Need configuration files for 4xxx devices

[iomartin]

Hello,

This repo needs the configuration files for 4xxx devices. I tried using the 3xxx configuration and it worked, but I don't know if that is an optimal configuration.

[iomartin]

Just to make clear, there are configuration files for performance testing (test/performance_tests/config_file/4xxx) but the repo is missing the general multiple_process_opt/multiple_thread_opt conf files (config_file/<PLATFORM>/)

[XingHongChenIntel]

Hello iomartin, Very thanks to raise this issue. I think For 3xxx configuration, it's only one configure file in the repo, but for 4xxx devices, there are actually 8 endpoint(which require 8 configuration file).
For now, the "test/performance_tests/config_file/4xxx" configure file, it's for general multiple_process_opt conf files.
we will update the general multiple_process_opt/multiple_thread_opt conf files (config_file//) to repo soon.

[iomartin]

Interesting, my platform (as I described on #75) only has 2 endpoints. It is an Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8480+.

I will use the configuration from the test/performance_tests/config_file/4xxx if those are considered a good setup.

[mythi]

This repo needs the configuration files for 4xxx devices.

The (better) alternative would be to use qatlib which means the config files are not needed.

[iomartin]

@mythi Thanks for pointing me to qatlib, does it not need config files at all or does it just not need the updated versions included in this repo (with the [SHIM] section)?

[mythi]

@iomartin it does not need config files at all

[iomartin]

Cool! I've noticed that my 4940s have 9 engines, but using the provided configurations and some permutations I tried, only 8 are ever active (I only enable the dc service). I checked this via the fw_counters.

Would qatlib be able to use all 9 engines? Or would you know how to enable the 9th engine via the conf files? I'm trying to get some baseline numbers.

[gcabiddu]

In 4xxx, the 9th engine is an admin engine and cannot be used for crypto and/or compression services.

[cfzhu]

Update 4xxx config file f281c31