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=c279f1091dd4323f5affa479f1e683509909a4d5;hp=949419d393e63fbca66ee5798d871b4018bfb287;hb=60b531215d36e2402b1b6c768bd4fd4d4b210fd0;hpb=99f4ec11d4daca69501b7f6aa4aeffa61f29062a diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index 949419d393..c279f1091d 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -9,12 +9,9 @@ Changes in |csit-release| - CSIT test environment is versioned, see :ref:`test_environment_versioning`. - - 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`. + - **GENEVE tests**: Added VPP performance tests for GENEVE tunnels. + + - See :ref:`geneve_methodology` for more details. - **NAT44 tests**: Adapted existing and added new tests. @@ -28,33 +25,38 @@ Changes in |csit-release| - 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. + UPD packet size is 64 bytes. Size of TCP control packets + is not configurable, please ignore the -64b- part of test names. + + - Added new NAT44 endpoint-dependent mode PPS tests that measure + packets per second (control and data together) with usage of TRex + in stateful mode. UPD packet size is 64 bytes. Size of TCP + data packets is governed by the default MSS value, so most data packets + are 1460 bytes long, please ignore the -64b- part of test names. + + - See :ref:`nat44_methodology` for more details. - **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. + - **AMD 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. #. TEST FRAMEWORK - - **TRex ASTF**: Added capability to run TRex in advanced stateful mode. + - **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. - - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing RF keywords optimizations, - removal of redundant RF keywords and aligning of suite/test - setup/teardowns. - - - **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. + - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing code optimizations, + speed ups and bug fixes. #. PRESENTATION AND ANALYTICS LAYER - - **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. + - **Graphs improvements**: Updated Packet Latency graphs, + see :ref:`latency_methodology`. .. raw:: latex @@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ Changes in |csit-release| Known Issues ------------ -List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: TODO: check +List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | # | JiraID | Issue Description | @@ -85,19 +87,16 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: TODO: check | | `VPP-1763 | commands in flight over socket), the VPP configuration for large scale tests (millions of messages) takes | | | `_ | too long. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 5 | `VPP-1675 | IPv4 IPSEC 9000B packet tests are failing as no packet is forwarded. | -| | `_ | Reason: chained buffers are not supported. | +| 5 | `CSIT-1771 | IPv4 IPSEC 9000B packet tests had been failing when chained buffers were not supported. | +| | `_ | This has been fixed on VPP side, but CSIT still needs to re-enable jumbo tests. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 | +| | `_ | 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. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 7 | `CSIT-1760 | All Mellanox / rdma driver tests are failing on LF testbed28 while successfully run on other LF testbeds. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Root Cause Analysis for Performance Changes -------------------------------------------