descending order. This ordering
- affects which sockets to consider first as well.
- :param prefix: set file prefix string, eg:
- prefix='vf'
- :param append_prefix_timestamp: if True, will append a timestamp to
- DPDK file prefix.
- :param no_pci: switch of disable PCI bus eg:
- no_pci=True
- :param vdevs: virtual device list, eg:
- vdevs=[
- VirtualDevice('net_ring0'),
- VirtualDevice('net_ring1')
- ]
- :param other_eal_param: user defined DPDK eal parameters, eg:
- other_eal_param='--single-file-segments'
- :return: eal param string, eg:
- '-c 0xf -a 0000:88:00.0 --file-prefix=dpdk_1112_20190809143420';
- """
+ """Compose the EAL parameters.
+
+ Process the list of cores and the DPDK prefix and pass that along with
+ the rest of the arguments.
+ Args:
+ lcore_filter_specifier: A number of lcores/cores/sockets to use
+ or a list of lcore ids to use.
+ The default will select one lcore for each of two cores
+ on one socket, in ascending order of core ids.
+ ascending_cores: Sort cores in ascending order (lowest to highest IDs).
+ If :data:`False`, sort in descending order.
+ prefix: Set the file prefix string with which to start DPDK, e.g.: ``prefix='vf'``.
+ append_prefix_timestamp: If :data:`True`, will append a timestamp to DPDK file prefix.
+ no_pci: Switch to disable PCI bus e.g.: ``no_pci=True``.
+ vdevs: Virtual devices, e.g.::
+
+ vdevs=[
+ VirtualDevice('net_ring0'),
+ VirtualDevice('net_ring1')
+ ]
+ other_eal_param: user defined DPDK EAL parameters, e.g.:
+ ``other_eal_param='--single-file-segments'``.
+
+ Returns:
+ An EAL param string, such as
+ ``-c 0xf -a 0000:88:00.0 --file-prefix=dpdk_1112_20190809143420``.
+ """
lcore_list = LogicalCoreList(self.filter_lcores(lcore_filter_specifier, ascending_cores))
if append_prefix_timestamp:
@@ -348,14 +400,29 @@ def create_eal_parameters(
def run_dpdk_app(
self, app_path: PurePath, eal_args: "EalParameters", timeout: float = 30
) -> CommandResult:
- """
- Run DPDK application on the remote node.
+ """Run DPDK application on the remote node.
+
+ The application is not run interactively - the command that starts the application
+ is executed and then the call waits for it to finish execution.
+
+ Args:
+ app_path: The remote path to the DPDK application.
+ eal_args: EAL parameters to run the DPDK application with.
+ timeout: Wait at most this long in seconds for `command` execution to complete.
+
+ Returns:
+ The result of the DPDK app execution.
"""
return self.main_session.send_command(
f"{app_path} {eal_args}", timeout, privileged=True, verify=True
)
def configure_ipv4_forwarding(self, enable: bool) -> None:
+ """Enable/disable IPv4 forwarding on the node.
+
+ Args:
+ enable: If :data:`True`, enable the forwarding, otherwise disable it.
+ """
self.main_session.configure_ipv4_forwarding(enable)
def create_interactive_shell(
@@ -365,9 +432,13 @@ def create_interactive_shell(
privileged: bool = False,
eal_parameters: EalParameters | str | None = None,
) -> InteractiveShellType:
- """Factory method for creating a handler for an interactive session.
+ """Extend the factory for interactive session handlers.
+
+ The extensions are SUT node specific:
- Instantiate shell_cls according to the remote OS specifics.
+ * The default for `eal_parameters`,
+ * The interactive shell path `shell_cls.path` is prepended with path to the remote
+ DPDK build directory for DPDK apps.
Args:
shell_cls: The class of the shell.
@@ -377,9 +448,10 @@ def create_interactive_shell(
privileged: Whether to run the shell with administrative privileges.
eal_parameters: List of EAL parameters to use to launch the app. If this
isn't provided or an empty string is passed, it will default to calling
- create_eal_parameters().
+ :meth:`create_eal_parameters`.
+
Returns:
- Instance of the desired interactive application.
+ An instance of the desired interactive application shell.
"""
if not eal_parameters:
eal_parameters = self.create_eal_parameters()
@@ -396,8 +468,8 @@ def bind_ports_to_driver(self, for_dpdk: bool = True) -> None:
"""Bind all ports on the SUT to a driver.
Args:
- for_dpdk: Boolean that, when True, binds ports to os_driver_for_dpdk
- or, when False, binds to os_driver. Defaults to True.
+ for_dpdk: If :data:`True`, binds ports to os_driver_for_dpdk.
+ If :data:`False`, binds to os_driver.
"""
for port in self.ports:
driver = port.os_driver_for_dpdk if for_dpdk else port.os_driver
@@ -5,13 +5,8 @@
"""Traffic generator node.
-This is the node where the traffic generator resides.
-The distinction between a node and a traffic generator is as follows:
-A node is a host that DTS connects to. It could be a baremetal server,
-a VM or a container.
-A traffic generator is software running on the node.
-A traffic generator node is a node running a traffic generator.
-A node can be a traffic generator node as well as system under test node.
+A traffic generator (TG) generates traffic that's sent towards the SUT node.
+A TG node is where the TG runs.
"""
from scapy.packet import Packet # type: ignore[import]
@@ -24,13 +19,16 @@
class TGNode(Node):
- """Manage connections to a node with a traffic generator.
+ """The traffic generator node.
- Apart from basic node management capabilities, the Traffic Generator node has
- specialized methods for handling the traffic generator running on it.
+ The TG node extends :class:`Node` with TG specific features:
- Arguments:
- node_config: The user configuration of the traffic generator node.
+ * Traffic generator initialization,
+ * The sending of traffic and receiving packets,
+ * The sending of traffic without receiving packets.
+
+ Not all traffic generators are capable of capturing traffic, which is why there
+ must be a way to send traffic without that.
Attributes:
traffic_generator: The traffic generator running on the node.
@@ -39,6 +37,13 @@ class TGNode(Node):
traffic_generator: CapturingTrafficGenerator
def __init__(self, node_config: TGNodeConfiguration):
+ """Extend the constructor with TG node specifics.
+
+ Initialize the traffic generator on the TG node.
+
+ Args:
+ node_config: The TG node's test run configuration.
+ """
super(TGNode, self).__init__(node_config)
self.traffic_generator = create_traffic_generator(self, node_config.traffic_generator)
self._logger.info(f"Created node: {self.name}")
@@ -50,17 +55,17 @@ def send_packet_and_capture(
receive_port: Port,
duration: float = 1,
) -> list[Packet]:
- """Send a packet, return received traffic.
+ """Send `packet`, return received traffic.
- Send a packet on the send_port and then return all traffic captured
- on the receive_port for the given duration. Also record the captured traffic
+ Send `packet` on `send_port` and then return all traffic captured
+ on `receive_port` for the given duration. Also record the captured traffic
in a pcap file.
Args:
packet: The packet to send.
send_port: The egress port on the TG node.
receive_port: The ingress port in the TG node.
- duration: Capture traffic for this amount of time after sending the packet.
+ duration: Capture traffic for this amount of time after sending `packet`.
Returns:
A list of received packets. May be empty if no packets are captured.
@@ -70,6 +75,9 @@ def send_packet_and_capture(
)
def close(self) -> None:
- """Free all resources used by the node"""
+ """Free all resources used by the node.
+
+ This extends the superclass method with TG cleanup.
+ """
self.traffic_generator.close()
super(TGNode, self).close()