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=b4fc9de3c93aa4da1512ca6b6e3e1a9bfbbc76cc;hp=4c942e19a40ca4a93ca3c43a46b0b6b7a918e02a;hb=f6c04897464c868c034237729bfe738a95d43b25;hpb=5d294b7d4c501d971d67c4e3fe192a9dc504d76e;ds=sidebyside diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index 4c942e19a4..b4fc9de3c9 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -6,104 +6,123 @@ Changes in CSIT |release| #. 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 + - Further optimizations of VM and vhost-user test environment - Qemu virtio + queue size increased from default value of 256 to 1024. + - Addition of HW cryptodev devices - Intel QAT 8950 50G - in all three + LF FD.io physical testbeds. -#. Added tests +#. VPP performance test framework changes - - NICs + - Added VAT command history collection for every test case as part of teardown. - - Intel x710 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding, vhost-user) - - Cisco VIC1385 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding) - - Cisco VIC1227 (L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding) +#. Added VPP performance tests - - vhost-user tests with VM + - **CGNAT** - - 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 + - Carrier Grade Network Address Translation tests with varying number + of users and ports per user: 1u-15p, 10u-15p, 100u-15p, 1000u-15p, + 2000u-15p, 4000u-15p - with Intel x520 NIC. - - Tests with VxLAN + - **vhost-user tests with one VM** - - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC - - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with vhost-user, VM and Intel x520 - NIC + - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x710 NIC, Intel x520 NIC, + Intel xl710 NIC. + - VXLAN and L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC. + + - **vhost-user tests with two VMs service chain** + + - L2 cross-connect switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC, Intel xl710 NIC. + - L2 Bridge Domain switched-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC, Intel xl710 NIC. + - IPv4 routed-forwarding with Intel x520 NIC, Intel xl710 NIC. + + - **IPSec encryption with** + + - AES-GCM, CBC-SHA1 ciphers, in combination with IPv4 routed-forwarding + with Intel xl710 NIC. + - CBC-SHA1 ciphers, in combination with LISP-GPE overlay tunneling for + IPv4-over-IPv4 with Intel xl710 NIC. Performance Improvements ------------------------ -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. +Some performance improvements in measured packet throughput have been observed +in a number of CSIT |release| tests listed below. Relative improvements are +calculated against the test results in CSIT rls1701 report. VPP-16.09 and +VPP-17.01 numbers are provided for reference. NDR Throughput ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Non-Drop Rate Throughput discovery tests: -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | Relative Improvement | -+===================+=================================================================+===========+=================+======================+ -| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.4 Mpps | 12.7 Mpps | 35% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2XC | 10ge2p1xl710: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 9.5 Mpps | 12.2..12.4 Mpps | 28..30% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.4 Mpps | 8.8..9.0 Mpps | 19..23% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 7.5 Mpps | 8.8..9.0 Mpps | 17..20% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-ndrdisc | 5.4 Mpps | 6.5 Mpps | 20% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.5 Mpps | 2.8..3.2 Mpps | 460..540% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-ndrdisc | 7.8 Mpps | 10.4..10.6 Mpps | 33..36% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.4 Mpps | 2.7..2.8 Mpps | 575..600% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 8.7 Mpps | 9.7 Mpps | 12% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 7.1 Mpps | 8.3..8.5 Mpps | 17..20% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 Mpps | 7.6..7.8 Mpps | 10..13% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-ndrdisc | 0.3 Mpps | 2.6 Mpps | 767% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-ndrdisc | 3.0 Mpps | 7.3..7.7 Mpps | 143..157% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 | +| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change | ++===================+=================================================================+============+===========+===========+=================+ +| 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 | 8.1 | 11% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ 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 | Relative Improvement | -+===================+=================================================================+===========+=================+======================+ -| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 9.4 Mpps | 12.7..12.9 Mpps | 35..37% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.4 Mpps | 8.8..9.1 Mpps | 19..23% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.5 Mpps | 8.8..9.0 Mpps | 17..20% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 5.4 Mpps | 6.5 Mpps | 20% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.6 Mpps | 3.2..3.3 Mpps | 23..26% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-pdrdisc | 7.8 Mpps | 10.6 Mpps | 36% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.1 Mpps | 2.9 Mpps | 38% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 8.7 Mpps | 9.7 Mpps | 11% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 Mpps | 8.3..8.5 Mpps | 17..20% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.0 Mpps | 2.7 Mpps | 35% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 | +| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change | ++===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=================+ +| L2XC | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 6% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| L2XC dot1ad | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1ad-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 6% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| L2XC dot1q | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-dot1q-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 8% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| L2XC VxLAN | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4vxlan-l2xcbase-pdrdisc | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| L2XC-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2xcbase-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| L2BD | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-pdrdisc | 7.8 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 5% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| L2BD-vhost-VM | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 10% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv4 | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 9% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv4 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 11% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv4 vhost | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhost-1vm-pdrdisc | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 19% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-pdrdisc | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 11% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ Measured improvements are in line with VPP code optimizations listed in -`VPP-17.01 release notes -`_. +`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 @@ -124,85 +143,88 @@ NDR Throughput Non-Drop Rate Throughput discovery tests: -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | Relative Change | -+===================+=================================================================+===========+=================+======================+ -| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-ndrdisc | 8.5 Mpps | 9.0 Mpps | 6% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-ndrdisc | 8.5 Mpps | 9.0..9.2 Mpps | 6..8% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-ndrdisc | 8.5 Mpps | 7.8..8.1 Mpps | -8..-5% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 Mpps | 7.4..7.6 Mpps | 7..10% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 4.4 Mpps | 4.8 Mpps | 9% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 6.1 Mpps | 6.1..6.5 Mpps | 0..7% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-ndrdisc | 6.5 Mpps | 5.3..5.7 Mpps | -18..-12% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-ndrdisc | 6.9 Mpps | 6.5 Mpps | -6% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-ndrdisc | 5.3 Mpps | 4.2 Mpps | -21% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.5 Mpps | 6.1..6.5 Mpps | -6..0% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 | +| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change | ++===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=================+ +| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 4% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-ndrdisc | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 4% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-ndrdisc | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 15% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-ndrdisc | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 13% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-ndrdisc | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-ndrdisc | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-ndrdisc | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 10% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-ndrdisc | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 13% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ 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 | Relative Change | -+===================+=================================================================+===========+=================+======================+ -| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-pdrdisc | 8.5 Mpps | 9.0 Mpps | 6% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-pdrdisc | 8.5 Mpps | 9.0..9.2 Mpps | 6..8% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-pdrdisc | 8.3 Mpps | 8.1 Mpps | -2% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 Mpps | 7.6..7.8 Mpps | 7..10% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 Mpps | 7.4..7.6 Mpps | 4..7% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 4.6 Mpps | 4.8 Mpps | 9% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv6 | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-pdrdisc | 7.7 Mpps | 7.3..7.7 Mpps | -5..0% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 6.1 Mpps | 6.1..6.5 Mpps | 0..7% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-pdrdisc | 6.9 Mpps | 5.3..5.7 Mpps | -23..-17% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-pdrdisc | 6.9 Mpps | 6.5 Mpps | -6% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-pdrdisc | 5.3 Mpps | 4.2 Mpps | -21% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ -| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 6.5 Mpps | 6.1..6.5 Mpps | -6..0% | -+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------+----------------------+ ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| VPP Functionality | Test Name | VPP-16.09 | VPP-17.01 | VPP-17.04 | 17.01 to 17.04 | +| | | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | [Mpps] | Relative Change | ++===================+=================================================================+===========+===========+===========+=================+ +| IPv4 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale200k-pdrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv4 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale20k-pdrdisc | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv4 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4scale2m-pdrdisc | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 2% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv4 Policer | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-ipolicemarkbase-pdrdisc | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv4 LISP | 10ge2p1x520: 64B-1t1c-ethip4lispip4-ip4base-pdrdisc | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 15% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv6 COP | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-copwhtlistbase-pdrdisc | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 13% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv6 FIB 200k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale200k-pdrdisc | 6.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv6 FIB 20k | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale20k-pdrdisc | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv6 FIB 2M | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6scale2m-pdrdisc | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 10% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ +| IPv6 iAcl | 10ge2p1x520: 78B-1t1c-ethip6-ip6base-iacldstbase-pdrdisc | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 13% | ++-------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+ Known Issues ------------ Here is the list of known issues in CSIT |release| for VPP performance tests: -+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| # | 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. | -+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 2 | Vic1385 and Vic1227 NICs jumbo frames test | Suspected issue with VIC DPDK drivers that do not support jumbo | -| | failures (9000B) | frames (dropped rx-miss). Observed frequency: 100%. | -+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 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. | | -+---+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ ++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| # | Issue | Jira ID | Description | ++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 1 | NDR discovery test failures 1518B frame size | VPP-663 | VPP reporting errors: dpdk-input Rx ip checksum errors. | +| | for ip4scale200k, ip4scale2m scale IPv4 routed- | | Observed frequency: all test runs. | +| | forwarding tests. ip4scale20k tests are fine. | | | ++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 2 | VAT API timeouts during ip6scale2m scale IPv6 | VPP-712 | Needs fixing VPP VAT API timeouts for large volume of IPv6 | +| | routed-forwarding tests when volume adding IPv6 | | routes. | +| | routes - 2M in this case. ip6scale2kk works. | | | ++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 3 | Vic1385 and Vic1227 low performance | VPP-664 | Low NDR performance. | +| | | | | ++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 4 | Sporadic NDR discovery test failures on x520 | CSIT-750 | Suspected issue with HW settings (BIOS, FW) in LF | +| | | | infrastructure. Issue can't be replicated outside LF. | ++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 5 | VPP in 2t2c setups - large variation | CSIT-568 | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR | +| | of discovered NDR throughput values across | | throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs, x520 NICs are fine. | +| | multiple test runs with xl710 and x710 NICs. | | | ++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 6 | Lower than expected NDR and PDR throughput with | CSIT-569 | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR and | +| | xl710 and x710 NICs, compared to x520 NICs. | | PDR throughput. Applies to XL710 and X710 NICs. | ++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+