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=a96a4f42879d3cf85ec2646c06c296983756748c;hp=193f685d10e63673e3f9655a2dd1cab69f53e0dd;hb=a8c3f441fa595311f60bcc634a2720f204ced733;hpb=02f2a2176ec92efdf63399fb7dba1eb586465f38 diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index 193f685d10..a96a4f4287 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -1,209 +1,73 @@ -CSIT Release Notes -================== - -Changes in CSIT |release| - to be updated -------------------------- - -#. VPP performance test environment changes - - - further VM and vhost-user test environment optimizations - Qemu virtio queue size increased from default value of 256 to 1024 - - addition of HW cryptodev devices in all three LF FD.io physical testbeds - -#. Added tests (to be updated) - - - NICs - - - Intel x710 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding, vhost-user) - - Cisco VIC1385 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding) - - Cisco VIC1227 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding) - - - vhost-user tests with VM - - - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x710 NIC - - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with VxLAN and Intel x520 NIC - - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel xl710 NIC - - - Tests with VxLAN - - - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC - - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with vhost-user, VM and Intel x520 - NIC - -Performance Improvements - to be updated ------------------------- - -Substantial improvements in measured packet throughput, with relative increase -of double-digit percentage points, have been observed in a number of CSIT -|release| tests listed below. Relative improvements are calculated against the -test results in CSIT rls1701 report. - -NDR Throughput -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -Non-Drop Rate Throughput discovery tests: - -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------------------------+ -| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 | -| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Improvement | -+===================+=================================================================+============+===========+===========+================+ -| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 6% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ -| L2XC | 10ge2p1xl710: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.5 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 2% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ -| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 6% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ -| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 5% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ -| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ -| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 14% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ -| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-ndrdisc | 7.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 4% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ -| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 26% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ -| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 9% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ -| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ -| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ -| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 19% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ -| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-ndrdisc | 3.0 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 16% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+ - -PDR Throughput -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -Partial Drop Rate thoughput discovery tests with packet Loss Tolerance of 0.5%: - -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------------------------+ -| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | Relative | -| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Improvement | -+===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=============+ -| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.4 | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-pdrdisc | 7.8 | 10.6 | 11.1 | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ - -Measured improvements are in line with VPP code optimizations listed in -`VPP-17.04 release notes -`_. - -Additionally, vhost-VM performance improvements are due to both VPP code -optimizations as well as due to the FD.io CSIT Linux KVM test environment -optimizations for vhost-VM tests - see section "2.1.7. Methodology: KVM VM -vhost". - - -Other Performance Changes - to be updated -------------------------- - -Other changes in measured packet throughput, with either minor relative -increase or decrease, have been observed in a number of CSIT |release| tests -listed below. Relative changes are calculated against the test results in CSIT -rls1701 report. - -NDR Throughput -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -Non-Drop Rate Throughput discovery tests: - -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------------------------+ -| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | Relative | -| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Change | -+===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=============+ -| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 7.8 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 7.4 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 4.4 | 4.8 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 6.1 | 6.1 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-ndrdisc | 6.5 | 5.3 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 6.5 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-ndrdisc | 5.3 | 4.2 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.5 | 6.1 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ - -PDR Throughput -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -Partial Drop Rate thoughput discovery tests with packet Loss Tolerance of 0.5%: - -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------------------------+ -| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | Relative | -| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Change | -+===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=============+ -| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-pdrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-pdrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-pdrdisc | 8.3 | 8.1 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 7.6 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 7.4 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 4.6 | 4.8 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-pdrdisc | 7.7 | 7.3 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 6.1 | 6.1 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-pdrdisc | 6.9 | 5.3 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-pdrdisc | 6.9 | 6.5 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-pdrdisc | 5.3 | 4.2 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ -| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 6.5 | 6.1 | | % | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+ - -Known Issues - to be updated ------------- - -Here is the list of known issues in CSIT |release| for VPP performance tests: (to be updated) - -+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| # | Issue | Description | -+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 1 | Sporadic IPv4 routed-forwarding NDR discovery | Suspected issue with DPDK IPv4 checksum calculation. | -| | test failures for 1518B frame size | Observed frequency: sporadic, ca. 20% to 30% of test runs. | -+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 3 | Vic1385 and Vic1227 performance | Low performance of NDR results. Big difference between NDR and | -| | | PDR. . | -+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 4 | Sporadic NDR discovery test failures on x520 | Suspected issue with HW settings (BIOS, FW) in LF | -| | | infrastructure. Issue can't be replicated outside LF. | -+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 5 | Non-repeatible zig-zagging NDR throughput | Suspected NIC driver issue in multi-thread multi-core operation | -| | results for multi-thread multi-core tests | affectin NDR throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs tested. | -| | - 2t2c, 4t4c - for some tested NICs. | | -+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ - +Release Notes +============= + +Changes in |csit-release| +------------------------- + +#. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS + + - **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. See updated + :ref:`test_methodology` section for more details. + +#. TEST FRAMEWORK + + - **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**: 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 + for better readibility and maintenance: test grouping, axis + labels, descriptions, other informative decoration. + +#. MISCELLANEOUS + + - **2n-dnv Tests (3rd Party)**: Published performance tests for 2n- + dnv (2-Node Atom Denverton) from 3rd party testbeds running FD.io + |csit-release| automated testing code. + Only graphs for Packet Throughput and Speedup Multi-core and not + for Packet Latency were published as there are no results for Packet + Latency available. + +.. raw:: latex + + \clearpage + +.. _vpp_known_issues: + +Known Issues +------------ + +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 | `CSIT-???? | IPSecHW interface AES-128-CBC tests failing due to traffic not passing. | +| | `_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+