Refactor perf test cases

- Refactor Performance TCs due to changes in Hyperthreading and RXQ allocations.
- Simplify the structure of suite to avoid large refactors in future.

Change-Id: Ifb1b9719391f26745f075a900bd9fb39b6cb809c
Signed-off-by: Peter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com>

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 185 deletions

diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
index 3e02e56624..86c1fd8132 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/vm_vhost/10ge2p1x520-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrpdrdisc.robot
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 | ... | dut1_node=${dut1} | dut1_vm_refs=${dut1_vm_refs}
 | ... | dut2_node=${dut2} | dut2_vm_refs=${dut2_vm_refs}
 | ...
+| Test Template | Local template
+| ...
 | Documentation | *RFC2544: Packet throughput IP4 test cases with vhost*
 | ...
 | ... | *[Top] Network Topologies:* TG-DUT1-DUT2-TG 3-node circular topology
@@ -70,22 +72,9 @@
 | ${traffic_profile} | trex-sl-3n-ethip4-ip4src253
 
 *** Keywords ***
-| Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | [Arguments] | ${wt} | ${rxq} | ${framesize} | ${min_rate} | ${search_type}
-| | ...
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with required number of threads,\
-| | ... | phy cores and receive queues per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR or PDR for defined frame size using binary search\
-| | ... | start at 10GE linerate with specified step.
-| | ...
-| | ... | *Arguments:*
-| | ... | - wt - Number of worker threads to be used. Type: integer
-| | ... | - rxq - Number of Rx queues to be used. Type: integer
-| | ... | - framesize - L2 Frame Size [B]. Type: integer
-| | ... | - min_rate - Lower limit of search [pps]. Type: float
-| | ... | - search_type - Type of the search - non drop rate (NDR) or partial
-| | ... | drop rare (PDR). Type: string
+| Local template
+| | [Arguments] | ${phy_cores} | ${framesize} | ${search_type} | ${rxq}=${None}
+| | ... | ${min_rate}=${10000}
 | | ...
 | | Set Test Variable | ${framesize}
 | | Set Test Variable | ${min_rate}
@@ -100,7 +89,7 @@
 | | ${dut2_vm_refs}= | Create Dictionary
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut1_vm_refs}
 | | Set Test Variable | ${dut2_vm_refs}
-| | Given Add '${wt}' worker threads and '${rxq}' rxqueues in 3-node single-link circular topology
+| | Given Add worker threads and rxqueues to all DUTs | ${phy_cores} | ${rxq}
 | | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
 | | And Run Keyword If | ${get_framesize} < ${1522} | Add no multi seg to all DUTs
 | | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
@@ -126,223 +115,73 @@
 
 *** Test Cases ***
 | tc01-64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 1 phy core,\
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
-| | ... | linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 1C | NDRDISC
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
+| | phy_cores=${1} | framesize=${64} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc02-64B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-pdrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 1 phy core,\
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
-| | ... | linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 1C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
+| | phy_cores=${1} | framesize=${64} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc03-1518B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 1 phy core,\
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
-| | ... | linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C | NDRDISC
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
+| | phy_cores=${1} | framesize=${1518} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc04-1518B-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-pdrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 1 phy core,\
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
-| | ... | linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 1C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
+| | phy_cores=${1} | framesize=${1518} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc05-IMIX-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 1 phy core,\
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 framesize using binary search start at\
-| | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C | NDRDISC
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
+| | phy_cores=${1} | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc06-IMIX-1t1c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-pdrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 1 phy core,\
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 framesize using binary search start at\
-| | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 1C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=1 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
+| | phy_cores=${1} | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc07-64B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 2 phy cores,\
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
-| | ... | linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2C | NDRDISC
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
+| | phy_cores=${2} | framesize=${64} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc08-64B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-pdrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 2 phy cores,\
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
-| | ... | linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 2C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
+| | phy_cores=${2} | framesize=${64} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc09-1518B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 2 phy cores,\
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
-| | ... | linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
+| | phy_cores=${2} | framesize=${1518} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc10-1518B-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-pdrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 2 phy cores,\
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
-| | ... | linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 2C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
+| | phy_cores=${2} | framesize=${1518} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc11-IMIX-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 2 phy cores,\
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 framesize using binary search start at\
-| | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
+| | phy_cores=${2} | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc12-IMIX-2t2c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-pdrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 2 phy cores,\
-| | ... | 1 receive queue per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 framesize using binary search start at\
-| | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 2C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=2 | rxq=1 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
+| | phy_cores=${2} | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc13-64B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 4 phy cores,\
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 64 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
-| | ... | linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4C | NDRDISC
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
+| | phy_cores=${4} | framesize=${64} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc14-64B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-pdrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 4 phy cores,\
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 64 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
-| | ... | linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 64B | 4C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${64} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
+| | phy_cores=${4} | framesize=${64} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc15-1518B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 4 phy cores,\
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for 1518 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
-| | ... | linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
+| | phy_cores=${4} | framesize=${1518} | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc16-1518B-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-pdrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 4 phy cores,\
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for 1518 Byte frames using binary search start at 10GE\
-| | ... | linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | 1518B | 4C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=${1518} | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
+| | phy_cores=${4} | framesize=${1518} | search_type=PDR
 
 | tc17-IMIX-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-ndrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 4 phy cores,\
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find NDR for IMIX_v4_1 framesize using binary search start at\
-| | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C | NDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=NDR
+| | phy_cores=${4} | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | search_type=NDR
 
 | tc18-IMIX-4t4c-ethip4-ip4base-eth-2vhostvr256-1vm-pdrdisc
-| | [Documentation]
-| | ... | [Cfg] DUT runs IP4 routing config with 4 phy cores,\
-| | ... | 2 receive queues per NIC port.
-| | ... | [Ver] Find PDR for IMIX_v4_1 framesize using binary search start at\
-| | ... | 10GE linerate, step 10kpps, LT=0.5%.
-| | ... | IMIX_v4_1 = (28x64B; 16x570B; 4x1518B)
-| | ...
 | | [Tags] | IMIX | 4C | PDRDISC | SKIP_PATCH
-| | ...
-| | [Template] | Discover NDR or PDR for IPv4 forwarding with VM
-| | wt=4 | rxq=2 | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | min_rate=${10000} | search_type=PDR
+| | phy_cores=${4} | framesize=IMIX_v4_1 | search_type=PDR