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netmap: pkt-gen: minor corrections to documentation

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Submitted by:	Brian Poole <brian90013@gmail.com>
MFC after:	3 days
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Vincenzo Maffione 2020-10-03 09:23:34 +00:00
parent b48668250e
commit ed188a7ece
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=366387
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tools/tools/netmap/pkt-gen.8
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@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ for server-side ping-pong operation.
.It Fl n Ar count
Number of iterations of the
.Nm
function, with 0 meaning infinite).
function (with 0 meaning infinite).
In case of
.Cm tx
or
@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ is larger than one, each thread handles a single TX ring (in
.Cm tx
mode), a single RX ring (in
.Cm rx
mode), or a TX/RX ring couple.
mode), or a TX/RX ring pair.
The number of
.Ar threads
must be less or equal than the number of TX (or RX) ring available
must be less than or equal to the number of TX (or RX) ring available
in the device specified by
.Ar interface .
.It Fl T Ar report_ms
@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Number of milliseconds between reports.
.It Fl w Ar wait_for_link_time
Number of seconds to wait before starting the
.Nm
function, useuful to make sure that the network link is up.
function, useful to make sure that the network link is up.
A network device driver may take some time to enter netmap mode, or
to create a new transmit/receive ring pair when
.Xr netmap 4
@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Packet transmission rate.
Not setting the packet transmission rate tells
.Nm
to transmit packets as quickly as possible.
On servers from 2010 on-wards
On servers from 2010 onward
.Xr netmap 4
is able to completely use all of the bandwidth of a 10 or 40Gbps link,
so this option should be used unless your intention is to saturate the link.
@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ This adds 4 bytes of CRC and 20 bytes of framing to each packet.
.It Fl C Ar tx_slots Ns Oo Cm \&, Ns Ar rx_slots Ns Oo Cm \&, Ns Ar tx_rings Ns Oo Cm \&, Ns Ar rx_rings Oc Oc Oc
Configuration in terms of number of rings and slots to be used when
opening the netmap port.
Such configuration has effect on software ports
Such configuration has an effect on software ports
created on the fly, such as VALE ports and netmap pipes.
The configuration may consist of 1 to 4 numbers separated by commas:
.Dq tx_slots,rx_slots,tx_rings,rx_rings .

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tools/tools/netmap/pkt-gen.c
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@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ struct glob_arg {
#define OPT_TS 16 /* add a timestamp */
#define OPT_INDIRECT 32 /* use indirect buffers, tx only */
#define OPT_DUMP 64 /* dump rx/tx traffic */
#define OPT_RUBBISH 256 /* send wathever the buffers contain */
#define OPT_RUBBISH 256 /* send whatever the buffers contain */
#define OPT_RANDOM_SRC 512
#define OPT_RANDOM_DST 1024
#define OPT_PPS_STATS 2048
@ -2360,7 +2360,7 @@ usage(int errcode)
" for client-side ping-pong operation, and pong for server-side ping-pong operation.\n"
"\n"
" -n count\n"
" Number of iterations of the pkt-gen function, with 0 meaning infinite). In case of tx or rx,\n"
" Number of iterations of the pkt-gen function (with 0 meaning infinite). In case of tx or rx,\n"
" count is the number of packets to receive or transmit. In case of ping or pong, count is the\n"
" number of ping-pong transactions.\n"
"\n"
@ -2397,20 +2397,20 @@ usage(int errcode)
" -p threads\n"
" Number of threads to use. By default, only a single thread is used to handle all the netmap\n"
" rings. If threads is larger than one, each thread handles a single TX ring (in tx mode), a\n"
" single RX ring (in rx mode), or a TX/RX ring couple. The number of threads must be less or\n"
" equal than the number of TX (or RX) ring available in the device specified by interface.\n"
" single RX ring (in rx mode), or a TX/RX ring pair. The number of threads must be less than or\n"
" equal to the number of TX (or RX) rings available in the device specified by interface.\n"
"\n"
" -T report_ms\n"
" Number of milliseconds between reports.\n"
"\n"
" -w wait_for_link_time\n"
" Number of seconds to wait before starting the pkt-gen function, useuful to make sure that the\n"
" Number of seconds to wait before starting the pkt-gen function, useful to make sure that the\n"
" network link is up. A network device driver may take some time to enter netmap mode, or to\n"
" create a new transmit/receive ring pair when netmap(4) requests one.\n"
"\n"
" -R rate\n"
" Packet transmission rate. Not setting the packet transmission rate tells pkt-gen to transmit\n"
" packets as quickly as possible. On servers from 2010 on-wards netmap(4) is able to com-\n"
" packets as quickly as possible. On servers from 2010 onward netmap(4) is able to com-\n"
" pletely use all of the bandwidth of a 10 or 40Gbps link, so this option should be used unless\n"
" your intention is to saturate the link.\n"
"\n"
@ -2456,7 +2456,7 @@ usage(int errcode)
"\n"
" -C tx_slots[,rx_slots[,tx_rings[,rx_rings]]]\n"
" Configuration in terms of number of rings and slots to be used when opening the netmap port.\n"
" Such configuration has effect on software ports created on the fly, such as VALE ports and\n"
" Such configuration has an effect on software ports created on the fly, such as VALE ports and\n"
" netmap pipes. The configuration may consist of 1 to 4 numbers separated by commas: tx_slots,\n"
" rx_slots, tx_rings, rx_rings. Missing numbers or zeroes stand for default values. As an\n"
" additional convenience, if exactly one number is specified, then this is assigned to both\n"
@ -2472,7 +2472,7 @@ usage(int errcode)
" OPT_INDIRECT 32 (use indirect buffers)\n"
" OPT_DUMP 64 (dump rx/tx traffic)\n"
" OPT_RUBBISH 256\n"
" (send wathever the buffers contain)\n"
" (send whatever the buffers contain)\n"
" OPT_RANDOM_SRC 512\n"
" OPT_RANDOM_DST 1024\n"
" OPT_PPS_STATS 2048\n"