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authorPeter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com>2019-10-18 14:15:32 +0000
committerPeter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com>2019-10-19 04:41:03 +0000
commitfcc77752111a4fbe8caa341cf5249efbad305a2a (patch)
treedafa71db46e5ede25d50a45fd48ad3ec25bb617c /tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif
parent510f6d5140db4512ff00a43bf5b8d2ddd1f4a064 (diff)
Tests: Introduce driver layer
+ Small bugfixes in various suites Signed-off-by: Peter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com> Change-Id: I051af0a6da7340fe3f617400370c3846ca5241ab
Diffstat (limited to 'tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif')
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-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
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-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
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-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
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-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
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-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
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-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
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-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
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-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
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-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
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-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
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84 files changed, 252 insertions, 84 deletions
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 7095c26df5..e90415f8e5 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 9faefb01e2..44c1341198 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index b3a5c73546..e5e0981cc8 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 7011e71046..167804ca39 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 1cf02ac78b..eeb59ed8e9 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 9bde1b9514..3ec3801f1f 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index e8bee04fb3..219a8783c4 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 50922122ce..c4092b0b55 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index e66dde9909..cb1f7b2bee 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 6b8d9101fb..0446d10033 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ae2390f74a..fd9398cd17 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 4a17aa4277..ac97de5a17 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index d9c5302135..353cf75cf6 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index c100f7b290..1dfa8581eb 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 2b7ad90cac..23feb4ec18 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 235ebd554d..cf408114d5 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 7e85d82fa4..e5296c3849 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index af3fa7d4c0..e967975642 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 329e529cb0..ab71d20bf6 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ba1f156cb9..2ee3efcce6 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 804b7de36f..7d867db234 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index cd9719ee6d..e90c9c3da4 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index bbc8da9217..7203f343a1 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 63e66c8ddc..802f81e25d 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 3366b1feaf..b43ba36af9 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index e0e02e9b4c..d00b76f181 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index e7879e4c89..a9ceb47da0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index c33f180e2c..7c1972f1db 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 4efc267eab..2e22143958 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 35cd350914..1f7ba52989 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 3e2b4404a1..414bae8e33 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 63c2fbe78c..bd19fa7309 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index fcad197236..0eed0a8a16 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index a5cf0cfd85..693135706e 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 38100206e9..85c3c62e89 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 5705a976b8..73d57bba20 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 66860d68d3..d9c95c4af7 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 654738f85d..99bfc25ea2 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ca7ec7b255..beede2b31e 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 7036190173..2379bb130d 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 40cb3ddbe2..e934a7cc50 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 91b3b5c343..7a5990c44d 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 3a41566c84..4bcd1d3fd1 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 316352f5f1..02793a4c31 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 82d6391bd2..07f4ee8750 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 31f82a5dda..d072b576b5 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 96c5db65ef..025b76acf0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 8bcc07d543..4f3277121e 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 880f5b77eb..e5f3ce0591 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 8866cc1654..0d2cb15395 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 184edf8328..8d6ff46603 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 0cb16510f0..364cdb0a50 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 2943e3c80d..0fb745bdb7 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 8f13d713c1..25adc80903 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index b19ea39838..346b64730c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 6f6abf1426..9f7bcd41fc 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index b5c366ce13..892c66a864 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index e6dd8566f3..719aaf6aad 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index fa740f32f2..5f0687e72c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index f8036600e1..9d294931a0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index f0d27c8560..4709d3358a 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 096683063e..40d0760c6a 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 1b72df7cbd..d0b4a03c09 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 0c555a7d69..519ae96fe2 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 2de40ee772..7197a32607 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index cef1098c24..a559ecf7cf 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 20ddcd9e0d..632abb79c2 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 61f4805335..ebd0c7b588 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ada525e060..ded732b30a 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index c5fe624f24..e10935727d 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index eb2722f32c..3ec676bf63 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index bd85786d94..9ca0003e90 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 7fa89780fe..9f0276d6e5 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index bc80ce1ad5..bf8788587c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 2814a82039..66dd8d6f00 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ab91a253e3..25de6ec86c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 36142a85bd..fa5b236f74 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 61503b4327..29a088fc9e 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index f89234d45f..7ba36e1ee3 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 3cf0f5ed4f..2f0b7163eb 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 266eed5915..31ec2d6e5a 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index aef9d4b0dc..e11ad92154 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index a7f3b738ec..34ff2c6527 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index cb700835cd..44af947b85 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so | memif_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | When Initialize layer driver | ${nic_driver}
+| | And Initialize layer interface
| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}