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diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst index 185b5f50dc..83c89199a7 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_performance_tests/csit_release_notes.rst @@ -7,36 +7,49 @@ Changes in |csit-release| #. VPP PERFORMANCE TESTS - **Service density 2n-skx tests**: Added higher NF density tests with - 802.1q (vlan) and 802.1ad (vxlan) encapsulation from Traffic Generator. + 802.1q (vlan) and VXLAN encapsulation from Traffic Generator. - - **GBP tests**: Added GBP routing test cases with 802.1q (vlan) external - traffic. + - **GBP tests**: Added GBP (Group Based Policy) routing test cases + with 802.1q (vlan) external traffic. - - **AVF IPv4 scale tests**: Increased coverage of AVF IPv4 base and scale - test cases. + - **AVF IPv4 scale tests**: Increased coverage of AVF IPv4 base and + scale test cases (Fortville NICs only). - - **2n-skx tests**: Increased coverage of selected (COP, iACL, Policer) - test cases. + - **2n-skx tests**: Increased coverage of selected (COP, iACL, + Policer) test cases. - **IPsec scale tests**: Added IPsec interface mode scale tests with - 1, 40, 400, 1000, 5000, 10000, 20000, 40000, 60000 tunnels. Removed DPDK - backend dependency. - - - **Hoststack TCP tests**: Added Hoststack TCP performance tests - using WRK to the HTTP static server plugin measuring connections - per second and requests per second. - - - **Changed methodology of dot1q 2n tests**: dot1q encapsulation is now used - on both links of SUT. Previously dot1q was used only on a single link with - the other link carrying untagged Ethernet frames. This change results in - slightly lower throughput in CSIT-1908 for these tests. + 1, 40, 400, 1000, 5000, 10000, 20000, 40000, 60000 IPsec tunnels. + Removed DPDK backend dependency. Major IPsec test code + refactoring. + + - **Hoststack TCP/IP tests**: Major refactor of Hoststack TCP + performance tests using WRK generator talking to the VPP HTTP + static server plugin measuring connections per second and + requests per second. + + - **Changed methodology of dot1q tests in 2-Node testbeds**: dot1q + encapsulation is now used on both links of SUT. Previously dot1q + was used only on a single link with the other link carrying + untagged Ethernet frames. This change results in slightly lower + throughput in CSIT-1908 for all dot1q tests in all 2-Node + testbeds. + + - **KVM VM vhost-user tests**: completed move to Kernel-VM for all + tests. In addition to running DPDK Testpmd as VM workload, new + tests created with VPP as VM workload. VPP in VM is the same + version as the DUT VPP (acting as vSwitch) and its configuration + depends on the test type. For all L2 Ethernet Switching tests + it's vpp-l2xc (L2 cross-connect), for all IPv4 Routing tests it's + vpp-ip4 (VPP IPv4 routing). #. TEST FRAMEWORK - - **CSIT PAPI Support**: Finished conversion of CSIT VAT L1 keywords to - PAPI L1 KWs in CSIT using VPP Python bindings. Redesign of key components - of PAPI Executor and PAPI history. Currently the only exception is - usage of VAT command for scale configuration. + - **CSIT PAPI Support**: Finished conversion of CSIT VAT L1 keywords + to PAPI L1 KWs in CSIT using VPP Python bindings (VPP PAPI). + Redesign of key components of PAPI Socket Executor and PAPI + history. 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 @@ -66,9 +79,40 @@ List of known issues in |csit-release| for VPP performance tests: | 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 | `CSIT-1503 | [`TRex-519 <https://trex-tgn.cisco.com/youtrack/issue/trex-519>`_] XL710/XXV710 with FW 6.0.1 will have | +| 2 | `VPP-662 | 9000B packets not supported by NICs VIC1227 and VIC1387. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-662>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 3 | `CSIT-1503 | [`TRex-519 <https://trex-tgn.cisco.com/youtrack/issue/trex-519>`_] XL710/XXV710 with FW 6.0.1 will have | | | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1503>`_ | Rx drop rate of 27MPPS. | +----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| 3 | `CSIT-1499 | AVF tests are sporadically failing on initialization of AVF interface. | +| 4 | `CSIT-1498 | Memif tests are sporadically failing on initialization of memif connection. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1498>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 5 | `CSIT-1499 | AVF tests are sporadically failing on initialization of AVF interface. | | | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1499>`_ | | +----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 6 | `VPP-1676 | 9000B ip4 memif errors - ip4-input: ip4 length > l2 length. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1676>`_ | IP4 jumbo frames (9000B) are dropped in case of tests with memif. | ++----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 7 | `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). | ++----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 8 | `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>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 9 | `CSIT-1592 | VPP memif API does not enable memif zero-copy, resulting in different memif configuration vs. previously | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1592>`_ | tested VAT/CLI where memif zero-copy was enabled by default. Needs to be fixed in VPP. | +| | | | +| | `VPP-1764 | | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/VPP-1764>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 10 | `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. | ++----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| 11 | `CSIT-1593 | IPv4 AVF 9000B packet tests are failing on 3n-skx while passing on 2n-skx. | +| | <https://jira.fd.io/browse/CSIT-1593>`_ | | ++----+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + |