On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Dong Jin <[email protected]> wrote: > I am running userspace mode of ovs with the following topology > > VM1(eth0) ---- (eth0)VM2(eth1) --- (eth0)VM3 > > VM1 and VM3 are end hosts, and VM2 runs the userspace ovs daemon to > emulate a two-port Ethernet switch. > > I sent UDP traffic from VM1 to VM3. Everything is received with 100 > Mb/s rate. However, for 200 Mb/s data rate, packet losses are observed > (below is the log), and throughput is around 150 Mb/s. If I connect > VM1 and VM3 directly without using VM2, it is fine to receive 200 Mb/s > or even high rate with no loss. It looks that ovs causes the packet > drop and limit the throughput. Just wondering the reason and how to > overcome this to emulate high data rate? Advices are very appreciated.
The userspace datapath is primarily intended for testing and maximum compatibility. It does not have all of the features or performance of the kernel module. _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
