> -----Original Message----- > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Yerden > Zhumabekov > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 10:44 AM > To: dev at dpdk.org > Subject: [dpdk-dev] random pkt generator PMD > > Hello everybody, > > DPDK already got a number of PMDs for various eth devices, it even has > PMD emulations for backends such as pcap, sw rings etc. > > I've been thinking about the idea of having PMD which would generate > mbufs on the fly in some randomized fashion. This would serve goals > like, for example: > > 1) running tests for applications with network processing capabilities > without additional software packet generators; > 2) making performance measurements with no hw inteference; > 3) ability to run without root privileges, --no-pci, --no-huge, for CI > build, so on. > > Maybe there's no such need, and these goals may be achieved by other > means and this idea is flawed? Any thoughts?
How about a Perl/Python script to generate a PCAP file with random packets and then feed the PCAP file to the PCAP PMD? Random can mean different requirements for different users/application, I think it is difficult to fit this under a simple generic API. Customizing the script for different requirements if a far better option in my opinion. Regards, Cristian
