netperf doesn't achieve expected bandwidth even to localhost
Issue
netperf
doesn't achieve expected bandwidth even to localhost- When
netperf
is run between identical systems with 40Gb interfaces, a limit of 20 Gb/s is observed in transfer speeds. - The issue can also be observed when running
netperf
via the loopback interface using the IP127.0.0.1
. - Network bandwidth tests capped at 20 to 25 gigabit per second
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
netperf
network bandwidth testing tool
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