X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=docs%2Freport%2Fvpp_performance_tests%2Fcsit_release_notes.rst;h=adb1514f463795e5389a1bde1e737996c68b68c6;hb=05c22cea868503479b92236f2be6debe98e96c95;hp=c279f1091dd4323f5affa479f1e683509909a4d5;hpb=60b531215d36e2402b1b6c768bd4fd4d4b210fd0;p=csit.git diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index c279f1091d..adb1514f46 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -13,36 +13,25 @@ Changes in |csit-release| - See :ref:`geneve_methodology` for more details. - - **NAT44 tests**: Adapted existing and added new tests. + - **NAT44 tests**: Added new test type, pure throughput tests. + They are similar to PPS tests, but they employ ramp-up trials + to ensure all sessions are created (and not timing out) + for performance trials. - - Refactored NAT44 deterministic mode (nat44det) tests to use separate - det44 vpp plugin and to use the same scheme of inside and outside - addresses and ports, as used in new NAT44 endpoint-dependent mode tests. + - **Jumbo for ipsec**: Test cases with 9000 byte frames are re-enabled + in ipsec suites. - - Added new NAT44 endpoint-depended mode uni-directional (nat44ed-udir) - tests that measure packet throughput in one direction with usage of TRex - in stateless mode. - - - Added new NAT44 endpoint-dependent mode CPS tests that measure - connections per second with usage of TRex in stateful mode. - UPD packet size is 64 bytes. Size of TCP control packets - is not configurable, please ignore the -64b- part of test names. - - - Added new NAT44 endpoint-dependent mode PPS tests that measure - packets per second (control and data together) with usage of TRex - in stateful mode. UPD packet size is 64 bytes. Size of TCP - data packets is governed by the default MSS value, so most data packets - are 1460 bytes long, please ignore the -64b- part of test names. - - - See :ref:`nat44_methodology` for more details. - - - **IPSec async mode tests**: Added VPP performance tests for async crypto - engine. + - **Randomized profiles**: Improved repeatability and cycle length. + For details, see :ref:`packet_flow_ordering`. - **AMD 2n-tx2 testbed**: New physical testbed type installed in FD.io CSIT, with VPP and DPDK performance data added to CSIT trending and this report. + - **Framework speedup**: Shortened overall test job duration + by using a different test selection mechanism (using --test + instead of --include) and by avoiding unnecessary PAPI reconnects. + #. TEST FRAMEWORK - **TRex ASTF**: Improved capability to run TRex in advanced stateful mode. @@ -87,10 +76,7 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: | | `VPP-1763 | commands in flight over socket), the VPP configuration for large scale tests (millions of messages) takes | | | `_ | too long. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 5 | `CSIT-1771 | IPv4 IPSEC 9000B packet tests had been failing when chained buffers were not supported. | -| | `_ | This has been fixed on VPP side, but CSIT still needs to re-enable jumbo tests. | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 6 | `VPP-1934 | [i40e] Interfaces are not brought up from carrier-down. | +| 5 | `VPP-1934 | [i40e] Interfaces are not brought up from carrier-down. | | | `_ | In case of i40e -based interface (e.g Intel x700 series NIC) is bound to kernel driver (i40e) and is in | | | | state "no-carrier" () because previously it was disabled via | | | | "I40E_AQ_PHY_LINK_ENABLED" call, then VPP during initialization of AVF interface is not re-enabling |