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diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/README b/tools/testing/vsock/README index 4d5045e7d2c3..84ee217ba8ee 100644 --- a/tools/testing/vsock/README +++ b/tools/testing/vsock/README @@ -35,3 +35,37 @@ Invoke test binaries in both directions as follows: --control-port=$GUEST_IP \ --control-port=1234 \ --peer-cid=3 + +vsock_perf utility +------------------- +'vsock_perf' is a simple tool to measure vsock performance. It works in +sender/receiver modes: sender connect to peer at the specified port and +starts data transmission to the receiver. After data processing is done, +it prints several metrics(see below). + +Usage: +# run as sender +# connect to CID 2, port 1234, send 1G of data, tx buf size is 1M +./vsock_perf --sender 2 --port 1234 --bytes 1G --buf-size 1M + +Output: +tx performance: A Gbits/s + +Output explanation: +A is calculated as "number of bits to send" / "time in tx loop" + +# run as receiver +# listen port 1234, rx buf size is 1M, socket buf size is 1G, SO_RCVLOWAT is 64K +./vsock_perf --port 1234 --buf-size 1M --vsk-size 1G --rcvlowat 64K + +Output: +rx performance: A Gbits/s +total in 'read()': B sec +POLLIN wakeups: C +average in 'read()': D ns + +Output explanation: +A is calculated as "number of received bits" / "time in rx loop". +B is time, spent in 'read()' system call(excluding 'poll()') +C is number of 'poll()' wake ups with POLLIN bit set. +D is B / C, e.g. average amount of time, spent in single 'read()'. |