docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst

   1 CSIT Release Notes\r
   2 ==================\r
   3 \r
   4 Changes in CSIT |release|\r
   5 -------------------------\r
   6 \r
   7 #. VPP performance test environment changes\r
   8 \r
   9     - further VM and vhost-user test environment optimizations - Qemu virtio queue size increased from default value of 256 to 1024\r
  10     - addition of HW cryptodev devices in all three LF FD.io physical testbeds\r
  11 \r
  12 #. Added tests\r
  13 \r
  14     - NICs\r
  15 \r
  16       - Intel x710 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding, vhost-user)\r
  17       - Cisco VIC1385 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding)\r
  18       - Cisco VIC1227 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding)\r
  19 \r
  20     - vhost-user tests with VM\r
  21 \r
  22       - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x710 NIC\r
  23       - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with VxLAN and Intel x520 NIC\r
  24       - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel xl710 NIC\r
  25 \r
  26     - Tests with VxLAN\r
  27 \r
  28       - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC\r
  29       - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with vhost-user, VM and Intel x520\r
  30         NIC\r
  31 \r
  32 Performance Improvements\r
  33 ------------------------\r
  34 \r
  35 Substantial improvements in measured packet throughput, with relative increase\r
  36 of double-digit percentage points, have been observed in a number of CSIT\r
  37 |release| tests listed below. Relative improvements are calculated against the\r
  38 test results in CSIT rls1701 report.\r
  39 \r
  40 NDR Throughput\r
  41 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r
  42 \r
  43 Non-Drop Rate Throughput discovery tests:\r
  44 \r
  45 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  46 | VPP Functionality | Test Name                                                       | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01       | Relative Improvement |\r
  47 +===================+=================================================================+===========+=================+======================+\r
  48 | L2XC              | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc                      | 9.4 Mpps  | 12.7 Mpps       | 35%                  |\r
  49 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  50 | L2XC              | 10ge2p1xl710: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc                     | 9.5 Mpps  | 12.2..12.4 Mpps | 28..30%              |\r
  51 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  52 | L2XC dot1ad       | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-ndrdisc                   | 7.4 Mpps  | 8.8..9.0 Mpps   | 19..23%              |\r
  53 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  54 | L2XC dot1q        | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-ndrdisc                    | 7.5 Mpps  | 8.8..9.0 Mpps   | 17..20%              |\r
  55 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  56 | L2XC VxLAN        | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-ndrdisc              | 5.4 Mpps  | 6.5 Mpps        | 20%                  |\r
  57 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  58 | L2XC-vhost-VM     | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc       | 0.5 Mpps  | 2.8..3.2 Mpps   | 460..540%            |\r
  59 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  60 | L2BD              | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-ndrdisc                | 7.8 Mpps  | 10.4..10.6 Mpps | 33..36%              |\r
  61 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  62 | L2BD-vhost-VM     | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.4 Mpps  | 2.7..2.8 Mpps   | 575..600%            |\r
  63 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  64 | IPv4              | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ndrdisc                    | 8.7 Mpps  | 9.7 Mpps        | 12%                  |\r
  65 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  66 | IPv4 COP          | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc     | 7.1 Mpps  | 8.3..8.5 Mpps   | 17..20%              |\r
  67 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  68 | IPv4 iAcl         | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc        | 6.9 Mpps  | 7.6..7.8 Mpps   | 10..13%              |\r
  69 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  70 | IPv4 vhost        | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc     | 0.3 Mpps  | 2.6 Mpps        | 767%                 |\r
  71 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  72 | IPv6              | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-ndrdisc                    | 3.0 Mpps  | 7.3..7.7 Mpps   | 143..157%            |\r
  73 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  74 \r
  75 PDR Throughput\r
  76 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r
  77 \r
  78 Partial Drop Rate thoughput discovery tests with packet Loss Tolerance of 0.5%:\r
  79 \r
  80 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  81 | VPP Functionality | Test Name                                                       | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01       | Relative Improvement |\r
  82 +===================+=================================================================+===========+=================+======================+\r
  83 | L2XC              | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-pdrdisc                      | 9.4 Mpps  | 12.7..12.9 Mpps | 35..37%              |\r
  84 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  85 | L2XC dot1ad       | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-pdrdisc                   | 7.4 Mpps  | 8.8..9.1 Mpps   | 19..23%              |\r
  86 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  87 | L2XC dot1q        | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-pdrdisc                    | 7.5 Mpps  | 8.8..9.0 Mpps   | 17..20%              |\r
  88 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  89 | L2XC VxLAN        | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-pdrdisc              | 5.4 Mpps  | 6.5 Mpps        | 20%                  |\r
  90 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  91 | L2XC-vhost-VM     | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc       | 2.6 Mpps  | 3.2..3.3 Mpps   | 23..26%              |\r
  92 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  93 | L2BD              | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-pdrdisc                | 7.8 Mpps  | 10.6 Mpps       | 36%                  |\r
  94 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  95 | L2BD-vhost-VM     | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.1 Mpps  | 2.9 Mpps        | 38%                  |\r
  96 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  97 | IPv4              | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-pdrdisc                    | 8.7 Mpps  | 9.7 Mpps        | 11%                  |\r
  98 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
  99 | IPv4 COP          | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc     | 7.1 Mpps  | 8.3..8.5 Mpps   | 17..20%              |\r
 100 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 101 | IPv4 vhost        | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc     | 2.0 Mpps  | 2.7 Mpps        | 35%                  |\r
 102 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 103 \r
 104 Measured improvements are in line with VPP code optimizations listed in\r
 105 `VPP-17.01 release notes\r
 106 <https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.01/release_notes_1701.html>`_.\r
 107 \r
 108 Additionally, vhost-VM performance improvements are due to both VPP code\r
 109 optimizations as well as due to the FD.io CSIT Linux KVM test environment\r
 110 optimizations for vhost-VM tests - see section "2.1.7. Methodology: KVM VM\r
 111 vhost".\r
 112 \r
 113 \r
 114 Other Performance Changes\r
 115 -------------------------\r
 116 \r
 117 Other changes in measured packet throughput, with either minor relative\r
 118 increase or decrease, have been observed in a number of CSIT |release| tests\r
 119 listed below. Relative changes are calculated against the test results in CSIT\r
 120 rls1701 report.\r
 121 \r
 122 NDR Throughput\r
 123 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r
 124 \r
 125 Non-Drop Rate Throughput discovery tests:\r
 126 \r
 127 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 128 | VPP Functionality | Test Name                                                       | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01       | Relative Change      |\r
 129 +===================+=================================================================+===========+=================+======================+\r
 130 | IPv4 FIB 200k     | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-ndrdisc               | 8.5 Mpps  | 9.0 Mpps        | 6%                   |\r
 131 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 132 | IPv4 FIB 20k      | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-ndrdisc                | 8.5 Mpps  | 9.0..9.2 Mpps   | 6..8%                |\r
 133 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 134 | IPv4 FIB 2M       | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-ndrdisc                 | 8.5 Mpps  | 7.8..8.1 Mpps   | -8..-5%              |\r
 135 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 136 | IPv4 Policer      | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-ndrdisc    | 6.9 Mpps  | 7.4..7.6 Mpps   | 7..10%               |\r
 137 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 138 | IPv4 LISP         | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-ndrdisc             | 4.4 Mpps  | 4.8 Mpps        | 9%                   |\r
 139 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 140 | IPv6 COP          | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc     | 6.1 Mpps  | 6.1..6.5 Mpps   | 0..7%                |\r
 141 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 142 | IPv6 FIB 200k     | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-ndrdisc               | 6.5 Mpps  | 5.3..5.7 Mpps   | -18..-12%            |\r
 143 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 144 | IPv6 FIB 20k      | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-ndrdisc                | 6.9 Mpps  | 6.5 Mpps        | -6%                  |\r
 145 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 146 | IPv6 FIB 2M       | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-ndrdisc                 | 5.3 Mpps  | 4.2 Mpps        | -21%                 |\r
 147 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 148 | IPv6 iAcl         | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc        | 6.5 Mpps  | 6.1..6.5 Mpps   | -6..0%               |\r
 149 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 150 \r
 151 PDR Throughput\r
 152 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r
 153 \r
 154 Partial Drop Rate thoughput discovery tests with packet Loss Tolerance of 0.5%:\r
 155 \r
 156 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 157 | VPP Functionality | Test Name                                                       | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01       | Relative Change      |\r
 158 +===================+=================================================================+===========+=================+======================+\r
 159 | IPv4 FIB 200k     | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-pdrdisc               | 8.5 Mpps  | 9.0 Mpps        | 6%                   |\r
 160 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 161 | IPv4 FIB 20k      | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-pdrdisc                | 8.5 Mpps  | 9.0..9.2 Mpps   | 6..8%                |\r
 162 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 163 | IPv4 FIB 2M       | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-pdrdisc                 | 8.3 Mpps  | 8.1 Mpps        | -2%                  |\r
 164 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 165 | IPv4 iAcl         | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc        | 7.1 Mpps  | 7.6..7.8 Mpps   | 7..10%               |\r
 166 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 167 | IPv4 Policer      | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-pdrdisc    | 7.1 Mpps  | 7.4..7.6 Mpps   | 4..7%                |\r
 168 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 169 | IPv4 LISP         | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-pdrdisc             | 4.6 Mpps  | 4.8 Mpps        | 9%                   |\r
 170 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 171 | IPv6              | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-pdrdisc                    | 7.7 Mpps  | 7.3..7.7 Mpps   | -5..0%               |\r
 172 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 173 | IPv6 COP          | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc     | 6.1 Mpps  | 6.1..6.5 Mpps   | 0..7%                |\r
 174 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 175 | IPv6 FIB 200k     | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-pdrdisc               | 6.9 Mpps  | 5.3..5.7 Mpps   | -23..-17%            |\r
 176 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 177 | IPv6 FIB 20k      | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-pdrdisc                | 6.9 Mpps  | 6.5 Mpps        | -6%                  |\r
 178 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 179 | IPv6 FIB 2M       | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-pdrdisc                 | 5.3 Mpps  | 4.2 Mpps        | -21%                 |\r
 180 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 181 | IPv6 iAcl         | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc        | 6.5 Mpps  | 6.1..6.5 Mpps   | -6..0%               |\r
 182 +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+\r
 183 \r
 184 Known Issues\r
 185 ------------\r
 186 \r
 187 Here is the list of known issues in CSIT |release| for VPP performance tests:\r
 188 \r
 189 +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
 190 | # | Issue                                           | Description                                                     |\r
 191 +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
 192 | 1 | Sporadic IPv4 routed-forwarding NDR discovery   | Suspected issue with DPDK IPv4 checksum calculation.            |\r
 193 |   | test failures for 1518B frame size              | Observed frequency: sporadic, ca. 20% to 30% of test runs.      |\r
 194 +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
 195 | 2 | Vic1385 and Vic1227 NICs jumbo frames test      | Suspected issue with VIC DPDK drivers that do not support jumbo |\r
 196 |   | failures (9000B)                                | frames (dropped rx-miss). Observed frequency: 100%.             |\r
 197 +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
 198 | 3 | Vic1385 and Vic1227 performance                 | Low performance of NDR results. Big difference between NDR and  |\r
 199 |   |                                                 | PDR.                                  .                         |\r
 200 +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
 201 | 4 | Sporadic NDR discovery test failures on x520    | Suspected issue with HW settings (BIOS, FW) in LF               |\r
 202 |   |                                                 | infrastructure. Issue can't be replicated outside LF.           |\r
 203 +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
 204 | 5 | Non-repeatible zig-zagging NDR throughput       | Suspected NIC driver issue in multi-thread multi-core operation |\r
 205 |   | results for multi-thread multi-core tests       | affectin NDR throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs tested. |\r
 206 |   | - 2t2c, 4t4c - for some tested NICs.            |                                                                 |\r
 207 +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
 208 \r