CSIT Release Notes ================== Changes in CSIT |release| ------------------------- #. VPP performance test environment changes - further VM and vhost-user test environment optimizations - Qemu virtio queue size increased from default value of 256 to 1024 - addition of HW cryptodev devices in all three LF FD.io physical testbeds #. Added tests - NICs - Intel x710 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding, vhost-user) - Cisco VIC1385 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding) - Cisco VIC1227 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding) - vhost-user tests with VM - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x710 NIC - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with VxLAN and Intel x520 NIC - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel xl710 NIC - Tests with VxLAN - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with vhost-user, VM and Intel x520 NIC Performance Improvements ------------------------ Substantial improvements in measured packet throughput, with relative increase of double-digit percentage points, have been observed in a number of CSIT |release| tests listed below. Relative improvements are calculated against the test results in CSIT rls1701 report. NDR Throughput ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Non-Drop Rate Throughput discovery tests: +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | Relative Improvement | +===================+=================================================================+===========+=================+======================+ | L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.4 Mpps | 12.7 Mpps | 35% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2XC | 10ge2p1xl710: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.5 Mpps | 12.2..12.4 Mpps | 28..30% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.4 Mpps | 8.8..9.0 Mpps | 19..23% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.5 Mpps | 8.8..9.0 Mpps | 17..20% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 5.4 Mpps | 6.5 Mpps | 20% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.5 Mpps | 2.8..3.2 Mpps | 460..540% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-ndrdisc | 7.8 Mpps | 10.4..10.6 Mpps | 33..36% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.4 Mpps | 2.7..2.8 Mpps | 575..600% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 8.7 Mpps | 9.7 Mpps | 12% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 7.1 Mpps | 8.3..8.5 Mpps | 17..20% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 Mpps | 7.6..7.8 Mpps | 10..13% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.3 Mpps | 2.6 Mpps | 767% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-ndrdisc | 3.0 Mpps | 7.3..7.7 Mpps | 143..157% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ PDR Throughput ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Partial Drop Rate thoughput discovery tests with packet Loss Tolerance of 0.5%: +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | Relative Improvement | +===================+=================================================================+===========+=================+======================+ | L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 9.4 Mpps | 12.7..12.9 Mpps | 35..37% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.4 Mpps | 8.8..9.1 Mpps | 19..23% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.5 Mpps | 8.8..9.0 Mpps | 17..20% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 5.4 Mpps | 6.5 Mpps | 20% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.6 Mpps | 3.2..3.3 Mpps | 23..26% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-pdrdisc | 7.8 Mpps | 10.6 Mpps | 36% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.1 Mpps | 2.9 Mpps | 38% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 8.7 Mpps | 9.7 Mpps | 11% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 Mpps | 8.3..8.5 Mpps | 17..20% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.0 Mpps | 2.7 Mpps | 35% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ Measured improvements are in line with VPP code optimizations listed in `VPP-17.01 release notes `_. Additionally, vhost-VM performance improvements are due to both VPP code optimizations as well as due to the FD.io CSIT Linux KVM test environment optimizations for vhost-VM tests - see section "2.1.7. Methodology: KVM VM vhost". Other Performance Changes ------------------------- Other changes in measured packet throughput, with either minor relative increase or decrease, have been observed in a number of CSIT |release| tests listed below. Relative changes are calculated against the test results in CSIT rls1701 report. NDR Throughput ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Non-Drop Rate Throughput discovery tests: +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | Relative Change | +===================+=================================================================+===========+=================+======================+ | IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-ndrdisc | 8.5 Mpps | 9.0 Mpps | 6% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-ndrdisc | 8.5 Mpps | 9.0..9.2 Mpps | 6..8% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-ndrdisc | 8.5 Mpps | 7.8..8.1 Mpps | -8..-5% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 Mpps | 7.4..7.6 Mpps | 7..10% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 4.4 Mpps | 4.8 Mpps | 9% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 6.1 Mpps | 6.1..6.5 Mpps | 0..7% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-ndrdisc | 6.5 Mpps | 5.3..5.7 Mpps | -18..-12% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-ndrdisc | 6.9 Mpps | 6.5 Mpps | -6% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-ndrdisc | 5.3 Mpps | 4.2 Mpps | -21% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.5 Mpps | 6.1..6.5 Mpps | -6..0% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ PDR Throughput ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Partial Drop Rate thoughput discovery tests with packet Loss Tolerance of 0.5%: +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | Relative Change | +===================+=================================================================+===========+=================+======================+ | IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-pdrdisc | 8.5 Mpps | 9.0 Mpps | 6% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-pdrdisc | 8.5 Mpps | 9.0..9.2 Mpps | 6..8% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-pdrdisc | 8.3 Mpps | 8.1 Mpps | -2% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 Mpps | 7.6..7.8 Mpps | 7..10% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 Mpps | 7.4..7.6 Mpps | 4..7% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 4.6 Mpps | 4.8 Mpps | 9% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-pdrdisc | 7.7 Mpps | 7.3..7.7 Mpps | -5..0% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 6.1 Mpps | 6.1..6.5 Mpps | 0..7% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-pdrdisc | 6.9 Mpps | 5.3..5.7 Mpps | -23..-17% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-pdrdisc | 6.9 Mpps | 6.5 Mpps | -6% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-pdrdisc | 5.3 Mpps | 4.2 Mpps | -21% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ | IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 6.5 Mpps | 6.1..6.5 Mpps | -6..0% | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ Known Issues ------------ Here is the list of known issues in CSIT |release| for VPP performance tests: +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | # | Issue | Description | +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Sporadic IPv4 routed-forwarding NDR discovery | Suspected issue with DPDK IPv4 checksum calculation. | | | test failures for 1518B frame size | Observed frequency: sporadic, ca. 20% to 30% of test runs. | +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Vic1385 and Vic1227 NICs jumbo frames test | Suspected issue with VIC DPDK drivers that do not support jumbo | | | failures (9000B) | frames (dropped rx-miss). Observed frequency: 100%. | +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Vic1385 and Vic1227 performance | Low performance of NDR results. Big difference between NDR and | | | | PDR. . | +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4 | Sporadic NDR discovery test failures on x520 | Suspected issue with HW settings (BIOS, FW) in LF | | | | infrastructure. Issue can't be replicated outside LF. | +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5 | Non-repeatible zig-zagging NDR throughput | Suspected NIC driver issue in multi-thread multi-core operation | | | results for multi-thread multi-core tests | affectin NDR throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs tested. | | | - 2t2c, 4t4c - for some tested NICs. | | +---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+