report: Updated vpp performance tests release notes 06/27906/2
authorMaciek Konstantynowicz <mkonstan@cisco.com>
Tue, 14 Jul 2020 10:09:14 +0000 (12:09 +0200)
committerTibor Frank <tifrank@cisco.com>
Tue, 14 Jul 2020 10:43:29 +0000 (10:43 +0000)
Change-Id: I1028f4fc9d0f38d70ba8b838a66f74274e534a40
Signed-off-by: Maciek Konstantynowicz <mkonstan@cisco.com>
docs/report/introduction/test_environment_intro.rst
docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst

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@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Test Environment
 ================
 
+.. _test_environment_versioning:
+
 Environment Versioning
 ----------------------
 
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ Following is the list of CSIT versions to date:
 To identify performance changes due to VPP code development 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 and
-regressions have been marked up with RCA analysis.
+regressions have been marked up with RCA analysis. See
 :ref:`vpp_throughput_comparisons` and :ref:`vpp_known_issues`.
 
 CSIT environment ver. 4 has been evaluated against the ver. 2 by
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@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
 
 #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS
 
-   - CSIT test environment is now versioned, with ver. 1 associated
-     with CSIT rls1908 git branch as of 2019-08-21, and ver. 2
-     associated with CSIT rls2001 and master git branches as of
-     2020-03-27.
+   - 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. 2 and compared against each other. All substantial
+     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`.
@@ -47,67 +45,75 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests:
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | #  | JiraID                                  | Issue Description                                                                                         |
 +====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+
-|  | `CSIT-570                               | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures on x520. DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue.   |
+|  1 | `CSIT-570                               | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures on x520. DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue.   |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-570>`_  | Suspected issue with HW combination of X710-X520 in LF testbeds. Not observed outside of LF testbeds.     |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-|  | `VPP-662                                | 9000B packets not supported by NICs VIC1227 and VIC1387.                                                  |
+|  2 | `VPP-662                                | 9000B packets not supported by NICs VIC1227 and VIC1387.                                                  |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-662>`_   |                                                                                                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 3  | `CSIT-1498                              | Memif tests are sporadically failing on initialization of memif connection.                               |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1498>`_ |                                                                                                           |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 4  | `VPP-1677                               | 9000B ip4 nat44: VPP crash + coredump.                                                                    |
+|  3 | `VPP-1677                               | 9000B ip4 nat44: VPP crash + coredump.                                                                    |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1677>`_  | VPP crashes very often in case that NAT44 is configured and it has to process IP4 jumbo frames (9000B).   |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-|  | `CSIT-1591                              | All CSIT scale tests can not use PAPI due to much slower performance compared to VAT/CLI (it takes much   |
+|  4 | `CSIT-1591                              | All CSIT scale tests can not use PAPI due to much slower performance compared to VAT/CLI (it takes much   |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1499>`_ | longer to program VPP). This needs to be addressed on the PAPI side.                                      |
 |    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
 |    | `VPP-1763                               |                                                                                                           |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1763>`_  |                                                                                                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-|  | `VPP-1675                               | IPv4 IPSEC 9000B packet tests are failing as no packet is forwarded.                                      |
+|  5 | `VPP-1675                               | IPv4 IPSEC 9000B packet tests are failing as no packet is forwarded.                                      |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1675>`_  | Reason: chained buffers are not supported.                                                                |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-|  | `CSIT-1593                              | IPv4 AVF 9000B packet tests are failing on 3n-skx while passing on 2n-skx.                                |
+|  6 | `CSIT-1593                              | IPv4 AVF 9000B packet tests are failing on 3n-skx while passing on 2n-skx.                                |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1593>`_ |                                                                                                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 8  | `CSIT-1675                              | Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds behaviour and performance became inconsistent following     |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1675>`_ | the upgrade to the latest Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel version (4.15.0-72-generic) and associated microcode    |
-|    |                                         | packages (skx ucode 0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c). VPP as well as DPDK L3fwd tests are affected.        |
-+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 9  | `CSIT-1679                              | All 2n-clx VPP ip4 tests with xxv710 and avf driver are failing.                                          |
+|  7 | `CSIT-1679                              | All 2n-clx VPP ip4 tests with xxv710 and avf driver are failing.                                          |
 |    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1679>`_ |                                                                                                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 10 | `CSIT-1680                              | Some 2n-clx cx556a rdma tests are failing.                                                                |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1680>`_ |                                                                                                           |
+
+Root Cause Analysis for Performance Changes
+-------------------------------------------
+
+List of RCAs in |csit-release| for VPP performance changes:
+
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 11 | `CSIT-1699                              | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Investigate high stdev of tests with VPP inside VM.                    |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ |                                                                                                           |
-|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
-|    | `CSIT-1704                              |                                                                                                           |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1704>`_ |                                                                                                           |
+| #  | JiraID                                  | Issue Description                                                                                         |
++====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+
+|  1 | `CSIT-1731                              | Confirm the cause for ip4scale -rnd regressions.                                                          |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1731>`_ |                                                                                                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 12 | `CSIT-1699                              | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of dot1q-l2xcbase progression.                          |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ |                                                                                                           |
-|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
-|    | `CSIT-1705                              |                                                                                                           |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1705>`_ |                                                                                                           |
+|  2 | `CSIT-1735                              | Identify cause of ethip6-ip6scale2m progression.                                                          |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1735>`_ |                                                                                                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 13 | `CSIT-1699                              | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of avf-ip4scale regression.                             |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ |                                                                                                           |
-|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
-|    | `CSIT-1706                              |                                                                                                           |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1706>`_ |                                                                                                           |
+|  3 | `CSIT-1738                              | Identify cause for vppl2xc CSIT progressions.                                                             |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1738>`_ |                                                                                                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 14 | `CSIT-1699                              | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of progression in vhost-user tests with testpmd in VM.  |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ |                                                                                                           |
-|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
-|    | `CSIT-1707                              |                                                                                                           |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1707>`_ |                                                                                                           |
+|  4 | `CSIT-1739                              | Identify cause of ACL regressions.                                                                        |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1739>`_ |                                                                                                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 15 | `CSIT-1699                              | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause for avf-ip4base regression.                             |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ |                                                                                                           |
-|    +-----------------------------------------+                                                                                                           |
-|    | `CSIT-1708                              |                                                                                                           |
-|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1708>`_ |                                                                                                           |
+|  5 | `CSIT-1740                              | Identify cause for avf-eth-l2xcbase CSIT progression.                                                     |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1740>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  6 | `CSIT-1741                              | Identify cause for vppl2xc VPP regressions.                                                               |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1741>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  7 | `CSIT-1742                              | Identify cause of ipsec CSIT regression.                                                                  |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1742>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  8 | `CSIT-1744                              | Identify cause of memif VPP progression.                                                                  |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1744>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|  9 | `CSIT-1745                              | Verify cause of l2bdscale10kmaclrn VPP progression.                                                       |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1745>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 10 | `CSIT-1746                              | Identify cause for avf-dot1q-ip6base VPP progression.                                                     |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1746>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 11 | `CSIT-1747                              | Identify cause of ip4base-nat44 VPP progression.                                                          |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1747>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 12 | `CSIT-1748                              | Identify cause of aes128cbc-hmac512sha VPP progression.                                                   |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1748>`_ |                                                                                                           |
 +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 13 | `CSIT-1749                              | Identify cause for l2bdbasemaclrn VPP progression in tests with dpdk app in VM.                           |
+|    | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1749>`_ |                                                                                                           |
++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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