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Date:      Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:52:23 -0700
From:      Navdeep Parhar <nparhar@gmail.com>
To:        Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>, FreeBSD-Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: 10G performance regression / difference cxl and ix RELENG11 vs HEAD
Message-ID:  <b02d8705-3901-8a0b-0059-7e5bb6a3d1c6@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <19e8a60d-e2a4-691c-c208-48c123c66bb7@sentex.net>
References:  <19e8a60d-e2a4-691c-c208-48c123c66bb7@sentex.net>

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On 10/12/18 8:37 AM, Mike Tancsa wrote:
> I was doing a quick iperf test with=C2=A0 r339328 GENERIC-NODEBUG=C2=A0=
 amd64, and
> noticed=C2=A0 I can no longer saturate a 10G nic with iperf3.=C2=A0 I t=
ried first
> with the ix adapter, but was not sure if it was the driver or not. I
> tried as well with a Chelsio and got similar numbers.
>=20
> # iperf3 -c 192.168.242.3
> Connecting to host 192.168.242.3, port 5201
> [=C2=A0 5] local 192.168.242.2 port 50474 connected to 192.168.242.3 po=
rt 5201
> [ ID] Interval=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 Transfer=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Bitrate=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Retr=C2=A0 Cwnd
> [=C2=A0 5]=C2=A0=C2=A0 0.00-1.00=C2=A0=C2=A0 sec=C2=A0=C2=A0 997 MBytes=
=C2=A0 8.36 Gbits/sec=C2=A0 717=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 175
> KBytes=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
> [=C2=A0 5]=C2=A0=C2=A0 1.00-2.00=C2=A0=C2=A0 sec=C2=A0=C2=A0 975 MBytes=
=C2=A0 8.18 Gbits/sec=C2=A0 668=C2=A0=C2=A0 41.1
> KBytes=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
> [=C2=A0 5]=C2=A0=C2=A0 2.00-3.00=C2=A0=C2=A0 sec=C2=A0=C2=A0 880 MBytes=
=C2=A0 7.38 Gbits/sec=C2=A0 846=C2=A0=C2=A0 25.6
> KBytes=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
> [=C2=A0 5]=C2=A0=C2=A0 3.00-4.00=C2=A0=C2=A0 sec=C2=A0=C2=A0 523 MBytes=
=C2=A0 4.39 Gbits/sec=C2=A0 802=C2=A0=C2=A0 59.8
> KBytes=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
> [=C2=A0 5]=C2=A0=C2=A0 4.00-5.00=C2=A0=C2=A0 sec=C2=A0=C2=A0 520 MBytes=
=C2=A0 4.36 Gbits/sec=C2=A0 882=C2=A0=C2=A0 48.4
> KBytes=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
> [=C2=A0 5]=C2=A0=C2=A0 5.00-6.00=C2=A0=C2=A0 sec=C2=A0=C2=A0 543 MBytes=
=C2=A0 4.55 Gbits/sec=C2=A0 838=C2=A0=C2=A0 56.9
> KBytes=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
> [=C2=A0 5]=C2=A0=C2=A0 6.00-7.00=C2=A0=C2=A0 sec=C2=A0=C2=A0 556 MBytes=
=C2=A0 4.66 Gbits/sec=C2=A0 850=C2=A0=C2=A0 11.4
> KBytes=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
> [=C2=A0 5]=C2=A0=C2=A0 7.00-8.00=C2=A0=C2=A0 sec=C2=A0=C2=A0 538 MBytes=
=C2=A0 4.51 Gbits/sec=C2=A0 795=C2=A0=C2=A0 39.9
> KBytes=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
> [=C2=A0 5]=C2=A0=C2=A0 8.00-9.00=C2=A0=C2=A0 sec=C2=A0=C2=A0 540 MBytes=
=C2=A0 4.53 Gbits/sec=C2=A0 853=C2=A0=C2=A0 57.0
> KBytes=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
> [=C2=A0 5]=C2=A0=C2=A0 9.00-10.00=C2=A0 sec=C2=A0=C2=A0 503 MBytes=C2=A0=
 4.22 Gbits/sec=C2=A0 814=C2=A0=C2=A0 59.8
> KBytes=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> [ ID] Interval=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 Transfer=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Bitrate=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Retr
> [=C2=A0 5]=C2=A0=C2=A0 0.00-10.00=C2=A0 sec=C2=A0 6.42 GBytes=C2=A0 5.5=
2 Gbits/sec=C2=A0 8065=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
> sender
> [=C2=A0 5]=C2=A0=C2=A0 0.00-10.00=C2=A0 sec=C2=A0 6.42 GBytes=C2=A0 5.5=
2 Gbits/sec=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
> receiver

The number of retries (the "Retr" column) should have been 0 in a
controlled test like this.  Is this the default stack with all default
parameters or have you tuned TCP and/or sockets in any way?

Regards,
Navdeep




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