Re: [ovs-dev] OVS and macvtap - statistics

2013-06-10 Thread Jesse Gross
create a new VM > after creating the bridge always? > > thx, > Kishore > > > > > From: Jesse Gross > To: K.R.Kishore > Cc: "dev@openvswitch.org" > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 2:50 PM > Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] OV

Re: [ovs-dev] OVS and macvtap - statistics

2013-06-10 Thread K.R Kishore
:50 PM >Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] OVS and macvtap - statistics > > >Given the difference in numbers, it seems like the majority of packets >aren't really flowing through OVS at all. I re-read your message and >noticed this time that you are using macvtap. Why is that?

Re: [ovs-dev] OVS and macvtap - statistics

2013-06-10 Thread Jesse Gross
Given the difference in numbers, it seems like the majority of packets aren't really flowing through OVS at all. I re-read your message and noticed this time that you are using macvtap. Why is that? It's likely sending packets directly to the NIC, bypassing OVS. On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 8:52 PM, K.R

Re: [ovs-dev] OVS and macvtap - statistics

2013-06-07 Thread K.R.Kishore
Hi Jesse Thanks for responding. I checked this earlier and it does not add up. I looked at the delta before and after I ran the netperf test for 10s on a 10G link ( I get ~6G with my current parameters). The ifconfig numbers are in the ballpark for 10s of transmission at ~6G, but the ovs-dpctl

Re: [ovs-dev] OVS and macvtap - statistics

2013-06-07 Thread Jesse Gross
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 11:46 AM, K.R Kishore wrote: > Hi > I am trying to understand the statistics from ovs-dpctl and reconcile that > with stats from other tools. I am finding it difficult to make sense of the > numbers, perhaps someone can point me to some documentation about how this > works?