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report 1904: updated methodology (nfv density, startup.conf) and vpp perf rls notes
[csit.git] / docs / report / vpp_performance_tests / csit_release_notes.rst
diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
index 70092ad..a96a4f4 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
@@ -6,32 +6,33 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
 
 #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS
 
 
 #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS
 
-   - **Service density 2n-skx tests**: Added higher density tests with dtc=0.5
-     (2 NF each with 1 DT per physical core) with VPP as a VNF payload.
+   - **Service density 2n-skx tests**: Added higher NF density tests with two
+     NFs' data-plane threads sharing a physical core. VPP IPv4 routing is now 
+     used as a VNF payload similar to CNF tests.
 
 
-   - **Experimental Soak Tests**: Added performamce soak tests framework
+   - **Soak Tests**: Optimized 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,
      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
+     days, weeks. See updated
      :ref:`test_methodology` section for more details.
 
 #. TEST FRAMEWORK
 
      :ref:`test_methodology` section for more details.
 
 #. TEST FRAMEWORK
 
-   - **Qemu code refactor**: Complete code refactor of the key components
+   - **Qemu code refactor**: Complete code refactor of the key components of
      QemuUtil.py and QemuManager.py (L1 and L2 KW counterparts). Added
      QemuUtil.py and QemuManager.py (L1 and L2 KW counterparts). Added
-     implementation of kernel-image-kvm based VM alongisde the previously used
+     implementation of kernel-image-kvm based VM replacing the previously used
      NestedVM images. Added ability to run VPP as a payload in VNF.
 
      NestedVM images. Added ability to run VPP as a payload in VNF.
 
-   - **CSIT PAPI Support**: Continue converting existing VAT L1 keywords to
-     PAPI L1 KWs in CSIT using VPP Python bindings. Required for migrating away
-     from VAT. Redesign of key components of PAPI Executor and PAPI history.
+   - **CSIT PAPI Support**: Continued conversion of CSIT VAT L1 keywords to 
+     PAPI L1 KWs in CSIT using VPP Python bindings. Redesign of key components
+     of PAPI Executor and PAPI history.
 
    - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing RF keywords optimizations,
      removal of redundant RF keywords.
 
 
    - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing RF keywords optimizations,
      removal of redundant RF keywords.
 
-   - **Test suite generator**: Extend the test suite generator for ability to
-     generate NIC permutation and search algorithm permutations from base
-     suites.
+   - **Test suite generator**: Added capability to generate suites for
+     different NIC models as well as throughput search algorithm types. Uses
+     base tests suites as source.
 
    - **TOX verification**: Added verifications for test suite generator.
 
 
    - **TOX verification**: Added verifications for test suite generator.
 
@@ -67,6 +68,6 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests:
 | 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.                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | 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-????                              | IPSecHW interface AES-GBC tests failing due to traffic not passing.                                                             |
+| 2  | `CSIT-????                              | IPSecHW interface AES-128-CBC tests failing due to traffic not passing.                                                             |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-????>`_ |                                                                                                                                 |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-????>`_ |                                                                                                                                 |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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