X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fvpp_performance_tests%2Fcsit_release_notes.rst;h=6ac7fcdfc7b967bd688439978af14a77699f985e;hb=e253cf226e1595acecf42db1262e1cb179aae5e7;hp=99cd9e85401ac43e50a285a690efe7ef693f9cc9;hpb=ee1321d27bc39baab5bc2615834fd7392b79a160;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 99cd9e8540..6ac7fcdfc7 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Changes in |csit-release| - *L2patch tests* - Tests measure performance of L2patch, cross linking RX and TX of two physical interfaces. - - *2-node tests* - Baseline set of 2-node tests covering base ip4, ip4, + - *2-node tests* - Baseline set of 2-node tests covering base ip4, ip6, l2patch, l2bd, l2xc. - *Generated tests* - Simplified and unified test structure, @@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ Changes in |csit-release| DPDK I/O mbufs. Tests are automatically tagged during execution indicating configuration. - - *Intel Skylake* - Topologies consisting of 2-node and 3-node using - SuperMirco servers each equipped with two Intel Xeon Skylake Platinum - processors. + - *Intel Skylake* - Topologies consisting of 2-node and 3-node using + SuperMirco servers each equipped with two Intel Xeon Skylake Platinum + processors. Full Ansible playbooks refactor for quick server + (re)installation and reference pointers of configuration. #. **Presentation and Analytics Layer** @@ -45,11 +46,6 @@ Changes in |csit-release| #. **Test Framework Optimizations** - - *Performance tests efficiency* - Qemu build/install optimizations, - warmup phase handling, vpp restart handling. Resulted in improved - stability and reduced total execution time by 30% for single pkt - size e.g. 64B/78B. - - *General code housekeeping* - ongoing RF keywords optimizations, removal of redundant RF keywords. @@ -121,9 +117,10 @@ CSV and pretty ASCII formats: .. note:: Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor vpp mrr jobs `_ - with Robot Framework result files csit-vpp-perf-mrr-daily-master__*__output.xml.gz - `archived here `_. + `FD.io test executor vpp performance job 3n-hsw`_, + with Robot Framework result + files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip + `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. Comparison Across Testbeds -------------------------- @@ -167,6 +164,24 @@ CSV and pretty ASCII formats: files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. +MRR Changes +~~~~~~~~~~~ + +MRR throughput changes between testbeds are available in a +CSV and pretty ASCII formats: + + - `csv format for mrr <../_static/vpp/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-mrr.csv>`_, + - `pretty ASCII format for mrr <../_static/vpp/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-mrr.txt>`_. + +.. note:: + + Test results have been generated by + `FD.io test executor vpp performance job 3n-hsw`_ and + `FD.io test executor vpp performance job 3n-skx`_ + with Robot Framework result + files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip + `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. + Throughput Trending ------------------- @@ -197,14 +212,9 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: | | on x520. | | with HW combination of X710-X520 in LF testbeds. Not observed | | | | | outside of LF testbeds. | +---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 2 | Lower than expected NDR throughput of DPDK | CSIT-571 | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR and | -| | testpmd and VPP L2 path NDR throughput with | | PDR throughput on XL710 and X710 NICs. | -| | xl710 and x710 NICs, compared to x520 NICs. | | | -+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 3 | Tagged Ethernet dot1q and dot1ad L2 path | CSIT-1066 | Tagged Ethernet dot1q and dot1ad L2 path throughput regression: | -| | throughput regression. | | NDR -2%..-5%, PDR -2%..-6%, MRR. Affects l2xc and l2bd | -| | | | performance tests. | +| 2 | High failure rate of api call | VPP-1361 | Failure rate: 30-40% of tests failing due to interfaces not | +| | sw_interface_set_flags [admin-up|link-up] | | in link-up state after API call sw_interface_set_flags. | +---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 4 | IPSec (software, no QAT HW) throughput | CSIT-1064 | IPSec throughput regression: NDR -3%..-8%, PDR -2%..-8%, MRR | -| | regression. | | -3%..-7%. Affects IPSec SW tests, QAT HW tests not affected. | +| 3 | Scale IPSecHW Interface mode throughput | CSIT-1234 | IPSec throughput regression: NDR -28%..-31%, PDR -28%..-31%, | +| | regression. | | MRR -40%. Affects IPSec HW Scale 1000tnl tests with Int mode. | +---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+