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authorPeter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com>2019-02-11 14:39:21 +0000
committerTibor Frank <tifrank@cisco.com>2019-02-11 15:04:21 +0000
commit4c8b382e0034ed2660d749cbd01d5b304aeb54bc (patch)
treebd1dff8a9d1218a2b58108620d010e5620ed4262 /docs
parent53310a9c512daecbe20a45eb48f5167ea5a6a8b2 (diff)
CSIT-1430 Update release notes
Change-Id: Id67de7b23d48509b3118d24b6d054b8d50a3d0ec Signed-off-by: Peter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com>
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-rw-r--r--docs/report/introduction/introduction.rst22
-rw-r--r--docs/report/introduction/methodology_k8s_container_memif.rst2
-rw-r--r--docs/report/introduction/methodology_kvm_vms_vhost_user.rst7
-rw-r--r--docs/report/introduction/methodology_lxc_drc_container_memif.rst2
-rw-r--r--docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst84
-rw-r--r--docs/vpp-device.rst10
6 files changed, 53 insertions, 74 deletions
diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/introduction.rst b/docs/report/introduction/introduction.rst
index c15df8d9bc..80f926e83a 100644
--- a/docs/report/introduction/introduction.rst
+++ b/docs/report/introduction/introduction.rst
@@ -26,10 +26,15 @@ available for download.
- **Packet Throughput**: NDR, PDR throughput graphs based on results
from repeated same test job executions to verify repeatibility of
measurements.
- - **Packet Latency**: Latency graphs based on results from test job
- executions.
- **Speedup Multi-Core**: NDR, PDR throughput multi-core speedup
graphs based on results from test job executions.
+ - **Packet Latency**: Latency graphs based on results from test job
+ executions.
+ - **Soak Tests**: Long duration soak tests are executed using PLRsearch
+ algorithm.
+ - **NFV Service Density**: Network Function Virtualization (NFV) service
+ density tests focus on measuring total per server throughput at varied NFV
+ service "packing" densities with vswitch providing host dataplane.
- **HTTP/TCP Performance**: HTTP/TCP VPP test server performance
graphs.
- **Comparisons**: Performance comparisons between VPP releases and
@@ -59,6 +64,17 @@ available for download.
- **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for
DPDK performance tests.
+#. VPP DEVICE: VPP functional tests executed in physical FD.io
+ testbeds using containers.
+
+ - **Overview**: Tested virtual topologies, test coverage and naming
+ specifics;
+ - **Release Notes**: Changes in |csit-release|, added tests,
+ environment or methodology changes, known issues.
+ - **Integration Tests**: Functional test environment configuration.
+ - **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for
+ VPP functional tests.
+
#. VPP FUNCTIONAL: VPP functional tests executed in virtual FD.io
testbeds.
@@ -70,7 +86,7 @@ available for download.
- **Documentation**: Pointers to CSIT source code documentation for
VPP functional tests.
-#. HONEYCOMBE FUNCTIONAL: Honeycomb functional tests executed in
+#. HONEYCOMB FUNCTIONAL: Honeycomb functional tests executed in
virtual FD.io testbeds.
- **Overview**: Tested virtual topologies, test coverage and naming
diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_k8s_container_memif.rst b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_k8s_container_memif.rst
index 2e5ce0e017..ec7a3c9ccc 100644
--- a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_k8s_container_memif.rst
+++ b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_k8s_container_memif.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
K8s Container Memif
-------------------
-|csit-release| includes tests of VPP topologies running in K8s
+CSIT includes tests of VPP topologies running in K8s
orchestrated Pods/Containers and connected over memif virtual
interfaces. In order to provide simple topology coding flexibility and
extensibility container orchestration is done with `Kubernetes
diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_kvm_vms_vhost_user.rst b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_kvm_vms_vhost_user.rst
index 34e3bc0447..0a0ea1be1e 100644
--- a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_kvm_vms_vhost_user.rst
+++ b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_kvm_vms_vhost_user.rst
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ KVM VMs vhost-user
FD.io CSIT performance lab is testing VPP vhost with KVM VMs using
following environment settings:
-- Tests with varying Qemu virtio queue (a.k.a. vring) sizes: [vr256]
- default 256 descriptors, [vr1024] 1024 descriptors to optimize for
- packet throughput.
+- Tests with varying Qemu virtio queue (a.k.a. vring) sizes: [vr1024] 1024
+ descriptors to optimize for packet throughput.
- Tests with varying Linux :abbr:`CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler)`
settings: [cfs] default settings, [cfsrr1] CFS RoundRobin(1) policy
applied to all data plane threads handling test packet path including
all VPP worker threads and all Qemu testpmd poll-mode threads.
-- Resulting test cases are all combinations with [vr256,vr1024] and
+- Resulting test cases are all combinations with [vr1024] and
[cfs,cfsrr1] settings.
- Adjusted Linux kernel :abbr:`CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler)`
scheduler policy for data plane threads used in CSIT is documented in
diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_lxc_drc_container_memif.rst b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_lxc_drc_container_memif.rst
index 56f052550c..125a71ccc7 100644
--- a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_lxc_drc_container_memif.rst
+++ b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_lxc_drc_container_memif.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
LXC/DRC Container Memif
-----------------------
-|csit-release| includes tests taking advantage of VPP memif virtual
+CSIT includes tests taking advantage of VPP memif virtual
interface (shared memory interface) to interconnect VPP running in
Containers. VPP vswitch instance runs in bare-metal user-mode handling
NIC interfaces and connecting over memif (Slave side) to VPPs running in
diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
index 5d87b85c74..50dce62687 100644
--- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst
@@ -6,36 +6,13 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
#. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS
- - **BMRR Throughput**: MRR (Maximum Receive Rate) test code has been
- updated with a configurable burst MRR parameters: trial duration
- and number of trials in a single burst. Enables a new Burst MRR
- (BMRR for short) methodology for more precise performance
- trending. See updated :ref:`test_methodology` section
- for more details.
-
- - **2n-skx tests**: Added performamce tests for 2n-skx (2-Node Xeon
- Skylake) testbeds: focus on baseline and scale tests, including
- VM vhost and Container memif tests.
-
- - **3n-skx tests**: Added performamce tests for 3n-skx (3-Node Xeon
- Skylake) testbeds: VM vhost and Container memif tests.
-
- - **VXLAN Scale Tests**: Added performamce tests for VXLAN scale with
- dot1q and VPP L2BD.
-
- - **AVF Driver Tests**: Added performamce tests for i40e AVF driver
- on VPP, no DPDK required.
-
- - **QAT**: Fixed reoccuring issues with QAT crypto accelerator cards.
-
- - **VM Vhost Virtio Params Combinations**: Added performance tests
- for VM vhost with different virtio parameters combinations:
- indirect buffers, mergeable buffers.
-
- - **K8s/Ligato in Trending**: Added K8s/Ligato Container memif tests
- to daily trending.
-
-#. TEST FRAMEWORK
+ - **Service density 2n-skx tests**: Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
+ service density tests focus on measuring total per server throughput at
+ varied NFV service *packing* densities with vswitch providing host
+ dataplane. The goal is to compare and contrast performance of a shared
+ vswitch for different network topologies and virtualization technologies,
+ and their impact on vswitch performance and efficiency in a range of NFV
+ service configurations.
- **Experimental Soak Tests**: Added performamce soak tests framework
code for extended time duration tests and throughput discovery
@@ -43,23 +20,14 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
days, weeks, months, years. See updated
:ref:`test_methodology` section for more details.
- - **Trending Tests BMRR**: Used new Burst MRR (BMRR) tests for daily
- trending.
-
- - **Per VPP Patch Performance Checks**: Per VPP gerrit patch vs.
- parent performance tests, anomaly detection and no verify voting
- (-1/0/+1) yet. Manual trigger only. Not "marketed" to FD.io
- community yet to avoid excessive LFN FD.io physical performance
- testbed blocking.
+#. TEST FRAMEWORK
- - **Patch-on-Patch Infra**: Added capability to run performance tests
- using CSIT gerrit patch code testing VPP gerrit patch code, i.e.
- before any VPP and/or CSIT code is merged into git branch.
+ - **Container code optimizations**: Optimized container library allows to
+ run containre_memif tests faster.
- - **CSIT PAPI Support**: Initial implementation of PAPI L1 KWs in
- CSIT using VPP Python bindings. Required for migraing away from
- VAT. Very few L1 KWs implemented ("show version", "show
- interfaces").
+ - **CSIT PAPI Support**: Continue converting existing VAT L1 keywords to
+ PAPI L1 KWs in CSIT using VPP Python bindings. Required for migrating away
+ from VAT.
- **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing RF keywords optimizations,
removal of redundant RF keywords.
@@ -68,11 +36,7 @@ Changes in |csit-release|
- **Graphs Layout Improvements**: Improved performance graphs layout
for better readibility and maintenance: test grouping, axis
- labels, descriptions, other informative decoration. Master report
- generated. 744 graphs(!)
-
- - **Performance Trending**: Further improvements of continuous
- performance trending, anomaly detection and analysis.
+ labels, descriptions, other informative decoration.
#. MISCELLANEOUS
@@ -100,16 +64,18 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests:
| 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. |
+----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 2 | `CSIT-1234 | VPP IPSecHW scale interface mode 1core, low NDR and PDR 64B throughput in 3n-hsw testbeds, in CSIT-18.07 vs. CSIT-18.04. |
-| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1234>`_ | ip4ipsecscale1000tnl-ip4base-int 1core CSIT-18.07/18.04 relative change: NDR -31%, PDR -32%, MRR -38%. |
+| 2 | `VPP-1562 | Link bonding (mode LACP, transmit policy l34) test are failing due to VPP crashing producing core dump. |
+| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1562>`_ | |
+----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 3 | `CSIT-1242 | VPP xl710 ip4base test 1core, low NDR and PDR 64B throughput in 3n-hsw testbeds, in CSIT-18.07 vs. CSIT-18.04. |
-| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1242>`_ | xl710 ip4base 1core CSIT-18.07/18.04 relative change: NDR -29%, high stdev. |
+| 3 | `CSIT-1427 | Scale HW IPsec are failing due to issue with selecting ipsec backend in VPP. |
+| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1427>`_ | |
+----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 4 | `CSIT-1243 | VPP nat44 base test 2core, low NDR and PDR 64B throughput in 3n-skx testbeds, compared to 3n-hsw testbeds. |
-| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1243>`_ | ip4base-nat44 2core 3n-skx/3n-hsw relative change: NDR -19%, PDR -22%. |
+| 4 | `VPP-1563 | AVF L2patch tests are failing for all packet size and core combination. Reason: null-node blackholed packets in show error. |
+| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1563>`_ | |
+----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 5 | `CSIT-1246 | Ligato K8S orchestrated tests are failing due to incompatibility of the latest released Ligato vpp-agent with VPP-18.07. |
-| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1246>`_ | Past vpp-agent releases are not compatible either. |
+| 5 | `CSIT-1234 | VPP IPSecHW/IPSecsW scale interface mode, low NDR and PDR 64B throughput in 3n-hsw testbeds, in CSIT-19.01 vs. CSIT-18.10. |
+| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1234>`_ | |
++----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 6 | `CSIT-1428 | VM vhost tests with RXQ more than 2 are failing on 3n-skx. Suspecting RXQ configuration issues. |
+| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1428>`_ | |
+----+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-
diff --git a/docs/vpp-device.rst b/docs/vpp-device.rst
index 3dae59a8d1..4289887c6b 100644
--- a/docs/vpp-device.rst
+++ b/docs/vpp-device.rst
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ including those required by DUT/TG.
# Mount vfio to be able to bind to see binded interfaces. We cannot use
# --device=/dev/vfio as this does not see newly binded interfaces.
--volume /dev/vfio:/dev/vfio
+ # Mount nested_vm image to be able to run VM tests.
+ --volume /var/lib/vm/vhost-nested.img:/var/lib/vm/vhost-nested.img
+ # Mount docker.sock to be able to use docker deamon of the host.
+ --volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
# Image of csit-sut-dcr
snergster/csit-vpp-device-test:latest
@@ -506,12 +510,6 @@ Stability
.. note::
- Improve NIC selection pair-wise: As of now script is taking first two
- interfaces from discovered list regardless of sibling pairing. Implement
- more advance method of selection of interfaces based on VF 802.1Q siblings.
-
-.. note::
-
Implement queueing mechanism: Currently there is no mechanics that
would place starving jobs in queue in case of no resources available.