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=eff392d9fab76c59d392cdb940cbe8c9afd52a27;hp=47e1f410c0545dd78d9d2ada71c49bc2e1ba23db;hb=2a5ecb6c130109828210eb7135a8fa4d6a0f2c80;hpb=0c97a55b6e70752ddc538c4166f498efabf802c0 diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index 47e1f410c0..eff392d9fa 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -9,27 +9,49 @@ Changes in |csit-release| - CSIT test environment is versioned, see :ref:`test_environment_versioning`. - - To identify performance changes due to VPP code changes from - v20.01.0 to v20.05.0, both have been tested in CSIT environment - ver. 4 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. + + + - **GSO tests**: Added VPP performance tests for GSOtap and GSOvirtio. + All tested topologies are compared with GSO enabled and disabled. + In |csit-release| there is only 1t1c tests running. + See :ref:`gso_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. + + - **Jumbo for ipsec**: Test cases with 9000 byte frames are re-enabled + in ipsec suites. + + - **Randomized profiles**: Improved repeatability and cycle length. + For details, see :ref:`packet_flow_ordering`. + + - **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. + + - **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. #. 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. - - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing RF keywords optimizations, - removal of redundant RF keywords and aligning of suite/test - setup/teardowns. + - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing code optimizations, + speed ups and bug fixes. #. PRESENTATION AND ANALYTICS LAYER - - **Graphs layout improvements**: Improved performance graphs layout - for better readibility and maintenance: test grouping, axis - labels, descriptions, other informative decoration. + - **Graphs improvements**: Updated Packet Latency graphs, + see :ref:`latency_methodology`. .. raw:: latex @@ -51,23 +73,21 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: | 2 | `VPP-662 | 9000B packets not supported by NICs VIC1227 and VIC1387. | | | `_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 3 | `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). | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 4 | `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 | | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 5 | `VPP-1675 | IPv4 IPSEC 9000B packet tests are failing as no packet is forwarded. | -| | `_ | Reason: chained buffers are not supported. | +| 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. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 6 | `CSIT-1593 | IPv4 AVF 9000B packet tests are failing on 3n-skx while passing on 2n-skx. | -| | `_ | | +| 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. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 7 | `CSIT-1679 | All 2n-clx VPP ip4 tests with xxv710 and avf driver are failing. | -| | `_ | | +| 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 @@ -78,42 +98,6 @@ List of RCAs in |csit-release| for VPP performance changes: +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | # | JiraID | Issue Description | +====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+ -| 1 | `CSIT-1731 | Confirm the cause for ip4scale -rnd regressions. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 2 | `CSIT-1735 | Identify cause of ethip6-ip6scale2m progression. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 3 | `CSIT-1738 | Identify cause for vppl2xc CSIT progressions. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 4 | `CSIT-1739 | Identify cause of ACL regressions. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 5 | `CSIT-1740 | Identify cause for avf-eth-l2xcbase CSIT progression. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 6 | `CSIT-1741 | Identify cause for vppl2xc VPP regressions. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 7 | `CSIT-1742 | Identify cause of ipsec CSIT regression. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 8 | `CSIT-1744 | Identify cause of memif VPP progression. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 9 | `CSIT-1745 | Verify cause of l2bdscale10kmaclrn VPP progression. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 10 | `CSIT-1746 | Identify cause for avf-dot1q-ip6base VPP progression. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 11 | `CSIT-1747 | Identify cause of ip4base-nat44 VPP progression. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 12 | `CSIT-1748 | Identify cause of aes128cbc-hmac512sha VPP progression. | -| | `_ | | +| 1 | `VPP-1972 | One VPP change has decreased performance of NAT44ed processing, both slow path and fast path. | +| | ` | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 13 | `CSIT-1749 | Identify cause for l2bdbasemaclrn VPP progression in tests with dpdk app in VM. | -| | `_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ \ No newline at end of file