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diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.rst index 2d71148b57..173a51b968 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.rst @@ -5,6 +5,46 @@ .. _vpp_test_environment: +Versioning +---------- + +In order to determine any benchmark anomalies (progressions, +regressions) between releases of a specific data-plane DUT application +(e.g. VPP, DPDK), the DUT needs to be tested in the same test +environment, to avoid test environment changes impacting the results and +clouding the picture. + +In order to enable test system evolution, a mirror scheme is required to +determine benchmarking anomalies between releases of specific test +system like CSIT. This is achieved by testing the same DUT application +version between releases of CSIT test system. + +CSIT test environment versioning scheme ensures integrity of all the +test system components, including their HW revisions, compiled SW code +versions and SW source code, within a specific CSIT version. Components +included in the CSIT environment versioning include: + +- Server hosts hardware firmware and BIOS (motherboard, processsor, NIC(s), accelerator card(s)). +- Server host Linux operating system versions. +- Server host Linux configuration. +- TRex Traffic Generator version, drivers and configuration. +- CSIT framework code. + +Following is the list of CSIT versions to date: + +- Ver. 1 associated with CSIT rls1908 git branch as of 2019-08-21. +- Ver. 2 associated with CSIT rls2001 git branch as of 2020-03-27. +- Ver. 3 interim associated with master branch as of 2020-xx-xx. +- Ver. 4 associated with CSIT rls2005 git branch as of 2020-06-24. + +To identify performance changes due to VPP code changes from v20.01.0 to +v20.05.0, both have been tested in CSIT environment ver. 4 and compared +against each other. All substantial progressions has been marked up with +RCA analysis. See Current vs Previous Release and Known Issues. + +CSIT environment ver. 4 has been evaluated against the ver. 2 by +benchmarking VPP v20.01.0 in both environrment versions. + .. include:: ../introduction/test_environment_intro.rst .. include:: ../introduction/test_environment_sut_conf_1.rst |