X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fvpp_performance_tests%2Fcsit_release_notes.rst;h=b9628f2222541bf3027d13ca7bc48858ae025baf;hb=5915512e412fb4f9bdc2b290edd0723b01ed9be1;hp=585d3ceb7b3e6c92deea520e97617825b8cf5efd;hpb=77aab6dd6234975f7d9666b2d29b24e8cb7c4326;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 585d3ceb7b..b9628f2222 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -9,11 +9,17 @@ Changes in |csit-release| #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS - **Added new performance testbed 3n-snr** (3 Node SnowRidge, with Intel - Atom processors), to later replace 3n-dnv and 2n-dnv (3 and 2 Node - Denverton) testbeds. + Atom processors). - - **Added GTPU HW offload tests** for Intel e810 4p25ge NICs on 2n-icx - testbeds. + - **Added GTPU HW offload tests** using VPP GTPU hardware offload + with Intel e810 4p25ge NICs (3n-icx testbeds only). These tests + were already there in CSIT-2206, but were yielding invalid + results due to using TRex v2.97 that was incompatible with e810 + NICs used for those tests. + + - **Added Wireguard tests** using VPP software crypto (3n-icx, 3n-snr + testbeds) and using built-in hardware crypto QAT device (3n-snr testbed + only). - **Reduction of tests**: Removed certain test variations executed iteratively for the report (as well as in daily and weekly @@ -21,10 +27,20 @@ Changes in |csit-release| #. TEST FRAMEWORK + - CSIT-2210 executes all VPP v22.10 performance tests using vpp ubuntu2204 + images, due to CSIT execution environment change as noted below. This + applies to all performance testbeds except Denverton. Consequently, VPP + v22.06 has not been re-tested in CSIT-2210 environment, as no ubuntu204 + images are available for that VPP version. Performance comparison + between VPP v22.10 (current version) vs VPP v22.06 (previous version) + may be impacted by VPP build environment change (ubuntu2004 to ubuntu + 2204) change and CSIT environment change. See :ref:`vpp_rca` for + details. + - **CSIT test environment** version has been updated to ver. 11, see :ref:`test_environment_versioning`. - - **TCP tput profiles** have to be changed, as newer TRex versions + - **TCP TPUT profiles** had to be changed, as newer TRex versions are not deterministic enough when deciding when to send an ACK. - **CSIT PAPI support**: Due to issues with PAPI performance, and @@ -36,7 +52,7 @@ Changes in |csit-release| #. PRESENTATION AND ANALYTICS LAYER - - **`C-Dash `** performance dashboard got updated UI and + - **C-Dash** `performance dashboard `_ got updated UI and updated backend increasing its performance and robustness. .. raw:: latex @@ -54,7 +70,29 @@ ___ +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | # | JiraID | Issue Description | +====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+ -| | | | +| 1 | `CSIT-1864 | 2n-clx: half of the packets lost on PDR tests. | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 2 | `CSIT-1868 | 2n-clx: ALL ldpreload-nginx tests fails when trying to start nginx. | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 3 | `CSIT-1871 | 3n-snr: 25GE interface between SUT and TG/TRex goes down randomly. | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 4 | `CSIT-1877 | 3n-alt, 3n-tsh: VM tests failing to boot VM. | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 5 | `CSIT-1883 | 3n-snr: All hwasync wireguard tests failing when trying to verify device. | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 6 | `CSIT-1884 | 2n-clx, 2n-icx: All NAT44DET NDR PDR IMIX over 1M sessions BIDIR tests failing to create enough sessions. | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 7 | `CSIT-1885 | 3n-icx: 9000b ip4 ip6 l2 NDRPDR AVF tests are failing to forward traffic. | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 8 | `CSIT-1886 | 3n-icx: Wireguard tests with 100 and more tunnels are failing PDR criteria. | +| | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Previous @@ -65,64 +103,40 @@ Issues reported in previous releases which still affect the current results. +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | # | JiraID | Issue Description | +====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+ -| 1 | `CSIT-1671 | All CSIT scale tests can not use PAPI due to much slower performance compared to VAT/CLI (it takes much | -| | `_ | longer to program VPP). This needs to be addressed on the PAPI side. | -| +-----------------------------------------+ Currently, the time critical code uses VAT running large files with exec statements and CLI commands. | -| | `VPP-1763 | Still, we needed to reduce the number of scale tests run to keep overall duration reasonable. | -| | `_ | More improvements needed to achieve sufficient configuration speed. | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 2 | `CSIT-1782 | Multicore AVF tests are failing when trying to create interface. | +| 1 | `CSIT-1782 | Multicore AVF tests are failing when trying to create interface. | | | `_ | Frequency is reduced by CSIT workaround, but occasional failures do still happen. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 3 | `CSIT-1785 | NAT44ED tests failing to establish all TCP sessions. | +| 2 | `CSIT-1785 | NAT44ED tests failing to establish all TCP sessions. | | | `_ | At least for max scale, in allotted time (limited by session 500s timeout) due to worse | | +-----------------------------------------+ slow path performance than previously measured and calibrated for. | | | `VPP-1972 | CSIT removed the max scale NAT tests to avoid this issue. | | | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 4 | `CSIT-1799 | All NAT44-ED 16M scale tests fail while setting NAT44 address range. | +| 3 | `CSIT-1799 | All NAT44-ED 16M sessions CPS scale tests fail while setting NAT44 address range. | | | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 5 | `CSIT-1800 | All Geneve L3 mode scale tests (1024 tunnels) are failing. | +| 4 | `CSIT-1800 | All Geneve L3 mode scale tests (1024 tunnels) are failing. | | | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 6 | `CSIT-1801 | 9000B payload frames not forwarded over tunnels due to violating supported Max Frame Size (VxLAN, LISP, | +| 5 | `CSIT-1801 | 9000B payload frames not forwarded over tunnels due to violating supported Max Frame Size (VxLAN, LISP, | | | `_ | SRv6). | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 7 | `CSIT-1802 | AF-XDP - NDR tests failing from time to time. | +| 6 | `CSIT-1802 | AF-XDP - NDR tests failing from time to time. | | | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 8 | `CSIT-1803 | 3n-icx testbeds (Icelake): all IMIX aes128cbc-hmac512sha tests are failing due to excessive packet loss. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 9 | `CSIT-1804 | 3n-tsh, 3n-alt testbed (Taishan, Altra): NDR tests failing from time to time. | +| 7 | `CSIT-1804 | All testbeds: NDR tests failing from time to time. | | | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 10 | `CSIT-1808 | All tests with 9000B payload frames not forwarded over memif interfaces. | +| 8 | `CSIT-1808 | All tests with 9000B payload frames not forwarded over memif interfaces. | | | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 11 | `CSIT-1809 | All tests with 9000B payload frames not forwarded over vhostuser interfaces. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 12 | `CSIT-1812 | All IMIX NAT44DET 4m 16m scale tests fail due to not creating required session count. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 13 | `CSIT-1827 | 3n-icx, 3n-skx: all AVF crypto tests sporadically fail. 1518B with no traffic, IMIX with excessive | +| 9 | `CSIT-1827 | 3n-icx, 3n-skx: all AVF crypto tests sporadically fail. 1518B with no traffic, IMIX with excessive | | | `_ | packet loss. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 14 | `CSIT-1830 | All testbeds: All TCP tput (and pps) tests are failing for small packets. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 15 | `CSIT-1832 | 3n-alt: NDR 1 packet lost on random tests. | -| | `_ | | +| 10 | `CSIT-1835 | 3n-icx: QUIC vppecho BPS tests failing on timeout when checking hoststack finished. | +| | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 16 | `CSIT-1834 | 2n-icx, 2n-skx: sporadic AVF soak tests failing to find critical load with PLRsearch. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 17 | `CSIT-1847 | 2n-skx: all 10vm-1t test failed with half of packets dropped. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 18 | `CSIT-1849 | 2n-skx: UDP 16m tput tests fail to create all sessions. | +| 11 | `CSIT-1849 | 2n-skx, 2n-clx, 2n-icx: UDP 16m TPUT tests fail to create all sessions. | | | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @@ -131,19 +145,15 @@ _____ Issues reported in previous releases which were fixed in this release: -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| # | JiraID | Issue Description | -+====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+ -| 16 | `CSIT-1834 | 2n-icx, 2n-skx: sporadic AVF soak tests failing to find critical load with PLRsearch. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 1 | `CSIT-1846 | 2n-skx, 2n-clx, 2n-icx: ALL 1518B TCP tput tests failing with big packet loss. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 2 | `CSIT-1851 | trending regression: various icelake tests around 2202-04-15 | -| | `_ | Somewhat expected consequence of a VPP usability fix, | -| | | the previous VPP compiler version was too new for the OS used. | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ++----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| # | JiraID | Issue Description | ++====+=========================================+=========================================================================================================+ +| 1 | `CSIT-1671 | All CSIT scale tests can not use PAPI due to much slower performance compared to VAT/CLI (it takes much | +| | `_ | longer to program VPP). This needs to be addressed on the PAPI side. | +| +-----------------------------------------+ Currently, the time critical code uses VAT running large files with exec statements and CLI commands. | +| | `VPP-1763 | Still, we needed to reduce the number of scale tests run to keep overall duration reasonable. | +| | `_ | More improvements needed to achieve sufficient configuration speed. | ++----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ .. _vpp_rca: @@ -152,18 +162,18 @@ Root Cause Analysis for Performance Changes List of RCAs in |csit-release| for VPP performance changes: -+----+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| # | JiraID | Issue Description | -+====+=========================================+=====================================================================================+ -| 1 | `VPP-2030 | regression: ip6base on ICX around 2022-03-23 | -| | `_ | "Loads blocked due to overlapping with a preceding store that cannot be forwarded." | -| | | started happening in ip6-lookup graph node. | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 2 | `CSIT-1852 | 2n-zn2 mellanox performance cap | -| | `_ | Old issue, only now distinguished from CSIT-1751. | -| | | This testbed+nic combination is capped below 28 Mpps, cause not identified yet. | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 3 | `CSIT-1853 | trending regression: nat44ed cps around 2202-04-01 | -| | `_ | VPP change added more computation to slow path (in order to support multiple VRFs). | -| | | Not clear if the VPP implementation is optimized enough. | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| # | JiraID | Issue Description | ++====+=========================================+====================================================================+ +| 1 | `CSIT-1887 | rls2210 RCA: ASTF tests | +| | `_ | TRex upgrade decreased TRex performance. NAT results not affected, | +| | | except on Denverton due to interference from VPP-2010. | ++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 2 | `CSIT-1888 | rls2210 RCA: testbed differences, especially for ipsec | +| | `_ | Not caused by VPP code nor CSIT code. | +| | | Most probable cause is clang-14 behavior. | ++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 3 | `CSIT-1889 | rls2210 RCA: policy-outbound-nocrypto | +| | `_ | When VPP added spd fast path matching (Gerrit 36097), | +| | | it decreased MRR of the corresponding tests, at least on 3-alt. | ++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+