-CSIT Release Notes\r
-==================\r
-\r
-Changes in CSIT |release|\r
--------------------------\r
-\r
-#. Added VPP performance tests\r
-\r
- - **Container Service Chain Topologies Orchestrated by K8s with VPP Memif**\r
-\r
- - Added tests with VPP vswitch in container connecting a number of VPP-\r
- in-container service chain topologies with L2 Cross-Connect and L2\r
- Bridge-Domain configurations, orchestrated by Kubernetes. Added\r
- following forwarding topologies: i) "Parallel" with packets flowing from\r
- NIC via VPP to container and back to VPP and NIC; ii) "Chained" (a.k.a.\r
- "Snake") with packets flowing via VPP to container, back to VPP, to next\r
- container, back to VPP and so on until the last container in a chain,\r
- then back to VPP and NIC; iii) "Horizontal" with packets flowing via VPP\r
- to container, then via "horizontal" memif to next container, and so on\r
- until the last container, then back to VPP and NIC;\r
-\r
- - **VPP TCP/IP stack**\r
-\r
- - Added tests for VPP TCP/IP stack using VPP built-in HTTP server.\r
- WRK traffic generator is used as a client-side;\r
-\r
- - **SRv6**\r
-\r
- - Initial SRv6 (Segment Routing IPv6) tests verifying performance of\r
- IPv6 and SRH (Segment Routing Header) encapsulation, decapsulation,\r
- lookups and rewrites based on configured End and End.DX6 SRv6 egress\r
- functions;\r
-\r
- - **IPSecSW**\r
-\r
- - SW computed IPSec encryption with AES-GCM, CBC-SHA1 ciphers, in\r
- combination with IPv4 routed-forwarding;\r
-\r
-#. Presentation and Analytics Layer\r
-\r
- - Added throughput speedup analysis for multi-core and multi-thread\r
- VPP tests into Presentation and Analytics Layer (PAL) for automated\r
- CSIT test results analysis;\r
-\r
-#. Other changes\r
-\r
- - **Framework optimizations**\r
-\r
- - Ability to run CSIT framework on ARM architecture;\r
-\r
- - Overall stability improvements;\r
-\r
- - **NDR and PDR throughput binary search change**\r
-\r
- - Increased binary search resolution by reducing final step from\r
- 100kpps to 50kpps;\r
-\r
- - **VPP plugin loaded as needed by tests**\r
-\r
- - From this release only plugins required by tests are loaded at\r
- VPP initialization time. Previously all plugins were loaded for\r
- all tests;\r
-\r
-Performance Changes\r
--------------------\r
-\r
-Relative performance changes in measured packet throughput in CSIT\r
-|release| are calculated against the results from CSIT |release-1|\r
-report. Listed mean and standard deviation values are computed based on\r
-a series of the same tests executed against respective VPP releases to\r
-verify test results repeatibility, with percentage change calculated for\r
-mean values. Note that the standard deviation is quite high for a small\r
-number of packet throughput tests, what indicates poor test results\r
-repeatability and makes the relative change of mean throughput value not\r
-fully representative for these tests. The root causes behind poor\r
-results repeatibility vary between the test cases.\r
-\r
-NDR Throughput Changes\r
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r
-\r
-NDR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a CSV and\r
-pretty ASCII formats:\r
-\r
- - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-1t1c-full.csv>`_,\r
- - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-2t2c-full.csv>`_,\r
- - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-1t1c-full.txt>`_,\r
- - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-2t2c-full.txt>`_.\r
-\r
-PDR Throughput Changes\r
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r
-\r
-NDR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a CSV and\r
-pretty ASCII formats:\r
-\r
- - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-1t1c-full.csv>`_,\r
- - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-2t2c-full.csv>`_,\r
- - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-1t1c-full.txt>`_,\r
- - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-2t2c-full.txt>`_.\r
-\r
-Measured improvements are in line with VPP code optimizations listed in\r
-`VPP-18.01 release notes\r
-<https://docs.fd.io/vpp/18.01/release_notes_1801.html>`_.\r
-\r
-Known Issues\r
-------------\r
-\r
-Here is the list of known issues in CSIT |release| for VPP performance tests:\r
-\r
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| # | Issue | Jira ID | Description |\r
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 1 | Vic1385 and Vic1227 low performance. | VPP-664 | Low NDR performance. |\r
-| | | | |\r
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 2 | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures | CSIT-570 | DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue. Suspected issue |\r
-| | on x520. | | with HW combination of X710-X520 in LF testbeds. Not observed |\r
-| | | | outside of LF testbeds. |\r
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 3 | Lower than expected NDR throughput with | CSIT-571 | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR and |\r
-| | xl710 and x710 NICs, compared to x520 NICs. | | PDR throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs. |\r
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 4 | QAT IPSec scale with 1000 tunnels (interfaces) | VPP-1121 | VPP crashes during configuration of 1000 IPsec tunnels. |\r
-| | in 2t2c config, all tests are failing. | | 1t1c tests are not affected |\r
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 5 | rls1801 plugin related performance regression | CSIT-925 | With all plugins loaded NDR, PDR and MaxRates vary |\r
-| | | | intermittently from 3% to 5% across multiple test executions. |\r
-| | | | Requires plugin code bisecting. |\r
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 6 | rls1801 generic small performance regression | CSIT-926 | Generic performance regression of discovered NDR, PDR and |\r
-| | ip4base, l2xcbase, l2bdbase | | MaxRates of -3%..-1% vs. rls1710, affects ip4base, l2xcbase, |\r
-| | | | l2bdbase test suites. Not detected by CSIT performance trending |\r
-| | | | scheme as it was masked out by another issue CSIT-925. |\r
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 7 | rls1801 substantial NDR performance regression | CSIT-927 | Much lower NDR for vhostvr1024 tests, with mean values |\r
-| | for vhost-user vring size of 1024 | | regression of -17%..-42% vs. rls1710, but also very high |\r
-| | | | standard deviation of up to 1.46 Mpps => poor repeatibility. |\r
-| | | | Making mean values not fully representative. |\r
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
-| 8 | rls1801 substantial NDR/PDR regression for | CSIT-928 | NDR regression of -7%..-15%, PDR regression of -3%..-15% |\r
-| | IPSec tunnel scale with HW QAT crypto-dev | | compared to rls1710. |\r
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+\r
+Release Notes
+=============
+
+Changes in |csit-release|
+-------------------------
+
+#. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS
+
+ - **BMRR Throughput**: MRR (Maximum Receive Rate) test code has been
+ updated with a configurable burst MRR parameters: trial duration
+ and number of trials in a single burst. Enables a new Burst MRR
+ (BMRR for short) methodology for more precise performance
+ trending. See updated :ref:`test_methodology` section
+ for more details.
+
+ - **2n-skx tests**: Added performamce tests for 2n-skx (2-Node Xeon
+ Skylake) testbeds: focus on baseline and scale tests, including
+ VM vhost and Container memif tests.
+
+ - **3n-skx tests**: Added performamce tests for 3n-skx (3-Node Xeon
+ Skylake) testbeds: VM vhost and Container memif tests.
+
+ - **VXLAN Scale Tests**: Added performamce tests for VXLAN scale with
+ dot1q and VPP L2BD.
+
+ - **AVF Driver Tests**: Added performamce tests for i40e AVF driver
+ on VPP, no DPDK required.
+
+ - **QAT**: Fixed reoccuring issues with QAT crypto accelerator cards.
+
+ - **VM Vhost Virtio Params Combinations**: Added performance tests
+ for VM vhost with different virtio parameters combinations:
+ indirect buffers, mergeable buffers.
+
+ - **K8s/Ligato in Trending**: Added K8s/Ligato Container memif tests
+ to daily trending.
+
+#. TEST FRAMEWORK
+
+ - **Experimental Soak Tests**: Added performamce soak tests framework
+ code for extended time duration tests and throughput discovery
+ at given PLR and at give total test time e.g. minutes, hours,
+ days, weeks, months, years. See updated
+ :ref:`test_methodology` section for more details.
+
+ - **Trending Tests BMRR**: Used new Burst MRR (BMRR) tests for daily
+ trending.
+
+ - **Per VPP Patch Performance Checks**: Per VPP gerrit patch vs.
+ parent performance tests, anomaly detection and no verify voting
+ (-1/0/+1) yet. Manual trigger only. Not "marketed" to FD.io
+ community yet to avoid excessive LFN FD.io physical performance
+ testbed blocking.
+
+ - **Patch-on-Patch Infra**: Added capability to run performance tests
+ using CSIT gerrit patch code testing VPP gerrit patch code, i.e.
+ before any VPP and/or CSIT code is merged into git branch.
+
+ - **CSIT PAPI Support**: Initial implementation of PAPI L1 KWs in
+ CSIT using VPP Python bindings. Required for migraing away from
+ VAT. Very few L1 KWs implemented ("show version", "show
+ interfaces").
+
+ - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing RF keywords optimizations,
+ removal of redundant RF keywords.
+
+#. PRESENTATION AND ANALYTICS LAYER
+
+ - **Graphs Layout Improvements**: Improved performance graphs layout
+ for better readibility and maintenance: test grouping, axis
+ labels, descriptions, other informative decoration. Master report
+ generated. 744 graphs(!)
+
+ - **Performance Trending**: Further improvements of continuous
+ performance trending, anomaly detection and analysis.
+
+#. MISCELLANEOUS
+
+ - **3n-dnv Tests (3rd Party)**: Published performance tests for 3n-
+ dnv (3-Node Atom Denverton) from 3rd party testbeds running FD.io
+ |csit-release| automated testing code.
+ Only graphs for Packet Throughput and Speedup Multi-core and not
+ for Packet Latency were published as there are no results for Packet
+ Latency available.
+
+.. raw:: latex
+
+ \clearpage
+
+.. _vpp_known_issues:
+
+Known Issues
+------------
+
+List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests:
+
++----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| # | JiraID | Issue Description |
++====+=========================================+=================================================================================================================================+
+| 1 | `CSIT-570 | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures on x520. DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue. |
+| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-570>`_ | Suspected issue with HW combination of X710-X520 in LF testbeds. Not observed outside of LF testbeds. |
++----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 2 | `CSIT-1234 | VPP IPSecHW scale interface mode 1core, low NDR and PDR 64B throughput in 3n-hsw testbeds, in CSIT-18.07 vs. CSIT-18.04. |
+| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1234>`_ | ip4ipsecscale1000tnl-ip4base-int 1core CSIT-18.07/18.04 relative change: NDR -31%, PDR -32%, MRR -38%. |
++----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 3 | `CSIT-1242 | VPP xl710 ip4base test 1core, low NDR and PDR 64B throughput in 3n-hsw testbeds, in CSIT-18.07 vs. CSIT-18.04. |
+| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1242>`_ | xl710 ip4base 1core CSIT-18.07/18.04 relative change: NDR -29%, high stdev. |
++----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 4 | `CSIT-1243 | VPP nat44 base test 2core, low NDR and PDR 64B throughput in 3n-skx testbeds, compared to 3n-hsw testbeds. |
+| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1243>`_ | ip4base-nat44 2core 3n-skx/3n-hsw relative change: NDR -19%, PDR -22%. |
++----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 5 | `CSIT-1246 | Ligato K8S orchestrated tests are failing due to incompatibility of the latest released Ligato vpp-agent with VPP-18.07. |
+| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1246>`_ | Past vpp-agent releases are not compatible either. |
++----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
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