X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=csit.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fvpp_performance_tests%2Fcsit_release_notes.rst;h=949419d393e63fbca66ee5798d871b4018bfb287;hp=6740fbff1792a348eddd71968a99650bd78c3888;hb=99f4ec11d4daca69501b7f6aa4aeffa61f29062a;hpb=590af9aafe637530916d173eae9053a75b498212 diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index 6740fbff17..949419d393 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -6,120 +6,55 @@ Changes in |csit-release| #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS - - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx testbeds**: VPP performance test data - is now included in this report version. Due to substantial impact - of test environment changes (applied during the CSIT-2001 - development cycle) on the performance of VPP software, a new - approach to performance comparison and progression/regression - root cause analysis (RCA) has been applied. - - - CSIT test environment is now versioned, with ver. 1 associated - with CSIT rls1908 git branch as of 2019-08-21, and ver. 2 - associated with CSIT rls2001 git branch as of 2020-03-27. - - - To identify performance changes due to CSIT test environment - changes from ver. 1 to ver. 2, VPP v19.08.1 has been re-tested in - ver. 2 and compared against the past results obtained with - testing in ver. 1. Separate RCA1 analysis has been applied to - this part. See :ref:`vpp_compare_current_vs_previous_release` and - :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. - - - To identify performance changes due to VPP code changes from - v19.08.1 to v20.01.0, the latter has been tested in CSIT - environment ver. 2 and compared against the former tested in CSIT - environment ver. 1. Separate RCA2 analysis has been applied to - this part. See :ref:`vpp_compare_current_vs_previous_release` and - :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. - - - **Intel Xeon 2n-clx testbeds**: VPP performance test data is now - included in this report. See :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. - - - **Service density 2n-skx tests**: Added new NF density tests with - IPsec encryption between DUTs. - - - **AVF tests**: Full test coveraged based on code changes in CSIT - core layer (driver/interface awareness) and generated by suite - generator (Intel Fortville NICs only). - - - **Hoststack tests**: Major refactor of VPP Hoststack TCP/IP - performance tests using WRK generator talking to the VPP HTTP - static server plugin measuring connections per second and - requests per second. Added new iperf3 with LDPreload tests, - iperf3/LDPreload tests with packet loss induced via the VPP NSIM - (Network Simulator) plugin, and QUIC/UDP/IP transport tests. - All of the new tests measure goodput through the VPP Hoststack - from client to server. - - - **Latency HDRHistogram**: Added High Dynamic Range Histogram - latency measurements based on the new capability in TRex traffic - generator. HDRH latency data presented in latency packet - percentile graphs and in detailed results tables. - - - **Mellanox CX556A-EDAT tests**: Added tests with Mellanox - ConnectX5-2p100GE NICs in 2n-clx testbeds using VPP native rdma - driver. - - - **IPsec reconfiguration tests**: Added tests measuring the impact - of IPsec tunnels creations and removals. - - - **Load Balancer tests**: Added VPP performance tests for Maglev, - L3DSR (Direct Server Return), Layer 4 Load Balancing NAT Mode. + - CSIT test environment is versioned, see + :ref:`test_environment_versioning`. -#. TEST FRAMEWORK + - To identify performance changes due to VPP code changes from + v20.05.0 to v20.09.0, both have been tested in CSIT environment + ver. 5 and compared against each other. All substantial + progressions has been marked up with RCA analysis. See + :ref:`vpp_compare_current_vs_previous_release` and + :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. + + - **NAT44 tests**: Adapted existing and added new tests. + + - Refactored NAT44 deterministic mode (nat44det) tests to use separate + det44 vpp plugin and to use the same scheme of inside and outside + addresses and ports, as used in new NAT44 endpoint-dependent mode tests. - - **CSIT Python3 support**: Full migration of CSIT from Python2.7 to - Python3.6. This change includes library migration, PIP dependency - upgrade, CSIT container images, infrastructure packages - ugrade/installation. + - Added new NAT44 endpoint-depended mode uni-directional (nat44ed-udir) + tests that measure packet throughput in one direction with usage of TRex + in stateless mode. - - **CSIT PAPI support**: Finished conversion of CSIT VAT L1 keywords - to PAPI L1 KWs in CSIT using VPP Python bindings (VPP PAPI). - Redesign of key components of PAPI Socket Executor and PAPI - history. Due to issues with PAPI performance, VAT is still used - in CSIT for all VPP scale tests. See known issues below. + - Added new NAT44 endpoint-dependent mode CPS tests that measure + connections per second with usage of TRex in stateful mode. + NOTE: CPS measurement data will be added in two weeks. - - **Test Suite Generator**: Added capability to generate suites for - different drivers per NIC model including DPDK, AVF, RDMA. - Extended coverage for all tests. + - **IPSec async mode tests**: Added VPP performance tests for async crypto + engine. + + - **AMD 2n-zn2 testbed**: New physical testbed type installed in FD.io CSIT, + VPP performance data will be added in upcoming weeks. + +#. TEST FRAMEWORK + + - **TRex ASTF**: Added capability to run TRex in advanced stateful mode. + + - **CSIT PAPI support**: Due to issues with PAPI performance, VAT is + still used in CSIT for all VPP scale tests. See known issues below. - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing RF keywords optimizations, removal of redundant RF keywords and aligning of suite/test setup/teardowns. -#. TEST ENVIRONMENT - - - **TRex Fortville NIC Performance**: Received FVL fix from Intel - resolving TRex low throughput issue. TRex per FVL NIC throughput - increased from ~27 Mpps to the nominal ~37 Mpps. For detail see - `CSIT-1503 `_ and `TRex-519 - `_]. - - - **New Intel Xeon Cascadelake Testbeds**: Added performance tests - for 2-Node-Cascadelake (2n-clx) testbeds with x710, xxv710 and - cx556a-edat NIC cards. + - **Intel E810CQ 100G NIC**: Added configuration for Intel E810CQ 100G NIC. + No tests run for this NIC as it is not present in FD.io CSIT lab yet. #. PRESENTATION AND ANALYTICS LAYER - - **Graphs layout improvements**: Improved performance graphs layout - for better readibility and maintenance: test grouping, axis - labels, descriptions, other informative decoration. - - - **Latency graphs**: Min/Avg/Max group bar latency graphs are - replaced with packet latency percentile distributon at different - background packet loads based on TRex latency hdrhistogram - measurements. - -.. - // Alternative Note for 1st Bullet when bad microcode Skx, Clx results are published - - **Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: VPP performance - test data is included in this report version, but it shows lower - performance and behaviour inconsistency of these systems - following the upgrade of processor microcode packages (skx ucode - 0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c) as part of updating Ubuntu 18.04 - LTS kernel version. Tested VPP and DPDK applications (L3fwd) are - affected. Skx and Clx test data will be corrected in subsequent - maintenance report version(s) once the issue is resolved. See - :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. + - **Graphs improvements**: Added possibility to use Gbps on Y-axis in + Packet Throughput and Speedup Multi-Core graphs, added unidirectional + mode to the Latency graphs. .. raw:: latex @@ -130,72 +65,48 @@ Changes in |csit-release| Known Issues ------------ -List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: +List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: TODO: check +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | # | JiraID | Issue Description | +====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+ -| 1 | `CSIT-570 | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures on x520. DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue. | +| 1 | `CSIT-570 | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures on x520. DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue. | | | `_ | Suspected issue with HW combination of X710-X520 in LF testbeds. Not observed outside of LF testbeds. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 2 | `VPP-662 | 9000B packets not supported by NICs VIC1227 and VIC1387. | +| 2 | `VPP-662 | 9000B packets not supported by NICs VIC1227 and VIC1387. | | | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 3 | `CSIT-1498 | Memif tests are sporadically failing on initialization of memif connection. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 4 | `VPP-1677 | 9000B ip4 nat44: VPP crash + coredump. | -| | `_ | VPP crashes very often in case that NAT44 is configured and it has to process IP4 jumbo frames (9000B). | +| 3 | `CSIT-1763 | Adapt ramp-up phase of nat44 tests for different frame sizes. | +| | `_ | Currently ramp-up phase rate and duration values are correctly set for tests with 64B frame size. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 5 | `CSIT-1591 | All CSIT scale tests can not use PAPI due to much slower performance compared to VAT/CLI (it takes much | -| | `_ | longer to program VPP). This needs to be addressed on the PAPI side. | -| +-----------------------------------------+ | -| | `VPP-1763 | | -| | `_ | | +| 4 | `CSIT-1671 | All CSIT scale tests can not use PAPI due to much slower performance compared to VAT/CLI (it takes much | +| | `_ | longer to program VPP). This needs to be addressed on the PAPI side. | +| +-----------------------------------------+ The usual PAPI library spends too much time parsing arguments, so even with async processing (hundreds of | +| | `VPP-1763 | commands in flight over socket), the VPP configuration for large scale tests (millions of messages) takes | +| | `_ | too long. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 6 | `VPP-1675 | IPv4 IPSEC 9000B packet tests are failing as no packet is forwarded. | +| 5 | `VPP-1675 | IPv4 IPSEC 9000B packet tests are failing as no packet is forwarded. | | | `_ | Reason: chained buffers are not supported. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 7 | `CSIT-1593 | IPv4 AVF 9000B packet tests are failing on 3n-skx while passing on 2n-skx. | -| | `_ | | +| 6 | `VPP-1934 | [i40e] Interfaces are not brought up from carrier-down. | +| | `_ | In case of i40e -based interface (e.g Intel x700 series NIC) is bound to kernel driver (i40e) and is in | +| | | state "no-carrier" () because previously it was disabled via | +| | | "I40E_AQ_PHY_LINK_ENABLED" call, then VPP during initialization of AVF interface is not re-enabling | +| | | interface link via i40e driver to up. | +| | | CSIT implemented `workaround for AVF interface `_ until fixed. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 8 | `CSIT-1675 | Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds behaviour and performance became inconsistent following | -| | `_ | the upgrade to the latest Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel version (4.15.0-72-generic) and associated microcode | -| | | packages (skx ucode 0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c). VPP as well as DPDK L3fwd tests are affected. | +| 7 | `CSIT-1760 | All Mellanox / rdma driver tests are failing on LF testbed28 while successfully run on other LF testbeds. | +| | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 9 | `CSIT-1679 | All 2n-clx VPP ip4 tests with xxv710 and avf driver are failing. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 10 | `CSIT-1680 | Some 2n-clx cx556a rdma tests are failing. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 11 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Investigate high stdev of tests with VPP inside VM. | -| | `_ | | -| +-----------------------------------------+ | -| | `CSIT-1704 | | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 12 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of dot1q-l2xcbase progression. | -| | `_ | | -| +-----------------------------------------+ | -| | `CSIT-1705 | | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 13 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of avf-ip4scale regression. | -| | `_ | | -| +-----------------------------------------+ | -| | `CSIT-1706 | | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 14 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of progression in vhost-user tests with testpmd in VM. | -| | `_ | | -| +-----------------------------------------+ | -| | `CSIT-1707 | | -| | `_ | | + +Root Cause Analysis for Performance Changes +------------------------------------------- + +List of RCAs in |csit-release| for VPP performance changes: + +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 15 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause for avf-ip4base regression. | -| | `_ | | -| +-----------------------------------------+ | -| | `CSIT-1708 | | -| | `_ | | +| # | JiraID | Issue Description | ++====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+ +| 1 | | | +| | | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+