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diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/test_environment_intro.rst b/docs/report/introduction/test_environment_intro.rst index c35cba3161..d3ec9df5c6 100644 --- a/docs/report/introduction/test_environment_intro.rst +++ b/docs/report/introduction/test_environment_intro.rst @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ Test Environment ================ +.. _test_environment_versioning: + Environment Versioning ---------------------- @@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ Following is the list of CSIT versions to date: To identify performance changes due to VPP code development 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 and -regressions have been marked up with RCA analysis. +regressions have been marked up with RCA analysis. See :ref:`vpp_throughput_comparisons` and :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. CSIT environment ver. 4 has been evaluated against the ver. 2 by diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index 4ca75333cb..47e1f410c0 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -1,99 +1,119 @@ - Release Notes ============= + Changes in |csit-release| ------------------------- + #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS - - CSIT test environment is now versioned, with ver. 1 associated - with CSIT rls1908 git branch as of 2019-08-21, and ver. 2 - associated with CSIT rls2001 and master git branches as of - 2020-03-27. + + - CSIT test environment is versioned, see + :ref:`test_environment_versioning`. + - 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. 2 and compared against each other. All substantial + ver. 4 and compared against each other. All substantial progressions has been marked up with RCA analysis. See :ref:`vpp_compare_current_vs_previous_release` and :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. + #. TEST FRAMEWORK + - **CSIT PAPI support**: Due to issues with PAPI performance, VAT is still used in CSIT for all VPP scale tests. See known issues below. + - **General Code Housekeeping**: Ongoing RF keywords optimizations, removal of redundant RF keywords and aligning of suite/test setup/teardowns. + #. PRESENTATION AND ANALYTICS LAYER + - **Graphs layout improvements**: Improved performance graphs layout for better readibility and maintenance: test grouping, axis labels, descriptions, other informative decoration. + .. raw:: latex + \clearpage + .. _vpp_known_issues: + Known Issues ------------ + List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: + +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | # | JiraID | Issue Description | +====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+ -| 1 | `CSIT-570 | Sporadic (1 in 200) NDR discovery test failures on x520. DPDK reporting rx-errors, indicating L1 issue. | +| 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 | `VPP-662 | 9000B packets not supported by NICs VIC1227 and VIC1387. | +| 2 | `VPP-662 | 9000B packets not supported by NICs VIC1227 and VIC1387. | | | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-662>`_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 3 | `CSIT-1498 | Memif tests are sporadically failing on initialization of memif connection. | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1498>`_ | | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 4 | `VPP-1677 | 9000B ip4 nat44: VPP crash + coredump. | +| 3 | `VPP-1677 | 9000B ip4 nat44: VPP crash + coredump. | | | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1677>`_ | VPP crashes very often in case that NAT44 is configured and it has to process IP4 jumbo frames (9000B). | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 5 | `CSIT-1591 | All CSIT scale tests can not use PAPI due to much slower performance compared to VAT/CLI (it takes much | +| 4 | `CSIT-1591 | All CSIT scale tests can not use PAPI due to much slower performance compared to VAT/CLI (it takes much | | | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1499>`_ | longer to program VPP). This needs to be addressed on the PAPI side. | | +-----------------------------------------+ | | | `VPP-1763 | | | | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1763>`_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 6 | `VPP-1675 | IPv4 IPSEC 9000B packet tests are failing as no packet is forwarded. | +| 5 | `VPP-1675 | IPv4 IPSEC 9000B packet tests are failing as no packet is forwarded. | | | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1675>`_ | Reason: chained buffers are not supported. | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 7 | `CSIT-1593 | IPv4 AVF 9000B packet tests are failing on 3n-skx while passing on 2n-skx. | +| 6 | `CSIT-1593 | IPv4 AVF 9000B packet tests are failing on 3n-skx while passing on 2n-skx. | | | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1593>`_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 8 | `CSIT-1675 | Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds behaviour and performance became inconsistent following | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1675>`_ | the upgrade to the latest Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel version (4.15.0-72-generic) and associated microcode | -| | | packages (skx ucode 0x2000064, clx ucode 0x500002c). VPP as well as DPDK L3fwd tests are affected. | -+----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 9 | `CSIT-1679 | All 2n-clx VPP ip4 tests with xxv710 and avf driver are failing. | +| 7 | `CSIT-1679 | All 2n-clx VPP ip4 tests with xxv710 and avf driver are failing. | | | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1679>`_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 10 | `CSIT-1680 | Some 2n-clx cx556a rdma tests are failing. | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1680>`_ | | + +Root Cause Analysis for Performance Changes +------------------------------------------- + +List of RCAs in |csit-release| for VPP performance changes: + +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 11 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Investigate high stdev of tests with VPP inside VM. | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ | | -| +-----------------------------------------+ | -| | `CSIT-1704 | | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1704>`_ | | +| # | JiraID | Issue Description | ++====+=========================================+===========================================================================================================+ +| 1 | `CSIT-1731 | Confirm the cause for ip4scale -rnd regressions. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1731>`_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 12 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of dot1q-l2xcbase progression. | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ | | -| +-----------------------------------------+ | -| | `CSIT-1705 | | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1705>`_ | | +| 2 | `CSIT-1735 | Identify cause of ethip6-ip6scale2m progression. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1735>`_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 13 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of avf-ip4scale regression. | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ | | -| +-----------------------------------------+ | -| | `CSIT-1706 | | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1706>`_ | | +| 3 | `CSIT-1738 | Identify cause for vppl2xc CSIT progressions. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1738>`_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 14 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause of progression in vhost-user tests with testpmd in VM. | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ | | -| +-----------------------------------------+ | -| | `CSIT-1707 | | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1707>`_ | | +| 4 | `CSIT-1739 | Identify cause of ACL regressions. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1739>`_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 15 | `CSIT-1699 | Root Cause Analysis for CSIT-2001. Identify cause for avf-ip4base regression. | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1699>`_ | | -| +-----------------------------------------+ | -| | `CSIT-1708 | | -| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1708>`_ | | +| 5 | `CSIT-1740 | Identify cause for avf-eth-l2xcbase CSIT progression. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1740>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 6 | `CSIT-1741 | Identify cause for vppl2xc VPP regressions. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1741>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 7 | `CSIT-1742 | Identify cause of ipsec CSIT regression. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1742>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 8 | `CSIT-1744 | Identify cause of memif VPP progression. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1744>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 9 | `CSIT-1745 | Verify cause of l2bdscale10kmaclrn VPP progression. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1745>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 10 | `CSIT-1746 | Identify cause for avf-dot1q-ip6base VPP progression. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1746>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 11 | `CSIT-1747 | Identify cause of ip4base-nat44 VPP progression. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1747>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 12 | `CSIT-1748 | Identify cause of aes128cbc-hmac512sha VPP progression. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1748>`_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 13 | `CSIT-1749 | Identify cause for l2bdbasemaclrn VPP progression in tests with dpdk app in VM. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1749>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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