Support existing test types with ASTF

Manual cherry-pick from master [1],
reverting impact of [2] and [3].

[1] https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/28208/176
[2] https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/29077
[3] https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/29529

The heap multipliers are left in suites,
as that simplifies cherry-picking between branches.

Original [0] commit message:
Support existing test types with ASTF
+ Add UDP_CPS, TCP_CPS, UDP_PPS and TCP_PPS suites.
 + Update existing cps traffic profiles.
 + Add missing traffic profiles.
 + UDP:
  + Single burst of 32 packets was confirmed as safe enough for TRex.
  + Maybe 64 could work, but not enough testing for that.
  + Multiple bursts have lead to reduced TRex performance,
    as overlaping bursts (from different client instances)
    tend to fill up the buffers.
 + TCP:
  + Data size set to 11111 bytes, completely arbitrarily.
  + Results look reasonable, so I have kept that.
  - MSS not set at all
 - No tested support for frame size other than 64B.
  - Frame size does not even factor into TCP profiles.
 + So other frame sizes are skipped in autogen.
+ Update tags in related suites.
 - HOSTS_{n} and SRC_USER_{n} should be unified.
 - Questionable clarification on difference between IP4BASE and SCALE.
+ Add NAT state resetters to tests that need them.
 + Resetter is called (if set) before each measurement.
 + If ramp-up is detected, resetter is not set.
+ Rename "mult" argument to "multiplier".
+ Abstracted from packets to transactions.
 + Transaction corresponds to profile.
 + TRex multiplier argument sets target rate in transactions per second.
 + The familiar STL traffic:
  + Bidirectional is considered to be 2 packets per transaction.
  + Unidirectional is considered to be 1 packet per transaction.
 + The newer ASTF traffic:
  + 4 subtypes, each has different number of packets per transaction.
 + For max rate computation:
  + Packets in the more numerous direction are considered.
+ Rely on TRex reported traffic duration for ASTF:
 + Use the server side value.
  - Client side value is higher by an overhead.
  - TRex is not sending traffic during that time.
 + Remove delays from traffic profiles.
  - Those delays would increase the reprted traffic time.
+ Support for scale lmited trials.
 + Only for ASTF profiles, each ASTF profile has limited scale.
 + Scale defined in suite variables.
 + For TRex to send all transactions provided duration value is ignored.
  + The appropriate value is computed in TrafficGenerator.
  + An ad-hoc time constant is added to match the TRex client side time overhead.
  + The profile driver receives the computed duration.
  + Measurement for PLRsearch add a sleep if the computed duration is smaller.
 + Alternative argument for search algos if scale is limited.
  + Both need higher timeout to accomodate big scales.
  + MLRsearch can afford fewer phases.
 + Added a parameter to optionally shorten the duration.
  + Use short duration for runtime stats trial and failure stats trial.
+ Use very large keepalive values in udp profiles to avoid ka packets.
+ No polling in ASTF profile driver.
 - Polling could eliminate the time overhead value.
 + But polling proved to introduce some loss, affecting the results.
+ Handle duration stretching in ASTF by stopping traffic.
 + The stop has several steps so that:
  + The traffic is really stopped entirely.
  + Late packets do not count (maybe as errors).
  + Stats are preserved to read for results (and cleared afterwards).
 + Several quantities added to ReceiveRateMeasurement:
  + Original target duration is preserved (algos need that).
  + Input estimate (tps) for early search iterations.
  + Output estimate (maybe pps) for MRR output.
  + Strict result (unsent counts as loss) for NDR.
+ Use L2 counters (opackets, ipackets) where possible.
 - TRex has trouble processing packets for the L7 ones at high loads.
+ Remove warmup from profile drivers and keywords.
 + Suites should call "Send ramp-up traffic" explicitly if needed.
+ Added parsing for few more counters.
 + Both to use in formulas or just for debug purposes.
- Only 64B cases in autogen, framesize support to be added later.
+ Latency streams during search can be enabled via PERF_USE_LATENCY env var.
+ MLRsearch improvments:
 + Rename argument names to min_rate and max_rate.
 + Use relative receive rate in initial phase.
+ PLRsearch improvements:
 + Careful computation when output (pps) does not match input (tps).
 + Use geometric distribution (instead of Poisson).
  + Helps agains math errors.
  + This should improve estimate stability.
  - But in practice big losses still lead to significant jumps.
+ Traffic generator improvements:
 + send_traffic_on_tg now calls the full set_rate_provider_defaults.
 + _send_traffic_on_tg_internal for the logic without provider defaults.
  + As the internal function is re-used by measure() without affecting defaults.
 + Move _parse_traffic_results just before get_measurement_result.
  + As the latter uses fields set bu the former, it is now easier to read.
 + Multiple sources for approximate duration.
  + Tried from more precise to more available.
 + Includes logic for _pps tests (added in later change).
 + Move explicit type conversions to earlier occurences.
+ Profile driver output field uses semicolons to simplify parsing.
+ Performance Robot lib file split to several smaller ones.
 + performance_actions.robot:
  + Hosts Additional Statistics Action For * keywords.
 + performance_display.robot:
  + Hosts keyword for displaying and verifying results.
  + Change test message to use the correct unit (pps or cps).
 + performance_limits.robot renamed to performance_vars.robot
  + Added many keywords, mostly for accessing test variables.
   + Moved variables for Policer into a new keyword there.
  + Some keywords need sophisticated logic.
  - Other are basically Get Variable Value.
   + But in future more logic can be added, without editing callers.
  + Documentation for the new keywords acts as a documentation for test variables.
 + performance_utils.robot has the rest.
  + Eliminated arguments if the value is in test variable.
  + Small improvements to documentation.
  - Still not enough cleanup with respect to arguments and test variables.
 + Keywords are sorted alphabetically now in each one.
+ Suites:
 + Unified variables table:
  + No colons in comments.
  + ${n_hosts}, ${n_ports} and use them instead hardcoded numbers.
 + Add -cps to existing cps suite names.
  + Remove "trial data overwrite".
  + Compute max rate as in STL suites.
 + Each NAT suite has ip4base suite to compare results to.
  - Those act as indirect TRex calibration.
  - VPP does not lose packets in those.
 + Latency in ASTF suites is disabled hard.
  - As we do not support latency in ASTF profiles yet.
 + Unidirectional tests governed by suite variable, not an argument.
+ Write long argument lists vertically.
 + Prefer to use argument names.
 + In Python, also the last argument is followed by comma.
 + It makes renaming and reordering easier.
 + Similarly applies to prints with long lists of values.
+ A TODO to update api crc file comments.

Change-Id: I84729355edbec051298a9de1162107f88ff5737d
Signed-off-by: Vratko Polak <vrpolak@cisco.com>
Signed-off-by: Jan Gelety <jgelety@cisco.com>

1 files changed, 92 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_actions.robot b/resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_actions.robot
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+# Copyright (c) 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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+
+*** Settings ***
+| Variables | resources/libraries/python/Constants.py
+| Resource | resources/libraries/robot/performance/performance_utils.robot
+|
+| Documentation
+| ... | Performance suite keywords - Actions related to performance tests.
+
+*** Keywords ***
+| Additional Statistics Action For bash-perf-stat
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Additional Statistics Action for bash command "perf stat".
+| |
+| | Run Keyword If | ${extended_debug}==${True}
+| | ... | Perf Stat On All DUTs | ${nodes} | cpu_list=${cpu_alloc_str}
+
+| Additional Statistics Action For clear-show-runtime-with-traffic
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Additional Statistics Action for clear and show runtime counters with
+| | ... | running traffic.
+| |
+| | ... | See documentation of the called keyword for required test variables.
+| |
+| | Clear and show runtime counters with running traffic
+
+| Additional Statistics Action For noop
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Additional Statistics Action for no operation.
+| |
+| | No operation
+
+| Additional Statistics Action For vpp-clear-runtime
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Additional Statistics Action for clear VPP runtime.
+| |
+| | VPP Clear Runtime On All DUTs | ${nodes}
+
+| Additional Statistics Action For vpp-clear-stats
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Additional Statistics Action for clear VPP statistics.
+| |
+| | Clear Statistics On All DUTs | ${nodes}
+
+| Additional Statistics Action For vpp-enable-elog
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Additional Statistics Action for enable VPP elog trace.
+| |
+| | VPP Enable Elog Traces On All DUTs | ${nodes}
+
+| Additional Statistics Action For vpp-enable-packettrace
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Additional Statistics Action for enable VPP packet trace.
+| |
+| | Run Keyword If | ${extended_debug}==${True}
+| | ... | VPP Enable Traces On All DUTs | ${nodes} | fail_on_error=${False}
+
+| Additional Statistics Action For vpp-show-elog
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Additional Statistics Action for show VPP elog trace.
+| |
+| | Show Event Logger On All DUTs | ${nodes}
+
+| Additional Statistics Action For vpp-show-packettrace
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Additional Statistics Action for show VPP packet trace.
+| |
+| | Run Keyword If | ${extended_debug}==${True}
+| | ... | Show Packet Trace On All Duts | ${nodes} | maximum=${100}
+
+| Additional Statistics Action For vpp-show-runtime
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Additional Statistics Action for show VPP runtime.
+| |
+| | VPP Show Runtime On All DUTs | ${nodes}
+
+| Additional Statistics Action For vpp-show-stats
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Additional Statistics Action for show VPP statistics.
+| |
+| | Show Statistics On All DUTs | ${nodes}