lisp: Move to plugin
[vpp.git] / test / framework.py
index ca15202..82d1c35 100644 (file)
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 import gc
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 import gc
+import logging
 import sys
 import os
 import select
 import sys
 import os
 import select
+import signal
 import unittest
 import tempfile
 import time
 import unittest
 import tempfile
 import time
@@ -12,18 +14,24 @@ import faulthandler
 import random
 import copy
 import psutil
 import random
 import copy
 import psutil
+import platform
 from collections import deque
 from threading import Thread, Event
 from inspect import getdoc, isclass
 from traceback import format_exception
 from logging import FileHandler, DEBUG, Formatter
 from collections import deque
 from threading import Thread, Event
 from inspect import getdoc, isclass
 from traceback import format_exception
 from logging import FileHandler, DEBUG, Formatter
+
+import scapy.compat
 from scapy.packet import Raw
 from scapy.packet import Raw
-from hook import StepHook, PollHook, VppDiedError
+import hook as hookmodule
 from vpp_pg_interface import VppPGInterface
 from vpp_sub_interface import VppSubInterface
 from vpp_lo_interface import VppLoInterface
 from vpp_pg_interface import VppPGInterface
 from vpp_sub_interface import VppSubInterface
 from vpp_lo_interface import VppLoInterface
+from vpp_bvi_interface import VppBviInterface
 from vpp_papi_provider import VppPapiProvider
 from vpp_papi_provider import VppPapiProvider
+import vpp_papi
 from vpp_papi.vpp_stats import VPPStats
 from vpp_papi.vpp_stats import VPPStats
+from vpp_papi.vpp_transport_shmem import VppTransportShmemIOError
 from log import RED, GREEN, YELLOW, double_line_delim, single_line_delim, \
     get_logger, colorize
 from vpp_object import VppObjectRegistry
 from log import RED, GREEN, YELLOW, double_line_delim, single_line_delim, \
     get_logger, colorize
 from vpp_object import VppObjectRegistry
@@ -31,6 +39,7 @@ from util import ppp, is_core_present
 from scapy.layers.inet import IPerror, TCPerror, UDPerror, ICMPerror
 from scapy.layers.inet6 import ICMPv6DestUnreach, ICMPv6EchoRequest
 from scapy.layers.inet6 import ICMPv6EchoReply
 from scapy.layers.inet import IPerror, TCPerror, UDPerror, ICMPerror
 from scapy.layers.inet6 import ICMPv6DestUnreach, ICMPv6EchoRequest
 from scapy.layers.inet6 import ICMPv6EchoReply
+
 if os.name == 'posix' and sys.version_info[0] < 3:
     # using subprocess32 is recommended by python official documentation
     # @ https://docs.python.org/2/library/subprocess.html
 if os.name == 'posix' and sys.version_info[0] < 3:
     # using subprocess32 is recommended by python official documentation
     # @ https://docs.python.org/2/library/subprocess.html
@@ -38,6 +47,17 @@ if os.name == 'posix' and sys.version_info[0] < 3:
 else:
     import subprocess
 
 else:
     import subprocess
 
+#  Python2/3 compatible
+try:
+    input = raw_input
+except NameError:
+    pass
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Set up an empty logger for the testcase that can be overridden as necessary
+null_logger = logging.getLogger('VppTestCase')
+null_logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
 
 PASS = 0
 FAIL = 1
 
 PASS = 0
 FAIL = 1
@@ -46,12 +66,29 @@ SKIP = 3
 TEST_RUN = 4
 
 
 TEST_RUN = 4
 
 
-debug_framework = False
-if os.getenv('TEST_DEBUG', "0") == "1":
-    debug_framework = True
-    import debug_internal
+class BoolEnvironmentVariable(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, env_var_name, default='n', true_values=None):
+        self.name = env_var_name
+        self.default = default
+        self.true_values = true_values if true_values is not None else \
+            ("y", "yes", "1")
+
+    def __bool__(self):
+        return os.getenv(self.name, self.default).lower() in self.true_values
+
+    if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
+        __nonzero__ = __bool__
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'BoolEnvironmentVariable(%r, default=%r, true_values=%r)' % \
+               (self.name, self.default, self.true_values)
 
 
 
 
+debug_framework = BoolEnvironmentVariable('TEST_DEBUG')
+if debug_framework:
+    import debug_internal
+
 """
   Test framework module.
 
 """
   Test framework module.
 
@@ -60,6 +97,36 @@ if os.getenv('TEST_DEBUG', "0") == "1":
 """
 
 
 """
 
 
+class VppDiedError(Exception):
+    """ exception for reporting that the subprocess has died."""
+
+    signals_by_value = {v: k for k, v in signal.__dict__.items() if
+                        k.startswith('SIG') and not k.startswith('SIG_')}
+
+    def __init__(self, rv=None, testcase=None, method_name=None):
+        self.rv = rv
+        self.signal_name = None
+        self.testcase = testcase
+        self.method_name = method_name
+
+        try:
+            self.signal_name = VppDiedError.signals_by_value[-rv]
+        except (KeyError, TypeError):
+            pass
+
+        if testcase is None and method_name is None:
+            in_msg = ''
+        else:
+            in_msg = 'running %s.%s ' % (testcase, method_name)
+
+        msg = "VPP subprocess died %sunexpectedly with return code: %d%s." % (
+            in_msg,
+            self.rv,
+            ' [%s]' % (self.signal_name if
+                       self.signal_name is not None else ''))
+        super(VppDiedError, self).__init__(msg)
+
+
 class _PacketInfo(object):
     """Private class to create packet info object.
 
 class _PacketInfo(object):
     """Private class to create packet info object.
 
@@ -100,7 +167,8 @@ def pump_output(testclass):
         if testclass.vpp.stdout.fileno() in readable:
             read = os.read(testclass.vpp.stdout.fileno(), 102400)
             if len(read) > 0:
         if testclass.vpp.stdout.fileno() in readable:
             read = os.read(testclass.vpp.stdout.fileno(), 102400)
             if len(read) > 0:
-                split = read.splitlines(True)
+                split = read.decode('ascii',
+                                    errors='backslashreplace').splitlines(True)
                 if len(stdout_fragment) > 0:
                     split[0] = "%s%s" % (stdout_fragment, split[0])
                 if len(split) > 0 and split[-1].endswith("\n"):
                 if len(stdout_fragment) > 0:
                     split[0] = "%s%s" % (stdout_fragment, split[0])
                 if len(split) > 0 and split[-1].endswith("\n"):
@@ -111,12 +179,13 @@ def pump_output(testclass):
                 testclass.vpp_stdout_deque.extend(split[:limit])
                 if not testclass.cache_vpp_output:
                     for line in split[:limit]:
                 testclass.vpp_stdout_deque.extend(split[:limit])
                 if not testclass.cache_vpp_output:
                     for line in split[:limit]:
-                        testclass.logger.debug(
+                        testclass.logger.info(
                             "VPP STDOUT: %s" % line.rstrip("\n"))
         if testclass.vpp.stderr.fileno() in readable:
             read = os.read(testclass.vpp.stderr.fileno(), 102400)
             if len(read) > 0:
                             "VPP STDOUT: %s" % line.rstrip("\n"))
         if testclass.vpp.stderr.fileno() in readable:
             read = os.read(testclass.vpp.stderr.fileno(), 102400)
             if len(read) > 0:
-                split = read.splitlines(True)
+                split = read.decode('ascii',
+                                    errors='backslashreplace').splitlines(True)
                 if len(stderr_fragment) > 0:
                     split[0] = "%s%s" % (stderr_fragment, split[0])
                 if len(split) > 0 and split[-1].endswith("\n"):
                 if len(stderr_fragment) > 0:
                     split[0] = "%s%s" % (stderr_fragment, split[0])
                 if len(split) > 0 and split[-1].endswith("\n"):
@@ -124,25 +193,52 @@ def pump_output(testclass):
                 else:
                     limit = -1
                     stderr_fragment = split[-1]
                 else:
                     limit = -1
                     stderr_fragment = split[-1]
+
                 testclass.vpp_stderr_deque.extend(split[:limit])
                 if not testclass.cache_vpp_output:
                     for line in split[:limit]:
                 testclass.vpp_stderr_deque.extend(split[:limit])
                 if not testclass.cache_vpp_output:
                     for line in split[:limit]:
-                        testclass.logger.debug(
+                        testclass.logger.error(
                             "VPP STDERR: %s" % line.rstrip("\n"))
                             "VPP STDERR: %s" % line.rstrip("\n"))
-        # ignoring the dummy pipe here intentionally - the flag will take care
-        # of properly terminating the loop
+                        # ignoring the dummy pipe here intentionally - the
+                        # flag will take care of properly terminating the loop
+
+
+def _is_skip_aarch64_set():
+    return BoolEnvironmentVariable('SKIP_AARCH64')
+
+
+is_skip_aarch64_set = _is_skip_aarch64_set()
+
+
+def _is_platform_aarch64():
+    return platform.machine() == 'aarch64'
 
 
 
 
-def running_extended_tests():
-    s = os.getenv("EXTENDED_TESTS", "n")
-    return True if s.lower() in ("y", "yes", "1") else False
+is_platform_aarch64 = _is_platform_aarch64()
 
 
 
 
-def running_on_centos():
+def _running_extended_tests():
+    return BoolEnvironmentVariable("EXTENDED_TESTS")
+
+
+running_extended_tests = _running_extended_tests()
+
+
+def _running_gcov_tests():
+    return BoolEnvironmentVariable("GCOV_TESTS")
+
+
+running_gcov_tests = _running_gcov_tests()
+
+
+def _running_on_centos():
     os_id = os.getenv("OS_ID", "")
     return True if "centos" in os_id.lower() else False
 
 
     os_id = os.getenv("OS_ID", "")
     return True if "centos" in os_id.lower() else False
 
 
+running_on_centos = _running_on_centos()
+
+
 class KeepAliveReporter(object):
     """
     Singleton object which reports test start to parent process
 class KeepAliveReporter(object):
     """
     Singleton object which reports test start to parent process
@@ -184,6 +280,11 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     classes. It provides methods to create and run test case.
     """
 
     classes. It provides methods to create and run test case.
     """
 
+    extra_vpp_punt_config = []
+    extra_vpp_plugin_config = []
+    logger = null_logger
+    vapi_response_timeout = 5
+
     @property
     def packet_infos(self):
         """List of packet infos"""
     @property
     def packet_infos(self):
         """List of packet infos"""
@@ -197,6 +298,11 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         else:
             return 0
 
         else:
             return 0
 
+    @classmethod
+    def force_solo(cls):
+        """ if the test case class is timing-sensitive - return true """
+        return False
+
     @classmethod
     def instance(cls):
         """Return the instance of this testcase"""
     @classmethod
     def instance(cls):
         """Return the instance of this testcase"""
@@ -204,20 +310,24 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @classmethod
     def set_debug_flags(cls, d):
 
     @classmethod
     def set_debug_flags(cls, d):
+        cls.gdbserver_port = 7777
         cls.debug_core = False
         cls.debug_gdb = False
         cls.debug_gdbserver = False
         cls.debug_core = False
         cls.debug_gdb = False
         cls.debug_gdbserver = False
+        cls.debug_all = False
         if d is None:
             return
         dl = d.lower()
         if dl == "core":
             cls.debug_core = True
         if d is None:
             return
         dl = d.lower()
         if dl == "core":
             cls.debug_core = True
-        elif dl == "gdb":
+        elif dl == "gdb" or dl == "gdb-all":
             cls.debug_gdb = True
             cls.debug_gdb = True
-        elif dl == "gdbserver":
+        elif dl == "gdbserver" or dl == "gdbserver-all":
             cls.debug_gdbserver = True
         else:
             raise Exception("Unrecognized DEBUG option: '%s'" % d)
             cls.debug_gdbserver = True
         else:
             raise Exception("Unrecognized DEBUG option: '%s'" % d)
+        if dl == "gdb-all" or dl == "gdbserver-all":
+            cls.debug_all = True
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_least_used_cpu():
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_least_used_cpu():
@@ -248,25 +358,18 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         return random.choice(tuple(min_usage_set))
 
 
         return random.choice(tuple(min_usage_set))
 
-    @classmethod
-    def print_header(cls):
-        if not hasattr(cls, '_header_printed'):
-            print(double_line_delim)
-            print(colorize(getdoc(cls).splitlines()[0], GREEN))
-            print(double_line_delim)
-            cls._header_printed = True
-
     @classmethod
     def setUpConstants(cls):
         """ Set-up the test case class based on environment variables """
     @classmethod
     def setUpConstants(cls):
         """ Set-up the test case class based on environment variables """
-        s = os.getenv("STEP", "n")
-        cls.step = True if s.lower() in ("y", "yes", "1") else False
+        cls.step = BoolEnvironmentVariable('STEP')
         d = os.getenv("DEBUG", None)
         d = os.getenv("DEBUG", None)
+        # inverted case to handle '' == True
         c = os.getenv("CACHE_OUTPUT", "1")
         cls.cache_vpp_output = False if c.lower() in ("n", "no", "0") else True
         cls.set_debug_flags(d)
         c = os.getenv("CACHE_OUTPUT", "1")
         cls.cache_vpp_output = False if c.lower() in ("n", "no", "0") else True
         cls.set_debug_flags(d)
-        cls.vpp_bin = os.getenv('VPP_TEST_BIN', "vpp")
-        cls.plugin_path = os.getenv('VPP_TEST_PLUGIN_PATH')
+        cls.vpp_bin = os.getenv('VPP_BIN', "vpp")
+        cls.plugin_path = os.getenv('VPP_PLUGIN_PATH')
+        cls.test_plugin_path = os.getenv('VPP_TEST_PLUGIN_PATH')
         cls.extern_plugin_path = os.getenv('EXTERN_PLUGINS')
         plugin_path = None
         if cls.plugin_path is not None:
         cls.extern_plugin_path = os.getenv('EXTERN_PLUGINS')
         plugin_path = None
         if cls.plugin_path is not None:
@@ -288,19 +391,46 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             coredump_size = "coredump-size unlimited"
 
         cpu_core_number = cls.get_least_used_cpu()
             coredump_size = "coredump-size unlimited"
 
         cpu_core_number = cls.get_least_used_cpu()
+        if not hasattr(cls, "worker_config"):
+            cls.worker_config = ""
+
+        default_variant = os.getenv("VARIANT")
+        if default_variant is not None:
+            default_variant = "defaults { %s 100 }" % default_variant
+        else:
+            default_variant = ""
+
+        api_fuzzing = os.getenv("API_FUZZ")
+        if api_fuzzing is None:
+            api_fuzzing = 'off'
 
         cls.vpp_cmdline = [cls.vpp_bin, "unix",
                            "{", "nodaemon", debug_cli, "full-coredump",
                            coredump_size, "runtime-dir", cls.tempdir, "}",
                            "api-trace", "{", "on", "}", "api-segment", "{",
                            "prefix", cls.shm_prefix, "}", "cpu", "{",
 
         cls.vpp_cmdline = [cls.vpp_bin, "unix",
                            "{", "nodaemon", debug_cli, "full-coredump",
                            coredump_size, "runtime-dir", cls.tempdir, "}",
                            "api-trace", "{", "on", "}", "api-segment", "{",
                            "prefix", cls.shm_prefix, "}", "cpu", "{",
-                           "main-core", str(cpu_core_number), "}", "statseg",
-                           "{", "socket-name", cls.stats_sock, "}", "plugins",
+                           "main-core", str(cpu_core_number),
+                           cls.worker_config, "}",
+                           "physmem", "{", "max-size", "32m", "}",
+                           "statseg", "{", "socket-name", cls.stats_sock, "}",
+                           "socksvr", "{", "socket-name", cls.api_sock, "}",
+                           "node { ", default_variant, "}",
+                           "api-fuzz {", api_fuzzing, "}",
+                           "plugins",
                            "{", "plugin", "dpdk_plugin.so", "{", "disable",
                            "{", "plugin", "dpdk_plugin.so", "{", "disable",
+                           "}", "plugin", "rdma_plugin.so", "{", "disable",
+                           "}", "plugin", "lisp_unittest_plugin.so", "{",
+                           "enable",
                            "}", "plugin", "unittest_plugin.so", "{", "enable",
                            "}", "plugin", "unittest_plugin.so", "{", "enable",
-                           "}", "}", ]
+                           "}"] + cls.extra_vpp_plugin_config + ["}", ]
+
+        if cls.extra_vpp_punt_config is not None:
+            cls.vpp_cmdline.extend(cls.extra_vpp_punt_config)
         if plugin_path is not None:
             cls.vpp_cmdline.extend(["plugin_path", plugin_path])
         if plugin_path is not None:
             cls.vpp_cmdline.extend(["plugin_path", plugin_path])
+        if cls.test_plugin_path is not None:
+            cls.vpp_cmdline.extend(["test_plugin_path", cls.test_plugin_path])
+
         cls.logger.info("vpp_cmdline args: %s" % cls.vpp_cmdline)
         cls.logger.info("vpp_cmdline: %s" % " ".join(cls.vpp_cmdline))
 
         cls.logger.info("vpp_cmdline args: %s" % cls.vpp_cmdline)
         cls.logger.info("vpp_cmdline: %s" % " ".join(cls.vpp_cmdline))
 
@@ -316,18 +446,22 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             cls.logger.debug("Spawned VPP with PID: %d" % cls.vpp.pid)
             return
         print(single_line_delim)
             cls.logger.debug("Spawned VPP with PID: %d" % cls.vpp.pid)
             return
         print(single_line_delim)
-        print("You can debug the VPP using e.g.:")
+        print("You can debug VPP using:")
         if cls.debug_gdbserver:
         if cls.debug_gdbserver:
-            print("gdb " + cls.vpp_bin + " -ex 'target remote localhost:7777'")
-            print("Now is the time to attach a gdb by running the above "
-                  "command, set up breakpoints etc. and then resume VPP from "
+            print("sudo gdb " + cls.vpp_bin +
+                  " -ex 'target remote localhost:{port}'"
+                  .format(port=cls.gdbserver_port))
+            print("Now is the time to attach gdb by running the above "
+                  "command, set up breakpoints etc., then resume VPP from "
                   "within gdb by issuing the 'continue' command")
                   "within gdb by issuing the 'continue' command")
+            cls.gdbserver_port += 1
         elif cls.debug_gdb:
         elif cls.debug_gdb:
-            print("gdb " + cls.vpp_bin + " -ex 'attach %s'" % cls.vpp.pid)
-            print("Now is the time to attach a gdb by running the above "
-                  "command and set up breakpoints etc.")
+            print("sudo gdb " + cls.vpp_bin + " -ex 'attach %s'" % cls.vpp.pid)
+            print("Now is the time to attach gdb by running the above "
+                  "command and set up breakpoints etc., then resume VPP from"
+                  " within gdb by issuing the 'continue' command")
         print(single_line_delim)
         print(single_line_delim)
-        raw_input("Press ENTER to continue running the testcase...")
+        input("Press ENTER to continue running the testcase...")
 
     @classmethod
     def run_vpp(cls):
 
     @classmethod
     def run_vpp(cls):
@@ -340,32 +474,50 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 raise Exception("gdbserver binary '%s' does not exist or is "
                                 "not executable" % gdbserver)
 
                 raise Exception("gdbserver binary '%s' does not exist or is "
                                 "not executable" % gdbserver)
 
-            cmdline = [gdbserver, 'localhost:7777'] + cls.vpp_cmdline
+            cmdline = [gdbserver, 'localhost:{port}'
+                       .format(port=cls.gdbserver_port)] + cls.vpp_cmdline
             cls.logger.info("Gdbserver cmdline is %s", " ".join(cmdline))
 
         try:
             cls.vpp = subprocess.Popen(cmdline,
                                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             cls.logger.info("Gdbserver cmdline is %s", " ".join(cmdline))
 
         try:
             cls.vpp = subprocess.Popen(cmdline,
                                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                       stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                       bufsize=1)
+                                       stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            cls.logger.critical("Couldn't start vpp: %s" % e)
+            cls.logger.critical("Subprocess returned with non-0 return code: ("
+                                "%s)", e.returncode)
+            raise
+        except OSError as e:
+            cls.logger.critical("Subprocess returned with OS error: "
+                                "(%s) %s", e.errno, e.strerror)
+            raise
+        except Exception as e:
+            cls.logger.exception("Subprocess returned unexpected from "
+                                 "%s:", cmdline)
             raise
 
         cls.wait_for_enter()
 
     @classmethod
             raise
 
         cls.wait_for_enter()
 
     @classmethod
-    def wait_for_stats_socket(cls):
-        deadline = time.time() + 3
-        ok = False
-        while time.time() < deadline or \
-                cls.debug_gdb or cls.debug_gdbserver:
-            if os.path.exists(cls.stats_sock):
-                ok = True
-                break
-            time.sleep(0.8)
-        if not ok:
-            cls.logger.critical("Couldn't stat : {}".format(cls.stats_sock))
+    def wait_for_coredump(cls):
+        corefile = cls.tempdir + "/core"
+        if os.path.isfile(corefile):
+            cls.logger.error("Waiting for coredump to complete: %s", corefile)
+            curr_size = os.path.getsize(corefile)
+            deadline = time.time() + 60
+            ok = False
+            while time.time() < deadline:
+                cls.sleep(1)
+                size = curr_size
+                curr_size = os.path.getsize(corefile)
+                if size == curr_size:
+                    ok = True
+                    break
+            if not ok:
+                cls.logger.error("Timed out waiting for coredump to complete:"
+                                 " %s", corefile)
+            else:
+                cls.logger.error("Coredump complete: %s, size %d",
+                                 corefile, curr_size)
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
@@ -373,30 +525,35 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         Perform class setup before running the testcase
         Remove shared memory files, start vpp and connect the vpp-api
         """
         Perform class setup before running the testcase
         Remove shared memory files, start vpp and connect the vpp-api
         """
+        super(VppTestCase, cls).setUpClass()
         gc.collect()  # run garbage collection first
         gc.collect()  # run garbage collection first
-        random.seed()
-        cls.print_header()
         cls.logger = get_logger(cls.__name__)
         cls.logger = get_logger(cls.__name__)
+        seed = os.environ["RND_SEED"]
+        random.seed(seed)
         if hasattr(cls, 'parallel_handler'):
             cls.logger.addHandler(cls.parallel_handler)
             cls.logger.propagate = False
         if hasattr(cls, 'parallel_handler'):
             cls.logger.addHandler(cls.parallel_handler)
             cls.logger.propagate = False
+
         cls.tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(
             prefix='vpp-unittest-%s-' % cls.__name__)
         cls.stats_sock = "%s/stats.sock" % cls.tempdir
         cls.tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(
             prefix='vpp-unittest-%s-' % cls.__name__)
         cls.stats_sock = "%s/stats.sock" % cls.tempdir
+        cls.api_sock = "%s/api.sock" % cls.tempdir
         cls.file_handler = FileHandler("%s/log.txt" % cls.tempdir)
         cls.file_handler.setFormatter(
             Formatter(fmt='%(asctime)s,%(msecs)03d %(message)s',
                       datefmt="%H:%M:%S"))
         cls.file_handler.setLevel(DEBUG)
         cls.logger.addHandler(cls.file_handler)
         cls.file_handler = FileHandler("%s/log.txt" % cls.tempdir)
         cls.file_handler.setFormatter(
             Formatter(fmt='%(asctime)s,%(msecs)03d %(message)s',
                       datefmt="%H:%M:%S"))
         cls.file_handler.setLevel(DEBUG)
         cls.logger.addHandler(cls.file_handler)
+        cls.logger.debug("--- setUpClass() for %s called ---" %
+                         cls.__name__)
         cls.shm_prefix = os.path.basename(cls.tempdir)
         os.chdir(cls.tempdir)
         cls.logger.info("Temporary dir is %s, shm prefix is %s",
                         cls.tempdir, cls.shm_prefix)
         cls.shm_prefix = os.path.basename(cls.tempdir)
         os.chdir(cls.tempdir)
         cls.logger.info("Temporary dir is %s, shm prefix is %s",
                         cls.tempdir, cls.shm_prefix)
+        cls.logger.debug("Random seed is %s" % seed)
         cls.setUpConstants()
         cls.reset_packet_infos()
         cls._captures = []
         cls.setUpConstants()
         cls.reset_packet_infos()
         cls._captures = []
-        cls._zombie_captures = []
         cls.verbose = 0
         cls.vpp_dead = False
         cls.registry = VppObjectRegistry()
         cls.verbose = 0
         cls.vpp_dead = False
         cls.registry = VppObjectRegistry()
@@ -417,17 +574,14 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             cls.pump_thread.daemon = True
             cls.pump_thread.start()
             if cls.debug_gdb or cls.debug_gdbserver:
             cls.pump_thread.daemon = True
             cls.pump_thread.start()
             if cls.debug_gdb or cls.debug_gdbserver:
-                read_timeout = 0
-            else:
-                read_timeout = 5
+                cls.vapi_response_timeout = 0
             cls.vapi = VppPapiProvider(cls.shm_prefix, cls.shm_prefix, cls,
             cls.vapi = VppPapiProvider(cls.shm_prefix, cls.shm_prefix, cls,
-                                       read_timeout)
+                                       cls.vapi_response_timeout)
             if cls.step:
             if cls.step:
-                hook = StepHook(cls)
+                hook = hookmodule.StepHook(cls)
             else:
             else:
-                hook = PollHook(cls)
+                hook = hookmodule.PollHook(cls)
             cls.vapi.register_hook(hook)
             cls.vapi.register_hook(hook)
-            cls.wait_for_stats_socket()
             cls.statistics = VPPStats(socketname=cls.stats_sock)
             try:
                 hook.poll_vpp()
             cls.statistics = VPPStats(socketname=cls.stats_sock)
             try:
                 hook.poll_vpp()
@@ -439,59 +593,77 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 raise
             try:
                 cls.vapi.connect()
                 raise
             try:
                 cls.vapi.connect()
-            except Exception:
-                try:
-                    cls.vapi.disconnect()
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
+            except vpp_papi.VPPIOError as e:
+                cls.logger.debug("Exception connecting to vapi: %s" % e)
+                cls.vapi.disconnect()
+
                 if cls.debug_gdbserver:
                     print(colorize("You're running VPP inside gdbserver but "
                                    "VPP-API connection failed, did you forget "
                                    "to 'continue' VPP from within gdb?", RED))
                 raise
                 if cls.debug_gdbserver:
                     print(colorize("You're running VPP inside gdbserver but "
                                    "VPP-API connection failed, did you forget "
                                    "to 'continue' VPP from within gdb?", RED))
                 raise
-        except Exception:
+        except vpp_papi.VPPRuntimeError as e:
+            cls.logger.debug("%s" % e)
+            cls.quit()
+            raise
+        except Exception as e:
+            cls.logger.debug("Exception connecting to VPP: %s" % e)
+            cls.quit()
+            raise
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _debug_quit(cls):
+        if (cls.debug_gdbserver or cls.debug_gdb):
             try:
             try:
-                cls.quit()
-            except Exception:
+                cls.vpp.poll()
+
+                if cls.vpp.returncode is None:
+                    print()
+                    print(double_line_delim)
+                    print("VPP or GDB server is still running")
+                    print(single_line_delim)
+                    input("When done debugging, press ENTER to kill the "
+                          "process and finish running the testcase...")
+            except AttributeError:
                 pass
                 pass
-            raise
 
     @classmethod
     def quit(cls):
         """
         Disconnect vpp-api, kill vpp and cleanup shared memory files
         """
 
     @classmethod
     def quit(cls):
         """
         Disconnect vpp-api, kill vpp and cleanup shared memory files
         """
-        if (cls.debug_gdbserver or cls.debug_gdb) and hasattr(cls, 'vpp'):
-            cls.vpp.poll()
-            if cls.vpp.returncode is None:
-                print(double_line_delim)
-                print("VPP or GDB server is still running")
-                print(single_line_delim)
-                raw_input("When done debugging, press ENTER to kill the "
-                          "process and finish running the testcase...")
+        cls._debug_quit()
 
         # first signal that we want to stop the pump thread, then wake it up
         if hasattr(cls, 'pump_thread_stop_flag'):
             cls.pump_thread_stop_flag.set()
         if hasattr(cls, 'pump_thread_wakeup_pipe'):
 
         # first signal that we want to stop the pump thread, then wake it up
         if hasattr(cls, 'pump_thread_stop_flag'):
             cls.pump_thread_stop_flag.set()
         if hasattr(cls, 'pump_thread_wakeup_pipe'):
-            os.write(cls.pump_thread_wakeup_pipe[1], 'ding dong wake up')
+            os.write(cls.pump_thread_wakeup_pipe[1], b'ding dong wake up')
         if hasattr(cls, 'pump_thread'):
             cls.logger.debug("Waiting for pump thread to stop")
             cls.pump_thread.join()
         if hasattr(cls, 'vpp_stderr_reader_thread'):
         if hasattr(cls, 'pump_thread'):
             cls.logger.debug("Waiting for pump thread to stop")
             cls.pump_thread.join()
         if hasattr(cls, 'vpp_stderr_reader_thread'):
-            cls.logger.debug("Waiting for stdderr pump to stop")
+            cls.logger.debug("Waiting for stderr pump to stop")
             cls.vpp_stderr_reader_thread.join()
 
         if hasattr(cls, 'vpp'):
             if hasattr(cls, 'vapi'):
             cls.vpp_stderr_reader_thread.join()
 
         if hasattr(cls, 'vpp'):
             if hasattr(cls, 'vapi'):
+                cls.logger.debug(cls.vapi.vpp.get_stats())
+                cls.logger.debug("Disconnecting class vapi client on %s",
+                                 cls.__name__)
                 cls.vapi.disconnect()
                 cls.vapi.disconnect()
+                cls.logger.debug("Deleting class vapi attribute on %s",
+                                 cls.__name__)
                 del cls.vapi
             cls.vpp.poll()
             if cls.vpp.returncode is None:
                 del cls.vapi
             cls.vpp.poll()
             if cls.vpp.returncode is None:
+                cls.wait_for_coredump()
                 cls.logger.debug("Sending TERM to vpp")
                 cls.logger.debug("Sending TERM to vpp")
-                cls.vpp.kill()
+                cls.vpp.terminate()
                 cls.logger.debug("Waiting for vpp to die")
                 cls.vpp.communicate()
                 cls.logger.debug("Waiting for vpp to die")
                 cls.vpp.communicate()
+            cls.logger.debug("Deleting class vpp attribute on %s",
+                             cls.__name__)
             del cls.vpp
 
         if cls.vpp_startup_failed:
             del cls.vpp
 
         if cls.vpp_startup_failed:
@@ -524,6 +696,8 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         """ Perform final cleanup after running all tests in this test-case """
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         """ Perform final cleanup after running all tests in this test-case """
+        cls.logger.debug("--- tearDownClass() for %s called ---" %
+                         cls.__name__)
         cls.reporter.send_keep_alive(cls, 'tearDownClass')
         cls.quit()
         cls.file_handler.close()
         cls.reporter.send_keep_alive(cls, 'tearDownClass')
         cls.quit()
         cls.file_handler.close()
@@ -531,21 +705,31 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         if debug_framework:
             debug_internal.on_tear_down_class(cls)
 
         if debug_framework:
             debug_internal.on_tear_down_class(cls)
 
+    def show_commands_at_teardown(self):
+        """ Allow subclass specific teardown logging additions."""
+        self.logger.info("--- No test specific show commands provided. ---")
+
     def tearDown(self):
         """ Show various debug prints after each test """
         self.logger.debug("--- tearDown() for %s.%s(%s) called ---" %
                           (self.__class__.__name__, self._testMethodName,
                            self._testMethodDoc))
     def tearDown(self):
         """ Show various debug prints after each test """
         self.logger.debug("--- tearDown() for %s.%s(%s) called ---" %
                           (self.__class__.__name__, self._testMethodName,
                            self._testMethodDoc))
-        if not self.vpp_dead:
-            self.logger.debug(self.vapi.cli("show trace"))
-            self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("show interface"))
-            self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("show hardware"))
-            self.logger.info(self.statistics.set_errors_str())
-            self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("show run"))
-            self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("show log"))
-            self.registry.remove_vpp_config(self.logger)
+
+        try:
+            if not self.vpp_dead:
+                self.logger.debug(self.vapi.cli("show trace max 1000"))
+                self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("show interface"))
+                self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("show hardware"))
+                self.logger.info(self.statistics.set_errors_str())
+                self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("show run"))
+                self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("show log"))
+                self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("show bihash"))
+                self.logger.info("Logging testcase specific show commands.")
+                self.show_commands_at_teardown()
+                self.registry.remove_vpp_config(self.logger)
             # Save/Dump VPP api trace log
             # Save/Dump VPP api trace log
-            api_trace = "vpp_api_trace.%s.log" % self._testMethodName
+            m = self._testMethodName
+            api_trace = "vpp_api_trace.%s.%d.log" % (m, self.vpp.pid)
             tmp_api_trace = "/tmp/%s" % api_trace
             vpp_api_trace_log = "%s/%s" % (self.tempdir, api_trace)
             self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("api trace save %s" % api_trace))
             tmp_api_trace = "/tmp/%s" % api_trace
             vpp_api_trace_log = "%s/%s" % (self.tempdir, api_trace)
             self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("api trace save %s" % api_trace))
@@ -554,17 +738,21 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             os.rename(tmp_api_trace, vpp_api_trace_log)
             self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("api trace custom-dump %s" %
                                              vpp_api_trace_log))
             os.rename(tmp_api_trace, vpp_api_trace_log)
             self.logger.info(self.vapi.ppcli("api trace custom-dump %s" %
                                              vpp_api_trace_log))
+        except VppTransportShmemIOError:
+            self.logger.debug("VppTransportShmemIOError: Vpp dead. "
+                              "Cannot log show commands.")
+            self.vpp_dead = True
         else:
             self.registry.unregister_all(self.logger)
 
     def setUp(self):
         """ Clear trace before running each test"""
         else:
             self.registry.unregister_all(self.logger)
 
     def setUp(self):
         """ Clear trace before running each test"""
+        super(VppTestCase, self).setUp()
         self.reporter.send_keep_alive(self)
         self.reporter.send_keep_alive(self)
-        self.logger.debug("--- setUp() for %s.%s(%s) called ---" %
-                          (self.__class__.__name__, self._testMethodName,
-                           self._testMethodDoc))
         if self.vpp_dead:
         if self.vpp_dead:
-            raise Exception("VPP is dead when setting up the test")
+
+            raise VppDiedError(rv=None, testcase=self.__class__.__name__,
+                               method_name=self._testMethodName)
         self.sleep(.1, "during setUp")
         self.vpp_stdout_deque.append(
             "--- test setUp() for %s.%s(%s) starts here ---\n" %
         self.sleep(.1, "during setUp")
         self.vpp_stdout_deque.append(
             "--- test setUp() for %s.%s(%s) starts here ---\n" %
@@ -598,33 +786,47 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         """ Register a capture in the testclass """
         # add to the list of captures with current timestamp
         cls._captures.append((time.time(), cap_name))
         """ Register a capture in the testclass """
         # add to the list of captures with current timestamp
         cls._captures.append((time.time(), cap_name))
-        # filter out from zombies
-        cls._zombie_captures = [(stamp, name)
-                                for (stamp, name) in cls._zombie_captures
-                                if name != cap_name]
 
     @classmethod
 
     @classmethod
-    def pg_start(cls):
-        """ Remove any zombie captures and enable the packet generator """
-        # how long before capture is allowed to be deleted - otherwise vpp
-        # crashes - 100ms seems enough (this shouldn't be needed at all)
-        capture_ttl = 0.1
-        now = time.time()
-        for stamp, cap_name in cls._zombie_captures:
-            wait = stamp + capture_ttl - now
-            if wait > 0:
-                cls.sleep(wait, "before deleting capture %s" % cap_name)
-                now = time.time()
-            cls.logger.debug("Removing zombie capture %s" % cap_name)
-            cls.vapi.cli('packet-generator delete %s' % cap_name)
+    def get_vpp_time(cls):
+        # processes e.g. "Time now 2.190522, Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:29:54 GMT"
+        # returns float("2.190522")
+        timestr = cls.vapi.cli('show clock')
+        head, sep, tail = timestr.partition(',')
+        head, sep, tail = head.partition('Time now')
+        return float(tail)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def sleep_on_vpp_time(cls, sec):
+        """ Sleep according to time in VPP world """
+        # On a busy system with many processes
+        # we might end up with VPP time being slower than real world
+        # So take that into account when waiting for VPP to do something
+        start_time = cls.get_vpp_time()
+        while cls.get_vpp_time() - start_time < sec:
+            cls.sleep(0.1)
 
 
-        cls.vapi.cli("trace add pg-input 50")  # 50 is maximum
+    @classmethod
+    def pg_start(cls):
+        """ Enable the PG, wait till it is done, then clean up """
+        cls.vapi.cli("trace add pg-input 1000")
         cls.vapi.cli('packet-generator enable')
         cls.vapi.cli('packet-generator enable')
-        cls._zombie_captures = cls._captures
+        # PG, when starts, runs to completion -
+        # so let's avoid a race condition,
+        # and wait a little till it's done.
+        # Then clean it up  - and then be gone.
+        deadline = time.time() + 300
+        while cls.vapi.cli('show packet-generator').find("Yes") != -1:
+            cls.sleep(0.01)  # yield
+            if time.time() > deadline:
+                cls.logger.error("Timeout waiting for pg to stop")
+                break
+        for stamp, cap_name in cls._captures:
+            cls.vapi.cli('packet-generator delete %s' % cap_name)
         cls._captures = []
 
     @classmethod
         cls._captures = []
 
     @classmethod
-    def create_pg_interfaces(cls, interfaces):
+    def create_pg_interfaces(cls, interfaces, gso=0, gso_size=0):
         """
         Create packet-generator interfaces.
 
         """
         Create packet-generator interfaces.
 
@@ -634,7 +836,7 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         """
         result = []
         for i in interfaces:
         """
         result = []
         for i in interfaces:
-            intf = VppPGInterface(cls, i)
+            intf = VppPGInterface(cls, i, gso, gso_size)
             setattr(cls, intf.name, intf)
             result.append(intf)
         cls.pg_interfaces = result
             setattr(cls, intf.name, intf)
             result.append(intf)
         cls.pg_interfaces = result
@@ -654,6 +856,20 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         cls.lo_interfaces = result
         return result
 
         cls.lo_interfaces = result
         return result
 
+    @classmethod
+    def create_bvi_interfaces(cls, count):
+        """
+        Create BVI interfaces.
+
+        :param count: number of interfaces created.
+        :returns: List of created interfaces.
+        """
+        result = [VppBviInterface(cls) for i in range(count)]
+        for intf in result:
+            setattr(cls, intf.name, intf)
+        cls.bvi_interfaces = result
+        return result
+
     @staticmethod
     def extend_packet(packet, size, padding=' '):
         """
     @staticmethod
     def extend_packet(packet, size, padding=' '):
         """
@@ -668,8 +884,8 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         packet_len = len(packet) + 4
         extend = size - packet_len
         if extend > 0:
         packet_len = len(packet) + 4
         extend = size - packet_len
         if extend > 0:
-            num = (extend / len(padding)) + 1
-            packet[Raw].load += (padding * num)[:extend]
+            num = (extend // len(padding)) + 1
+            packet[Raw].load += (padding * num)[:extend].encode("ascii")
 
     @classmethod
     def reset_packet_infos(cls):
 
     @classmethod
     def reset_packet_infos(cls):
@@ -717,16 +933,19 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                                    info.ip, info.proto)
 
     @staticmethod
                                    info.ip, info.proto)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def payload_to_info(payload):
+    def payload_to_info(payload, payload_field='load'):
         """
         Convert packet payload to _PacketInfo object
 
         :param payload: packet payload
         """
         Convert packet payload to _PacketInfo object
 
         :param payload: packet payload
-
+        :type payload:  <class 'scapy.packet.Raw'>
+        :param payload_field: packet fieldname of payload "load" for
+                <class 'scapy.packet.Raw'>
+        :type payload_field: str
         :returns: _PacketInfo object containing de-serialized data from payload
 
         """
         :returns: _PacketInfo object containing de-serialized data from payload
 
         """
-        numbers = payload.split()
+        numbers = getattr(payload, payload_field).split()
         info = _PacketInfo()
         info.index = int(numbers[0])
         info.src = int(numbers[1])
         info = _PacketInfo()
         info.index = int(numbers[0])
         info.src = int(numbers[1])
@@ -817,31 +1036,31 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def assert_packet_checksums_valid(self, packet,
                                       ignore_zero_udp_checksums=True):
 
     def assert_packet_checksums_valid(self, packet,
                                       ignore_zero_udp_checksums=True):
-        received = packet.__class__(str(packet))
-        self.logger.debug(
-            ppp("Verifying packet checksums for packet:", received))
+        received = packet.__class__(scapy.compat.raw(packet))
         udp_layers = ['UDP', 'UDPerror']
         checksum_fields = ['cksum', 'chksum']
         checksums = []
         counter = 0
         udp_layers = ['UDP', 'UDPerror']
         checksum_fields = ['cksum', 'chksum']
         checksums = []
         counter = 0
-        temp = received.__class__(str(received))
+        temp = received.__class__(scapy.compat.raw(received))
         while True:
             layer = temp.getlayer(counter)
             if layer:
         while True:
             layer = temp.getlayer(counter)
             if layer:
+                layer = layer.copy()
+                layer.remove_payload()
                 for cf in checksum_fields:
                     if hasattr(layer, cf):
                         if ignore_zero_udp_checksums and \
                                 0 == getattr(layer, cf) and \
                                 layer.name in udp_layers:
                             continue
                 for cf in checksum_fields:
                     if hasattr(layer, cf):
                         if ignore_zero_udp_checksums and \
                                 0 == getattr(layer, cf) and \
                                 layer.name in udp_layers:
                             continue
-                        delattr(layer, cf)
+                        delattr(temp.getlayer(counter), cf)
                         checksums.append((counter, cf))
             else:
                 break
             counter = counter + 1
         if 0 == len(checksums):
             return
                         checksums.append((counter, cf))
             else:
                 break
             counter = counter + 1
         if 0 == len(checksums):
             return
-        temp = temp.__class__(str(temp))
+        temp = temp.__class__(scapy.compat.raw(temp))
         for layer, cf in checksums:
             calc_sum = getattr(temp[layer], cf)
             self.assert_equal(
         for layer, cf in checksums:
             calc_sum = getattr(temp[layer], cf)
             self.assert_equal(
@@ -858,9 +1077,10 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         received_packet_checksum = getattr(received_packet[layer], field_name)
         if ignore_zero_checksum and 0 == received_packet_checksum:
             return
         received_packet_checksum = getattr(received_packet[layer], field_name)
         if ignore_zero_checksum and 0 == received_packet_checksum:
             return
-        recalculated = received_packet.__class__(str(received_packet))
+        recalculated = received_packet.__class__(
+            scapy.compat.raw(received_packet))
         delattr(recalculated[layer], field_name)
         delattr(recalculated[layer], field_name)
-        recalculated = recalculated.__class__(str(recalculated))
+        recalculated = recalculated.__class__(scapy.compat.raw(recalculated))
         self.assert_equal(received_packet_checksum,
                           getattr(recalculated[layer], field_name),
                           "packet checksum on layer: %s" % layer)
         self.assert_equal(received_packet_checksum,
                           getattr(recalculated[layer], field_name),
                           "packet checksum on layer: %s" % layer)
@@ -904,38 +1124,65 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         if pkt.haslayer(ICMPv6EchoReply):
             self.assert_checksum_valid(pkt, 'ICMPv6EchoReply', 'cksum')
 
         if pkt.haslayer(ICMPv6EchoReply):
             self.assert_checksum_valid(pkt, 'ICMPv6EchoReply', 'cksum')
 
+    def get_packet_counter(self, counter):
+        if counter.startswith("/"):
+            counter_value = self.statistics.get_counter(counter)
+        else:
+            counters = self.vapi.cli("sh errors").split('\n')
+            counter_value = 0
+            for i in range(1, len(counters) - 1):
+                results = counters[i].split()
+                if results[1] == counter:
+                    counter_value = int(results[0])
+                    break
+        return counter_value
+
     def assert_packet_counter_equal(self, counter, expected_value):
     def assert_packet_counter_equal(self, counter, expected_value):
-        counters = self.vapi.cli("sh errors").split('\n')
-        counter_value = -1
-        for i in range(1, len(counters)-1):
-            results = counters[i].split()
-            if results[1] == counter:
-                counter_value = int(results[0])
-                break
+        counter_value = self.get_packet_counter(counter)
         self.assert_equal(counter_value, expected_value,
                           "packet counter `%s'" % counter)
 
         self.assert_equal(counter_value, expected_value,
                           "packet counter `%s'" % counter)
 
+    def assert_error_counter_equal(self, counter, expected_value):
+        counter_value = self.statistics.get_err_counter(counter)
+        self.assert_equal(counter_value, expected_value,
+                          "error counter `%s'" % counter)
+
     @classmethod
     def sleep(cls, timeout, remark=None):
     @classmethod
     def sleep(cls, timeout, remark=None):
-        if hasattr(cls, 'logger'):
-            cls.logger.debug("Starting sleep for %ss (%s)" % (timeout, remark))
+
+        # /* Allow sleep(0) to maintain win32 semantics, and as decreed
+        #  * by Guido, only the main thread can be interrupted.
+        # */
+        # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/6673decfa0fb078f60587f5cb5e98460eea137c2/Modules/timemodule.c#L1892  # noqa
+        if timeout == 0:
+            # yield quantum
+            if hasattr(os, 'sched_yield'):
+                os.sched_yield()
+            else:
+                time.sleep(0)
+            return
+
+        cls.logger.debug("Starting sleep for %es (%s)", timeout, remark)
         before = time.time()
         time.sleep(timeout)
         after = time.time()
         if after - before > 2 * timeout:
         before = time.time()
         time.sleep(timeout)
         after = time.time()
         if after - before > 2 * timeout:
-            cls.logger.error("unexpected time.sleep() result - "
-                             "slept for %ss instead of ~%ss!" % (
-                                 after - before, timeout))
-        if hasattr(cls, 'logger'):
-            cls.logger.debug(
-                "Finished sleep (%s) - slept %ss (wanted %ss)" % (
-                    remark, after - before, timeout))
+            cls.logger.error("unexpected self.sleep() result - "
+                             "slept for %es instead of ~%es!",
+                             after - before, timeout)
 
 
-    def send_and_assert_no_replies(self, intf, pkts, remark="", timeout=None):
+        cls.logger.debug(
+                "Finished sleep (%s) - slept %es (wanted %es)",
+                remark, after - before, timeout)
+
+    def pg_send(self, intf, pkts, worker=None):
         self.vapi.cli("clear trace")
         self.vapi.cli("clear trace")
-        intf.add_stream(pkts)
+        intf.add_stream(pkts, worker=worker)
         self.pg_enable_capture(self.pg_interfaces)
         self.pg_start()
         self.pg_enable_capture(self.pg_interfaces)
         self.pg_start()
+
+    def send_and_assert_no_replies(self, intf, pkts, remark="", timeout=None):
+        self.pg_send(intf, pkts)
         if not timeout:
             timeout = 1
         for i in self.pg_interfaces:
         if not timeout:
             timeout = 1
         for i in self.pg_interfaces:
@@ -943,32 +1190,17 @@ class VppTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             i.assert_nothing_captured(remark=remark)
             timeout = 0.1
 
             i.assert_nothing_captured(remark=remark)
             timeout = 0.1
 
-    def send_and_expect(self, input, pkts, output):
-        self.vapi.cli("clear trace")
-        input.add_stream(pkts)
-        self.pg_enable_capture(self.pg_interfaces)
-        self.pg_start()
-        if isinstance(object, (list,)):
-            rx = []
-            for o in output:
-                rx.append(output.get_capture(len(pkts)))
-        else:
-            rx = output.get_capture(len(pkts))
+    def send_and_expect(self, intf, pkts, output, n_rx=None, worker=None):
+        if not n_rx:
+            n_rx = len(pkts)
+        self.pg_send(intf, pkts, worker=worker)
+        rx = output.get_capture(n_rx)
         return rx
 
         return rx
 
-    def send_and_expect_only(self, input, pkts, output, timeout=None):
-        self.vapi.cli("clear trace")
-        input.add_stream(pkts)
-        self.pg_enable_capture(self.pg_interfaces)
-        self.pg_start()
-        if isinstance(object, (list,)):
-            outputs = output
-            rx = []
-            for o in outputs:
-                rx.append(output.get_capture(len(pkts)))
-        else:
-            rx = output.get_capture(len(pkts))
-            outputs = [output]
+    def send_and_expect_only(self, intf, pkts, output, timeout=None):
+        self.pg_send(intf, pkts)
+        rx = output.get_capture(len(pkts))
+        outputs = [output]
         if not timeout:
             timeout = 1
         for i in self.pg_interfaces:
         if not timeout:
             timeout = 1
         for i in self.pg_interfaces:
@@ -1020,7 +1252,8 @@ class VppTestResult(unittest.TestResult):
     core_crash_test_cases_info = set()
     current_test_case_info = None
 
     core_crash_test_cases_info = set()
     current_test_case_info = None
 
-    def __init__(self, stream, descriptions, verbosity):
+    def __init__(self, stream=None, descriptions=None, verbosity=None,
+                 runner=None):
         """
         :param stream File descriptor to store where to report test results.
             Set to the standard error stream by default.
         """
         :param stream File descriptor to store where to report test results.
             Set to the standard error stream by default.
@@ -1028,11 +1261,12 @@ class VppTestResult(unittest.TestResult):
             test case descriptions.
         :param verbosity Integer variable to store required verbosity level.
         """
             test case descriptions.
         :param verbosity Integer variable to store required verbosity level.
         """
-        unittest.TestResult.__init__(self, stream, descriptions, verbosity)
+        super(VppTestResult, self).__init__(stream, descriptions, verbosity)
         self.stream = stream
         self.descriptions = descriptions
         self.verbosity = verbosity
         self.result_string = None
         self.stream = stream
         self.descriptions = descriptions
         self.verbosity = verbosity
         self.result_string = None
+        self.runner = runner
 
     def addSuccess(self, test):
         """
 
     def addSuccess(self, test):
         """
@@ -1072,27 +1306,25 @@ class VppTestResult(unittest.TestResult):
     def symlink_failed(self):
         if self.current_test_case_info:
             try:
     def symlink_failed(self):
         if self.current_test_case_info:
             try:
-                failed_dir = os.getenv('VPP_TEST_FAILED_DIR')
+                failed_dir = os.getenv('FAILED_DIR')
                 link_path = os.path.join(
                     failed_dir,
                     '%s-FAILED' %
                     os.path.basename(self.current_test_case_info.tempdir))
                 link_path = os.path.join(
                     failed_dir,
                     '%s-FAILED' %
                     os.path.basename(self.current_test_case_info.tempdir))
-                if self.current_test_case_info.logger:
-                    self.current_test_case_info.logger.debug(
+
+                self.current_test_case_info.logger.debug(
                         "creating a link to the failed test")
                         "creating a link to the failed test")
-                    self.current_test_case_info.logger.debug(
+                self.current_test_case_info.logger.debug(
                         "os.symlink(%s, %s)" %
                         (self.current_test_case_info.tempdir, link_path))
                 if os.path.exists(link_path):
                         "os.symlink(%s, %s)" %
                         (self.current_test_case_info.tempdir, link_path))
                 if os.path.exists(link_path):
-                    if self.current_test_case_info.logger:
-                        self.current_test_case_info.logger.debug(
+                    self.current_test_case_info.logger.debug(
                             'symlink already exists')
                 else:
                     os.symlink(self.current_test_case_info.tempdir, link_path)
 
             except Exception as e:
                             'symlink already exists')
                 else:
                     os.symlink(self.current_test_case_info.tempdir, link_path)
 
             except Exception as e:
-                if self.current_test_case_info.logger:
-                    self.current_test_case_info.logger.error(e)
+                self.current_test_case_info.logger.error(e)
 
     def send_result_through_pipe(self, test, result):
         if hasattr(self, 'test_framework_result_pipe'):
 
     def send_result_through_pipe(self, test, result):
         if hasattr(self, 'test_framework_result_pipe'):
@@ -1138,7 +1370,7 @@ class VppTestResult(unittest.TestResult):
                     if isinstance(test, unittest.suite._ErrorHolder):
                         test_name = str(test)
                     else:
                     if isinstance(test, unittest.suite._ErrorHolder):
                         test_name = str(test)
                     else:
-                        test_name = "'{}' ({})".format(
+                        test_name = "'{!s}' ({!s})".format(
                             get_testcase_doc_name(test), test.id())
                     self.current_test_case_info.core_crash_test = test_name
                 self.core_crash_test_cases_info.add(
                             get_testcase_doc_name(test), test.id())
                     self.current_test_case_info.core_crash_test = test_name
                 self.core_crash_test_cases_info.add(
@@ -1185,8 +1417,26 @@ class VppTestResult(unittest.TestResult):
         :param test:
 
         """
         :param test:
 
         """
-        test.print_header()
 
 
+        def print_header(test):
+            test_doc = getdoc(test)
+            if not test_doc:
+                raise Exception("No doc string for test '%s'" % test.id())
+            test_title = test_doc.splitlines()[0]
+            test_title_colored = colorize(test_title, GREEN)
+            if test.force_solo():
+                # long live PEP-8 and 80 char width limitation...
+                c = YELLOW
+                test_title_colored = colorize("SOLO RUN: " + test_title, c)
+
+            if not hasattr(test.__class__, '_header_printed'):
+                print(double_line_delim)
+                print(test_title_colored)
+                print(double_line_delim)
+            test.__class__._header_printed = True
+
+        print_header(test)
+        self.start_test = time.time()
         unittest.TestResult.startTest(self, test)
         if self.verbosity > 0:
             self.stream.writeln(
         unittest.TestResult.startTest(self, test)
         if self.verbosity > 0:
             self.stream.writeln(
@@ -1201,14 +1451,17 @@ class VppTestResult(unittest.TestResult):
 
         """
         unittest.TestResult.stopTest(self, test)
 
         """
         unittest.TestResult.stopTest(self, test)
+
         if self.verbosity > 0:
             self.stream.writeln(single_line_delim)
             self.stream.writeln("%-73s%s" % (self.getDescription(test),
                                              self.result_string))
             self.stream.writeln(single_line_delim)
         else:
         if self.verbosity > 0:
             self.stream.writeln(single_line_delim)
             self.stream.writeln("%-73s%s" % (self.getDescription(test),
                                              self.result_string))
             self.stream.writeln(single_line_delim)
         else:
-            self.stream.writeln("%-73s%s" % (self.getDescription(test),
-                                             self.result_string))
+            self.stream.writeln("%-68s %4.2f %s" %
+                                (self.getDescription(test),
+                                 time.time() - self.start_test,
+                                 self.result_string))
 
         self.send_result_through_pipe(test, TEST_RUN)
 
 
         self.send_result_through_pipe(test, TEST_RUN)
 
@@ -1216,9 +1469,16 @@ class VppTestResult(unittest.TestResult):
         """
         Print errors from running the test case
         """
         """
         Print errors from running the test case
         """
-        self.stream.writeln()
-        self.printErrorList('ERROR', self.errors)
-        self.printErrorList('FAIL', self.failures)
+        if len(self.errors) > 0 or len(self.failures) > 0:
+            self.stream.writeln()
+            self.printErrorList('ERROR', self.errors)
+            self.printErrorList('FAIL', self.failures)
+
+        # ^^ that is the last output from unittest before summary
+        if not self.runner.print_summary:
+            devnull = unittest.runner._WritelnDecorator(open(os.devnull, 'w'))
+            self.stream = devnull
+            self.runner.stream = devnull
 
     def printErrorList(self, flavour, errors):
         """
 
     def printErrorList(self, flavour, errors):
         """
@@ -1241,6 +1501,7 @@ class VppTestRunner(unittest.TextTestRunner):
     """
     A basic test runner implementation which prints results to standard error.
     """
     """
     A basic test runner implementation which prints results to standard error.
     """
+
     @property
     def resultclass(self):
         """Class maintaining the results of the tests"""
     @property
     def resultclass(self):
         """Class maintaining the results of the tests"""
@@ -1248,16 +1509,24 @@ class VppTestRunner(unittest.TextTestRunner):
 
     def __init__(self, keep_alive_pipe=None, descriptions=True, verbosity=1,
                  result_pipe=None, failfast=False, buffer=False,
 
     def __init__(self, keep_alive_pipe=None, descriptions=True, verbosity=1,
                  result_pipe=None, failfast=False, buffer=False,
-                 resultclass=None):
-
+                 resultclass=None, print_summary=True, **kwargs):
         # ignore stream setting here, use hard-coded stdout to be in sync
         # with prints from VppTestCase methods ...
         super(VppTestRunner, self).__init__(sys.stdout, descriptions,
                                             verbosity, failfast, buffer,
         # ignore stream setting here, use hard-coded stdout to be in sync
         # with prints from VppTestCase methods ...
         super(VppTestRunner, self).__init__(sys.stdout, descriptions,
                                             verbosity, failfast, buffer,
-                                            resultclass)
+                                            resultclass, **kwargs)
         KeepAliveReporter.pipe = keep_alive_pipe
 
         KeepAliveReporter.pipe = keep_alive_pipe
 
-        VppTestResult.test_framework_result_pipe = result_pipe
+        self.orig_stream = self.stream
+        self.resultclass.test_framework_result_pipe = result_pipe
+
+        self.print_summary = print_summary
+
+    def _makeResult(self):
+        return self.resultclass(self.stream,
+                                self.descriptions,
+                                self.verbosity,
+                                self)
 
     def run(self, test):
         """
 
     def run(self, test):
         """
@@ -1269,36 +1538,100 @@ class VppTestRunner(unittest.TextTestRunner):
         faulthandler.enable()  # emit stack trace to stderr if killed by signal
 
         result = super(VppTestRunner, self).run(test)
         faulthandler.enable()  # emit stack trace to stderr if killed by signal
 
         result = super(VppTestRunner, self).run(test)
+        if not self.print_summary:
+            self.stream = self.orig_stream
+            result.stream = self.orig_stream
         return result
 
 
 class Worker(Thread):
         return result
 
 
 class Worker(Thread):
-    def __init__(self, args, logger, env={}):
+    def __init__(self, executable_args, logger, env=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(Worker, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.logger = logger
         self.logger = logger
-        self.args = args
+        self.args = executable_args
+        if hasattr(self, 'testcase') and self.testcase.debug_all:
+            if self.testcase.debug_gdbserver:
+                self.args = ['/usr/bin/gdbserver', 'localhost:{port}'
+                             .format(port=self.testcase.gdbserver_port)] + args
+            elif self.testcase.debug_gdb and hasattr(self, 'wait_for_gdb'):
+                self.args.append(self.wait_for_gdb)
+        self.app_bin = executable_args[0]
+        self.app_name = os.path.basename(self.app_bin)
+        if hasattr(self, 'role'):
+            self.app_name += ' {role}'.format(role=self.role)
+        self.process = None
         self.result = None
         self.result = None
+        env = {} if env is None else env
         self.env = copy.deepcopy(env)
         self.env = copy.deepcopy(env)
-        super(Worker, self).__init__()
+
+    def wait_for_enter(self):
+        if not hasattr(self, 'testcase'):
+            return
+        if self.testcase.debug_all and self.testcase.debug_gdbserver:
+            print()
+            print(double_line_delim)
+            print("Spawned GDB Server for '{app}' with PID: {pid}"
+                  .format(app=self.app_name, pid=self.process.pid))
+        elif self.testcase.debug_all and self.testcase.debug_gdb:
+            print()
+            print(double_line_delim)
+            print("Spawned '{app}' with PID: {pid}"
+                  .format(app=self.app_name, pid=self.process.pid))
+        else:
+            return
+        print(single_line_delim)
+        print("You can debug '{app}' using:".format(app=self.app_name))
+        if self.testcase.debug_gdbserver:
+            print("sudo gdb " + self.app_bin +
+                  " -ex 'target remote localhost:{port}'"
+                  .format(port=self.testcase.gdbserver_port))
+            print("Now is the time to attach gdb by running the above "
+                  "command, set up breakpoints etc., then resume from "
+                  "within gdb by issuing the 'continue' command")
+            self.testcase.gdbserver_port += 1
+        elif self.testcase.debug_gdb:
+            print("sudo gdb " + self.app_bin +
+                  " -ex 'attach {pid}'".format(pid=self.process.pid))
+            print("Now is the time to attach gdb by running the above "
+                  "command and set up breakpoints etc., then resume from"
+                  " within gdb by issuing the 'continue' command")
+        print(single_line_delim)
+        input("Press ENTER to continue running the testcase...")
 
     def run(self):
         executable = self.args[0]
 
     def run(self):
         executable = self.args[0]
-        self.logger.debug("Running executable w/args `%s'" % self.args)
+        if not os.path.exists(executable) or not os.access(
+                executable, os.F_OK | os.X_OK):
+            # Exit code that means some system file did not exist,
+            # could not be opened, or had some other kind of error.
+            self.result = os.EX_OSFILE
+            raise EnvironmentError(
+                "executable '%s' is not found or executable." % executable)
+        self.logger.debug("Running executable: '{app}'"
+                          .format(app=' '.join(self.args)))
         env = os.environ.copy()
         env.update(self.env)
         env["CK_LOG_FILE_NAME"] = "-"
         self.process = subprocess.Popen(
             self.args, shell=False, env=env, preexec_fn=os.setpgrp,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         env = os.environ.copy()
         env.update(self.env)
         env["CK_LOG_FILE_NAME"] = "-"
         self.process = subprocess.Popen(
             self.args, shell=False, env=env, preexec_fn=os.setpgrp,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        self.wait_for_enter()
         out, err = self.process.communicate()
         out, err = self.process.communicate()
-        self.logger.debug("Finished running `%s'" % executable)
+        self.logger.debug("Finished running `{app}'".format(app=self.app_name))
         self.logger.info("Return code is `%s'" % self.process.returncode)
         self.logger.info(single_line_delim)
         self.logger.info("Return code is `%s'" % self.process.returncode)
         self.logger.info(single_line_delim)
-        self.logger.info("Executable `%s' wrote to stdout:" % executable)
+        self.logger.info("Executable `{app}' wrote to stdout:"
+                         .format(app=self.app_name))
         self.logger.info(single_line_delim)
         self.logger.info(single_line_delim)
-        self.logger.info(out)
+        self.logger.info(out.decode('utf-8'))
         self.logger.info(single_line_delim)
         self.logger.info(single_line_delim)
-        self.logger.info("Executable `%s' wrote to stderr:" % executable)
+        self.logger.info("Executable `{app}' wrote to stderr:"
+                         .format(app=self.app_name))
         self.logger.info(single_line_delim)
         self.logger.info(single_line_delim)
-        self.logger.info(err)
+        self.logger.info(err.decode('utf-8'))
         self.logger.info(single_line_delim)
         self.result = self.process.returncode
         self.logger.info(single_line_delim)
         self.result = self.process.returncode
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    pass