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 ec80d80..a96a4f4 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
@@ -6,24 +6,36 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
 
 #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS
 
-   - **Experimental Soak Tests**: Added performamce soak tests framework
+   - **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.
+
+   - **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,
-     days, weeks, months, years. See updated
+     days, weeks. See updated
      :ref:`test_methodology` section for more details.
 
 #. TEST FRAMEWORK
 
-   - **Container code optimizations**: Optimized container library allows to
-     run containre_memif tests faster.
+   - **Qemu code refactor**: Complete code refactor of the key components of
+     QemuUtil.py and QemuManager.py (L1 and L2 KW counterparts). Added
+     implementation of kernel-image-kvm based VM replacing the previously used
+     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.
+   - **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.
 
+   - **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.
+
 #. PRESENTATION AND ANALYTICS LAYER
 
    - **Graphs Layout Improvements**: Improved performance graphs layout
@@ -39,13 +51,6 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
      for Packet Latency were published as there are no results for Packet
      Latency available.
 
-.. note::
-
-    The Report rls1901.1 was generated with only 1 run of performance tests,
-    ie. the data are not statistically significant.
-    The NFV tests were not run so this section has been removed from the
-    report.
-
 .. raw:: latex
 
     \clearpage
@@ -63,18 +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.                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 2  | `VPP-1563                               | AVF L2patch tests are failing for all packet size and core combination. Reason: null-node blackholed packets in show error.     |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1563>`_  |                                                                                                                                 |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 3  | `CSIT-1234                              | VPP IPSecHW/IPSecsW scale interface mode, low NDR and PDR 64B throughput in 3n-hsw testbeds, in CSIT-19.01 vs. CSIT-18.10.      |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1234>`_ |                                                                                                                                 |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 4  | `CSIT-1431                              | AVF 4 cores tests are sporadically failing. Under investigation.                                                                |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1431>`_ |                                                                                                                                 |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 5  | `CSIT-1465                              | 4c VPP VM vhost tests failing on 3n-skx. Under investigation.                                                                   |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1465>`_ |                                                                                                                                 |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 6  | `CSIT-1466                              | IPSecHW scale tests failing due to VPP reset. Under investigation.                                                              |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1466>`_ |                                                                                                                                 |
+| 2  | `CSIT-????                              | IPSecHW interface AES-128-CBC tests failing due to traffic not passing.                                                             |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-????>`_ |                                                                                                                                 |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+