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authorMaciek Konstantynowicz <mkonstan@cisco.com>2017-04-20 22:42:01 +0100
committerPeter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com>2017-04-21 12:28:05 +0000
commit182e755776923c81b2e2138125728b592dabe27b (patch)
tree03ea3e56470a76f58b45b86489f8fa4ca1441b32 /docs/report/testpmd_performance_tests/overview.rst
parentaef6be686bfb1cdbf85d1fca0e5d28e43650ec0d (diff)
CSIT rls1704 report - update to handcraftec sections:
- introduction /overview /general_notes /csit_test_naming - vpp_performance_tests /overview /csit_release_notes /test_environment /documentation /xx_graphs - vpp_functional_tests /overview /csit_release_notes /documentation - testpmd_performance_tests /overview /csit_release_notes /test_environment /documentation /xx_graphs Change-Id: I10593d4155edc663ca07ae5cd29eb679c5f5d85f Signed-off-by: Maciek Konstantynowicz <mkonstan@cisco.com> (cherry picked from commit 5d294b7d4c501d971d67c4e3fe192a9dc504d76e)
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@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ tested NIC models include:
#. 2port40GE VIC1385 Cisco.
#. 2port40GE XL710 Intel.
-Detailed LF FD.io test bed specification and topology is described in
-`wiki CSIT LF testbed <https://wiki.fd.io/view/CSIT/CSIT_LF_testbed>`_.
+For detailed LF FD.io test bed specification and physical topology please refer to `LF FDio CSIT testbed wiki page <https://wiki.fd.io/view/CSIT/CSIT_LF_testbed>`_.
Performance Tests Coverage
--------------------------
@@ -71,6 +70,11 @@ CSIT |release| includes following performance test suites, listed per NIC type:
- **L2IntLoop** - L2 Interface Loop forwarding any Ethernet frames between
two Interfaces.
+- 2port40GE XL710 Intel
+
+ - **L2IntLoop** - L2 Interface Loop forwarding any Ethernet frames between
+ two Interfaces.
+
Execution of performance tests takes time, especially the throughput discovery
tests. Due to limited HW testbed resources available within FD.io labs hosted
by Linux Foundation, the number of tests for NICs other than X520 (a.k.a.
@@ -94,7 +98,6 @@ following Testpmd thread and core configurations:
#. 1t1c - 1 Testpmd pmd thread on 1 CPU physical core.
#. 2t2c - 2 Testpmd pmd threads on 2 CPU physical cores.
-#. 4t4c - 4 Testpmd pmd threads on 4 CPU physical cores.
Note that in many tests running Testpmd reaches tested NIC I/O bandwidth
or packets-per-second limit.