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diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/2n-skx_vs_2n-clx_testbeds.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/2n-skx_vs_2n-clx_testbeds.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..55652376a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/2n-skx_vs_2n-clx_testbeds.rst @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +2n-Skx vs. 2n-Clx Testbeds +-------------------------- + +Relative comparison of |dpdk-release| Testpmd and L3fwd packet +throughput (NDR, PDR and MRR) is calculated for the same tests executed +on 2-Node Skylake (2n-skx) and 2-Node Cascade Lake (2n-clx) physical testbed +types, in 1-core, 2-core and 4-core configurations. + +.. note:: + + Test results have been generated by + `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 2n-skx`_ and + `FD.io test executor dpdk performance job 2n-clx`_ + with RF result files csit-dpdk-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip + `archived here <../../_static/archive/>`_. + +.. + NDR Comparison + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + + Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: + + - `ASCII NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-2n-skx-2n-clx-ndr.txt>`_ + - `CSV NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-2n-skx-2n-clx-ndr.csv>`_ + +PDR Comparison +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: + + - `ASCII PDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-2n-skx-2n-clx-pdr.txt>`_ + - `CSV PDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-2n-skx-2n-clx-pdr.csv>`_ + +.. + MRR Comparison + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + + Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: + + - `ASCII MRR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-2n-skx-2n-clx-mrr.txt>`_ + - `CSV MRR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-2n-skx-2n-clx-mrr.csv>`_ diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/3n-skx_vs_2n-skx_testbeds.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/3n-skx_vs_2n-skx_testbeds.rst index bafbb38e20..824e0712fe 100644 --- a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/3n-skx_vs_2n-skx_testbeds.rst +++ b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/3n-skx_vs_2n-skx_testbeds.rst @@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ types, in 1-core, 2-core and 4-core configurations. files csit-dpdk-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip `archived here <../../_static/archive/>`_. -NDR Comparison -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +.. + NDR Comparison + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: + Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: - - `ASCII NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-topologies-3n-skx-2n-skx-ndr.txt>`_ - - `CSV NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-topologies-3n-skx-2n-skx-ndr.csv>`_ + - `ASCII NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-topologies-3n-skx-2n-skx-ndr.txt>`_ + - `CSV NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-topologies-3n-skx-2n-skx-ndr.csv>`_ PDR Comparison ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/3n-skx_vs_3n-hsw_testbeds.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/3n-skx_vs_3n-hsw_testbeds.rst index e60606a6ab..1b0c526325 100644 --- a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/3n-skx_vs_3n-hsw_testbeds.rst +++ b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/3n-skx_vs_3n-hsw_testbeds.rst @@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ types, in 1-core, 2-core and 4-core configurations. files csit-dpdk-perf-|srelease|-\*.zip `archived here <../../_static/archive/>`_. -NDR Comparison -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +.. + NDR Comparison + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: + Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: - - `ASCII NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.txt>`_ - - `CSV NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.csv>`_ + - `ASCII NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.txt>`_ + - `CSV NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-compare-testbeds-3n-hsw-3n-skx-ndr.csv>`_ PDR Comparison ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/current_vs_previous_release.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/current_vs_previous_release.rst index 03123f9428..d2fbd55848 100644 --- a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/current_vs_previous_release.rst +++ b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/current_vs_previous_release.rst @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Current vs. Previous Release ---------------------------- Relative comparison of DPDK Testpmd and L3fwd packet throughput (NDR, -PDR and MRR) between |dpdk-release| and DPDK-18.02 (measured for +PDR and MRR) between |dpdk-release| and |dpdk-release-1| (measured for |csit-release| and |csit-release-1| respectively) is calculated from results of tests running on 3-Node Intel Xeon Haswell testbeds (3n-hsw) in 1-core and 2-core configurations. @@ -49,15 +49,16 @@ Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: 3n-skx ~~~~~~ -NDR Comparison -`````````````` +.. + NDR Comparison + `````````````` -Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: + Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: - - `ASCII 2t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-3n-skx-2t1c-ndr.txt>`_ - - `ASCII 4t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-3n-skx-4t2c-ndr.txt>`_ - - `CSV 2t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-3n-skx-2t1c-ndr.csv>`_ - - `CSV 4t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-3n-skx-4t2c-ndr.csv>`_ + - `ASCII 2t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-3n-skx-2t1c-ndr.txt>`_ + - `ASCII 4t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-3n-skx-4t2c-ndr.txt>`_ + - `CSV 2t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-3n-skx-2t1c-ndr.csv>`_ + - `CSV 4t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-3n-skx-4t2c-ndr.csv>`_ PDR Comparison `````````````` @@ -72,15 +73,16 @@ Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: 2n-skx ~~~~~~ -NDR Comparison -`````````````` +.. + NDR Comparison + `````````````` -Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: + Comparison tables in ASCII and CSV formats: - - `ASCII 2t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2n-skx-2t1c-ndr.txt>`_ - - `ASCII 4t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2n-skx-4t2c-ndr.txt>`_ - - `CSV 2t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2n-skx-2t1c-ndr.csv>`_ - - `CSV 4t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2n-skx-4t2c-ndr.csv>`_ + - `ASCII 2t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2n-skx-2t1c-ndr.txt>`_ + - `ASCII 4t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2n-skx-4t2c-ndr.txt>`_ + - `CSV 2t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2n-skx-2t1c-ndr.csv>`_ + - `CSV 4t1c NDR comparison <../../_static/dpdk/performance-changes-2n-skx-4t2c-ndr.csv>`_ PDR Comparison `````````````` diff --git a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/index.rst b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/index.rst index 7a3cb44444..3e0d3f932b 100644 --- a/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/index.rst +++ b/docs/report/dpdk_performance_tests/comparisons/index.rst @@ -6,8 +6,22 @@ Comparisons =========== +.. + // Alternative Note for 1st Bullet when bad microcode Skx, Clx results are published + note:: + L3fwd throughput drop in the current release in comparison to previous + releases **on Intel Xeon 2n-skx, 3n-skx and 2n-clx testbeds**: L3fwd + performance test data shows lower performance and behaviour + inconsistency of these systems following the recent upgrade of + processor microcode packages (skx ucode 0x2000064, clx ucode + 0x500002c) as part of updating Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernel version. + Tested VPP and DPDK applications (L3fwd) are affected. Skx and Clx + test data will be corrected in subsequent maintenance report + version(s) once the issue is resolved. See :ref:`vpp_known_issues`. + .. toctree:: current_vs_previous_release + 2n-skx_vs_2n-clx_testbeds 3n-skx_vs_3n-hsw_testbeds 3n-skx_vs_2n-skx_testbeds |