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=a0777918dab821374b22756600aa76c87436bb9b;hp=b9986dd279b3961b2abb100f6fadf4881486f3e2;hb=f85930d7b1e3cda191a2e60cbc4e64d93c5fd139;hpb=6e9cac0ad9f995c865a0f570a64ca19ce4030ab4 diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index b9986dd279..a0777918da 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. _vpp_performance_tests_release_notes: + Release Notes ============= @@ -9,33 +11,26 @@ Changes in |csit-release| - CSIT test environment is versioned, see :ref:`test_environment_versioning`. - - **GENEVE tests**: Added VPP performance tests for GENEVE tunnels. - - - See :ref:`geneve_methodology` for more details. - - - **NAT44 tests**: Added new test type, pure throughput tests. - They are similar to PPS tests, but they employ ramp-up trials - to ensure all sessions are created (and not timing out) - for performance trials. + - **Upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS**: Reinstall base operating system to + Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS. Upgrade includes also baseline Docker + containers used for spawning topology. - - **Jumbo for ipsec**: Test cases with 9000 byte frames are re-enabled - in ipsec suites. + - Initial test data for Intel Xeon Ice Lake platforms. Current + CSIT-2106 report data for Intel Xeon Ice Lake comes from an + external source (Intel labs running CSIT code on 8360Y D Stepping + and 6338N processors). For detail about the physical setup + see :ref:`tested_physical_topologies`. Tested VPP and CSIT + versions are pre-release, VPP 21.06-rc0~779-gd640ae52f. - - **Randomized profiles**: Improved repeatability and cycle length. - For details, see :ref:`packet_flow_ordering`. + - **AF_XDP**: Added af_xdp driver testing for all testcases. - - **Arm 2n-tx2 testbed**: New physical testbed type installed in - FD.io CSIT, with VPP and DPDK performance data added to CSIT - trending and this report. + - **GTPU tunnel**: Added GTPU HW Offload IPv4 routing tests. - - **Framework speedup**: Shortened overall test job duration - by using a different test selection mechanism (using --test - instead of --include) and by avoiding unnecessary PAPI reconnects. + - **Telemetry retouch**: Redesign telemetry retrieval from DUT. + Include VPP perfmon plugin telemetry. #. TEST FRAMEWORK - - **TRex ASTF**: Improved 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. @@ -61,28 +56,18 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | # | JiraID | Issue Description | +====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+ -| 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. | -| | `_ | | +| 1 | `CSIT-1782 | Multicore AVF tests are failing when trying to create interface. | +| | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 3 | `CSIT-1763 | Adapt ramp-up phase of nat44 tests for different frame sizes. | +| 2 | `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. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 4 | `CSIT-1671 | All CSIT scale tests can not use PAPI due to much slower performance compared to VAT/CLI (it takes much | +| 3 | `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. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 5 | `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. | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Root Cause Analysis for Performance Changes ------------------------------------------- @@ -93,5 +78,5 @@ List of RCAs in |csit-release| for VPP performance changes: | # | JiraID | Issue Description | +====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+ | 1 | `VPP-1972 | One VPP change has decreased performance of NAT44ed processing, both slow path and fast path. | -| | ` | | +| | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+