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/usr/bin/fi_pingpong

libfabric utilities

From libfabric-bin 2.7.0-r3 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running fi_pingpong --help (exit 1). permalink

/usr/bin/fi_pingpong: invalid option -- '-'
Usage:
  /usr/bin/fi_pingpong [OPTIONS]		start server
  /usr/bin/fi_pingpong [OPTIONS] <srv_addr>	connect to server

Ping pong client and server

Options:
 -B <src_port>        source control port number (server: 47592, client: auto)
 -P <dst_port>        destination control port number (client: 47592)
 -d <domain>          domain name
 -f <fabric>          fabric name
 -s <source address>  source address associated with domain name
 -p <provider>        specific provider name eg sockets, verbs
 -e <ep_type>         endpoint type: msg|rdm|dgram (dgram)
 -I <number>          number of iterations (10)
 -S <size>            specific transfer size or 'all' (all)
 -c                   enables data_integrity checks
 -m <transmit mode>   transmit mode type: msg|tagged (msg)
 -h                   display this help output
 -v                   enable debugging output
 -6                   use IPv6 address
Options (14)
OptionDescriptionSource
-B src_portThe non-default source port number of the control socket.help + man
-P dst_portThe non-default destination port number of the control socket.help + man
-d domainThe name of the specific domain to be used.help + man
-f fabricfabric namehelp
-s sourcesource address associated with domain namehelp + man
-p providerThe name of the underlying fabric provider (e.g., sockets, psm3, usnic, etc.).help + man
-e ep_typeThe type of endpoint to be used for data messaging between the two processes.help + man
-I numberThe number of iterations of the test will run.help + man
-S sizeThe specific size of the message in bytes the test will use or all' to run all the default sizes.help + man
-cActivate data integrity checks at the receiver (note: this will degrade performance).help + man
-m transmittransmit mode type: msg|tagged (msg)help
-hDisplays help output for the pingpong test.help + man
-vActivate output debugging (warning: highly verbose)help + man
-6use IPv6 addresshelp

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