DOCA Flow DPA Perf (docaflowdpaperf)

DOCA Flow DPA Perf (doca_flow_dpa_perf)

Where to start: This is a tool skill for invoking doca_flow_dpa_perf, the DPA-accelerated Flow performance tool. Open TASKS.md and start at ## configure to confirm DPA-capable hardware + VNF Flow mode + the active / passive device split, then ## run for the smoke-before-bulk flow with a small operation count before any sweep, then ## test for the eval-loop overlay that gates defensible Kops/sec numbers. Open CAPABILITIES.md when the question is what doca_flow_dpa_perf can measure, what the DPA preconditions are, which devices it runs on, or how to interpret update / disable / self-test output without fooling yourself. If DOCA is not installed yet, route to doca-setup first; if the device is not DPA-capable (no ConnectX-7+ or BlueField-3+) then this tool is the wrong surface and the right answer is doca-flow-perf.

Example questions this skill answers well

The CLASSES of doca_flow_dpa_perf questions this skill is built to answer, each with one worked example. The class is the load-bearing piece; the worked example is one instance.

• "Should I measure the DPA-offloaded Flow path or the host / DPU-CPU Flow path for this question?" — worked example: "my workload programs path-selector entries via DOCA Flow; do I baseline with doca_flow_dpa_perf or with doca_flow_perf?". Answered by the DPA-vs-host boundary in CAPABILITIES.md ## Capabilities and modes and the device-preconditions table.
• "What does the DPA-offload actually accelerate, and what doesn't it change?" — worked example: "if I move my Flow rule update path to the DPA, what changes in the data plane for the packets themselves?". Answered by the DPA-Provider scope in CAPABILITIES.md ## Capabilities and modes.