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For example, ASTF tests do not support latency | | ... | measurements yet, so executing the trials just wastes time. | | ... | Return type: bool. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${disable_latency} = \| Get Disable Latency \| | | | | ${use_latency} = | Get Use Latency | | Return From Keyword If | ${use_latency} | ${False} | | ${disable_latency} = | Get Variable Value | \${disable_latency} | ${False} | | Return From Keyword | ${disable_latency} | Get Max Rate | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${max_rate} variable, | | ... | fail if it is not defined. | | ... | Call this just before calling a Python keyword, | | ... | as those have restricted access to Robot variables. | | | | ... | The return value controls the maximal unidirectional packet rate. | | ... | The value is also usable for minimal TPS value for ASTF tests. | | ... | Return type: float. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${max_rate} = \| Get Max Rate \| | | | | ${max_rate} = | Get Variable Value | \${max_rate} | ${0.0} | | Return From Keyword If | ${max_rate} | ${max_rate} | | Fail | \${max_rate} is not defined. Call Set Max Rate And Jumbo keyword. | Get Min Rate Hard | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return a hardcoded value. | | ... | The return value controls the minimal unidirectional packet rate, | | ... | to be used anywhere, including latency measurements at 0% load. | | ... | The current value is the smallest one permitted | | ... | by STL profiles with latency streams. | | ... | Return type: float. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${min_rate_hard} = \| Get Min Rate Hard \| | | | | Return From Keyword | ${9001.0} | Get Min Rate Soft | | [Documentation] | | ... | If ramp up rate is not defined, return the hard min value. | | ... | If ramp up rate is defined (and larger than hard min), return that. | | ... | The reason is, ramp up rate should already guarantee no loss. | | | | ... | The return value controls the minimal unidirectional packet rate, | | ... | to be used in various search algorithms. | | ... | Latency measurements may want even lower loads, use hard min for that. | | | | ... | The value is also usable for minimal TPS value for ASTF tests. | | ... | Return type: float. | | | | ... | Currently, undefined ramp up rate is reported as zero, | | ... | so we return the maximum of ramp up rate and the hard min rate. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${min_rate_soft} = \| Get Min Rate Soft \| | | | | ${min_rate_hard} = | Get Min Rate Hard | | ${ramp_up_rate} = | Get Ramp Up Rate | | ${min_rate_soft} = | Evaluate | max(${ramp_up_rate}, ${min_rate_hard}) | | Return From Keyword | ${min_rate_soft} | Get Mrr Trial Duration | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value from Constants. This is an abstraction, useful in case | | ... | we start allowing various other overrides or computations. | | ... | Call this just before calling a Python keyword, | | ... | as those have restricted access to Robot variables. | | | | ... | The return value controls the duration of main trial measurement | | ... | for MRR type tests. | | ... | Return type: float. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${mrr_trial_duration} = \| Get Mrr Trial Duration \| | | | | Return From Keyword | ${PERF_TRIAL_DURATION} | Get Mrr Trial Multiplicity | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value from Constants. This is an abstraction, useful in case | | ... | we start allowing various other overrides or computations. | | ... | Call this just before calling a Python keyword, | | ... | as those have restricted access to Robot variables. | | | | ... | The return value controls the number of main trial measurement | | ... | for (B)MRR type tests. | | ... | Return type: integer. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${mrr_trial_multiplicity} = \| Get Mrr Trial Multiplicity \| | | | | Return From Keyword | ${PERF_TRIAL_MULTIPLICITY} | Get Packet Loss Ratio | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return a hardcoded value. This is an abstraction, useful in case | | ... | we start allowing various other overrides or computations. | | ... | Call this just before calling a Python keyword, | | ... | as those have restricted access to Robot variables. | | | | ... | The return value controls the default packet loss ration for PDR | | ... | in NDRPDR tests. Some other usages of MLRsearch (e.g. reconf tests) | | ... | may use a different value. | | ... | Return type: float. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${packet_loss_ratio} = \| Get Packet Loss Ratio \| | | | | Return From Keyword | ${0.005} | Get Packets Per Transaction Aggregated | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${packets_per_transaction_aggregated}; | | ... | if not defined, assume traffic is symmetric and compute | | ... | from unidirectional values. | | | | ... | The return value is used when reporting PPS values from TPS found | | ... | by some search (e.g. NDRPDR). | | ... | Return type: integer. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${ppta} = \| Get Packets Per Transaction Aggregated \| | | | | ${ppta} = | Get Variable Value | \${packets_per_transaction_aggregated} | | ... | ${0} | | Return From Keyword If | "${ppta}" != "0" | ${ppta} | | # TODO: Insert TCP computation from packet size here. | | ${pptad} = | Get Packets Per Transaction And Direction | | ${traffic_directions} = | Get Traffic Directions | | # We do not support ASTF profiles with multiple transactions, yet. | | ${ppta} = | Evaluate | ${pptad} * ${traffic_directions} | | Return From Keyword | ${ppta} | Get Packets Per Transaction And Direction | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${packets_per_transaction_and_direction}, | | ... | or ${1} if not defined. | | | | ... | The return value is used when computing max rate (TPS), | | ... | so for asymmetric transaction use the more numerous direction. | | ... | Return type: integer. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${pptad} = \| Get Packets Per Transaction And Direction \| | | | | ${pptad} = | Get Variable Value | \${packets_per_transaction_and_direction} | | ... | ${1} | | Return From Keyword | ${pptad} | Get Ramp Up Duration | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${ramp_up_duration}, | | ... | or ${0.0} if not defined. | | | | ... | The return value determines the required duration of ramp-up phase. | | ... | Typically used to prepare a specific state on DUT. | | ... | If the value is zero, ramp-up phase is either skipped or size-limited. | | ... | Return type: float. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${ramp_up_duration} = \| Get Ramp Up Duration \| | | | | ${ramp_up_duration} = | Get Variable Value | \${ramp_up_duration} | ${0.0} | | Return From Keyword | ${ramp_up_duration} | Get Ramp Up Rate | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${ramp_up_rate}, | | ... | if not defined, return zero. | | | | ... | The return value determines the rate for ramp-up phase. | | ... | Typically used to limit the rate when max rate | | ... | would lose packets in the ramp up phase, thus not setting | | ... | the DUT state correctly. | | ... | If the value is zero, ramp-up phase should be skipped. | | ... | Return type: float. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${ramp_up_rate} = \| Get Ramp Up Rate \| | | | | ${ramp_up_rate} = | Get Variable Value | \${ramp_up_rate} | ${0.0} | | Return From Keyword | ${ramp_up_rate} | Get Rate For Teardown | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${rate_for_teardown}, | | ... | if not defined (or zero) return the soft min rate. | | | | ... | The return value determines the rate for teardown trial, | | ... | that is executed if a perf test fails. | | ... | The \${rate_for_teardown} is usually not defined in suite, | | ... | but search keywords set it in places where failure can occur, | | ... | so the trial is done at the rate interesting for the failure. | | ... | Return type: float. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${rate_for_teardown} = \| Get Rate For Teardown \| | | | | ${rate_for_teardown} = | Get Variable Value | \${rate_for_teardown} | ${0.0} | | Return From Keyword If | ${rate_for_teardown} | ${rate_for_teardown} | | Run Keyword And Return | Get Min Rate Soft | Get Resetter | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${resetter} variable, | | ... | or \${None} if not defined. | | | | ... | If not \${None}, the returned value is callable. | | ... | Its use is to reset DUT to initial conditions, | | ... | for example to remove NAT sessions created in the previous trial. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${resetter} = \| Get Resetter \| | | | | ${resetter} = | Get Variable Value | \${resetter} | ${None} | | Return From Keyword | ${resetter} | Get Runtime Duration | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${runtime_duration} variable, | | ... | if not defined return ${1.0}. | | | | ... | The return value controls the duration of runtime trial, | | ... | which also acts as a warmup. Usually one second is enough, | | ... | but some suites need longer time to set up state on DUT. | | ... | Return type: float. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${runtime_duration} = \| Get Runtime Duration \| | | | | ${runtime_duration} = | Get Variable Value | \${runtime_duration} | ${1.0} | | Return From Keyword | ${runtime_duration} | Get Runtime Rate | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${runtime_rate} variable, | | ... | if not defined return the max rate. | | | | ... | The return value controls the rate (TPS unidir) of runtime trial, | | ... | which also acts as a warmup. No plans to ever use a different rate, | | ... | but keywords look better if access to such values is uniform. | | ... | Return type: float. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${runtime_rate} = \| Get Runtime Rate \| | | | | ${runtime_rate} = | Get Variable Value | \${runtime_rate} | ${0.0} | | Return From Keyword If | ${runtime_rate} | ${runtime_rate} | | Run Keyword And Return | Get Max Rate | Get Traffic Directions | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${traffic_directions}, | | ... | or ${2} if not defined. | | | | ... | The return value used when parsing for measurement results. | | ... | This needs to be known already in profile driver, | | ... | as bidirectional parsing may fail on unidirectional traffic. | | ... | Return type: integer. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${traffic_directions} = \| Get Traffic Directions \| | | | | ${traffic_directions} = | Get Variable Value | \${traffic_directions} | ${2} | | Return From Keyword | ${traffic_directions} | Get Transaction Duration | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${transaction_duration} variable, | | ... | or \${0.0} if not defined. | | | | ... | The return value is the expected duration of single (ASTF) transaction | | ... | if it is not negligible for overall trial duration computation. | | ... | Most tests use very short transactions (without explicit delays), | | ... | so the zero default works (and suite saves one line | | ... | of Variables table). | | ... | Return type: float. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${transaction_duration} = \| Get Transaction Duration \| | | | | ${transaction_duration} = | Get Variable Value | \${transaction_duration} | | ... | ${0.0} | | Return From Keyword | ${transaction_duration} | Get Transaction Scale | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${transaction_scale} variable, | | ... | or \${0} if not defined. | | | | ... | Zero return value means the number of transactions is not limited, | | ... | which is true for most STL TRex profiles (transaction is a packet). | | ... | Nonzero return value means the number of transactions is fixed, | | ... | for example in stateful NAT scale tests. | | ... | Return type: integer. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${transaction_scale} = \| Get Transaction Scale \| | | | | ${transaction_scale} = | Get Variable Value | \${transaction_scale} | ${0} | | Return From Keyword | ${transaction_scale} | Get Transaction Type | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${transaction_type} variable, | | ... | or "packet" if not defined. | | | | ... | The return value describes the type of transaction | | ... | the test is executed. For example "packet" means a transaction | | ... | is just a single packet. For more sophisticated transactions, | | ... | the logic to determine the number of passed transactions | | ... | is different from merely counting the packets received from DUT. | | ... | Return type: string. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${transaction_type} = \| Get Transaction Type \| | | | | ${transaction_type} = | Get Variable Value | \${transaction_type} | packet | | Return From Keyword | ${transaction_type} | Get Use Latency | | [Documentation] | | ... | Return value of \${use_latency} variable, | | ... | if not defined return the value from Constants. | | | | ... | The return value controls whether latency streams are active | | ... | during the main search. | | ... | Return type: bool. | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| \${use_latency} = \| Get Use Latency \| | | | | ${use_latency} = | Get Variable Value | ${use_latency} | ${PERF_USE_LATENCY} | | Return From Keyword | ${use_latency} | Set Jumbo | | [Documentation] | | ... | For jumbo frames detection, the maximal packet size is relevant, | | ... | encapsulation overhead (if any) has effect. | | | | ... | This keyword computes jumbo boolean (some suites need that for | | ... | configuration decisions). | | ... | To streamline suite autogeneration, both input and output values | | ... | are communicated as test (or broader scope) variables, | | ... | instead of explicit arguments and return values. | | | | ... | *Test (or broader scope) variables read:* | | ... | - overhead - Overhead in bytes; default value: 0. Type: integer | | ... | - frame_size - L2 Frame Size [B] or IMIX string. Type: integer or | | ... | string | | | | ... | *Test variables set:* | | ... | - jumbo - Jumbo boolean, true if jumbo packet support has to be | | ... | enabled. Type: boolean | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| Set Jumbo \| | | | | # Already called by Set Max Rate And Jumbo, but some suites (e.g. device) | | # are calling this directly. | | Set Numeric Frame Sizes | | ${jumbo} = | Set Variable If | ${max_frame_size} < 1522 | | ... | ${False} | ${True} | | Set Test Variable | \${jumbo} | Set Max Rate And Jumbo | | [Documentation] | | ... | Input framesize can be either integer in case of a single packet | | ... | in stream, or IMIX string defining mix of packets. | | ... | For jumbo frames detection, the maximal packet size is relevant. | | ... | For maximal transmit rate, the average packet size is relevant. | | ... | In both cases, encapsulation overhead (if any) has effect. | | ... | The maximal rate is computed from NIC name. | | ... | The implementation works by mapping from exact | | ... | whitelisted NIC names. | | ... | The mapping is hardcoded in nic_limits.yaml | | ... | TODO: Make the mapping from NIC names case insensistive. | | | | ... | This keyword computes maximal unidirectional transmit rate | | ... | and jumbo boolean (some suites need that for configuration decisions). | | ... | To streamline suite autogeneration, both input and output values | | ... | are communicated as test (or broader scope) variables, | | ... | instead of explicit arguments and return values. | | | | ... | If this keyword detects the test is interested in (unidirectional) | | ... | transactons per second maximal rate (tps), that is returned (not pps). | | | | ... | *Test (or broader scope) variables read:* | | ... | - nic_name - Name of bottleneck NIC. Type: string | | ... | - overhead - Overhead in bytes; default value: 0. Type: integer | | ... | - frame_size - L2 Frame Size [B] or IMIX string. Type: integer or | | ... | string | | ... | - packets_per_transaction_and_direction - Pps-tps conversion. | | ... | Optional, default 1. | | | | ... | *Test variables set:* | | ... | - max_rate - Calculated unidirectional maximal transmit rate [pps]. | | ... | This never exceeds bandwidth on TG-DUT nor DUT-DUT links. | | ... | Type: float | | ... | - jumbo - Jumbo boolean, true if jumbo packet support has to be | | ... | enabled. Type: boolean | | ... | avg_frame_size - Average frame size including overhead. Type: float | | ... | max_frame_size - Maximal frame size including overhead. Type: float | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| Set Max Rate And Jumbo \| | | | | # TODO: Re-check overhead values in suites with both traffics encapsulated. | | # TODO: Improve layered setup to detect encap/decap and update overhead. | | ${pps_limit} = | Get From Dictionary | | ... | ${NIC_NAME_TO_PPS_LIMIT} | ${nic_name} | | ${bps_limit} = | Get From Dictionary | | ... | ${NIC_NAME_TO_BPS_LIMIT} | ${nic_name} | | Set Numeric Frame Sizes | | # We need to add 20B (Ethernet preamble and inter-frame gap) | | # to avg_frame_size | | ${rate} = | Evaluate | ${bps_limit} / ((${avg_frame_size} + 20.0) * 8) | | ${max_rate} = | Set Variable If | ${rate} > ${pps_limit} | | ... | ${pps_limit} | ${rate} | | ${pptad} = | Get Packets Per Transaction And Direction | | ${max_rate} = | Evaluate | ${max_rate} / ${pptad} | | Set Test Variable | \${max_rate} | | Set Jumbo | Set Numeric Frame Sizes | | [Documentation] | | ... | Framesize can be either integer in case of a single packet | | ... | in stream, or set of packets in case of IMIX type or simmilar. | | ... | For jumbo decisions, we need a numeric size of the biggest packet. | | ... | For max rate decisions, we need a numeric average packet size. | | ... | This keyword computes both and sets them as test variables. | | | | ... | Each suite sets a value named \${overhead}, | | ... | which describes by how many bytes the frames on DUT-DUT link | | ... | are larger (due to encapsulation) than those | | ... | on the primary TG-DUT link. But for some suites that value | | ... | can be negaive (if TG-DUT is encapsulated more heavily). | | ... | For calculations in this keyword, we need largest sizes | | ... | across links, so zero is used if \${overhead} is negative. | | | | ... | *Test variables read:* | | ... | - frame_size - Framesize. Type: integer or string | | ... | - overhead - Overhead in bytes; default value: ${0}. Type: integer | | | | ... | *Test variables set* | | ... | avg_frame_size - Average frame size including overhead. Type: float | | ... | max_frame_size - Maximal frame size including overhead. Type: float | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| Set Numeric Frame Sizes \| | | | | ${max_overhead} = | Set Variable If | ${overhead} >= 0 | ${overhead} | ${0} | | ${bare_avg_frame_size} = | Run Keyword If | '${frame_size}' == 'IMIX_v4_1' | | ... | Set Variable | ${353.83333} | | ... | ELSE | | ... | Convert To Number | ${frame_size} | | ${avg_frame_size} = | Evaluate | $bare_avg_frame_size + $max_overhead | | Set Test Variable | \${avg_frame_size} | | ${bare_max_frame_size} = | Run Keyword If | '${frame_size}' == 'IMIX_v4_1' | | ... | Set Variable | ${1518} | | ... | ELSE | | ... | Convert To Number | ${frame_size} | | ${max_frame_size} = | Evaluate | $bare_max_frame_size + $max_overhead | | Set Test Variable | ${max_frame_size} | Set Rates For Policer | | [Documentation] | | ... | Policer tests need these values, | | ... | currently computed from \${avg_frame_size}. | | ... | TODO: Verify the units match and computation is correct. | | | | ... | *Test (or broader scope) variables read:* | | ... | - avg_frame_size - Average L2 Frame Size [B]. Type: float | | ... | Set by Set Max Rate And Jumbo keyword. | | | | ... | *Test variables set:* | | ... | - eb - Excess burst rate for policer. Type: float | | ... | - cb - Committed burst rate for policer. Type: float | | | | ... | *Example:* | | | | ... | \| Set Rates For Policer \| | | | | Set Test Variable | \${eb} | ${avg_frame_size} | | Set Test Variable | \${cb} | ${avg_frame_size}