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-CSIT Release Notes
-==================
-
-Changes in CSIT |release|
--------------------------
-
-#. **VPP performance tests**
-
- - *MRR tests* - New Maximum Receive Rate tests measure the packet
- forwarding rate under the maximum load offered by traffic
- generator over a set trial duration, regardless of packet loss.
- MRR tests are used for continuous performance trending and for
- comparison between releases.
-
- - *Service Chaining with SRv6* - New SRv6 (Segment Routing IPv6) proxy
- tests measure performance of SRv6 Endpoint fronting SR-unaware
- appliance via masquerading (End.AM), dynamic proxy (End.AD) or
- static proxy (End.AS) SR functions.
-
-#. **Presentation and Analytics Layer**
-
- - *Performance trending* - Added continuous performance trending and
- analysis. New Performance Trending and Performance Analysis jobs
- executed regular throughput tests, with results being subsequently
- analysed and trend and anomalies summarized and presented in VPP
- Performance Dashboard and trendline graphs.
-
-#. **Test Framework Optimizations**
-
- - *Performance tests efficiency* - Qemu build/install optimizations,
- warmup phase handling, vpp restart handling. Resulted in improved
- stability and reduced total execution time by 30% for single pkt
- size e.g. 64B/78B.
-
- - *General code housekeeping* - ongoing RF keywords optimizations,
- removal of redundant RF keywords.
-
-Performance Changes
--------------------
-
-Relative performance changes in measured packet throughput in CSIT
-|release| are calculated against the results from CSIT |release-1|
-report. Listed mean and standard deviation values are computed based on
-a series of the same tests executed against respective VPP releases to
-verify test results repeatibility, with percentage change calculated for
-mean values. Note that the standard deviation is quite high for a small
-number of packet throughput tests, what indicates poor test results
-repeatability and makes the relative change of mean throughput value not
-fully representative for these tests. The root causes behind poor
-results repeatibility vary between the test cases.
-
-NDR Changes
-~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-NDR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a
-CSV and pretty ASCII formats:
-
- - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-1t1c-full.csv>`_,
- - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-2t2c-full.csv>`_,
- - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-1t1c-full.txt>`_,
- - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-2t2c-full.txt>`_.
-
-.. note::
-
- Test results have been generated by
- `FD.io test executor vpp performance jobs`_ with Robot Framework result
- files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_.
-
-PDR Changes
-~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-NDR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a
-CSV and pretty ASCII formats:
-
- - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-1t1c-full.csv>`_,
- - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-2t2c-full.csv>`_,
- - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-1t1c-full.txt>`_,
- - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-2t2c-full.txt>`_.
-
-.. note::
-
- Test results have been generated by
- `FD.io test executor vpp performance jobs`_ with Robot Framework result
- files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_.
-
-MRR Changes
-~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-MRR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a
-CSV and pretty ASCII formats:
-
- - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-1t1c-full.csv>`_,
- - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-2t2c-full.csv>`_,
- - `csv format for 4t4c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-4t4c-full.csv>`_,
- - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-1t1c-full.txt>`_,
- - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-2t2c-full.txt>`_,
- - `pretty ASCII format for 4t4c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-4t4c-full.txt>`_.
-
-.. note::
-
- Test results have been generated by
- `FD.io test executor vpp mrr jobs <https://jenkins.fd.io/view/csit/job/csit-vpp-perf-mrr-daily-master/>`_
- with Robot Framework result files csit-vpp-perf-mrr-daily-master__*__output.xml.gz
- `archived here <https://docs.fd.io/csit/master/trending/_static/archive/>`_.
-
-Throughput Trending
--------------------
-
-In addition to reporting throughput changes between VPP releases, CSIT
-provides continuous performance trending for VPP master branch:
-
-#. `VPP Performance Dashboard <https://docs.fd.io/csit/master/trending/introduction/index.html>`_
- - per VPP test case throughput trend, trend compliance and summary of
- detected anomalies.
-
-#. `Trending Methodology <https://docs.fd.io/csit/master/trending/methodology/index.html>`_
- - throughput test metrics, trend calculations and anomaly
- classification (progression, regression, outlier).
-
-#. `Trendline Graphs <https://docs.fd.io/csit/master/trending/trending/index.html>`_
- - per VPP build MRR throughput measurements against the trendline
- with anomaly highlights, with associated CSIT test jobs.
-
-Known Issues
-------------
-
-List of known issues in CSIT |release| for VPP performance tests:
-
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| # | Issue | Jira ID | Description |
-+===+=================================================+============+=================================================================+
-| 1 | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures | CSIT-570 | DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue. Suspected issue |
-| | on x520. | | with HW combination of X710-X520 in LF testbeds. Not observed |
-| | | | outside of LF testbeds. |
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 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. | | |
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 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. |
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 5 | High failure rate of creating working container | CSIT-1065 | About 20% of orchestrated container topology tests failing data |
-| | topologies with K8s/Ligato orchestration. | | plane verification indicating configuration issue. Suspected |
-| | | | issue with Ligato vpp-agent. |
-+---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+CSIT Release Notes
+==================
+
+Changes in CSIT |release|
+-------------------------
+
+#. **VPP performance tests**
+
+ - *MRR tests* - New Maximum Receive Rate tests measure the packet
+ forwarding rate under the maximum load offered by traffic
+ generator over a set trial duration, regardless of packet loss.
+ MRR tests are used for continuous performance trending and for
+ comparison between releases.
+
+ - *Service Chaining with SRv6* - New SRv6 (Segment Routing IPv6) proxy
+ tests measure performance of SRv6 Endpoint fronting SR-unaware
+ appliance via masquerading (End.AM), dynamic proxy (End.AD) or
+ static proxy (End.AS) SR functions.
+
+#. **Presentation and Analytics Layer**
+
+ - *Performance trending* - Added continuous performance trending and
+ analysis. New Performance Trending and Performance Analysis jobs
+ executed regular throughput tests, with results being subsequently
+ analysed and trend and anomalies summarized and presented in VPP
+ Performance Dashboard and trendline graphs.
+
+#. **Test Framework Optimizations**
+
+ - *Performance tests efficiency* - Qemu build/install optimizations,
+ warmup phase handling, vpp restart handling. Resulted in improved
+ stability and reduced total execution time by 30% for single pkt
+ size e.g. 64B/78B.
+
+ - *General code housekeeping* - ongoing RF keywords optimizations,
+ removal of redundant RF keywords.
+
+Performance Changes
+-------------------
+
+Relative performance changes in measured packet throughput in CSIT
+|release| are calculated against the results from CSIT |release-1|
+report. Listed mean and standard deviation values are computed based on
+a series of the same tests executed against respective VPP releases to
+verify test results repeatibility, with percentage change calculated for
+mean values. Note that the standard deviation is quite high for a small
+number of packet throughput tests, what indicates poor test results
+repeatability and makes the relative change of mean throughput value not
+fully representative for these tests. The root causes behind poor
+results repeatibility vary between the test cases.
+
+NDR Changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+NDR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a
+CSV and pretty ASCII formats:
+
+ - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-1t1c-full.csv>`_,
+ - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-2t2c-full.csv>`_,
+ - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-1t1c-full.txt>`_,
+ - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-ndr-2t2c-full.txt>`_.
+
+.. note::
+
+ Test results have been generated by
+ `FD.io test executor vpp performance jobs`_ with Robot Framework result
+ files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_.
+
+PDR Changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+NDR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a
+CSV and pretty ASCII formats:
+
+ - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-1t1c-full.csv>`_,
+ - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-2t2c-full.csv>`_,
+ - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-1t1c-full.txt>`_,
+ - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-pdr-2t2c-full.txt>`_.
+
+.. note::
+
+ Test results have been generated by
+ `FD.io test executor vpp performance jobs`_ with Robot Framework result
+ files csit-vpp-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip `archived here <../_static/archive/>`_.
+
+MRR Changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+MRR small packet throughput changes between releases are available in a
+CSV and pretty ASCII formats:
+
+ - `csv format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-1t1c-full.csv>`_,
+ - `csv format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-2t2c-full.csv>`_,
+ - `csv format for 4t4c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-4t4c-full.csv>`_,
+ - `pretty ASCII format for 1t1c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-1t1c-full.txt>`_,
+ - `pretty ASCII format for 2t2c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-2t2c-full.txt>`_,
+ - `pretty ASCII format for 4t4c <../_static/vpp/performance-changes-mrr-4t4c-full.txt>`_.
+
+.. note::
+
+ Test results have been generated by
+ `FD.io test executor vpp mrr jobs <https://jenkins.fd.io/view/csit/job/csit-vpp-perf-mrr-daily-master/>`_
+ with Robot Framework result files csit-vpp-perf-mrr-daily-master__*__output.xml.gz
+ `archived here <https://docs.fd.io/csit/master/trending/_static/archive/>`_.
+
+Throughput Trending
+-------------------
+
+In addition to reporting throughput changes between VPP releases, CSIT
+provides continuous performance trending for VPP master branch:
+
+#. `VPP Performance Dashboard <https://docs.fd.io/csit/master/trending/introduction/index.html>`_
+ - per VPP test case throughput trend, trend compliance and summary of
+ detected anomalies.
+
+#. `Trending Methodology <https://docs.fd.io/csit/master/trending/methodology/index.html>`_
+ - throughput test metrics, trend calculations and anomaly
+ classification (progression, regression, outlier).
+
+#. `Trendline Graphs <https://docs.fd.io/csit/master/trending/trending/index.html>`_
+ - per VPP build MRR throughput measurements against the trendline
+ with anomaly highlights, with associated CSIT test jobs.
+
+Known Issues
+------------
+
+List of known issues in CSIT |release| for VPP performance tests:
+
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| # | Issue | Jira ID | Description |
++===+=================================================+============+=================================================================+
+| 1 | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures | CSIT-570 | DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue. Suspected issue |
+| | on x520. | | with HW combination of X710-X520 in LF testbeds. Not observed |
+| | | | outside of LF testbeds. |
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 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. | | |
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 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. |
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 5 | High failure rate of creating working container | CSIT-1065 | About 20% of orchestrated container topology tests failing data |
+| | topologies with K8s/Ligato orchestration. | | plane verification indicating configuration issue. Suspected |
+| | | | issue with Ligato vpp-agent. |
++---+-------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+