[1/5] app/test-flow-perf: add flow performance skeleton

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Wisam Jaddo April 9, 2020, 3:42 p.m. UTC
  Add flow performance application skeleton.

Signed-off-by: Wisam Jaddo <wisamm@mellanox.com>
---
 MAINTAINERS                          |   5 +
 app/Makefile                         |   1 +
 app/meson.build                      |   1 +
 app/test-flow-perf/Makefile          |  26 +++
 app/test-flow-perf/main.c            | 246 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 app/test-flow-perf/meson.build       |  11 ++
 app/test-flow-perf/user_parameters.h |  16 ++
 config/common_base                   |   5 +
 doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst       |  69 ++++++++
 doc/guides/tools/index.rst           |   1 +
 10 files changed, 381 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 app/test-flow-perf/Makefile
 create mode 100644 app/test-flow-perf/main.c
 create mode 100644 app/test-flow-perf/meson.build
 create mode 100644 app/test-flow-perf/user_parameters.h
 create mode 100644 doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst
  

Comments

Wisam Jaddo April 16, 2020, 3:12 p.m. UTC | #1
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dev <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Wisam Jaddo
>Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2020 6:43 PM
>To: dev@dpdk.org; Jack Min <jackmin@mellanox.com>;
>jerinjacobk@gmail.com
>Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
>Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/5] app/test-flow-perf: add flow performance
>skeleton
>
>Add flow performance application skeleton.
>
>Signed-off-by: Wisam Jaddo <wisamm@mellanox.com>
>---
> MAINTAINERS                          |   5 +
> app/Makefile                         |   1 +
> app/meson.build                      |   1 +
> app/test-flow-perf/Makefile          |  26 +++
> app/test-flow-perf/main.c            | 246 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> app/test-flow-perf/meson.build       |  11 ++
> app/test-flow-perf/user_parameters.h |  16 ++
> config/common_base                   |   5 +
> doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst       |  69 ++++++++
> doc/guides/tools/index.rst           |   1 +
> 10 files changed, 381 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 app/test-flow-perf/Makefile  create mode 100644
>app/test-flow-perf/main.c  create mode 100644 app/test-flow-
>perf/meson.build  create mode 100644 app/test-flow-
>perf/user_parameters.h
> create mode 100644 doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst
>
>diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>index 4800f6884a..a389ac127f 100644
>--- a/MAINTAINERS
>+++ b/MAINTAINERS
>@@ -1495,6 +1495,11 @@ T: git://dpdk.org/next/dpdk-next-net
> F: app/test-pmd/
> F: doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/
>
>+Flow performance tool
>+M: Wisam Jaddo <wisamm@mellanox.com>
>+F: app/test-flow-perf
>+F: doc/guides/flow-perf.rst
>+
> Compression performance test application
> T: git://dpdk.org/next/dpdk-next-crypto
> F: app/test-compress-perf/
>diff --git a/app/Makefile b/app/Makefile index db9d2d5380..694df67358
>100644
>--- a/app/Makefile
>+++ b/app/Makefile
>@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_PROC_INFO) += proc-info
> DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PDUMP) += pdump
> DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ACL) += test-acl
> DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CMDLINE) += test-cmdline
>+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_TEST_FLOW_PERF) += test-flow-perf
> DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PIPELINE) += test-pipeline
> DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IPSEC) += test-sad
>
>diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build index
>71109cc422..20d77b0bd6 100644
>--- a/app/meson.build
>+++ b/app/meson.build
>@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ apps = [
> 	'test-compress-perf',
> 	'test-crypto-perf',
> 	'test-eventdev',
>+	'test-flow-perf',
> 	'test-pipeline',
> 	'test-pmd',
> 	'test-sad']
>diff --git a/app/test-flow-perf/Makefile b/app/test-flow-perf/Makefile new
>file mode 100644 index 0000000000..45b1fb1464
>--- /dev/null
>+++ b/app/test-flow-perf/Makefile
>@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
>+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause # Copyright 2020 Mellanox
>+Technologies, Ltd
>+
>+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
>+
>+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_TEST_FLOW_PERF),y)
>+
>+#
>+# library name
>+#
>+APP = flow_perf
>+
>+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
>+CFLAGS += -O3
>+CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
>+CFLAGS += -Wno-deprecated-declarations
>+CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-function
>+
>+#
>+# all source are stored in SRCS-y
>+#
>+SRCS-y += main.c
>+
>+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.app.mk
>+
>+endif
>diff --git a/app/test-flow-perf/main.c b/app/test-flow-perf/main.c new file
>mode 100644 index 0000000000..156b9ef553
>--- /dev/null
>+++ b/app/test-flow-perf/main.c
>@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
>+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
>+ *
>+ * This file contain the application main file
>+ * This application provides the user the ability to test the
>+ * insertion rate for specific rte_flow rule under stress state ~4M
>+rule/
>+ *
>+ * Then it will also provide packet per second measurement after
>+installing
>+ * all rules, the user may send traffic to test the PPS that match the
>+rules
>+ * after all rules are installed, to check performance or functionality
>+after
>+ * the stress.
>+ *
>+ * The flows insertion will go for all ports first, then it will print
>+the
>+ * results, after that the application will go into forwarding packets
>+mode
>+ * it will start receiving traffic if any and then forwarding it back
>+and
>+ * gives packet per second measurement.
>+ *
>+ * Copyright 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd  */ #include <stdio.h>
>+#include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <stdint.h> #include
>+<inttypes.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/queue.h> #include
>+<netinet/in.h> #include <setjmp.h> #include <stdarg.h> #include
>+<ctype.h> #include <errno.h> #include <getopt.h> #include <signal.h>
>+#include <stdbool.h> #include <assert.h> #include <unistd.h> #include
>+<fcntl.h> #include <sys/time.h>
>+
>+
>+#include <rte_eal.h>
>+#include <rte_common.h>
>+#include <rte_malloc.h>
>+#include <rte_ether.h>
>+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
>+#include <rte_mempool.h>
>+#include <rte_mbuf.h>
>+#include <rte_net.h>
>+#include <rte_flow.h>
>+#include <rte_cycles.h>
>+#include <rte_memory.h>
>+
>+#include "user_parameters.h"
>+
>+static uint32_t nb_lcores;
>+static struct rte_mempool *mbuf_mp;
>+
>+static void usage(char *progname)
>+{
>+	printf("\nusage: %s", progname);
>+}
>+
>+static void
>+args_parse(int argc, char **argv)
>+{
>+	char **argvopt;
>+	int opt;
>+	int opt_idx;
>+	static struct option lgopts[] = {
>+		/* Control */
>+		{ "help",                       0, 0, 0 },
>+	};
>+
>+	argvopt = argv;
>+
>+	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argvopt, "",
>+				lgopts, &opt_idx)) != EOF) {
>+		switch (opt) {
>+		case 0:
>+			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "help")) {
>+				usage(argv[0]);
>+				rte_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS, "Displayed help\n");
>+			}
>+			break;
>+		default:
>+			usage(argv[0]);
>+			printf("Invalid option: %s\n", argv[optind]);
>+			rte_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS, "Invalid option\n");
>+			break;
>+		}
>+	}
>+}
>+
>+static void
>+init_port(void)
>+{
>+	int ret;
>+	uint16_t i, j;
>+	uint16_t port_id;
>+	uint16_t nr_ports = rte_eth_dev_count_avail();
>+	struct rte_eth_hairpin_conf hairpin_conf = {
>+			.peer_count = 1,
>+	};
>+	struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
>+		.rxmode = {
>+			.split_hdr_size = 0,
>+		},
>+		.rx_adv_conf = {
>+			.rss_conf.rss_hf =
>+					ETH_RSS_IP  |
>+					ETH_RSS_UDP |
>+					ETH_RSS_TCP,
>+		}
>+	};
>+	struct rte_eth_txconf txq_conf;
>+	struct rte_eth_rxconf rxq_conf;
>+	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
>+
>+	if (nr_ports == 0)
>+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Error: no port detected\n");
>+	mbuf_mp = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("mbuf_pool",
>+					TOTAL_MBUF_NUM,
>MBUF_CACHE_SIZE,
>+					0, MBUF_SIZE,
>+					rte_socket_id());
>+
>+	if (mbuf_mp == NULL)
>+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Error: can't init mbuf pool\n");
>+
>+	for (port_id = 0; port_id < nr_ports; port_id++) {
>+		ret = rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
>+		if (ret != 0)
>+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
>+					"Error during getting device (port %u)
>info: %s\n",
>+					port_id, strerror(-ret));
>+
>+		port_conf.txmode.offloads &= dev_info.tx_offload_capa;
>+		printf(":: initializing port: %d\n", port_id);
>+		ret = rte_eth_dev_configure(port_id, RXQs +
>HAIRPIN_QUEUES,
>+				TXQs + HAIRPIN_QUEUES, &port_conf);
>+		if (ret < 0)
>+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
>+					":: cannot configure device: err=%d,
>port=%u\n",
>+					ret, port_id);
>+
>+		rxq_conf = dev_info.default_rxconf;
>+		rxq_conf.offloads = port_conf.rxmode.offloads;
>+		for (i = 0; i < RXQs; i++) {
>+			ret = rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(port_id, i, NR_RXD,
>+
>	rte_eth_dev_socket_id(port_id),
>+						&rxq_conf,
>+						mbuf_mp);
>+			if (ret < 0)
>+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
>+						":: Rx queue setup failed:
>err=%d, port=%u\n",
>+						ret, port_id);
>+		}
>+
>+		txq_conf = dev_info.default_txconf;
>+		txq_conf.offloads = port_conf.txmode.offloads;
>+
>+		for (i = 0; i < TXQs; i++) {
>+			ret = rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(port_id, i, NR_TXD,
>+
>	rte_eth_dev_socket_id(port_id),
>+						&txq_conf);
>+			if (ret < 0)
>+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
>+						":: Tx queue setup failed:
>err=%d, port=%u\n",
>+						ret, port_id);
>+		}
>+
>+		ret = rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(port_id);
>+		if (ret != 0)
>+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
>+					":: promiscuous mode enable failed:
>err=%s, port=%u\n",
>+					rte_strerror(-ret), port_id);
>+
>+		for (i = RXQs, j = 0; i < RXQs + HAIRPIN_QUEUES; i++, j++) {
>+			hairpin_conf.peers[0].port = port_id;
>+			hairpin_conf.peers[0].queue = j + TXQs;
>+			ret = rte_eth_rx_hairpin_queue_setup(port_id, i,
>+							NR_RXD,
>&hairpin_conf);
>+			if (ret != 0)
>+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
>+					":: Hairpin rx queue setup failed:
>err=%d, port=%u\n",
>+					ret, port_id);
>+		}
>+
>+		for (i = TXQs, j = 0; i < TXQs + HAIRPIN_QUEUES; i++, j++) {
>+			hairpin_conf.peers[0].port = port_id;
>+			hairpin_conf.peers[0].queue = j + RXQs;
>+			ret = rte_eth_tx_hairpin_queue_setup(port_id, i,
>+							NR_TXD,
>&hairpin_conf);
>+			if (ret != 0)
>+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
>+					":: Hairpin tx queue setup failed:
>err=%d, port=%u\n",
>+					ret, port_id);
>+		}
>+
>+		ret = rte_eth_dev_start(port_id);
>+		if (ret < 0)
>+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
>+				"rte_eth_dev_start:err=%d, port=%u\n",
>+				ret, port_id);
>+
>+		printf(":: initializing port: %d done\n", port_id);
>+	}
>+}
>+
>+int
>+main(int argc, char **argv)
>+{
>+	uint16_t lcore_id;
>+	uint16_t port;
>+	uint16_t nr_ports;
>+	int ret;
>+	struct rte_flow_error error;
>+
>+	nr_ports = rte_eth_dev_count_avail();
>+	ret = rte_eal_init(argc, argv);
>+	if (ret < 0)
>+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "EAL init failed\n");
>+
>+	argc -= ret;
>+	argv += ret;
>+
>+	if (argc > 1)
>+		args_parse(argc, argv);
>+
>+	init_port();
>+
>+	nb_lcores = rte_lcore_count();
>+
>+	if (nb_lcores <= 1)
>+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "This app needs at least two
>cores\n");
>+
>+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id)
>+
>+	if (rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id) < 0)
>+		break;
>+
>+	for (port = 0; port < nr_ports; port++) {
>+		rte_flow_flush(port, &error);
>+		rte_eth_dev_stop(port);
>+		rte_eth_dev_close(port);
>+	}
>+	return 0;
>+}
>diff --git a/app/test-flow-perf/meson.build b/app/test-flow-
>perf/meson.build new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ec9bb3b3aa
>--- /dev/null
>+++ b/app/test-flow-perf/meson.build
>@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
>+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause # Copyright(c) 2020 Mellanox
>+Technologies, Ltd
>+
>+# meson file, for building this example as part of a main DPDK build.
>+#
>+# To build this example as a standalone application with an
>+already-installed # DPDK instance, use 'make'
>+
>+sources = files(
>+	'main.c',
>+)
>diff --git a/app/test-flow-perf/user_parameters.h b/app/test-flow-
>perf/user_parameters.h
>new file mode 100644
>index 0000000000..56ec7f47b5
>--- /dev/null
>+++ b/app/test-flow-perf/user_parameters.h
>@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
>+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Claus
>+ *
>+ * This file will hold the user parameters values
>+ *
>+ * Copyright 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd  */
>+
>+/** Configuration **/
>+#define RXQs 4
>+#define TXQs 4
>+#define HAIRPIN_QUEUES 4
>+#define TOTAL_MBUF_NUM 32000
>+#define MBUF_SIZE 2048
>+#define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 512
>+#define NR_RXD  256
>+#define NR_TXD  256
>diff --git a/config/common_base b/config/common_base index
>c31175f9d6..79455bf94a 100644
>--- a/config/common_base
>+++ b/config/common_base
>@@ -1111,3 +1111,8 @@ CONFIG_RTE_APP_CRYPTO_PERF=y  # Compile the
>eventdev application  #  CONFIG_RTE_APP_EVENTDEV=y
>+
>+#
>+# Compile the rte flow perf application # CONFIG_RTE_TEST_FLOW_PERF=y
>diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst b/doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst
>new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..30ce1b6cc0
>--- /dev/null
>+++ b/doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst
>@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
>+..	SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
>+	Copyright 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
>+
>+RTE Flow performance tool
>+=========================
>+
>+Application for rte_flow performance testing.
>+
>+
>+Compiling the Application
>+=========================
>+The ``test-flow-perf`` application is compiled as part of the main
>+compilation of the DPDK libraries and tools.
>+
>+Refer to the DPDK Getting Started Guides for details.
>+The basic compilation steps are:
>+
>+#. Set the required environmental variables and go to the source directory:
>+
>+	.. code-block:: console
>+
>+		export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
>+		cd $RTE_SDK
>+
>+#. Set the compilation target. For example:
>+
>+	.. code-block:: console
>+
>+		export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linux-gcc
>+
>+#. Build the application:
>+
>+	.. code-block:: console
>+
>+		make install T=$RTE_TARGET
>+
>+#. The compiled application will be located at:
>+
>+	.. code-block:: console
>+
>+		$RTE_SDK/$RTE_TARGET/app/flow-perf
>+
>+
>+Running the Application
>+=======================
>+
>+EAL Command-line Options
>+------------------------
>+
>+Please refer to :doc:`EAL parameters (Linux)
>+<../linux_gsg/linux_eal_parameters>`
>+or :doc:`EAL parameters (FreeBSD)
>+<../freebsd_gsg/freebsd_eal_parameters>` for a list of available EAL
>command-line options.
>+
>+
>+Flow performance Options
>+------------------------
>+
>+The following are the command-line options for the flow performance
>application.
>+They must be separated from the EAL options, shown in the previous
>+section, with a ``--`` separator:
>+
>+.. code-block:: console
>+
>+	sudo ./test-flow-perf -n 4 -w 08:00.0,dv_flow_en=1 --
>+
>+The command line options are:
>+
>+*	``--help``
>+	Display a help message and quit.
>diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/index.rst b/doc/guides/tools/index.rst index
>782b30864e..7279daebc6 100644
>--- a/doc/guides/tools/index.rst
>+++ b/doc/guides/tools/index.rst
>@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ DPDK Tools User Guides
>     cryptoperf
>     comp_perf
>     testeventdev
>+    flow-perf
>--
>2.17.1


Any comments guys?

BRs,
Wisam Jaddo
  
Xiaoyu Min April 17, 2020, 2:05 a.m. UTC | #2
On Thu, 20-04-16, 23:12, Wisam Monther wrote:
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: dev <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Wisam Jaddo
> >Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2020 6:43 PM
> >To: dev@dpdk.org; Jack Min <jackmin@mellanox.com>;
> >jerinjacobk@gmail.com
> >Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> >Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/5] app/test-flow-perf: add flow performance
> >skeleton
> >
> >Add flow performance application skeleton.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Wisam Jaddo <wisamm@mellanox.com>
Reviewed-by: Xiaoyu Min <jackmin@mellanox.com>
  
Wisam Jaddo April 28, 2020, 8:22 a.m. UTC | #3
Thanks Jack,

Jerin,
Can you please review it according to our discussion in the RFC?

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jack Min <jackmin@mellanox.com>
>Sent: Friday, April 17, 2020 5:06 AM
>To: Wisam Monther <wisamm@mellanox.com>
>Cc: dev@dpdk.org; jerinjacobk@gmail.com; Thomas Monjalon
><thomas@monjalon.net>
>Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/5] app/test-flow-perf: add flow
>performance skeleton
>
>On Thu, 20-04-16, 23:12, Wisam Monther wrote:
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: dev <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Wisam Jaddo
>> >Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2020 6:43 PM
>> >To: dev@dpdk.org; Jack Min <jackmin@mellanox.com>;
>> >jerinjacobk@gmail.com
>> >Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
>> >Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/5] app/test-flow-perf: add flow
>> >performance skeleton
>> >
>> >Add flow performance application skeleton.
>> >
>> >Signed-off-by: Wisam Jaddo <wisamm@mellanox.com>
>Reviewed-by: Xiaoyu Min <jackmin@mellanox.com>
  
Ajit Khaparde May 6, 2020, 3 a.m. UTC | #4
::snip::


> +
> +Running the Application
> +=======================
> +
> +EAL Command-line Options
> +------------------------
> +
> +Please refer to :doc:`EAL parameters (Linux)
> <../linux_gsg/linux_eal_parameters>`
> +or :doc:`EAL parameters (FreeBSD)
> <../freebsd_gsg/freebsd_eal_parameters>` for
> +a list of available EAL command-line options.
> +
> +
> +Flow performance Options
> +------------------------
> +
> +The following are the command-line options for the flow performance
> application.
> +They must be separated from the EAL options, shown in the previous
> section, with
> +a ``--`` separator:
> +
> +.. code-block:: console
> +
> +       sudo ./test-flow-perf -n 4 -w 08:00.0,dv_flow_en=1 --
>
Since this is a generic usage doc, the specific arg should not be specified
here.
This example could be in the vendor/pmd specific usage guide though.


> +
> +The command line options are:
> +
> +*      ``--help``
> +       Display a help message and quit.
> diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/index.rst b/doc/guides/tools/index.rst
> index 782b30864e..7279daebc6 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/tools/index.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/tools/index.rst
> @@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ DPDK Tools User Guides
>      cryptoperf
>      comp_perf
>      testeventdev
> +    flow-perf
> --
> 2.17.1
>
>
  

Patch

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 4800f6884a..a389ac127f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1495,6 +1495,11 @@  T: git://dpdk.org/next/dpdk-next-net
 F: app/test-pmd/
 F: doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/
 
+Flow performance tool
+M: Wisam Jaddo <wisamm@mellanox.com>
+F: app/test-flow-perf
+F: doc/guides/flow-perf.rst
+
 Compression performance test application
 T: git://dpdk.org/next/dpdk-next-crypto
 F: app/test-compress-perf/
diff --git a/app/Makefile b/app/Makefile
index db9d2d5380..694df67358 100644
--- a/app/Makefile
+++ b/app/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@  DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_PROC_INFO) += proc-info
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PDUMP) += pdump
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ACL) += test-acl
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CMDLINE) += test-cmdline
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_TEST_FLOW_PERF) += test-flow-perf
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PIPELINE) += test-pipeline
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IPSEC) += test-sad
 
diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build
index 71109cc422..20d77b0bd6 100644
--- a/app/meson.build
+++ b/app/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@  apps = [
 	'test-compress-perf',
 	'test-crypto-perf',
 	'test-eventdev',
+	'test-flow-perf',
 	'test-pipeline',
 	'test-pmd',
 	'test-sad']
diff --git a/app/test-flow-perf/Makefile b/app/test-flow-perf/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45b1fb1464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test-flow-perf/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ 
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_TEST_FLOW_PERF),y)
+
+#
+# library name
+#
+APP = flow_perf
+
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+CFLAGS += -O3
+CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
+CFLAGS += -Wno-deprecated-declarations
+CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-function
+
+#
+# all source are stored in SRCS-y
+#
+SRCS-y += main.c
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.app.mk
+
+endif
diff --git a/app/test-flow-perf/main.c b/app/test-flow-perf/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..156b9ef553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test-flow-perf/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *
+ * This file contain the application main file
+ * This application provides the user the ability to test the
+ * insertion rate for specific rte_flow rule under stress state ~4M rule/
+ *
+ * Then it will also provide packet per second measurement after installing
+ * all rules, the user may send traffic to test the PPS that match the rules
+ * after all rules are installed, to check performance or functionality after
+ * the stress.
+ *
+ * The flows insertion will go for all ports first, then it will print the
+ * results, after that the application will go into forwarding packets mode
+ * it will start receiving traffic if any and then forwarding it back and
+ * gives packet per second measurement.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+
+#include <rte_eal.h>
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_ether.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_mempool.h>
+#include <rte_mbuf.h>
+#include <rte_net.h>
+#include <rte_flow.h>
+#include <rte_cycles.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+
+#include "user_parameters.h"
+
+static uint32_t nb_lcores;
+static struct rte_mempool *mbuf_mp;
+
+static void usage(char *progname)
+{
+	printf("\nusage: %s", progname);
+}
+
+static void
+args_parse(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	char **argvopt;
+	int opt;
+	int opt_idx;
+	static struct option lgopts[] = {
+		/* Control */
+		{ "help",                       0, 0, 0 },
+	};
+
+	argvopt = argv;
+
+	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argvopt, "",
+				lgopts, &opt_idx)) != EOF) {
+		switch (opt) {
+		case 0:
+			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "help")) {
+				usage(argv[0]);
+				rte_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS, "Displayed help\n");
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			usage(argv[0]);
+			printf("Invalid option: %s\n", argv[optind]);
+			rte_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS, "Invalid option\n");
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+init_port(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	uint16_t i, j;
+	uint16_t port_id;
+	uint16_t nr_ports = rte_eth_dev_count_avail();
+	struct rte_eth_hairpin_conf hairpin_conf = {
+			.peer_count = 1,
+	};
+	struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
+		.rxmode = {
+			.split_hdr_size = 0,
+		},
+		.rx_adv_conf = {
+			.rss_conf.rss_hf =
+					ETH_RSS_IP  |
+					ETH_RSS_UDP |
+					ETH_RSS_TCP,
+		}
+	};
+	struct rte_eth_txconf txq_conf;
+	struct rte_eth_rxconf rxq_conf;
+	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
+
+	if (nr_ports == 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Error: no port detected\n");
+	mbuf_mp = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("mbuf_pool",
+					TOTAL_MBUF_NUM, MBUF_CACHE_SIZE,
+					0, MBUF_SIZE,
+					rte_socket_id());
+
+	if (mbuf_mp == NULL)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Error: can't init mbuf pool\n");
+
+	for (port_id = 0; port_id < nr_ports; port_id++) {
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
+		if (ret != 0)
+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+					"Error during getting device (port %u) info: %s\n",
+					port_id, strerror(-ret));
+
+		port_conf.txmode.offloads &= dev_info.tx_offload_capa;
+		printf(":: initializing port: %d\n", port_id);
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_configure(port_id, RXQs + HAIRPIN_QUEUES,
+				TXQs + HAIRPIN_QUEUES, &port_conf);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+					":: cannot configure device: err=%d, port=%u\n",
+					ret, port_id);
+
+		rxq_conf = dev_info.default_rxconf;
+		rxq_conf.offloads = port_conf.rxmode.offloads;
+		for (i = 0; i < RXQs; i++) {
+			ret = rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(port_id, i, NR_RXD,
+						rte_eth_dev_socket_id(port_id),
+						&rxq_conf,
+						mbuf_mp);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+						":: Rx queue setup failed: err=%d, port=%u\n",
+						ret, port_id);
+		}
+
+		txq_conf = dev_info.default_txconf;
+		txq_conf.offloads = port_conf.txmode.offloads;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < TXQs; i++) {
+			ret = rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(port_id, i, NR_TXD,
+						rte_eth_dev_socket_id(port_id),
+						&txq_conf);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+						":: Tx queue setup failed: err=%d, port=%u\n",
+						ret, port_id);
+		}
+
+		ret = rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(port_id);
+		if (ret != 0)
+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+					":: promiscuous mode enable failed: err=%s, port=%u\n",
+					rte_strerror(-ret), port_id);
+
+		for (i = RXQs, j = 0; i < RXQs + HAIRPIN_QUEUES; i++, j++) {
+			hairpin_conf.peers[0].port = port_id;
+			hairpin_conf.peers[0].queue = j + TXQs;
+			ret = rte_eth_rx_hairpin_queue_setup(port_id, i,
+							NR_RXD, &hairpin_conf);
+			if (ret != 0)
+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+					":: Hairpin rx queue setup failed: err=%d, port=%u\n",
+					ret, port_id);
+		}
+
+		for (i = TXQs, j = 0; i < TXQs + HAIRPIN_QUEUES; i++, j++) {
+			hairpin_conf.peers[0].port = port_id;
+			hairpin_conf.peers[0].queue = j + RXQs;
+			ret = rte_eth_tx_hairpin_queue_setup(port_id, i,
+							NR_TXD, &hairpin_conf);
+			if (ret != 0)
+				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+					":: Hairpin tx queue setup failed: err=%d, port=%u\n",
+					ret, port_id);
+		}
+
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_start(port_id);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+				"rte_eth_dev_start:err=%d, port=%u\n",
+				ret, port_id);
+
+		printf(":: initializing port: %d done\n", port_id);
+	}
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	uint16_t lcore_id;
+	uint16_t port;
+	uint16_t nr_ports;
+	int ret;
+	struct rte_flow_error error;
+
+	nr_ports = rte_eth_dev_count_avail();
+	ret = rte_eal_init(argc, argv);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "EAL init failed\n");
+
+	argc -= ret;
+	argv += ret;
+
+	if (argc > 1)
+		args_parse(argc, argv);
+
+	init_port();
+
+	nb_lcores = rte_lcore_count();
+
+	if (nb_lcores <= 1)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "This app needs at least two cores\n");
+
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id)
+
+	if (rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id) < 0)
+		break;
+
+	for (port = 0; port < nr_ports; port++) {
+		rte_flow_flush(port, &error);
+		rte_eth_dev_stop(port);
+		rte_eth_dev_close(port);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/app/test-flow-perf/meson.build b/app/test-flow-perf/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec9bb3b3aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test-flow-perf/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ 
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
+
+# meson file, for building this example as part of a main DPDK build.
+#
+# To build this example as a standalone application with an already-installed
+# DPDK instance, use 'make'
+
+sources = files(
+	'main.c',
+)
diff --git a/app/test-flow-perf/user_parameters.h b/app/test-flow-perf/user_parameters.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56ec7f47b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test-flow-perf/user_parameters.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Claus
+ *
+ * This file will hold the user parameters values
+ *
+ * Copyright 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
+ */
+
+/** Configuration **/
+#define RXQs 4
+#define TXQs 4
+#define HAIRPIN_QUEUES 4
+#define TOTAL_MBUF_NUM 32000
+#define MBUF_SIZE 2048
+#define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 512
+#define NR_RXD  256
+#define NR_TXD  256
diff --git a/config/common_base b/config/common_base
index c31175f9d6..79455bf94a 100644
--- a/config/common_base
+++ b/config/common_base
@@ -1111,3 +1111,8 @@  CONFIG_RTE_APP_CRYPTO_PERF=y
 # Compile the eventdev application
 #
 CONFIG_RTE_APP_EVENTDEV=y
+
+#
+# Compile the rte flow perf application
+#
+CONFIG_RTE_TEST_FLOW_PERF=y
diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst b/doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30ce1b6cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/guides/tools/flow-perf.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ 
+..	SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+	Copyright 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
+
+RTE Flow performance tool
+=========================
+
+Application for rte_flow performance testing.
+
+
+Compiling the Application
+=========================
+The ``test-flow-perf`` application is compiled as part of the main compilation
+of the DPDK libraries and tools.
+
+Refer to the DPDK Getting Started Guides for details.
+The basic compilation steps are:
+
+#. Set the required environmental variables and go to the source directory:
+
+	.. code-block:: console
+
+		export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
+		cd $RTE_SDK
+
+#. Set the compilation target. For example:
+
+	.. code-block:: console
+
+		export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linux-gcc
+
+#. Build the application:
+
+	.. code-block:: console
+
+		make install T=$RTE_TARGET
+
+#. The compiled application will be located at:
+
+	.. code-block:: console
+
+		$RTE_SDK/$RTE_TARGET/app/flow-perf
+
+
+Running the Application
+=======================
+
+EAL Command-line Options
+------------------------
+
+Please refer to :doc:`EAL parameters (Linux) <../linux_gsg/linux_eal_parameters>`
+or :doc:`EAL parameters (FreeBSD) <../freebsd_gsg/freebsd_eal_parameters>` for
+a list of available EAL command-line options.
+
+
+Flow performance Options
+------------------------
+
+The following are the command-line options for the flow performance application.
+They must be separated from the EAL options, shown in the previous section, with
+a ``--`` separator:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+	sudo ./test-flow-perf -n 4 -w 08:00.0,dv_flow_en=1 --
+
+The command line options are:
+
+*	``--help``
+	Display a help message and quit.
diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/index.rst b/doc/guides/tools/index.rst
index 782b30864e..7279daebc6 100644
--- a/doc/guides/tools/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/tools/index.rst
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@  DPDK Tools User Guides
     cryptoperf
     comp_perf
     testeventdev
+    flow-perf