#. **VPP - Performance** - VPP benchmarking tests are executed in physical
FD.io testbeds, focusing on VPP network data plane performance at this stage,
both for Phy-to-Phy (NIC-to-NIC) and Phy-to-VM-to-Phy (NIC-to-VM-to-NIC)
- forwarding topologies. Tested across a range of NICs, 10GE and 40GE
+ forwarding topologies. Tested across a range of NICs, 10GE, 25GE and 40GE
interfaces, range of multi-thread and multi-core configurations. VPP
application runs in host user-mode. TRex is used as a traffic generator.
the NICs and physical interfaces. Tests are used as a baseline to
profile performance of the DPDK sub-system. DPDK tests are executed in
physical FD.io testbeds, focusing on Testpmd/L3FWD data plane performance for
- Phy-to-Phy (NIC-to-NIC). Tests cover a range of NICs, 10GE and 40GE
+ Phy-to-Phy (NIC-to-NIC). Tested across a range of NICs, 10GE, 25GE and 40GE
interfaces, range of multi-thread and multi-core configurations.
Testpmd/L3FWD application runs in host user-mode. TRex is used as a traffic
generator.
suites is available in CSIT branch |release| in the directory
:file:`./tests/<name_of_the_test_suite>`. A local copy of CSIT source code
can be obtained by cloning CSIT git repository - :command:`git clone
-https://gerrit.fd.io/r/csit`. The CSIT testing virtual environment can be run
-on a local computer workstation (laptop, server) using Vagrant by following
-the instructions in `CSIT tutorials
-<https://wiki.fd.io/view/CSIT#Tutorials>`_.
+https://gerrit.fd.io/r/csit`.
| | on x520. | | with HW combination of X710-X520 in LF testbeds. Not observed |
| | | | outside of LF testbeds. |
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-| 2 | Lower than expected NDR throughput of DPDK | CSIT-571 | Suspected NIC firmware or DPDK driver issue affecting NDR and |
-| | testpmd and VPP L2 path NDR throughput with | | PDR throughput on XL710 and X710 NICs. |
-| | xl710 and x710 NICs, compared to x520 NICs. | | |
+| 2 | High failure rate of api call | VPP-1361 | Failure rate: 30-40% of tests failing due to interfaces not |
+| | sw_interface_set_flags [admin-up|link-up] | | in link-up state after API call sw_interface_set_flags. |
+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 3 | Tagged Ethernet dot1q and dot1ad L2 path | CSIT-1066 | Tagged Ethernet dot1q and dot1ad L2 path throughput regression: |
-| | throughput regression. | | NDR -2%..-5%, PDR -2%..-6%, MRR. Affects l2xc and l2bd |
-| | | | performance tests. |
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 4 | IPSec (software, no QAT HW) throughput | CSIT-1064 | IPSec throughput regression: NDR -3%..-8%, PDR -2%..-8%, MRR |
-| | regression. | | -3%..-7%. Affects IPSec SW tests, QAT HW tests not affected. |
+| 3 | Scale IPSecHW Interface mode throughput | CSIT-1234 | IPSec throughput regression: NDR -28%..-31%, PDR -28%..-31%, |
+| | regression. | | MRR -40%. Affects IPSec HW Scale 1000tnl tests with Int mode. |
+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+