report: updated rls notes for vpp performance section
[csit.git] / docs / report / vpp_performance_tests / csit_release_notes.rst
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@@ -6,88 +6,33 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
 
 #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS
 
-   - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: VPP performance
-     test data is not included in this report version. This is due to
-     the lower performance and behaviour inconsistency of these
-     systems following the upgrade of processor microcode packages
-     (skx ucode 0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c), done as part of
-     updating Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel version. Tested VPP and DPDK
-     applications (L3fwd) are affected. Skx and Clx test data will be
-     added in subsequent maintenance report version(s) once the issue
-     is resolved. See :ref:`vpp_known_issues`.
-
-   - **Service density 2n-skx tests**: Added new NF density tests with
-     IPsec encryption between DUTs.
-
-   - **AVF tests**: Full test coveraged based on code changes in CSIT
-     core layer (driver/interface awareness) and generated by suite
-     generator (Intel Fortville NICs only).
-
-   - **Hoststack TCP/IP tests**: Major refactor of VPP Hoststack TCP/IP
-     performance tests using WRK generator talking to the VPP HTTP
-     static server plugin measuring connections per second and
-     requests per second. Added iperf3 tests with LDPreload.
-
-   - **Latency HDRHistogram**: Added High Dynamic Range Histogram
-     latency measurements based on the new capability in TRex traffic
-     generator. HDRH latency data presented in latency packet
-     percentile graphs and in detailed results tables.
-
-   - **Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT tests**: Added tests with Mellanox
-     ConnectX5-2p100GE NICs in 2n-clx testbeds using VPP native rdma
-     driver.
-
-   - **IPsec reconfiguration tests**: Added tests measuring the impact
-     of IPsec tunnels creations and removals.
-
-   - **Load Balancer tests**: Added VPP performance tests for Maglev,
-     L3DSR (Direct Server Return), Layer 4 Load Balancing NAT Mode.
+   - CSIT test environment is now versioned, with ver. 1 associated
+     with CSIT rls1908 git branch as of 2019-08-21, and ver. 2
+     associated with CSIT rls2001 and master git branches as of
+     2020-03-27.
+
+   - To identify performance changes due to VPP code changes from
+     v20.01.0 to v20.05.0, both have been tested in CSIT environment
+     ver. 2 and compared against each other. All substantial
+     progressions has been marked up with RCA analysis. See
+     :ref:`vpp_compare_current_vs_previous_release` and
+     :ref:`vpp_known_issues`.
 
 #. TEST FRAMEWORK
 
-   - **CSIT Python3 support**: Full migration of CSIT from Python2.7 to
-     Python3.6. This change includes library migration, PIP dependency
-     upgrade, CSIT container images, infrastructure packages
-     ugrade/installation.
-
-   - **CSIT PAPI support**: Finished conversion of CSIT VAT L1 keywords
-     to PAPI L1 KWs in CSIT using VPP Python bindings (VPP PAPI).
-     Redesign of key components of PAPI Socket Executor and PAPI
-     history. Due to issues with PAPI performance, VAT is still used
-     in CSIT for all VPP scale tests. See known issues below.
-
-   - **Test Suite Generator**: Added capability to generate suites for
-     different drivers per NIC model including DPDK, AVF, RDMA.
-     Extended coverage for all tests.
+   - **CSIT PAPI support**: Due to issues with PAPI performance, VAT is
+     still used in CSIT for all VPP scale tests. See known issues below.
 
    - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing RF keywords optimizations,
      removal of redundant RF keywords and aligning of suite/test
      setup/teardowns.
 
-
 #. PRESENTATION AND ANALYTICS LAYER
 
    - **Graphs layout improvements**: Improved performance graphs layout
      for better readibility and maintenance: test grouping, axis
      labels, descriptions, other informative decoration.
 
-   - **Latency graphs**: Min/Avg/Max group bar latency graphs are
-     replaced with packet latency percentile distributon at different
-     background packet loads based on TRex latency hdrhistogram
-     measurements.
-
-..
-    // Alternative Note for 1st Bullet when bad microcode Skx, Clx results are published
-    - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: VPP performance
-      test data is included in this report version, but it shows lower
-      performance and behaviour inconsistency of these systems
-      following the upgrade of processor microcode packages (skx ucode
-      0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c) as part of updating Ubuntu 18.04
-      LTS kernel version. Tested VPP and DPDK applications (L3fwd) are
-      affected. Skx and Clx test data will be corrected in subsequent
-      maintenance report version(s) once the issue is resolved. See
-      :ref:`vpp_known_issues`.
-
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@@ -130,4 +75,39 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests:
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1675>`_ | the upgrade to the latest Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel version (4.15.0-72-generic) and associated microcode    |
 |    |                                         | packages (skx ucode 0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c). VPP as well as DPDK L3fwd tests are affected.        |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-
+| 9  | `CSIT-1679                              | All 2n-clx VPP ip4 tests with xxv710 and avf driver are failing.                                          |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1679>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 10 | `CSIT-1680                              | Some 2n-clx cx556a rdma tests are failing.                                                                |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1680>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 11 | `CSIT-1699                              | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Investigate high stdev of tests with VPP inside VM.                    |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ |                                                                                                           |
+|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
+|    | `CSIT-1704                              |                                                                                                           |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1704>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 12 | `CSIT-1699                              | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of dot1q-l2xcbase progression.                          |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ |                                                                                                           |
+|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
+|    | `CSIT-1705                              |                                                                                                           |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1705>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 13 | `CSIT-1699                              | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of avf-ip4scale regression.                             |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ |                                                                                                           |
+|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
+|    | `CSIT-1706                              |                                                                                                           |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1706>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 14 | `CSIT-1699                              | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of progression in vhost-user tests with testpmd in VM.  |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ |                                                                                                           |
+|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
+|    | `CSIT-1707                              |                                                                                                           |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1707>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 15 | `CSIT-1699                              | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause for avf-ip4base regression.                             |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ |                                                                                                           |
+|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
+|    | `CSIT-1708                              |                                                                                                           |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1708>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+