X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=csit.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fdpdk_performance_tests%2Fcsit_release_notes.rst;h=e0e20289b0dbfaa010c63e937ccded4a5f7ed385;hp=d073c493fe46020ffd184f2392e27498d256d1b4;hb=637eb126bb4ed30df61a293e03d36bd8ad5265e5;hpb=b37edd789d18a621896b26a42048bd6929742e0a diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index d073c493fe..e0e20289b0 100644 --- a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -4,163 +4,40 @@ Release Notes Changes in |csit-release| ------------------------- -#. **DPDK performance tests** - - - *MRR tests* - Maximum Receive Rate tests measure the packet forwarding rate - under the maximum load offered by traffic generator over a set trial - duration, regardless of packet loss. MRR tests are used for continuous - performance trending and for comparison between releases. - - - *MLR tests* - NDR and PDR tests measure the packet forwarding rate using - MLRsearch library by traffic generator. All tests that previously used - binary search were converted to MLRsearch. - - - *2-node tests* - Set of 2-node tests covering testpmd and l3fwd. - - - Increased coverage of NIC specific tests (Intel-xxv710-da2, Intel-x710) - - - *Generated tests* - Simplified and unified test structure, - semi-autogenerated by generator script. Test generator is currently able - to create test combinations with various frame size and cores combinations. - All existing test cases were converted to new format. - - -Performance Changes -------------------- - -Relative performance changes in measured packet throughput in |csit-release| -are calculated against the results from |csit-release-1| -report. Listed mean and standard deviation values are computed based on -a series of the same tests executed against respective DPDK releases to -verify test results repeatability, with percentage change calculated for -mean values. - -NDR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -NDR throughput changes between releases are available in a CSV and pretty ASCII -formats: - - - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-ndr.csv>`_, - - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-ndr.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-ndr.txt>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-ndr.txt>`_. - -.. note:: - - Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_ - with Robot Framework result - files csit-dpdk-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip - `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. - -PDR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -PDR throughput changes between releases are available in a CSV and pretty ASCII -formats: - - - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-pdr.csv>`_, - - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-pdr.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-pdr.txt>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-pdr.txt>`_. +#. **DPDK release version change** -.. note:: + - |csit-release| tested DPDK-18.05, as used by |vpp-release|. - Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_ - with Robot Framework result - files csit-dpdk-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip - `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. - -MRR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -MRR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a -CSV and pretty ASCII formats: - - - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-mrr.csv>`_, - - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-mrr.csv>`_, - - `csv format for 4t4c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-4t4c-mrr.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-1t1c-mrr.txt>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2t2c-mrr.txt>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for 4t4c <../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-4t4c-mrr.txt>`_. - -.. note:: - - Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_, - with Robot Framework result - files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip - `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. - -Comparison Across Testbeds --------------------------- - -Relative performance changes in measured packet throughput on 3-Node Skx testbed -are calculated against the results measured on 3-Node Hsw testbed. - -NDR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -NDR throughput changes between testbeds are available in a CSV and pretty ASCII -formats: - - - `csv format for ndr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for ndr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.txt>`_. - -.. note:: - - Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_ and - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-skx`_ - with Robot Framework result - files csit-dpdk-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip - `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. - -PDR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ - -PDR throughput changes between testbeds are available in a CSV and pretty ASCII -formats: - - - `csv format for pdr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-pdr.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for pdr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-pdr.txt>`_. +#. **DPDK performance tests** -.. note:: + - **MRR Throughput**: MRR (Maximum Receive Rate) test code has now + configurable trial duration and number of consecutive executions. + Coverage of MRR tests has been extended across more test + scenarios. MRR tests are used for continuous performance trending. - Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_ and - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-skx`_ - with Robot Framework result - files csit-dpdk-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip - `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. + - **MLRsearch Throughput**: MLRsearch algorithm has been introduced + for all NDR and PDR throughput tests. All tests that previously + used binary search got converted to MLRsearch. Coverage of NDR/PDR + tests has been extended across more test scenarios. -MRR Changes -~~~~~~~~~~~ + - **2-Node Tests**: A new set of 2-node tests covering DPDK Testpmd + and L3fwd, running on new Xeon Skylake testbeds. -MRR throughput changes between testbeds are available in a -CSV and pretty ASCII formats: + - **More NICs**: Increased coverage of NIC models tested: Intel- + xxv710-da2, Intel-x710-da4. - - `csv format for mrr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-mrr.csv>`_, - - `pretty ASCII format for mrr <../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-mrr.txt>`_. + - **Generated tests**: Simplified and unified test structure, semi- + autogenerated by generator script. Test generator is currently + able to create test combinations with various frame size and + cores combinations. All existing test cases were converted to new + format. -.. note:: +#. **Presentation and Analytics Layer** - Test results have been generated by - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-hsw`_ and - `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 3n-skx`_ - with Robot Framework result - files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip - `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_. + - **Performance trending**: Added continuous performance trending with + anomaly detection and analysis for DPDK. Known Issues ------------ -Here is the list of known issues in |csit-release| for Testpmd performance tests: - -+---+---------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| # | Issue | Jira ID | Description | -+---+---------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| | No known issues | | | -+---+---------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +No known issues.