Index: uspace/app/perf/Makefile
===================================================================
--- uspace/app/perf/Makefile	(revision d230358b547cc23fcfa8731fb956099b3ccc73f0)
+++ uspace/app/perf/Makefile	(revision 1edd6d0c4201fd549dcce1ac7154c0ee7d6ab4c9)
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@
 SOURCES = \
 	perf.c \
+	ipc/ns_ping.c \
 	ipc/ping_pong.c
 
Index: uspace/app/perf/ipc/ns_ping.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/app/perf/ipc/ns_ping.c	(revision 1edd6d0c4201fd549dcce1ac7154c0ee7d6ab4c9)
+++ uspace/app/perf/ipc/ns_ping.c	(revision 1edd6d0c4201fd549dcce1ac7154c0ee7d6ab4c9)
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 Jiri Svoboda
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *
+ * - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * - The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+ *   derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+ * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <ns.h>
+#include <async.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "../perf.h"
+
+#define MIN_DURATION_SECS  10
+#define NUM_SAMPLES 10
+
+static errno_t ping_pong_measure(uint64_t niter, uint64_t *rduration)
+{
+	struct timespec start;
+	uint64_t count;
+
+	getuptime(&start);
+
+	for (count = 0; count < niter; count++) {
+		errno_t retval = ns_ping();
+
+		if (retval != EOK) {
+			printf("Error sending ping message.\n");
+			return EIO;
+		}
+	}
+
+	struct timespec now;
+	getuptime(&now);
+
+	*rduration = ts_sub_diff(&now, &start) / 1000;
+	return EOK;
+}
+
+static void ping_pong_report(uint64_t niter, uint64_t duration)
+{
+	printf("Completed %" PRIu64 " round trips in %" PRIu64 " us",
+	    niter, duration);
+
+	if (duration > 0) {
+		printf(", %" PRIu64 " rt/s.\n", niter * 1000 * 1000 / duration);
+	} else {
+		printf(".\n");
+	}
+}
+
+const char *bench_ns_ping(void)
+{
+	errno_t rc;
+	uint64_t duration;
+	uint64_t dsmp[NUM_SAMPLES];
+
+	printf("Benchmark ns server ping time\n");
+	printf("Warm up and determine work size...\n");
+
+	struct timespec start;
+	getuptime(&start);
+
+	uint64_t niter = 1;
+
+	while (true) {
+		rc = ping_pong_measure(niter, &duration);
+		if (rc != EOK)
+			return "Failed.";
+
+		ping_pong_report(niter, duration);
+
+		if (duration >= MIN_DURATION_SECS * 1000000)
+			break;
+
+		niter *= 2;
+	}
+
+	printf("Measure %d samples...\n", NUM_SAMPLES);
+
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_SAMPLES; i++) {
+		rc = ping_pong_measure(niter, &dsmp[i]);
+		if (rc != EOK)
+			return "Failed.";
+
+		ping_pong_report(niter, dsmp[i]);
+	}
+
+	double sum = 0.0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_SAMPLES; i++)
+		sum += (double)niter / ((double)dsmp[i] / 1000000.0l);
+
+	double avg = sum / NUM_SAMPLES;
+
+	double qd = 0.0;
+	double d;
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_SAMPLES; i++) {
+		d = (double)niter / ((double)dsmp[i] / 1000000.0l) - avg;
+		qd += d * d;
+	}
+
+	double stddev = qd / (NUM_SAMPLES - 1); // XXX sqrt
+
+	printf("Average: %.0f rt/s Std.dev^2: %.0f rt/s Samples: %d\n",
+	    avg, stddev, NUM_SAMPLES);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
Index: uspace/app/perf/ipc/ns_ping.def
===================================================================
--- uspace/app/perf/ipc/ns_ping.def	(revision 1edd6d0c4201fd549dcce1ac7154c0ee7d6ab4c9)
+++ uspace/app/perf/ipc/ns_ping.def	(revision 1edd6d0c4201fd549dcce1ac7154c0ee7d6ab4c9)
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+	"ns_ping",
+	"Name service IPC ping-pong benchmark",
+	&bench_ns_ping
+},
Index: uspace/app/perf/ipc/ping_pong.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/app/perf/ipc/ping_pong.c	(revision d230358b547cc23fcfa8731fb956099b3ccc73f0)
+++ uspace/app/perf/ipc/ping_pong.c	(revision 1edd6d0c4201fd549dcce1ac7154c0ee7d6ab4c9)
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
-#include <ns.h>
+#include <ipc_test.h>
 #include <async.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@
 #define NUM_SAMPLES 10
 
-static errno_t ping_pong_measure(uint64_t niter, uint64_t *rduration)
+static errno_t ping_pong_measure(ipc_test_t *test, uint64_t niter,
+    uint64_t *rduration)
 {
 	struct timespec start;
@@ -47,5 +48,5 @@
 
 	for (count = 0; count < niter; count++) {
-		errno_t retval = ns_ping();
+		errno_t retval = ipc_test_ping(test);
 
 		if (retval != EOK) {
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@
 	uint64_t duration;
 	uint64_t dsmp[NUM_SAMPLES];
+	ipc_test_t *test;
+	const char *msg;
 
-	printf("Benchmark ns server ping time\n");
+	printf("Benchmark IPC test server ping time\n");
+	rc = ipc_test_create(&test);
+	if (rc != EOK)
+		return "Failed contacting IPC test server.";
+
 	printf("Warm up and determine work size...\n");
 
@@ -89,7 +96,9 @@
 
 	while (true) {
-		rc = ping_pong_measure(niter, &duration);
-		if (rc != EOK)
-			return "Failed.";
+		rc = ping_pong_measure(test, niter, &duration);
+		if (rc != EOK) {
+			msg = "Failed.";
+			goto error;
+		}
 
 		ping_pong_report(niter, duration);
@@ -106,7 +115,9 @@
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_SAMPLES; i++) {
-		rc = ping_pong_measure(niter, &dsmp[i]);
-		if (rc != EOK)
-			return "Failed.";
+		rc = ping_pong_measure(test, niter, &dsmp[i]);
+		if (rc != EOK) {
+			msg = "Failed.";
+			goto error;
+		}
 
 		ping_pong_report(niter, dsmp[i]);
@@ -132,4 +143,8 @@
 	    avg, stddev, NUM_SAMPLES);
 
+	ipc_test_destroy(test);
 	return NULL;
+error:
+	ipc_test_destroy(test);
+	return msg;
 }
Index: uspace/app/perf/perf.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/app/perf/perf.c	(revision d230358b547cc23fcfa8731fb956099b3ccc73f0)
+++ uspace/app/perf/perf.c	(revision 1edd6d0c4201fd549dcce1ac7154c0ee7d6ab4c9)
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@
 benchmark_t benchmarks[] = {
 #include "ipc/ping_pong.def"
+#include "ipc/ns_ping.def"
 	{ NULL, NULL, NULL }
 };
Index: uspace/app/perf/perf.h
===================================================================
--- uspace/app/perf/perf.h	(revision d230358b547cc23fcfa8731fb956099b3ccc73f0)
+++ uspace/app/perf/perf.h	(revision 1edd6d0c4201fd549dcce1ac7154c0ee7d6ab4c9)
@@ -46,4 +46,5 @@
 } benchmark_t;
 
+extern const char *bench_ns_ping(void);
 extern const char *bench_ping_pong(void);
 
