Methods, computing devices, and computer readable storage media for testing network connections are disclosed. A first processor of a plurality of processors may define a new TCP connection to be opened. The first processor may apply a hash function to determine a second processor of the plurality o
Methods, computing devices, and computer readable storage media for testing network connections are disclosed. A first processor of a plurality of processors may define a new TCP connection to be opened. The first processor may apply a hash function to determine a second processor of the plurality of processors to open the new TCP connection. The first processor may provide data defining the new TCP connection to the second processor. The second processor may open the new TCP connection in accordance with the data provided by the first processor.
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1. A method performed by a test system to test network connections, comprising: a first processor of a plurality of processors defining a new TCP connection to be opened;the first processor applying a hash function to determine a second processor of the plurality of processors to open the new TCP co
1. A method performed by a test system to test network connections, comprising: a first processor of a plurality of processors defining a new TCP connection to be opened;the first processor applying a hash function to determine a second processor of the plurality of processors to open the new TCP connection;the first processor transferring data defining the new TCP connection to the second processor; andthe second processor opening the new TCP connection in accordance with the data transferred from the first processor. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first processor transferring data defining the new TCP connection to the second processor comprises the first processor writing the data to a memory shared by the plurality of processors. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first processor transferring data defining the new TCP connection to the second processor comprises the first processor writing the data to a memory queue dedicated to transferring data from the first processor to the second processor. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the memory queue dedicated to transferring data from the first processor to the second processor is one of an N×N array of queues, where N is a number of processors in the plurality of processors. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein each row of the N×N array of queues is uniquely associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of processors that writes data to the queues in the row, andeach column of the N×N array of queues is uniquely associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of processors that retrieves data from the queues in the column. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein defining a new TCP connection includes defining at least a source IP address, a destination IP address, a source TCP port, and a destination TCP port. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein applying a hash function comprises applying a hash function to the source IP address, the destination IP address, the source TCP port, and the destination TCP port to generate a hash value indicative of the second processor. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising: receiving at least one packet from a remote device via the new TCP connection;applying the hash function to a source IP address, a destination IP address, a source TCP port, and a destination TCP port extracted from a header of the received packet to generate a hash value indicative of an appropriate processor from the plurality of processors to process the received packet: andthe appropriate processor processing the received packet through a TCP/IP protocol stack. 9. A computing device, comprising: a plurality of processors;wherein a first processor of the plurality of processors executes stored instruction causing the first processor to perform actions comprising: defining a new TCP connection to be opened;applying a hash function to determine a second processor of the plurality of processors to open the new TCP connection; andtransferring data defining the new TCP connection to the second processor;wherein the second processor of the plurality of processors executes stored instructions causing the second processor to open the new TCP connection in accordance with the data transferred from the first processor. 10. The computing device of claim 9, further comprising: a memory shared by the plurality of processors,wherein the first processor transferring data defining the new TCP connection to the second processor comprises the first processor writing the data to the memory. 11. The computing device of claim 10, wherein the first processor writing the data to the memory comprises the first processor writing the data to a memory queue dedicated to transferring data from the first processor to the second processor. 12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the memory queue dedicated to transferring data from the first processor to the second processor is one queue of an N×N array of queues, where N is a number of processors in the plurality of processors. 13. The computing device of claim 12, wherein each row of the N×N array of queues is uniquely associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of processors that writes data to the queues in the row, andeach column of the N×N array of queues is uniquely associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of processors that retrieves data from the queues in the column. 14. The computing device of claim 9, wherein defining a new TCP connection includes defining at least a source IP address, a destination IP address, a source TCP port, and a destination TCP port. 15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein applying a hash function comprises applying a hash function to the source IP address, the destination IP address, the source TCP port, and the destination TCP port to generate a hash value indicative of the second processor. 16. The computing device of claim 15, further comprising: network interface hardware to transmit and receive packets via a network, the network interface hardware configured to:receive a packet from a remote device via the new TCP connection; apply the hash function to a source IP address, a destination IP address, a source TCP port, and a destination TCP port extracted from a header of the received packet to generate a hash value indicative of the appropriate processor to process the received packet; andwrite the received packet to a receive buffer associated with the second processor within the shared memory. 17. The computing device of claim 16, the actions performed by the appropriate processor further comprising: retrieving the received packet from the receive buffer associated with the second processor; and processing the received packet through a TCP/IP protocol stack. 18. A machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device having a plurality of processors, causes actions including: a first processor of the plurality of processors defining a new TCP connection to be opened;the first processor applying a hash function to determine a second processor of the plurality of processors to open the new TCP connection;the first processor transferring data defining the new TCP connection to the second processor; andthe second processor opening the new TCP connection in accordance with the data transferred from the first processor. 19. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the first processor transferring data defining the new TCP connection to the second processor comprises the first processor writing the data to a memory shared by the plurality of processors. 20. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the first processor transferring data defining the new TCP connection to the second processor comprises the first processor writing the data to a memory queue dedicated to transferring data from the first processor to the second processor. 21. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the memory queue dedicated to transferring data from the first processor to the second processor is one of an N×N array of queues, where N is a number of processors in the plurality of processors. 22. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 21, wherein each row of the N×N array of queues is uniquely associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of processors that writes data to the queues in the row, andeach column of the N×N array of queues is uniquely associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of processors that retrieves data from the queues in the column. 23. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein defining a new TCP connection includes defining at least a source IP address, a destination IP address, a source TCP port, and a destination TCP port. 24. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein applying a hash function comprises applying a hash function to the source IP address, the destination IP address, the source TCP port, and the destination TCP port to generate a hash value indicative of the second processor. 25. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, the actions performed further including: receiving at least one packet from a remote device via the new TCP connection;applying the hash function to a source IP address, a destination IP address, a source TCP port, and a destination TCP port extracted from a header of the received packet to generate a hash value indicative of an appropriate processor from the plurality of processors to process the received packet: andthe appropriate processor processing the received packet through a TCP/IP protocol stack.
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