report 1807: editorial nit-picking in all performance changes and comparison sections.
[csit.git] / docs / report / dpdk_performance_tests / csit_release_notes.rst
index bd08c57..d84b4e2 100644 (file)
@@ -37,129 +37,133 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
 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 DPDK releases to
-verify test results repeatability, with percentage change calculated for
-mean values.
+Relative performance changes in measured NDR, PDR and MRR packet
+throughput in |csit-release| are calculated against the test results
+from |csit-release-1| report, for tests running on 3-Node Intel Xeon
+Haswell testbeds (3n-hsw) in 1-core, 2-core and 4-core (MRR only)
+configurations.
+
+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.
 
 NDR Changes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-NDR throughput changes between releases are available in a CSV and pretty ASCII
-formats:
+NDR throughput changes between releases are available in CSV and pretty
+ASCII formats:
 
-  - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-ndr.csv>`_,
-  - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-ndr.csv>`_,
-  - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-ndr.txt>`_,
-  - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-ndr.txt>`_.
+  - `CSV 1t1c NDR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-ndr.csv>`_,
+  - `CSV 2t2c NDR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-ndr.csv>`_,
+  - `ASCII 1t1c NDR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-ndr.txt>`_,
+  - `ASCII 2t2c NDR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-ndr.txt>`_.
 
 .. note::
 
     Test results have been generated by
     `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_
-    with Robot Framework result
+    with RF result
     files csit-dpdk-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip
     `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_.
 
 PDR Changes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-PDR throughput changes between releases are available in a CSV and pretty ASCII
-formats:
+PDR throughput changes between releases are available in CSV and pretty
+ASCII formats:
 
-  - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-pdr.csv>`_,
-  - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-pdr.csv>`_,
-  - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-pdr.txt>`_,
-  - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-pdr.txt>`_.
+  - `CSV 1t1c PDR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-pdr.csv>`_,
+  - `CSV 2t2c PDR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-pdr.csv>`_,
+  - `ASCII 1t1c PDR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-pdr.txt>`_,
+  - `ASCII 2t2c PDR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-pdr.txt>`_.
 
 .. note::
 
     Test results have been generated by
     `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_
-    with Robot Framework result
+    with RF result
     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:
+MRR throughput changes between releases are available in 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>`_.
+  - `CSV 1t1c MRR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-mrr.csv>`_,
+  - `CSV 2t2c MRR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-mrr.csv>`_,
+  - `CSV 4t4c MRR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-4t4c-mrr.csv>`_,
+  - `ASCII 1t1c MRR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-mrr.txt>`_,
+  - `ASCII 2t2c MRR changes <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-mrr.txt>`_,
+  - `ASCII 4t4c MRR changes <../_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
+    with RF result
     files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip
     `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_.
 
-Comparison Across Testbeds
---------------------------
+Skx vs. Hsw Comparison
+----------------------
 
 Relative performance changes in measured packet throughput on 3-Node Skx testbed
 are calculated against the results measured on 3-Node Hsw testbed.
 
-NDR Changes
-~~~~~~~~~~~
+NDR Comparison
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 NDR throughput changes between testbeds are available in a CSV and pretty ASCII
 formats:
 
-  - `csv format for ndr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.csv>`_,
-  - `pretty ASCII format for ndr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.txt>`_.
+  - `CSV 1c NDR comparison <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.csv>`_,
+  - `ASCII 1c NDR comparison <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.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
+    with RF result
     files csit-dpdk-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip
     `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_.
 
-PDR Changes
-~~~~~~~~~~~
+PDR Comparison
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 PDR throughput changes between testbeds are available in a CSV and pretty ASCII
 formats:
 
-  - `csv format for pdr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-pdr.csv>`_,
-  - `pretty ASCII format for pdr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-pdr.txt>`_.
+  - `CSV 1c PDR comparison <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-pdr.csv>`_,
+  - `ASCII 1c PDR comparison <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-pdr.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
+    with RF result
     files csit-dpdk-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip
     `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_.
 
-MRR Changes
-~~~~~~~~~~~
+MRR Comparison
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 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>`_.
+  - `CSV 1c MRR comparison <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-mrr.csv>`_,
+  - `ASCII 1c MRR comparison <../_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
+    with RF result
     files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip
     `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_.