X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fdpdk_performance_tests%2Fcsit_release_notes.rst;h=ceacd89eb309710fe03f3d268e380c210be87cc1;hb=c9f903e4f7894cb61cf3cc67fb37c7602c917567;hp=363c2e70f11c285cad7a055829be4ee72d169a55;hpb=ce1088d88744f2c040801c9852565d522b3feb68;p=csit.git diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index 363c2e70f1..ceacd89eb3 100644 --- a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -4,114 +4,31 @@ Release Notes Changes in |csit-release| ------------------------- -No code changes apart from bug fixes. +#. DPDK PERFORMANCE TESTS -Performance Changes -------------------- + - Refactor of CSIT initialization helper scripts for DPDK testpmd + and l3fwd. Removing obsolete parameters from DPDK testpmd and l3fwd + command line. -Relative performance changes in measured packet throughput in |csit-release| -are calculated against the results from |csit-release-1| -report. Listed mean and standard deviation values are computed based on -a series of the same tests executed against respective VPP releases to -verify test results repeatability, with percentage change calculated for -mean values. Note that the standard deviation is quite high for a small -number of packet throughput tests, what indicates poor test results -repeatability and makes the relative change of mean throughput value not -fully representative for these tests. The root causes behind poor -results repeatability vary between the test cases. + - Fixed 9000B L2 packet size tests not passing for all NICs. -NDR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ + - Fixed DPDK compilation and test initialization of Mellanox NICs using + CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_PMD=y in compile configuration. -NDR throughput changes between releases are available in a -CSV and pretty ASCII formats: +#. DPDK RELEASE VERSION CHANGE - - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-ndr.csv>`_, - - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-ndr.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-ndr.txt>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-ndr.txt>`_. + - |csit-release| tested |dpdk-release|, as used by |vpp-release|. -.. note:: - - Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_ - with Robot Framework result - files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip - `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. - -PDR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -PDR throughput changes between releases are available in a -CSV and pretty ASCII formats: - - - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-pdr.csv>`_, - - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-pdr.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-pdr.txt>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-pdr.txt>`_. - -.. note:: - - Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_ - with Robot Framework result - files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip - `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. - -Comparison Across Testbeds --------------------------- - -Relative performance changes in measured packet throughputon 3-Node Skx testbed -are calculated against the results measured on 3-Node Hsw testbed. - -NDR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -NDR changes between testbeds are available in a -CSV and pretty ASCII formats: - - - `csv format for ndr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for ndr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.txt>`_. - -.. note:: - - Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_ and - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-skx`_ - with Robot Framework result - files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip - `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. - -PDR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -PDR throughput changes between testbeds are available in a -CSV and pretty ASCII formats: - - - `csv format for pdr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-pdr.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for pdr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-pdr.txt>`_. - -.. note:: - - Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_ and - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-skx`_ - with Robot Framework result - files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip - `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. +.. _dpdk_known_issues: Known Issues ------------ -Here is the list of known issues in |csit-release| for Testpmd performance tests: +List of known issues in |csit-release| for DPDK performance tests: -+---+---------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| # | Issue | Jira ID | Description | -+---+---------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 1 | Testpmd in 1t1c and 2t2c setups - large variation | CSIT-569 | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR | -| | of discovered NDR throughput values across | | throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs, no issues observed | -| | multiple test runs with xl710 and x710 NICs. | | on x520 NICs. | -+---+---------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 2 | Lower than expected NDR throughput with xl710 | CSIT-571 | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR | -| | and x710 NICs, compared to x520 NICs. | | throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs. | -+---+---------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ ++----+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| # | JiraID | Issue Description | ++====+==========================================+==========================================================================================================+ +| 1 | `CSIT-1701 | DPDK L3fwd tests with 9000B L2 packet size are not passing with Mellanox NICs. | +| | `_ | L3fwd application does not accept parameter for increasing -mbuf-size in same way DPDK testpmd does. | ++----+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+