From: Ben Burkert <ben@benburkert.com>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 19:56:02 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: net: use splice(2) on Linux when reading from UnixConn, rework splice tests
X-Git-Tag: go1.12beta1~1165
X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.su/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=fc5edaca30801f2d1acb7a9d39943638e6d4c1c1;p=gostls13.git

net: use splice(2) on Linux when reading from UnixConn, rework splice tests

Rework the splice tests and benchmarks. Move the reading and writing of
the spliced connections to child processes so that the I/O is not part
of benchmarks or profiles.

Enable the use of splice(2) when reading from a unix connection and
writing to a TCP connection. The updated benchmarks show a performance
gain when using splice(2) to copy large chunks of data that the original
benchmark did not capture.

  name                          old time/op    new time/op    delta
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/1024-8        5.01µs ± 2%    5.08µs ± 3%      ~     (p=0.068 n=8+10)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/2048-8        4.76µs ± 5%    4.65µs ± 3%    -2.36%  (p=0.015 n=9+8)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/4096-8        4.91µs ± 2%    4.98µs ± 5%      ~     (p=0.315 n=9+10)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/8192-8        5.50µs ± 4%    5.44µs ± 3%      ~     (p=0.758 n=7+9)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/16384-8       7.65µs ± 7%    6.53µs ± 3%   -14.65%  (p=0.000 n=10+9)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/32768-8       15.3µs ± 7%     8.5µs ± 5%   -44.21%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/65536-8       30.0µs ± 6%    15.7µs ± 1%   -47.58%  (p=0.000 n=10+8)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/131072-8      59.2µs ± 2%    27.4µs ± 5%   -53.75%  (p=0.000 n=9+9)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/262144-8       121µs ± 4%      54µs ±19%   -55.56%  (p=0.000 n=9+10)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/524288-8       247µs ± 6%     108µs ±12%   -56.34%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/1048576-8      490µs ± 4%     199µs ±12%   -59.31%  (p=0.000 n=8+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/1024-8       1.20µs ± 2%    1.35µs ± 7%   +12.47%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/2048-8       1.33µs ±12%    1.57µs ± 4%   +17.85%  (p=0.000 n=9+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/4096-8       2.24µs ± 4%    1.67µs ± 4%   -25.14%  (p=0.000 n=9+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/8192-8       4.59µs ± 8%    2.20µs ±10%   -52.01%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/16384-8      8.46µs ±13%    3.48µs ± 6%   -58.91%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/32768-8      18.5µs ± 9%     6.1µs ± 9%   -66.99%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/65536-8      35.9µs ± 7%    13.5µs ± 6%   -62.40%  (p=0.000 n=10+9)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/131072-8     79.4µs ± 6%    25.7µs ± 4%   -67.62%  (p=0.000 n=10+9)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/262144-8      157µs ± 4%      54µs ± 8%   -65.63%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/524288-8      311µs ± 3%     107µs ± 8%   -65.74%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/1048576-8     643µs ± 4%     185µs ±32%   -71.21%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)

  name                          old speed      new speed      delta
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/1024-8       204MB/s ± 2%   202MB/s ± 3%      ~     (p=0.068 n=8+10)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/2048-8       430MB/s ± 5%   441MB/s ± 3%    +2.39%  (p=0.014 n=9+8)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/4096-8       833MB/s ± 2%   823MB/s ± 5%      ~     (p=0.315 n=9+10)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/8192-8      1.49GB/s ± 4%  1.51GB/s ± 3%      ~     (p=0.758 n=7+9)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/16384-8     2.14GB/s ± 7%  2.51GB/s ± 3%   +17.03%  (p=0.000 n=10+9)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/32768-8     2.15GB/s ± 7%  3.85GB/s ± 5%   +79.11%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/65536-8     2.19GB/s ± 5%  4.17GB/s ± 1%   +90.65%  (p=0.000 n=10+8)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/131072-8    2.22GB/s ± 2%  4.79GB/s ± 4%  +116.26%  (p=0.000 n=9+9)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/262144-8    2.17GB/s ± 4%  4.93GB/s ±17%  +127.25%  (p=0.000 n=9+10)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/524288-8    2.13GB/s ± 6%  4.89GB/s ±13%  +130.15%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/tcp-to-tcp/1048576-8   2.09GB/s ±10%  5.29GB/s ±11%  +153.36%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/1024-8      850MB/s ± 2%   757MB/s ± 7%   -10.94%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/2048-8     1.54GB/s ±11%  1.31GB/s ± 3%   -15.32%  (p=0.000 n=9+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/4096-8     1.83GB/s ± 4%  2.45GB/s ± 4%   +33.59%  (p=0.000 n=9+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/8192-8     1.79GB/s ± 9%  3.73GB/s ± 9%  +108.05%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/16384-8    1.95GB/s ±13%  4.68GB/s ± 3%  +139.80%  (p=0.000 n=10+9)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/32768-8    1.78GB/s ± 9%  5.38GB/s ±10%  +202.71%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/65536-8    1.83GB/s ± 8%  4.85GB/s ± 6%  +165.70%  (p=0.000 n=10+9)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/131072-8   1.65GB/s ± 6%  5.10GB/s ± 4%  +208.77%  (p=0.000 n=10+9)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/262144-8   1.67GB/s ± 4%  4.87GB/s ± 7%  +191.19%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/524288-8   1.69GB/s ± 3%  4.93GB/s ± 7%  +192.38%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
  Splice/unix-to-tcp/1048576-8  1.63GB/s ± 3%  5.60GB/s ±44%  +243.26%  (p=0.000 n=10+9)

Change-Id: I1eae4c3459c918558c70fc42283db22ff7e0442c
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/113997
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
---

diff --git a/src/net/splice_linux.go b/src/net/splice_linux.go
index b055f93351..8a4d55af62 100644
--- a/src/net/splice_linux.go
+++ b/src/net/splice_linux.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 // splice transfers data from r to c using the splice system call to minimize
 // copies from and to userspace. c must be a TCP connection. Currently, splice
-// is only enabled if r is also a TCP connection.
+// is only enabled if r is a TCP or Unix connection.
 //
 // If splice returns handled == false, it has performed no work.
 func splice(c *netFD, r io.Reader) (written int64, err error, handled bool) {
@@ -23,11 +23,17 @@ func splice(c *netFD, r io.Reader) (written int64, err error, handled bool) {
 			return 0, nil, true
 		}
 	}
-	s, ok := r.(*TCPConn)
-	if !ok {
+
+	var s *netFD
+	if tc, ok := r.(*TCPConn); ok {
+		s = tc.fd
+	} else if uc, ok := r.(*UnixConn); ok {
+		s = uc.fd
+	} else {
 		return 0, nil, false
 	}
-	written, handled, sc, err := poll.Splice(&c.pfd, &s.fd.pfd, remain)
+
+	written, handled, sc, err := poll.Splice(&c.pfd, &s.pfd, remain)
 	if lr != nil {
 		lr.N -= written
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/splice_test.go b/src/net/splice_test.go
index ffe71ae384..3e7fd8251b 100644
--- a/src/net/splice_test.go
+++ b/src/net/splice_test.go
@@ -7,239 +7,103 @@
 package net
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestSplice(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("simple", testSpliceSimple)
-	t.Run("multipleWrite", testSpliceMultipleWrite)
-	t.Run("big", testSpliceBig)
-	t.Run("honorsLimitedReader", testSpliceHonorsLimitedReader)
-	t.Run("readerAtEOF", testSpliceReaderAtEOF)
-	t.Run("issue25985", testSpliceIssue25985)
+	t.Run("tcp-to-tcp", func(t *testing.T) { testSplice(t, "tcp", "tcp") })
+	t.Run("unix-to-tcp", func(t *testing.T) { testSplice(t, "unix", "tcp") })
 }
 
-func testSpliceSimple(t *testing.T) {
-	srv, err := newSpliceTestServer()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer srv.Close()
-	copyDone := srv.Copy()
-	msg := []byte("splice test")
-	if _, err := srv.Write(msg); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	got := make([]byte, len(msg))
-	if _, err := io.ReadFull(srv, got); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if !bytes.Equal(got, msg) {
-		t.Errorf("got %q, wrote %q", got, msg)
-	}
-	srv.CloseWrite()
-	srv.CloseRead()
-	if err := <-copyDone; err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("splice: %v", err)
-	}
+func testSplice(t *testing.T, upNet, downNet string) {
+	t.Run("simple", spliceTestCase{upNet, downNet, 128, 128, 0}.test)
+	t.Run("multipleWrite", spliceTestCase{upNet, downNet, 4096, 1 << 20, 0}.test)
+	t.Run("big", spliceTestCase{upNet, downNet, 5 << 20, 1 << 30, 0}.test)
+	t.Run("honorsLimitedReader", spliceTestCase{upNet, downNet, 4096, 1 << 20, 1 << 10}.test)
+	t.Run("updatesLimitedReaderN", spliceTestCase{upNet, downNet, 1024, 4096, 4096 + 100}.test)
+	t.Run("limitedReaderAtLimit", spliceTestCase{upNet, downNet, 32, 128, 128}.test)
+	t.Run("readerAtEOF", func(t *testing.T) { testSpliceReaderAtEOF(t, upNet, downNet) })
+	t.Run("issue25985", func(t *testing.T) { testSpliceIssue25985(t, upNet, downNet) })
 }
 
-func testSpliceMultipleWrite(t *testing.T) {
-	srv, err := newSpliceTestServer()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer srv.Close()
-	copyDone := srv.Copy()
-	msg1 := []byte("splice test part 1 ")
-	msg2 := []byte(" splice test part 2")
-	if _, err := srv.Write(msg1); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Write: %v", err)
-	}
-	if _, err := srv.Write(msg2); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	got := make([]byte, len(msg1)+len(msg2))
-	if _, err := io.ReadFull(srv, got); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	want := append(msg1, msg2...)
-	if !bytes.Equal(got, want) {
-		t.Errorf("got %q, wrote %q", got, want)
-	}
-	srv.CloseWrite()
-	srv.CloseRead()
-	if err := <-copyDone; err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("splice: %v", err)
-	}
-}
+type spliceTestCase struct {
+	upNet, downNet string
 
-func testSpliceBig(t *testing.T) {
-	// The maximum amount of data that internal/poll.Splice will use in a
-	// splice(2) call is 4 << 20. Use a bigger size here so that we test an
-	// amount that doesn't fit in a single call.
-	size := 5 << 20
-	srv, err := newSpliceTestServer()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer srv.Close()
-	big := make([]byte, size)
-	copyDone := srv.Copy()
-	type readResult struct {
-		b   []byte
-		err error
-	}
-	readDone := make(chan readResult)
-	go func() {
-		got := make([]byte, len(big))
-		_, err := io.ReadFull(srv, got)
-		readDone <- readResult{got, err}
-	}()
-	if _, err := srv.Write(big); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	res := <-readDone
-	if res.err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(res.err)
-	}
-	got := res.b
-	if !bytes.Equal(got, big) {
-		t.Errorf("input and output differ")
-	}
-	srv.CloseWrite()
-	srv.CloseRead()
-	if err := <-copyDone; err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("splice: %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-func testSpliceHonorsLimitedReader(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("stopsAfterN", testSpliceStopsAfterN)
-	t.Run("updatesN", testSpliceUpdatesN)
-	t.Run("readerAtLimit", testSpliceReaderAtLimit)
+	chunkSize, totalSize int
+	limitReadSize        int
 }
 
-func testSpliceStopsAfterN(t *testing.T) {
-	clientUp, serverUp, err := spliceTestSocketPair("tcp")
+func (tc spliceTestCase) test(t *testing.T) {
+	clientUp, serverUp, err := spliceTestSocketPair(tc.upNet)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	defer clientUp.Close()
 	defer serverUp.Close()
-	clientDown, serverDown, err := spliceTestSocketPair("tcp")
+	cleanup, err := startSpliceClient(clientUp, "w", tc.chunkSize, tc.totalSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	defer clientDown.Close()
-	defer serverDown.Close()
-	count := 128
-	copyDone := make(chan error)
-	lr := &io.LimitedReader{
-		N: int64(count),
-		R: serverUp,
-	}
-	go func() {
-		_, err := io.Copy(serverDown, lr)
-		serverDown.Close()
-		copyDone <- err
-	}()
-	msg := make([]byte, 2*count)
-	if _, err := clientUp.Write(msg); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	clientUp.Close()
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	if _, err := io.Copy(&buf, clientDown); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if buf.Len() != count {
-		t.Errorf("splice transferred %d bytes, want to stop after %d", buf.Len(), count)
-	}
-	clientDown.Close()
-	if err := <-copyDone; err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("splice: %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-func testSpliceUpdatesN(t *testing.T) {
-	clientUp, serverUp, err := spliceTestSocketPair("tcp")
+	defer cleanup()
+	clientDown, serverDown, err := spliceTestSocketPair(tc.downNet)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	defer clientUp.Close()
-	defer serverUp.Close()
-	clientDown, serverDown, err := spliceTestSocketPair("tcp")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer clientDown.Close()
 	defer serverDown.Close()
-	count := 128
-	copyDone := make(chan error)
-	lr := &io.LimitedReader{
-		N: int64(100 + count),
-		R: serverUp,
-	}
-	go func() {
-		_, err := io.Copy(serverDown, lr)
-		copyDone <- err
-	}()
-	msg := make([]byte, count)
-	if _, err := clientUp.Write(msg); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	clientUp.Close()
-	got := make([]byte, count)
-	if _, err := io.ReadFull(clientDown, got); err != nil {
+	cleanup, err = startSpliceClient(clientDown, "r", tc.chunkSize, tc.totalSize)
+	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	clientDown.Close()
-	if err := <-copyDone; err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("splice: %v", err)
-	}
-	wantN := int64(100)
-	if lr.N != wantN {
-		t.Errorf("lr.N = %d, want %d", lr.N, wantN)
-	}
-}
+	defer cleanup()
+	var (
+		r    io.Reader = serverUp
+		size           = tc.totalSize
+	)
+	if tc.limitReadSize > 0 {
+		if tc.limitReadSize < size {
+			size = tc.limitReadSize
+		}
 
-func testSpliceReaderAtLimit(t *testing.T) {
-	clientUp, serverUp, err := spliceTestSocketPair("tcp")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
+		r = &io.LimitedReader{
+			N: int64(tc.limitReadSize),
+			R: serverUp,
+		}
+		defer serverUp.Close()
 	}
-	defer clientUp.Close()
-	defer serverUp.Close()
-	clientDown, serverDown, err := spliceTestSocketPair("tcp")
+	n, err := io.Copy(serverDown, r)
+	serverDown.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	defer clientDown.Close()
-	defer serverDown.Close()
-
-	lr := &io.LimitedReader{
-		N: 0,
-		R: serverUp,
+	if want := int64(size); want != n {
+		t.Errorf("want %d bytes spliced, got %d", want, n)
 	}
-	_, err, handled := splice(serverDown.(*TCPConn).fd, lr)
-	if !handled {
-		t.Errorf("exhausted LimitedReader: got err = %v, handled = %t, want handled = true", err, handled)
+
+	if tc.limitReadSize > 0 {
+		wantN := 0
+		if tc.limitReadSize > size {
+			wantN = tc.limitReadSize - size
+		}
+
+		if n := r.(*io.LimitedReader).N; n != int64(wantN) {
+			t.Errorf("r.N = %d, want %d", n, wantN)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-func testSpliceReaderAtEOF(t *testing.T) {
-	clientUp, serverUp, err := spliceTestSocketPair("tcp")
+func testSpliceReaderAtEOF(t *testing.T, upNet, downNet string) {
+	clientUp, serverUp, err := spliceTestSocketPair(upNet)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	defer clientUp.Close()
-	clientDown, serverDown, err := spliceTestSocketPair("tcp")
+	clientDown, serverDown, err := spliceTestSocketPair(downNet)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -265,7 +129,7 @@ func testSpliceReaderAtEOF(t *testing.T) {
 	// get a goodbye signal. Test for the goodbye signal.
 	msg := "bye"
 	go func() {
-		serverDown.(*TCPConn).ReadFrom(serverUp)
+		serverDown.(io.ReaderFrom).ReadFrom(serverUp)
 		io.WriteString(serverDown, msg)
 		serverDown.Close()
 	}()
@@ -280,13 +144,13 @@ func testSpliceReaderAtEOF(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func testSpliceIssue25985(t *testing.T) {
-	front, err := newLocalListener("tcp")
+func testSpliceIssue25985(t *testing.T, upNet, downNet string) {
+	front, err := newLocalListener(upNet)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	defer front.Close()
-	back, err := newLocalListener("tcp")
+	back, err := newLocalListener(downNet)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -300,7 +164,7 @@ func testSpliceIssue25985(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
-		dst, err := Dial("tcp", back.Addr().String())
+		dst, err := Dial(downNet, back.Addr().String())
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -318,7 +182,7 @@ func testSpliceIssue25985(t *testing.T) {
 
 	go proxy()
 
-	toFront, err := Dial("tcp", front.Addr().String())
+	toFront, err := Dial(upNet, front.Addr().String())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -340,166 +204,71 @@ func testSpliceIssue25985(t *testing.T) {
 	wg.Wait()
 }
 
-func BenchmarkTCPReadFrom(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkSplice(b *testing.B) {
 	testHookUninstaller.Do(uninstallTestHooks)
 
-	var chunkSizes []int
-	for i := uint(10); i <= 20; i++ {
-		chunkSizes = append(chunkSizes, 1<<i)
-	}
-	// To benchmark the genericReadFrom code path, set this to false.
-	useSplice := true
-	for _, chunkSize := range chunkSizes {
-		b.Run(fmt.Sprint(chunkSize), func(b *testing.B) {
-			benchmarkSplice(b, chunkSize, useSplice)
-		})
-	}
+	b.Run("tcp-to-tcp", func(b *testing.B) { benchSplice(b, "tcp", "tcp") })
+	b.Run("unix-to-tcp", func(b *testing.B) { benchSplice(b, "unix", "tcp") })
 }
 
-func benchmarkSplice(b *testing.B, chunkSize int, useSplice bool) {
-	srv, err := newSpliceTestServer()
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer srv.Close()
-	var copyDone <-chan error
-	if useSplice {
-		copyDone = srv.Copy()
-	} else {
-		copyDone = srv.CopyNoSplice()
-	}
-	chunk := make([]byte, chunkSize)
-	discardDone := make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		for {
-			buf := make([]byte, chunkSize)
-			_, err := srv.Read(buf)
-			if err != nil {
-				break
-			}
+func benchSplice(b *testing.B, upNet, downNet string) {
+	for i := 0; i <= 10; i++ {
+		chunkSize := 1 << uint(i+10)
+		tc := spliceTestCase{
+			upNet:     upNet,
+			downNet:   downNet,
+			chunkSize: chunkSize,
 		}
-		discardDone <- struct{}{}
-	}()
-	b.SetBytes(int64(chunkSize))
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		srv.Write(chunk)
+
+		b.Run(strconv.Itoa(chunkSize), tc.bench)
 	}
-	srv.CloseWrite()
-	<-copyDone
-	srv.CloseRead()
-	<-discardDone
 }
 
-type spliceTestServer struct {
-	clientUp   io.WriteCloser
-	clientDown io.ReadCloser
-	serverUp   io.ReadCloser
-	serverDown io.WriteCloser
-}
+func (tc spliceTestCase) bench(b *testing.B) {
+	// To benchmark the genericReadFrom code path, set this to false.
+	useSplice := true
 
-func newSpliceTestServer() (*spliceTestServer, error) {
-	// For now, both networks are hard-coded to TCP.
-	// If splice is enabled for non-tcp upstream connections,
-	// newSpliceTestServer will need to take a network parameter.
-	clientUp, serverUp, err := spliceTestSocketPair("tcp")
+	clientUp, serverUp, err := spliceTestSocketPair(tc.upNet)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	clientDown, serverDown, err := spliceTestSocketPair("tcp")
+	defer serverUp.Close()
+
+	cleanup, err := startSpliceClient(clientUp, "w", tc.chunkSize, tc.chunkSize*b.N)
 	if err != nil {
-		clientUp.Close()
-		serverUp.Close()
-		return nil, err
+		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	return &spliceTestServer{clientUp, clientDown, serverUp, serverDown}, nil
-}
-
-// Read reads from the downstream connection.
-func (srv *spliceTestServer) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	return srv.clientDown.Read(b)
-}
-
-// Write writes to the upstream connection.
-func (srv *spliceTestServer) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	return srv.clientUp.Write(b)
-}
+	defer cleanup()
 
-// Close closes the server.
-func (srv *spliceTestServer) Close() error {
-	err := srv.closeUp()
-	err1 := srv.closeDown()
-	if err == nil {
-		return err1
+	clientDown, serverDown, err := spliceTestSocketPair(tc.downNet)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	return err
-}
-
-// CloseWrite closes the client side of the upstream connection.
-func (srv *spliceTestServer) CloseWrite() error {
-	return srv.clientUp.Close()
-}
-
-// CloseRead closes the client side of the downstream connection.
-func (srv *spliceTestServer) CloseRead() error {
-	return srv.clientDown.Close()
-}
-
-// Copy copies from the server side of the upstream connection
-// to the server side of the downstream connection, in a separate
-// goroutine. Copy is done when the first send on the returned
-// channel succeeds.
-func (srv *spliceTestServer) Copy() <-chan error {
-	ch := make(chan error)
-	go func() {
-		_, err := io.Copy(srv.serverDown, srv.serverUp)
-		ch <- err
-		close(ch)
-	}()
-	return ch
-}
+	defer serverDown.Close()
 
-// CopyNoSplice is like Copy, but ensures that the splice code path
-// is not reached.
-func (srv *spliceTestServer) CopyNoSplice() <-chan error {
-	type onlyReader struct {
-		io.Reader
+	cleanup, err = startSpliceClient(clientDown, "r", tc.chunkSize, tc.chunkSize*b.N)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	ch := make(chan error)
-	go func() {
-		_, err := io.Copy(srv.serverDown, onlyReader{srv.serverUp})
-		ch <- err
-		close(ch)
-	}()
-	return ch
-}
+	defer cleanup()
 
-func (srv *spliceTestServer) closeUp() error {
-	var err, err1 error
-	if srv.serverUp != nil {
-		err = srv.serverUp.Close()
-	}
-	if srv.clientUp != nil {
-		err1 = srv.clientUp.Close()
-	}
-	if err == nil {
-		return err1
-	}
-	return err
-}
+	b.SetBytes(int64(tc.chunkSize))
+	b.ResetTimer()
 
-func (srv *spliceTestServer) closeDown() error {
-	var err, err1 error
-	if srv.serverDown != nil {
-		err = srv.serverDown.Close()
-	}
-	if srv.clientDown != nil {
-		err1 = srv.clientDown.Close()
-	}
-	if err == nil {
-		return err1
+	if useSplice {
+		_, err := io.Copy(serverDown, serverUp)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		type onlyReader struct {
+			io.Reader
+		}
+		_, err := io.Copy(serverDown, onlyReader{serverUp})
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
 	}
-	return err
 }
 
 func spliceTestSocketPair(net string) (client, server Conn, err error) {
@@ -530,3 +299,85 @@ func spliceTestSocketPair(net string) (client, server Conn, err error) {
 	}
 	return client, server, nil
 }
+
+func startSpliceClient(conn Conn, op string, chunkSize, totalSize int) (func(), error) {
+	f, err := conn.(interface{ File() (*os.File, error) }).File()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(os.Args[0], os.Args[1:]...)
+	cmd.Env = []string{
+		"GO_NET_TEST_SPLICE=1",
+		"GO_NET_TEST_SPLICE_OP=" + op,
+		"GO_NET_TEST_SPLICE_CHUNK_SIZE=" + strconv.Itoa(chunkSize),
+		"GO_NET_TEST_SPLICE_TOTAL_SIZE=" + strconv.Itoa(totalSize),
+	}
+	cmd.ExtraFiles = append(cmd.ExtraFiles, f)
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	donec := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		cmd.Wait()
+		conn.Close()
+		f.Close()
+		close(donec)
+	}()
+
+	return func() { <-donec }, nil
+}
+
+func init() {
+	if os.Getenv("GO_NET_TEST_SPLICE") == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	defer os.Exit(0)
+
+	f := os.NewFile(uintptr(3), "splice-test-conn")
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	conn, err := FileConn(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var chunkSize int
+	if chunkSize, err = strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("GO_NET_TEST_SPLICE_CHUNK_SIZE")); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	buf := make([]byte, chunkSize)
+
+	var totalSize int
+	if totalSize, err = strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("GO_NET_TEST_SPLICE_TOTAL_SIZE")); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var fn func([]byte) (int, error)
+	switch op := os.Getenv("GO_NET_TEST_SPLICE_OP"); op {
+	case "r":
+		fn = conn.Read
+	case "w":
+		defer conn.Close()
+
+		fn = conn.Write
+	default:
+		log.Fatalf("unknown op %q", op)
+	}
+
+	var n int
+	for count := 0; count < totalSize; count += n {
+		if count+chunkSize > totalSize {
+			buf = buf[:totalSize-count]
+		}
+
+		var err error
+		if n, err = fn(buf); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}