X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fvpp_performance_tests%2Fcsit_release_notes.rst;h=74e3082f8ea7216099495c40a11bdef3f629ce67;hb=refs%2Fchanges%2F01%2F13801%2F14;hp=58f0cc20cd7f2fc9f3d29aac8174bd4d9344abde;hpb=9b0de32a2b0f50f725bf635cc8cf302e9411f46c;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 58f0cc20cd..74e3082f8e 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -1,150 +1,196 @@ -CSIT Release Notes -================== - -Changes in CSIT |release| -------------------------- - -#. **VPP performance tests** - - - *MRR tests* - New Maximum Receive Rate tests measure the packet - forwarding rate under the maximum load offered by traffic - generator over a set trial duration, regardless of packet loss. - MRR tests are used for continuous performance trending and for - comparison between releases. - - - *Service Chaining with SRv6* - New SRv6 (Segment Routing IPv6) proxy - tests measure performance of SRv6 Endpoint fronting SR-unaware - appliance via masquerading (End.AM), dynamic proxy (End.AD) or - static proxy (End.AS) SR functions. - -#. **Presentation and Analytics Layer** - - - *Performance trending* - Added continuous performance trending and - analysis. New Performance Trending and Performance Analysis jobs - executed regular throughput tests, with results being subsequently - analysed and trend and anomalies summarized and presented in VPP - Performance Dashboard and trendline graphs. - -#. **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. - -Performance Changes -------------------- - -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 repeatibility, 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 repeatibility vary between the test cases. - -NDR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -NDR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a -CSV and pretty ASCII formats: - - - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-1t1c-full.csv>`_, - - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-2t2c-full.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-1t1c-full.txt>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-2t2c-full.txt>`_. - -.. note:: - - Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor vpp performance jobs`_ with Robot Framework result - files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip `archived here <../../_static/archive/>`_. - -PDR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -NDR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a -CSV and pretty ASCII formats: - - - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-1t1c-full.csv>`_, - - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-2t2c-full.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-1t1c-full.txt>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-2t2c-full.txt>`_. - -.. note:: - - Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor vpp performance jobs`_ with Robot Framework result - files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip `archived here <../../_static/archive/>`_. - -MRR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -MRR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a -CSV and pretty ASCII formats: - - - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-1t1c-full.csv>`_, - - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-2t2c-full.csv>`_, - - `csv format for 4t4c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-4t4c-full.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-1t1c-full.txt>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-2t2c-full.txt>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 4t4c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-4t4c-full.txt>`_. - -.. 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 `_. - -Throughput Trending -------------------- - -In addition to reporting throughput changes between VPP releases, CSIT -provides continuous performance trending for VPP master branch: - -#. `VPP Performance Dashboard `_ - - per VPP test case throughput trend, trend compliance and summary of - detected anomalies. - -#. `Trending Methodology `_ - - throughput test metrics, trend calculations and anomaly - classification (progression, regression, outlier). - -#. `Trendline Graphs `_ - - per VPP build MRR throughput measurements against the trendline - with anomaly highlights, with associated CSIT test jobs. - -Known Issues ------------- - -List of known issues in CSIT |release| for VPP performance tests: - -+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| # | Issue | Jira ID | Description | -+===+=================================================+============+=================================================================+ -| 1 | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures | CSIT-570 | DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue. Suspected issue | -| | 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. | -+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 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. | -+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 5 | High failure rate of creating working container | CSIT-1065 | About 20% of orchestrated container topology tests failing data | -| | topologies with K8s/Ligato orchestration. | | plane verification indicating configuration issue. Suspected | -| | | | issue with Ligato vpp-agent. | -+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +Release Notes +============= + +Changes in |csit-release| +------------------------- + +#. **VPP performance tests** + + - *MRR tests* - New Maximum Receive Rate tests measure the packet + forwarding rate under the maximum load offered by traffic + generator over a set trial duration, regardless of packet loss. + MRR tests are used for continuous performance trending and for + comparison between releases. + + - *Service Chaining with SRv6* - New SRv6 (Segment Routing IPv6) proxy + tests measure performance of SRv6 Endpoint fronting SR-unaware + appliance via masquerading (End.AM), dynamic proxy (End.AD) or + static proxy (End.AS) SR functions. + +#. **Presentation and Analytics Layer** + + - *Performance trending* - Added continuous performance trending and + analysis. New Performance Trending and Performance Analysis jobs + executed regular throughput tests, with results being subsequently + analysed and trend and anomalies summarized and presented in VPP + Performance Dashboard and trendline graphs. + +#. **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. + +Performance Changes +------------------- + +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. + +NDR Changes +~~~~~~~~~~~ + +NDR throughput changes between releases are available in a +CSV and pretty ASCII formats: + + - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-1t1c-ndr.csv>`_, + - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-2t2c-ndr.csv>`_, + - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-1t1c-ndr.txt>`_, + - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-2t2c-ndr.txt>`_. + +.. note:: + + Test results have been generated by + `FD.io test executor vpp 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/vpp/performance-changes-1t1c-pdr.csv>`_, + - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-2t2c-pdr.csv>`_, + - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-1t1c-pdr.txt>`_, + - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-2t2c-pdr.txt>`_. + +.. note:: + + Test results have been generated by + `FD.io test executor vpp performance job 3n-hsw`_, + with Robot Framework result + files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip + `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. + +MRR Changes +~~~~~~~~~~~ + +MRR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a +CSV and pretty ASCII formats: + + - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-1t1c-mrr.csv>`_, + - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-2t2c-mrr.csv>`_, + - `csv format for 4t4c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-4t4c-mrr.csv>`_, + - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-1t1c-mrr.txt>`_, + - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-2t2c-mrr.txt>`_, + - `pretty ASCII format for 4t4c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-4t4c-mrr.txt>`_. + +.. 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 `_. + +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/vpp/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.csv>`_, + - `pretty ASCII format for ndr <../_static/vpp/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.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/>`_. + +PDR Changes +~~~~~~~~~~~ + +PDR throughput changes between testbeds are available in a +CSV and pretty ASCII formats: + + - `csv format for pdr <../_static/vpp/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-pdr.csv>`_, + - `pretty ASCII format for pdr <../_static/vpp/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-pdr.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 +------------------- + +In addition to reporting throughput changes between VPP releases, CSIT +provides continuous performance trending for VPP master branch: + +#. `VPP Performance Dashboard `_ + - per VPP test case throughput trend, trend compliance and summary of + detected anomalies. + +#. `Trending Methodology `_ + - throughput test metrics, trend calculations and anomaly + classification (progression, regression, outlier). + +#. `Trendline Graphs `_ + - per VPP build MRR throughput measurements against the trendline + with anomaly highlights, with associated CSIT test jobs. + +Known Issues +------------ + +List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: + ++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| # | Issue | Jira ID | Description | ++===+=================================================+============+=================================================================+ +| 1 | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures | CSIT-570 | DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue. Suspected issue | +| | 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. | ++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 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. | ++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 5 | High failure rate of creating working container | CSIT-1065 | About 20% of orchestrated container topology tests failing data | +| | topologies with K8s/Ligato orchestration. | | plane verification indicating configuration issue. Suspected | +| | | | issue with Ligato vpp-agent. | ++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+