From: Petr Machata <pe...@mellanox.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 02:44:23 +0200
> There are a number of tests that check features of the Linux networking > stack. By running them on suitable interfaces, one can exercise the > mlxsw offloading code. However none of these tests attempts to push > mlxsw to the limits supported by the ASIC. > > As an additional wrinkle, the "limits supported by the ASIC" themselves > may not be a set of fixed numbers, but rather depend on a profile that > determines how the ASIC resources are allocated for different purposes. > > This patchset introduces several tests that verify capability of mlxsw > to offload amounts of routes, flower rules, and mirroring sessions that > match predicted ASIC capacity, at different configuration profiles. > Additionally they verify that amounts exceeding the predicted capacity > can *not* be offloaded. ... Good stuff, series applied, thanks!
