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diff --git a/docs/testing/user/userguide/testusage.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/testusage.rst index 4d3528d0..20c30a40 100644 --- a/docs/testing/user/userguide/testusage.rst +++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/testusage.rst @@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ support in VSPERF includes: Traffic generator modules. - Moongen software traffic generator. Requires a separate machine running moongen to execute packet generation. +- T-Rex software traffic generator. Requires a separate machine running T-Rex + Server to execute packet generation. If you want to use another traffic generator, please select the :ref:`trafficgen-dummy` generator. @@ -475,7 +477,7 @@ For example: * vSwitch tests with DPDK or without DPDK support to verify impact of VF usage on vSwitch performance -* tests without vSwitch, where traffic is forwared directly +* tests without vSwitch, where traffic is forwarded directly between VF interfaces by packet forwarder (e.g. testpmd application) * tests without vSwitch, where VM accesses VF interfaces directly by PCI-passthrough_ to measure raw VM throughput performance. @@ -486,11 +488,11 @@ Using QEMU with PCI passthrough support ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Raw virtual machine throughput performance can be measured by execution of PVP -test with direct access to NICs by PCI passthrough. To execute VM with direct +test with direct access to NICs by PCI pass-through. To execute VM with direct access to PCI devices, enable vfio-pci_. In order to use virtual functions, SRIOV-support_ must be enabled. -Execution of test with PCI passthrough with vswitch disabled: +Execution of test with PCI pass-through with vswitch disabled: .. code-block:: console @@ -498,9 +500,9 @@ Execution of test with PCI passthrough with vswitch disabled: --vswitch none --vnf QemuPciPassthrough pvp_tput Any of supported guest-loopback-application_ can be used inside VM with -PCI passthrough support. +PCI pass-through support. -Note: Qemu with PCI passthrough support can be used only with PVP test +Note: Qemu with PCI pass-through support can be used only with PVP test deployment. .. _guest-loopback-application: |