feat(astf): Support framesizes for ASTF

- No support for IMIX.
+ Fix a bad bug in padding (most ASTF profiles had wrong frame sizes).
+ Fix a big typo in TCP PPS profiles (s->c was not data, just RST).
+ Control transaction size via ASTF_N_DATA_FRAMES env variable.
 - Default value 5 leads to transactions smaller than before.
 + It ensures transaction is one burst (per direction) even for jumbo.
+ Edit autogen to set supported frame sizes based on suite id.
 + Both TCP and UDP use the same values:
  + 64B for CPS (exact for UDP, nominal for TCP).
  + 100B, 1518B and 9000B for TPUT and PPS.
   - TCP TPUT achievable minimum is 70B.
   + Used 100B to leave room for possible IPv6 ASTF tests.
 + Separate function for code reused by vpp and trex tests.
 - I do not really like the new "copy and edit" approach added here.
  + But it is a quick edit, better autogen refactor is low priority.
+ Consider both established and transitory sessions as valid.
 - Mostly for compatibility with 2202 behavior and to avoid ramp-ups.
 - Assuming both session states have similar enough VPP CPU overhead.
 + Added a TODO to investigate and maybe reconsider later.
+ Update the state timeout value to 240s.
 + That is the default for TCP (for transitory state).
 - UDP could keep using 300s.
  + But I prefer UDP and TCP to behave as similarly as possible.
+ Use TRex tunables to get the exact frame size (for data packets).
 - It is not clear why the recipe for MSS has to be this complicated.
 + Move code away from profile init, as frame size is not known there.
 + Change internal profile API, so values related to MSS are passed.
+ Lower ramp-up rate for TCP TPUT tests.
 + Because without lower rate, jumbo fails on packet loss in ramp-up.
 + UDP TPUT ramp-up rate also lowered (just to keep suites more similar).
+ Distinguish one-direction and aggregated average frame size.
 + Update keyword documentation where the distiction matters.
 + One-direction is needed for turning bandwidth limit to TPS limit.
 + Aggregated is needed for correct NDRPDR bandwidth result value.
 - TCP TPUT will always be few percent below bidirectional maximum.
  + That is unavoidable, as one direction sends more control packets.
+ Add runtime consistency checks so future refactors are safer.
 + Fail if padding requested would be negative.
 + Fail if suite claims unexpected values for packets per transaction.
+ Edit the 4 types of ASTF profiles to keep them similar to each other.
 + Move UDP TPUT limit value from a field back to direct argument.
 + Stop pretending first UDP packet is not data.
+ Apply small improvements where convenient.
 + Replace "aggregate" with "aggregated" where possible.
  + To lower probability of any future typos in variable names.
 + Avoid calling Set Numeric Frame Sizes twice.
 + Code formatting, keyword documentation, code comments, ...
 + Add TODOs for less important code quality improvements.
- Postpone updating of methodology pages to a subsequent change.

Change-Id: I4b381e5210e69669f972326202fdcc5a2c9c923b
Signed-off-by: Vratko Polak <vrpolak@cisco.com>

1 files changed, 36 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/ip4/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/ip4/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr.robot
index 08cb4ed209..9c9ae4de3f 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/ip4/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/ip4/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2021 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2022 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:
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
 | ${n_hosts}= | ${16384}
 | ${n_ports}= | ${63}
 | ${n_sessions}= | ${${n_hosts} * ${n_ports}}
-| ${packets_per_transaction_and_direction}= | ${11}
+| ${packets_per_transaction_and_direction}= | ${4 + ${ASTF_N_DATA_FRAMES}}
+| ${packets_per_transaction_aggregated}= | ${6 + 2 * ${ASTF_N_DATA_FRAMES}}
 | ${transaction_scale}= | ${n_sessions}
 # Traffic profile
 | ${traffic_profile}= | trex-astf-ethip4tcp-${n_hosts}h-pps
@@ -128,14 +129,38 @@
 | | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
 
 *** Test Cases ***
-| 64B-1c-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 1C
-| | frame_size=${64} | phy_cores=${1}
+| 100B-1c-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 100B | 1C
+| | frame_size=${100} | phy_cores=${1}
 
-| 64B-2c-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 2C
-| | frame_size=${64} | phy_cores=${2}
+| 100B-2c-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 100B | 2C
+| | frame_size=${100} | phy_cores=${2}
 
-| 64B-4c-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr
-| | [Tags] | 64B | 4C
-| | frame_size=${64} | phy_cores=${4}
+| 100B-4c-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 100B | 4C
+| | frame_size=${100} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| 1518B-1c-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C
+| | frame_size=${1518} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| 1518B-2c-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C
+| | frame_size=${1518} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| 1518B-4c-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C
+| | frame_size=${1518} | phy_cores=${4}
+
+| 9000B-1c-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 1C
+| | frame_size=${9000} | phy_cores=${1}
+
+| 9000B-2c-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 2C
+| | frame_size=${9000} | phy_cores=${2}
+
+| 9000B-4c-ethip4tcp-nat44ed-h16384-p63-s1032192-pps-ndrpdr
+| | [Tags] | 9000B | 4C
+| | frame_size=${9000} | phy_cores=${4}