netdev - RE: [PATCH net v2 3/3] selftests: forwarding: Add test for load-balancing between multiple servers

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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 08:01:47 +0000
From: Sriram Yagnaraman <sriram.yagnaraman@....tech>
To: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>
CC: "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>, "David S
 . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Jakub
 Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, David Ahern
	<dsahern@...nel.org>, Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>, Shuah Khan
	<shuah@...nel.org>, Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net v2 3/3] selftests: forwarding: Add test for
 load-balancing between multiple servers

Hi Ido,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>
> Sent: Sunday, 27 August 2023 19:18
> To: Sriram Yagnaraman <sriram.yagnaraman@....tech>
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org; David S . Miller
> <davem@...emloft.net>; Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>; Jakub
> Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>; Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>; David Ahern
> <dsahern@...nel.org>; Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>; Shuah Khan
> <shuah@...nel.org>; Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 3/3] selftests: forwarding: Add test for load-
> balancing between multiple servers
> 
> On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 11:08:30AM +0200, Sriram Yagnaraman wrote:
> > Create a topology with a host, and a router. The host (veth0) is in
> > the default namespace, and a network namespace is created for the
> > router, the peer veth1 is moved to the router netns. A dummy interface
> > is added inside the router netns, to simulate a network that has two
> neighbors.
> > An ECMP route to a virtual IP (vip) with the two neighbors as the next
> > hop is added.
> >
> > The test uses perf stat to count the number of fib:fib_table_lookup
> > tracepoint hits for IPv4 and the number of fib6:fib6_table_lookup for
> > IPv6. The measured count is checked to be within 15% for the number of
> > packets received on veth1 in the router.
> >
> > See diagram in the test for more information.
> >
> > Suggested-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Sriram Yagnaraman <sriram.yagnaraman@....tech>
> > ---
> >  .../testing/selftests/net/forwarding/Makefile |   1 +
> >  tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh |   5 +
> >  .../net/forwarding/router_multipath_vip.sh    | 255 ++++++++++++++++++
> 
> I believe this test better fits in fib_tests.sh. Here's a diff that uses the previously
> mentioned method [1]. I verified that it fails without the fixes and passes with
> them:
> 
> Before:
> 
> IPv4 multipath list receive tests
>     TEST: Multipath route hit ratio (.15)                               [FAIL]
>     TEST: Single path route hit ratio (.15)                             [ OK ]
> 
> IPv6 multipath list receive tests
>     TEST: Multipath route hit ratio (.15)                               [FAIL]
>     TEST: Single path route hit ratio (.14)                             [ OK ]
> 
> After:
> 
> IPv4 multipath list receive tests
>     TEST: Multipath route hit ratio (.99)                               [ OK ]
>     TEST: Single path route hit ratio (.15)                             [ OK ]
> 
> IPv6 multipath list receive tests
>     TEST: Multipath route hit ratio (.99)                               [ OK ]
>     TEST: Single path route hit ratio (.14)                             [ OK ]
> 

Thanks a lot, it works for me as well. 
I will post v3 with this version of the test then.