Report: add 3n-alt static content
[csit.git] / docs / report / vpp_performance_tests / csit_release_notes.rst
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@@ -30,13 +30,23 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
      :ref:`physical_testbeds_2n_icx` and
      :ref:`physical_testbeds_3n_icx`.
 
+   - **Arm Ampere Altra**: Performance test data for these platforms
+     is now provided by testbeds newly installed in FD.io CSIT labs.
+     For details about the physical setup see
+     :ref:`physical_testbeds_3n_alt`.
+
    - **Reduction of tests**: Removed certain test variations executed
      iteratively for the report (as well as in daily and weekly
      trending) due to physical testbeds overload.
 
+   - **RC2 coverage test data is used for 2n-icx test bed**: There is only
+     one 2n-icx test bed and the amount of tests is large (same as 2n-skx with 4
+     test beds), so we decided to use test data already available from RC2
+     testing.
+
 #. TEST FRAMEWORK
 
-   - **CSIT test environment** version has been updated to ver. 9, see
+   - **CSIT test environment** version has been updated to ver. 10, see
      :ref:`test_environment_versioning`.
 
    - **CSIT PAPI support**: Due to issues with PAPI performance, and
@@ -124,19 +134,13 @@ Issues reported in previous releases which still affect the current results.
 |    | `VPP-1763                               | Still, we needed to reduce the number of scale tests run to keep overall duration reasonable.             |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1763>`_  | More improvements needed to achieve sufficient configuration speed.                                       |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-|  3 | `CSIT-1789                              | IPSEC SW async scheduler tests show bad behavior.                                                         |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1789>`_ | VPP code is not behaving correctly when crypto workers are the bottleneck.                                |
-|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
-|    | `VPP-1998                               |                                                                                                           |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1998>`_  |                                                                                                           |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-|  4 | `CSIT-1785                              | NAT44ED tests failing to establish all TCP sessions.                                                      |
+|  3 | `CSIT-1785                              | NAT44ED tests failing to establish all TCP sessions.                                                      |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1785>`_ | At least for max scale, in allotted time (limited by session 500s timeout) due to worse                   |
 |    +-----------------------------------------+ slow path performance than previously measured and calibrated for.                                        |
 |    | `VPP-1972                               | CSIT removed the max scale NAT tests to avoid this issue.                                                 |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1972>`_  |                                                                                                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-|  5 | `CSIT-1791                              | Performance regression in RDMA tests, due to CSIT environment changes.                                    |
+|  4 | `CSIT-1791                              | Performance regression in RDMA tests, due to CSIT environment changes.                                    |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1791>`_ | Two symptoms: 1. 10-20% regression across most tests. 2. DUT performance cap just below 38 Mpps.          |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
@@ -148,11 +152,11 @@ Issues reported in previous releases which were fixed in this release:
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 |  # | JiraID                                  | Issue Description                                                                                         |
 +====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+
-|  1 | `CSIT-1789                              | AVF driver does not perform RSS in a deterministic way.                                                   |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1789>`_ | VPP now uses the same RSS key with AVF driver as with DPDK driver.                                        |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-|  2 | `CSIT-1786                              | IP4 and IP6 scale tests failing with no traffic forwarded.                                                |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1786>`_ | CSIT replaced the old single VAT command by file full of "exec" CLI commands executed by VAT.             |
+|  1 | `CSIT-1789                              | IPSEC SW async scheduler tests show bad behavior.                                                         |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1789>`_ | VPP code is not behaving correctly when crypto workers are the bottleneck.                                |
+|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
+|    | `VPP-1998                               |                                                                                                           |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1998>`_  |                                                                                                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 Root Cause Analysis for Performance Changes
@@ -160,8 +164,30 @@ Root Cause Analysis for Performance Changes
 
 List of RCAs in |csit-release| for VPP performance changes:
 
-+----+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
-|  # | JiraID                                  | Issue Description                                          |
-+====+=========================================+============================================================+
-|  0 |                                         | To be updated when descriptions in Jira tickets are ready. |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  # | JiraID                                  | Issue Description                                            |
++====+=========================================+==============================================================+
+|  1 | `CSIT-1814                              | rls2202 regression: NAT44ED CPS larger scales.               |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1814>`_ |                                                              |
++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  2 | `CSIT-1815                              | rls2202 regression: l2bdbasemaclrn around 2021-11-11.        |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1815>`_ |                                                              |
++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  3 | `CSIT-1816                              | rls2202 regression: l2-input.                                |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1816>`_ |                                                              |
++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  4 | `CSIT-1820                              | rls2202 regression: tx2 ip6base at dpdk upgrade.             |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1820>`_ |                                                              |
++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  5 | `CSIT-1821                              | rls2202 regression: tx2 ip6base before dpdk upgrade.         |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1821>`_ |                                                              |
++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  6 | `CSIT-1822                              | rls2202 regression: avf-ip4base around 2022-01-06.           |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1822>`_ |                                                              |
++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  7 | `CSIT-1823                              | rls2202 regression: vxlan-l2xcbase on tsh around 2022-01-07. |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1823>`_ |                                                              |
++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  8 | `CSIT-1824                              | rls2202 regression: SRv6.                                    |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1824>`_ |                                                              |
++----+-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+