netdev - RE: [PATCH] pktgen: Clone skb to avoid corruption of skbs in ndo_start

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Date:	Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:17:01 -0400
From:	"Loke, Chetan" <Chetan.Loke@...scout.com>
To:	"Eric Dumazet" <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	"Neil Horman" <nhorman@...driver.com>
Cc:	"Ben Greear" <greearb@...delatech.com>,
	"Jiri Pirko" <jpirko@...hat.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Alexey Dobriyan" <adobriyan@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] pktgen: Clone skb to avoid corruption of skbs in ndo_start_xmit methods


> So when I said "remove pktgen" from distro it was not a joke.
> Maybe its time to admit pktgen has to be removed from kernel sources.
> 

Please, let's not remove pktgen from kernel sources. We can add a CONFIG_PKTGEN as someone mentioned in the email thread.


> $ wc net/core/pktgen.c
>  3788 10881 92771 net/core/pktgen.c
> 
> Hmmm, 3788 lines, patched 180 times for a thing that only sends UDP
> frames...

It really doesn't matter what traffic it sends. As long as I can get some high speed throughput I am good.
There are quite a few use-cases where one doesn't really need to know the traffic profile.