report 1807: editorial nit-picking and formatting all release_notes sections.

[csit.git] / docs / report / dpdk_performance_tests / csit_release_notes.rst

diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
index 28e6a37..bd08c57 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
@@ -6,24 +6,33 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
 
 #. **DPDK performance tests**
 
-   - *MRR tests* - 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.
+  - **MRR Throughput**: MRR (Maximum Receive Rate) test code has now
+    configurable trial duration and number of consecutive executions.
+    Coverage of MRR tests has been extended across more test
+    scenarios. MRR tests are used for continuous performance trending
+    and for comparison between DPDK releases.
 
-   - *MLR tests* - NDR and PDR tests measure the packet forwarding rate using
-     MLRsearch library by traffic generator. All tests that previously used
-     binary search were converted to MLRsearch.
+  - **MLRsearch Throughput**: MLRsearch algorithm has been introduced
+    for all NDR and PDR throughput tests. All tests that previously
+    used binary search got converted to MLRsearch. Coverage of NDR/PDR
+    tests has been extended across more test scenarios.
 
-   - *2-node tests* - Set of 2-node tests covering testpmd and l3fwd.
+  - **2-Node Tests**: A new set of 2-node tests covering DPDK Testpmd
+    and L3fwd, running on new Xeon Skylake testbeds.
 
-   - Increased coverage of NIC specific tests (Intel-xxv710-da2, Intel-x710)
+  - **More NICs**: Increased coverage of NIC models tested: Intel-
+    xxv710-da2, Intel-x710-da4.
 
-   - *Generated tests* - Simplified and unified test structure,
-     semi-autogenerated by generator script. Test generator is currently able
-     to create test combinations with various frame size and cores combinations.
-     All existing test cases were converted to new format.
+  - **Generated tests**: Simplified and unified test structure, semi-
+    autogenerated by generator script. Test generator is currently
+    able to create test combinations with various frame size and
+    cores combinations. All existing test cases were converted to new
+    format.
 
+#. **Presentation and Analytics Layer**
+
+  - **Performance trending**: Added continuous performance trending with
+    anomaly detection and analysis for DPDK.
 
 Performance Changes
 -------------------
@@ -73,6 +82,27 @@ formats:
     files csit-dpdk-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/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-mrr.csv>`_,
+  - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-mrr.csv>`_,
+  - `csv format for 4t4c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-4t4c-mrr.csv>`_,
+  - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-mrr.txt>`_,
+  - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-mrr.txt>`_,
+  - `pretty ASCII format for 4t4c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-4t4c-mrr.txt>`_.
+
+.. note::
+
+    Test results have been generated by
+    `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_,
+    with Robot Framework result
+    files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip
+    `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_.
+
 Comparison Across Testbeds
 --------------------------
 
@@ -115,6 +145,24 @@ formats:
     files csit-dpdk-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/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-mrr.csv>`_,
+  - `pretty ASCII format for mrr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-mrr.txt>`_.
+
+.. note::
+
+    Test results have been generated by
+    `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_ and
+    `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-skx`_
+    with Robot Framework result
+    files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip
+    `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_.
+
 Known Issues
 ------------