X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fvpp_performance_tests%2Fcsit_release_notes.rst;h=64f6f315e9bcc9176e252e4d73ec40f360e1df87;hb=91252f52fa29d290f2746a7f2a47f28292409643;hp=8eee3398eaa13d1aaa518a232e0c55d5d27f58b7;hpb=4e264d882bf75eadef303c8fff6740da489b32e9;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 8eee3398ea..64f6f315e9 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -6,39 +6,61 @@ Changes in |csit-release| #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS - - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: VPP performance - test data is not included in this report version. This is due to - the lower performance and behaviour inconsistency of these - systems following the upgrade of processor microcode packages - (skx ucode 0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c), done as part of - updating Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel version. Tested VPP and DPDK - applications (L3fwd) are affected. Skx and Clx test data will be - added in subsequent maintenance report version(s) once the issue - is resolved. See :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. + - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx testbeds**: VPP performance test data + is now included in this report version. Due to substantial impact + of test environment changes (applied during the CSIT-2001 + development cycle) on the performance of VPP software, a new + approach to performance comparison and progression/regression + root cause analysis (RCA) has been applied. + + - CSIT test environment is now versioned, with ver. 1 associated + with CSIT rls1908 git branch as of 2019-08-21, and ver. 2 + associated with CSIT rls2001 git branch as of 2020-03-27. + + - To identify performance changes due to CSIT test environment + changes from ver. 1 to ver. 2, VPP v19.08.1 has been re-tested in + ver. 2 and compared against the past results obtained with + testing in ver. 1. Separate RCA1 analysis has been applied to + this part. See :ref:`vpp_compare_current_vs_previous_release` and + :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. + + - To identify performance changes due to VPP code changes from + v19.08.1 to v20.01.0, both have been tested in CSIT environment + ver. 2 and compared against each other. Separate RCA2 analysis + has been applied to this part. See + :ref:`vpp_compare_current_vs_previous_release` and + :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. + + - **Intel Xeon 2n-clx testbeds**: VPP performance test data is now + included in this report. See :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. - **Service density 2n-skx tests**: Added new NF density tests with IPsec encryption between DUTs. - - **AVF tests**: Full test coveraged based on code changes in CSIT core - layer (driver/interface awareness) and generated by suite generator - (Intel Fortville NICs only). + - **AVF tests**: Full test coveraged based on code changes in CSIT + core layer (driver/interface awareness) and generated by suite + generator (Intel Fortville NICs only). - - **Hoststack TCP/IP tests**: Major refactor of VPP Hoststack TCP/IP + - **Hoststack tests**: Major refactor of VPP Hoststack TCP/IP performance tests using WRK generator talking to the VPP HTTP static server plugin measuring connections per second and - requests per second. Added iperf3 tests with LDPreload. + requests per second. Added new iperf3 with LDPreload tests, + iperf3/LDPreload tests with packet loss induced via the VPP NSIM + (Network Simulator) plugin, and QUIC/UDP/IP transport tests. + All of the new tests measure goodput through the VPP Hoststack + from client to server. - **Latency HDRHistogram**: Added High Dynamic Range Histogram latency measurements based on the new capability in TRex traffic generator. HDRH latency data presented in latency packet percentile graphs and in detailed results tables. - - **Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT tests**: Added tests with Mellanox + - **Mellanox CX556A-EDAT tests**: Added tests with Mellanox ConnectX5-2p100GE NICs in 2n-clx testbeds using VPP native rdma driver. - - **IPsec reconfiguration tests**: Added tests measuring the impact of IPsec - tunnels creations and removals. + - **IPsec reconfiguration tests**: Added tests measuring the impact + of IPsec tunnels creations and removals. - **Load Balancer tests**: Added VPP performance tests for Maglev, L3DSR (Direct Server Return), Layer 4 Load Balancing NAT Mode. @@ -46,8 +68,9 @@ Changes in |csit-release| #. TEST FRAMEWORK - **CSIT Python3 support**: Full migration of CSIT from Python2.7 to - Python3.6. This change includes library migration, PIP dependency upgrade, - CSIT container images, infrastructure packages ugrade/installation. + Python3.6. This change includes library migration, PIP dependency + upgrade, CSIT container images, infrastructure packages + ugrade/installation. - **CSIT PAPI support**: Finished conversion of CSIT VAT L1 keywords to PAPI L1 KWs in CSIT using VPP Python bindings (VPP PAPI). @@ -63,6 +86,17 @@ Changes in |csit-release| removal of redundant RF keywords and aligning of suite/test setup/teardowns. +#. TEST ENVIRONMENT + + - **TRex Fortville NIC Performance**: Received FVL fix from Intel + resolving TRex low throughput issue. TRex per FVL NIC throughput + increased from ~27 Mpps to the nominal ~37 Mpps. For detail see + `CSIT-1503 `_ and `TRex-519 + `_]. + + - **New Intel Xeon Cascadelake Testbeds**: Added performance tests + for 2-Node-Cascadelake (2n-clx) testbeds with x710, xxv710 and + cx556a-edat NIC cards. #. PRESENTATION AND ANALYTICS LAYER @@ -75,6 +109,18 @@ Changes in |csit-release| background packet loads based on TRex latency hdrhistogram measurements. +.. + // Alternative Note for 1st Bullet when bad microcode Skx, Clx results are published + - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: VPP performance + test data is included in this report version, but it shows lower + performance and behaviour inconsistency of these systems + following the upgrade of processor microcode packages (skx ucode + 0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c) as part of updating Ubuntu 18.04 + LTS kernel version. Tested VPP and DPDK applications (L3fwd) are + affected. Skx and Clx test data will be corrected in subsequent + maintenance report version(s) once the issue is resolved. See + :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. + .. raw:: latex \clearpage @@ -117,4 +163,39 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: | | `_ | the upgrade to the latest Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel version (4.15.0-72-generic) and associated microcode | | | | packages (skx ucode 0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c). VPP as well as DPDK L3fwd tests are affected. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ - +| 9 | `CSIT-1679 | All 2n-clx VPP ip4 tests with xxv710 and avf driver are failing. | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 10 | `CSIT-1680 | Some 2n-clx cx556a rdma tests are failing. | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 11 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Investigate high stdev of tests with VPP inside VM. | +| | `_ | | +| +-----------------------------------------+ | +| | `CSIT-1704 | | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 12 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of dot1q-l2xcbase progression. | +| | `_ | | +| +-----------------------------------------+ | +| | `CSIT-1705 | | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 13 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of avf-ip4scale regression. | +| | `_ | | +| +-----------------------------------------+ | +| | `CSIT-1706 | | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 14 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of progression in vhost-user tests with testpmd in VM. | +| | `_ | | +| +-----------------------------------------+ | +| | `CSIT-1707 | | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 15 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause for avf-ip4base regression. | +| | `_ | | +| +-----------------------------------------+ | +| | `CSIT-1708 | | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+