src/vnet/tcp/builtin_client.c - fdio/vpp - Gitiles

 /*
  * builtin_client.c - vpp built-in tcp client/connect code
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2017 by Cisco and/or its affiliates.
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
  *
  *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */

 #include <vnet/vnet.h>
 #include <vnet/plugin/plugin.h>
 #include <vnet/tcp/builtin_client.h>

 #include <vlibapi/api.h>
 #include <vlibmemory/api.h>
 #include <vlibsocket/api.h>
 #include <vpp/app/version.h>

 /* define message IDs */
 #include <vpp/api/vpe_msg_enum.h>

 /* define message structures */
 #define vl_typedefs
 #include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
 #undef vl_typedefs

 /* define generated endian-swappers */
 #define vl_endianfun
 #include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
 #undef vl_endianfun

 /* instantiate all the print functions we know about */
 #define vl_print(handle, ...) vlib_cli_output (handle, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define vl_printfun
 #include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
 #undef vl_printfun

 static void
 send_test_chunk (tclient_main_t * tm, session_t * s)
 {
   u8 *test_data = tm->connect_test_data;
   int test_buf_offset;
   u32 bytes_this_chunk;
   session_fifo_event_t evt;
   static int serial_number = 0;
   int rv;

   while (s->bytes_to_send > 0)
     {

       test_buf_offset = s->bytes_sent % vec_len (test_data);
       bytes_this_chunk = vec_len (test_data) - test_buf_offset;

       bytes_this_chunk = bytes_this_chunk < s->bytes_to_send
 	? bytes_this_chunk : s->bytes_to_send;

       rv = svm_fifo_enqueue_nowait (s->server_tx_fifo, 0 /*pid */ ,
 				    bytes_this_chunk,
 				    test_data + test_buf_offset);

       if (rv > 0)
 	{
 	  s->bytes_to_send -= rv;
 	  s->bytes_sent += rv;

 	  if (svm_fifo_set_event (s->server_tx_fifo))
 	    {
 	      /* Fabricate TX event, send to vpp */
 	      evt.fifo = s->server_tx_fifo;
 	      evt.event_type = FIFO_EVENT_SERVER_TX;
 	      evt.event_id = serial_number++;

 	      unix_shared_memory_queue_add (tm->vpp_event_queue, (u8 *) & evt,
 					    0 /* do wait for mutex */ );
 	    }
 	}
     }
 }

 static void
 receive_test_chunk (tclient_main_t * tm, session_t * s)
 {
   svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo = s->server_rx_fifo;
   int n_read, bytes, i;

   bytes = svm_fifo_max_dequeue (rx_fifo);
   /* Allow enqueuing of new event */
   svm_fifo_unset_event (rx_fifo);

   /* Read the bytes */
   do
     {
       n_read = svm_fifo_dequeue_nowait (rx_fifo, 0, vec_len (tm->rx_buf),
 					tm->rx_buf);
       if (n_read > 0)
 	{
 	  bytes -= n_read;
 	  for (i = 0; i < n_read; i++)
 	    {
 	      if (tm->rx_buf[i] != ((s->bytes_received + i) & 0xff))
 		{
 		  clib_warning ("read %d error at byte %lld, 0x%x not 0x%x",
 				n_read, s->bytes_received + i,
 				tm->rx_buf[i],
 				((s->bytes_received + i) & 0xff));
 		}
 	    }
 	  s->bytes_to_receive -= n_read;
 	  s->bytes_received += n_read;
 	}

     }
   while (n_read < 0 || bytes > 0);
 }

 static void *
 tclient_thread_fn (void *arg)
 {
   tclient_main_t *tm = &tclient_main;
   vl_api_disconnect_session_t *dmp;
   session_t *sp;
   struct timespec ts, tsrem;
   int i;
   int try_tx, try_rx;
   u32 *session_indices = 0;

   /* stats thread wants no signals. */
   {
     sigset_t s;
     sigfillset (&s);
     pthread_sigmask (SIG_SETMASK, &s, 0);
   }

   while (1)
     {
       /* Wait until we're told to get busy */
       while (tm->run_test == 0
 	     || (tm->ready_connections != tm->expected_connections))
 	{
 	  ts.tv_sec = 0;
 	  ts.tv_nsec = 100000000;
 	  while (nanosleep (&ts, &tsrem) < 0)
 	    ts = tsrem;
 	}
       tm->run_test = 0;

       clib_warning ("Run %d iterations", tm->n_iterations);

       for (i = 0; i < tm->n_iterations; i++)
 	{
 	  session_t *sp;

 	  do
 	    {
 	      try_tx = try_rx = 0;

 	      /* *INDENT-OFF* */
 	      pool_foreach (sp, tm->sessions, ({
                 if (sp->bytes_to_send > 0)
                   {
                     send_test_chunk (tm, sp);
                     try_tx = 1;
                   }
 	      }));
 	      pool_foreach (sp, tm->sessions, ({
 		if (sp->bytes_to_receive > 0)
                   {
                     receive_test_chunk (tm, sp);
                     try_rx = 1;
                   }
               }));
 	      /* *INDENT-ON* */

 	    }
 	  while (try_tx || try_rx);
 	}
       clib_warning ("Done %d iterations", tm->n_iterations);

       /* Disconnect sessions... */
       vec_reset_length (session_indices);
       pool_foreach (sp, tm->sessions, (
 					{
 					vec_add1 (session_indices,
 						  sp - tm->sessions);
 					}
 		    ));

       for (i = 0; i < vec_len (session_indices); i++)
 	{
 	  sp = pool_elt_at_index (tm->sessions, session_indices[i]);
 	  dmp = vl_msg_api_alloc_as_if_client (sizeof (*dmp));
 	  memset (dmp, 0, sizeof (*dmp));
 	  dmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_DISCONNECT_SESSION);
 	  dmp->client_index = tm->my_client_index;
 	  dmp->session_index = sp->vpp_session_index;
 	  dmp->session_thread_index = sp->vpp_session_thread;
 	  vl_msg_api_send_shmem (tm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & dmp);
 	  pool_put (tm->sessions, sp);
 	}
     }
   /* NOTREACHED */
   return 0;
 }

 /* So we don't get "no handler for... " msgs */
 static void
 vl_api_memclnt_create_reply_t_handler (vl_api_memclnt_create_reply_t * mp)
 {
   tclient_main_t *tm = &tclient_main;

   tm->my_client_index = mp->index;
 }

 static void
 vl_api_connect_uri_reply_t_handler (vl_api_connect_uri_reply_t * mp)
 {
   tclient_main_t *tm = &tclient_main;
   session_t *session;
   u32 session_index;
   u64 key;
   i32 retval = /* clib_net_to_host_u32 ( */ mp->retval /*) */ ;

   if (retval < 0)
     {
       clib_warning ("connection failed: retval %d", retval);
       return;
     }

   tm->our_event_queue = (unix_shared_memory_queue_t *)
     mp->vpp_event_queue_address;

   tm->vpp_event_queue = (unix_shared_memory_queue_t *)
     mp->vpp_event_queue_address;

   /*
    * Setup session
    */
   pool_get (tm->sessions, session);
   memset (session, 0, sizeof (*session));
   session_index = session - tm->sessions;
   session->bytes_to_receive = session->bytes_to_send = tm->bytes_to_send;

   session->server_rx_fifo = (svm_fifo_t *) mp->server_rx_fifo;
   session->server_rx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
   session->server_tx_fifo = (svm_fifo_t *) mp->server_tx_fifo;
   session->server_tx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;

   session->vpp_session_index = mp->session_index;
   session->vpp_session_thread = mp->session_thread_index;

   /* Add it to the session lookup table */
   key = (((u64) mp->session_thread_index) << 32) | (u64) mp->session_index;
   hash_set (tm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, key, session_index);

   tm->ready_connections++;
 }

 static void
 create_api_loopback (tclient_main_t * tm)
 {
   vl_api_memclnt_create_t _m, *mp = &_m;
   extern void vl_api_memclnt_create_t_handler (vl_api_memclnt_create_t *);
   api_main_t *am = &api_main;
   vl_shmem_hdr_t *shmem_hdr;

   /*
    * Create a "loopback" API client connection
    * Don't do things like this unless you know what you're doing...
    */

   shmem_hdr = am->shmem_hdr;
   tm->vl_input_queue = shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue;
   memset (mp, 0, sizeof (*mp));
   mp->_vl_msg_id = VL_API_MEMCLNT_CREATE;
   mp->context = 0xFEEDFACE;
   mp->input_queue = (u64) tm->vl_input_queue;
   strncpy ((char *) mp->name, "tcp_tester", sizeof (mp->name) - 1);

   vl_api_memclnt_create_t_handler (mp);
 }

 #define foreach_tclient_static_api_msg       	\
 _(MEMCLNT_CREATE_REPLY, memclnt_create_reply)   \
 _(CONNECT_URI_REPLY, connect_uri_reply)

 static clib_error_t *
 tclient_api_hookup (vlib_main_t * vm)
 {
   tclient_main_t *tm = &tclient_main;
   vl_msg_api_msg_config_t _c, *c = &_c;
   int i;

   /* Init test data */
   vec_validate (tm->connect_test_data, 64 * 1024 - 1);
   for (i = 0; i < vec_len (tm->connect_test_data); i++)
     tm->connect_test_data[i] = i & 0xff;

   tm->session_index_by_vpp_handles = hash_create (0, sizeof (uword));
   vec_validate (tm->rx_buf, vec_len (tm->connect_test_data) - 1);

   /* Hook up client-side static APIs to our handlers */
 #define _(N,n) do {                                             \
     c->id = VL_API_##N;                                         \
     c->name = #n;                                               \
     c->handler = vl_api_##n##_t_handler;                        \
     c->cleanup = vl_noop_handler;                               \
     c->endian = vl_api_##n##_t_endian;                          \
     c->print = vl_api_##n##_t_print;                            \
     c->size = sizeof(vl_api_##n##_t);                           \
     c->traced = 1; /* trace, so these msgs print */             \
     c->replay = 0; /* don't replay client create/delete msgs */ \
     c->message_bounce = 0; /* don't bounce this message */	\
     vl_msg_api_config(c);} while (0);

   foreach_tclient_static_api_msg;
 #undef _

   return 0;
 }

 VLIB_API_INIT_FUNCTION (tclient_api_hookup);

 static clib_error_t *
 test_tcp_clients_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
 			     unformat_input_t * input,
 			     vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
 {
   u8 *connect_uri = (u8 *) "tcp://6.0.1.2/1234";
   u8 *uri;
   tclient_main_t *tm = &tclient_main;
   int i;
   u32 n_clients = 1;

   tm->bytes_to_send = 8192;
   tm->n_iterations = 1;
   vec_free (tm->connect_uri);

   while (unformat_check_input (input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
     {
       if (unformat (input, "nclients %d", &n_clients))
 	;
       else if (unformat (input, "iterations %d", &tm->n_iterations))
 	;
       else if (unformat (input, "bytes %d", &tm->bytes_to_send))
 	;
       else if (unformat (input, "uri %s", &tm->connect_uri))
 	;
       else
 	return clib_error_return (0, "unknown input `%U'",
 				  format_unformat_error, input);
     }

   tm->ready_connections = 0;
   tm->expected_connections = n_clients;
   uri = connect_uri;
   if (tm->connect_uri)
     uri = tm->connect_uri;

   create_api_loopback (tm);

   /* Start a transmit thread */
   if (tm->client_thread_handle == 0)
     {
       int rv = pthread_create (&tm->client_thread_handle,
 			       NULL /*attr */ , tclient_thread_fn, 0);
       if (rv)
 	{
 	  tm->client_thread_handle = 0;
 	  return clib_error_return (0, "pthread_create returned %d", rv);
 	}
     }

   /* Fire off connect requests, in something approaching a normal manner */
   for (i = 0; i < n_clients; i++)
     {
       vl_api_connect_uri_t *cmp;
       cmp = vl_msg_api_alloc_as_if_client (sizeof (*cmp));
       memset (cmp, 0, sizeof (*cmp));

       cmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_CONNECT_URI);
       cmp->client_index = tm->my_client_index;
       cmp->context = ntohl (0xfeedface);
       memcpy (cmp->uri, uri, strlen ((char *) uri) + 1);
       vl_msg_api_send_shmem (tm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & cmp);
     }

   tm->run_test = 1;

   return 0;
 }

 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
 VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (test_clients_command, static) =
 {
   .path = "test tcp clients",
   .short_help = "test tcp clients",
   .function = test_tcp_clients_command_fn,
 };
 /* *INDENT-ON* */

 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
  *
  * Local Variables:
  * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
  * End:
  */
	/*
	* builtin_client.c - vpp built-in tcp client/connect code
	*
	* Copyright (c) 2017 by Cisco and/or its affiliates.
	* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
	* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
	* You may obtain a copy of the License at:
	*
	* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
	*
	* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
	* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
	* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
	* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
	* limitations under the License.
	*/

	#include <vnet/vnet.h>
	#include <vnet/plugin/plugin.h>
	#include <vnet/tcp/builtin_client.h>

	#include <vlibapi/api.h>
	#include <vlibmemory/api.h>
	#include <vlibsocket/api.h>
	#include <vpp/app/version.h>

	/* define message IDs */
	#include <vpp/api/vpe_msg_enum.h>

	/* define message structures */
	#define vl_typedefs
	#include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
	#undef vl_typedefs

	/* define generated endian-swappers */
	#define vl_endianfun
	#include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
	#undef vl_endianfun

	/* instantiate all the print functions we know about */
	#define vl_print(handle, ...) vlib_cli_output (handle, __VA_ARGS__)
	#define vl_printfun
	#include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
	#undef vl_printfun

	static void
	send_test_chunk (tclient_main_t * tm, session_t * s)
	{
	u8 *test_data = tm->connect_test_data;
	int test_buf_offset;
	u32 bytes_this_chunk;
	session_fifo_event_t evt;
	static int serial_number = 0;
	int rv;

	while (s->bytes_to_send > 0)
	{

	test_buf_offset = s->bytes_sent % vec_len (test_data);
	bytes_this_chunk = vec_len (test_data) - test_buf_offset;

	bytes_this_chunk = bytes_this_chunk < s->bytes_to_send
	? bytes_this_chunk : s->bytes_to_send;

	rv = svm_fifo_enqueue_nowait (s->server_tx_fifo, 0 /pid / ,
	bytes_this_chunk,
	test_data + test_buf_offset);

	if (rv > 0)
	{
	s->bytes_to_send -= rv;
	s->bytes_sent += rv;

	if (svm_fifo_set_event (s->server_tx_fifo))
	{
	/* Fabricate TX event, send to vpp */
	evt.fifo = s->server_tx_fifo;
	evt.event_type = FIFO_EVENT_SERVER_TX;
	evt.event_id = serial_number++;

	unix_shared_memory_queue_add (tm->vpp_event_queue, (u8 *) & evt,
	0 /* do wait for mutex */ );
	}
	}
	}
	}

	static void
	receive_test_chunk (tclient_main_t * tm, session_t * s)
	{
	svm_fifo_t *rx_fifo = s->server_rx_fifo;
	int n_read, bytes, i;

	bytes = svm_fifo_max_dequeue (rx_fifo);
	/* Allow enqueuing of new event */
	svm_fifo_unset_event (rx_fifo);

	/* Read the bytes */
	do
	{
	n_read = svm_fifo_dequeue_nowait (rx_fifo, 0, vec_len (tm->rx_buf),
	tm->rx_buf);
	if (n_read > 0)
	{
	bytes -= n_read;
	for (i = 0; i < n_read; i++)
	{
	if (tm->rx_buf[i] != ((s->bytes_received + i) & 0xff))
	{
	clib_warning ("read %d error at byte %lld, 0x%x not 0x%x",
	n_read, s->bytes_received + i,
	tm->rx_buf[i],
	((s->bytes_received + i) & 0xff));
	}
	}
	s->bytes_to_receive -= n_read;
	s->bytes_received += n_read;
	}

	}
	while (n_read < 0 \|\| bytes > 0);
	}

	static void *
	tclient_thread_fn (void *arg)
	{
	tclient_main_t *tm = &tclient_main;
	vl_api_disconnect_session_t *dmp;
	session_t *sp;
	struct timespec ts, tsrem;
	int i;
	int try_tx, try_rx;
	u32 *session_indices = 0;

	/* stats thread wants no signals. */
	{
	sigset_t s;
	sigfillset (&s);
	pthread_sigmask (SIG_SETMASK, &s, 0);
	}

	while (1)
	{
	/* Wait until we're told to get busy */
	while (tm->run_test == 0
	\|\| (tm->ready_connections != tm->expected_connections))
	{
	ts.tv_sec = 0;
	ts.tv_nsec = 100000000;
	while (nanosleep (&ts, &tsrem) < 0)
	ts = tsrem;
	}
	tm->run_test = 0;

	clib_warning ("Run %d iterations", tm->n_iterations);

	for (i = 0; i < tm->n_iterations; i++)
	{
	session_t *sp;

	do
	{
	try_tx = try_rx = 0;

	/* INDENT-OFF */
	pool_foreach (sp, tm->sessions, ({
	if (sp->bytes_to_send > 0)
	{
	send_test_chunk (tm, sp);
	try_tx = 1;
	}
	}));
	pool_foreach (sp, tm->sessions, ({
	if (sp->bytes_to_receive > 0)
	{
	receive_test_chunk (tm, sp);
	try_rx = 1;
	}
	}));
	/* INDENT-ON */

	}
	while (try_tx \|\| try_rx);
	}
	clib_warning ("Done %d iterations", tm->n_iterations);

	/* Disconnect sessions... */
	vec_reset_length (session_indices);
	pool_foreach (sp, tm->sessions, (
	{
	vec_add1 (session_indices,
	sp - tm->sessions);
	}
	));

	for (i = 0; i < vec_len (session_indices); i++)
	{
	sp = pool_elt_at_index (tm->sessions, session_indices[i]);
	dmp = vl_msg_api_alloc_as_if_client (sizeof (*dmp));
	memset (dmp, 0, sizeof (*dmp));
	dmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_DISCONNECT_SESSION);
	dmp->client_index = tm->my_client_index;
	dmp->session_index = sp->vpp_session_index;
	dmp->session_thread_index = sp->vpp_session_thread;
	vl_msg_api_send_shmem (tm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & dmp);
	pool_put (tm->sessions, sp);
	}
	}
	/* NOTREACHED */
	return 0;
	}

	/* So we don't get "no handler for... " msgs */
	static void
	vl_api_memclnt_create_reply_t_handler (vl_api_memclnt_create_reply_t * mp)
	{
	tclient_main_t *tm = &tclient_main;

	tm->my_client_index = mp->index;
	}

	static void
	vl_api_connect_uri_reply_t_handler (vl_api_connect_uri_reply_t * mp)
	{
	tclient_main_t *tm = &tclient_main;
	session_t *session;
	u32 session_index;
	u64 key;
	i32 retval = /* clib_net_to_host_u32 ( / mp->retval /) */ ;

	if (retval < 0)
	{
	clib_warning ("connection failed: retval %d", retval);
	return;
	}

	tm->our_event_queue = (unix_shared_memory_queue_t *)
	mp->vpp_event_queue_address;

	tm->vpp_event_queue = (unix_shared_memory_queue_t *)
	mp->vpp_event_queue_address;

	/*
	* Setup session
	*/
	pool_get (tm->sessions, session);
	memset (session, 0, sizeof (*session));
	session_index = session - tm->sessions;
	session->bytes_to_receive = session->bytes_to_send = tm->bytes_to_send;

	session->server_rx_fifo = (svm_fifo_t *) mp->server_rx_fifo;
	session->server_rx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;
	session->server_tx_fifo = (svm_fifo_t *) mp->server_tx_fifo;
	session->server_tx_fifo->client_session_index = session_index;

	session->vpp_session_index = mp->session_index;
	session->vpp_session_thread = mp->session_thread_index;

	/* Add it to the session lookup table */
	key = (((u64) mp->session_thread_index) << 32) \| (u64) mp->session_index;
	hash_set (tm->session_index_by_vpp_handles, key, session_index);

	tm->ready_connections++;
	}

	static void
	create_api_loopback (tclient_main_t * tm)
	{
	vl_api_memclnt_create_t _m, *mp = &_m;
	extern void vl_api_memclnt_create_t_handler (vl_api_memclnt_create_t *);
	api_main_t *am = &api_main;
	vl_shmem_hdr_t *shmem_hdr;

	/*
	* Create a "loopback" API client connection
	* Don't do things like this unless you know what you're doing...
	*/

	shmem_hdr = am->shmem_hdr;
	tm->vl_input_queue = shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue;
	memset (mp, 0, sizeof (*mp));
	mp->_vl_msg_id = VL_API_MEMCLNT_CREATE;
	mp->context = 0xFEEDFACE;
	mp->input_queue = (u64) tm->vl_input_queue;
	strncpy ((char *) mp->name, "tcp_tester", sizeof (mp->name) - 1);

	vl_api_memclnt_create_t_handler (mp);
	}

	#define foreach_tclient_static_api_msg \
	_(MEMCLNT_CREATE_REPLY, memclnt_create_reply) \
	_(CONNECT_URI_REPLY, connect_uri_reply)

	static clib_error_t *
	tclient_api_hookup (vlib_main_t * vm)
	{
	tclient_main_t *tm = &tclient_main;
	vl_msg_api_msg_config_t _c, *c = &_c;
	int i;

	/* Init test data */
	vec_validate (tm->connect_test_data, 64 * 1024 - 1);
	for (i = 0; i < vec_len (tm->connect_test_data); i++)
	tm->connect_test_data[i] = i & 0xff;

	tm->session_index_by_vpp_handles = hash_create (0, sizeof (uword));
	vec_validate (tm->rx_buf, vec_len (tm->connect_test_data) - 1);

	/* Hook up client-side static APIs to our handlers */
	#define _(N,n) do { \
	c->id = VL_API_##N; \
	c->name = #n; \
	c->handler = vl_api_##n##_t_handler; \
	c->cleanup = vl_noop_handler; \
	c->endian = vl_api_##n##_t_endian; \
	c->print = vl_api_##n##_t_print; \
	c->size = sizeof(vl_api_##n##_t); \
	c->traced = 1; /* trace, so these msgs print */ \
	c->replay = 0; /* don't replay client create/delete msgs */ \
	c->message_bounce = 0; /* don't bounce this message */ \
	vl_msg_api_config(c);} while (0);

	foreach_tclient_static_api_msg;
	#undef _

	return 0;
	}

	VLIB_API_INIT_FUNCTION (tclient_api_hookup);

	static clib_error_t *
	test_tcp_clients_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
	unformat_input_t * input,
	vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
	{
	u8 connect_uri = (u8 ) "tcp://6.0.1.2/1234";
	u8 *uri;
	tclient_main_t *tm = &tclient_main;
	int i;
	u32 n_clients = 1;

	tm->bytes_to_send = 8192;
	tm->n_iterations = 1;
	vec_free (tm->connect_uri);

	while (unformat_check_input (input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
	{
	if (unformat (input, "nclients %d", &n_clients))
	;
	else if (unformat (input, "iterations %d", &tm->n_iterations))
	;
	else if (unformat (input, "bytes %d", &tm->bytes_to_send))
	;
	else if (unformat (input, "uri %s", &tm->connect_uri))
	;
	else
	return clib_error_return (0, "unknown input `%U'",
	format_unformat_error, input);
	}

	tm->ready_connections = 0;
	tm->expected_connections = n_clients;
	uri = connect_uri;
	if (tm->connect_uri)
	uri = tm->connect_uri;

	create_api_loopback (tm);

	/* Start a transmit thread */
	if (tm->client_thread_handle == 0)
	{
	int rv = pthread_create (&tm->client_thread_handle,
	NULL /attr / , tclient_thread_fn, 0);
	if (rv)
	{
	tm->client_thread_handle = 0;
	return clib_error_return (0, "pthread_create returned %d", rv);
	}
	}

	/* Fire off connect requests, in something approaching a normal manner */
	for (i = 0; i < n_clients; i++)
	{
	vl_api_connect_uri_t *cmp;
	cmp = vl_msg_api_alloc_as_if_client (sizeof (*cmp));
	memset (cmp, 0, sizeof (*cmp));

	cmp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_CONNECT_URI);
	cmp->client_index = tm->my_client_index;
	cmp->context = ntohl (0xfeedface);
	memcpy (cmp->uri, uri, strlen ((char *) uri) + 1);
	vl_msg_api_send_shmem (tm->vl_input_queue, (u8 *) & cmp);
	}

	tm->run_test = 1;

	return 0;
	}

	/* INDENT-OFF */
	VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (test_clients_command, static) =
	{
	.path = "test tcp clients",
	.short_help = "test tcp clients",
	.function = test_tcp_clients_command_fn,
	};
	/* INDENT-ON */

	/*
	* fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
	*
	* Local Variables:
	* eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
	* End:
	*/