\r
#. VPP performance test environment changes\r
\r
- - Further optimizations of VM and vhost-user test environment - Qemu virtio\r
- queue size increased from default value of 256 to 1024.\r
- - Addition of HW cryptodev devices - Intel QAT 8950 50G - in all three\r
- LF FD.io physical testbeds.\r
+ - Further optimizations of VM and vhost-user test environment - various\r
+ Qemu virtio queue size testing with value of 256 and 1024. Applied\r
+ Linux CFS optimization to run VPP worker threads and Qemu worker threads\r
+ with highest priority.\r
\r
#. VPP performance test framework changes\r
\r
- - Added VAT command history collection for every test case as part of teardown.\r
+ - Full code review, optimization and refactor.\r
\r
-#. Added VPP performance tests\r
-\r
- - **CGNAT**\r
+#. T-rex changes\r
\r
- - Carrier Grade Network Address Translation tests with varying number\r
- of users and ports per user: 1u-15p, 10u-15p, 100u-15p, 1000u-15p,\r
- 2000u-15p, 4000u-15p - with Intel x520 NIC.\r
+ - Full refactor of T-rex driver and introduce of traffic profiles that\r
+ improves readability, manageability of traffic profiles for various\r
+ test scenarios.\r
\r
- - **vhost-user tests with one VM**\r
-\r
- - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x710 NIC, Intel x520 NIC,\r
- Intel xl710 NIC.\r
- - VXLAN and L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC.\r
+#. Added VPP performance tests\r
\r
- - **vhost-user tests with two VMs service chain**\r
+ - **LXC memif**\r
\r
- - L2 cross-connect switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC, Intel xl710 NIC.\r
- - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC, Intel xl710 NIC.\r
- - IPv4 routed-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC, Intel xl710 NIC.\r
+ - Memif interface tests interconnecting two VPP instances on single SUT.\r
+ Master VPP instance running on native OS with Intel x520 NIC and guest\r
+ VPP instance running in Linux Container (LXC) doing the L2 cross\r
+ connect loop. LXC running in privileged mode is pinned to dedicated\r
+ cores. All VPP instances are same version.\r
\r
- - **IPSec encryption with**\r
+ - **Stateful Security Groups**\r
\r
- - AES-GCM, CBC-SHA1 ciphers, in combination with IPv4 routed-forwarding\r
- with Intel xl710 NIC.\r
- - CBC-SHA1 ciphers, in combination with LISP-GPE overlay tunneling for\r
- IPv4-over-IPv4 with Intel xl710 NIC.\r
+ - **VM vhost use cases**\r
\r
Performance Improvements\r
------------------------\r
Substantial improvements in measured packet throughput have been\r
observed in a number of CSIT |release| tests listed below, with relative\r
increase of double-digit percentage points. Relative improvements are\r
-calculated against the test results listed in CSIT rls1701 report.\r
+calculated against the test results listed in CSIT |release-1| report.\r
VPP-16.09 numbers are provided for reference.\r
\r
NDR Throughput\r
\r
Non-Drop Rate Throughput discovery tests:\r
\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 |\r
-| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change |\r
-+===================+=================================================================+============+===========+===========+=================+\r
-| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 21% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 15% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 15% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 15% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-ndrdisc | 3.0 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 11% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 13% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 13% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-ndrdisc | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 10% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | VPP-17.07 | 17.04 to 17.07 |\r
+| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change |\r
++===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+===========+=================+\r
+| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-ndrdisc | 3.0 | 7.3 | 8.1 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.9 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-ndrdisc | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
\r
PDR Throughput\r
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r
\r
Partial Drop Rate thoughput discovery tests with packet Loss Tolerance of 0.5%:\r
\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 |\r
-| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change |\r
-+===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=================+\r
-| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 15% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 14% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 11% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 15% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-pdrdisc | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 11% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 13% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 13% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-pdrdisc | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 10% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | VPP-17.07 | 17.04 to 17.07 |\r
+| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change |\r
++===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+===========+=================+\r
+| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-pdrdisc | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.9 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-pdrdisc | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | | ??% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
\r
Measured improvements are in line with VPP code optimizations listed in\r
-`VPP-17.04 release notes\r
-<https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.04/release_notes_1704.html>`_.\r
-\r
-Additionally, vhost-VM performance improvements are due to both VPP code\r
-optimizations as well as due to the FD.io CSIT Linux KVM test environment\r
-optimizations for vhost-VM tests - see section "2.1.7. Methodology: KVM VM\r
-vhost".\r
-\r
+`VPP-17.07 release notes\r
+<https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.07/release_notes_1707.html>`_.\r
\r
Other Performance Changes\r
-------------------------\r
Other changes in measured packet throughput, with either minor relative\r
increase or decrease, have been observed in a number of CSIT |release|\r
tests listed below. Relative changes are calculated against the test\r
-results listed in CSIT rls1701 report.\r
+results listed in CSIT |release-1| report.\r
\r
NDR Throughput\r
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r
\r
Non-Drop Rate Throughput discovery tests:\r
\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 |\r
-| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change |\r
-+===================+=================================================================+============+===========+===========+=================+\r
-| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 3% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| L2XC | 10ge2p1xl710: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.5 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 2% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 6% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 5% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-ndrdisc | 7.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 4% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 9% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 4% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-ndrdisc | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | VPP-17.07 | 17.04 to 17.07 |\r
+| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change |\r
++===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+===========+=================+\r
+| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.1 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| L2XC | 10ge2p1xl710: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.5 | 12.2 | 12.4 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.2 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-ndrdisc | 7.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.0 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8.1 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-ndrdisc | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
\r
PDR Throughput\r
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r
\r
Partial Drop Rate thoughput discovery tests with packet Loss Tolerance of 0.5%:\r
\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 |\r
-| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change |\r
-+===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=================+\r
-| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 6% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 6% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 5% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-pdrdisc | 7.8 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 2% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 9% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 11% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-pdrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-pdrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-pdrdisc | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 0% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-pdrdisc | 6.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
-| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-pdrdisc | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6% |\r
-+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | VPP-17.07 | 17.04 to 17.07 |\r
+| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change |\r
++===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+===========+=================+\r
+| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.4 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.2 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-pdrdisc | 7.8 | 10.6 | 10.8 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.3 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-pdrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-pdrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-pdrdisc | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.1 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-pdrdisc | 6.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
+| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-pdrdisc | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | | ?% |\r
++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+\r
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Known Issues\r
------------\r
| | for ip4scale200k, ip4scale2m scale IPv4 routed- | | Observed frequency: all test runs. |\r
| | forwarding tests. ip4scale20k tests are fine. | | |\r
+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 2 | Sporadic VAT API timeouts during ip6scale2m | VPP-712 | Needs fixing VPP VAT API timeouts for large volume of IPv6 |\r
-| | scale IPv6 routed-forwarding tests when volume | | routes. |\r
-| | adding IPv6 routes - 2M in this case. | | |\r
-| | ip6scale200k works. | | |\r
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 3 | Vic1385 and Vic1227 low performance. | VPP-664 | Low NDR performance. |\r
+| 2 | Vic1385 and Vic1227 low performance. | VPP-664 | Low NDR performance. |\r
| | | | |\r
+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 4 | Sporadic NDR discovery test failures on x520. | CSIT-750 | Suspected issue with HW settings (BIOS, FW) in LF |\r
+| 3 | Sporadic NDR discovery test failures on x520. | CSIT-750 | Suspected issue with HW settings (BIOS, FW) in LF |\r
| | | | infrastructure. Issue can't be replicated outside LF. |\r
+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 5 | VPP in 2t2c setups - large variation | CSIT-568 | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR |\r
+| 4 | VPP in 2t2c setups - large variation | CSIT-568 | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR |\r
| | of discovered NDR throughput values across | | throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs, x520 NICs are fine. |\r
| | multiple test runs with xl710 and x710 NICs. | | |\r
+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 6 | Lower than expected NDR and PDR throughput with | CSIT-569 | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR and |\r
+| 5 | Lower than expected NDR and PDR throughput with | CSIT-569 | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR and |\r
| | xl710 and x710 NICs, compared to x520 NICs. | | PDR throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs. |\r
+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
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