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-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40vh-20vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12vh-6vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12vh-6vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20vh-10vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20vh-10vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4vh-2vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4vh-2vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24vh-12vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24vh-12vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40vh-20vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48vh-24vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24vh-12vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24vh-12vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48vh-24vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-1ach-20vh-10vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-1ach-20vh-10vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-1ach-2vh-1vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-1ach-2vh-1vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-1ach-4vh-2vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-1ach-4vh-2vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-1ach-8vh-4vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-1ach-8vh-4vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-1ach-12vh-6vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-1ach-12vh-6vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-1ach-16vh-8vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot4
-rw-r--r--tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-1ach-16vh-8vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot4
66 files changed, 198 insertions, 66 deletions
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index c19a6e76c5..efd4ecc9ee 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 2f76c2d6e6..ff35283377 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40vh-20vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40vh-20vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index f6d4cf7d12..bb0bd03104 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40vh-20vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40vh-20vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12vh-6vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12vh-6vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 0e34591399..d0355df44c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12vh-6vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12vh-6vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12vh-6vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12vh-6vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 5be02881ff..4c34fe7f5d 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12vh-6vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12vh-6vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 383a96f4a4..5e52d6a302 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 6c38b7c42f..b5098254b0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20vh-10vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20vh-10vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 187ec521ca..3fcac8e942 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20vh-10vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20vh-10vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20vh-10vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20vh-10vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index adcf2db926..91c351b712 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20vh-10vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20vh-10vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ec5521138b..cc17c82383 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 5f62e74479..b4b20f64fe 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4vh-2vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4vh-2vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 9899ae6e7c..3f1bd66104 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4vh-2vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4vh-2vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4vh-2vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4vh-2vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 82d557b43f..8fa70d5aac 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4vh-2vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4vh-2vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index cf219b3aa1..dfedbacba5 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 0b2f5f9923..47c3c27231 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 542a546ba0..05569541cc 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 70d4a793e3..62a956ac46 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24vh-12vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24vh-12vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 0571c565cd..d5253d06a9 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24vh-12vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24vh-12vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24vh-12vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24vh-12vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 5d38bf5508..b4b6e0e070 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24vh-12vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24vh-12vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 8f0d8204ee..0de75bbd1f 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ba0fdb2d21..2d5763ab24 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40vh-20vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40vh-20vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 6cfd06f7b6..4f617f3f47 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40vh-20vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40vh-20vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index b8af17ac6e..01f092a411 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index feb14fc1f2..451ad0ee57 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 95149d1613..c8a4874723 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 7749560656..40546dd964 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 12b28568c7..1293e86738 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 768df4bbb2..ccbef818ff 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 5f03ed7cb8..b6a3175d66 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 758e48c783..fc369c4725 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48vh-24vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48vh-24vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 5e17c517aa..daa2392cdc 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48vh-24vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48vh-24vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 5b49e56145..67026779dd 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index fdf043ced1..7d83a4f6f0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index a967d056d0..329ded90df 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ea4e95e144..c127f53846 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24vh-12vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24vh-12vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 5d75de4358..327b4c9523 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24vh-12vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24vh-12vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24vh-12vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24vh-12vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 2275753aa0..f0f6cc4288 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24vh-12vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24vh-12vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48vh-24vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48vh-24vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index a3be237edd..da60f130a1 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48vh-24vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48vh-24vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index cda6c52ceb..d6fdf9f32b 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 30ff5f723b..2e61add2c9 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 37ffb30e09..37cc520162 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32vh-16vm1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 0b4418133e..5a875cdf69 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32vh-16vm2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@
| | 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 Initialize L2 bridge domains for multiple chains with Vhost-User
| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-1ach-20vh-10vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-1ach-20vh-10vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
index d08e086e9e..c8a4b59ca3 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-1ach-20vh-10vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-1ach-20vh-10vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -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_total_chains}
| | And Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-1ach-20vh-10vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-1ach-20vh-10vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
index 932f135fa0..344c5ffe67 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-1ach-20vh-10vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-1ach-20vh-10vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${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_total_chains}
| | And Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
index 6646264738..ae6e1e3ab3 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -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 Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
index b65ee0e661..795476bd73 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-10ch-20vh-10vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${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 Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-1ach-2vh-1vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-1ach-2vh-1vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
index e7404b9894..a5378d0773 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-1ach-2vh-1vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-1ach-2vh-1vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -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_total_chains}
| | And Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-1ach-2vh-1vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-1ach-2vh-1vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
index ff1c6184fc..4cff50ddd6 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-1ach-2vh-1vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-1ach-2vh-1vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${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_total_chains}
| | And Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
index bf53dab305..e2fa61d897 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -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 Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
index 23c880a937..1ddae3f7f0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-1ch-2vh-1vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${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 Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-1ach-4vh-2vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-1ach-4vh-2vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
index 117afb7ebe..652be6b279 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-1ach-4vh-2vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-1ach-4vh-2vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -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_total_chains}
| | And Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-1ach-4vh-2vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-1ach-4vh-2vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
index 6e4a3aa461..6dc246a6d4 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-1ach-4vh-2vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-1ach-4vh-2vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${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_total_chains}
| | And Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
index 924ef0b1ab..249aa96ddd 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -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 Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
index 5d5ea5744c..e9bbd125f8 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-2ch-4vh-2vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${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 Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-1ach-8vh-4vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-1ach-8vh-4vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
index 5651bf1fe3..58583b15ab 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-1ach-8vh-4vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-1ach-8vh-4vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -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_total_chains}
| | And Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-1ach-8vh-4vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-1ach-8vh-4vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
index 153f3ab4b6..afd983302e 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-1ach-8vh-4vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-1ach-8vh-4vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${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_total_chains}
| | And Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
index e6f04156a1..2ed6d8ac75 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -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 Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
index 2ae04825da..a6f7805f98 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-4ch-8vh-4vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${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 Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
index 1fd804a039..dd67361faf 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -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 Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
index 8e02d5d2e8..d14983adfc 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-12vh-6vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${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 Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-1ach-12vh-6vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-1ach-12vh-6vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
index 4d2d601c08..69727720f7 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-1ach-12vh-6vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-1ach-12vh-6vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -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_total_chains}
| | And Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-1ach-12vh-6vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-1ach-12vh-6vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
index b02e4aa787..85e15f54d3 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-1ach-12vh-6vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-6ch-1ach-12vh-6vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${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_total_chains}
| | And Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
index 3995fda452..73fc61a101 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm1t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -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 Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
index ab67c244df..e9417b1670 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-16vh-8vm2t-testpmd-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${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 Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-1ach-16vh-8vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-1ach-16vh-8vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
index e8846ac9fe..3ee26c099d 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-1ach-16vh-8vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-1ach-16vh-8vm1t-testpmd-reconf.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
@@ -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_total_chains}
| | And Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-1ach-16vh-8vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-1ach-16vh-8vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
index cdd79aba3a..d5c54cc9ca 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-1ach-16vh-8vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/vm_vhost/chain_dot1qip4vxlan/2n-10ge2p1x710-dot1qip4vxlan-l2bd-8ch-1ach-16vh-8vm2t-testpmd-reconf.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
| @{plugins_to_enable}= | dpdk_plugin.so
| ${osi_layer}= | L3
| ${nic_name}= | Intel-X710
+| ${nic_driver}= | vfio-pci
| ${overhead}= | ${54}
| ${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_total_chains}
| | And Initialize layer dot1q
| | ... | count=${nf_chains} | vlan_per_chain=${False}